Bearded Hawk vs Leper Wood.

Head to head at the table.

In the first game, Hauke lost.

Although he only lost on the value of the card, 10 golden chips were drawn to Wood.

A mere 10 gold coins is nothing to Hawk, who is worth more than 200.

But his winning streak was broken, and he immediately lost in momentum.

The direction of public opinion has changed accordingly.

"Wood used to be the most ferocious gambler in Lording, and he gambled with others no less than seven or eight times just to gamble on his life!"

"Wood is the best in the casino, although he hasn't played in a long time, and his gambling skills don't feel rusty at all."

……

On the other side of the table, Wood grinned, revealing his half-missing back molars, "Boy, it's too late to regret now, I think you're good, follow me, I promise you're getting more than you're getting now." ”

"But I want more than you promise."

The bearded Hawk snapped his fingers and motioned for the dealer to re-deal the cards.

This time, Hawke's expression became serious, and he grabbed a few chips and threw them to the girl next to her, telling her to get out.

The girl was a little embarrassed, and she should want to stand here a little longer.

At this time, someone in the corner of the second floor shook his head slightly, and the girl held her hands on her chest and squeezed out of the crowd.

She kept her head down and tried to keep her head low.

But when he arrived at the gate of the casino, he still bumped into the thugs and was carried into a dimly lit hut.

Not tall, one-eyed, the person waiting for her is Tom One-Eyed.

"Smack"!

With a slap in the face, Tom's eyes widened and he shouted, "Have you forgotten who you are, lowly woman!" ”

The girl fell to the ground, and because of her fair skin, the five fingerprints were unusually clear.

Then there was a golden chip, and the girl wanted to pick it up, but the thug behind her stepped on it.

"Hand over all the money, if you don't want me to be searched."

The muscular thug smiled and said, "I know you're worth a lot of money now, but it's still okay to touch two." ”

One-Eyed Tom said, "Get out! ”

The thug turned and closed the door.

Before closing, Daphne heard cheers again from the casino, someone shouting the name "Wood", and apparently Wood had won the second game.

Am I never going to get out of hell in my life? …… Daphne, who had pulled out the golden chips one by one, thought sadly.

……

In the center of the hall, Wood's gang was at the top of their voice.

Their boss was in excellent form tonight, albeit with just two points.

Anyone who knows the profession of a gambler knows that the smaller the gap, the more skilled it is.

"How's it going, are you still playing? Or swap the chips on your table for money and run away with your tail between your legs? ”

Wood touched the scar on his eye, picked up a chip and bounced it into the air, and then took it firmly in his hand, ", boy, this is not the place for a coward like you!" ”

Hauke said angrily, "I know you're provoking me, but lady luck can't favor you forever!" ”

At this time, his chips were still more than 100, and all the whole bets were spilled.

"It doesn't matter if I win or lose this game, they all belong to the audience, remember my name, I'm Hauk from Soto City!"

The dealer deals, one for one person, Hawk gets ♥️3 and Wood gets ♠️5.

The two nodded and motioned to continue, Hawk ♥️2, Wood ♠️A.

Exciting times are coming, and if Wood wins this third game, tomorrow's newspaper will read: Lording's No. 1 gambler is back at the top.

It is conceivable that even if Hawk could get out of the casino, some people would still not let him go.

But if Hawke wins, not only can he get back all the money he lost before, but it is not a big problem to double it by a small amount.

As long as you leave Lording City, go to the countryside to buy a piece of land, and live in peace for the rest of your life.

"Which of the two of them do you think will win?"

"I think this should have won the Hauk."

"P, have you ever seen Wood lose?"

"Nope."

"So do you still need to think about it? …… It's only to blame that Hawk is too greedy, if it were me, I would win a hundred gold coins and leave immediately. ”

"Please win a hundred silver before saying this, thank you."

For the third card, the dealer deals the cards with both hands, an ace in the left hand ♣️and a 2 in ♦️the right hand.

The fourth card, Wood dunked, Hawk dunked.

"Do you have anything else to raise?" Wood asked.

Hawke took off the sapphire ring, "This is what my grandfather left me, it's worth at least 10 gold!" ”

Eyes followed the ring to the stack, and Wood laughed, "It's worth 10 gold, right, I'll give you 100 and deal the last card!" ”

"Whew", "Whew", all five cards are dealt!

The audience desperately looked in the direction of Hawke, because he had few chips and opened first.

Hawke, show the cards!

"Hmph, I said that Lady Luck won't favor you forever."

♥️3, ♥️2, ♦️2, ♣️2, 2, ♠️four cards of the same number, the combination is quite exciting.

"Hahahaha, hahahaha!"

Wood on the opposite side threw out two aces, five cards ♠️5, ♠️A, A, ♣️♦️A, ♥️and comprehensively crushed Hawke's cards!

"Lao Tzu is full of gambling luck today, no one can stop it, hahaha! ……”

Wood burst into laughter, and his younger brothers followed suit, and the surrounding audience burst into laughter and echoed: "Wood is the number one gambler in Reading City, and Hawk is a P!" ”

At this time, Hauke, who should have been disheartened, somehow took back his ring, put on his yarmulke hat and turned away from the table, exchanging 10 chips with the lowest face value for the original 1 silver coin.

Walking out of the casino, he tossed the red, beating thing hidden in his sleeve to the wild dog on the side of the road.

The red object was filled with the smell of blood, and the wild dogs immediately went crazy when they saw it.

The moment it shattered, Wood fell to the ground and died.

During the day the next day, the medical examiner found that the heart of the deceased Wood had disappeared inexplicably.

There were no wounds on his skin, and there was no damage to his internal organs except his heart.

The matter was not medically explicit, and the medical examiner immediately submitted an autopsy report.

The cause of death reads: His heart was stolen.

……

Taking off his skin mask, beard, wig, and other disguises, Hauke from Soto City transforms back into Tina, a salesman at Zegna's tailor shop in St. Ann's Village.

Her assassination mission was successfully completed, leaving no trace of her true identity.

Twice to throw money, twice to [sell] skills, the first time the audience who picked up the money helped her call out Wood, and the second time the name "Soto City Hawk" was firmly engraved in their minds.

[Sale] must be an equivalent exchange, e.g. 1 copper plate for a piece of hard bread.

However, a transaction that is approved by both the buyer and the seller is considered an equivalent exchange.

If Wood says that his life is worth 1 copper coin, and Tina gives him 1 copper, Wood accepts it, and then he must give his life to Tina.

Of course, the operation of buying a life for 1 copper is only theoretically feasible, and no one in the world would be stupid enough to sell themselves so cheaply.

The skill of stealing Wood's heart is Tina's signature skill [Stealing] of the second class thief.

There are many factors that affect the success rate of stealing.

Tina kisses the sapphire ring every time she gambles, and that's when a hypnosis of the entire casino begins.

The hypnotized people will definitely not find out that Tina is using [Stealing] to secretly change cards.