(This story is purely fictional, please do not try it lightly)

It was already deep in the night, and Shi Hu held his chin in his hand and yawned a few times. On the 21 o'clock table in front of him, there were a bunch of colorful chips, drunk wine glasses, and the fluorescent lamp above his head shining on the smoky casino, and the smell of smoke mixed with the pungent smell of alcohol was very uncomfortable.

The dealer in the black vest looked at Shi Hu and forced a patient look, the gamblers at the same table were already dissatisfied, if they didn't bet, they would simply go home and sleep. Shi Hu, who was drowsy with his chin propped up, didn't look at it, pushed out the chips in front of him, yawned again and asked, "Is it almost over?" I'm so sleepy! ”

The dealer glanced at the card box, and there was not much left: "Not much, a few cigarettes." ”

Shi Hu struggled to maintain the appearance: sleepiness triumphed over gambling addiction, and he desperately wanted to sleep. But it's all in disguise - he's more sober than anyone in the casino. The smell of alcohol is fake, he didn't drink too much, and the sleepiness is also fake, the purpose is to make the dealer deal the cards quickly, don't shuffle the cards.

Shi Hu counted his chips and muttered, "Fifty thousand to bring, there are still 30,000 left, it's really unlucky." Deal the cards, after dealing these cards, I'll go to work at dawn! ”

The gamblers at the same table laughed: "That's right, give it a go, and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!" ”

The dealer smiled and hurriedly dealt the cards.

Shi Hu glanced at his cards, a 10 and a 9, 19 points, the dealer opened 18 points, and he won. The dealer returns 500 chips to him. But Shi Hu's reaction was a little sluggish, his eyes were unfocused, and he was about to squint into a slit, and the dealer was worried about whether he would stumble on the table.

But he continued to bet, twice as much as before.

The losing player urges the dealer: "Deal the cards!" You see he's going to fall asleep, so he'll go back early after the morning. ”

The dealer does not talk nonsense and continues to deal cards. All players are smiling in this round, and the dealer's cards add up to 23 points, which is more than blackjack, so it is blown and all players win. Shi Hu finally lifted his spirits a little, he looked at the table, the next round of betting, still placed heavy bets.

He looked tired on his face, but his brain was spinning at high speed, and within seconds of the flop, he quickly wrote down the dealer's and player's cards: four was +2, five was +3, and both j and queen were -3...... 262 cards have been dealt and 50 cards remain, which is a very high value and means a heavy bet.

He decisively placed a heavy bet of 2,000 yuan.

Then he wins again, and the card counts again; In the next round, he loses, and the value of the card is recalculated, but the probability requires him to bet heavily, so he continues to re-bet; In the next round, win...... The brain quickly calculates the value of the cards, mathematics and probability dictate every move, and when the cards are hot, he re-bets as much as he can.

The number of times he has won has far exceeded the number of losses, the win rate is more than 70%, even if he only has a weak 13 points in his hand, he does not want cards, and waits for the dealer to blow - he knows that there are a lot of big cards left, the dealer is less than 17 points, and the mandatory card, so it is easy to be blown up.

Shi Hu pushed out more chips: "Fight for your life!" ”

The dealer flops and he wins again.

At this point, it's already clear: he's not gambling, he's doing math.

To be precise, it is card counting (card counting). It is not a thousand tricks, nor is it a deception, but arithmetic. Card counting is a mental task that requires a very high IQ and mathematical talent, preferably with the speed of an Intel chip: a few seconds to write down the cards that have been dealt and calculate the card potential.

In Shi Hu's eyes, there are only two situations to play 21 points: the card is hot, and the bet is heavy; The cards are cold, and the cards are hot.

With his successive big wins, he also attracted the attention of the casino's top management. This is actually an underground casino in G City, which is done with black lights every night, and the field is covered in black and white, which is very safe. And the provider of Shi Hu's funds, Ah Qiang, is not easy to mess with.

As long as Shi Hu does not go out of a thousand, Ah Qiang guarantees that no one dares to break the rules.

In the last hand, Shi Hu won 5,000 yuan in one go. The gambling boss came over and asked the dealer to shuffle the cards, and Shi Hu took the opportunity to stop - shuffling the cards will clear the previous hot cards, and if you want to make the cold cards hot, you can't play for an hour or two. The night is long and there are many dreams, so if you make it, you should withdraw quickly.

After Shi Hu bagged the 80,000 yuan banknote, he said: "I'll come back the night!" ”

The gambling boss smiled and welcomed, and the casino had something to say: "I'm not afraid that you won, I'm afraid that you won't come to gamble." If you gamble too much, sooner or later you will lose it with interest."

It's a pity that Shi Hu is not gambling, he counts...... He won't lose.

Shi Hu went out with a money bag, Ah Qiang, who was smoking on the side, gave a look, and a few guys who played poker knew it, and walked out with their front heels and back feet. Shi Hu got into a loaf outside, Ah Qiang and a few people got in, and the van started and left here, and a few minutes later, the car burst into laughter.

Ah Qiang counted the money: "It is said that the feng shui scene is very evil, and few people can win, but you only used a few minutes to win 30,000 yuan, and the robbery was not so fast!" ”

Shi Hu also smiled: "It's average, tonight's luck is not too good." ”

"Don't say anything else, you're really a gambling god!" Ah Qiang said happily, took out a large stack of money, and handed it to him: "10,000 yuan is good!" To be honest, you lost 20,000 yuan in the front, I really sweated, and I doubted whether you could do it. I apologize here. ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Shi Hu didn't count the money, and stuffed it directly into his pocket.

Cuong liked his cheerfulness: "Come, brother, go have a few drinks!" Next time, I will kill again, and when I raise enough money, I will send Brother Tiger to Macau to play big! ”

Shi Hu was very calm: "Everyone makes money if they have money, but Macau, I have also been there, if you want to win money there, it is a bit complicated, the important thing is to have enough capital." ”

Keung was so happy that he said in Cantonese: "Don't think too much, go drink first (don't think too much, drink first)!" ”

……

Drunk, he was driven home by Cuong's younger brother in a rented apartment. It's already a little dark, but it doesn't matter so much, let's go to bed and sleep. But I was also thinking about Cuong's suggestion just now, the mainland has never been his stage, and Macao is the best.

The idea was there many years ago, but he didn't dare to move, one is the problem of funds, when the funds are not strong enough to offset the amount of the probability of losing, going to Macau is "gambling", not the mathematical victory he wants; The second point is very mysterious...... Fate is at work.

It is said that back then, an old Taoist priest once calculated a hexagram for him, and his life took a turn for the better when he was eighteen years old, but it was stable until he was twenty-five years old; After the age of twenty-five, he accumulated a lot of money and ushered in the glorious peak of his life; At the age of thirty-three, he will face a catastrophe, a catastrophe, and it will be impossible to escape.

The Taoist priest still had words later, but he blamed him for being young and vigorous, and he drank some wine, and when he heard this strange old Taoist curse himself, he touched a brick and put him down...... Impulsive mistakes! It took him years to regret it, and until now he wanted to smack himself in the mouth.

Lao Tao said very little, a few sentences, but in retrospect it was a long speech. Every one of these has been fulfilled, and when the university has not expanded its enrollment in '97, he, a student who will be in prison sooner or later in the eyes of his teacher, actually performed extraordinarily, was admitted to the undergraduate, and then his life went according to the prediction.

That is, after meeting the old Taoist priest, his brain power began to increase rapidly, and it only took a few days to memorize the high school textbook word for word, and then solve 95% of the math problems, and then conquer other subjects...... Until now, he couldn't figure out why he had opened his mind.

It's not that he hasn't tried to defuse the prophecy in the past, such as using the money to invest and seek other ways out, but ...... But any investment in a big project, he will lose, and he can only barely recover the cost; And small projects, he can earn, but he can't get rich. It's been so smooth and steady for several years.

That's why he didn't dare to go to Macau: there was not enough money, and the time had not come.

From the turning point of his life, he can feel that it is approaching, twenty-five years old is already halfway through, as the days approach, the ethereal sixth sense becomes clearer. When his eyes were once again focused on reality, he strongly felt that the turning point was ...... Tomorrow!