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Do you know what I like best? I love to see the moment when everything in the world is reversed. Genius remembers the first in a second"
Hong Rixin snapped his fingers, and a waiter dressed in black immediately stepped forward and handed him a glass of whiskey. He took a shallow sip of it to his lips, then looked down at the "clown" on the tip of the iron finger, and smiled intoxicatedly.
"Seeing hope in a moment of despair, and stepping on the air when you are close to victory, bang, it's like a magnificent avalanche, you desperately try to stop it, but all resistance is meaningless in front of it, you can only be covered up by it, buried alive, quickly lose all body heat, like ......"
He gently pulled the iron fingers, "Just like you feel right now." β
Iron shook off his hand in disgust, a rare flash of gloom on his face.
For him, who has always been moody, this is already quite a gaffe reaction. Even for a person like him who is good at controlling himself, in the face of such a big ups and downs in front of him, his emotions will inevitably fluctuate a little. Hong Rixin was right, he suddenly made an inexplicable mistake at the critical moment when he saw that he was about to win, which was definitely a fatal reversal that was enough to destroy his mind.
"My observations...... Mistaken? β
The facts in front of him were like a heavy blow, and his original indestructible confidence was almost shattered. As Hong Rixin said, the purpose of this game is to take revenge and kill people, which is the result he wants.
But the point is, was that really a mistake just now?
After a brief moment of consternation, Iron began to think about the question. Aside from the additional significance of deciding the outcome of the game, the round just now was actually no different from the previous dozen rounds, and the iron did exactly the same thing as before. Observing, probing, making judgments, decisions, and actions based on the other party's reactionsβin every step, he was confident that there were no mistakes, and although the sudden voltage instability in the middle affected his vision, he did not miss the strange reaction of the other party at this moment.
But on the other hand, what if that reaction was deliberately misleading?
Such a guess flashed through Iron Block's mind, but it was denied by himself in a flash. If this was the beginning, then he might have been deceived by the other party's deliberate actions, but now that the game has been going on for a long time, every minute and every second, his understanding of Hong Rixin is deepening, and he is becoming more and more able to distinguish which of the other party's intentional actions and which are uncontrolled unconscious reactions.
When he was about to turn over the fifth pair, Hong tried to distract him with the subtle movement of his brow, and that was the closest he had come to making a mistake so far. But the iron block endured and was not taken away by the other party, and since then he has been immune to this kind of feints.
When he turned to the ninth and tenth pairs, Hong Rixin tried to hide his natural reaction with his expression, but after careful observation, the iron block succeeded in peeling off the two. At that time, he could almost distinguish the meaning of Hong Rixin's every unconscious reaction. What is "happy", what is "nervous", what is "proud", the different reactions brought about by various emotions have nothing to hide in front of him.
"So I'm not mistaken, and I don't misjudge." Iron said to himself, "When I was about to turn over that card, his mood was undoubtedly 'nervous.'" It was a fear of a hidden hole card before it was about to be confirmed, and because of that, I judged it to be a crucial card that could make the difference. β
But what if, in case, even those unconscious reactions were faked?
Iron didn't want to think about it, but he had to think about the worst possible outcome. When all impossible scenarios are ruled out, the remaining result, no matter how ridiculous it may seem, is the truth β even if that fact means that he made a big mistake from the beginning and was completely manipulated by the other side.
Iron knows that his ability to recognize people is not invulnerable, and it takes at least a certain amount of time to observe to improve accuracy, so impressions and intuition at the beginning are crucial. If the opponent knows about this weakness early on, he can set up two feints at the beginning of the game, the surface one is just a bait to give him the illusion of "seeing through the opponent's disguise", and the deep one is what he really uses to mislead the opponent. Those iron pieces thought to be unconscious small movements, but in fact, they were all intentional by Hong Rixin, and after round after round of reinforcement, the impression of being deceived was even more ingrained.
Although it was the result of mental arithmetic and unintentional calculation, the iron block as a tracker was in turn taken away by the other party, which was already a failure in itself. Whether it's this game or the whole situation, Iron Block has lost to his opponent in his field of expertise. The destruction of faith is more deadly and long-lasting than failure.
"But you're calmer than I thought." Hong Rixin looked at him meaningfully.
"I have a bad memory, and I forget the past after a while."
Iron smiled freely, collected his mood, and put the cards back in his place. This is the end of the winning streak that has continued since the first round, and the next round is Hong Rixin, who has no doubt that his opponent is capable of winning all the remaining cards, so that in terms of scoring, he will convert the difference between two cards to the first bullet, which is two bullets.
Rather than be annoyed by the defeat that had passed, he might as well concentrate and figure out how to deal with these two bullets.
First of all, these two bullets will not come at him. This is Hong Rixin's home field, Hong Rixin has always been sure to kill him, but he didn't dare to do too much because of Xifeng's reaction. Replacing fighting with this kind of game is in itself to destroy his self-confidence as a host without hurting his life, so as to gain the initiative in the future. Therefore, if these two bullets are to be fired, they must be fired at the person who can most shake the iron.
For the iron block from a foreign land, surrounded by strangers, even if he kills a few, the host, who is accustomed to seeing the life and death of gamblers, will not become sentimental. Hong Rixin has always had only one target, and that was the woman who entered the venue with the iron block. At this time, he did not hide his gaze and looked at her sitting in the audience nakedly.
"Sure enough, I still can't hide it." The iron sighed inwardly.
After all, he was negligent and let the two enter the scene as a "couple". Although he tried to clear up his relationship with Sumire after his identity was revealed, tried to minimize conversations, and didn't even look over there after taking the stage, it was useless in the eyes of Hong Rixin, an old Jianghu. At the moment when the voltage was unstable and the screen froze, and the crowd exclaimed, Tie Block couldn't help but glance over there, which was enough for Hong Rixin to see his concern.
The intentions of both sides are clear, and there is no room for concession. After this game, Hong Ilxin will kill her, and Iron will find a way to protect her - he is used to seeing life and death, but he is not a jerk to stand by and watch the people who helped him, and Sumire helped him in the matter of infiltrating the venue, and that alone is enough, not to mention......
Iron couldn't help but glance over there, and found Sumire looking at him intently. She seemed a little anxious, as if she had something to say in her eyes, but they were too far away for their tacit understanding to communicate with each other by looking at them.
"Such a good person, even I am a little reluctant to shoot."
As if noticing their brief eye contact, Hong Rixin made a cruel joke while reaching out to turn over the cards on the table. As a shuffler, he knows the location of all the cards on the table, so it can be said that the game is over when it is his turn, and the suspense is only whether he wants to cut through the mess quickly, or do he shoot slowly like this, and then slowly torture the other party with words.
"You know that you are willing to gamble and lose, even if you want to regret it, you can't stop these two bullets." Hong Rixin said, "In the years since I left Xifeng, my kung fu has not fallen at all, and you are at most a rookie who has just entered the main election." The gap in strength between us is already like a moat, and now this environment is too unfriendly to you. If I really want to try my skills, I can accompany you, but if I were you, I wouldn't choose such an option. β
His hand pressed to the edge of the playing card, but he was not in a hurry to turn it over, but just looked at the iron with a smirk. The latter was expressionless and did not reveal any emotion, but his silent attitude also indirectly indicated the predicament he was facing.
"You haven't figured it out yet." He smiled, "So, do you want to listen to my plan?" β
"Your so-called plan is nothing more than making me give up my task and my dignity as a host." Iron said calmly.
"That's right."
Hong Rixin gently put down something on the corner of the table, and then slowly pushed it to the side of the iron block. He used the hand that was far away from the audience, and all movements were firmly blocked by his body, and all this happened outside the camera range, and no one except the two people on stage knew about it.
Tie Lump glanced at what the other party pushed over, and his heart suddenly moved slightly. It is a golden badge with a phoenix flying high on the front and the number "9" engraved on the bottom. He had only seen something similar in the "Old Yellow Calendar", the first in active service, which, according to him, was the identity of the "top ten" presenters of the previous generation, and this badge alone had all kinds of privileges, and at that time it symbolized an extremely noble status, which was originally intended to be a long-term continuation of the system. But as some of these people died in battle, the badge slowly took on an unlucky connotation, and the continuation gradually came to an end. There were some young men like Iron Lump who worshipped glory and copied the badge, but it was only an imitation after all, and it was only symbolic for themselves.
"You've seen this kind of badge. At that time, these badges were known as the use of 'gold medals for avoiding death', and of course, in a country like Xifeng, where words don't count, all promises are heard and forgotten. Hong Rixin smiled, "This badge is enough to confirm my identity, as a tracker, you have completed the task." I believe that Xifeng's order does not require you to challenge a strong opponent who is far higher than your ranking. β
Iron looked at the number "9" engraved on the badge and was silent.
"Put away this badge and go back to your life, there is no more conclusive evidence." Hong Rixin said earnestly, "You have worked hard, but you can't win." Even your best observation has been overpowered by your opponents, and I'm not wrong. β
He smiled and stared into the iron block's eyes, and the smile disappeared as soon as the latter tried to speak.
"You are not allowed to speak, you are not allowed to move, and all actions other than answering 'yes' will be regarded as 'going to war.'" He said slowly, his fingertips gently picking up the first card, "Give me your answer before I turn over this card." β
He paused for a second, then jerked his fingertips as he flipped over the cards and slammed them on the table.
The sound of "pop" resounded throughout the field.
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