Chapter 213 – God of Gamblers Xiao Dong (1/2)

After dinner in the evening, Dong Xuebing and Chu Feng returned to their room.

The moment they entered the room, the phone rang.

“Good evening Sir. Are you ready?” It’s the female croupier in the afternoon.

Dong Xuebing snubbed his cigarette. “Yes. When is it starting?”

“The games had started. Please wait. I will bring you there.”

After a while, the female staff knocked on Dong Xuebing’s door and brought them deeper into Jin Di Mansion. After a series of turns and walking past a courtyard, they stopped in front of a massive door. It looks like the entrance of a high-end conference hall and two men in suits was standing guard outside. The female staff spoke to the men, and they started to search Dong Xuebing and Chu Feng’s body. Maybe they are worried that guests would bring recording devices or cheating devices into the Casino. They don’t even allow mobile phones.

After a while, one of the men nodded. “You can enter.”

The other man who was searching Chu Feng said. “He is fine.”

The door opened, and it was bustling with activities inside. Dong Xuebing entered and saw men and women crowding at a small table, staring at three dices. The dices jumped and knocked against each other before stopping, showing the number. Some of the people at the table laughed excitedly, and some slapped their foreheads in frustration. On the other side of the hall, there are several smaller rooms. It should be a place for people to play Mahjong or Three-card Brag. The bets here should be much higher than the rooms outside.

The hall was noisy, and Dong Xuebing could hear shouts, cheers, cursing, etc.

Chu Feng swallowed his saliva. “Boss, what are we going to play?”

Dong Xuebing has not decided and looked around. “Hmmm… let’s play roulette first.”

Chu Feng was nervous. Chief Dong only has slightly more than 20,000 RMB, and he only has a few thousand with him. Can they win a few hundred thousand with their capital? From the Three-card brag game earlier, Chief Dong’s gambling skills are not as excellent as he claims. Will this be a wasted trip? Chu Feng knew Chief Dong’s plan might work. But the problem is how are they going to win so much money from the Casino? This might be difficult even for an expert!

Roulette is common in Casinos.

Dong Xuebing had never played roulette before and didn’t know this is the US version, or the European version is. There are many sections on the wheel, and there are more than 30 numbers. Every number is either red or black. Dong Xuebing knew he could bet on the color or the numbers. The payouts for odd/even, red/black should be 1:1. Payouts for the numbers are higher. He can choose to bet on a single number, two numbers, or rows of numbers. As long as the small ball lands on the number which you bet, you win.

The roulette dealer is standing at the table with his hands on his stomach. He was waiting for the players to place their bets.

Dong Xuebing looked at him and asked. “Are there any limits? What’s the maximum bet?”

The dealer smiled. “Sir, we don’t have limits here. You can bet as much as you want.”

Dong Xuebing looked at the payout table. Hmmm…. The smallest payout 1:1 is the colors and odd/even. The biggest payout is a single number, and it’s 1:35. Dong Xuebing thought for a while and threw 5,000 RMB on the table. “Number 5.” This Casino is not like those legal Casinos where players use chips. They only accept cash.

The players around looked at Dong Xuebing as it’s rare to see people betting on single numbers.

Chu Feng was panicking. 5,000 RMB on the first bet, and it’s still on a single number? Is Chief Dong here to give the Casino money?

Even the craziest gambler seldom bet on a single number. There are more than 30 numbers on the wheel, and it’s almost impossible for the ball to land on the number you bet. If not, the payouts will not be 1:35. Most people will bet on odd/even, colors, for multiple numbers.

After everyone had placed their bets, the dealer spins the wheel.

After a few seconds, the dealer dropped the ball. Ta… ta… ta… The small ball jumped around on the wheel as the wheel spins. The wheel slowed down to a stop, and the ball rolled to number 13.

“Ah… Lost again!”

“Hahaha… I won!”

The dealer starts to collect money and issue the payouts to the winners.

Chu Feng moved closer. “Boss…”

Dong Xuebing waved his hand and took a deep breath. It’s time to start.

The players were throwing their money on the table, placing their bets.

The dealer smiled. “Are there any more bets? If not, I will start the wheel.”

“Wait.” Dong Xuebing thought for a while and threw 10,000RMB on the table. “Number 7. 10,000 RMB.”

Chu Feng sighed in his heart. He is betting on a single number again. What are the chances of winning? What is Chief Dong thinking?

The roulette wheel spins…

5 seconds…

10 seconds…

20 seconds…

Under the watchful eyes of the players, the small ball landed on 32 first, before jumping to the number 15 beside it!

Dong Xuebing narrowed his eyes. BACK 2 minutes!

Everything flashed!

The roulette wheel is stationary, and the players are placing their bets.

The dealer looked at Dong Xuebing and smiled. “Are there any more bets? If not, I will start the wheel.”

“Wait.” Dong Xuebing tried his best to use the same expression and tone and threw 10,000 RMB on the table. “Number 15, 10,000 RMB.” Because of the probability of the Butterfly effect, Dong Xuebing maintained the same movements and expressions. He does not want to influence the dealer and change his strength when he spins the wheel. If that happens, BACK will be useless.

The dealer spins the wheel.

30 seconds…

60 seconds…

80 seconds…

The wheel slowed down, and the small ball landed on number 17 and jumped to number 32. Dong Xuebing did feel some difference from before, and the ball bounced from number 32 to 15 and stopped. Dong Xuebing was relieved. That’s a small butterfly effect, but it did not change the result.

The dealer was stunned to see the ball stop on number 15.

The surrounding players looked at Dong Xuebing, thinking to themselves what a lucky man.

Chu Feng took a deep breath and clenched his fist tightly. 15! It’s number 15! This is winning the top prize!

Dong Xuebing smiled. “I won, right?”

“Congratulations. Please wait for a moment.” The dealer looked at Dong Xuebing and walked to a box not far away. He took out 350,000 RMB from the box and passed it to Dong Xuebing.

Chu Feng did not expect Chief Dong to be so lucky to pick the winning number from over 30 numbers. 350,000 RMB! They had accomplished their mission with this amount. Based on their plans, they should inform Chief Liang to send his men to raid this place. He waited for Dong Xuebing to give him the signal, but Chief Dong did not even look at him. He was continuing to gamble!

Chu Feng was stunned. What is Chief Dong doing?

Dong Xuebing wants to continue. 350,000 RMB is not sufficient to bring down Jin Di Mansion. Since he is here, he must make sure he shut down Jin Di Mansion with a heavy blow! Dong Xuebing wants to settle the score for Yu Meixia, Zhou Mei, and the villagers!

“Please place your bets.” The dealer smiled.

Dong Xuebing threw a stack of notes without thinking. “50,000 RMB on number 14.”

Dong Xuebing did not use BACK for the following few rounds and lost 5 to 6 times. He only has 100,000 left! It’s not that Dong Xuebing doesn’t want to win, but people will get suspicious if he wins every round.

The 7th round.

Dong Xuebing took a deep breath and pushed all his money forward. “100,000 RMB on number 8!”

The dealer and other players are used to Dong Xuebing’s crazy antics, and they continued with their bets.

The wheel starts spinning!

The small ball is moving along the wheel.

After about 1 minute, the wheel starts to slow down, and the ball stopped on number 33!

BACK 2 minutes!

Time returned to 2 minutes ago!

“Please place your bets.” The dealer had a smile on his face.

Dong Xuebing pushed his money forward. “100,000 RMB on number 33.”

But this time, the result is different from before. Maybe the dealer had used more strength. After around 1 minute, the ball did not stop on number 33. It stopped on number 17, and the number beside it is 33.

Dong Xuebing did not waste a second and mumbled: “BACK 2 minutes!”

Time returned to 2 minutes ago, again!

“Please place your bets.” The dealer said.

Dong Xuebing had hesitations in his heart as he pushed his money forward. “100,000 RMB… on number 17!”

The wheel starts spinning.

Chu Feng was staring at the small ball, and sweat was rolling down from his forehead. That’s all the money they have. If they lose, the plan to take down Jin Di Mansion will fail. What is Chief Dong thinking? How can he depend on luck to carry out this plan? It’s too risky!

When the ball stops, Chu Feng could not believe his eyes!

17!

It’s number 17!

The dealer’s face changed and looked at Dong Xuebing!

“Dong Xuebing laughed. “I won… 3.5 million? It’s a big win!”

3.5 million??

The surrounding players were stunned when they heard Dong Xuebing! They started whispering among themselves. Since this Casino is opened, some people won more than 1 million RMB. But no one had ever heard of anyone winning 3.5 million! This amount is almost the Casino’s one-day takings!

Dong Xuebing looked at the dealer. “Are you going to give me my money?”

“Sorry. We need some time to prepare.” The dealer paused for a while and went to make a phone call on a counter beside.

Chu Feng looked at Chief Dong’s relaxed look and drew in a deep breath. Luck? Coincidental? Chu Feng felt roulette was a game of chance, but now, he doesn’t believe it. How can someone bet on the winning number twice? This is impossible! The probability is lesser than 1/1000! Chu Feng noticed both times Chief Dong bet on the winning number were when he does not have any money left. Coupled with what Chief Dong said before coming to Jin Di Mansion, Chu Feng has reasons to believe Chief Dong knew the winning number!!