NOVEL NEXT Chapter 502 - 502: This guy is pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger!
Chapter 502: Chapter 502: This guy is pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger!
Hearing the sound from the loudspeaker, Huang Xiaolong stood up and stretched casually.
A beautiful young girl came over and bowed, “Mr. Huang, please come with me.”
The girl led Huang Xiaolong to a private room near the main hall.
The door to the private room was slightly ajar. The girl knocked on the door, pushed it open, and delicately sidestepped, gesturing to Huang Xiaolong, “Please go in, Mr. Huang.”
Huang Xiaolong entered the room.
Inside the large room, there was a gambling table set with dozens of brand new, unopened packs of playing cards.
Bai Shan stood behind the gambling table, smiling at Huang Xiaolong. “Mr. Huang, we meet again.”
“Oh… so you’re my first opponent?” Huang Xiaolong responded with an amused smile. “I thought it would be something more frightening.”
“Frightening?” Bai Shan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized Huang Xiaolong was referring to Miss Ji and Mr. Ma, known for their cunning.
“Humph! Mr. Huang, you’re overestimating yourself!” Bai Shan was infuriated. Huang Xiaolong’s words seemed to belittle him, suggesting that he wasn’t worthy of being his opponent in this round!
Huang Xiaolong chuckled, then turned serious, “Your emotions are too easily read, it’s not suitable for this line of work.”
“Enough with the nonsense! Let’s settle this with our cards!” Bai Shan gritted his teeth. “Originally, Brother Hui had brought in some high-level gamblers from elsewhere. I’m barely qualified to defend this place in Binhai, as I rank just within the top 100. I am clearly outmatched by those experts Brother Hui brought in. But Mr. Ma thinks that dealing with you, Mr. Huang, doesn’t require such a big commotion. I alone am more than enough!”
“The host dictates the game. You are the guest, we are the host, we set the rules!” As Bai Shan spoke, his eyes sparked with anticipation, like a cheetah ready to spring.
“Whatever, I don’t care.” Huang Xiaolong shrugged.
Bai Shan picked up two decks of cards from the table, “Mr. Huang, here are two decks of cards, a total of 108 cards. I will hide 4 cards beforehand, then throw the remaining 104 cards into the air, right in front of you. After all the cards have fallen to the ground, please tell me which 4 cards I hid.”
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The control room.
On the huge LCD screen on the wall, the scene in the first private room was displayed in crystal clear high resolution. Even the conversation between Huang Xiaolong and Bai Shan could be heard clearly.
“Hahaha~~ Mr. Ma, you designed the rules for this first round, right?” a gambling expert laughed. “Throwing 104 playing cards into the air, they all fall to the ground in just a few seconds. To find the missing 4 cards out of two decks within this time frame, the demands on one’s quick sightedness are simply too high.”
“Hehe~~~ To pass the first round, one must have a sight speed of above 80.” Mr. Ma sneered. “I don’t believe this guy, Huang Xiaolong, can pass the first round. I want him to fail right from the start!”
“Impossible! How can anyone calculate which 4 cards are missing in just a few seconds…” Lin Zicong exclaimed in shock.
“Young Master Lin, please stay quiet. Don’t make a fuss.” Ming Hui smiled at Lin Zicong.
Bai Gang had an excited expression. “Young Master Lin, your tutor won’t even be able to pass the first round! My cousin’s sight speed hasn’t even reached 80. Are you saying your tutor’s sight speed is higher than that of my cousin, who is a gambling genius trained from a young age and guided by a famous master? It’s settled! He’s going to lose at the first round!”
“Damn, shut up! My tutor can do anything!” Lin Zicong cursed under his breath.
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Inside the private room.
“Mr. Huang, do you need to check the cards?” Bai Shan asked, unwrapping two decks of cards in his hands.
“No need.” Huang Xiaolong replied with a grin.
“OK, I’ll hide 4 cards now.” Bai Shan’s hands moved expertly. The 108 cards in his hands seemed to have a life of their own, constantly moving. His fancy shuffling was enough to confuse most people.
After shuffling, Bai Shan immediately pulled out 4 cards and placed them face down on the table.
Bai Shan’s technique was so skilled that no one else could tell which four cards he had hidden. Even the people in the control room had no idea.
Normally, Huang Xiaolong just had to cast a vision enhancement spell to pass this round, but he considered that beneath him!
He was here to gamble, so he would settle everything with gambling skills!
After hiding the cards, Bai Shan grabbed the remaining 104 cards in one hand, “Mr. Huang, are you ready? Can we start now?”
“Let’s start.” Huang Xiaolong responded with a smile.
The next moment!
Bai Shan suddenly threw the cards in his hands into the air!
Boom~~~~~~
The 104 cards burst into the air, fluttering like butterflies, spinning, tumbling and falling!
At the same time, Huang Xiaolong’s eyes, which were normally lighthearted, turned sharp! They seemed to be able to see through everything and emitted a strange gleam!
To Huang Xiaolong at this moment, it was as if time had paused!
The fluttering cards in the air seemed to slow down, slow down, and slow down again in Huang Xiaolong’s vision…
In fact, when Huang Xiaolong was facing a grandmaster in ancient martial arts, their fierce moves would slow down in his eyes.
The 104 cards tossed by Bai Shan were nothing to him!
A few seconds later, the 104 cards fell to the ground, scattering all over.
“Mr. Huang! Please tell me! What are the 4 cards I hid?” Bai Shan stared at Huang Xiaolong fiercely, his voice unyieldingly harsh.
Control room.
“OK~~ this kid is going to lose.” Mr. Ma sneered.
The atmosphere in the control room became relaxed.
For the outsiders Lin Zicong and Bai Gang, they were also dumbstruck.
From the moment when Bai Shan threw the cards to when all 104 cards hit the floor, it took no more than 4 or 5 seconds. The speed was so fast that a normal person couldn’t even react.
How could anyone figure out which 4 cards were missing within that split second?
“Mr. Huang wouldn’t necessarily lose,” Ming Hui suddenly commented. “Because… from the beginning, his expression has been too calm, too composed, too carefree… Even showing a bit of a wild demeanour. If he didn’t have absolute confidence, he wouldn’t have been so reckless…”
In the Private Room.
“One Queen of Hearts, one Two of Spades, one Nine of Diamonds, and a Three of Diamonds.” Huang Xiaolong said with a smile.
This~~!!” Bai Shan shuddered violently, as if he was being electrocuted.
“Flip the cards. What are you staring at? I still need to hurry to go challenge the remaining three rounds.” Huang Xiaolong urged.
Sweat dripped from Bai Shan’s forehead and face.
He walked woodenly to the gambling table and turned over the 4 cards spread on the table.
A Queen of Hearts, a Two of Spades, a Nine of Diamonds, and a Three of Diamonds.
Everything was clear at a glance!
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Inside the private room.
Everyone was in a state of shock!
The previously relaxed and cheerful atmosphere was now heavy and suffocating.
Bang~~~~!!
Mr. Ma smashed the wine glass in his hand on the floor. “Damn it! He’s playing us!”