Chapter 23 - Chapter 23: Chapter 23 This World is Too Crazy (2/2)
Old Zhang smiled.
Old Zhang felt no pressure.
He had long known that Lin Chuan was the author of “Swindler,” Mr. Lin, which meant Lin Chuan was like a half-mentor to him.
Losing to a mentor was nothing to be ashamed of!
The other three extras, after some thought, steeled themselves and went all-in as well.
The “Who is the Gambling King” event, after Lin Chuan’s two all-ins, suddenly became much simpler.
But the level of tension and excitement had escalated more than just a notch.
Many viewers were guessing which player would win this round.
As the remaining three cards were dealt, the situation became clear.
Old Zhang’s hand was a 10, three Aces, with a 10 in the hole.
Chen Ming’s hand was a K, three Queens, with a K in the hole.
Lin Chuan’s hand was the Ace, 2, 3, 4 of Diamonds, with a 5 of Clubs in the hole.
Not only were the live stream viewers fixated on the three players’ cards, but even the extras who had just been eliminated were watching the three intensely.
Everyone could see that these three were skilled in cheating techniques.
Who is the Gambling King?
Only by revealing the cards would they know!
“I’ll reveal first.”
Old Zhang was the first to flip his hole card: three Aces and a pair of 10s.
Instantly,
Chen Ming’s mouth curled up in a slight smile as he flipped his hole card.
It wasn’t a K but a Q.
Four Queens and a K!
The live stream exploded with excitement once more.
[I thought player number 20 had the best chance of winning, but it turns out that number 13 is the real boss!]
[Player 13 with his smart suit, truly hides his light under a bushel!]
[That card switch is awesome!]
[Player 13 has basically secured the title of Gambling King.]
[Player 9 has no chance, a Little Straight can’t beat four Queens.]
[Right, his palms are empty; he had no chance to switch cards, an impossible comeback.]
[Nonsense, if you have read “Swindler” by player number 9, you’d know that situations like this are a piece of cake for him.]
[Mr. Lin, pull off another divine move please!]
The live stream audience was once again intently watching Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan looked around calmly and, without any sleight of hand, flipped over his hole card.
A five.
But… it was not a Club, it was a Diamond!
Wow!
The entire live stream went into an uproar!
[How is this possible?]
[Did he really pull off a last-minute kill!?]
[A flush! But where did his Diamond five come from?]
[I’ve been watching his hands the whole time. He only glanced at the Club five in the hole card once and never touched it again; how could it have changed to a Diamond five?]
[Is this really a live stream and not a movie?]
[I’m doubting my own eyes now!]
[This is Mr. Lin’s power, Mr. Lin is awesome!]
[This is the suspected criminal Mr. Lin!]
[Gambling King!]
By the gambling table,
The event’s host, Shen Qianqian, appeared once more.
There was a gleam of delight in her eyes, and she couldn’t help but smile broadly as she said,
“Dear viewers,”
“After a fierce competition, the Gambling King has emerged, and that is our player number 9!”
“Many viewers in front of the live stream do not know, but player number 9 is actually an online novel writer.”
“He possesses cheating techniques and has written a novel on the subject of cheating—’Swindler,’ published on Sailing Novel Website. Interested friends can click the link at the bottom of the screen to save this book.”
“Now, back to the main topic, the goal of this event…”
Sure enough, a link popped up at the bottom of the live stream.
The audience immediately filled the screen with question marks!
[Holy shit! An online novel writer?]
[His incredible cheating techniques, and he chooses to write novels!?]
[This guy leaves behind big money in the casino to write novels, his principles are frighteningly upright!]
[The world has gone mad!]
[Who would believe it, the online novel writer turns out to be the King of Cheating!]