Cocklain didn't expect Link to be so damn calm. But after they researched, the helper hired by the opponent was a master of gambling skills with very good gambling skills and good luck. None of the people they could find on their side were more sure to win than Link.

They couldn't imagine that anyone could win 800 million from a handicap. In that matter, Link is unprecedented, unprecedented. From this matter, they can see that Link's luck is against the sky.

They even suspect that Link doesn't understand gambling techniques at all, and that his ability to win is entirely based on luck. When a person's luck is so good that it is impossible to add it, no matter how good the opponent's gambling skills are, it is in vain. So Cockein is optimistic that Link can win that master.

And the gambler that the opponent found also seemed to have excellent luck, so Cockeline planned to put the treasure on Link.

It's just that Link is unwilling to accept his temptation, and he can only take another path.

He whispered, "Link." You're worried about our casino rivals, haven't you thought about us MGM?"

Link's pupils shrank, and he stared at him and said, "Are you a threat?"

Cockeline leaned back and said indifferently, "You have to say that." Yes. He paused and said. "We need a friend, but if he stands by when we know we need him, then he is not really a friend. When we asked him for help, he remained indifferent, and I think that can be seen as an enemy. ”

Link's face slowly turned cold, and the words he uttered were also cold: "You said I'd start going to your casino now." I wonder if you'll be able to sustain that terrible opponent until the arrival of that terrible opponent?"

Cockein laughed and said, "Maybe you have that ability." But don't you think that will offend us as well as offend the other party?"

Link suddenly laughed and said, "Then the other party's purpose is you MGM." Shouldn't I cheer them on?"

"MGM Resorts does not fully represent the strength of our MGM Group in Las Vegas. I think you're well aware of that. ”

Link groaned for a long time before he said in a deep voice, "I want to know the cause and effect." Don't follow me. Either the opponent is so strong that you don't dare to fight hard, or you are caught with something. Otherwise, I don't think you would have explained that kind of gamble. Also, I want to know what the cost, or consequence, will be, if you lose. ”

He stared into Cockline's eyes and said, "I can only make the most reasonable plan if I know this." ”

Cockeline didn't know that he was just tempting, but was considering what he said. He thought about it for a moment, and felt that what Link said was not untargeted. For such a gamble, whether it is prudent or risky, it is necessary to know the possible consequences of winning or losing in order to make the most appropriate decision.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you sure you want to listen." If you listen, you don't have a choice. ”

Link sneered and said, "Do you think you gave me a choice?"

"They have something on their hands that can put MGM Hotels in a bad position. So we had to agree to bet with them. ”

"How to bet, what to bet on?" Link didn't want to know anything that could make MGM work against him.

"The two sides contributed two billion dollars, and each sent one person to bet on stud. Eight hours is the limit, and if one side loses all the money within eight hours, the game ends early. If both sides still have money within eight hours, the game will be postponed or the winner will be determined according to the number of chips held by both players. In order to prevent a player from playing negatively after winning a hand, at the end of the game time, if one side loses more than one billion chips, it will be judged to lose, otherwise it will be delayed for one day to continue betting according to the previous rules. If we lose, not only does the lost money go to the other party. Our family will sell the hotel shares to each other at a low price. ”

After listening to him, Link smiled and said, "If I win, only give me 200 million? ”

Cockline's eyelids drooped slightly, and he asked for a long time, "How sure are you?"

"I don't even know who the opponent is. You ask me how sure I am. I am not the asexual Jesus who was born. ”

This is the profile of the player the other party is most likely to send. Cockeline handed him a file bag.

Link opened it and looked at it, and it contained a centimeter of information. At the top is a photograph of at least eight inches. He glanced at the people in the photo, ten whites with black hair and black eyes: "Europeans?"

"It's the Greeks. His record in the casino in the past two years has been outstanding. Of course, not as exaggerated as you. However, he has won more than $300 million in the world's major casinos in the past two years. And no casino has ever been able to help him. ”

Link flipped through a few pieces of paper, saw an analysis of investigative intelligence on them, looked up and said, "He seems to be lucky." ”

"I don't think I'm as good as you. ”

Link smiled and said, "If the opponent is him, I can promise to help you bet." But the remuneration is too small. ”

"What conditions do you have?"

"I want half of the money I win. The other half I'm going to exchange 5% of the casino stake and the opportunity to become a director of MGM Casino. ”

"That's impossible! We can't sell even a single share of the casino. "Although MGM Casino is nominally owned by the Cockeline family, the Cockeline family does not actually own too many shares. If they sell 5% of the shares, their control of the casino becomes very dangerous.

Link insisted, saying, "It's a necessary and sufficient condition. Maybe you can find someone else to win the game. Or lose and sell all your shares to someone else at a low price. ”

He didn't wait for the other party to speak, and continued: "Also, two billion gambling funds, all of which are from you. ”

He doesn't give the other side a chance to negotiate: "Maybe you will have more places that can threaten me." However, if I can hire seventeen veteran bodyguards, I can hire one hundred and seventy. Or even a thousand seventeen hundred. I don't know what so many veterans will do to your Cockline family. Hopefully you'll have a better way of assessing!" With that, he turned and walked towards the door of his office.

Before he opened the door, Cockein said, "I'll answer you tomorrow." You can take this information back with you. ”

Stirred up by Tommy Coklein like this, Link seemed absent-minded. He takes Alice and Lily out of MGM, and separates them from Bill and Harry again. For the rest of the time, Link didn't have the heart to play.

Lily saw that he seemed to have something on her mind, and suggested going home.

After returning to Overtown, Link locked himself in his room and looked at the information given by Tommy Cockline, thinking about the gains and losses if he participated in this game.

The other party finally had a chance to get the MGM Hotel. If it is destroyed by Link, if the other party can still be calm, the other party is a Buddha. That would be too optimistic.

After losing the game, the other party has to find someone to vent his anger after the defeat. The gambler they pushed out must be the one to bear the anger. But Link worries that the man won't be able to get the other man out of his temper completely. Then he will be the other person to bear their wrath. Because they didn't dare to go head-on to MGM.

That's "lost". If he had to say "win", as long as he won, he would get a sum of money, and it would be a lot of money - and he really didn't think about losing.

In fact, his best option is to take the money and walk away after winning the bet. But once the other party can't afford to lose, even if he has the life to spend money, his future life may face a mess.

He believed that the forces that could tie the Cocklain family would still have many means to deal with him. And he was also afraid that the other party would not be able to help him and would target his family.

Tommy Cockline threatened to help MGM Casino in the game. He looked tough in front of Tommy Cockline, but he couldn't really hire that many bodyguards. I don't want to live or die with the MGM Group.

So he tends to agree to participate in that gamble.

It stands to reason that he shouldn't have risked angering the Cockline family by offering a 5% stake. But he felt that it was a good opportunity for him to go straight into high society, and he didn't want to miss it.

As long as he can get a stake in MGM Casino. His status in Las Vegas will rise a few steps. The benefits that that little bit of stake brought to him were beyond his ability to win as much money as he could.

A billionaire and a shareholder on the board of directors of a big casino, the latter having more status and status than the former. He has more than two billion, but there are too many rich people in the United States. Just having money doesn't really make the upper class really accept him.

If he owns 5% of MGM Casino and becomes a director of the casino's board of directors. Then he becomes a successful businessman, and the upper class has to identify with his identity.

So, if he wants to participate and win the gamble, he doesn't want anything, as long as he can get the 5% of the shares, he is happy.

He put the documents back in his file bag and locked them in a drawer. Then he lay on his back on the bed and munched on his conversation with Tommy Cockline.

From his recollections, he realized that Tommy Cockein was not telling the truth about the origin of the gamble. He was suspicious that there were many things behind the scenes that he didn't know.

If the hostile Israeli side of MGM Casino has other things Link doesn't know. If he gets involved, he may face even more trouble. But he decided that he would be willing to gamble on the MGM casino as long as MGM agreed to his terms.