Everyone stared intently at Liu Kai's hand, afraid they might miss the most thrilling moment.
**"Slap!"**
Liu Kai slammed the card heavily onto the table.
**"Six!"**
**"It really is a '6'!"**
**"How is this possible?"**
When everyone saw that it was indeed a '6', they were completely dumbfounded.
Qin Xi and Su Shan were also stunned. As highly educated women, they understood probability theory all too well. The odds of this happening were practically impossible.
- **First round**: Yang Chen's card was a '4', Liu Kai's was a '3'.
- **Second round**: Yang Chen's card was a '5', Liu Kai's was a '4'.
- **Third round**: Yang Chen's card was a '6', Liu Kai's was a '5'.
If it had only happened once or twice, it could have been dismissed as coincidence. But three times in a row, with such small cards and only a one-point difference each time—the probability was astronomically low. How could this be?
The most crucial point was that this was Liu Kai's territory, and the dealer was his own person. From start to finish, Yang Chen had only touched the cards dealt to him by the dealer and nothing else.
Moreover, he had remained seated the entire time. Even when exchanging chips, it was Qin Xi who handled it.
In other words, he had no opportunity to cheat. Even if there was cheating, the only possible culprit would have been the dealer.
The whole thing was too bizarre. No one believed such a coincidence could happen naturally. In an instant, all eyes turned to the dealer.
By the time the dealer saw Liu Kai's card, she was already paralyzed with terror, her legs giving out beneath her.
**"Thud!"**
She fell to her knees at Liu Kai's feet, her face filled with terror as she pleaded, **"Boss Kai, it wasn't me! I swear it wasn't me!"**
**"Wasn't you? Then how do you explain such an improbable event?"**
Liu Kai shot to his feet, his face twisted with fury. He had never been this enraged before.
**"Boss Kai, I really don't know!"**
The dealer, a young woman who had been quite pretty, burst into tears, her makeup streaking down her face.
**"Boss Liu, are you saying you can't handle losing?"** Yang Chen interjected at just the right moment.
**"Shut the hell up!"**
Liu Kai pointed a finger at Yang Chen. **"Daring to cheat in my casino? You've got a death wish!"**
**"Boss Liu, that's going too far. This is your establishment, and the dealer is your employee. I haven't left my seat since sitting down—how could I possibly cheat?"**
Instead of getting angry at the accusation, Yang Chen smirked. **"The odds of winning the lottery jackpot are minuscule, yet someone hits it almost every draw. I've only beaten you three times in a row—why can't it just be my good luck?"**
**"If you insist it's luck, then let's see if your luck holds after I change the dealer!"**
Since Liu Kai couldn't prove collusion between Yang Chen and the dealer, he had no choice but to continue. He turned to one of his men and ordered, **"Lao San, you deal this round!"**
Lao San was the manager in charge of the top-floor casino operations. Being assigned to such a position meant he enjoyed Liu Kai's utmost trust.
Yang Chen shrugged indifferently. **"Fine by me. Even if you dealt the cards yourself, I wouldn't object."**
His calm demeanor only deepened Liu Kai's unease. *Could it really just be a coincidence?*
Of course, he kept these thoughts to himself.
**"Forty million!"**
Just like before, Yang Chen pushed all his winnings into the pot. Liu Kai matched the bet with another forty million.
The sight of so many chips on the table made Liu Kai's underlings' eyes burn with greed. *Eighty million!*
Lao San tore open a fresh deck of cards and began shuffling.
His fingers were long and slender, moving with dexterity as he executed a series of flashy shuffling techniques.
If he didn't have some skill, Liu Kai wouldn't have put him in charge of the top floor.
But every subtle move he made was caught by Yang Chen, who said nothing.
Unbeknownst to Lao San, while he was busy with his fancy shuffling, Yang Chen—whose hands had been resting under the table—flicked a tiny wood chip with his finger.
**"Snap!"**
At that moment, Lao San finished shuffling and smirked at Yang Chen. **"Want to cut the deck?"**
Yang Chen replied casually, **"Just deal."**
Liu Kai's eyes never left Yang Chen, watching for any signs of cheating or sleight of hand.
But to his disappointment, apart from when the cards were being dealt, Yang Chen kept both hands on the table. There was no way he could be hiding anything.
Liu Kai immediately picked up his cards. When he saw them, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
**"Slap!"**
He slammed a *Jack* onto the table, sneering. **"Let's see you win this round!"**
**"You bitch! You really were in cahoots with this guy, daring to cheat right under Boss Kai's nose!"**
**"I knew it! Three rounds in a row with such 'coincidental' results?"**
**"Now we know—this slut was working with him all along!"**
Before Yang Chen even revealed his cards, Liu Kai's men started hurling abuse at the previous dealer, convinced Yang Chen had lost.
The dealer, her face filled with terror, kept pleading that she didn't even know Yang Chen.
**"Kid, what's wrong? Too scared to flip your cards now? Cheat in my casino, and no matter who you are, you won't walk away unscathed,"** Liu Kai taunted.
Yang Chen smiled faintly. **"Boss Liu, I'll say it again: I don't need you to admit defeat. Just let me take this woman with me, and I'll leave every cent I won behind."**
**"Go to hell! You think you're walking out of here? Show your damn card!"** Liu Kai roared.
Yang Chen sighed. **"I tried to save you face, but you refused. Guess I'll just have to keep winning."**
With that, he flipped his card over.
A *Joker* stared back at them.
The room fell into stunned silence.
*Could this still be a coincidence?*
This was the fourth round. Four consecutive wins, each time by just one point.
Of the eighty million chips on the table, aside from Yang Chen's initial five-million bet, the rest were all Liu Kai's losses.
**"Boss Liu, seems my luck's still holding. Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket today—might even hit the jackpot,"** Yang Chen remarked, breaking the silence.
Liu Kai's face darkened completely.
**"Boss, it wasn't me! This kid's got something up his sleeve!"**
Lao San was equally horrified, his mind reeling. Only now did he realize it wasn't the previous dealer who had betrayed Liu Kai—it was Yang Chen who was the problem.
Liu Kai had also come to this realization, but he couldn't figure out *how* Yang Chen had done it without ever touching the cards.
**"Boss Liu, shall we continue?"**
Yang Chen smiled. **"Eighty million—all in."**
**"If we keep going, I might end up losing my pants."**
Liu Kai shook his head, lighting a cigar. He took a slow drag, exhaled, and said calmly, **"I concede. Take both women if you want."**
His men were stunned. *Liu Kai had admitted defeat?*
All eyes turned to Yang Chen.
*Who was this masked young man?*
Su Shan watched Yang Chen with mixed emotions. At first, she had despised this man who had "stolen" her best friend.
But after witnessing him defeat Liu Kai again and again by the slimmest margins, her disgust had faded, replaced by sheer curiosity.
Qin Xi, too, let out a quiet sigh of relief. *Finally, it's over.* She just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
Yang Chen stood up slowly. **"Then I'll thank you for that. Let's treat the game as a joke—I won't take a single chip. Consider my initial five-million bet an apology."**
With that, he took Qin Xi's hand and turned to leave.
**"Did I say you could go?"**
Liu Kai's voice rang out behind him.
Yang Chen turned to see Liu Kai holding the Colt pistol, its dark muzzle aimed squarely at his head.