Nicky Thompson is not Tim Haggis, and although she says she is in Los Angeles, she can't just leave the phone and drive for a few hours in the early hours of the morning. In addition, Nicky Thompson had to meet the conditions of agreeing to Xiao Yao, and it would take some time to contact the right reporter through Matt Dino, so he agreed with Xiao Yao on the phone to meet at Caesars Palace Hotel the next afternoon.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yao got up as usual, but did not go to the casino again. Through yesterday's encounter, Xiao Yao knew that most casinos should not be able to get on the table at 21 o'clock, so he no longer wasted time and physical strength, and tried one casino after another like yesterday.

After breakfast, Xiao Yao went out to take a stroll around some attractions in Las Vegas, and did not go out again after returning to the hotel at noon, waiting for the arrival of Nicky Thompson and reporters.

In the afternoon, Xiao Yao received a call from Nicky Thompson, informing him that it was about to arrive. Xiao Yao made a direct appointment to meet at the hotel's café.

Hanging up the phone, Xiao Yao went to the hotel café to wait, and it didn't take long for Nicky Thompson and his party to arrive.

Nicky Thompson and his party were three people, and the agent Amy Hatton did not come with them, except for her, next to two young white men who Xiao Yao did not know. In fact, it is not that I don't know each other at all, one of them, although Xiao Yao has not seen a real person, but he has seen photos before and knows who it is. Therefore, Xiao Yao also judged the identities of the two at once.

The café is a public place, and Xiao Yao didn't have to get up all the way to greet Nicky Thompson when he saw him enter the door. When Nicky Thompson entered the door and swept through the café to see Xiao Yao, and walked to Xiao Yao's table with the two of them, Xiao Yao politely got up and greeted him.

After Nicky Thompson greeted Xiao Yao, he also introduced the two people around him to Xiao Yao: "This is Bob Snow, a reporter for the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times, and this is Matt Dino, my friend, I think you should know him!"

Matt Dino is also very interested in Xiao Yao, but he was sneaking around behind his back before, and he didn't want to come forward to get to know Xiao Yao rashly. Later, Xiao Yao learned that Nicky Thompson and Matt Dino were doing things behind his back, and when he found Nicky Thompson, Matt Dino had already left Las Vegas with the Chinese private investigator because of some things. Nicky Thompson helped Xiao Yao find a reporter through Matt Dino, and Matt Dino heard Nicky Thompson say that he wanted to go with the reporter to meet Xiao Yao, and he also came with him.

"Hello, Mr. Snow!" Xiao Yao smiled as Bob Snow shook his hand, then squinted at Matt Dino, clasped his hands together, and said while pressing the knuckles of his fingers, "Matt Dino?"

Looking at Xiao Yao's eyes, and hearing the crackling sound again, Matt Dino suddenly felt a sense of danger, and immediately waved his hand and smiled and said: "Yang, I did all those things to help Nicky, I heard that there is no problem between you and Nicky now." ”

Matt Dino knew that Xiao Yao had even cleaned up the professional fighters like Tiger, and he was definitely not an opponent in terms of fighting. Dino's family is also rich and powerful in the United States, but not to mention the rich, the people are not poor, as for the powerful, his own family is relatively open in the United States, and its influence in China is relatively limited. People are Chinese, although they are celebrities, but they don't seem to attach much importance to the American market. If Xiao Yao really beats himself up, and then runs back to Huaxia, he won't even have a chance to retaliate, so he can only be beaten in vain. So Matt Dino immediately wisely chose to admit it.

"Hah!" Nicky Thompson smiled at Matt Dino and said, "Matt, it's the first time I've seen you do that!"

"Nicky, it's not because of you?" said Matt Dino with a displeased look at Nicky Thompson.

"Okay, I'll help you!" Nicky Thompson turned to Xiao Yao with a smile and said, "Young, his father is the boss of a big conglomerate, and he is very powerful in the United States!

"Really?" Xiao Yao smiled, "I like to beat the rich second generation the most! I have beaten the rich second generation in China, but I have not beaten the rich second generation in the United States!"

"Nicky, you're not helping!" exclaimed Matt Dino on his feet.

"Who are you?" asked Bob Snow on the side, confused.

Although he had been invited by Matt Dino, he was unaware of what had happened to them.

"It's okay, just kidding!" Xiao Yao didn't plan to play anymore, and made a gesture of invitation to Bob Snow, "Mr. Snow, please take a seat!"

"Alright, look at what scares you!" Nicky Thompson smiled and patted Matt Dino and sat down.

"You two colluded to trick me?" asked Matt Dino as he sat down.

"There's no collusion, just a cooperation!" Nicky Thompson laughed, "I know Jan won't really beat you up on such an occasion, he just wants to scare you, so cooperate!"

"Is there anything that happened between you that I don't know about?" said Matt Dino in wonder.

Nicky Thompson didn't want to answer. At this time, a waiter saw them sit down and took the initiative to come over with the menu and ask them to order, and Nicky Thompson took this opportunity to skip the question.

"Let's get down to business!" The three of them ordered, and after the waiter left, Xiao Yao said, "Mr. Snow, did Nicky tell you what he was doing when he asked you to come?"

"Yes!" Bob Snow smiled and nodded, "but not Miss Thompson, but Mr. Dino." He said let me report a piece of news about you, and maybe a little hype to make the news a hot topic. The hype is carried out by Mr. Dino and I am only responsible for writing your news. Some time ago, you attended the Billboard Awards Ceremony, which has a certain amount of popularity, and this awards ceremony is about to be broadcast on ABC, so it is not difficult for the newspaper to publish your news. It's not too difficult for me. ”

"You're still going to help me hype?" Xiao Yao said as he looked at Matt Dino.

"If you want the media to cover the news about you, you want as many people as possible to know about it. Matt Dino shrugged his shoulders, "The reporters have helped you find it, so let's help you fry it in the back, and it will be regarded as compensating us for the previous hype that you went to the casino and hired someone to trouble you." ”

"I understand the kindness," Xiao Yao said with a smile, "but I don't think you need to do anything anymore in this matter!"

"What do you mean?" asked Matt Dino.

"I mean," Xiao Yao said, "even if you don't do anything, this news will definitely become hot news and become a very hot topic when it comes out, so you don't have to waste resources." ”

"You're so confident?" said Matt Dino, "although you did well at the Billboard ceremony before, it was already reported in the media. You're from China after all, and unless you have another airport hijacking or a fashion week robbery or kidnapping, I can't think of anything about you that will become hot news in the United States. ”

"Mr. Shaw, what is the news you are going to tell me?" asked Bob Snow with great curiosity.

"Nicky didn't tell you?" Xiao Yao asked.

"No!" they both shook their heads together, looking at Nicky Thompson.

"No, I just told Matt that you need a reporter to cover the news about you. "But even if I know that the news you're going to break is about the reason you went to the casino, I don't know why it's going to be news." Are you helping the police go undercover and go to the casino to find criminals?"

"Big Stars go undercover for the police?" said Matt Dino, looking at Nicky Thompson in surprise, "just because he has an FBI agent friend?"

Xiao Yao was also shocked by Nicky Thompson's brain, and then shook his head and said, "Of course not!"

"As for what it is, you go to the casino with me, watch and listen to it for yourself!" Xiao Yao said.

"Can I go now?" said Nicky Thompson immediately.

The other two were also a little impatient.

"Of course!" Xiao Yao nodded.

"Which one to go to?" asked Matt Dino.

"Just go to the casino of this hotel!" Xiao Yao thought for a moment and said.

"Okay, let's go!"

Matt Dino raised his hand and called out to pay, and then, without waiting for the waiter to come, he took out a few large bills and placed them on the table, beckoning a few people to get up.

Xiao Yao didn't argue with Matt Dino, stood up and left the café with a few people, and went to the casino downstairs.

After entering the casino, Xiao Yao found that no staff took the initiative to step forward, so he went to the chip exchange office to exchange chips as usual.

"Are we going to change chips too?" asked Nicky Thompson.

"Whatever!" Xiao Yao said, "But if you want to change it, I recommend that you don't change it too much." ”

As a result, neither Bob Snow nor Nicky Thompson changed their chips, except Matt Dino who went over to change 10,000 chips and then divided them between them a few thousand each.

Xiao Yao waited for them to change their chips, and then led them directly to a 21 table in the casino.

Xiao Yao sat on an empty seat in front of the gaming table, and the other three also found a vacant seat to sit in. After the end of the game, Xiao Yao put down two chips of 1,000 yuan in the betting area in front of him, and the other three also placed their own bets. The three of them all had doubts in their hearts, but so far, Xiao Yao's approach was very consistent with the behavior of ordinary guests in the casino, and the three of them couldn't help but ask, just followed Xiao Yao's appearance and observed silently.

After waiting for all the players at the table to place their bets, the dealer reached for the card box and was about to deal the cards, but suddenly withdrew his hand and pressed the earphones in his ear.

After a few seconds, the dealer put down his hand, but instead of dealing the cards, he looked at Xiao Yao and said, "Sir, I'm sorry, you can't bet!"

"Why?" Xiao Yao said with a deliberate look of surprise.

"Excuse me, please withdraw your chips. The dealer said, "The casino manager will come right away, and he will explain it to you!"

"Mr. Xiao!" At this time, a middle-aged man in a suit and uniform walked over and said to Xiao Yao.

"You know me?" Xiao Yao turned his head to look at the casino manager.

"Of course!" the casino manager nodded, "It's not your first time coming to our casino." ”

"Then why don't you let me bet?" Xiao Yao asked.

"I think you should know why!" said the casino manager.

Casinos do share some information with each other. Xiao Yao has not only been blacklisted by this casino, but the casino manager also knows that Xiao Yao has been blacklisted by several casinos yesterday, and was refused to play at 21 o'clock or even all poker tables on the spot.

"I don't know!" Xiao Yao showed an angry expression and deliberately raised his voice.

The casino manager frowned, waved his hand to Xiao Yao and said, "Mr. Xiao, can you go to the office to talk?"

Xiao Yao's voice was a little loud, and the casino manager didn't want to affect the other people in the gambling hall, so he wanted to find Xiao Yao to go to a private place to talk.

"Shall we go together?" said Bob Snow, "we are his companions!"

When the dealer at the table refused Xiao Yao's bet, Nicky Thompson was as surprised as the other players at the table. The three of them all knew that Xiao Yao had brought them here to tell them why he had come to the casino, and that the reason would be big news. Hearing this, Bob Snow, as a reporter, keenly felt that big news was coming, and of course Xiao Yao couldn't let Xiao Yao go alone with the people in the casino.

"Yes, we are his companions!" said Matt Dino.

Matt Dino was not slow to react and quickly thought of this.

"My companions and I are worried about my safety!" Xiao Yao said, "I can go to the office with you, but I ask them to accompany me!"

Xiao Yao originally wanted to bring this up himself, but since Bob Snow and Matt Dino had spoken, Xiao Yao went along the way.

"Yes!" the casino manager glanced at them and nodded.

So, all four put away their chips and followed the casino manager to an office.

"Mr. Xiao, you have been blacklisted by the casino. After entering the office, the casino manager said to Xiao Yao straight to the point, "From today onwards, all poker programs in this casino will refuse to serve you." Here, you can only play non-poker sports such as slots and roulette. ”

"As for you," the casino manager looked at Matt Dino and the others, "we found out that you are entering our casino for the first time in the past month, and you should not be Mr. Xiao's teammates, so the casino has not blacklisted you for the time being." But since you're here with Mr. Xiao today, we're going to focus on you!"

"Wait," Matt Dino said, waving his hand, "Jan is blacklisted from the casinos, why?"

"And," Bob Snow then asked, "since he's blacklisted, why don't you deny him admission, just refuse him to play poker, and he can play other sports?"

"Because we think he's a card counter, he counts cards at blackjack!" said the casino manager, "and he can't be counted for slot machines and roulette, so he is not forbidden to play." ”

"Card counting?" said Bob Snow in surprise, "You said Shaw could count cards?"

"Are you mistaken?" said Matt Dino, "do you know that he is an acting star, and he is a very famous one! A top acting star would be a card counter?"

"We know!" the casino manager said with a wry smile, "just because we know that he is an acting star, we have a disagreement in determining whether he is a card counter, which makes us confirm that he is a card counter a little later, and the casino suffers a greater loss!"

"How did you know for sure he was a card counter?" asked Matt Dino.

"We checked, he came to Las Vegas for almost a month. During the month, he went to the casino every day, even on the day he attended the Billboard Music Awards. "In the past month, he has been to more than 20 casinos and has never lost in any of them." We have calculated that in this month's time, he has won more than 20 million yuan from these more than 20 casinos, and the principal he took out is only 200,000!"

"You took 200,000 yuan and won more than 20 million yuan from the casino in a month?" Matt Dino all looked at Xiao Yao with eyes like looking at aliens.

"No one can do this by luck alone!" the casino manager continued, "So, if Mr. Shaw is not card counting, I think only he has superpowers." ”

"Maybe I really have superpowers?" Xiao Yao smiled as he looked at the casino manager.

"Do you really know how to count cards?" the three of them looked at Xiao Yao with disbelief on their faces.

The three of them all found that Xiao Yao's expression had changed, and instead of the anger and confusion he had when he was in the gambling hall before, he had a smug and joking face, knowing that Xiao Yao was actually admitting that he knew how to count cards.