However, Zhuang Rui was the first to break the rules, and the dealer seemed to have received some kind of hint, so he nodded in agreement to Jervis's betting behavior.
Jarvis suddenly spoke up: "Zhuang, isn't your hole card a straight flush? What's there to be afraid of? By the way, if you're scared, you can fold. I don't think you can't come up with the 300 million, can you?"
In fact, Jervis did not expect Zhuang Rui to wager another 300 million chips on him, because if that were the case, Zhuang Rui's trump card would probably be a straight flush. Of course, Jervis was still full of confidence when he said this.
"Zhuang Rui, let's concede this round and stop gambling..."
Only Qin Haoran knew Zhuang Rui's current net worth. He had sold 500 million worth of jadeite rough and received 700 million from him. Even if the other party raised another 300 million, or even another 500 million, Zhuang Rui could afford to keep up.
However, Qin Haoran never suspected that Zhuang Rui was lying to him. He genuinely believed that Zhuang Rui was bluffing and cheating in this round.
Judging from the current cards, even if Zhuang Rui's last card is a flush or a straight, as long as it's not a straight flush, if his opponent is Fulhouse, he's doomed to lose.
"Dad, when have I ever lost?"
Zhuang Rui, who had been sitting silently in his chair, suddenly laughed. He turned around, said something to Qin Haoran, and then took out a bank draft that had already been prepared, saying, "Here's 700 million. You can verify it. Then give me 300 million in chips." Zhuang Rui really wanted to burst out laughing at this moment. He had originally thought that winning more than 100 million would be enough, but he didn't expect the other party to be so generous, actually taking out more than 300 million. What a "good guy"!
"What? He wants to gamble again?"
"That's it, the hole card must be a straight flush..."
"That's right, if the hole cards weren't a straight flush, that young man definitely wouldn't have dared to bet like that..."
When Zhuang Rui pulled out the check, the whole room erupted in cheers. The well-dressed gentlemen all had excited expressions on their faces.
All the men in the room had their bow ties and ties loosened. The tense atmosphere during the betting earlier had made these pampered people feel a little breathless.
"This...how is this possible? It really is a straight flush?"
It was Liu Daheng who asked the question. He couldn't believe that Zhuang Rui had actually gotten a straight flush. But the facts were clear: if Zhuang Rui wasn't crazy, he would never have given away 300 million chips to the other party.
"Hehe, anything is possible. Besides, didn't Zhuang Rui just say he got a straight flush? Why don't you guys believe him?"
Qin Laosan was beaming with pride. He had no doubt that Zhuang Rui was bluffing and was convinced that Zhuang Rui had a straight flush. Of course, he didn't forget to take a jab at Liu Daheng.
"You...you..."
Liu Daheng simply couldn't reason with this brainless man, so he could only shake his head and sigh, his eyes fixed on the scene of the check verification, eagerly awaiting the moment the cards would be revealed.
Regardless of the reactions of the spectators, even Liu Minghui and others are now tense. The reason is simple: if Zhuang Rui didn't have a flush, there's no reason for him to give away another 300 million.
Liu Minghui and the others can only pray now that Zhuang Rui exchanged the chips to continue gambling for a comeback, rather than to increase his bet against Jarvis's 300 million.
However, reality disappointed them, no... it made them despair, because after Zhuang Rui's chips were placed on the gambling table, Zhuang Rui didn't even glance at them, and with a sweep of his right arm, he directly pushed the chips onto the gambling table.
"I'll give you three hundred million!"
Zhuang Rui's words were firm and resounding, while Jervis, on the other side, turned pale, realizing that he had fallen into Zhuang Rui's trap.
Before Jervis could react, Zhuang Rui grabbed the card that had attracted countless eyes on the table, slammed it heavily onto the gambling table, and shouted, "My hole card is the nine of spades, and a straight flush of eight, nine, ten, J, and Q. How do you think you can beat me?"
Upon seeing that glaring nine of spades, Jervis felt the world spinning, his mind buzzing, and for a moment it seemed as if his consciousness had left his body, leaving him completely unaware of where he was.
"Huh? It really is a straight flush?"
"That's incredible! The gambling king must have been playing Fulhouse. A straight flush against Fulhouse? You only see that in gambling movies..."
"Yes, this trip was definitely worthwhile, it was fantastic..."
Although everyone was mentally prepared beforehand, they were still incredibly excited when Zhuang Rui revealed the answer. The entire gambling hall erupted in chaos, as if a bomb had been dropped.
These usually impeccably dressed and refined business elites were all infected by this atmosphere. They could completely understand Zhuang Rui's feeling of hovering between heaven and hell just now.
"You cheated, you cheated, that's impossible, that's impossible! You just said you didn't get the nine of spades, you cheated by bluffing!"
When Zhuang Rui revealed his trump card, not only Jervis felt the world collapsing, but Liu Minghui was even more shocked because all the money he lost was his. Although this money was earned by Brother Hui through his skills, going from a billionaire to penniless in the blink of an eye was a blow that no one could bear.
Even a stock market crash takes time, ranging from a few days to several months. But what happened at the gambling table took only a few minutes, so short that many people didn't even have time to react.
This feeling of going from heaven to hell in an instant almost drove Hui Ge to the brink of collapse. He rushed out from behind Jervis and loudly accused Zhuang Rui of cheating.
"I cheated? I cheated? I clearly said I had a straight flush, lots of people heard it, if you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do..."
Zhuang Rui laughed when he heard this. This world has really changed. The most famous conman in Southeast Asia actually admitted to cheating.
"Brother Hui, is that right? You have the right to request all the video recordings from Mr. He to see if I cheated? That's ridiculous. If you can't afford to lose, don't gamble. Do you really think you're the world's gambling king? Don't you know I'm the one who brings down gambling kings?"
Zhuang Rui's words caused Jervis, whose face had been deathly pale, to suddenly turn bright red. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, which stained the trump card in front of him.
"Holy crap, his mental fortitude is terrible! How can someone like that become a gambling king?"
Zhuang Rui shrugged innocently and said to the dealer, "Sir, I think you should now determine the winner of the bet and then take Mr. Jarvis to the hospital..."
The dealer walked up to Jervis, who was already sitting in a chair, swaying unsteadily. After revealing the bloodstained hole card, he loudly announced, "Mr. Jervis's hole card is the nine of diamonds. The final hand is three nines and a pair of jacks, a Fulhouse. Mr. Zhuang has the eight, nine, ten, jack, and queen of spades, a straight flush. This round, Mr. Zhuang wins." The dealer's final decision caused Jervis to cough up another mouthful of blood. This time, he couldn't hold on any longer, his vision went black, and he collapsed onto the gambling table.
"Zhuang...Zhuang Rui, you...you were lying to me just now?"
Not to mention that the gambling king was so shocked that he fainted on the spot, even Qin Haoran was dizzy and weak all over. He was not mentally prepared to win the game at all. This scene made all the blood rush to his head, and he was about to collapse.
“Dad, there are many tricks and schemes in the world of business. I’m just trying to be wary of certain people…”
When Zhuang Rui spoke, he glanced at Brother Hui, who was standing not far away. He had also acted on impulse and hadn't told Qin Haoran the truth. It seemed that Liu Minghui was indeed quite shrewd and knew what he had said back then.
"You...you kid, you...you tricked me?"
With trembling hands, Hui pointed at Zhuang Rui. He never expected that he would stumble on his most confident point: his spoken English. Before he could finish a sentence, Hui spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.
Chapter 919 The Older Generation Dies on the Beach
"This young man is something else! Has he been playing dumb all along?"
"That's right, their earlier maneuvering was well-planned, which led to Jarvis raising the bet and then turning the tables..."
"Wow, this is truly a case of the younger generation surpassing the older one; we're all getting old..."
Seeing the gambling king suffer a crushing defeat today, and be so angry that he vomited blood and fainted on the spot, no one dared to underestimate Zhuang Rui, this young man, anymore, and all kinds of praises were endless.
"Old Liu, how's our Qin family's son-in-law? Haha..."
In a private room nearby, Qin Lao Er laughed loudly. However, since it's a matter of the victor taking all, no one said anything to him. Of course, whether they secretly despised this old playboy is another matter.
"Mr. Zhuang is truly remarkable. He has a great grasp of human weaknesses. Jarvis lost because he underestimated Mr. Zhuang. Mr. Zhuang is capable and has great courage!"
Liu Daheng shook his head, having gained a new understanding of Zhuang Rui. He had always addressed Zhuang Rui as "young man," but now he called him "Mr. Zhuang."
Liu Daheng has rarely stirred up trouble in the stock market in recent years, but after seeing this betting game today, he was greatly excited and prepared to return to Hong Kong to make waves in the financial market again.
"Haha, of course, Mr. Liu, what we were talking about earlier..."
Qin Lao Er's vision was too narrow; he was already eyeing the villa he had bet with Liu Daheng. As soon as he said this, even Qin Lao San began to despise his older brother.
"My lawyer will contact you when we get back to Hong Kong, Lao Qin. Why are you taking such a small matter to heart?"
Liu Daheng waved his hand and walked out of the private room. The gambling was over, and no one stopped him anymore.
In fact, Zhuang Rui did not know that Liu Minghui could interpret spoken language, but he felt a little strange being stared at by him just now, so he held back when talking to his father-in-law.
However, he did not expect that this person could actually read what he was saying from the movement of his lips.
Looking at Liu Minghui, who was slumped in front of him, Zhuang Rui said expressionlessly, "Mr. Liu, leave a way out for others. I didn't intend to kill you, but you... were too greedy..."
This kind of person doesn't deserve any sympathy. Not only did he try to kill the fourth brother when he was setting him up, but today, he also tried to empty his pockets of the last penny. However, he ended up being devoured instead of killed, and ended up with nothing but wealth and death.
"You...you..."
The wealth he had painstakingly accumulated over decades vanished in the blink of an eye. How could Liu Minghui possibly express his pain with just the word "pain"? After uttering the word "you," he spat out another mouthful of blood.
At this moment, Liu Minghui's usually amiable face was now contorted with rage, and his eyes were filled with venomous resentment as he stared intently at Zhuang Rui. If looks could kill, Zhuang Rui would probably have been dead a dozen times over.
There are some people in this world who never reflect on their own mistakes, but instead blame all the setbacks they suffer on others.
Liu Minghui is a prime example. If he hadn't been so greedy and hadn't ended up paying those tens of millions of euros, perhaps they could still be living a carefree life abroad. But now... Brother Hui is truly at his wit's end.
"Kid, you fucking cheated..."
Seeing Liu Minghui's state, Zhuang Rui felt a bit dejected and didn't bother to kick him while he was down. Just as he was about to turn around and talk to Wei Ge and the others, a loud shout came from the front, followed by a fist that was huge and kept growing larger in front of him.
"Damn, can't take a loss and resorts to brute force?"
Just as Zhuang Rui was about to dodge, Peng Fei stepped to the side and punched the man's hand, shielding Zhuang Rui behind him. The man who had just thrown the punch was a fireman from Liu Minghui's side.
Peng Fei hadn't fought anyone in a while, and his fists were itching to get going. He immediately ducked down and rushed in front of the 1.9-meter-tall fire general, bent his fist inward, and elbowed the man toward his chin.
This guy, being a Fire General of the Thousand Gates, did have some real skills. After blocking Peng Fei's elbow strike with both hands, he raised his knee and slammed it hard into Peng Fei's abdomen.
Peng Fei's blocked right elbow slammed down, striking Huo Jiang's knee. Both men were forced back simultaneously, resulting in a draw.
However, when Peng Fei tried to step forward again, the guy opposite him raised his hands in surrender. The reason was simple: the casino's security guards had surrounded him, and two pistols were pointed at his forehead.
"Ahem, a bet's a bet. In my casino, no one can cause trouble..."
At some point, Mr. He appeared beside Zhuang Rui. Although he was an old man in his twilight years, his words still carried weight and commanded respect.
"Fifth Brother, stop! We... admit defeat..."
It was Liu Minghui, who was lying on the ground, who had a better understanding of the bigger picture. In Macau, offending the Chief Executive might at most result in being deported, but if he offended the old man in front of him, he might be stuffed into a sack and thrown into the sea as soon as he stepped out the door.
Liu Minghui knew he was in dire straits this time. He hadn't given face to his Uncle Ba when he tried to mediate last time, and he was afraid he wouldn't be able to make a living in the Chinese underworld anymore.
Now that he's shown his face, it's unlikely he can continue his scams in Southeast Asia. His only option now is to travel far away to Africa and interact with the indigenous people.
The gambling king, sitting in his wheelchair, looked at Liu Minghui and said calmly, "Young man, one should be forgiving when possible. Although gambling and cheating are both low-class activities, they still have their own principles. Never go too far. In the future, never again collude with foreigners to defraud our own people..."
Liu Minghui was nearly fifty years old, but in front of Mr. He, he was really a young man. These words made Brother Hui break out in a cold sweat. It turned out that his scheme to set up Bi Yuntao at the Venetian casino had not been able to hide it from this Macau gambling king at all.
"Mr. He, I understand..."
Brother Hui must take the gambling king's warning to heart.
However, thinking of this matter, Liu Minghui glared at Zhuang Rui with resentment. A lot of the money he won from setting up the game had been taken by the foreign casino. This time, he was essentially paying off the foreigners' debts with his own savings.
"Fifth brother, let's go, take Jarvis with us too..."
Hui struggled to his feet, glanced at Jervis lying on the gambling table, and a fierce glint appeared in his eyes.
Although he was a skilled player, this formidable world gambling king caused him to lose nearly 1 billion. Hui Ge didn't care about committing a violent crime to make up for some of his losses from the gambling king.
Hui was still somewhat unwilling. As he left, he looked at Zhuang Rui and said, "Mr. Zhuang, I, Liu Minghui, have been making my way in Southeast Asia for decades. I never expected to be defeated by you today. Truly, the younger generation surpasses the older..."
Zhuang Rui raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and said with a cold smile, "Mr. Liu, let me add something to your story: the older generation dies on the beach, and it's best to avoid doing things that shorten your lifespan..."
"Alright, alright, Fifth Brother, let's go..."
Hui Ge was completely defeated this time. Continuing to argue would only further embarrass him. Supported by another member of the gambling syndicate, the group left the gambling hall. ...