Chapter 127: The Lucky Jackpot
Zhang Heng is now dressed as a typical tourist, wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, knee-length shorts, sandals on his feet, and sunglasses in his jacket pocket on his chest.
Like the copy of the Apollo Program training camp, his appearance has also been modified to a certain extent, Zhang Heng can feel the stubble on his chin, and there is a Peppa Pig tattoo on his right arm (fortunately, it is only tattoo paper pasted), but this time the system retains his Asian characteristics, but his current complexion is darker, and he looks like he has the habit of sunbathing, and his strength, agility and body shape have basically maintained the state of his original body.
Zhang Heng had about 300 euros in cash in his wallet, in addition to a Visa credit card with an unknown amount, and the name on his passport was Lu Yan, but Zhang Heng couldn't deduce whether the other players in this copy were also Asian.
In order to make himself less conspicuous, Zhang Heng exchanged 50 euros for coins and pretended to play the slot machine, but after a circle, he did not find any suspected players around.
Although it was late at night, the casino was still crowded, Zhang Heng's ears were filled with all kinds of languages, and the tourists here came from all over the world, France, Italy, USA, China, Germany, the United Arab Emirates and even North and South Africa, it was as lively as the United Nations General Assembly, making it impossible to tell where they were.
However, Zhang Heng still got the answer on the cover of the tourist brochure in the hands of an old American couple, and in fact, he had some conjectures earlier.
The world's four major casinos, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Macau, Monaco, Macau can be ruled out first, although there are many Asians in this casino, but not to the extent of Macau, Las Vegas and Atlantic City, there will not be so many European tourists, coupled with the unique subtropical Mediterranean climate, there is only one answer left - this is Monaco.
Located in western Europe, the French Côte d'Azur, the Principality of Monaco, which became independent in 1861, is the second smallest principality in the world, with a total area of 2.02 square kilometers, smaller than New York's Central Park, but it is famous for spinach, tourism and banking, and its per capita income is among the highest in the world.
And the visa on the latest page of the passport also confirms this again.
Zhang Heng looked around and couldn't find any targets that seemed to be players, but he did find a few noteworthy targets, among which he cared the most about a young couple.
The two of them had been in the video poker machine area for quite some time, walking around in front of the consoles while also staying behind the other tourists to watch them play, kissing for a long time as if no one was around, just like all couples in love.
A Spanish man in a suit who had been wiping his sweat didn't look very lucky tonight, he had already lost several times in a row, and after losing another one, he angrily hammered his thigh, stood up from the game console, and walked to the big roulette wheel with a gloomy face, wanting to change the game and change his luck.
So the young couple sat down in front of the video poker machine.
They played a few hands first, the same more losses and fewer wins, and then a new round of the game began, the man got five cards, he didn't seem to be very satisfied with the cards in his hand, so he chose to change the cards, three times in a row, and then he answered a phone call, as if something important had happened, got up and left the casino, but his wife was still sitting by the game console, bored flipping through a fashion magazine.
Until seven minutes later, the man returned.
During this time, other tourists who tried to play on the machine were stopped by the man's wife, who came back and kissed his wife again before sitting down in front of the console.
Although he pretended not to care and was still turning his head to laugh with his wife, Zhang Heng could feel the tension in his heart, especially the corner of his eye was aimed at his watch several times, and his other hand was always placed by the button, keeping it on standby.
His wife, who seemed to be amused by his joke, let out a string of giggles, and leaned back a little exaggeratedly, as she wore only a small suspender on her upper body, which was a feast for the eyes of those behind her.
At some point, the man's middle finger suddenly and quickly clicked the button.
The next moment, it was like someone waving a magic wand.
The screen of the machine began to flicker wildly, and at the same time there sounded a wonderful sound that all gamblers could only dream of.
Straight flush! Upon realizing what was happening, an envious exclamation rang out all around.
The man was a little sluggish, stunned at first, until his wife began to push his body excitedly, and he seemed to react, but still a little incredulous, just like all gamblers who have been hit by Lady Luck, with his mouth wide open and a dizzy smile on his face.
The prize for a royal flush is 4,000 to 1, and one bet is 5 euros, and the man has just placed two bets, which means that he has earned 40,000 euros in this little game.
This is not a small amount, although on the second floor, where ordinary people can't reach, there are billionaires drinking champagne and throwing money on supermodels at the gaming table, but for the vast majority of tourists who have a small gambling mentality, suddenly being hit by 40,000 euros is definitely a dream trip.
In fact, the man is now holding his wife.
However, his happiness did not last long, and four guys in suits appeared, who were supposed to be the staff of the casino, and politely asked the young couple to change the machine to play.
Then one of the guys with high cheekbones and Sven looked squatted in front of the video poker machine, he first checked the shell of the machine to make sure there was nothing unusual, then took out a bunch of keys, opened the case, took out the electronic version, took out the ROM chip inside, and put it in a ROM reader at hand.
More and more tourists in the casino noticed the unexpected situation here, and they all cast curious glances, and the young couple felt offended and a little dissatisfied, and were not in the mood to play the game again, clamoring to see the supervisor of the four, especially the eyes of the remaining three suit-men kept their eyes locked on them, as if they had done something.
Fortunately, the process didn't last long, and after a few moments, the guy with high cheekbones frowned, and the test results in his hand showed that the memory chip had not been tampered with.
Of course, it is impossible for the casino to say that as soon as someone wins, they rush over to dismantle the machine, then it is not a casino or a black store, but the guy with high cheekbones has indeed been eyeing this young couple for a long time, and he has enough reason to suspect that the money from the two is not so legitimate.