Chapter 30: Good Intentions and Coincidences
In the entertainment hall on the first floor of Atomic Cowboys, the entire venue of more than 200 square meters is divided into several pieces by the hexagonal stage on the left side of the center. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
On the left near the entrance, there is a bar in the corner, and there are some large and small round tables and leather stools on the periphery, which is a place for people to eat and rest.
The entire rectangular area on the right side is equipped with a variety of gaming tables, Texas Hold'em, Stud, Blackjack, French Roulette...
There are about six or seven ways to play in total, but unfortunately there are no legendary dice and mahjong, and this is a gambling area.
A large gambling area was not too busy at this time, with only four or five tables surrounded by people, and there were dealers Zhang Luo.
The men were all unusually focused, and occasionally someone entered or left the hall without even raising their heads.
As for the area on the far left side, it is probably the so-called relaxation area, which is not only the closest to the stage and has the best view, but also has seven or eight coffee tables facing the steps, surrounded by leather sofas. Even the corner at the end was separated by five or six small boxes, and the doors were covered with posters of naked girls. The hue of this area is pure pink, but it complements the gaming area on the same side.
At this time, there was no performance on stage, and of course there were no spectators off the stage, so it seemed deserted.
Everyone sat in the dining area and pointed at the surroundings, if it weren't for Ling Qi's constant attitude of being a big guy, he would definitely be seen as a group of hillbillies.
As for Kuo Shao Lingqi himself, he passed through the leisure area and came to the center of the deepest end, facing the entrance curtain. There was a row of windows separated by a fence, a bit like a bank counter, but Ling Qi felt more like a prison visit.
"20 NRC banknotes, all of which are $100 denominations, and customers want to exchange them all for chips?"
Only one of all the windows was open, and the cashier inside looked at Ling Qi with a smile, not shocked by his handwriting.
This is not a dining area, let alone a lodging department, and those who dare to go to the gambling table will play with their lives in nine out of ten, and they will not frown if they are bankrupt. If Ling Qi knew the daily trading volume of this place and found out how much cash was in the cashier's room, which was only a wall away from him, he could not rule out the possibility of him turning his face and killing people.
As a guy who is used to trading without capital, Ling Qi can be regarded as a character who doesn't move his brows in the face of 10,000 bottle caps, but if it is multiplied tenfold...
He will still kill people without frowning!
"Well, just play around, try your hand. ”
Ling Qi shrugged his shoulders seemingly casually, when he entered the hall earlier, he had already observed the movements of the dealer at the table closest to them for a while, I don't know if she deliberately released water or if she really didn't have any level, the speed at which she dealt cards seemed to Ling Qi to be the same as a turtle crawling. If it weren't for the fact that his daytime eyesight had been weakened to the level of a normal person, and there was too much light in this area, he would have been able to tell what the hole cards she sent out were from a few hundred meters away.
The most severely impaired eyesight is still in his sensitivity to color discrimination, which does not mean that his dynamic vision has deteriorated. For example, it is no longer possible for him to see a sparrow from a hundred meters away, but if the sparrow moves within ten meters of him, he can still see its flutter clearly.
This is only for vision, if you count the "listening" skill, then it is estimated that there may not be anyone in the entire wasteland who can compare to Ling Qi.
Physique, perception, and even agility will increase the five senses to a certain extent, and the combined value of his attributes is definitely able to dominate Nevada!
Of course, Ling Qi is not a gambling god, "peeking" a few hole cards is just a thing, if you want to draw cards, touch cards, he will catch blind - well, it seems that poker does not have these two skills.
After Ling Qi entered the casino area, he first took turns to observe several tables for a while, and then he was relieved.
Thankfully, this is a plane similar to his homeland, and most of them belong to the category of parallel space, so not only is the common English of this world very close to a certain language he has learned, but the types of cards are basically similar, the difference is only in the way of playing.
I have to admit that the tricks of playing cards in this world are indeed much stronger than the places where he has stayed for 28 years, and what Texas Hold'em and caravans are in a fog and half-understood.
There are also slot machines, French roulette, games that rely almost purely on luck, and he has never seen them before.
In the end, he still chose to bet on blackjack, and without him, this card play is the simplest.
So, Ling Qi sat on the gambling table with a big grin, and after losing two in a row, he changed to the banker's position, and then...
The newlyweds giggled and ate delicious food, watching their captain perform a solo show there.
The curious Veronica and the sexually cheerful Kara have already come over, and Boone accompanies him the whole time on the grounds that he is worried about his wife.
Half an hour later, Ling Qi had no opponents, because all the gamblers were staring at him with iron faces, some were pale with faces, and more were like the dealers with cold sweat on their heads, staring at the increasing number of chips in front of Ling Qi.
"Double, stop!"
Ling Qi threw the cards on the table and shouted this sentence for the twenty-seventh time.
The cards in front of him were scattered casually, the name card was a 4, and the hidden card was invisible.
The so-called doubling stop is a 21-point limit gambling game, which is to add a card after the first round of cards for a total of three direct highlights, dead or alive.
The female dealer's body shook, the lace on her chest and the stockings on her legs were already soaked, of course, not excited, but angry and endocrine disorders.
If it weren't for the person in charge of the casino area not far away, the lobby manager who had apologized to Ling Qi and them earlier, who kept glancing at her, the scantily clad woman would have fainted.
At first, when she saw Ling Qi showing her might and killing all sides, she also threw flattering eyes at him again and again, trying to seduce him.
When no one dared to go up and bet against Ling Qi again, and the casino side had to be on top, she knew the pain of those gamblers who had lost.
The man seemed to be able to see other people's and his own hole cards in advance, basically only two sentences:
"Bid, stand. ”
Or:
"Double, stop. ”
Of course, there is also a small chance that he will get blackjack directly, and the odds of 1.5 times have become the luck of the opponent.
The rest of the time, except for smaller opportunities, the opponent will directly get blackjack and win, which is basically losing from the bra to the bottom pants, and there is not even a single hair left.
Especially the hateful doubling stop, as long as he shouted like this, the three cards in his hand were destined to be extremely close to blackjack. What's even more annoying is that after playing for a long time, you will find that once he shouts like this, your next hand will never win against him, whether you add or not.
Either less than him, or too much, directly over blackjack, breaking point...
After more than twenty minutes of play, even Veronica was numb to the mountain of chips in front of Ling Qi, only Kara was still staring at the green plastic tokens...
A limit of 200 caps, or 20 chips with a face value of 10, can also be won by Ling Qi.
Looking at the beautiful dealer on the other side, who had changed to a more beautiful and bleak appearance, as if she would faint at any time, Ling Qi smiled softly:
"Guess I'm going to double this one?"
There were only four people left at their table, except for the two ladies who were onlookers, and Ling Qi and the dealer looked at each other face to face.
As for the other spectators, they had already moved away from this man ten minutes ago, when Ling Qiying filled the full 10,000 chips representing 10,000 bottle caps.
They were very skeptical that this arrogant, unscrupulous, and sure guy would be able to get out of Atomic Cowboy alive today.
Hearing Ling Qi's words, the female dealer barely managed to squeeze out a smile, but it was more ugly than crying.
The newcomers had already finished their breakfast, including Veronica and Boone, who had already eaten their meals, and only Ling Qi and Kara were still in high spirits and were on the front line. The former didn't care about eating more or less at all, but the latter couldn't wait to eat all the chips in front of Ling Qi directly.
With Veronica by his side, Boone doesn't have to follow the woman as a bodyguard. Of course, the main reason is that he has no interest in gambling at all.
"Hey~ Lin - Darlon, don't patronize and play by yourself, let's quickly replace this pile of things and go out for a walk, I want to go to Silver Impact to have a look." ”
Veronica's words were a boon to the dealer's ears, but another shrill female voice almost made her go berserk.
"Play~ must play~ Why don't you play~ Win ~ Keep win~ Just win this casino and win them all the money!"
Kara unconsciously shouted slogans, Ling Qi just found out that there are people who will go crazy if they win too much, and he thought that only people who lose nothing and lose their lives will be like this...
The person in charge of the casino area and the lobby manager of the Atomic Cowboy Entertainment Area, who were wandering anxiously not far away, finally couldn't help it, and walked over slowly with a tiger face.
"I'm sorry, sir, you can't play any more!"
Saying respectful words in a blunt tone, Ling Qi heard the expected warning, and before he could "attack", Kara jumped out first!
"Why?!Why?!"
That's what crazy gamblers like to say when they're warned.
Ling Qi threw the cards in his hand onto the table, nudged and borrowed force on the table, and the round stool he sat down immediately turned half a circle, and he turned into a posture of looking at the person in charge of the casino with Erlang's legs crossed.
"I'd love to hear your explanation~"
Ling Qi and Kara's fearlessness almost made the handsome person in charge of the casino pull out his gun on the spot, this sister is about to block people's lives, and dare to ask why!
Why? Because this kind of behavior was going to sink into the sea before the war!
Why? Just because behind the Atomic Cowboy is the Garrett family, just because we dare to fight any force in Liberty City!
If the one sitting in front of him is a lucky turtle, he will directly let people take him away and throw him out, of course, the winning chips still have to be exchanged to him, this is a matter of credit, as for whether he will be killed after leaving the atomic cowboy, it is not in his consideration.
If he was sitting in front of a normal wasteland ranger, he would threaten him with the above words, and finally "politely" told him that you can still spend money on Atomic Cowboy, but please don't go to the table again, or you will bear the consequences!
However, the person sitting in front of him was not a turtle, not an ordinary ranger, but a person who was likely to have a big background and a big background.
A person who already has a net worth of tens of millions, and others will only congratulate him if he wins the lottery once, and maybe there will be a breakthrough in business. If he is replaced by another lucky poor bastard, and he does not know how to keep a low profile, trouble is likely to ensue, and he will end up with both people and money.
This is the reality, otherwise it would not be called "reality".
And because of this, now it's the turn of the person in charge to have a headache, threaten?
In the end, under the dumbfounded expressions of some onlookers who knew the "style" of the atomic cowboy, the person in charge actually begged Ling Qi softly and politely: "In this wasteland, everyone has a hard time surviving, including the contemptible people. Sometimes winning or losing is not just about the surface, leaving a way for others to live, but also leaving a way out for yourself. ”
In this case, it is already a pleading in disguise. After all, this person represents the atomic cowboy, and it is impossible to kneel down and hug Ling Qi's thigh and cry:
"Hero, please, let me go~~~"
Ling Qi was also surprised when he heard this, he thought that it should be difficult to be good today, and he was ready to show some means, after all, fifteen thousand bottle caps were not a small number.
And when he comes to a new place, he also needs a new object of prestige. The reputation that was blown out with the help of the head snake on the ground is as easy to puncture as a floating cloud after all, and it urgently needs human heads and blood to fill it.
Kara glanced disdainfully at the former casino manager, and then turned her gaze to Ling Qi, thinking that the occasionally unreasonable Deathclaw Knight would be domineering, but he turned back politely and smiled at the restless female dealer:
"I thought about it, but I still don't think I need this one first, what do you think?"
There were already several security personnel at the far entrance who had prepared in advance under the arrangement of the person in charge of the casino, but they were all relieved when they heard this, knowing that there would be no bloodshed today.
No one likes unnecessary bloodshed, especially veterans who have escaped from the knife.
A smile finally appeared on the face of the person in charge of a certain casino area, although the face was still rather ugly.
"Thank you for your understanding, you won't..."
Before the person's words fell, the miniature headset hanging in his ear suddenly made a rustling sound, and Ling Qi's ears moved, and his expression did not change.
The man listened, his face was full of surprise at first, and finally he looked at Ling Qi in even more surprise, and immediately hid the last trace of his ugly look.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Daron, and I apologize for the previous rudeness. You can still play at the table anytime you want, and of course, I'm sure a gentleman like you will know the scales. In addition, in order to thank you for your understanding, we will provide you with one of the two Presidential Suites, the Platinum Presidential Suite, which is not open to the public, free of charge, so that you can stay in our hotel for a long time in the future, free of charge of room and board. ”
"Finally, Mr. Lincoln, the person in charge of our store, would be happy to meet you, of course, when everyone is free. For a big man like you and Mr. Lincoln, any meeting needs to be well prepared. ”
Ling Qi stood up, patted the person in charge of the casino on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
"We're here to wait, and thanks to the Garrett family for their kindness, I won't forget it. ”
After saying that, Ling Qi left the casino area with the two beauties and walked towards the newcomers.
Of course, the people around him don't understand the reasons for these changes, but they also know that the guy who killed the whole audience didn't eat the courage of an ambitious leopard, but really had confidence.
Soon, a small half of them were staring at the two hole cards on the table that had not been turned over.
When the crisis passed, the female dealer was also a little curious, so she turned over the hole card in front of her, Club A, plus the 10 of hearts on the table, exactly blackjack!
This is almost a situation of winning and not losing, her face froze, and she turned over the hole card in front of Ling Qi-
Club 3! plus the ace on the face of the square will either count as 14 or 4 points.
There is no doubt that this one is Ling Qi who lost...
There was a lot of discussion around immediately, and the female dealer's face turned red with shame, only the person in charge of the casino, looking at Leo beside Ling Qi, casually took a tray of banknotes handed over by the waiter, and silently watched their departing backs-
The man, smiling all the time, looked ahead, and had no distractions, as if neither money nor beauty could make him cast the slightest superfluous attention.
Some people only see his luck and happiness, fame and fortune, surrounded by beauty.
Only the person in charge of the casino area felt a heavy chill in his heart...
Can such a person really be co-opted?
Atomic Cowboy 2nd Floor, Room 218.
Mo Mo wrinkled his nose and sniffed the dry air, looked at the simple layout of the room, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the environment of this place is not as good as the hospitality they received at the NRC, it is much better than expected.
It seems that as Cass said, one of her acquaintances still contributed to it, and room 218 was already the best and cleanest room on the second floor.
Throwing the small burden behind her back on the unpainted wooden bedside table, the monotonous white of the walls and ceiling made her lick her lips, only to feel thirstier.
After obtaining Cass's consent, Mo Mo picked up the glass kettle that had been prepared in advance on the only desk facing the wooden bed and drank it.
She has not been in a drop of water since she and Cass were arrested for stealing the kinetic train in the early hours of this morning.
"Uh~hh~ Sister Cass, who do you say is Mr. Daron who has chartered four VIP rooms, he should be very rich. How long do you think if we become his mercenaries, we will be able to earn enough immigration fees to enter the casino?"
Mo Mo was still holding a green glass kettle, fantasizing that some rich and handsome man would fall under her pomegranate skirt.
Cass had already packed his luggage, walked over in a few steps, snatched the kettle from her hand, and said sarcastically:
"Girl, stop dreaming. That kind of person will not lack thugs. A person who can give his subordinates that kind of preferential treatment, I guess he is either the son of a family in the casino city, or a wealthy family from another province, no matter how bad it is, it must be a legendary figure like the Deathclaw Knight who is famous in the wasteland. ”
"Those people are fundamentally different from us, whether in terms of power, strength, or ideological consciousness. ”
After Cass finished speaking, she took a few sips of water, her eyes were cold, and the implication did not seem to be envious, but a faint hostility.
She indulged in her own memories, but she didn't notice that the girl next to her was slightly stunned when she heard a certain term.
After a while, Cass noticed Mo Mo's abnormality, she took the girl's silence as a grievance, and thought about it, and felt that her words were a bit heavy.
"Okay, Mo Mo, don't look like this. Although we are women and ordinary wasteland rangers, there is no need to think about hugging someone's thighs all day long. We've done things for the NRC before, and I've had objections. You see, once their real interests are touched, any friendship is in vain. ”
"Didn't I tell you that I used to have a caravan, and although it was crushed by some bitch sluts, I still know the way about it. ”
Cass, who was originally trying to persuade his partner, became gloomy as soon as he talked about his past. It can be heard that something she often pretends to be chic and wants to forget has actually become a knot and a demon in her heart.
Mo Mo was still thinking about the powerful and cold man at this time, and he didn't comfort his partners and friends in time.
Cass was silent for a long time, and then he laughed:
"Okay, let's not talk about those worries, I'll go downstairs to get today's breakfast share first, and we'll go to Silver Shock after we've eaten. ”
"Atomic Cowboy's free breakfast is not bad, I'm sure you'll like it..."
Cass, who left the room, made a quieter and quieter voice, and Mo Momo, who sighed, sat down tiredly at the head of the bed.