Chapter 37: Sh*t-Stirrer (1/2)

On a balcony in the casino, the middle-aged man and the manager sat together. The manager was pouring tea for him, appearing to be very respectful.

The middle-aged man asked his man on patrol, “It’s been twenty minutes, did that guy lose all of his money yet?”

The guy responsible for keeping an eye on Xu Cheng came over and said, “Master San (TL: San = Three), that guy’s luck is really too incredible.”

This so-called Master San stopped sipping on his tea. “How much is he at right now?”

“Already 10 thousand.”

“That’s fine, it’s difficult to turn 10 thousand into 100 thousand. Which table is he at?”

“22, at the dice table.”

Master San placed down the teacup. “Get someone that knows how to play dice over.”

His underling nodded.

On the other side, at table #22, Xu Cheng was still sitting there, but a dozen people were now standing behind him. Shen Yao was squeezed to the side… “Hey, stop pushing.”

The people who were squeezing around behind Xu Cheng were all here to see his gambling skills. They would place their bets on whatever Xu Cheng was betting on, because he had already guessed 7 rounds correctly consecutively.

From the initial disdain to surprise, then shock, and lastly dumbfoundedness, Shen Yao felt like her analysis everytime was so logical, yet Xu Cheng wouldn’t say anything and just bet against her. However, it also turned out that he was right every time. Every time Shen Yao chipped in a few sentences, her face would turn red from embarrassment after the result was revealed.

And that middle-aged woman who had been following Xu Cheng since round 3 just casually said, “He’s already guessed right 7 times in a row.” After this sentence, everyone around Xu Cheng looked towards him with eyes of admiration, realizing that this guy wasn’t simple.

Just then, Shen Yao realized that there were already 10,000 yuan worth of chips by Xu Cheng’s arms.

From 100 yuan to 10,000 yuan within 20 minutes, each time going all in, just this alone, even if Xu Cheng lost tonight, Shen Yao would still think that Xu Cheng was amazing.

She looked at Xu Cheng concentrating, with his hands under his chin. She couldn’t help but stare at Xu Cheng’s side profile, feeling that this guy was really unpredictable.

Just then, the dealer suddenly said his stomach began hurting and that he needed to go to the washroom, and another dealer was brought in to take his place. The new guy sat down and smiled at Xu Cheng. “It can be pure luck if you got it right 3 or 4 times in a row, but 7 times only means that you are a pro. Actually, not even a pro can do this, so I can’t help but wonder if you are cheating.”

“You guys are the ones shaking the cup, yet you claim that I’m cheating? Do you guys just not allow guests to win money?” Xu Cheng faintly smiled.

The dozens of gamblers immediately joined in and backed Xu Cheng up. “Yeah, so what if he won 7 times in a row? Will you only be happy if we lose 7 times in a row? You guys are the ones doing the shaking, he just throws in money; his arms aren’t even long enough to reach the cup. Tell us, how can he cheat?”

The new dealer was actually just trying to make some small talk, but he immediately apologized after seeing that he became the target of everyone, “I was just joking around, let us continue.”

Xu Cheng already saw through the guy and noticed that he did something to the cup while he diverted everyone’s attention with the small talk. He didn’t realize that Xu Cheng had his eyes locked onto him the whole time. Although he didn’t see what the new dealer did when he placed his hand onto the cup, his ears could faintly pick up the sound of the dice rolling once inside. That meant, the result Xu Cheng previously predicted had been scrambled by this person.

“Place your bet.” The guy looked at Xu Cheng and smiled.

Xu Cheng began thinking, and the two dozen gamblers at this table began waiting for him to place his bet.

But, Xu Cheng decided to give up, because even if he accurately calculated the result, who knew whether the new dealer would press some button and shake up the dice inside the cup. By then, Xu Cheng would have already placed his bet and wouldn’t be able to take it back.