The moment I heard those words, my entire body trembled, and my brow furrowed tightly.
I swear to Buddha, what kind of person is this! So unsportsmanlike!?
Up to this point, as the biggest loser in the entire game, I had already staked nearly half of my personal savings for the Gambling King, Wang Yu.
And you, after taking everything, just leave?
Just as I was about to lose my temper and curse Wang Yu out...
"Hahahahahaha~"
After a hearty laugh, Wang Yu didn't even glance at me, lit a cigarette, and said, "Just kidding, livening up the atmosphere!"
"How could I, Wang Yu, be someone who walks away after winning money?"
"Let's keep going while the luck is good!"
With that, Wang Yu began shuffling the cards again.
Seeing this, I finally realized that this guy was deliberately trying to provoke me!
It made sense, though! Not only had I lost the most, but he had also put me down the most. If he didn't provoke me, who else would he provoke?
But it didn't matter.
Winning early doesn't mean winning; losing late means losing.
As he dealt the cards, Wang Yu smugly asked me, "Xiangzi, are you cutting again?"
"Take my advice, don't cut!"
"See, if you hadn't cut the cards just now, I wouldn't have gotten a Kces.
"If you keep cutting, I'm afraid... you won't have any money left to lose!"
I didn't immediately retort. Instead, I pulled out another stack of money from my handbag at my feet, placed it on the table, and sneered, "Heh, no worries! The money is right here. If you have the guts, win it all!"
Hearing this, Wang Yu burst into laughter again, "No, no! It's not that serious, Xiangzi!"
"We're old classmates, after all. I'll go easy on you later and deal you some good hands to help you recover some of your losses."
Despite his words, Wang Yu's eyes remained fixed on the stack of money in front of me.
Seeing this, I inwardly sneered.
Wang Yu's greedy demeanor was truly unsightly. But I could understand.
At the gambling table, gamblers who appear to have principles and good self-control often become completely unrecognizable once their principles are broken and their self-control is unleashed.
There's no other reason than greed!
Wang Yu wasn't greedy before because he felt he couldn't get what he wanted.
But now, it's different! His winning streak is strong, with consecutive big hands, and a single Kces directly brought in over ten thousand yuan!
With all these factors combined, he felt that as long as his luck continued to be this good, he might actually have a chance to win fifty to sixty thousand!
Why wouldn't he be greedy when a single game could cover his food and drinks for half a year for free!?
However, what he didn't know was that greed can turn into poverty in just a single thought!
Ignoring Wang Yu, I secretly pocketed three cards using the "Falling Leaves Flying Flowers" technique, preparing to slaughter the pig.
...
Relying on the advantage of six cards, I made up for my shortcomings and freely arranged the cards. I finally got a mixed straight of 8, 9, 10, sounding the horn of counterattack.
This hand allowed me to win back nearly 3,000 yuan.
Seeing this, Wang Yu curled his lips disdainfully and said coldly, "Yo! You got lucky, huh? You actually cut a tractor."
Although I didn't say anything, I merely shrugged indifferently. However, through this, I accurately judged... that Wang Yu truly hadn't changed at all!
Card character is character.
Judging by his behavior, this guy was still the same old him, fundamentally unable to stand seeing others do well!
Even if others had a rare moment of good luck, he couldn't stand it.
People like Wang Yu, once they become true gamblers, are absolutely self-centered.
Simply put, he can only accept winning money, and not just winning, but winning continuously. And he absolutely cannot accept others winning money, even if they win very little, as long as it's less than him, it's unacceptable.
In the eyes of us card sharks, people like Wang Yu have excellent potential to become gambling addicts.
Gamblers and gambling addicts, though only a word apart, are vastly different in character.
Gamblers at least have basic moral bottom lines and conscience, while gambling addicts do not.
Moreover, gambling addicts are stubborn and won't listen to advice. The more you try to persuade them, the more they get into it!
Once they lose money, gambling addicts are capable of doing anything!
After confirming Wang Yu's character and his potential to become a gambling addict, I stopped holding back and launched a series of attacks.
Strike while the iron is hot!
We'll settle old and new scores together.
Next, I used the perfect shuffling technique to shuffle the cards three times, naturally winning three hands in a row.
However, I controlled the pace very well.
I didn't deal myself incredibly powerful hands, nor did I deal good hands to more than two players. The three consecutive wins were all pairs to mixed straights.
Including the previous hand, I won back about 10,000 yuan in total from four hands.
Starting from the fifth hand, I changed my strategy and used the perfect shuffling technique to deal a good hand to that young delinquent named Huang Feixiang.
A flush starting with a Queen of Hearts.
In addition, I dealt myself a pair of J-high flushes of the same suit as Huang Feixiang.
This hand made me lose over 3,000 yuan again.
From the moment I decided to make a move on Wang Yu, I had already set the tone for what was to come.
Win more, lose less.
The "win more, lose less" here is not meant literally.
Instead, I decided to try and win as many rounds as possible, regardless of the amount, to accumulate gradually.
And when I lose, I would try to lose money in some crucial rounds.
However, I would control the amount lost within a certain upper limit, to ensure that the money entering my pocket was significantly higher than the money leaving it.
The 3,000 yuan I lost just now was the maximum value of the loss limit I had secretly set.
The purpose of doing this was to eliminate everyone's vigilance and leave them with no excuses, especially Wang Yu!
I know this guy; he's extremely narrow-minded.
If I kept losing a few hundred yuan in insignificant rounds, he would definitely find excuses to criticize me.
What's said carelessly can be taken to heart.
Rumors and slander can destabilize a person without any evidence.
After all the foreplay and groundwork, I didn't want his few narrow-minded words to arouse suspicion and doubt from others.
After all, this game was just the first step in pushing him into an abyss.
Therefore, I not only had to win, but I had to win perfectly! Win in a way that left Wang Yu speechless!
...
Watching his cronies happily shuffling the cards, Wang Yu, with red eyes, cursed, "Damn it! After hitting the Kces, my luck seems to have gone bad!"
As for Huang Feixiang, after finishing the shuffle, he excitedly handed the cards to me, dancing with joy, and said with blinking eyes, "Xiangzi, right? Cut me another flush, bro!"
Hearing this, I almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.
You choose the road to hell when heaven's gate is open! I was just wondering whether to cut the cards proactively, and someone actually offered it so eagerly?
Do they all see me as a guiding light?
Fine! I'll satisfy you.
Without any hesitation, I started with the "Falling Leaves Flying Flowers" technique and completed the cut without anyone noticing.
After that, from half-past three until close to seven, for a full three and a half hours, Wang Yu not only lost back all the money he had won, but in the end, he even lost all the money in his pockets, clean and clear! The final big winner was not me. I only managed to win back the money I had lost, and an additional less than five thousand yuan.
And Wang Yu's loyal lackey, the one who was shouting for me to cut the cards, Huang Feixiang, won a fortune!
Actually, the original outcome shouldn't have been like this, but after receiving a hint from Yu Shuang, I decisively chose to trust her.
If you don't trust someone, don't use them.
Since we had turned a new page and put aside our grievances to cooperate, I had no reason to doubt her.