Chapter 41: The Initiative
In the end, winning four over his own three, the goddess of victory favored Lin Tian!
Really, he brought misfortune upon himself!!!
Green was so angry that he wished he could slap himself hard; what a foul mouth, indeed!
"Did I win?" Lin Tian looked towards the dealer.
"Yes!" The dealer nodded and helped Lin Tian arrange all the chips on the table in front of him.
"Ha ha, awesome!" Lin Tian felt an incredible sense of satisfaction.
No wonder so many people love playing cards, especially when there’s money involved.
The thrilling process and sense of victory can’t be matched by any other game.
Green lost with unwillingness and pointed at Lin Tian’s nose, cursing, "You set me up?"
"Set you up?" Lin Tian smiled gently, "Don’t say I set you up just because you lost money; how did I set you up?"
"You must have cheated!" Green suddenly stood up, glaring angrily at Lin Tian.
"The cards were opened by you; if there’s cheating, wouldn’t it be you cheating?" Lin Tian’s words were flawless.
Even those present felt Green couldn’t take the loss, and they all defended Lin Tian with righteous words.
"Foreigner, if he cheated, wouldn’t you have won?"
"Think before you speak, don’t be a sore loser!"
"One hand with AK4 and another with AK3, would you even need to cheat with such hands?"
The spectators questioned Green, and in doing so, they inadvertently supported Lin Tian.
"Listen, think before you speak; if you refuse to accept the loss, get more money and we’ll continue playing, but don’t accuse me of anything!" Lin Tian playfully toyed with the thick stack of chips, looking smug.
"Give me five million more!" Green, losing his mind in anger, pulled out his bank card and handed it to the beautiful waitress beside him.
Soon, the waitress returned with the card, smiling slightly, "Sir, this card is empty!"
"What?" Green exclaimed, suddenly remembering there wasn’t enough money on the card.
With no money and refusal to lose, Green angrily said to Lin Tian, "Don’t go anywhere, I’ll get some money!"
"Don’t worry, I’ll sit right here waiting for you, I’ll make sure you lose fair and square!" Lin Tian wanted to see what tricks Green might pull out.
Meanwhile, Lin Tian was also waiting for Bai Shishi to act; since the plan was to expose cheating, Bai Shishi would definitely signal before making a move.
Green stood up and headed towards the table where Durant and Bai Shishi were sitting.
"Green, why are you here? Did you win all the money from that kid?" After Durant spoke, he flashed a proud smile at Bai Shishi opposite him.
This smile carried deep meaning—look, Miss Bai, even if you brought someone, it still won’t work!
Bai Shishi sighed, losing her mood to play cards instantly. Lin Tian, that kid, was still young and reckless; he needed proper cultivation before he could be used effectively.
Playing cards with Green, given Green’s skills, losing two hundred was just a paid lesson.
"Brother, lend me some money, I’ll pay you back later!" Green avoided talking about the loss.
"Huh?" Durant turned his head to stare at Green with a dazed expression.
"What?" Bai Shishi blinked her beautiful eyes, fixing her gaze on Green.
Borrowing money? What’s going on?
Could it be he’s lost everything?
This thought simultaneously appeared in Durant and Bai Shishi’s minds.
"You! Lost everything?" Durant’s expression turned serious, asking with incredulity in his voice.
"Yes!" Green nodded with an embarrassed look, saying, "Not only did I lose tonight’s winnings, I also lost all the money from my bank card!"
"Whoa!" Durant was flabbergasted; he couldn’t fathom how that young student-like guy could have won against Green.
Knowing Green’s cheating skills weren’t inferior to his own, if Green lost, his own chances of winning were slim, too.
Could it be that the young man is really strong?
"How much... in total... did you lose?" By the time Durant asked, his voice was trembling.
"Three million!" Green knew he couldn’t hide it anymore, so he said it outright.
"You are freaking crazy!" Durant stood up and slapped Green hard.
"I got carried away!" Facing Durant’s slap, Green’s expression was ferocious, yet he confessed truthfully.
"Miss Bai, your relative’s son is really good at cards!" Durant sat back down and coldly laughed at Bai Shishi.
"Perhaps he just got lucky today and happened to win!" Bai Shishi threw her cards away; her hand was bad, and it wasn’t worth the risk to follow.
Besides, Lin Tian over there had already won three million, and tonight, it seemed Durant and Green wouldn’t be leaving easily.
With Lin Tian’s victory, the initiative fell into her hands.
Bai Shishi didn’t believe Durant and Green wouldn’t try to win back the lost money.
Unlike Bai Shishi’s considerations, Durant also casually discarded his cards. Green had already lost money; blaming him was pointless now; the urgent matter was how to win back the lost money.
After all, the three intended to make a profit on Celestial Dragon Continent while still young, and then return home for a carefree life.
Now, with such a big loss, the carefree life seemed unattainable.
"Miss Bai, I won’t play with you today. I’ll go meet your relative’s son!" Durant picked up the chips on the table and walked to the adjacent table.
"It’s getting more interesting!" Bai Shishi watched Durant and Green’s hurried backs and smiled slightly with her red lips.
Facing Lin Tian alone against two was challenging, prompting Bai Shishi to decisively get up and walk towards him; it was time for tonight’s main drama!
When Green and Durant both sat across from Lin Tian, Lin Tian flicked a chip with his thumb: "What? You even brought reinforcements?"
"What game were you playing just now?" Once seated, Durant directly asked.
"Three-Card Poker!" Lin Tian pointed to the playing cards on the table: "Do you want to play a couple of rounds too?"
"Deal the cards, let’s begin!" Durant casually tossed ten hundred-thousand chips to Green: "Let’s play together!"
With Green and himself, they had enough power even if the opponent was strong.
"Durant, so this is ganging up against me?" Bai Shishi suddenly appeared behind Lin Tian, pressing her whole body against him.
This scene caused many spectators to show dull expressions and envious eyes.
Dull, because none of them had ever seen Bai Shishi act so intimately with any man.
Envious, naturally at Lin Tian being so close with Bai Shishi at such a young age.
"Miss Bai, what do you mean by bullying?"
"I just want to play with this expert, of course, if Miss Bai wishes, you can join the game too!" Durant gestured invitingly, showing a gentlemanly smile.