Guan Lin calmly moved the first Ace with his finger again, feigning nervousness as he asked, "What card is next?"
The Ace of Spades moved aside slightly, revealing a red card underneath. It had a pointed tip; it was another Ace, the Ace of Hearts.
"Another Ace! Another Ace!"
Even Fu Gui was on edge, his fists clenched tightly, not daring to move, his eyes fixed on Guan Lin's trump card, the crucial last card.
Because another Ace was drawn, Fu Bao, Fu Shan, Lao Jiang, and the others suddenly felt that there was a possibility of three Aces coming out. Although the probability was small, there was too much money in the casino, so they couldn't help but think this way.
Guan Lin chuckled, then slowly moved the Ace of Hearts aside with his finger. The card underneath was indeed pointed, but something was wrong—it was the Four of Clubs.
"oh……"
Fu Bao, Fu Shan, and Lao Jiang sighed, ultimately losing. But they jolted, then shouted, "Guan Lin, no, no, how could you lose our three eights with a pair of Aces? This...this..."
Fushan and Lao Jiang also started shouting, refusing to let it go. In the end, they lost this round, but they also had something to say because Guan Lin had thrown away their cards. Guan Lin's hole cards were just a pair of Aces. Even if he would eventually lose to Fu Gui's three Kings, he would not lose to Guan Lin. If they wanted to argue now, they had their reasons.
Guan Lin stood there dumbfounded, like a statue.
My mind is a complete blank. I clearly had three Aces, so why am I only getting one pair? Has my technique deteriorated lately? The last time was the same; I practiced for a few days afterward, but I still made the same mistake.
After a long pause, Guan Lin suddenly pointed at Fu Gui and shouted, "You...you cheated!"
"I'll curse your mother!" Fu Gui was furious when he heard Guan Lin shout. At this moment, he felt more at ease, knowing that Zhou Xuan was the most powerful person. Guan Lin and Yu Qiang had met their match, and he didn't need to worry or be afraid. These two guys had deceived them for several years, and now it was God's decision to return the money with interest.
Fu Gui immediately became angry and said angrily, "You dealt the cards, you shuffled the cards, and I didn't even get a single card to play from beginning to end. You're saying I cheated? When you won money from us before, I didn't say a word. No matter how much, I just accepted the loss. Now you're trying to cheat, aren't you?"
Guan Lin was stunned for a moment, then looked at Yu Qiang. Yu Qiang didn't help him either. Everyone could see the situation clearly; even if he wanted to blame someone, he couldn't. Yu Qiang was thinking that Guan Lin must have made a mistake in his methods. Now he was completely ruining his reputation. He'd just say he lost 30,000 yuan, but he wouldn't acknowledge the 35,000 yuan that Guan Lin and Lao Jiang and the others had gambled on. That way, Guan Lin would have to bear the consequences alone. Even if he lost 70,000 yuan, he'd really suffer a bad fall.
Fu Gui didn't care about anything else and shoved all the money in front of him. Almost everyone's money was in there. Fu Gui took off his clothes, piled all the money on top of them, rolled up his sleeves and tied them up, then chuckled and pulled Zhou Xuan, saying, "Brother Hu, everyone's out of money. Today's gambling is over. Hehe, let's go to the room and split the money."
As he spoke, he pulled Zhou Xuan out of the cabin, leaving Fu Bao and the other four arguing incessantly.
"Whatever," Fu Gui thought to himself, "it won't affect me anyway." He was overjoyed. He had originally hoped that Fu Bao, Fu Shan, and Lao Jiang would all make a fortune, but since they weren't betting on him, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't say anything in front of them, because if he did, Guan Lin and Yu Qiang would realize what was going on, and then he wouldn't be able to win any money.
But things are better this way. The three of them got their 35,000 yuan back from Guan Lin, so they didn't lose much. Each of them only lost a few thousand yuan. They learned their lesson, and at least the big guy got his money back.
Volume 1, Chapter 470: The Deadly Blade and the Fiery Meteor (Part 1)
Chapter 470 The Deadly Blade and the Fiery Meteor (Part 1)
Fu Gui chuckled as he sorted through the money in the room, dividing it in half without even counting it. The amounts seemed roughly equal. He then pushed the other half towards Zhou Xuan, saying, "Brother Hu, don't give me any of that nonsense. If you do, you're not treating me like a brother anymore. No need to say anything, half for each of us."
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Alright, as you say. I won't say anything more. I'll accept the money."
While chatting and laughing with Fu Gui, he also used his supernatural abilities to probe the situation inside the cabin. Fu Bao and his five friends were arguing. Guan Lin initially denied it, while Fu Bao, Fu Shan, and Lao Jiang were about to pounce on his men. Yu Qiang stood by, not daring to help, and knowing he was in the wrong, he remained silent.
Guan Lin was punched a few times and immediately went soft. Even though he was the son-in-law of Uncle Yu's eldest brother, rules are rules. If they didn't agree, he would return the money he had won from them before. Would they agree to that?
"I'll pay you back, I'll pay you back, but..." Guan Lin said, both in pain and panic after being hit a few times, "I'll pay you back, but I don't have any money right now. If I'm going to pay you back, I'll have to go back and pay you back, right?"
Old Jiang was in charge of the accounts, so he wasn't worried about him not paying back; he could just deduct it from his salary. But after thinking about it, he said, "Going back is fine, but you have to write an IOU. Write it now."
Guan Lin had no choice but to give up. Fu Bao, however, was very proactive. He quickly found some paper and pen and wrote down an IOU for 35,000 yuan. The IOU was written according to what Lao Jiang had told him: it was a loan, not a gambling debt.
Zhou Xuan chuckled inwardly. There was no need to continue talking to Fu Gui about this. He then said to Fu Gui, "Brother Fu Gui, there's no need to gamble with those two anymore. I'm not trying to be mean, but I saw through their tricks this time. In the future, who knows what other schemes they might fall for? So don't play anymore. It's not worth giving them the money you've worked so hard to earn."
Fu Gui sighed and nodded, saying, "Of course I won't gamble with them anymore. After what happened today, I've made up my mind never to gamble again. There are always people better than you, and I can't even beat Guan Lin and Yu Qiang, let alone someone like you who's a complete expert I can't even begin to understand. If I were to gamble again, I'd lose everything I have. I'd rather die than gamble again."
Fu Gui understood this very well. Even Guan Lin and Yu Qiang's methods were beyond his comprehension. If Zhou Xuan hadn't pointed it out, how would he have known?
What he admired even more was Zhou Xuan. This young man brought them a great fortune after arriving on the ship. During the gambling game, Fu Gui paid special attention to him, fearing that he might make a mistake, so he kept a close eye on him. But Zhou Xuan, like him, did not touch the cards from beginning to end. However, the final result was obviously as he expected. Without a doubt, Zhou Xuan had secretly rigged the game. The reason he failed to notice was simply because his rank was not high enough.
Zhou Xuan smiled faintly, then said, "Brother Fugui, take a rest. You've won the money back, so get some rest and be in good spirits for fishing."
The rest of the time was quiet. Everyone went back to their rooms. Fu Bao and the others were furious, while Guan Lin and Yu Qiang were also annoyed and angry, but there was nothing they could do and they dared not say anything. They were the ones who had cheated on the game, and if they were found out, it would probably cause even more trouble. For the time being, they had no choice but to endure it.
During this trip, Zhou Xuan did not detect any schools of fish in the seawater, so Uncle Yu Er went to the deeper sea further away. From ten o'clock in the morning until dark, almost ten hours, Zhou Xuan still had no signal.
Without receiving any news of the fish, Uncle Yu had no choice but to continue forward. By 10 p.m., he couldn't hold on any longer, so he called Guan Lin over and told him to keep driving while he got some sleep.
Zhou Xuan brought a book with him to the ship this time, just to prevent him from having trouble sleeping. After eating something in the evening, he lay in bed reading while using his supernatural abilities to probe underwater. However, reading had both advantages and disadvantages for him.
Reading books can indeed help Zhou Xuan fall asleep quickly, but once he's asleep, he's no longer useful for detecting schools of fish in the sea. Before, he couldn't fall asleep without reading and was always in a state between sleep and wakefulness, so he would wake up as soon as he detected a school of fish. But now that he's asleep, he doesn't feel anything at all.
Uncle Yu was also fast asleep. Guan Lin was driving the boat. This guy had lost his usual composure. He had lost money and owed 35,000 yuan in debt. How could he calm down?
Because he couldn't sleep after playing cards, his face was hot and his heart was burning in the room. He kept thinking about how he lost money and the facts. It wasn't until Uncle Yu called him to get up and start the boat that he realized he was exhausted. After starting the boat and sitting in front of the helm for more than two hours, he actually fell asleep. The boat was on the vast sea, unlike on a highway, so it was not easy to have a car accident.
Guan Lin had been dozing off since 2 a.m., and it wasn't until dawn that he glanced at the ship's instrument panel and was shocked.
The coordinates on the dashboard indicate that this area is already deep in the Pacific Ocean, no longer the East China Sea or domestic waters, but in international waters.
Guan Lin wiped away his cold sweat, stood there stunned for a moment, and then notified Uncle Yu.
"Second Uncle...we're...in trouble. We've reached...we're in international waters."
Guan Lin spoke hesitantly into the walkie-talkie, then nervously surveyed the surrounding sea. This wasn't just a matter of being far from domestic waters; on the vast ocean, without the protection of his own country's navy, who knew what he might encounter—pirates, foreign naval vessels, anything but trouble.
Uncle Yu hurriedly got up and went to the cockpit. After checking everything, he flew into a rage and yelled, "How did you steer this ship? This... we've veered off course and are now a full four hundred nautical miles out to sea! You... you... you're going to be the death of me!"
Guan Lin dared not answer. When setting sail, the worst thing you can do is deviate from the course and end up in some unfamiliar open sea areas.
Uncle Yu was annoyed, but he quickly turned the boat around and sailed back.
Guan Lin had just turned on the loudspeaker, so everyone else woke up and got up to go to the deck. Zhou Xuan shook his head, realizing he had obviously slept too soundly last night and hadn't detected any fish, wasting the whole night.
He then used his special ability to probe again. Within the East China Sea, the deepest part of the ocean was only about a hundred meters deep, which was all within his ability's detection range. But in his current location, no matter which direction he probed, the depth of the seawater exceeded two hundred meters, and he could not reach the bottom.