Chapter 641: Buy Big
There were over a hundred gambling tables of varying sizes with a diverse array of games, including dice, Pai Gow, Mahjong, and Fight the Landlord.
Lin Tian walked in, his eyes scanning for Wang Yuan.
"Damn it, you dare to gamble here without money? What do you take me for?"
A loud shout drew the attention of some people; Lin Tian followed the sound and saw a bald man.
Standing in front of the bald man were two bodyguards, pinning down a slightly drunk gambler.
It appeared that the gambler had lost money he couldn't cover and was caught by the bald man.
The gambler quickly pleaded, "Boss Dong, please, I'm really strapped for cash right now. How about lending me another twenty thousand? Just twenty thousand. If I win, I will surely pay you back double."
"Damn it."
The bald man cursed and slapped the gambler across the face.
"Can't cover my money and still wants to borrow more from me? Dream on. Since you can't pay, I'll chop off one of your hands."
One bodyguard forcefully yanked out the gambler's hand and slammed it onto the gambling table; another bodyguard pulled out a machete, holding it aloft.
This truly terrified the gambler, his cold sweat pouring down.
"Boss Dong, spare me this once. I will never dare again. Or else, you could go to my house today. My wife is yours to do as you please. Please, spare me this once, please, I beg you!"
"Damn it, your wife is so old and ugly. Even if you give her to me for free, I wouldn't want her. Since there's no money, do it!"
The knife-wielding bodyguard didn't hesitate; his hand rose and fell, chopping off the gambler's hand.
"Ah..., it hurts..., it hurts...!"
The gambler, clutching his hand, fell to the ground wailing, his cries as miserable as those of a slaughtered pig.
"Throw him out; let's keep playing!"
"Keep playing! Hahaha, I bet big!"
"I bet small!"
"..., ...."
The bloodstain on the gambling table hadn't even dried yet, and these people continued to gamble as if nothing extraordinary had happened, accustomed to the scene.
Seeing this was quite shocking for Lin Tian.
With his abilities, he could have easily saved the gambler, but the man's words made him deeply angry.
Offering up his wife to avoid getting his hand chopped off—such a man, why should Lin Tian save him? He was scum; maybe getting his hand chopped off would wake him up and make him turn over a new leaf.
Collecting his emotions, Lin Tian continued looking for Wang Yuan and finally saw him at the busiest table.
He was playing dice, betting on big or small.
Lin Tian stood behind Wang Yuan without speaking; he activated his clairvoyance superpower, his eyes sharply fixed on the gambling table.
Such deceit in gambling!
Lin Tian wanted to see if "Tianyuan Casino," the biggest casino in Capital City, had any cheaters.
"Rustle rustle, rustle rustle…!"
A croupier shook three dice in a cylinder and slammed them down onto the table.
"Last bets! Bet big if you think it's big, bet small if you think it's small, the more you bet, the more you win!"
A bewitching voice came from the croupier, sinking into the souls of the gamblers, enticing their deepest greed.
"I bet big."
"I bet small."
"Bet big,"
"Bet small!"
..., ....
Eventually, Wang Yuan pulled out one million and yelled, "I bet small!"
Lin Tian, watching from behind, sighed, thinking: 'Wang Yuan, Wang Yuan... a million down the drain.'
"Open!"
"One, five, six—twelve points, big!"
"Hahahahaha..., I won!"
"Ah, it turned out big!"
"Damn, lost again!"
Wang Yuan cursed, punching the table furiously.
Lin Tian watched from the side, from the shaking of the dice by the croupier to the final reveal. During this period, the croupier made no foul moves.
From this morning until now, Lin Tian had already lost six million. He started to feel discouraged; although six million was not a lot for him, losing every day was unbearable!
A young, rich man, seeing Wang Yuan about to leave, came up to him.
"Brother Wang, leaving already? Haven't had enough fun, play another round, maybe this time you will make a fortune."
Wang Yuan, feeling awkward to refuse, nodded, "Alright, one more round."
The croupier continued to shake the dice and with a snap, slammed them onto the table.
Lin Tian, using clairvoyance, saw that it was six points, small.
"Last bets! The more you bet, the more you win!"
The seductive voice rang out again.
"I bet big."
"I bet small."
Wang Yuan gritted his teeth.
"I bet small, one million!"
Lin Tian felt a surge of joy, thinking, "Little brother, you've made it this time."
However, just as the game started, Lin Tian saw through his clairvoyant eyes that a die initially showing one point suddenly moved and turned into six points.
At the same moment, Lin Tian detected superpower fluctuations coming from the croupier.
This croupier was clearly a superpowered individual.
If Lin Tian's guess was correct, his superpower must be telekinesis, in other words, he could dictate whether the dice showed a high or low number, all by himself.
Last time, the dice showed high, Wang Yuan bet low, and the dice didn't move.
This time, the dice showed low, Wang Yuan also bet low, and the dice moved.
Looking back at the betting table, ordinary people were betting ten thousand, twenty thousand, fifty thousand, one hundred thousand, but only Wang Yuan was consistently betting one million each time.
Wang Yuan is so rich, who else if not him to swindle!
Roll the dice.
Six, three, two, eleven points, high.
"Haha, I've earned again."
"I've lost again."
"Damn it, lost another million!"
Wang Yuan, furious, fiercely pounded the casino table with his fist until he bled, but he felt nothing.
Having lost seven million already, he felt a pang of pain and turned to leave, only to be pulled back by a wealthy young man.
"Brother Wang, why are you leaving so soon? You don't seem to be enjoying yourself. You've been losing for several rounds. Bet one more time, you'll win for sure this time. Bet more. If you don't have the money, I can lend you some."
This wealthy young man was obviously a shill, specially there to swindle Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan cared about his face and acted a bit pretentious.
"Out of money, what a joke! Me, Wang Yuan, run out of money? For your sake, I'll take your lucky words and bet more this time!"
This time, Wang Yuan, hardening his heart, took out chips worth eight million, determined to win back all the money he had lost.
The croupier started a new game and put down the dice on the table.
"Final bets, no more bets after this, bet high or bet low now!"
"I bet high."
"I bet low."
Wang Yuan, holding the chips, hesitated. After all, this was eight million, not a small amount!
The wealthy young man persuaded nearby, "Brother Wang, you've bet low twice and lost both times. You're betting low again; things always come in threes, you're bound to win this time."
Wang Yuan nodded, picked up the chips worth eight million, and was about to bet low.
"Bet high!"
At that moment, Lin Tian suddenly spoke up, startling Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan turned his head and was about to curse when he saw it was Lin Tian and instantly lost his temper.
The wealthy young man instantly got angry. He had been advocating for Wang Yuan to bet low, but Lin Tian just blurted out to bet high, which was like a slap in his face.
"Fuck, who the hell are you? Whether Brother Wang bets high or low is none of your damn business. If you want to bet high, go ahead and bet it yourself instead of babbling here nonsense, thinking you're something when you aren't...!"
The wealthy young man had only gotten halfway through his tirade when he was slapped across the face, not by Lin Tian, but by Wang Yuan himself.
That slap utterly baffled the young man; why on earth was Wang Yuan hitting him?
"Brother Wang, you're hitting me for this kid, who is he to you, what's our relationship!"
Wang Yuan, furious, stood up and said, "Who is he? He is my Brother Tian. You can insult me, but you can't insult my Brother Tian. Apologize to him right now, or else... I think you know what the consequences are."
It had to be said, despite Wang Yuan usually being all smiles and appearing dissolute, when he really got angry, he was quite intimidating.
Forty days ago, during a battle, Lin Tian had led his team to rescue hostages from the Li Family. This incident was covered up by the Li Family, as it wasn't something to be proud of.
But while ordinary people were unaware, with the power of the Wang Family, Wang Yuan couldn't have been ignorant of this. When Lin Tian was still at the Mirror Breaking level, Wang Yuan greatly admired him. Now that Lin Tian had reached the Condensing Mirror level and had even managed to rescue hostages from the Li Family, Wang Yuan admired him even more, even becoming somewhat fearful of him.
He dared not offend Lin Tian, not in the slightest.
Wang Yuan's angry demeanor terrified the wealthy young man. Given Wang Yuan's deep connections, and now that Wang Yuan was calling this young man Brother Tian, it was clear that this young man was a significant figure, certainly not someone to cross.
Quickly assessing the situation and guessing Lin Tian's background, the wealthy young man immediately bowed his head to apologize.
"Brother Tian, I was wrong. I failed to recognize your greatness and offended you. Please forgive me."
Wang Yuan glared fiercely at the wealthy young man, then turned to Lin Tian with a smile.
"Brother Tian, are you satisfied?"
"Hmm."
"Tell him to get lost. From now on, you should also avoid him. He has always been swindling you."
"Get lost, get out of here quickly!"
Wang Yuan yelled.
The wealthy young man, like he was granted an imperial pardon, swiftly made his escape.
Afterward, Lin Tian didn't engage in small talk with Wang Yuan but focused on the gambling table and said directly, "Wang Yuan, bet high, trust me."
The current dice results were five, five, six — totaling sixteen points, high.
Wang Yuan didn't hesitate and bet eight million on high.
"Brother Tian, I trust you!"
The croupier, unnoticed by Lin Tian, fixed his eyes on Wang Yuan's freshly placed eight million bet. Eight million — that could earn him quite a bonus.
He sneered inwardly, silently urging his superpower to change the two five points into two one points.
But a strange thing happened; suddenly, he discovered that he couldn't activate his superpower. An invisible force had restrained it, no matter how hard he tried, his superpower wouldn't come forth.
Lin Tian, watching his face fluctuating, chuckled coldly to himself.
So you were swindling others, now it's my turn to trick you!