Old days in the box

Chapter 276 The fatal bet between the eagle and the wolf

Tonight, Qianquwu seemed particularly lively. The screams of the gamblers passed through the heavy door and shook the entire dilapidated huge building.

Over the past year, except for a few silly boys who were extremely lucky, almost no one dared to challenge "One-Eyed Bell" in Qianquwu.

And this young aristocratic boy from an upper-class area actually said the words of challenge so expressionlessly, which was really surprising.

Although Qianquwu tries its best to imitate the regular casinos in the upper-class area in terms of its operation model, this is not the upper-class area after all, but a dirty cave built next to the sewage pipe in the wilderness of the suburbs far away from the city.

In a place where even patrols dare not go easily, being a noble has little deterrent effect. It can even be said that at some point, it will become a source of hatred.

In particular, Vidal looks small and lacks the courage of an adult, and he has such an amazingly beautiful young woman with him. According to common sense, such a person cannot stay in Qianquwu for more than ten years. minute.

However, at this moment, he became the focus of the entire casino and won the cheers and cheers of all the gamblers. This was simply incredible.

The second-in-command looked at him a little confused. He couldn't figure out the identity of the young man in front of him, but his intuition told him never to agree to any of this man's requests again.

This was clearly a premeditated hunt. The boy looked at him like the alpha wolf in a pack, leading his hungry wolves to gradually tighten the circle around him!

"Of course, I haven't seen such an interesting bet in a long time, hahaha."

However, the curtain at the back of the casino was opened, and a tall man hugging him from left to right walked out, laughing loudly at the casino where the audience was excited.

The largest casino owner in the Lower District, "One-Eyed Bell".

His eyes were indeed as the rumors said. One of them was blind, covered with a gold-inlaid eyepatch. His fat upper body was naked, only covered with a fluffy black robe. He had graceful women in his arms on both sides, and he was walking through the curtain. Walk into the casino from behind.

Yuan Wuyou glanced behind the curtain in the direction he came in. There was a place like a bathhouse, covered in thick smoke. Many people were in a state of ecstasy inside, and there were also naked women queuing up. Stand still and come when called upon by them.

The curtain was only opened for a moment, but the disgust in Yuan Wuyou's heart rose to an incomparable level, and the Chihua Sword at his waist emitted uncontrollable killing intent.

"Boss..." The second in command didn't expect that the movement in the casino had alerted the boss. He wanted to step forward to remind him but didn't know how to speak.

If such a disgusting fat man walked in the city, he would undoubtedly be disgusted by everyone, but here, the sounds of revelry in the casino just now died down instantly, and they did not dare to be overly presumptuous in front of him.

Everyone is afraid of the one-eyed Bell. He is like the leader of a group of vultures hovering in the lower areas. He stares at every poor person with his cold one-eyed eye. At his weakest moment, he leads his own eagles to pounce on them and bite them. All the remaining value he had was wiped out.

And Vidal is a wolf, and hungry wolves are the most dangerous.

This is a confrontation between vultures and hungry wolves. Both come from the wilderness where the weak and the strong prey on each other. No one is nobler than the other.

"This unfamiliar guest, I wonder where you are from?" The one-eyed Bell was still smiling, and the flesh on his face was shaking.

"It's not important. I'm here tonight on behalf of the lower district." Vidal glanced at him and replied coldly.

The crowd of onlookers who had been suppressed once again burst into cheers. Many enthusiastic gamblers cheered and shouted for him, and the blood in their bodies became hot.

Even if what this nobleman said at the moment was just nice words, the fact that he dared to say this for the lower class in front of the one-eyed Bell was enough for them to express their admiration.

Besides, as a gambler from a lower-class area, who doesn’t want to see a casino that has made a lot of money suffer a loss?

"Okay, since everyone supports you so much, if I, as the boss, don't agree, I'm afraid I will let everyone down." The one-eyed Bell took a big step forward, came to a gambling table, and put the cards on the table. All received in hand.

Yuan Wuyou noticed that the pulse lines on the palm he stretched out when collecting the cards were all dark stripes, as if a black snake was wrapped around his hand, which made people's hair stand on end.

Zhou Xiao clicked on the boss's personal biography and peered through the window at half of this person's life.

"Bell, 40 years old, owner of Qianquwu Casino."

"I was born in a slum and have been running a business colluding with the slums all my life. Recently, I started to get involved in black magic due to the death of my wife. I hope to use the power of necromancy to bring her back to the world. I have collected a large number of children's prostitution contracts through Qianquwu Casino. , reached a secret deal with the voodoo sect over there in the slums."

"Click to see more information."

Unexpectedly, the one-eyed Bell was secretly collecting the prostitution contracts of young children, intending to sell them all to the other end of the slum in exchange for the magic to resurrect his wife from the Voodoo Sect.

No wonder those dark stripes of unknown meaning appear on his body. It seems that he has been exposed to this forbidden undead magic more than once.

"Is it because the integrity of the power of death was broken, which led to the emergence of these voodoo sects?" Zhou Xiao silently looked at the information in this character biography and suddenly thought.

Since the integrity of the power of death was broken, the concept of death is no longer controlled by Hela alone, but has been reopened to the entire world, giving all black magic such as necromancy and necromancy a chance to revive.

Now the one-eyed Bell is probably coming into contact with these Voodoo sect members who have taken advantage of the opportunity to rise from all sides.

"What do you want to play? Bridge? Hat trick? Or do you want to use other types of gambling equipment?" The one-eyed Bell opened his hand and stood in the dealer's position and played with the cards in his hand as if by magic.

I think back then, he was the first desperado who dared to open a casino in the lower-class area. He was already familiar with the rules and tricks of various gambling games, far better than any dealer or dealer in Qianquwu.

As long as he competes on the gambling table, Bell is confident that he can beat any gambler.

However, what he didn't expect was that Vidal, as if he had expected it, continued to reply coldly: "No need to go to such trouble, just draw a card each to compare."

"One decision determines the outcome?"

"It's a hand, but it's divided into ten rounds. We each deal ten cards. The first five cards are dealt first, and then each has a chance to raise. Finally, the remaining five cards are dealt. Whoever wins the total number of times At most, if you win, you can take away all the bets." Vidal stared at Bell's only one eye and explained slowly.

"Interesting, your bet must be the 1,500 gold coins in your hand?" The one-eyed Bell's eyes sparkled, he had not experienced such a challenge for a long time.

"Yes." Vidal nodded.

"Okay, host, let's start as you wish."

The one-eyed Bell waved to welcome them at the gaming table. The empty seats on the two wooden chairs were cleared by his men, making room for two guests who were the focus of the audience. Vidal took Yuan Wuyou to his seat and became this picture The only opponent at the gambling table.

The one-eyed Bell turned the cards in his hand, shuffled them back and forth with fancy skills, and then put them in front of Vidal and asked him to cut them.

This is a way for casinos to show fairness. Guests have the right to cut the card pile at will after the dealer shuffles the cards, and exchange the upper and lower card piles to prevent someone from premeditating the order of the cards during the shuffling process.

All the gamblers in the audience held their breath at this time, and no one dared to cheer or shout anymore. The cards had not even started to be dealt in this gambling game, and the base bet alone was already more than 3,000 gold coins, which was enough to buy the game. An entire street in any city, let alone one chance for everyone in the middle to raise.

Don’t forget that this is Qianquwu. This place accepts bets of any kind, not just money!

Vidal cut the cards at will and pushed the pile back to the one-eyed Bell. Yuan Wuyou looked at him from the side and found that there was no trace of nervousness or excitement in his eyes from beginning to end. They were just as calm as the lake in the dark night. No emotion.

This man is so terrifyingly calm... Is he really so confident in his gambling skills? Or maybe he has already thought of other tricks to deal with this disgusting guy in front of him?

After all, instead of pretending to bet against each other here, it would be better to just draw the sword and chop down the one-eyed dragon, and rescue all the people inside... Yuan Wuyou thought impatiently in his heart.

The one-eyed Bell put away the cut cards, and the gambling officially began.

Twenty cards were sent out from his hand in sequence and fell in front of Vidal and himself respectively, ten on each side, forming ten pairs of cards.

The one-eyed Bell gave a weird smile like a vulture, and made a gesture to Vidal to invite guests first. Vidal arched his back like a lone wolf waiting for an opportunity, and reached out to open his first card. His first card was a seven of diamonds, and the one-eyed Bell turned over a nine of hearts, which meant he lost the first game.

But Vidal seemed not to be looking at the cards at all. After turning over the first card, he continued to reach for the second and third cards, as if he wanted to turn over the first five cards in one go.

The one-eyed Bell did not speak, but followed his rhythm and started playing cards.

The subsequent games quickly evolved into five spades versus four clubs, two spades versus ten of diamonds, three of diamonds versus seven of hearts, and ten of spades versus nine of spades.

In the first five games, Vidal only won two, and both were narrow wins by just one point. On the other hand, the one-eyed Bell was full of momentum, and every card was a big win without any doubt. , obviously had the upper hand in the game.

Seeing this unlucky situation, the surrounding gamblers could not help but feel their hearts beat faster and became sweaty.

Although the huge victory or defeat in this round had nothing to do with them, none of them wanted to let this black-hearted casino lose a lot of money. At this moment, they seemed to have forgotten Vidal's noble status and became like this person. A pack of wolves on the same side.

Because you know that your opponent is very good at gambling, why did you deliberately choose this kind of game that relies entirely on luck... But once you are unlucky, there is no turning back with this game. People outside the screen are quietly observing all this. Zhou Xiao couldn't help but think to himself.

"It seems that the goddess of luck favors me more, but since you are a guest, I will let you decide whether to raise the bet first." The one-eyed Bell licked his dry lips and looked at Vidal with a sneer.

"I have a cashier's check here issued by the Holy See, worth 1,500 gold coins, which can be directly exchanged for cash from any church or bank in Constantinople."

Vidal took out an exquisite gold-gilded cashier's check from his coat pocket and threw it on the gaming table.

He did say that he didn't bring any money today, but he didn't say that he didn't bring a cashier's check.

There was a burst of surprise in the crowd. No one expected that this thin boy was carrying a huge promissory note worth 1,500 gold coins, including the 1,500 gold coins he had just bet. , at this time the bet on Vidal's side has soared to 3,000 gold coins!

"Another fifteen hundred gold coins, so if I follow the bet, the total bet will be six thousand gold coins." The one-eyed Bell blinked, and the smile on his face seemed hesitant.

Six thousand gold coins are almost equal to the entire cash reserves currently held in Qianquwu.

This means that if he loses this round, it is no different than losing the entire casino.

"You can also choose to follow the bet without cash. Isn't the characteristic of Qianquwu that it accepts any form of bets?" At this time, Vidal suddenly reminded.

The one-eyed Bell glanced at him, and the smile on his face bloomed again.

"I see, you have taken a fancy to something here, please feel free to ask."

Tuqiong saw that Vidal went to great lengths to drag the bet to this point. It turned out that he wanted to increase the bet to get close to something in Bell's hand.

"I heard that you have more than 20,000 deeds of prostitution in your hand, and 8,000 of them have the fingerprints of young children. Let's bet that there are 20,000 deeds of prostitution." Vidal continued.

"Okay, 20,000 lives are not worth 1,500 gold coins. It sounds like I am taking advantage of you, so I will follow."

The one-eyed Bell couldn't guess what the boy was thinking, and he didn't know what the purpose of asking for 20,000 deeds of prostitution was. He only knew that the 20,000 deeds of prostitution were all signed by old and young women from the lower class areas, and they couldn't even get a piece of them. It may be worth more than a thousand gold coins. This bet is definitely worth it from a profit perspective.

When Yuan Wuyou heard that this guy actually had 20,000 renouncement contracts in his hand, he was so angry that he immediately wanted to lift the table and burst out into rage, but Vidal seemed to have sensed her anger in advance and held her down hard under the table. hand.

"Then it's my turn now. Since you like playing non-cash bets so much, let me join in the fun...just three." The one-eyed Bell then raised three fingers and waved them in front of Vidal's eyes. .

Three, three what? Three hearts? Or three mansions?

Gamblers all know that another, darker business has recently emerged among the lower class areas and slums, that is, specifically looking for homeless vagrants, assassinating them, removing their heart organs, and selling them at high prices. .

It is said that those who acquired these heart organs were all undead voodoo sorcerers from afar. They came from the continent that was shrouded in clouds. Sinners who called themselves Nibelungs were trying to recreate the great miracles of necromancy on the continent. .

"Three?" Vidal asked.

"Three women, the three youngest and most expensive virgins in my Qianqu House, I can personally assure you that their quality is definitely better than those overfed aristocratic girls in the upper class area." The one-eyed Bell revealed more For a lewd smile.

"But I don't have a woman to follow."

"You are too self-effacing. Isn't the female companion next to you the focus of everyone's attention tonight? If you are willing to bet on this lady, I don't mind if she is worth three - even if she is no longer virgin."

The one-eyed Bell looked up and down at Yuan Wuyou with his remaining eye, as if he was burning with desire.

It turned out that Vidal was not the only one Tu Qiongdeng saw. From the moment of the follow-up call, the one-eyed Bell had already made up his mind and set his sights on Yuan Wuyou.

How could he bear to miss this oriental beauty who stunned the whole audience.

"I won't use women to make bets. Count my hands." Vidal didn't hesitate for a second. Before Yuan Wuyou had time to flip the table over in anger, he put his right hand on the table and spread it out towards the table. superior.

Everyone in the audience was stunned. Although the women in Qianquwu were not cheap, three virgins seemed to be incomparable to an arm of an upper-class nobleman. If this matter was brought to the Vatican's patrol team, it would be enough to They launched a major cleanup of the lower areas.

"I have the family crest medal of Tilius in this hand. If you send my hand to Tilius's mansion, you can get a ransom of no less than a thousand gold coins before dawn." Vidal said. He continued while turning his gaze to Yuan Wuyou beside him.

Yuan Wuyou was really completely stunned by this guy's words. He even forgot to lift the table and just stared at him blankly.

He actually used one of his own hands as a bet. While protecting Yuan Wuyou, he also sent an obvious signal to her: he needed this bet to continue and not be interrupted midway at this time.

"Please allow me to confirm again, are you going to follow me with your own hands?" The one-eyed Bell laughed. It's not like he has never seen madmen gambling on their lives, but those people are often desperadoes who have nothing. , acting ugly in front of the gambling table, so excited that tears and noses all flowed together, and he was so crazy that he no longer looked human.

But the aristocratic young man in front of him just put up one of his arms politely and said to him expressionlessly, "Count on my hand"... This is simply incomprehensible!

"Yes, you bet three women with one Tilius hand. It sounds like you made the profit. You just said that you would take any bet that you took advantage of, right?" Vidal turned his gaze again. On to Bell.

"Damn it, don't bother me! I'm following you, open the cards for me!" Yuan Wuyou finally couldn't help shouting, and stood up from the wooden chair with one foot firmly on the chair. He pointed at Bell and cursed.

She no longer wants to know what this bet means to Vidal, and why he decided to use one hand to protect himself for the bet. She just can't control the anger in her heart, and she must stand up and say something. What.

"it is good!"

All the gamblers in the audience burst into an unprecedented burst of cheers, the sound was like thundering to the sky. Everyone felt excited for this stunningly beautiful female hero and admired her from the bottom of their hearts.

This emotion is not difficult for men to understand. When two brothers sit at the gambling table together, one of them is willing to bet his arm for the other, just to win or lose this game. No gambler can Control your own reason and don't devote everything to the other person.

"Open the cards! All the ladies have followed suit. If you don't open the cards, you will die!"

"Six thousand gold coins, are your hands shaking? Do you want me to give you half an hour to breathe?"

"Hurry up and open the cards! You're fucking taking your time!"

Waves of terrifying noises arose throughout the casino, and everyone's emotions were ignited by Yuan Wuyou's words, quickly infecting every gambler in an uncontrollable way, as if the person sitting at the gaming table was themselves. of.

Originally, they didn't dare to yell in front of the one-eyed Bell, but now everyone seemed to have become the desperado who risked everything. They no longer cared about the casino or the boss, and just issued mocking urgings to them. .

　This chapter is two chapters in one, 5k5 words! That’s it for today!

　　

　

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