Zhou Ziwei also waved his hand magnanimously, his tone sincere and kind, as if he truly believed in Xue Xue's character. However, only he knew the truth: he had already used his soul power to scan these people thoroughly, even knowing the color of Xue Xue's underwear and the number of moles on her thighs. Naturally, Zhou Ziwei wouldn't bother with a further body search.
Zhou Ziwei knew all this, but Xue Xue had no idea. When she heard Zhou Ziwei refuse to search her, she was so angry that she almost vomited blood. She always carried that cash check in her handbag, but this time, in order to scheme against Zhou Ziwei, she deliberately had someone hide the check in one of the boxes. If she had known that Zhou Ziwei would check that box, why would she have gone to all that trouble?
Fortunately, Xue Xue had more than one way to win. She didn't say much about the body search issue at the moment, and then quickly arranged a time with Zhou Ziwei. They would have one hour to compare how much cash and chips they had left. The one with more would win, and the one with less would lose. It was a very ordinary gambling method, but Zhou Ziwei always had a feeling that there was a conspiracy going on...
What other tricks will this woman pull? How many more out there are she going to come up with? It's getting quite interesting...
Zhou Ziwei glanced silently at Xue Xue, who was being escorted by bodyguards and walking quickly toward the entertainment venue on the eighth floor of the Supreme Ship, and a disdainful smile appeared on his lips.
It's just gambling, isn't it? This is a piece of cake for Zhou Ziwei. Given the same amount of capital, Zhou Ziwei doesn't believe Xue Xue can pull off any amazing feats. Even if Xue Xue knows a few acquaintances on this Supreme ship and can find some gambling experts to help her win money, Zhou Ziwei doesn't believe he will lose to her.
There are experts in the gambling world, but those so-called experts are mainly people with refined techniques, especially those who are good at calculation and memory. Even if these people are highly skilled, they cannot guarantee that they will win every time they bet. Therefore, Zhou Ziwei is not afraid of this at all.
When the two groups arrived one after the other in the luxurious hall on the eighth floor, which resembled an 18th-century European palace, a dozen or so beautiful women immediately came to greet them.
These women appeared to be ship crew members. Although they had different skin tones and hair colors, their uniforms were very uniform.
Zhou Ziwei carefully observed these women, noticing their exceptional demeanor and appearance. Such high-quality service girls were truly rare…
Zhou Ziwei couldn't help but glance at the women again, and was shocked to find that two or three of them were actually... second- or third-rate actresses who had played some roles in Hollywood.
Are you kidding me? These... these female celebrities are just ordinary-looking waitresses in this place... This... this world is too crazy! The owner of this gambling ship is really too awesome!
Zhou Ziwei's understanding of this "Supreme" was very limited, which is why he was startled by these minor celebrities. However, when he saw some of the later gamblers looking at the celebrities with indifference, and even casually stuffing rolls of banknotes into the celebrities' bras, Zhou Ziwei suddenly realized... That's just how the world is. People laugh at poverty but not prostitution. As long as someone is willing to pay, celebrities can be sold, it's just that the price is higher than that of ordinary people.
Moreover, Zhou Ziwei's knowledge of people in the entertainment industry is now far from lacking. He spent three years in the pilot world, and three years ago... during the time he was reborn in this Zhou Ziwei's body, he basically didn't have time to learn about the major controversies in the entertainment industry. Therefore... Zhou Ziwei's understanding of some people and things in the entertainment industry is basically still stuck six years in the past.
Six years... That's not a short time for ordinary people, but for minor celebrities who rely on their youth to make a living... it's like the world has changed drastically. Six years ago, they were second- or third-rate celebrities, but today they've been reduced to being waitresses on a gambling ship... Sigh, what can Zhou Ziwei say besides lamenting the impermanence of life?
"Sir...can I help you?"
When they saw that Zhou Ziwei had come alone with his suitcase, without any bodyguards or attendants, the eyes of the waitresses standing at the entrance of the entertainment venue lit up like fire-breathing women. Their undisguised, burning gazes rolled over Zhou Ziwei's body, like sharp knives that seemed capable of stripping him naked.
Several waitresses swarmed around him, generously rubbing their most sensitive parts against Zhou Ziwei's body. Some even tried to put their hands inside his pants. Fortunately, Zhou Ziwei's alloy suit was no ordinary clothing. Without his permission, even a god couldn't undo his pants.
Zhou Ziwei felt a sharp pain as the group of women groped him, and he immediately felt as if he had fallen into the lowest and cheapest red-light district in the city. All that was missing was a flamboyantly dressed middle-aged woman with thick makeup on her face, looking like a demon, holding a fragrant handkerchief, swaying her big buttocks in a pretentious manner, stretching her neck, and shouting upstairs, "Our daughters are out to greet customers."
I never expected that this VIP ship, which looks quite high-class, would have such low-class service. And... how did those once-famous stars end up behaving like street chickens?
Seeing that among the group of waitresses, only one young starlet looked familiar to Zhou Ziwei, yet didn't crowd around him to fawn over him like the others, but instead remained silently huddled in a corner, Zhou Ziwei glanced at her a few more times. Then, without making a sound, he pushed aside the swarm of women around him and walked up to the young starlet, saying, "You...you're called Allen, right? It's you...would you like to come inside with me for a while? Everyone else, please make way, okay?"
The female celebrities here are generally not young; they are all third-rate stars who have long since faded from the spotlight and have no future, which is why they have been relegated to doing such low-class work.
Ellen is clearly an exception. Although she is a has-been star, she is not old at all.
Because... Zhou Ziwei remembered that this Allen seemed to have been somewhat popular in Hollywood for a while back then, but... she became famous as a child star.
At that time, Ellen was probably only eleven or twelve years old! She was an extremely innocent and beautiful little girl who often appeared on screen wearing a snow-white gauze dress, looking just like an innocent little angel.
Six years have passed, and the child stars of that time can no longer be child stars. The competition in the entertainment industry is quite cruel. Even Shirley Temple, who was a global child star back then, still couldn't regain the acceptance of the audience who liked her as a young girl after growing up, let alone Ellen, whose fame and acting skills are far inferior to hers.
Allen has now basically faded from people's sight. Even if he occasionally gets to act in one or two films, they are all minor roles without any lines.
Knowing that she could no longer develop her career in the entertainment industry, and forced by the need to make a living, Allen had no choice but to take this step and join those faded, past-their-prime stars on the Supreme Ship, known as the floating palace at sea, as waitresses.
This was Allen's first time doing this kind of work on a ship, so he naturally found it difficult to adjust to his position. He couldn't win over men with a smile like his seniors, so even after several days on the ship, he still hadn't managed to snag a single wealthy guest, nor had he earned a single decent tip.
Allen's image as a child star is quite different from her current appearance, so in the eyes of most customers, she is just an ordinary waitress. Basically, no one regards her as a washed-up star. Even if someone occasionally gives her a small tip, it is pitifully small and far from comparable to the income of her predecessors.
Hearing Zhou Ziwei call out Allen's name so readily, she felt flattered and overwhelmed. When Zhou Ziwei extended an invitation, she dared not pretend anymore and hurriedly nodded excitedly, rushing forward to help Zhou Ziwei carry the heavy box in his hands.
Zhou Ziwei glanced at Allen's slender arms, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Never mind... I'll carry it myself for now! This box is heavy... You can help me carry it after we exchange it for chips!"
Upon hearing this, Allen said somewhat nervously, "How can that be... Since you have chosen Allen to serve you, these small matters should naturally be done by me."
Without waiting for Zhou Ziwei to say anything more, Allen immediately snatched the suitcase from Zhou Ziwei's hand, stubbornly picked it up, and followed Zhou Ziwei with a slight stagger.
Seeing the angelic and adorable little girl from the past now reduced to such a state, Zhou Ziwei couldn't help but sigh inwardly, but he didn't say anything more.
Fortunately, the place to exchange chips was not far from the front of the hall, just a few steps away, so even though the box full of banknotes was a bit heavy, Allen managed to carry it over.
When Zhou Ziwei got to the cashier, he saw Xue Xue had just exchanged a suitcase full of banknotes for chips. What surprised Zhou Ziwei was that Xue Xue had only exchanged two million euros for two chips, which were high-value chips worth one million euros each.
This made Zhou Ziwei look at Xue Xue with new respect. Two million euros could only be exchanged for two chips, which meant that Xue Xue only had two chances at most. No matter what she gambled on, she would have to bet at least one million euros each time. If she lost twice in a row, she would immediately lose her chance and would be doomed to lose.
Could it be that I misjudged her this time, and that Xue Xue is actually a highly skilled female gambler?
Zhou Ziwei watched Xue Xue walk inside with only two crystal-clear high-value chips in her hand, a thoughtful look on his face, and became secretly wary.
He originally thought that with his soul power scanning ability that allowed him to see through everything, the casino was like a giant ATM to him, so Zhou Ziwei never thought he could lose the bet he made with Xue Xue.
But now, seeing Xue Xue so confidently exchange two chips for only two million euros, Zhou Ziwei had no choice but to truly take his enemy seriously.
Zhou Ziwei didn't believe Xue Xue would really gamble with his luck, because Xue Xue didn't seem like the kind of woman who was all looks and no brains and easily impulsive. Since she had been able to set up a scheme to hide a cash check for 100 million in a cash box, how could she possibly gamble with him just by luck?
This woman must have another trick up her sleeve. What could it be? Zhou Ziwei gently touched his brow with his finger, a sense of unease creeping into his heart…
Volume 2 The Killer's Nightmare Chapter 476 Cheating
"Sir... what denomination of chips do you want to exchange this money for?" At this moment, Allen had already struggled to lift the suitcase onto the exchange counter, allowing the staff inside to begin counting the amount. At the same time, he turned to Zhou Ziwei and asked, "Do you want to exchange it all for 10,000 euro chips? Do you also want to exchange the 100,000 euro chips?"
Although this is arguably the most luxurious gambling ship in the world, and those who are qualified to gamble in the casinos on the seventh floor and above are all extremely wealthy and powerful, the rules here only accept cash and checks, and do not allow card transfers or other forms of payment. Therefore, gamblers here usually only gamble a few million dollars or euros at a time. It is not uncommon for people to gamble tens of millions or even hundreds of millions in a single round, but this usually happens in special places such as high-end private clubs. Such things are almost never seen on this kind of entertainment-style gambling ship.
Therefore, gamblers like Zhou Ziwei, who carry two million euros at a time, will usually exchange their chips for 10,000 euros each, or even 1,000 euros each, in order to play for a longer period of time.
Of course, this is the high-end VIP area, where a thousand euros is the smallest denomination of chips. If you want to play on a smaller scale, you'll have to go to the lower levels. On the third level and below, you can even exchange chips as small as one euro each.
Without hesitation, Zhou Ziwei waved to Allen and said, "No need for that. Let's just exchange them for chips worth one million euros each!"
Since Xue Xue dared to play like this, how could he, an ability user with a cheat device, be willing to lag behind? Anyway, Zhou Ziwei had already thought about it. The Black God had invited him here, but then didn't show up or even send anyone to contact him. He didn't know what the Black God was up to.
He didn't have that much time to wait here. If they wouldn't come out, he'd find a way to force them out.
Since Black God wanted to bring Zhou Ziwei to this gambling ship, it would be impossible for this gambling ship to have no connection with the black market assassin network at all.
Zhou Ziwei didn't know which person on the ship was the Black God, so he decided to just attack the gambling ship directly. He wondered if the mysterious Black God would be unable to resist jumping out if he accidentally won the entire gambling ship.
Therefore, even without the bet with Xue Xue, Zhou Ziwei was prepared to make a high-profile gamble today until he forced the Black God to come out.
Allen was clearly startled by Zhou Ziwei's words. After confirming again, and seeing that Zhou Ziwei still hadn't changed his mind, she had no choice but to reluctantly help Zhou Ziwei exchange the whole box of banknotes for two chips that looked like they were carved from crystal.
That's two million euros! Is this guy crazy to exchange two million euros for just two chips?
Ellen, carrying the two seemingly light but heavy chips on the tray, followed closely behind Zhou Ziwei. Although she didn't say anything, her heart was filled with bitterness. She guessed that her tip for today was probably going to be wasted again!
You should know that the service girls who work on the gambling ship don't receive any salary at all; in fact, they have to pay a certain amount of management fees to the gambling ship every day.
Their income comes entirely from tips given to them by gamblers. And where do these tips come from? They come from the small, scattered chips that gamblers throw at them when they win money.
Although these are all small, scattered chips, the smallest denomination chip in this VIP area is 1,000 euros. Therefore, as long as you receive a tip from a customer, you can get at least 1,000 euros at a time. It is also common to encounter some generous customers who have won a lot of money and tip tens of thousands of euros at a time.
Of course... if you want to get those high tips, it's not enough to just let customers casually skim some money in the bustling entertainment hall. You have to accompany the customer to the lounge for a while and coax them to their satisfaction.
Allen was a newcomer to the industry, still quite inexperienced. He didn't know how to please men and was too ashamed to face their lewd eyes and disgusting hands. Several times, he angered the male customers, not only failing to receive a single tip but also nearly being kicked off the gambling ship.
If it weren't for the fact that the floor supervisor in charge of managing these service girls was an older sister in the industry that Allen knew from her previous filming days, and that they had a good relationship, she probably would have been kicked out more than ten times over.
Working as a hostess here requires paying a management fee of 3,000 euros to the casino every day. This amount may seem like a lot, but for those hostesses who are outgoing and have even cultivated some regular customers, it's nothing. They can easily earn a 10,000-euro chip by simply spending ten minutes or so in the lounge with a man.
But Ellen was different. In the few days she had been on the gambling ship, the most she had ever earned in tips in a single day was only five thousand euros. That was because the gambler she had bet on that day had won a huge sum of money playing Russian roulette, winning over eight hundred thousand euros in one round. In his excitement, he gave Ellen five thousand euros and then sent her away, replacing her with a more outgoing, washed-up starlet. Later, Ellen heard that the starlet had earned a whopping sixty thousand euros in tips from that gambler that day.
Of course... that little star also paid a price. When they returned to the dormitory area where the service girls lived that day, Allen noticed that she walked very strangely, with her butt wobbling up and down...
Ellen has been unable to pay the daily management fee of three thousand euros for three consecutive days, which makes her extremely anxious. She thought she had lost this young and not unpleasant man today, and Ellen was still hesitant, wondering if she should just go all out for the money today. After all, since she has entered this industry, she will ruin her body sooner or later. It is impossible to keep a clean body.
Since she'd have to face it sooner or later, she might as well give her first time to a young man who at least doesn't seem too unpleasant. That's much better than being ruined by those old lecherous men with gray hair, wrinkles, and a strong garlic smell when they burp, right?
But who knew... this young man was quite wealthy, bringing two million euros in gambling funds at once. But... but he exchanged the two million euros for two one-million-euro chips. So... how could she possibly get a tip from him? No matter how generous this man was, he couldn't possibly throw a one-million-euro tip at her all at once, could he?
Even knowing that she had virtually no hope of getting a tip, Allen, out of professional ethics, still cautiously followed behind Zhou Ziwei without showing any sign of backing down. After all, Zhou Ziwei hadn't laid a hand on her, so even... even without a tip, spending some time with this seemingly likable young man didn't seem like such an unacceptable thing...
Zhou Ziwei had some idea about Allen's little scheme, but he didn't care or make any promises to Allen. He just stared at Xue Xue from afar, and when he saw Xue Xue stop in front of a dice game table, he followed her.
As soon as Xue Xue reached out, the bodyguard behind her handed her the two huge chips. Xue Xue took them and weighed them in her hand. Seeing that the previous round had ended and the dealer was busy paying out and taking in, Xue Xue picked up the dice cup on the table and was about to shake it when she unhesitatingly placed the two million-dollar chips on "Big".
The gamblers nearby burst into laughter upon seeing this, looking at Xue Xue as if she were an idiot.
Then someone kindly gave Xue Xue, the "newbie," some pointers, telling her that the rules of Sic Bo are to roll the dice first, and only after the dice cup is settled can others place their bets.
This is to prevent dealers from cheating. Otherwise, if everyone were like Xue Xue, placing bets first and then the dealer shaking the dice cup, then any skilled gambler who has received even a little training could basically decide what number to throw based on the bets on the table. This would be completely unfair to the gamblers, and the result would be that everyone would lose.
To everyone's surprise, Xue Xue ignored the man's well-intentioned advice, simply nodding and saying, "It doesn't matter, I've already placed my bet, so let's just leave it at that!"
The man was speechless after being choked by Xue Xue's words. He could only snort sullenly and decided to stay out of it and wait to see Xue Xue make a fool of herself.
The dealer was clearly taken aback by Xue Xue's actions, but seeing that Xue Xue had no intention of withdrawing her bet, he didn't say anything and picked up the dice cup to shake it as usual.
Although modernization has gradually spread to all aspects of life in this day and age, even casinos now have things like automatic dice rolling cups and automatic card dealing machines.
However, after these novelties were popular in casinos for a while, they were met with strong resistance from gamblers.
Because it was soon discovered that the newer the technology, the easier it was to cheat... Of course, if anyone was cheating, it was the casino operators who were cheating, and the gamblers were the ones who got tricked and cheated.
While fully manual gambling equipment can also be used for cheating, it still requires a certain level of skill; not just anyone can easily roll a die to get any number at will.
As for those electronic devices... all you need is a remote control. Even an idiot could just press a button on the remote and get whatever they wanted, making them incredibly ruthless when it comes to ripping people off...
It seemed that Xue Xue's pre-placed two million euro bet put some pressure on the dealer. This time, the dealer shook the dice cup for an unusually long time. Only after a minute did the dealer put down the dice cup, secretly wiping the sweat from his brow, before spreading his hands and saying, "Please place your bets..."
Zhou Ziwei, who had been pretending to watch the commotion from the sidelines, narrowed his eyes slightly, secretly shocked.
"It really is huge!"
Zhou Ziwei had been using his soul power to scan the three spinning dice in the dice cup. He discovered that the dealer was clearly trying to roll a "big".
However, the dealer's skill level was obviously not very high. Several times he clearly rolled "big", but he couldn't be sure, so he could only keep rolling until he was completely sure that he had rolled a number that should be very big, and then he carefully put down the dice cup.
Cheating... This is blatant cheating...
Zhou Ziwei now understood why Xue Xue was so confident in making that bet with him. It turned out that... this woman was actually connected to the gambling ship. She must have already spoken to the owner of the gambling ship, and no matter what she gambled on, the dealer would do everything he could to make her win.
Nowadays, there are cameras monitoring almost every corner of the casino. It's almost impossible for a regular cheater to cheat in such a place. Even if your cheating method is so fast that it can't be seen with the naked eye, if people suspect you of cheating, they can pull up the surveillance footage and play it in slow motion, and even the most clever method will be exposed.
But if the casino owner, along with all the casino staff, conspired with a gambler to help him cheat... then even if he wanted to lose money, it wouldn't be easy for him...
Who exactly is this woman? How could she have such power that she could make the entire casino cheat to help her win her bet?
Zhou Ziwei narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then realized that since this woman was able to develop something like "eggs," which is a semi-artificial intelligence, she must be someone that any government or organization would strive to win over.
It seems that as long as Xue Xue reveals even a little bit of information, regardless of whether the gambling ship is controlled by the underground organization Black Market Killer Network, as long as the forces behind the gambling ship understand Xue Xue's abilities, then let alone colluding with Xue Xue to cheat, even if they give her the entire gambling ship, what can they do?
If Xue Xue had encountered someone else with this arrangement, she might have easily won the bet. However, she unfortunately ran into Zhou Ziwei, a guy with a cheating device, and was destined to suffer a great misfortune.
Zhou Ziwei initially just watched coldly from the sidelines. He noticed that the gamblers next to the gambling table weren't betting large amounts, usually only tens of thousands of euros at a time. The old man who bet the most only placed 100,000 chips.