No one dares to risk betting that the opponent has drawn four aces while deliberately drawing four 2s. Unless, of course, the side drawing 2s is far superior to the side drawing aces! That would be blatantly toying with the opponent!
"Damn it...you...you...you tricked me?" Ahua's hand holding the cards trembled completely. His eyes widened as he stared at the four 2s in Gao Jianfei's hand with a look of horror and disbelief.
"It was really just a coincidence," Gao Jianfei said innocently.
In the monitoring room.
The staff responsible for comparing the photos reported back one after another...
"Brother Cai, this person is not among the top 120 gambling experts registered with the World Gambling Association."
"Brother Cai, this person is not among the top 150 gambling experts registered with the World Gambling Association."
...
Meanwhile, the data analysis staff were also working diligently, saying, "Brother Cai, based on the slow-motion analysis of the card-grabbing in the last round, the opponent's data has changed again. Their hand speed is estimated at 80-88; their eye speed is also estimated at 80-88."
Brother Cai frantically pulled at his hair with his right hand. "Damn it, no need to compare photos anymore. That guy probably hasn't registered with the World Gambling Association! Even if he has, it's fake data!" After a pause, Brother Cai instructed the two gambling experts standing next to him, "Ah Xiang, Crazy, you two step in and replace Ah Hua. Be careful, that guy has some tricks up his sleeve!"
"Yes, Brother Cai!"
A bald man and a middle-aged man with a missing front tooth nodded, then turned and walked towards Gao Jianfei's private room.
Bald and missing teeth are ranked 72nd and 69th in the world for gambling skills, respectively!
This kind of world ranking already puts them in a pretty strong position!
Brother Cai glanced at the security camera footage in the private room, then took out his phone and dialed Uncle Yao's number... "Uncle Yao, this is Xiao Cai. There's a bit of trouble at the place. Would you like to come and take a look yourself, or should I send you the footage?"
"What's going on?" Uncle Yao, who had been very irritable lately, asked impatiently over the phone.
Brother Cai's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately smiled obsequiously, "It's like this, Uncle Yao, tonight, a gambling expert came to cause trouble. Ah Hua has already been defeated by him. Now, I've sent Ah Xiang and Crazy to deal with him. However, strangely enough, I can't figure out how good his gambling skills are..."
In Uncle Yao's villa.
In the study, Uncle Yao held the phone in his hand... "A gambling expert? Committing trouble at my place?"
Suddenly, Uncle Yao realized something... Damn it, isn't Gao Jianfei a gambling king? At this critical moment, a gambling expert came to my place to cause trouble... Could it be that this matter is related to Gao Jianfei?
"Switch the camera over here immediately!"
Uncle Yao hung up the phone, immediately turned on his computer, and typed a few keys. Some unstable images appeared on the large LCD screen; the image showed Uncle Yao's casino. After some adjustments, finally, the image of Gao Jianfei's private room appeared clearly on Uncle Yao's computer!
"Go and invite the Taoist priests over!" As soon as he saw the scene, Uncle Yao immediately ordered one of his henchmen in the study.
Soon, several Taoist priests, led by Luo Fanzi, entered the study.
Uncle Yao stood up respectfully. "Esteemed Taoist priests, something unexpected has happened in my gambling den. I suspect it's related to Gao Jianfei. Please come and take a look!"
Several Taoist priests immediately stood in front of the computer.
Several sharp gazes were fixed on the situation in the private room on the computer screen.
"What's going on?" Luo Fanzi asked, frowning.
"Gentlemen, tonight, someone came to my place to cause trouble. As you all know, Gao Jianfei made his fortune through gambling and is a highly reputable gambling expert in the secular world! My casino is extremely famous; for many years, no one has dared to cause trouble here! But tonight's sudden appearance of this troublemaker is suspicious! And coincidentally, this gambling king, Gao Jianfei, is from D City... could it be..." Uncle Yao quickly analyzed, "Uh, gentlemen, let's take a look at the computer screen!"
Uncle Yao ordered his henchmen to move the mouse a few times quickly, and immediately, Gao Jianfei's portrait in the private room was enlarged several times!
Of course, this portrait is not Gao Jianfei's original appearance, but a middle-aged man with narrow eyes and a hooked nose!
“This…is not Gao Jianfei!” Luo Fanzi said with certainty.
Uncle Yao rubbed his eyes. "It really isn't Gao Jianfei... this..."
"Let's see how things go first." Luo Fanzi instead sat down in the chair in front of the computer desk.
Inside a private room at the casino.
Baldy and Missing Tooth had already jogged into the private room. Ahua remained standing there, dumbfounded, seemingly unable to face his defeat!
"Haha! I'm rich! I'm really rich!" Gao Jianfei ran to the gambling table and excitedly played with a pile of chips on the table... chips worth a total of 24 million!
Although 24 million is not much for a casino of Uncle Yao's size, it is still something that cannot be allowed to happen! If a stranger were to swindle 24 million from Uncle Yao, it would be tantamount to slapping Uncle Yao in the face!
Moreover, Gao Jianfei showed no intention of leaving!
"Brother Xiang, Crazy, I...I lost...My opponent was quite skilled." Ahua finally came to his senses and stammered to Baldy and Missing Tooth.
"Alright, Ahua, you go back to the monitoring room first. We'll handle this." The madman gently patted Ahua's shoulder.
Then, the bald-headed Xiang, ranked 69th in the world, said directly to Gao Jianfei, "My friend's gambling skills are amazing. Why don't you play with me?"
Chapter 293 One Against Two
Chapter 293 One Against Two
After Ahua left, Baldy and Missing Tooth simultaneously looked at Gao Jianfei with provocative eyes. Their eyes held a hint of seriousness, but mostly, disdain!
It's important to understand that rankings of 69th and 72nd are enough for some Southeast Asian countries, or even some small European nations, to find a powerful ally to attach themselves to! It's even possible for them to align themselves with the national powers of some smaller countries. The fees Uncle Yao pays to keep these two gambling tycoons in his casinos every year are enormous!
They don't need to pay too much attention to Gao Jianfei, a mysterious figure who seems to have appeared out of nowhere and who isn't even registered with the World Gambling Association!
After all, everyone in the gambling world is ambitious. Without ambition, there's no foundation to becoming a gambling king! Therefore, top-tier gamblers should register with the World Gambling Association to secure their lifelong fame, fortune, and wealth. Importantly, only gambling experts registered with the World Gambling Association and holding rankings are qualified to participate in official challenge matches!
In this way, even if an unregistered gambling expert is highly skilled, their skills won't be that great!
"Heh, based on what I know, Shen Hong is dead. Uncle Yao's casino still has four gambling experts. I've already taken care of one, so there are three left... These two should be two of the world's top 100 experts. These two experts are coming at me together. It seems things have gotten out of hand. I wonder if Uncle Yao has seen my performance? Heh, never mind that, let's deal with these two guys first!"
A confident smile curved Gao Jianfei's lips as he toyed with a few chips in his hand. He laughed and said, "What do you want to play with me? I'm a very easygoing person. You tell me how to play, and I'll play that way."
"Hmph!" Bald Xiang sneered. "Friend, let me give you a piece of advice: Uncle Yao's place has never been a place to make a name for yourself! I admit you have some skill, but don't think that just because you defeated a gambling expert ranked '108' in the world, you can control everything! Alright, enough nonsense, we'll let you choose the game."
"Then let's play mahjong," Gao Jianfei said with a smile.
"Playing mahjong?" Ah Xiang and the madman were both taken aback.
Generally speaking, at least three people are needed to play mahjong. Even if either Ah Xiang or the Madman joins Gao Jianfei, they'll still be one player short. Does that mean they should find a neutral player from among the gamblers outside to play with them?
“We’ll play three-player mahjong, the two of you can play together,” Gao Jianfei added.
"hiss!"
Both Ah Xiang and the madman couldn't help but gasp in shock!
What does it mean that Gao Jianfei is playing mahjong against two other people all by himself?
This is one against two!
Anyone who knows how to play mahjong knows that if two people team up and play against the same person, unless that person has incredible luck, they will definitely lose big!
Moreover, the combined skill level of a world-class gambling king ranked 69th and another world-class gambling king ranked 72nd is definitely greater than the sum of its parts! In other words, at the mahjong table, Gao Jianfei will face the combined efforts of A Xiang and the Madman! This is even more difficult than dealing with a gambling king ranked 50th in the world alone!
That's incredibly arrogant!
How dare they do this!
A Xiang and the madman were both stunned and speechless for a moment!
In the monitoring room.
Upon hearing Gao Jianfei's words, Brother Cai was dumbfounded... "What? He dares to play mahjong? And with Crazy and A Xiang, playing three-player mahjong? Isn't that courting death?"
That's right. Brother Cai's gambling skills are ranked 61st in the world, making him a super expert. One-on-one, neither Ah Xiang nor Crazy can beat Brother Cai. However, he wouldn't dare to play mahjong with Ah Xiang and Crazy in a two-on-one situation! That would be pure suicide!
"Unless that guy can perform at the level of a top 50 player in the world, he can forget about winning!" Cai Ge also had his own assessment.
After a pause, Brother Cai said to a staff member, "Tell A Xiang and Crazy to accept the challenge! I want to see if he has the guts to be so arrogant!"
Inside the private room.
One of the dealers in the private room received Cai Ge's order through his earpiece, then walked up to Xiang and Crazy, who were still in a daze, and said, "Brother Xiang, Brother Crazy, Cai Ge wants you to go up!"
"Ha, I've been navigating the gambling world for over twenty years, and today I've finally met my match – the number one madman! You've got guts! Well then, we accept your bet!"
Ah Xiang then instructed the dealer in the private room to clear out a mahjong table.
Before long, a mahjong table was set up in the private room, with a brand-new set of mahjong tiles on it. The three of them took their seats.
On a coffee table next to Gao Jianfei's seat, there was a mountain of chips, totaling 24 million!
Ah Xiang and Crazy also each had a coffee table next to their seats, with 24 million chips on each table.
The three began to examine the mahjong tiles.
In reality, checking mahjong tiles mainly involves quickly testing each tile and memorizing its weight!
It's important to know that the weight of each mahjong tile varies slightly depending on its suit and rank.
Highly skilled gambling experts can often accurately distinguish the suit and value of each mahjong tile by its weight. This requires an exceptional memory.
After the inspection, Gao Jianfei said, "I'm the kind of person who likes excitement. Right now, we each have 24 million on the table, which is clearly not exciting enough." With that, Gao Jianfei casually pulled a bank card from his pocket and waved it in front of A Xiang and the Madman. "I have 100 million US dollars in this card. Heh, then, how about we go big?"
After curing Zhuge Gan'en, the Zhuge family immediately opened a bank account for Gao Jianfei, which contained exactly 100 million US dollars!
"100 million US dollars?" Ah Xiang and the madman stopped in their tracks.
"No, to be precise, it's 100 million US dollars, plus 24 million RMB." Gao Jianfei smiled faintly.
In other words, if Ah Xiang and Crazy lose to Gao Jianfei, Uncle Yao's casino will lose 200 million US dollars plus 48 million RMB.
Uncle Yao's casino is indeed large-scale; bets of several million, even tens of millions, have happened before. However, bets of over one hundred million are quite rare!
The key is that it has to be in US dollars!
That means that this one game of mahjong could result in a win or loss of over a billion rubles!
Uncle Yao's casino is his ATM, but even that doesn't generate a net profit of over a billion a month! Moreover, the profits from the casino flow like an assembly line into his other investments, such as real estate and finance—sectors that don't offer short-term returns. Therefore, if the casino loses over a billion in cash, it will mean that Uncle Yao's group's cash flow will be strained!
Neither Ah Xiang nor the madman dared to agree. They both stared at the security camera in the private room.
Monitoring room.
The staff in the entire monitoring room are now completely stunned!
This was the first time they'd encountered a game worth billions of yen since joining this casino!
"Is this guy crazy?" Brother Cai didn't dare make a decision rashly, so he directly used his phone to dial Uncle Yao's number...
"Uncle, you must have seen that guy's request. This... Uncle, I don't dare let Ah Xiang and Crazy agree to it right now. What do you think, sir?"
Uncle Yao's study.
"It seems like this is a very big gamble." Luo Fanzi glanced at Uncle Yao.
Uncle Yao had seen countless storms in his life, and the current situation wasn't enough to make him change color. On the contrary, a meaningful smile appeared on his lips... "Little Cai, although I don't understand gambling, I know that in mahjong, it's extremely difficult to win against two opponents. Is that right?"
“Yes, Uncle,” Brother Cai affirmed. “Unless the opponent possesses gambling skills ranked in the top 50 in the world, they simply cannot control the situation.”