All of this was due to Yu Shuang!
As I thought of this, a sentence inexplicably popped into my mind.
"If Yu was born, why was Liang born!"
As a gambler who lived in the shadows, I naturally would not and was not worthy of comparing Zhou Yu to myself, nor Zhuge Liang, who was always in control, to Yu Shuang.
However, most of the difficulties I had encountered since I started my career were thanks to the queen bee, Yu Shuang.
This woman, whose intelligence was almost demonic, no matter how hard I tried to catch up to her, I could only look up to her from afar.
In terms of strength, methods, and schemes, I was completely defeated on all fronts!
She was like a towering mountain, an existence that one could only look up to in awe.
Just as Zhou Yu always felt the oppressive weight of ten thousand mountains on his heart when facing Zhuge Liang.
Could it be that Yu Shuang was my destined nemesis?
After several confrontations and games with her, I couldn't win even a single round?
Unconsciously, a deep sense of powerlessness and frustration spread through my heart without a sound.
Looking at Yun Luo, whose face was as cold as frost, I finally chose to lower my head and said, "I promise you!"
"That's more like it! The wise know when to submit!"
After nodding, Yun Luo said in a deep voice, "Don't go anywhere during this time. Just wait for my call! Oh, right..."
"I heard that Ying Baolin has brought in some strong helpers this time. Do you need me to send someone to investigate the specific situation?"
Upon hearing this, I remained silent, merely nodding in acknowledgment.
"Alright, you can go back now!"
With that, Yun Luo dismissed me.
Before leaving, I looked at Yun Luo and asked, "Can you tell me what you've done to Shen Mengqing and Xu Peiyu?"
Yun Luo shook her head and replied coldly, "No!"
"But don't worry, they are not in any danger for the time being!"
Hearing Yun Luo's words, I blurted out without thinking, "Since I've agreed to your terms, I will definitely bring down the helper Ying Baolin has invited in the gambling competition!"
"At that time, I hope you will keep your promise and release them!"
"If anything happens to those two, I can't guarantee anything else, but at least taking down this gambling ship... that's not impossible!"
With that, I pushed open the door and left without looking back.
On my way back to my room, I couldn't help but fall into deep thought...
Now it seemed that Yu Shuang's invitation to meet me at the coffee shop was not a genuine show of weakness, but rather a test.
It was obvious that in the Wenzhou region, Yu Shuang was still very afraid of the formidable Ying Baolin.
That's why she tried every means to pull me to her side, to join forces against Ying Baolin.
Once the Thousand King Token was obtained, I would become a dispensable pawn, to be discarded as she pleased.
However, there was one thing Yu Shuang said that was very true.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend!
Yu Shuang's biggest obstacle in obtaining the Thousand King Token was Ying Baolin, so he was naturally her enemy.
And my enemy, from beginning to end, was her!
In other words, the key to me turning the tables lay with the great figure, Ying Baolin!
Using the Thousand Skills Competition half a month later, if I could make good use of him, perhaps there would be a sliver of a chance to turn defeat into victory!
As long as there's gambling, there's no loss!
As long as the final card has not been revealed, even if all the face-up cards are at a disadvantage, it might not be impossible to reverse the situation!
As I was thinking, my phone suddenly vibrated repeatedly.
I took it out to see that it was Xu Shiyu calling.
As soon as I answered, I heard Xu Shiyu say in a rather urgent tone, "Chen Xiang, is it convenient for you to talk right now?"
"Convenient, go ahead!"
Hearing this, Xu Shiyu quickly said, "Saving someone is like putting out a fire. Please save my senior brother! No matter how bad an impression my senior brother might have given you before, I apologize on his behalf first!"
"He lost over a million chips in the VIP room and borrowed over two million in high-interest loans. He's being held there and can't get out. Can I trouble you to come with me to save him?"
Good heavens!
It was unbelievable that a proper gambler was caught in a sting operation, trapped and losing over three million, and was still being held there.
If it weren't for Xu Shiyu, and the fact that I had a moment of intimacy with her that one time, I would have directly refused.
But now, I could only change my question, "Where are you? Are you in the suite or the VIP room?"
"I'm already on my way to the VIP room. If you're done, just come over!"
Hearing Xu Shiyu's words, I directly responded, "Okay, I'm coming over now."
After hanging up the phone, I didn't take the direct elevator down. Instead, I first returned to the suite and called out Cheng Minglang, Han Jinlun, and Zhu Wenjing to act together.
To avoid the painful lessons of the past from repeating, I was very cautious and gathered everyone around me to deal with any unexpected situations.
Without explaining anything to Cheng Minglang and the others, I led the three of them quickly to the direct elevator, then pressed the button for the elevator going to the first floor.
...
When I arrived at the VIP room again, the entire VIP room was basically a scene of great excitement.
A large crowd of people surrounded the gambling table where Bian Liang was, constantly scrutinizing the unfolding situation with excited and curious eyes.
Pushing through the crowd to the front, I took a closer look...
I saw that the gambler, disguised as a rich man, had a large pile of plastic chips stacked in front of him.
Beside Bian Liang stood several fierce-looking thugs.
It was obvious that these were the people responsible for lending money on the spot.
Judging by the situation, after Bian Liang lost all his chips, he must have directly signed a high-interest loan with the people lending money at the venue.
Casino lending is different from outside. The people responsible for lending money will assess you based on your performance at the tables in the lobby/VIP room, or rather, how many chips you brought and in what environment you are gambling.
In the scattered tables outside, even if you brought ten thousand chips and lost them all, you could at most borrow from the lenders an amount not exceeding half of your principal.
But in the VIP room, the situation was different.
As long as you were willing to borrow, the starting amount was ten thousand, with no upper limit!
However, the premise of no upper limit was that you had to have a certain qualification.
The so-called qualification was your appearance and net worth.
Undoubtedly, after Bian Liang lost the ten thousand chips I initially gave him, he had most likely sent away all his savings in his bank card.
Otherwise, if he didn't have several million in his account, the lenders at the venue would not have signed the loan for him.
Of course, these two million were definitely not signed at once. It was likely several loans signed consecutively, with the principal and interest already calculated in advance.
This was the usual tactic favored by casino lenders.
They wanted to make you feel that you couldn't possibly repay it all at once, so you would think about repaying the interest first. Otherwise, where would the compounding interest come from later?