A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 225

While Arthur was playing cards with the association group, Hosea noticed something unusual in the hall after casually chatting with a few guards and bartenders.

The card tables in this hall are surrounded by seats for other guests to observe. As for the abnormality that Hosea noticed, it was here that he noticed the gaming table not far from the bar. , a young man sitting in the observation seat, at least in the short time he watched, he had switched to crossing his legs five times.

The right leg is on top, or the left leg is on top, this is just part of it. There is also the right hand supporting the chin, and then switching to the left hand. In short, it is just small movements.

Hosea can be sure that there is a 90.00% probability that this guy is in the same group as the person facing him at the table.

The silver-haired French lady with her back to the young man should be their target tonight.

Hosea left a chip at the bar for the bartender as a tip, then stood up, sat down at an empty seat at this table, and said gentlemanly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, if you don't mind adding me, Hosea Kilgore."

"Leonard Capo"

"Lucia Carrasco"

"Andrea Sherman"

After everyone politely exchanged their names, the dealer quickly began to deal the cards again. In the first hand, Hosea did not rush to do anything, but just recorded in his heart the hand of Lucia Carrasco, who was regarded as a fat sheep. The cards and trump cards, as well as the corresponding small movements of the man behind him.

For three rounds in a row, Hosea just looked at his hole cards and folded after confirming that he had little chance of winning. But by the fourth round, Hosea had already figured out the card called Leona Capo. and his companions.

These two young people, no, these two young swindlers are not very clever, and they did not bribe the dealer. They purely relied on Capo's trick of stealing cards and exchanging cards, and cooperated with his companions behind him to deal with Carrasco's cards. The size is indicative of winning money.

After understanding this, Hosea lost interest in the two young liars, and turned to observe this man with white hair, a high top, and a pair of necklaces on his neck and hands that looked very special. French woman with expensive jewelry.

If this had happened before, Hosea would never have missed such a goal.

As for now, Hosea just said with a smile after the little liar Gabo folded his cards beside him:

"Mr. Capo, have you always been so sharp at the card table?"

"... Mr. Kilgore was joking, but it was just good luck."

Looking at Hosea's smile, Leonard Capo always felt that the old guy seemed to see something, and then hinted at himself, but in the end he convinced himself that it was just his own overthinking.

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On the other side, Kieran was not idle either. He had no intention of gambling at the table. Instead, he was chatting with a few 'casino brokers'. This term was initiated by Arthur, and now Kieran also So called, those who introduce gamblers to the casino and are responsible for entertaining and accompanying them.

Although the Big Reagan is only temporarily docked in Saint-Denis, there are still many casino brokers who serve the large and small casinos in Saint-Denis coming here to spend money with suitable customers they have on hand.

"Mr. Duffy, although Valentine seems to be developing well recently, it is still not as good as Saint Denis."

"Isn't that right? Let's just call this place. The owner of the casino here directly promised us that as long as we bring guests, we will pay an introduction fee regardless of winning or losing. Where else can such a good thing be found?"

The two people speaking next to them were both professional casino agents working at the local casino in Saint-Denis. Now they were bringing customers aboard the Grand Reagan to make some extra money. Their bosses didn't dare to say anything to them, for fear that they would bring them with them. Waiting for the guests to leave, look, this is a good casino agent.

Regarding what they said, Kieran nodded and said:
"You two, if you have a chance, you can come to Valentine to play with me. I will definitely entertain you well."

"Oh, if I have the chance, I will."

It is strange to say that many customers are actually very wary of casinos. They always think that casinos will cheat them. In fact, of course casinos will cheat them, but generally they will not cheat them blatantly, but through With the introduction of these casino brokers, they will feel that they have acquaintances in the casino, and they will dare to come and play again.It's really a miraculous psychological change.

Therefore, regarding Arthur's subsequent casino expansion plan, how to identify and recruit a group of suitable casino brokers is something Kieran must carefully consider.

So Kieran had a pleasant conversation with these local brokers because he also ran casinos in other places and wanted to learn from them.

After exchanging business cards with many people, it was almost time to meet up with Arthur and the others.

Just as Kieran bid farewell to everyone and was about to leave, suddenly, there seemed to be some disturbance in the hall, and Kieran noticed that all the guards around him were moving.

Similarly, Hosea, who was about to end his participation in other people's small activities on a whim, also noticed the strange movements of the guards around him. Moreover, after losing all his chips before, he went to the ship's safe room to withdraw money. The French noblewoman, Lucia Carrasco, never came back.

"Sorry, sir, please stay in the lobby for now."

At the same time, Arthur, who arrived at the agreed place in advance, saw that Hosea and Kieran had not returned yet. He was about to go outside to enjoy the breeze and smoke a cigarette, but was stopped by the guard at the door.

Arthur frowned and asked:

"what's the situation?"

"Sorry, sir, we don't know too well, anyway, please cooperate with our work, thank you."

Arthur nodded, then put a chip of the largest denomination into the guard's chest pocket, and said:

"what's the situation?"

"It's like this, sir. It seems that something happened on the third floor. I'm in charge of the guard on the first floor. I don't know the details. But, I heard that there is a thief. Don't worry, sir. Please come here. Just wait a moment, we can completely ensure the safety of our guests..."

After the guard confirmed that the chips in his pocket were actually the largest denomination, he continued:
"If you want to go outside to smoke a cigarette, that's not impossible, but don't go too far away, and don't go up..."

Before the guard finished speaking, Arthur put another chip of the same denomination into his pocket and said with a smile:

"Okay, I'll just smoke a cigarette."

"Okay, sir! Can I help you light the fire first?"

"Thank you."

Arthur patted his shoulder, held the cigarette in his mouth, passed by him, and came outside.

As soon as he came out, he could hear the 'tap, tap, tap' sound of the guards moving quickly above.

From time to time, you can also hear one or two shouts such as "There is nothing here," "There is nothing here," and "Keep looking."

It seems that there are not many thieves in this group?

Arthur estimated that they most likely sneaked in pretending to be guests. After all, they couldn't just swim over from the dock and then climb onto the boat, right?

"Interesting." Arthur casually popped the unfinished cigarette out of the boat, then decisively ignored the guard's suggestion and walked up the stairs.

(End of this chapter)