Masako's chosen gambling venue is located underneath this luxury hotel, which can be reached directly by the hotel's elevator.

But that floor is not open to everyone, even the hotel staff can't go to it at will; If you want to get to "that floor", you must first use a door card or employee ID card with "special permissions" to swipe on the elevator card, wait for the elevator door to be completely closed, and then press the five specific floor keys in a fixed order, and finally press the emergency button.

Once this is done, the elevator will go straight to the secret floor underground, without any further stops on the way, and the external floor display will become a false number.

To put it simply, if you want to go down to that secret level, you must first obtain permission somehow, or have a regular guest take you in.

Sakaki also knows very well that the places he enters in this form are nine times out of ten illegal casinos, illegal auctions, illegal private clubs, etc., and he has been to such places in the past when he was in Kagetsu Town, of course...... Compared to the place he was about to go to now, the fields in Kagetsu Town seemed a little lo.

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After exiting the elevator, Sakaki and Sollid followed Masako and a group of black-clad bodyguards through a thriving underground casino.

When Masako and the others passed by, many casino staff members had their hands free to nod to Masako, and some came forward to bow, obviously, this casino ...... Like the entire hotel above, it is also the property of the "Jimmukai".

If anything, this place differs from the above-ground casinos, it may be that there are fewer restrictions on bets: from beautiful girls, to young children, from fresh organs, to smuggled artifacts...... Those who possess a lot of money and social resources, here they are chasing the greatest thrill that gambling can bring, as if they are showing the world by their actions what sick and ugly fruits can be produced by human inflated desires if a group of people are allowed to parasitize on corrupt soil for too long.

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Without saying a word all the way, the group went straight to a very spacious private room.

The lavish décor and furnishings are not uncommon in this place, and I will not repeat them here; By the time Sakaki, Solide, and Masako were seated on either side of a round table, several black-clad bodyguards had closed the door to the room and guarded the only exit.

"Would you like something to drink?" When Masako asked this question, she casually raised her hand and waved it twice at Sanada, the bodyguard standing behind her, and I don't know how the blind man noticed it, let alone how he interpreted the message from this simple gesture...... Anyway, after he waved Masako's hand, he immediately turned to the bar on the side of the room and brought over a bottle of chilled blueberry juice.

"I don't need to, thank you." On the other hand, Solid rejected the other party's kindness very ordinarily.

Sakaki's answer was: "A pot of sake should be cooked for about a year, and the temperature should be 35 degrees." I thought that his words would be over here, but unexpectedly, "I also want half a white chopped chicken, cut vertically, with wings and legs, and the dipping sauce should be edged with high-grade soy sauce with green onions, and add a little mustard to the soy sauce; In addition, I will get a plate of cold tofu, to tender tofu, use a bamboo kitchen knife to yard, can not be stained with iron, the knife work should be delicate, sprinkle bonito fillet, um...... Don't season this with soy sauce, just make a sauce with miso and mashed radish. ”

When the host hears this request at the gaming table, he will throw back a sentence: "I'll just ask you what you're drinking, why do you think it's ordering in a restaurant?" And there are so many fart requirements? ”

However, Masako doesn't do that; The high-end casinos of the Shenwu Club will not treat customers like this.

"I can't see it...... You're pretty particular. Masako said, turning her head to look at a black-clothed person next to her, "You heard everything, go and arrange it." ”

"Yes." The black man didn't have any objections, and after receiving the order, he immediately responded, nodded slightly at Masako, and then left the room.

"Isn't that exquisite?" After a few seconds, Sakaki picked up in that nose-smacking tone in the face, "That's pretty casual, okay?" ”

"Oh? So what do you say is exquisite? Masako asked with interest.

"If I really want to be particular, I have to have requirements for the origin and production process of each ingredient and condiment." Sakaki said again.

"You can rest assured that I have already checked this aspect." Masako replied.

"Huh...... What's the check? Pick the most expensive one to buy? Sakaki laughed.

"Sakaki-kun, do you think I'm the kind of person who will judge things by their price?" Masako took another sip of blueberry juice and continued, "Clothing, food, medicine, jewelry, skin care products, real estate, cars, shell companies that don't live up to the name...... The value of all these things that can be called 'commodities' and 'traded' depends on the greed of the merchant and the feelings they can bring to the consumer.

"We call this game full of 'fakes' the laws of the market, but in reality, it is just a model for the power and oligarchic capitalists who control the rules of the game to cannibalize the people.

"Most people can only see some of the superficial things that are reflected at the level of the substructure, such as ...... The price of something is staggering, and then they say, 'Only a fool would buy something that expensive, it's not worth it'.

Interestingly, this statement itself is true, except that it is spoken by a person who wants to buy but can't afford it, and by me...... The meaning of what is represented is completely different. ”

Masako's tone when she said this did not reveal the slightest haughtiness, but it was this attitude, coupled with what she said, that caused more discomfort to many people.

"'Gambling' is different......," she continued, "two people are betting on a 'good value' that they agree with, whether that thing is worthless or worthless to the world...... In the end, the winner takes everything from the loser, and even that may not be useful to him/her...... It doesn't get much more exciting, ridiculous, or realistic than this. ”

Hearing this, Sakaki put on an indifferent look: "Sister Masako, I'm just talking to you about food...... I don't care about your understanding of gambling; Every gambler has his own unique 'gambling concept', let's seek common ground while reserving differences. ”

"Okay." Masako shrugged her shoulders and continued, "Since you only want to know that...... Then I'll use the miso you asked to add to the tofu as an example: the miso I use here is made of soybeans grown on my own farm in Hokkaido, and after harvesting, I will find someone to select them one by one, regardless of the shape, size, color, etc. In this way, the soybeans are repeatedly screened more than three times, and then made using the most traditional method, in which the soybeans are soaked in a large wooden basin with hot spring water on a winter morning, and the feet are washed and put on straw sandals...... Oh, by the way, when I say 'handsome,' I'm talking about a good-looking, slim high school girl who has never had sex with a man.

"When I say ...... 'there is a good check on the food,' that's roughly what I mean."

When the words fell, Sakaki's expression became a little subtle, and he always felt that he knew something that he didn't know might be better, but he was inexplicably a little excited.

"That's so exquisite...... two seconds later, Sakaki said again, "Then or else...... Bring me another snack? ”

"Yes, snacks are ready-made." Masako waved again, and Sanada, who was behind her, quickly ran to the bar again, took out a plate of dried snacks from the refrigerator and delivered it to Sakaki.

"Yo, this peanut crisp looks good." Sakaki said as he took a big bite of it impatiently, "emmm...... The taste is really different. ”

"That's right." Masako continued, "Every peanut used in this snack is peeled by the grandmother who has lost all her teeth, which is much cleaner than the skin of a machine. ”

Her words made Sakaki almost choke to death on the spot.

"Overreacted." Solid looked at his companion with a rather cold look and gloated, "I'm not as exaggerated as you are in prison when I see other people drinking fruit wine from the toilet." ”

"Alright! That's the end of the! What are we betting on? Sakaki finally swallowed the peanut crisp in his mouth, and then began to get down to business with an unhappy face.

Masako smiled mysteriously, put down the blueberry juice in her hand, and then glanced at a blacksuit standing against the wall, who understood, turned and walked to a cabinet, and took out a suitcase from it.

The blacksuit took the suitcase and laid it flat on the round table between Sakaki and Masako, before retreating to the wall.

"Is this a gambling device?" Seeing this, Sakaki asked, "So...... Is it mahjong? Poker? Or Pai Gow? ”

"Heh......" Masako smiled, "Sakaki-kun, I know your methods, I must admit that I have no chance of winning those projects with you, even if you don't have a thousand ...... I'm afraid I'm no match for you. ”

That is to say...... What we want to play is not a 'gambling' in the ordinary sense. Sakaki continued.

"That's right." While Masako said this, Sanada had already stepped forward to open the suitcase.

The inside of the box was solid, and there was a set of molds inside, and there were only two things embedded in the molds - a pistol and a bullet.

The gun is a Uberti Katlerman revolver, with a rare bright silver body and a crimson wooden handle, and the body is also carved with detailed patterns, and the wooden handle part has a hint of vegetable oil aroma, which is obviously regularly maintained, and it is not a mass-produced product at first glance.

The bullet is a 45 caliber bullet that matches this gun.

"Hey...... Is this to play Russian roulette? As soon as Sakaki saw those two things, he sneered, "We still have to cooperate next, is it really good to play this kind of game of life?" ”

"What's the matter?" Masako replied calmly, "If I win, then the Shenwu Society will not have to cooperate with you, and your death will not affect the living me to take over your bet in the future-Sakura no Fu; And if you win, my death will not affect your cooperation with the Shenwu Society, and it is the iron law of the Shenwu Society to be willing to gamble and lose, and no one will seek revenge on you or refuse to fulfill the joint bet because of this. ”

"Makes sense." In the next second, Sollid also answered, "Lady Masako, you can rest assured, and our side can also guarantee that if Sakaki dies in the gambling game, Reverse Cross will never lose his bet or take revenge on you because of him." ”

"Big brother...... You're here to protect me, aren't you? Hearing this, Sakaki couldn't help but look at Sollid with humble eyes and spit out.

"Who told you to bet on anything? Besides...... Don't you have the confidence that you can win anything you bet on? You won't die if you win, will you? Solid's response made so much sense that it was impossible to refute.

"The two...... There's no need to rush into planning for the future, I haven't said the rules of this game yet. Masako interrupted the two and continued with a smile, "The original Russian roulette was actually a very boring game, just a simple competition of courage and luck, and there was no skill at all...... We might as well play a little more complicated. ”

In the next few minutes, Masako began to explain the rules of the game herself, a game she designed herself, called "Guessing Word Roulette".

As the name suggests, this is a highly strategic game that combines word guessing with Russian roulette.

First of all, set the two sides of the battle as A and B, and in the preparation stage of the game, each side A and B write a noun on a piece of paper - this noun cannot be a person's name, but can be the name of a special creature or individual, such as "King Kong", "God", etc.

After writing, the two sides roll up the slip of paper and put it in the suitcase (you can put it into the pistol-shaped groove), and then the two sides discuss the "first attack" and "second attack", and then the "first attack" side fills the gun chamber and "turns the chamber", and then the game officially begins.

Assuming that A strikes first, A has four options:

First, shoot yourself in the head, and if you are not dead, ask the other person a question (the question must be about the noun written by the other party, and the question must be in the form of a "yes" or "no" question, otherwise the other party can refuse to answer).

Two, don't shoot, end your own round, and let the other person ask yourself a question.

Three, "turn the chamber" again, then shoot yourself twice in the head, and if you don't die, ask the other person two questions.

Fourth, push out the wheel to check the position of the bullet, then push it back as it is, let the other person ask you two questions, and only choose "one" or "three" the next time it is your turn.

When A's turn is over, it enters B's turn, and so on.

Every six rounds, i.e. after each side has played three rounds, it is necessary to "turn the chamber" again, which is always done by the rear attacker, and then the next first attack is performed.

When the content of the "question" is already specific to a certain word, such as "Did you write the word 'slipper'?" If you guess the wrong answer, you need to immediately shoot yourself in the head (no matter whose turn it was), and if you guess correctly, you can immediately shoot the opponent four times, and if the opponent is still not dead at this time, both parties need to rewrite the words and start a new round from the beginning.

Of course, there's a rule that doesn't need to be explained at the end - any player who gets shot and dies during the game will end the game.

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By the time Masako finished explaining the rules, the dishes had already been delivered, and they were all cold dishes, so they were served quickly.

In all fairness, the chicken and tofu were delicious, and even without Masako's explanation, Sakaki understood that these were high-end flavors that he couldn't eat anywhere else, and he just wanted ...... This will not be his "Last Supper".

"Before you begin, as a sign of justice, you can check all the props you need, including guns, bullets, boxes, and paper and pens, and ask any questions." Masako still looks very leisurely, and she looks ...... Hold the cards in one hand.

Sakaki was not polite to the other party, he examined each prop very carefully, and finally said, "I hope to use the paper and pen we brought myself." ”

He didn't explain the reason, but he didn't need to explain, Masako naturally knew that there was a kind of "remote rubbing paper" on the market (black market) now, which looked no different from ordinary paper, but there were extremely tiny electronic components hidden in it, and when you wrote on it, even if you used a light force, it would be sensed and displayed on the screen of the receiver corresponding to this paper.

In the underworld, there are many cheating props invented specifically for gambling to make money, many of which are even more sophisticated than the technology used by government agents, regardless of the cost.

Many of these props are far beyond the common sense and imagination of ordinary people, and it is impossible for the bottom gambler to know the mystery even if he loses to death, so he deserves to die......

"Yes, but I'll check the pen and paper you brought out." Masako's request is also reasonable.

To make a long story short, after both sides have done all the preparations (they have written the words and put them in the box), it is time for the first game point of the "word guessing wheel......

"So...... Now it's time to decide who will attack first and who will attack later, right? Sakaki asked as she ate her tofu.

"I'm the master and you're the guest, so I'll let you go first." Masako's sentence was answered quickly, obviously because she had already thought about attacking backwards.

"No, no, no, ladies first, you first." Sakaki is not so easy to be taken advantage of.

"How many years have you been advocating equality between men and women, are you a little discriminatory?" Masako begins to use the Ethical Grill.

That's right...... Even if gender issues aside, you are also a princess, and you have no problem first. "Sakaki doesn't eat this, and he can talk about it for a day with this kind of reason.

"You are wrong, it is precisely because you are a princess that you have to lead by example, I am so close to the people, how can I use my identity to bully you and force you to let me?" Masako said again.

This time, before Sakaki could return the favor, Solid interjected first: "Okay, you go first...... It's going to be bright again. He looked at Sakaki, "If you hang up in the first round, you can only say that the god of gambling has abandoned you." ”

"I don't know if the god of gambling has abandoned me, I just want to abandon you now." Sakaki rolled his dead fish eyes and replied to Solid.

"No, if you die, I'll have to collect your body." Solid also has a saying, showing that he can't and doesn't care how to chat.

"Cut! Okay, I'll go first! Sakaki looked as if he was angry, and said that it was too late, so he picked up his gun, shoved the bullet into the wheel, spun and slapped the wheel with his hand, and then pointed the muzzle of the gun at his temple, and pulled the trigger decisively.