It was as if the soul had been kept in a crisper bag, the feeling of perceiving something strange but breathless—it had been bothering Jack before. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But just now, he broke through, broke through the membrane that blinded the truth, and at the moment when the middle-aged man got up, he understood where his strange feeling came from: in the bustle and noise that shrouded the entire restaurant, most of the people were playing with their friends, except for the middle-aged man, who had no intersection with the people at the tables around him, just drinking alone......

What's more, the middle-aged man has a fan-shaped spread of cards in front of him, and the square cards are arranged in a delicate and neat appearance, looking like he is waiting for a single guest, waiting for a fierce game. The man's calm and quiet waiting, and the cards full of rituals, together form an aura that is incompatible with the surroundings, coupled with his gaze that looks at Jack from time to time.

Although he realized it later, Jack finally understood that the middle-aged man was waiting for him.

"I'll introduce myself, I'm Belém Francis. The man approached, and there was no smile on his face, but it was not one of those sad and rejecting expressions, which, combined with his raunchy clothing, made him look approachable but reserved—all in all, Jack's first impression of this Belen was not too bad.

Belen raised his glass to Jack, who politely stood up and touched Belen, and then, the red wine rippled in the microwave, and in the bright yellow light, the two of them each drank the wine from the glass.

"Hello sir, I'm Jack. ”

After Jack reported his name, the other three girls also stood up,

"Hello, I'm Devany Aloisius. ”

"I'm here, I'm Shirley Aloisius!!" Shirley raised her little hand and announced her name, looking bubbling with pride.

"Faye Spangele. Fei kept her voice cold, with a cold and arrogant expression that disdained to talk to her more.

After the three girls finished introducing themselves, Jack took over and said, "Your invitation is very tempting, but I'm not a gambler, so I'm sorry, please forgive me for not being able to agree to your request and make a bet with you." ”

"What~ Aren't you a gambler? Oh, Jack boy, I saw you watching the scenery on the rooftop before, and I thought you were also a man like me, keen on excitement and freedom~ So I came up to make friends with you. A hearty smile opened his mouth, and Belen continued, "But, I didn't expect you to be a non-gambling faction, it's really offended, I won't tell you, I'm a stupid person who doesn't gamble for a day!"

Belen's voice was rough and spirited, but polite and delicate, and although he laughed at himself, it made Jack have a better impression of him.

"So, you were really waiting for me just now, and there was a deck of cards on the table?"

"That's right! My father famously said, "Whoever likes the sky is not a bad guy," so I would have liked to have a fierce gamble with such a bright man. Gambling is exciting, isn't it?" Belén said, raising his glass, "Excuse me, can you pour me a glass?"

"Of course you can!" With a reasonable explanation, Jack naturally let go of the vigilance in his heart because of the strange feeling, he picked up the red wine on the table, and poured half a glass for Belen, the middle-aged man seemed to be a heavy drinker, and the next moment he drank it all, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Speaking of which," Belen asked, ...... seemed a little curious, "Jack boy, are you very averse to gambling, is there any reason why you are afraid of losing too much money?"

"No, of course not for that reason...... Well, that's probably part of the reason!" Jack said with a laugh, "I just hate the feeling of relying on luck, and more importantly, gambling is addictive, isn't it?"

"Is it? Do you feel empty because you can't control your fate? But, boy Jack, I'll just nag you from my life experience, all the thoughts that I think I have control over my fate are nothing but delusion and arrogance! Oh! But you're right about the latter, I'm so right, I'm the one who has been addicted to gambling and has been destitute ever since, you see, I'm left with this shabby robe now. But ......"

After a pause and raising his head, Belen said in a poetic tone: "I have been deeply addicted to the charm of gambling, the kind of confrontation between people's wills, the kind of involuntary fear, and the excitement brought by the final victory and defeat, oh, what is foreign objects, what is money, just by experiencing this exciting game, I have been born without regrets" As soon as the words changed, Belen smiled a little shyly at everyone: "Although I am about to lose now, I am about to run out of money...... So, we don't bet, we just gamble and play?"

"No, are you gambling addicted again?" Jack asked, raising an eyebrow.

"A little bit!" Belen gestured with his fingers, "How about a game, as long as you don't add bets, it's pure winning or losing, just like a kind of leisure game, although no one has anything to lose, but the excitement is still great~"

"Hmm~ still don't do it!"

"Tsk, ah, Jack boy, you're so old-fashioned, I didn't expect you to have no vitality at all that a young man should have~ Don't think he's gambling, you just don't treat this as gambling, eh...... We can play a very ordinary, purely random little game, well, like the waiter who just came out of the back room, huh, did you see that?"

"Huh, see, what's wrong?"

"Do you see the two plates on his big plate in his left hand? How about betting on which plate he puts down first? It's a thrilling little gamble, but because we only win or lose, we don't gamble, so he's more of a little game. Do you feel that vague thrill, and that's the best way to spend your ordinary life!" Belen smiled and looked at Jack expectantly.

But Jack still shook his head, at this point, he already vaguely felt that something was wrong, but before he could answer, Shirley's immature voice sounded behind him.

"Uncle, I'll come, I'll come! Shirley will play with you!" Shirley was so excited that her eyes lit up.

"Don't ......" Jack tried to stop, but Devany patted Shirley on the head and encouraged, "Ah, Shirley!". Jack hesitated.

"Okay, little sister, you choose first~ Do you want to choose that side?" Belen smiled heartily, without the slightest malice in his warm smile, "Of course, from the perspective of that waiter's brother!"

"Okay! Then Shirley will choose the plate on the right side of the waiter's brother's left hand! ”

"Oh, in that case, uncle, I'll choose the plate on the left!" said Belen with a smile, without the slightest hesitation.

Then, naturally, as if the waiter had been infused with magic, the eyes of the people at the table were focused on him.

For some reason, although he was not involved, Jack's heart was beating faster. Now that the choice has been decided, everything will depend on fate...... No, it's not all fate, in a game where probability is determined, there is still a gap between the probability and the probability.

And Shirley's choice is undoubtedly reasonable, because according to Jack's experience, most waiters will put the dishes that are put down first in a place that is easy to take, and for the person who holds the plate on the left hand, of course, the farther the plate is the better to hold, although this theory is only experience, but the winning rate is very high. That's right, Shirley will win, because as long as it is a normal person, such an efficient decision will be made, right?

The waiter approached a table.

He nodded slightly, and the people at the table leaned sideways to make way for a seat.

Everyone held their breath.

He chose, naturally, and he picked up the plate that was to him on the left-hand side and placed it on the table.

He put down the left one first!

Left!

Left!!!

Jack's mouth opened in surprise, and Shirley's little face was full of surprise and disappointment.

"Huh!"

With a sarcastic chuckle, Belen turned, staring into Jack's eyes with an incomprehensible calmness in his deep pupils.

"As I said, Earl Jack, all the thoughts that I think I am in control of my destiny are nothing but delusion and arrogance!! you're welcome, I'll take this girl's soul!"

Belen's face was covered with shadows.

Belen's smile was still sunny, but it made Jack shudder.

Earl Jack?

He knows me.

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