He's a master, no less skilled than Sato. His decision means it's a done deal. It seems I'm truly inferior to him in this kind of game. This round is definitely lost, thankfully I only lost 500.
Normally, without the psychological pressure from Fu Ying and Wei Chanhong, Zhou Xuan's stake in this game wouldn't be 20 million; it would be the entire table. But now he can't help Zhuang Zhixian decide the outcome in one go. If he does, he can only end Fu Ying's life in a pinch.
Twenty million is a reasonable number. Any more would take up too much time and be dangerous, but if the estimate is too low, Zhuang Zhixian will not be satisfied, and if he is dissatisfied, things will become unstable!
At this point, Zhou Xuan dared not challenge Zhuang Zhixian.
Sato naturally wouldn't raise the bet, nor would Zhou Xuan, but Xi Li still replied: "Hank Mitsuo, that's fine, but if you want to raise the bet yourself, that's perfectly acceptable."
"Is that not impossible?" Hank muttered to himself, still not understanding the meaning of "Shao".
Although Hank speaks Chinese quite well, it's all just for show. In recent years, Wuzhou players have been especially crazy, with many spending thousands of dollars. A master like Hank would naturally not miss such a good opportunity to make money, but he doesn't understand the deeper parts of Chinese.
Zhou Xuan was taken aback. He hadn't expected that what he thought was a simple and natural sentence would be so complicated for Hank. After a moment of surprise, he explained, "Mr. Hank, 'nothing is impossible' means 'yes'!"
"Sure? Hehe, since Zhou Xuan thinks so, I'll double my bet on Mr. Zhou's too. Let's have some fun, forty million it is." Hank chuckled and added forty million chips. After all, in what he considered a sure win, a smaller bet would be a waste of the skill he had put into this game.
Hank raised the stakes, and Zhou Xuan had no choice but to place another 20 million chips. Although he didn't want to increase the stakes, Hank had caught him out, so he had no choice but to follow suit.
Zhuang Zhixian was a little nervous. Forty million US dollars was still a huge pressure for him. But for Haobi, that was nearly four hundred million dollars!
Hank pressed down and said to Sato, "Sato Mitsuo, if you're not going to raise the bet, then I'll open it!"
Sato struck a pose with both hands in a sassy manner.
Hank Feng smiled, reached out and grabbed the top of the vessel, then lifted it up. Sato didn't understand the speed, but Zhou Xuan sensed it with his icy aura and naturally couldn't hide it from him.
Actually, Hank's gesture of lifting the lid is noticeable if you pay attention, but you only notice it if you know he uses that technique. If you don't know, you'll only see his hand lifting the lid.
Just as Hank lifted the lid, Zhou Xuan noticed that his hand gesture was slightly rough and tilted to the left, but the movement was so natural that it didn't attract anyone's attention.
When lifting the lid, regardless of who is standing, the movement will always have a slight tilt, either to the left or right, forward or backward, but very few people lift it straight up.
Hank chuckled and opened the cup to the left, but his eyes weren't on how many points were in the cup. Instead, he was staring intently at Zhou Xuan. At this moment, he didn't care much about Sato either. His opponent in this round was only Zhou Xuan. He knew in his heart that Zhou Xuan's 40 million was a sure thing. His method was foolproof!
Zhou Xuan's ice energy never stopped probing. When Hank lifted the lid, the ice energy detected that the number of dots was one, two, three, four, five, or six. As he expected, the number of dots near the inner wall did not change to another number. Even after the lid was opened, the number of dots remained different, from one to six.
Sato had long been prepared to spend five million, but after the lid was lifted on his idea, he wasn't particularly excited. He was already prepared, but when he saw the sight of the car, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and then he chuckled.
He actually won!
What happened? Hank actually lost the battle? That's so unlike someone of his level!
Hank stared at Zhou Xuan with a smile for a while, but he couldn't see any signs of distress on Zhou Xuan's face. He wondered to himself, was the 40 million yuan just a trivial matter to him? Or was it that he wasn't really bothered by it?
But just then, Hank heard Zhuang Zhixian's overjoyed shout: "We won! Haha, we won!"
Hank was stunned for a while before he could figure out what Zhao Zhuangzhi meant by that. But did their victory mean that he himself had claimed the title?
Hank paused for a moment, then looked down at the implement inside the jar, and was truly dumbfounded!
Hank was naturally an extraordinary person with countless experiences in the field of physiology. Since it was a special situation, Hank was not to be too harsh. However, he had never been so confident that he would get the opposite result. This was too unexpected and left him at a loss for a moment!
Hank stared blankly at the scattered liquid in the bowl for a long time, unable to understand what had happened. This technique was one he had honed through countless trials, practically foolproof, but what had happened this time? (To be continued... For details, please log in.)
Volume 1, Chapter 310
"Kembo lost inexplicably, without any warning whatsoever!"
Zhou Xuan relaxed his guard against Hank a little, and Hank's resolve clearly began to waver in that instant. A master's greatest fear is a wavering confidence. ()
Hank had no doubt about his methods, so why did the result change? Could it be that Sato or Zhou Xuan tampered with the data?
But Hank immediately dismissed the idea, because Sato and Zhou Xuan hadn't even gotten close to him. If they were to do something, they would have to touch the tools or be within 20 centimeters of him to have that possibility.
Zhou Xuan glanced at Zhuang Zhixian, who was beaming with joy, rubbing his hands together as if he wished Zhou Xuan could sweep up all the chips on the table in one round. It was clear that Zhou Xuan's performance just now pleased him.
Zhuang Zhixian waited for Hank to shake the board again and start the game again, imagining the prospect of a billion dollars.
At this time, Zhou Xuan focused most of his energy on Zhuang Zhixian and Ma Shu, looking for weaknesses.
Hank wiped the sweat from his face before standing up and saying, "Excuse me, Mr. Zhuang. Mr. Sato, Mr. Zhou, I need to use the restroom!"
After saying that, he pushed the chips in front of Zhou Xuan and paid out another five million to Sato. Sato had bet big, so he won.
When people are furious and irritable, they usually choose to wash their face with cold water to calm down. It's normal for Hank to go to the bathroom, and of course, it's within the bounds of what's permissible.
Humans have three urgent needs, and no matter when or where, people are not prohibited from using the restroom.
Zhuang Zhixian and Ma Shu exchanged a glance, then Ma Shu stood up and said with a smile, "Mr. Hank, I'll take you there!"
Hank gestured for him to proceed and said, "Thank you!"
Zhuang Zhixian nodded with a slight smile. He understood Ma Shu's meaning. Taking Hank to the restroom was mainly for surveillance. That was good. It seemed that the old man and the young man were a bit confused. Ma Shu keeping an eye on him saved him the trouble of causing a commotion.
Zhuang Zhixian glanced at Zhou Xuan again. Zhou Xuan was expressionless and calm. He smiled. This kid is really good. He didn't pick the wrong person. Hank and Sato are both legends in the gambling world. He didn't expect that Hank would be caught off guard in today's match. In just two short rounds, Hank lost his composure. It seems that victory is in sight.
It's such a pity!
Zhuang Zhixian sighed again. Zhou Xuan was indeed a talent. He was much more capable than Ma Shu, whom he had previously chosen. Although Ma Shu was good, Zhou Xuan was clearly a cut above him. However, Zhou Xuan was definitely not as easy to control as Ma Shu. In addition, he was on the same side as Wei Haihong. Zhou Xuan's background must be extraordinary. How could someone with such a background cooperate with him?
Besides, we've definitely offended Wei Haihong now. Since we're going to do it anyway, we might as well go all the way and kill Zhou Xuan, Wei Haihong, and Fu Ying. We'll just wait for this bet to end before making our move, and then we'll destroy the evidence. What era are we living in? Evidence is everything. Without evidence, no one can do anything to us!
Although Zhou Xuan did not know Zhuang Zhixian's current thoughts, he was right about the outcome. Whether he won or lost, Zhuang Zhixian would not let him go. Now that Zhuang Zhixian had his weakness in his grasp, he could only act according to the situation. But so far, he still did not have a proper solution.
Zhou Xuan, of course, wouldn't show any sign of panic on his face. His icy aura then detected Hank and Ma Shu in the restroom; he had all their movements recorded in his mind, without missing a single detail.
A few minutes later, Hank and Ma Shu returned. Hank was still sitting in the same spot, his face much calmer.