In this round of wins and losses, everyone on the table except Zhou Xuan is a loser, but they only have a total of three or four hundred thousand chips, yet they have to pay Zhou Xuan six million one hundred and forty thousand four hundred thousand!
Looking at the huge pile of chips in front of him, Zhou Xuan still couldn't believe that he had won more than six million so easily!
Suddenly, someone patted him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Brother Hong, A-Chang, and Lü Yang.
Wei Haihong laughed and said, "Brother, I lost everything in no time. I didn't expect you to be so strong!"
As the head dealer, Lü Yang naturally knew how to handle the situation. He immediately called over another dealer and said, "Xiao Ni, come over here and take over the loss!"
Then, smiling, he said to Zhou Xuan, "Mr. Zhou, I misjudged you. You're quite the expert! Hehe, please come and sit in our VIP room."
Wei Haihong laughed and said, "Brother, come and sit down. We can't ruin things here!"
Wei Haihong understood that if Zhou Xuan won like this in the hall, it would encourage other players to follow suit, resulting in the casino losing big. This was his friend's place, so he couldn't ruin his friend's chance.
However, casinos naturally have their own methods for dealing with such matters.
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Volume One: The First Signs of Growth, Chapter Twenty-Six: A High-Paying Invitation from the Neptune
Seeing that the beautiful dealer named Loss, who had retreated to the side of the table, was still wiping the sweat from her face, Zhou Xuan felt a little embarrassed. So he grabbed a large handful of chips from his pile and handed them to her, saying, "I'm sorry, I won so much from you. Please treat me to dinner after get off work!"
This hand of chips included some large sums from the final payout, probably at least tens of thousands.
Lu Yang was somewhat surprised that this country bumpkin would be so generous, throwing down a tip of over 100,000 yuan. According to their rules, the company does not prohibit dealers from accepting tips from players.
Despite her sweating, Loss quickly accepted the tip, which was much higher than her salary. Although the company had lost money, as long as she hadn't lost intentionally or colluded with outsiders to cheat, there was nothing to worry about; the casino would naturally have a risk management department to handle it.
In the VIP lounge of the gambling ship, the casino manager and the head of the security department were present. They were monitoring everything that happened in the casino at all times, and players like Zhou Xuan were naturally already on their radar.
Judging from the surveillance footage, they couldn't find any suspicious points of Zhou Xuan cheating. Moreover, because playing dice cups is different from other games, the dice and dice cups are always controlled by the dealer, and the players cannot touch them. Therefore, the possibility of cheating is actually very small. Theoretically speaking, Zhou Xuan's winnings can only be attributed to two things: one is that he was very lucky, and the other is that he is a professional player, that is, a master.
Based on the surveillance footage, Zhou Xuan was a highly skilled player who had received special training in dice games. He had previously stood at the tables for a while on roulette, blackjack, and baccarat, but had not placed any bets. What puzzled the casino manager and supervisor was that Zhou Xuan did not act with the caution of a professional player. Instead, he placed large and bold bets without any attempt to conceal his intentions!
However, when the head dealer, Lü Yang, introduced Zhou Xuan's identity to the manager and security supervisor, they ruled out the possibility that Zhou Xuan was cheating. This was because they dared not touch Wei Haihong's identity. As a friend of Boss Chen, one of their major shareholders, Wei Haihong would not bring people to their place to cause trouble and disrupt the event.
In the VIP room, Wei Haihong was comfortably reclining on the sofa, with Zhou Xuan sitting next to him, still somewhat dazed. Lü Yang and Achang were standing to Wei Haihong's right.
The manager and the security supervisor stood respectfully opposite him. The manager's clothes were clean and tidy, and his hair was so oiled that even a fly could not stand on it.
Wei Haihong smiled faintly and said, "Xiao Zhou is my brother. I didn't expect him to be so lucky. You two, sit down and talk."
The manager then sat down, nodded, and said, "Brother Hong, I'd like to talk to Brother Zhou, is that alright?"
Wei Haihong waved his hand and said, "Ask whatever you want." To be honest, he also wanted to know what Zhou Xuan's ability was to win money on every bet.
The manager smiled at Zhou Xuan and said, "Brother Zhou, since you are Mr. Wei's brother, we can't use any other method. Hehe, if you're willing, I'd like to know more about it. Is that alright?"
This guy must know something's fishy. The matter of the icy aura in his left hand is something you can't tell just anyone! Zhou Xuan realized his carelessness then, thought for a moment, and said calmly, "Alright, of course. What do you want to ask?"
The manager said, "I am the manager of the Neptune Casino, specializing in handling casino affairs. Since it's a casino, I don't need to hold back in my words. Brother Zhou, we have surveillance equipment installed in every corner of the lobby. We have recorded everything you did at table number 22. From the recording, you did not make any cheating moves. What I don't understand is, how did you manage to be 100% sure of winning every bet?"
"This?" Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then said, "My hometown is at the foot of Wudang Mountain in Hubei. Because I was weak when I was young, my parents sent me to a temple to practice breathing exercises with an old Taoist priest. From then on, I followed the old Taoist priest to practice meditation and breathing. Later, my health improved, and my hearing also became stronger. I could hear very subtle things. When that young lady was rolling the dice just now, I could hear the numbers!"
Zhou Xuan's words were half true and half false, and the manager believed him for a moment. Besides, Zhou Xuan had never played on other tables, and the only game that required listening was dice.
Casinos certainly don't prohibit customers from listening to the dice. In fact, listening to the dice is a player's interest and a promotional tactic used by casinos. Many players believe they can hear some ideas, which is why it's so appealing.
Zhou Xuan's description sounded convincing, and both the manager and Wei Haihong were somewhat convinced.
The manager thought for a moment, then instructed Lü Yang to fetch two sets of dice cups. He covered the cups, shook them, and placed them back on the table before finally asking Zhou Xuan, "Brother Zhou, can you hear the numbers in these two sets of dice cups?"
While Zhou Xuan was shaking the cup, he had already placed his left hand on the edge of the table, leaning forward as if listening intently, but in reality, he had already released the icy energy.
The two dice cups contained different numbers: one had four, five, and six, and the other had one, four, and four. However, when Zhou Xuanbing's breath penetrated the dice, she discovered that the dice on the left, which had four, five, and six, contained a metallic substance, which she identified as a "smart remote control chip." The dice on the right, on the other hand, were made of solid acrylic glass.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Xuan pretended to frown and ponder for a while, then said, "The dice cup on the left has four, five, and six, and the dice cup on the right has one, four, and four. However, the number on the left is not very certain."
The manager's expression changed, and he slowly opened the dice cup. There were two sets of dice; the left one had four, five, and six, and the right one had one, four, and four. The numbers hadn't changed, but Zhou Xuan knew he hadn't pressed the remote control.
After a long pause, the manager finally said, "Mr. Wei, your brother here is quite a remarkable person! May I ask where he works?"
Wei Haihong was also amazed that Zhou Xuan had such a skill; he really hadn't seen it coming and hadn't expected it. After a pause, he replied, "Brother, you tell me yourself."
Wei Haihong wasn't unwilling to tell him, but he also didn't know what Zhou Xuan's profession was. He guessed it might be something like antiques, but he never dreamed it would be an industry completely unrelated to those.
Zhou Xuan didn't hide his profession at all: "I used to be a lifeguard at an amusement park, and I only started working as an appraiser at Mr. Chen's antique shop a few days ago."
The manager was taken aback. He didn't know much about appraising antiques, but he knew about lifeguards. It was a very common and low-paying temporary job. Why was Mr. Wei's brother doing this?
The reason he didn't activate the remote control to change the numbers was that Zhou Xuan had already heard something strange about the dice, so he wasn't sure about the numbers. Also, since he was just testing Zhou Xuan's skills and not actually gambling with him, there was no need to change the numbers. Besides, since Zhou Xuan could hear something strange about the dice, he could naturally hear it with the remote control in his hand as well. If it were a real gamble, wouldn't he just be asking for trouble?
The manager smiled and said, "Since Brother Zhou doesn't have a stable job, I'll make the decision for my boss. Would Brother Zhou be willing to work on our Neptune?"
Before Zhou Xuan could answer, he immediately added, "If you can agree, I can guarantee a salary of over a million, plus commission!"
Casino bonuses are always more lucrative than salaries, and his words were clearly an attempt to entice Zhou Xuan with an annual salary of over two million.
However, the manager wasn't stupid. If Zhou Xuan used his skills to gamble with those billionaire gamblers in the VIP section, the money the casino could earn would be far more than just two million. That's why he dared to offer Zhou Xuan such high terms even when the major bosses on the board were not present.
Zhou Xuan's move truly shocked them all. After all, the masters described in movies are just legends; there are no people with such extraordinary skills in reality. There are professional gamers, but none of them can reach this level.
Despite the manager's blatant invitation, Wei Haihong did not object. In fact, he didn't want to; it was best for Zhou Xuan to choose his own path.
The manager then said, "Brother Zhou, there's no rush. You can take your time to think it over. I think we can start by discussing the gambling aspect."
The manager, intending to attract Zhou Xuan's attention, said, "Speaking of gambling games, you could basically say that gambling is also a kind of science. It's a kind of mathematical knowledge with rules and strategies. There are two old Chinese sayings about gambling: 'The house always wins' and 'Those who gamble for a long time will inevitably lose.' The former says the principles behind the rules of gambling and the source of casino profits, while the latter explains that the outcome of gamblers' entertainment in casinos is not 'unpredictable and purely a matter of luck.' If it were just a matter of luck, I've never seen a casino close down because of bad luck."