Unfortunately, my mental balance was gradually lost, and I lost my original insight and confidence.
Facing the completely identical card faces, my memory of these 50 cards began to become chaotic...
My fingers repeatedly roamed over the 50 card faces, stopping and starting, starting and stopping, hesitation and indecision written all over my face.
Although my indecisiveness was clearly seen by Yu Shuang, she did not urge me to speak.
With victory in her grasp, the corners of her mouth curved into an almost imperceptible arc again.
The time it took to smoke a cigarette passed...
It wasn't until the cigarette butt clamped between my fingers suddenly transmitted a scorching pain, and the sweat seeping from my forehead dripped onto the card faces with a "pat" sound, that I slowly came back to my senses.
"This is it!"
Gritting my teeth fiercely, after staring at the deck for a long time, I directly drew a card from the middle.
However, I did not reveal it on the spot, but pressed it firmly under my palm.
To be honest, I had no way of being sure whether this card was the one I was looking for, the ace of spades that could win in one fell swoop.
Therefore, I lost the courage to reveal the card.
Because... I was afraid of failure!
Seeing that I did not reveal the card, Yu Shuang said nothing, but decisively reached out and drew a card from the end of the deck.
Revealing it, it was the ace of spades.
At this moment, I knew I had lost.
And it was a very miserable loss.
Although it seemed like the victory was decided in the final round, in fact, I had already lost in the previous round.
Using his methods against him!
Yu Shuang won the second round against me in the same way I had won the first.
For me, a professional cheat, this was a great humiliation.
"I won."
Yu Shuang smiled, and while smiling, she teased, "You were allowed to draw a card first, and you still couldn't seize this winning opportunity. How could you be so useless?"
Yu Shuang's soul-piercing words made me look like I had no will to live. I stood up directly and said, "A bet is a bet. I'm leaving!"
After speaking, I prepared to turn and leave.
Just then, Yu Shuang suddenly called out to me, "Wait a moment!"
Hearing this, I was slightly stunned and asked, "What's wrong? Do you need something else?"
Without answering my question, after her gaze lingered on me for a while, Yu Shuang slowly said, "Although I don't know what deep-seated hatred you have with that Wang Yu, I still want to remind you of something."
"If there's no great feud you can't let go of, just endure it if you can. Don't provoke him easily!"
Yu Shuang's words instantly froze me in place.
I didn't expect that her purpose in calling me was to remind me not to provoke Wang Yu easily.
Could it be that this guy Wang Yu had become very powerful and formidable now?
With just a few simple words, my feet, which were about to step out, immediately stopped in place.
I didn't know whether to go or stay.
I had to admit that Yu Shuang was very good at reading people and acting accordingly.
She knew very well what I cared about.
Therefore, after winning the match, without any obligation to reveal information about Wang Yu, she deliberately did this to keep me.
Moreover, to avoid my dislike, she specifically used this friendly reminder to leak some information about Wang Yu from the side, successfully piquing my interest.
Yu Shuang knew very well that since I had returned to the card room without hesitation to inquire about Wang Yu's information, I would not leave easily.
She was very smart, perhaps too smart.
"You called me just to tell me this?" I asked with a frown.
"Yes and no."
Nodding and then shaking her head, Yu Shuang suddenly put on a serious face and said to me, "What if I told you that if I were to plan it, I could make him lose all his wealth and yet be forced to live a painful life?"
"Simply put, it's making him wish he were dead! Would you... choose to stay?"
As soon as I heard this, my eyes instantly froze.
As expected! After going in circles, Yu Shuang's ultimate goal was to keep me and persuade me to join the Huadu Casino.
To be honest, after witnessing Yu Shuang's almost divine cheating skills and her ability to easily discern people's minds, my attitude towards her could be perfectly described by an old saying from my hometown.
"Shit three feet away from you!"
So, I directly replied to Yu Shuang, "No need!"
Unmoved by my answer, Yu Shuang continued on her own, "I remember a senior once told me that the life of a cheat, like that of an ordinary person, is full of twists and turns, ups and downs."
"On the journey of life, no one can achieve a hundred victories without a single defeat."
"Similarly, on the gambling table, no cheat can achieve a hundred victories without a single loss!"
"But the difference is, ordinary people have a chance to start over after failure."
"But cheats don't!"
"Therefore, if you want to keep winning, the prerequisite must be to continuously improve and polish your cheating skills!"
"You can ignore what I'm saying for the sake of pride, but judging by your performance in the third round, you don't even have the courage to reveal the card and face failure squarely. This path of a cheat... you should probably give it up!"
"And forget about revenge!"
"I'm not afraid to tell you, Wang Yu, whom you hate to the bone, his father is Wang Yangming, the top leader of our Liangshan Town!"
"You can cheat his son at the card table, once, twice, or even three or four times."
"But if you are caught even once, it won't be as simple as breaking your hands and feet."
"I don't need to say how big Liangshan Town is, you must know. Here, Wang Yangming is heaven, he is earth, he is the undisputed local emperor!"
"Do you really think that by learning a little bit of cheating, you can easily control someone's life and death?"
"If you want to deal with his son, I'm not afraid to say something that will discourage you: he could kill your whole family... without batting an eye!"
Watching Yu Shuang's expression gradually turn cold, my heart was like a stormy sea, churning and fluctuating.
"What exactly are you trying to say?"
My tone also became somewhat cold due to Yu Shuang's expression.
In fact, it even carried a hint of anger and unease.
This time, Yu Shuang did not evade my question, but responded directly, "What I want to say is... as long as you join Huadu, I can avenge you and make his family fall apart and his wife and children scattered!"
"Or, if your strength in all aspects reaches a certain level, you can do it yourself, either is fine."
Seeing that I seemed about to refuse again, Yu Shuang quickly added, "Have you heard the old saying? 'A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years.'"
"Cheating skills are just a stepping stone on your path to revenge. How you use this stepping stone will directly affect the subsequent path of revenge."
"My personal suggestion is that before you fully grow, you might as well try to downplay your hatred and turn it into motivation to constantly push yourself to improve!"
"The reason I'm telling you so many digressions is purely because gold is easy to get, but a general is hard to find!"
"Join Huadu, use Huadu as a springboard, and elevate your comprehensive strength to the same level as your enemy."
"At that time, you will find that revenge is actually a trivial matter that can be settled in minutes!"