Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Isn’t it awesome? Si Mingjing gets rich overnight! 1
According to the rules, her capital was only 100 yuan!
But she had to win 50,000,000 in chips within an hour, or the tax-exempt contract would be void!
When the other players heard this, they all laughed at her for having her head in the clouds.
"Who gave her such courage? Is it Liang Jingru or Zhang Xinzhe?"
"She thinks she’s the God of Gamblers reincarnated!"
"Women! They get a little puffed up and think they can soar to the heavens just by stepping on balloons!"
"Mo Yinhe’s new darling must want to outdo Mo Yinhe’s old flame. A woman’s competitive spirit will be her downfall!"
The onlookers gossiped among themselves, each of them dousing Si Mingjing with a bucket of cold water.
Si Mingjing didn’t even bat an eyelid, always serene and unbothered, her fingertips spinning a chip.
That single chip represented 100 yuan.
Behind the gambling table, there was a large basket, much like the kind used in seafood markets to hold seafood. The Croupier scooped a sea shell out of the large basket and placed it on the table.
"Are you betting on existence or non-existence?"
There were more players than just Si Mingjing at the table, and they placed their bets one after another.
The sea shell looked small, really tiny. It seemed just a baby in the world of shellfish. Pearls are mineral beads created by the internal secretions of sea shells, containing calcium carbonate, and formed from a mass of tiny Aragonite Crystals, so a baby shell certainly couldn’t have formed a Pearl yet.
The players unanimously bet on non-existence.
With a DING, Si Mingjing placed her chip on "existence"!
Leaning in his chair, Mo Yinhe propped his chin with one hand, his deep, dark pupils staring at the sea shell in the Croupier’s hand. He could easily make out a Pearl the size of a marble inside the shell because his eyes could see through everything! His baby also unhesitatingly bet her chips on "existence." So her Clairvoyant Eyes ability... it’s still there?
Mo Yinhe couldn’t help but recall that year when he and his baby accidentally ventured into a deep-sea trench and encountered dangers where death loomed large. They survived by the skin of their teeth, and when their subordinates found them, their eyes had suffered injuries, and they were almost blind. For nearly half a month, they were as good as blind. At the time, they even mockingly comforted each other that two blind people were perfect companions for life, with no one to look down upon the other. Half a month later, their eyes suddenly regained sight, but with the added ability of Clairvoyant Eyes, it was as if a blessing had come out of a misfortune. He could see through anything with focused concentration. And his baby, once her pupils turned golden, could see through everything.
After everyone had placed their bets, the Croupier emphasized the rules again, "No more bets!"
"Stop talking, just open it. Hurry up, hurry up!" the impatient players couldn’t wait to see the results.
The Croupier skillfully opened the sea shell by hand.
A beautiful Pearl shone brightly.
There actually was a Pearl, and Si Mingjing won!
"How could such a small shell produce such a large Pearl? Is the casino cheating? I don’t accept this!"
"If I’d known, I would have bet on ’existence’ as well!"
"You know you can’t think when betting on Pearls!"
"Si Mingjing really got lucky! It was a total fluke, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse—she just guessed right!"
"Haha, I knew you couldn’t play by the book. I just won a thousand yuan this round. Fortune has finally turned in my favor!"
The nearby players had mixed outcomes; some won, some lost. The losers were disgruntled, while the winners were beaming.
In Si Mingjing’s hand, her chip count doubled; 100 yuan turned into 200 yuan.
「The second round began.」
The Croupier scooped another sea shell out of the large basket, this time a very large one. Surely containing a Pearl. But the players were wary from being tricked the round before; afraid of falling for the same trick again, many bet on "non-existence."
Si Mingjing used her Clairvoyant Eyes to look. There was indeed a large Pearl inside.
"I’m betting on existence!"
The corners of Si Mingjing’s lips curled up. With an air of nonchalant elegance, she placed her two chips on the side marked "existence."
"Open, open, open," the players urged impatiently.
The Croupier, standing behind the betting table, once again opened the sea shell with her bare hands.
A beautiful Pearl shimmered with a dazzling luster.
Si Mingjing had won again!
The chips in her hand turned from 200 yuan to 400 yuan.
「The third round began.」
The Croupier scooped out a sea shell from the large basket.
Si Mingjing glanced at it, then pushed all four of her chips forward. She bet on "non-existence."
The Croupier cracked open the sea shell, and there really was no Pearl inside.
Si Mingjing had won again!
The chips in her hand increased from 400 yuan to 800 yuan.
"Wow, is this woman really this lucky? She got it right every round for three rounds?"
"Even if she got it right for three rounds, it’s only 800 yuan. She needs to win 50 million in one hour. Compared to that, it’s not even a drop in the ocean!"
"Heh, you guys just don’t get it. Losing the first few rounds is a good sign. Those who start out very lucky usually end up losing everything!"
"I totally agree with that. Every time I start winning, I’ll end up losing for sure. It’s only when I stop playing after losing a few rounds that I really save myself!"
While a few players were sharing their experiences, Si Mingjing won again.
The chips in her hand turned from 800 yuan to 1,600 yuan.
The players looked on; Si Mingjing always bet all her chips, never holding any back in her hand.
"With this kind of betting, unless she can keep winning all the way, she could lose everything at any moment!"
"Just watch, maybe she’ll lose it all in the next round!"
But... "Wow, she won again! For her luck to be this good at the start is an ill omen; she’s doomed!"
The chips in Si Mingjing’s hands doubled again from 1,600 yuan to 3,200 yuan.
Next round, she bet all her chips once more.
And in the blink of an eye, they turned into 6,400 yuan.
Mo Yinhe ordered a hot drink.
Si Mingjing held the hot drink in her palm.
After just one sip, her 6,400 yuan turned into 12,800 yuan.
With the second sip, 12,800 yuan turned into 25,600 yuan.
By the third sip, 25,600 yuan became 51,200 yuan.
After the fourth sip, 51,200 yuan became 102,400 yuan.
With the fifth sip, 102,400 yuan turned into 204,800 yuan.
With the sixth sip, 204,800 yuan became 409,600 yuan.
By the seventh sip, 409,600 yuan became 819,200 yuan.
With the eighth sip, 819,200 yuan turned into 1,638,400 yuan.
This rate of winning was like picking up money!
She just kept on winning, and winning, and winning...
In just half an hour, Si Mingjing’s hundred yuan had turned into over 1.63 million!
Over 1.63 million yuan!
Even those who believed she would eventually lose it all couldn’t help but get excited at this point.
"Holy shit! Holy shit! There’s still half an hour left. Can her over 1.63 million turn into 50 million?"
"As long as she keeps winning, at the rate she’s betting all her chips each round, she only needs five more wins to get to 50 million!"
"Are you kidding? Just five more rounds to get 50 million?"
"Didn’t you learn math? Over 1.63 million multiplied by 2 is over 3.27 million!"
"Over 3.27 million, roll it again, and it’s over 6.55 million!"
"Over 6.55 million, roll it once more, and it’s over 13.1 million!"
"Over 13.1 million, another roll, and it’s over 26.21 million!"
"That’s right; on the fifth round, it’s over 52.42 million!"
"My God, if you calculate it like that, does she really only need five more rounds to win 50 million?"