Chapter 248: Victory at the Gambling Table

One Man's Anti-Japanese II. Chapter 248 Victory at the Gambling Table

Huang Li shook his head slightly, it was one thing to watch at the table, but it was extremely annoying to interject. This chapter is lonely, and although he doesn't want Jensen to lose money, it doesn't seem to be a good way to do it now. His position was behind Jensen's side, and no one else noticed this small movement, but the bald man seemed to see it, and his eyes were fixed on Huang Li for a few seconds, and then he left as if nothing had happened.

Jensen didn't think anything else would happen, and by the time the fifth card was drawn, the stakes had increased to a thousand, so the players withdrew, staring at the pair.

"Follow!" The bald man replied softly and firmly.

There were more than 3,000 dollars piled up on the card table like a hill, Jensen's face turned red, he opened the cards, and said loudly: "Don't try to lie to me again, I'm two pairs." ”

The bald man smiled meaningfully and lifted the hidden cards, and the players let out an exclamation, three of a kind, Jensen's eyes widened in disbelief. Instead, he leaned back in his chair, panting, suppressing his anger, and muttered in a low voice, "Damn it, you old fox." ”

The bald man laughed at Jensen's words, he had already won the money, why should he object to the anger of others? Reaching out, he smiled and stacked the winnings one by one for carrying.

Jensen touched his pocket, he lost, but he was not reconciled, the psychology of gambling is like this. But he didn't have much money left, so he stood up, walked to Huang Li's side, and set his eyes on Huang Li.

Huang Li smiled bitterly, not caring about the money in his pocket, but feeling that Jensen's mentality was probably a loss. He motioned for Jensen to drink his coffee, also trying to calm him down a bit. Then, he changed the topic and said, "It's not early, the ladies may be tired, why don't we come back later?" ”

Jensen was silent, and Huang Li continued: "You know, it's not that I'm stingy with the money in my pocket, but I feel that your emotions are a little excited, and it also deviates from the true purpose of gambling. ”

"Understood." Jensen nodded quickly, he hadn't lost his mind yet, and felt that Huang Li's words were very reasonable, but he suggested instead: "My friend, I can see that your card skills are also good, go up and play two, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, it doesn't hurt you to know a few more people." Especially the bald man, who was a very influential figure in the Dutch East Indies. I remember you told me that after the war, I wanted to find a beautiful seaside to soak up the sun. Moreover, he has a big deal that needs to be done by someone with good skills, and maybe you want to make that money. ”

Huang Li smiled faintly, the Dutch East Indies is Indonesia, and it seems too early to plan now.

"Jensen, let's play a few more!" The bald man shouted at the table, "Or ask your Oriental friend to show off a trick and see if it's as sharp as the words of the Running Morley." ”

Jensen looked at Huang Li, Huang Li frowned, groaned, got up and walked to the gambling table and sat down, taking out the money from his pocket.

The bald man smiled and nodded, as if sorry for the provocative words just now, and politely asked Huang Li if he wanted to smoke his cigar.

Huang Li didn't understand what the bald man was going to do, he smiled and thanked him, signaling that the game could begin.

It seems that the cards played in this small gambling hall are not simply for gambling, but like a small club, there is no dealer dealing, but the dealer shuffles and deals the cards, and after sitting in a circle, the dealer will change to a new deck of poker, and everyone's gambling is also good, basically following Western etiquette and customs. This is not new to Huang Li, he quickly adapted, and this gave him a lot of room to play.

Shuffle the cards, as long as Huang Li touches the cards, he doesn't have to steal the cards or make marks, that's too bullying. He only needs to shuffle a few handfuls, he can remember the order of the cards almost the same, and the shuffling technique does not show any flaws, which was taught to them by a famous old man in the rivers and lakes back then. The old man had only eight fingers, and it is said that he was cut off by the casino after he missed. No matter how clever you are, there will always be times when you cheat. Huang Li kept in mind the old Qian's emotional words, so he just used this more vague method to play cards, if you have a good eyesight, a good memory, and can also remember the order of the cards like the Huang calendar, then the Huang Li has nothing to say.

Gradually, the money in front of Huang Li increased, and several card players looked at this Oriental with interest from time to time, they really didn't expect an Oriental to play cards so freely. Moreover, the playing style of the yellow calendar is very interesting, there is no law at all, false and real, true and false, quite the style of a poker master.

"The Stratagem of the East, the Ideas of the East." The bald man looked at the cards in his hand repeatedly, this time he was really a little indecisive, however, he didn't seem to care about the loss, but he was quite happy to meet a good opponent, he thought for a moment, put the bet up, looked at the yellow calendar with a smile, and said: "A wonderful game, I bet that they haven't seen a way of playing like you." However, I believe that God has given me good luck. ”

Huang Li's face always has a faint smile, whether it is a good card or a bad card, it is like that, which makes people feel like they can't figure it out. He reached out and touched the fifth card, sure enough, it was a 5, the outcome was also decided in this last card, he gently turned the card over, the open card is a pair of Q plus a pair of 5, the face card is also 5, Fullhouse, also called gourd, also called full house.

The bald man also turned over the cards, a pair of aces and a pair of fours, and there was a low noise from the surrounding players, so to speak, except for the fourth, his cards have been pressed by the yellow calendar.

"God forbid." The bald man laughed like a child, tapped his fingers on the table, and said, "I almost lost the gift that God gave me, and I raised it, how are you?" He confidently raised the ante.

Huang Li looked at the money in front of him, took out a minimum denomination, and raised his heart at Li Qianxin, who was so nervous that his face was red, and said with a smile: "It's enough to have money for a car, isn't it?" He turned around and pushed the money in front of him, still with a faint expression, and said, "I'll follow, and it's all bet." ”

The bald man was stunned for a moment, staring at Huang Li's hand, Huang Li was holding a cigar, but he didn't smoke it, but turned it flexibly between his fingers, which was a habit of his, a habit at the gaming table.

"Dexterous hands." The bald man said something irrelevant, smiled and pushed the money in front of him, and joked humorously, "I'm here by car, so I won't keep the money for the car." Young people, walking in the streets with beautiful women at night, what a romantic thing! ”

The people around him let out a chuckle, Huang Li nodded, and said with a smile: "The short road is romantic, and the long road is torture." I opened the cards and hope God only gave you an ace as a gift. ”

The dark card turned over, and there was a low exclamation around, the bald head bowed over, blinked vigorously, and then sat down suddenly, laughing and deducting his open card on the hidden card, no need to open the card, this is the expression of admitting defeat.

Whew, Huang Li finally lit the cigar in his hand and spit out a puff of smoke, although it was not for winning, but victory was a pleasant thing after all.

Li Qianxin's eyes lit up and folded the money one by one, it was nearly four thousand, it was really a lot of income, or her own man was powerful, she had forgotten that her hands were a little trembling with nervousness just now.

"Yes, great." Jensen gave Huang Li a thumbs up and smiled, "It seems that my title as a poker master should be given to you." ”

"Fluke, fluke." Huang Li regained that faint expression again, and said modestly: "Occasionally, a victory, it is luck that helps." ”

"Luck doesn't help the unprepared." The bald man came over in an overcoat and smiled and stretched out his hand, "Edwin van der Sar, Dutchman." ”

"Hello, Chen Zhihao, Chinese." Huang Li shook hands with the old man, in fact, he was not too old, but his hair was gone and he looked older.

"I had a great day, it was the best game I've had since I came to China." Edwin's eyes flickered with an inexplicable hint, but the admiration seemed to be sincere, "I hope to meet you here in the future, by the way—" He turned to look at Jensen and said, "Take my car and go, I have something to talk to you about." ”

"Okay!" Jensen shrugged his shoulders, greeted Huang Li and the others, stuffed Chen Manli with a few more bills, and walked out with Edwin.

Huang Li stuffed the unfinished banknotes into his pocket and beckoned Li Qianxin, "Let's go, go home and count again, you delay people from getting off work." ”

Li Qianxin blushed, stuffed a stack of money in her hand into her bag, turned her head to look at Chen Manli, and reached out to take out the money.

"No, you're not my patron today." Chen Manli stopped Li Qianxin with a smile, turned to Huang Li and said, "Mr. Chen, you are really lucky, I hope you can bring me some luck in the future." ”

Huang Li nodded, didn't say anything else, although the information he got today was free, it was very important, and Chen Manli didn't seem to say it all, or it was really that much. When we meet for the first time, it's better to be cautious, and next time we compile some information and strive for more sets of news. Moreover, fabricating information to make money seems to be a good way to do it.

Placing Li Qianxin in the Tianjin Concession is Huang Li's recent idea, which is much safer here than Beiping. And it is more convenient to take a boat or train from here to other places than in Beiping. It's just that Huang Li is now worried about whether he can convince Cheng Yingqiu to let her go with him, according to her character and thoughts, I'm afraid it will not be an easy thing.

Back home, Huang Li was still thinking about what had happened that day, and there were many things he couldn't figure out. Li Qianxin was surprisingly energetic, sitting in front of the bed and carefully counting the banknotes, and laughing softly from time to time.