Chapter 299 Let’s Talk About Stakes (1/2)

Chapter 299: Let’s Talk About Stakes

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The Native Americans were enlivened when they heard the word ”bet.”

But Harris was deeply wary about it as he knew too well about Li Du's superb gambling skills.

The last time they had met in the Comanche Casino, Li Du swept more than five million dollars away, having perfect control over the situation.

Later, when Harris and Marlin had watched the surveillance video, they could not find any possible trace of Li Du cheating. What they saw was a young, confident Chinese man, who was enthusiastic and full of drive at the gambling table, sweeping millions away from the casino.

When they had finished watching the video, Marlin broke out in cold sweat. He had never met such a person. If he had not been involved and known the story behind it, he would have thought he was watching a movie.

The young man in the video was the exact image of the God of Gamblers!

If Li Du had only gambled and won that night, both Marlin and Harris would have thought nothing much about it. But what had appalled them was that Li Du had actually found out the secret of the gambling table.

Whether it was a coincidence or not, it was a fact that he had found out about the table. ”To tackle a snake, strike it at the weakest spot”— the secret of the gambling table was the casino’s weakest spot.

That was why Marlin had warned Harris and his men not to provoke Li Du and try to avoid conflict with him. More importantly, they should not gamble with him.

If he were alone, Harris would not gamble with Li.

But now he had a group of followers with him, and he did not want to lose face. Thus, in a confident manner, he asked, ”How do you want to bet?”

”You think you’re the best hunters around, so you ran after the herd of deer without thinking about it,” said Li Du. ”Well, we also feel that we’re the best hunters, so, why not have a competition?”

Hans nodded in agreement. ”That makes sense, as we can’t tell who snatched whose prey,” he said. ”Let’s do it the old-fashioned way and have a competition: we’ll see who’s the better hunter and the prey shall belong to the winner.”

”A hunting competition?” Harris asked.

Li Du answered, ”You can set the rules, such as to compete for best marksmanship with fixed-point shooting or something like that. Or to see who can hunt ten wild animals first and so forth.”

Harris stared at Li Du intently; he was chewing over Li Du’s words.

Li Du was not afraid. He smiled and stared back at him.

After a while, Harris slowly nodded his head. ”Let me talk to my men.”

Mr. Martin pulled Li Du away to one side and whispered, ”If it’s marksmanship, we need not be afraid of them. Me and my old pals are good at that.

”But,” his tone changed to that of worry, ”we’re out of stamina. Our endurance level might not be enough if we need to hunt wild beasts.”

Li Du comforted him, ”Don’t worry, Mr. Martin. I’ll play on your behalf.”

When Hans heard this, he was shocked and exclaimed, ”You? Have you ever played with a gun?”

Li Du raised his crossbow and said, ”I’m using this.”

Hans slapped the crossbow and snapped, ”Are you kidding me? You want to use a cold weapon to compete against a hot weapon? Are you sure your brain's not broken?”

Li Du assured, ”Don't worry, I can handle it.”

Hans was actually full of confidence in him. He knew that Li Du was a very reliable man; he would not engage in challenges that he had no chance of winning.

However, Mr. Martin and his group did not have much confidence in him, and persuaded, ”Come on, Li, let us do it. We're good marksmen, especially Terry ...”

A taciturn little old man raised his shotgun. His hands were rough, strong, and powerful and he firmly held the gun with one hand.

”Terry, you can take them on, right?” Mr. Martin asked.

Terry looked worried. ”Old pals, the group of men over there are not easy to deal with. There’s a fellow by the name of ‘Bruno Hugo.’ He's a good marksman—great accuracy.”