"Hmm, this is about right!" Gao Jianfei smiled and then took out 10 of these green chips.
2000 yuan.
Just playing around with it for a bit.
Actually, Gao Jianfei didn't want to gamble either, but he really wanted to avoid the situation for a while. He didn't want to stand there like an idiot, letting Chen Yaohui and Sally secretly observe and study him.
"Well, you don't need to worry about me, I'll just play around by myself. Yaohui, Sally, you two go about your business." Gao Jianfei smiled, then took 10 green chips and went straight into the casino.
Watching Gao Jianfei's retreating figure, Sally couldn't help but whisper, "Brother Yaohui, this... Mr. Gao, how did you meet him? Anyway, I feel that he really resembles Gao Jin."
Chen Yaohui stared at Gao Jianfei's retreating figure, his eye muscles twitching involuntarily. "Sally, this Gao Jianfei, although he looks rustic and naive, is actually quite skilled! However, he shouldn't be related to Gao Jin. After all, how could a playboy like Gao Jin have any descendants? When he was young, he changed women almost every week… Also, I deliberately mentioned Gao Jin being framed earlier, but Gao Jianfei's expression was very calm. I think, well, it's a coincidence. Just as he said, it's all just a coincidence!" After a pause, Chen Yaohui continued, "Also, Sally, I now consider Gao Jianfei a friend, so please don't have anyone investigate him. I don't want to fall out with someone like him!"
“Uh… Brother Yaohui, a friend?” Sally gave Chen Yaohui a sly and amused look. “A friend I can use?”
Chen Yaohui smiled calmly, neither confirming nor denying.
A hint of doubt appeared in Sally's eyes. "Brother Yaohui, is his skill really that good?"
Chen Yaohui patted Sally's full and elastic buttocks. "Don't ask too many questions about these things. In short, unless absolutely necessary, I will not stand on the opposite side of someone like Gao Jianfei."
After saying that, Chen Yaohui left the bar and walked down the circular corridor inside the casino towards the third floor.
After leaving Chen Yaohui and Sally, Gao Jianfei, holding 10 chips worth a total of 2,000 yuan, wandered aimlessly between each gambling table.
Now, Gao Jianfei no longer needs to pretend so deliberately.
His face showed a variety of expressions... shock, horror, suspicion, and some anger!
If what Chen Yaohui said earlier is true, and that his father lost both legs and one hand because he was framed in the last gambling game, then who was the person who framed his father?
What exactly happened?
At this moment, it was as if a huge fog was shrouding Gao Jianfei, and he had to dispel this fog to see the truth inside!
After all, it involved his own father! And... the key issue lies in the word "framed"!
However, Gao Jianfei couldn't possibly ask Chen Yaohui about such a thing; even if he did, Chen Yaohui probably wouldn't know the answer. Of course, Gao Jianfei wouldn't ask his own father either.
Judging from the current situation, everything depends on Gao Jianfei himself to investigate secretly!
Of course, Tang Bao might be a breakthrough point.
"In short, I will definitely get to the bottom of this!" Gao Jianfei shook his head, temporarily suppressing the various questions and anger surging in his heart, and shifted his attention to the gambling table next to him.
That was a Texas Hold'em betting table.
Chapter Fifty-One: A Super Master?!
Chapter Fifty-One: A Super Master?!
In front of Gao Jianfei, there was a gambling table, and five people were sitting around it, playing Texas Hold'em.
There were no gamblers watching around this gambling table. Presumably, it was to prevent someone from cheating by having their accomplice peek at the opponent's cards and then announce them.
Gao Jianfei wanted to go over and take a look, but he was gently stopped by several burly men in black shirts standing on the perimeter. "Excuse me, sir, you can only join if you are sure you want to play Texas Hold'em. This gambling table is not for spectators."
Gao Jianfei was stunned for a moment.
To be honest, in such a large casino, the games Gao Jianfei knew how to play were actually quite few. Stud poker appeared quite often in Hong Kong movies; the rules were simple: five cards, the first hole card was revealed, and then the 24th card determined the betting order based on its value. Gao Jianfei knew how to play stud poker, so I originally planned to go and check it out.
"Sir, if you want to play Texas Hold'em, please prepare at least 50,000 chips." The man in the black shirt glanced at the 10 green chips that Gao Jianfei was playing with and gave him a reminder.
"Then I'll look at something else." Gao Jianfei shrugged helplessly.
After leaving the gambling table, Gao Jianfei wandered around.
Baccarat, blackjack, dice, big or small... these games, though simple, didn't interest Gao Jianfei much. It was a mahjong table that, however, drew his attention.
It's worth noting that in Gao Jianfei's hometown of ZG City, mahjong is an extremely popular recreational game. Every evening, most teahouses in ZG City are packed, with people of all ages and backgrounds enjoying a cup of tea and a few rounds of mahjong with friends after dinner.
Mahjong is a deeply ingrained and timeless game. However, it is also a form of gambling.
As luck would have it, Gao Jianfei also knows how to play mahjong.
At the mahjong table, three middle-aged women and a young man were playing vigorously. Suddenly, the young man's phone rang. He answered it, said a few words, then stood up, smiled apologetically at the three women, picked up his chips, and left the mahjong table. It seemed he had something to do and had to leave.
The three middle-aged women exchanged glances, their expressions revealing their helplessness... For those who enjoy playing mahjong, being one player short is a painful experience.
One of the middle-aged women called over a waitress in a cheongsam and whispered a few instructions. The waitress nodded, looked up, and saw Gao Jianfei.
At this moment, the waitress walked towards Gao Jianfei with a smile. "Sir, would you like to play mahjong?"
"Uh? I... I can play too, but how much is the stake on this mahjong table?" Gao Jianfei asked. He only had 2,000 yuan in chips. If the other side played for high stakes, he could lose all 2,000 yuan in one round if he had bad luck.
"Sir, the three ladies are playing a standard hand, starting at 50 yuan." The pretty waitress smiled patiently. "In addition, our casino will take 10% of the winnings from the winners of your table of mahjong."
"Oh, starting at 50 yuan," Gao Jianfei weighed the chips in his hand and did a quick calculation in his mind... 50 yuan for a regular hand, so even if someone wins by drawing a winning tile themselves, it's only a few hundred yuan! He had 2,000 yuan, so as long as his luck wasn't extremely bad, he could give it a try! At worst, he could just lose it all and leave!
"Alright, I'll play with them." With that, Gao Jianfei walked over. He smiled at the three middle-aged women who were getting quite impatient, and then sat down in the seat of the young man who had just left.
Gao Jianfei placed 10 green chips in front of him.
The three middle-aged women were actually quite dissatisfied. Each of them had at least 250,000 chips in front of them. While a 50-yuan minimum bet for a "flat win" (a winning hand in Mahjong) wasn't considered a high-stakes game in a major coastal city, or even in this casino, Gao Jianfei's mere 2,000 yuan in chips was indeed... rather meager!
Gao Jianfei was simply dressed, and his face and eyes looked very youthful; he definitely didn't look like a wealthy person. Therefore, the three middle-aged women were all inwardly resentful of the waiter for sending such a poor, country bumpkin!
However, they are all quite addicted to cards. When they are short one player, they can just grab someone randomly to make up the numbers and play.
The four of them started playing mahjong.
The waitress who had served Gao Jianfei breathed a sigh of relief. Her job was to quickly find someone among the gamblers to fill in when a group was short one player for a mahjong game. She was very observant and could tell from Gao Jianfei's appearance that he was a country bumpkin. However, for the sake of her job and to avoid customer complaints, she reluctantly fooled him. Now, standing beside the mahjong table, she watched Gao Jianfei with a hint of schadenfreude… “Sigh, looks like I need to find another target. This silly boy can only last half an hour at most!”
While playing mahjong, the three middle-aged women couldn't help but tease Gao Jianfei.
A fat man said, "Young man, you love playing mahjong?"
While arranging the tiles, Gao Jianfei honestly replied, "Hehe, I used to occasionally invite friends to play mahjong when they were short one player. However, I rarely play mahjong. On average, I play it about two or three times a month."
"Pfft!" Another thin, middle-aged woman, who was rather unattractive, chuckled, almost knocking the cigarette out of her mouth. "Hehe, young man, consider your money today as tuition! 2,000 yuan is just a matter of a few laps. Your tuition is a bit too expensive!"
"Hahaha..." The three middle-aged women burst into laughter.
Gao Jianfei had no interest. In this round, Gao Jianfei rolled the dice, and with a casual throw, he rolled a "3".
Everyone started to "scout" and investigate.
In this round, Gao Jianfei had extremely bad luck, drawing a terrible hand that only got worse. Adding to this, the three middle-aged women were quite skilled at playing cards; they seemed to anticipate what cards Gao Jianfei needed and what he would meld, so they played very cautiously. As a result, even after Gao Jianfei let his opponent win a 3-point hand, he didn't manage to meld a single card!
"Damn it, I've met a master!" Gao Jianfei threw two chips to his opponent, 400 yuan, and lost it all so easily.
In the second round, Gao Jianfei had slightly better luck. After drawing a few good cards, he was finally able to declare a winning hand!
Although it was just a "three-six bamboo" flat hand, Gao Jianfei breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Gao Jianfei had just reached the ready hand and hadn't even had his turn to draw a tile when the obese middle-aged woman to his left won by drawing a tile herself... "Pure suit, plus one kong, 4 points!"
"Uh...?" Gao Jianfei was stunned for a moment... This fat woman's luck is too good, isn't it?
I checked her cards, and there was nothing wrong; she had indeed won.
After losing 800 yuan four times, Gao Jianfei only had 800 yuan left in front of him.
Three middle-aged women were playing mahjong, arranging tiles, and chatting and laughing. "Hehe, young man, you can't hold your nerve. Your little bit of money is really not enough!"
The waitress standing to the side couldn't help but chuckle... "Hehe, there are still a few hundred yuan left, and this country bumpkin's skills are terrible. He'll probably lose it all in the next round. I think I should start looking for a replacement right away!" A mocking smile played on her lips as she looked around.
Indeed, Gao Jianfei knew in his heart that with only 800 yuan left, he could only afford to bet 4 times the stake. He couldn't afford to lose any more! If he lost again, he would have to pack his bags and leave!
Although the money wasn't Gao Jianfei's own, anyone would get frustrated if they kept losing at cards. Besides, how embarrassing would it be to lose all your chips and slink away?
As Gao Jianfei dealt the cards, he pondered... I can't keep losing! So... what should I do? Cheate?
Wait... cheating?
In fact, Gao Jianfei had previously seen various ways to cheat at mahjong online, and one of the simplest and most common methods was... "drawing 2 and hitting 2".
As the name suggests, when playing cards, when it's your turn to "draw" cards, you instantly "draw" two cards, and then when it's time to play, you discard the two cards you don't need.
As we all know, if you can draw two cards each time, you have many more options for combining the cards in your hand! The probability of drawing good cards almost doubles... well, according to mathematical probability, it might even be more than double!
However, this method of cheating requires extremely fast hand speed!
To be able to draw two cards and play two cards without being noticed by the other three people, your hand speed must be faster than their eyesight!
"Hand speed?" Gao Jianfei smiled to himself after taking his 13 cards.
Speaking of hand speed... well, just yesterday, Gao Jianfei learned Zhu Cong's "Miraculous Hands" skill, which is a skill that relies entirely on hand speed!
Driven by the dual mentality of not being able to afford to lose and wanting to try, when it was Gao Jianfei's turn to "draw" the cards, he simply flicked his right hand and got two cards in his hand, one of which was hidden in his palm.
This speed was clearly faster than the eyesight of the three middle-aged women. Furthermore, they were all focused on their own hands, their strategies, and their combinations, and didn't even glance at where Gao Jianfei drew his card.
Gao Jianfei calmly added two cards to his hand, and coincidentally, these two cards were exactly what he needed!
Play two more useless cards, and you'll be ready to win immediately!
"7 of Bamboo!" Gao Jianfei deliberately shouted, then played a "7 of Bamboo," while quickly sliding a "2 of Sticks" onto the table without anyone noticing! Completely undetected!
"Phew!" Gao Jianfei breathed a sigh of relief, took out his cigarette, lit one, and started smoking.
He's currently waiting for the 58,000 tile to complete his hand. Although it's just a regular hand, he's already won relatively early. Those three middle-aged women probably still have a messy hand!
This time, good fortune is on Gao Jianfei's side.
After drawing the next tile, he immediately discarded an "eight of characters".
"Ah...sorry, I won! I finally won. It wasn't easy, phew, it really wasn't easy." Gao Jianfei pushed the tiles aside, making a gesture as if wiping sweat.
"Huh? He won so quickly?" The three middle-aged women were a little incredulous... How could a complete novice win in front of them?
They all stared intently at Gao Jianfei's hand, confirming that there were no problems. But it was just a regular hand, nothing special. Hmm, luck, luck, a newbie's luck!
Continue playing mahjong.
After giving it a try, he succeeded easily, which greatly increased Gao Jianfei's interest and confidence.
Next, Gao Jianfei wasn't satisfied with just a regular hand; he continued to draw two cards and discard two. Drawing two cards each time was incredibly satisfying! Moreover, to be on the safe side, after drawing two cards, Gao Jianfei would discard one and secretly put the other back in the draw position.
Such an action is almost impossible for an ordinary person to accomplish without being noticed!
But with Gao Jianfei's current hand speed, that would be... too easy.
In the second hand, Gao Jianfei didn't try to go all out; he simply went for a pure suit hand, which was worth three points. Just as he was about to declare a winning hand, he was defeated by the player to his left.
"Uh... I'm so lucky! All one suit, three times! Auntie, 400 yuan." Gao Jianfei pretended to wipe his sweat again.
"He won again? And it's a Pure Hand? He made a Pure Hand so quickly... This..." The three middle-aged women were surprised again! In general, whenever Gao Jianfei won, they would be shocked. After all, in their eyes, Gao Jianfei was just a complete novice!