Zhang Sinian couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Boss Zhou, aren't you going to see my trump card?"
Volume 1, Chapter 219: The Last Chance
In a fit of anger, Zhang Sinian threw in another two thousand.
Zhou Xuan said calmly, "Zhang Sinian, you think you have a lot of cards up your sleeve, right? Fine, I'll grant your wish. How much money do you have left? We'll bet this money outside the game, and whoever has the bigger hand gets to pay!"
Zhang Sinian was taken aback. He still had 13,000 yuan in his hand, and he hesitated for a moment when Zhou Xuan said this.
Zhou Xuan continued, "If you think you're guaranteed to win, then why care about anything? You'll take whatever you bet. If you're going to lose, you'll lose sooner or later. It's the same thing. What you're worried about is where you'll get the money to play cards if you lose."
Zhou Xuan's words really struck a chord with Zhang Sinian. He was just thinking that if something unexpected happened, where would he get the money to play cards again?
"You're incredibly stupid. Don't you even realize that you've already lost? Why are you still going to reveal other people's cards?" Li Wei mocked coldly from the side.
Zhang Sinian was stunned again, thinking to himself, "That's really how it is. I've already lost, so why bother opening the cards?"
"Okay, I still have 13,000 left, let's gamble!" Zhang Sixi gritted his teeth and put the rest of the money aside.
Zhou Xuan counted out 13,000 yuan and pushed it over to put with Zhang Sinian's money, then said, "I'm too lazy to look at your cards. Look at my hole cards. If you win, you take the money. And please throw my cards into the middle of the discard pile!"
Zhou Xuan's words made it sound like he had lost and didn't care about the money. To be honest, Wang Liang really admired him for that expression. If he hadn't been confident, he wouldn't have dared to go toe-to-toe with Zhou Xuan.
Wang Liang watched with a smile, offering no objection. Regardless of who won or lost between Zhou Xuan and Zhang Sinian, the winner would ultimately have to pay him. Wang Liang knew his hand was the strongest, but he wasn't sure who had the better hand between Zhou Xuan and Zhang Sinian. Deep down, however, Wang Liang hoped Zhou Xuan had a stronger hand because Zhou Xuan had more money. If Zhou Xuan won, he could win even more money. If Zhang Sinian won, even with the 13,000 he had won from Zhou Xuan, he would only have 26,000, which wasn't as exciting as a Zhou Xuan win.
Zhou Xuan acted generously and said it didn't matter, so Zhang Sinian didn't stand on ceremony. He reached out and picked up Zhou Xuan's trump card, glancing around to make sure no one else could see it, before tilting his head back and holding it up to his face.
This sight stunned him!
This movement was almost frozen for twenty seconds!
But there was nothing he could do even if he didn't believe it. These three points were more important than his three points, but Zhang Sinian just couldn't believe it, and even went crazy with madness!
He took 100,000 yuan, and lost it all in just one game, leaving not a single penny!
Zhang Sinian even considered accusing Zhou Xuan of cheating and wanted to back out, but seeing Fu Ying's cold expression, he didn't dare to say it. Besides, there were four men with them; how could he possibly defeat them alone? Judging from the current situation, Wang Liang and his group definitely wouldn't help him!
Licking his lips, Zhang Sinian, his face pale, put Zhou Xuan's trump card back and then put his own card into the discard pile.
The reason Zhang Sinian finally calmed down was that Zhou Xuan was easy to talk to. Although he didn't have any special relationship with Zhou Xuan, he had lent him 100,000 yuan. He had even given Zhou Xuan 10,000 yuan for free at the beginning. If Zhou Xuan won more later, he could borrow another 100,000 or 200,000 yuan from him. That would make it easier for him to ask for help.
Zhou Xuan collected the 26,000 yuan he had bet on and then said to Wang Liang, "Boss Wang, it's just the two of us left. What's up?"
The moment Zhou Xuan won money, Wang Liang felt extremely happy. He thought to himself that he had finally gotten his wish. He would beat Zhou Xuan to death and let him be reincarnated as soon as possible!
"Boss Zhou, it's just the two of us left. I don't think it's very interesting to keep calling. We don't need to see each other's hole cards. How about this: we each count the money in front of us, put down whatever we have, and then reveal our cards? Is that okay?"
"Okay!" Zhou Xuan readily agreed!
Then Zhou Xuan and Wang Liang each counted their money. After Zhou Xuan lent Zhang Sinian 100,000, he won 60,000 to 70,000 in the first two rounds and just won 13,000 from Zhang Sinian. After betting nearly 30,000, he had about 50,000 in hand.
Wang Liang still had about 20,000 yuan. But Wu Yong had nearly 20,000 yuan left, Wang Damao had lost all his money, and Zhu Yonghong had more than 40,000 yuan left. Together, they had a total of 80,000 yuan.
Fu Ying took her handbag off from behind, opened it, took out a round number of 30,000 yuan and gave it to Zhou Xuan, saying, "I still have 30,000 here!"
Zhou Xuan accepted the 30,000, bringing the total to 80,000. There were already over 170,000 in the middle of the table. With Zhou Xuan and Wang Liang's last gamble, the total was 160,000 plus 170,000, making it over 330,000!
Aside from Fu Ying, Li Wei, Zheng Bing, and Jiang Jin, everyone else was extremely nervous. A single bet of over 300,000 yuan was incredibly exciting!
However, Zheng Bing and Jiang Jin were not surprised at all. They had seen Zhou Xuan earn tens of millions of yuan in Yunnan, so what was this little bit of money?
The two pushed all their money into the large pile in the middle of the gambling table, smiled, and each shrugged.
Zhou Xuan revealed his hand first, saying, "I have three rules."
Wu Yong smiled and flipped over his cards. He said, "Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry, my hole card is three of a kind!"
When Zhang Sinian heard Wang Liang say that his hole card was three of a kind, he suddenly realized that he had fallen into their trap. He had heard Zhou Xuan mention it back at home, that Wang Liang had set a trap and deceived him. How could Zhou Xuan still fall into the trap now?
However, Wang Liang was stunned after revealing the card!
Because after he revealed his cards, he only had one card, a spade. Where were the other two cards?
On the other side, Zhou Xuan and the three Di were clearly laid out on the table!
In a panic, Wang Liang stood up and looked around, but there were no cards anywhere. Wu Yong was also puzzled, because after Wang Liang dealt the cards, these three cards hadn't been touched, not even by Wang Liang himself. How could they be missing? Zhou Xuan said calmly, "Boss Wang, you shuffled and dealt these cards. None of the rest of us touched them. If you're missing your cards, how does that count? According to the rules, shouldn't I have won?"
According to the rules, Zhou Xuan should win, because Wang Liang shuffled and dealt the cards. Since no one else had touched their cards, and there were many or few cards in his hand, his cards were useless and couldn't be counted. So, someone else had to win.
But how could Wang Liang possibly concede this round!
After a moment of stunned silence, Wang Liang revealed his fierce side and shouted, "Wait, damn it, I have three of a kind, which is the highest. It must have been mixed into the middle discarded cards when I put the money in. Let me find it."
Zhang Sinian was delighted, and said awkwardly, "Boss Wang, I think we should call it a day. It's all three of our money anyway, so let's pay each other back and then continue playing!"
Zhang Sinian felt a glimmer of hope. If he really wanted this round to be null and void, he could get his 80,000 yuan back!
Wang Liang pointed at him and cursed, "You son of a bitch, shut your mouth!"
Zhou Xuan stared at him coldly without saying a word. Since Zhou Xuan didn't speak or give any instructions, Li Wei, Fu Ying, Zheng Bing, and Jiang Jin naturally didn't make a move either.
Wang Liang gathered all the discarded cards into his hand and then turned them over. He cleared them out one by one, but including his and Zhou Xuan's cards, there were only forty-eight cards in total. After removing the two Jokers, there should still be two more cards, Wu Feng and the other two. Now there were only forty-eight cards, which meant there were four cards short of the total!
Wang Liang was stunned. He checked the cards again, but he couldn't find a single one. The deck of cards was missing three cards and a two of clubs!
Wang Liang, Wu Yong, Wang Damao, and Zhu Yonghong were all a little stunned. Where did the cards go? They had been keeping a close eye on Zhou Xuan and the others, and they knew that they hadn't done anything wrong. The cards they got were the ones they had prepared for the game. But where exactly did this problem go wrong?
Wang Liang was stunned for a long time, unable to figure it out, and then suddenly said, "There are four cards missing from this hand, so this round doesn't count. Let's refund the money for the three of us and start again."