Section 22 Traps

"Treat......" Ashrufat pondered the word, and he began to suspect that Gray meant to go for a drink. Is gambling a treat? Or is this businessman named Gray really rich enough to gamble? Besides, he is not a close friend who knows the roots, but an ordinary friend who has only met once or twice.

"I'm in for a treat!" said Gray smacked his chest. "Let's go!"

Although Gray may be new to the city and can't open up the business for a while, it seems that he is already familiar with the city's playgrounds. After turning around, he took Ashrufat to the door of a gambling house. Once inside, Ashruphat realized that there was no change of chips here.

"Small place, not so much trouble. Gray noticed Ashrufat's confusion. "You don't need chips here, you just use coins. ”

"So...... What is this counter for?"

"Loans. Gray walked up to the counter, "I'm going to borrow two hundred silver coins, Big Silver Ollie." ”

The other party took out an IOU that had been prepared, and then Gray signed it, and a money bag was taken out of the counter and fell into Gray's hand.

"How's that, convenient?" said Gray, smiling and boasting, "There will be no interest for a day." He turned to the counter again. "Give my friend two hundred silver coins as well. ”

The waiter at the counter handed out an IOU and motioned for Ashrufat to sign.

No, didn't Gray just say a treat...... How...... As Ashrufat pondered, Gray had already taken the IOU and wrote his name on it. Ashrufat noticed that he had signed it in the "Guarantor" column.

"Don't worry," Gray handed him the IOU. "I'll be the guarantor, so you'll have peace of mind. ”

"Guarantor, i.e. if I lose money......"

"If you can't pay it, I'll pay it. Grayhar smiled. "I told you I had a treat. ”

It turned out to be this way of treating.

This casino is not very big, and on the outside is dice, roulette, and some other classic gambling methods. But what is more rare is that the people here all look like "superior people", all dressed up decently, and they don't make any special noise. However, Gray, who led the way, didn't seem to have any intention of joining the games, and he just walked straight past the tables.

"Eshurufat, I never play with these things that bet on luck. Gray said as he walked past the edge of the roulette wheel, pointing to the people who were concentrating on the other side. "I think it's unfair if a game is won or lost by luck. For example, this roulette wheel is a simple bet on black and white or numbers. And this outcome has nothing to do with the participants, as a player, you have no control over the outcome - in reality the player is just a spectator and can only entrust everything to fate and the gods. ”

"Isn't this the norm in the world?" Ashrufat asked with a smile.

But then the individual effort is completely meaningless. That's why I still prefer to play cards. He continued on his way.

"But the quality of the hand also depends entirely on luck. If it's a bad hand, it's definitely not a good hand. ”

"You can't look at it that way, if you play cards, the role of luck is greatly reduced. Gray replied. "You know, while playing a card requires some luck – and I don't deny that – it depends on the courage and judgment of the player. Because the victory or defeat of playing cards is not about the number of wins, but on the total amount of wins and losses. I once watched a master play cards, and that day his luck was very bad, unbelievably bad, and one afternoon, he almost touched all the cards that were smelly. He won three of his total hands, but he won more of those three hands than he lost the rest of the dozens of hands. You say, did he win or lose?"

"That makes sense. Ashrufat replied.

"That's it. This is the truth of the Anthropocene: while luck is important, it is the individual's ability that matters. Those who are lucky can gain power in a short period of time - but the truly strong have more than luck. Am I right?"

As they spoke, they entered the room. As Gray introduced, this is a poker table, and several people are sitting on the edge of the table, playing cards. That being said, there is much more money on the table than on the outside. The eyes are full of yellow and white.

It can be seen that these people who are playing cards are not casino staff. The real staff was on the sidelines and was dealing cards for several people.

It was just a very normal scene, but Ashrufat suddenly felt his heart shake, and a familiar, but vague memory came to his mind. This feeling is much stronger than the previous flash of inspiration...... It seems that a long, long time ago, he was standing in a similar place, watching another similar group of people at the edge of the table......

At that time, there seemed to be a person standing beside him, whispering to him all the tricks in the casino.

"Eshurufat, Eshurufat, what's wrong with you?"

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. "Ashrufa fixed his mind. "It's just distracted. ”

His gaze was once again on the gamblers who were playing cards. Suddenly, he realized that one of them was not a gambler, but someone from the casino. Although he was dressed as an out-of-town guest and spoke with a distinctly local accent, he had green, wolf-like eyes, and from time to time he glanced at the other people with a cold gaze. That kind of vision is hungry and cunning, like a hungry wolf watching a rabbit enter the ambush range. A gambler whose goal is entertainment would never have such a look.

Of course, the amount of money in front of him at the moment is also the highest.

Ashruphat continued to observe, and then he found more flaws. Some flaws that are difficult for ordinary people to notice, but do exist. Ashrufat had a vague impression that a long time ago there was a man who had been by his side, whispering and detailing the casino's techniques of observing the details of others. But after a brief trance, he found that he had no idea who that person was.

Really...... No matter what kind of casino, will you play this kind of cheat?

At this time, it is the last time the dealer deals the cards. The fat-looking dealer was very neat, and his two fingers were beating on the deck as if by magic, and one card after another was dealt as fast as if the cards were flying on their own. Although everything seemed to be in order, Ashrufat suddenly realized that the dealer had dealt the cards in the wrong order - he had dealt the cheater cards that shouldn't have been his.

Is it because my eyes are too sharp, or is it that no one else cares?

The results of the hand came out quickly. The highest stack of stakes added some height, and the other three losers, almost all of them stood up with frustration and sighs, and declared the round over with action. There were a few other bystanders around, but seeing that the winner was so lucky, he was not afraid to die for a moment to continue trying.

"Shall we try?" Gray enthusiastically suggested to Ashrufat.

"But ......," Ashruphat actually felt that this was simply sending money into the mouth of the tiger. Isn't this open cheating? Such an unfair gamble, there is no chance of winning. But with so many people watching, it's hard for him to say anything about the other party's cheating. After all, the dealer's action just now was very fast, but now it is said that there is no proof of death.

"Oh, sir, are you afraid?" said the man with hungry wolf-like eyes at Ashruphat suddenly. He looked at Ashrufat with a contemptuous gaze that was naked and provocative. To be honest, Ashrufat clearly felt the other party's deliberate and contrived attitude, which was a deliberate tease for him at all. He turned his head and looked at Gray beside him.

Grey seemed completely unimpressed, ignoring the stranger's impolite and provocative attitude, and only vigorously encouraged Ashrufat to go up and gamble. This is not normal.

Originally...... Is it a trap?

Ashrufat was interested. He was tempted to go to the table and lose the two hundred silver coins, then pat his ass and leave. Anyway, the guarantor on that IOU said Gray. However, the attitude of the strange cheating gambler made him feel very uncomfortable. Ashrufat felt that he had been either a person on top (which seemed unlikely) or someone who had always longed to be high, because he found that he could not tolerate the arrogance of the other party at the moment.

Although it was a deliberately disguised arrogance.

"Okay, let's try it. He took two steps forward and sat down on the edge of the table. Gray sat down as well. But they waited a little while, never waiting for another participant. There were quite a few people watching. I don't know if they're all scared of losing here, but at least it doesn't seem like any of them have any intention of sitting.

"Sir, I'm afraid I can't start without a fourth person. The dealer said politely, seemingly only smiling professionally, but Ashrufat saw a hint of cunning in his eyes.

"Then I'm going to quit so I can come to the two-on-one tournament. Gray hurriedly stood up.

Ashrufat actually wanted to ask Gray bluntly what was the benefit of tricking him here, but he still watched Gray leave the table with a smile on his face.

"Two people can start, right?" said the wolf-eyed man, who seemed a little impatient. "But you should put your own booklet first. ”

Ashurufat placed the money bag of two hundred silver coins on the table. When he saw the silver coin, the other party let out a big laugh.

"Such a small amount of money...... You're here to gamble with all that little money?" the imposter laughed and leaned back, out of breath.

Eshurufat became more and more convinced that it was a trap. A gambler, especially one who seems to be rich, should also show a bit of gentlemanly demeanor. An arrogant guy like this is clearly out of the ordinary.

"Do you have to play a game to see how much money you have?"

"Here's the rule. The dealer on the side said with a professional smile. "Guest, if you don't have enough money, you can lose a lot. This is because there is no upper limit to the number of hands you can play here. In other words, if you take a good hand, I mean you have a winning hand, and you can choose to raise the stakes infinitely. ”

"Oh, there's such a rule? If my hand is very bad, can I raise the bet indefinitely? So what's the difference between a good hand and a bad hand? Doesn't it mean that the one with the most money wins?"