9 Gambling

Long Yu changed into a more presentable set of clothes, before downing two glasses of milk to satiate his hunger.

Once he was all set, Long Yu left his place and headed to the bus stop. During his walk, he could feel some people staring at him. He ignored them as he was used to it.

.....

40 minutes later.

Long Yu got off the bus and walked a short distance according to the gps map on his mobile phone.

Soon, he could see a large three storey building in front of him. The contrast of the dark night and the extravagant lighting of the building's exterior made it look like a magnificent light show. As expected of Nanjing's largest casino.

There were 3 large words written on the sign above the entrance.

'Nanjing Casino Royale'

As Long Yu stood there, he saw many people entering and also exiting the casino.

He frowned as he saw the expression of the people exiting. Even a 3 year old could tell that they were not in a good mood.

Despair, disappointment, regret. All these emotions were reflected on their faces. Obviously, their night at the casino didn't go too well.

Long Yu took a deep breath before stepping into the casino. Compared to the exterior of the building, the interior looks much grander.

Red carpets, smooth marble walls and the smart-looking uniforms of the casino staff. The theme of the design truly fitted what a casino would look like.

Long Yu surveyed the area to check the types of casino games that were available.

Next, he walked towards the sign saying 'chips exchange'. He saw a pretty female staff sitting behind the counter, which was protected by bulletproof glass.

There was only a small hole at the bottom, which allows for the transactions to be made.

The lady at the counter smiled sweetly as she asked for the amount of chips that he wanted.

"10,000 yuan worth of chips please," Long Yu said, as he slid a stack of bills into the hole over to the lady's side.

Hearing this, the lady looked as if she wanted to say something to him. However, in the end, she just gave a silentnod before proceeding to hand him the chips.

Once Long Yu received the chips, he smiled back before heading back towards the casino games. He has a good impression of the lady as he could read her intention.

After Long Yu left, another female staff could be seen walking towards the counter.

"Xiao Lan, you should stop trying to persuade customers from spending money. If the manager finds out, you'll get in trouble again." She lightly reprimanded her.

The lady at the counter called Xiao Lan had an apologetic look on her face. However, she still spoke up.

"But that young man looks like the innocent type. What if he loses and does something foolish? It's not like you don't know how many people's lives were ruined in this casino."

Unaware of their conversation about him, Long Yu walked towards the blackjack table. This was one of the casino games that he decided to use his x-ray ability on.

Blackjack is also widely known as Twenty-One. It is one of the most popular casino games in the casino, as the odds of winning are generally higher than the other games. That is why it is so attractive to casual and new players.

Each player will attempt to beat the dealer by getting a count as close to 21 as possible, without going over 21.

When Long Yu arrived, he could see a few players already sitting at the table. On the far left was a fat middle age man who had bloodshot eyes.

When he spotted Long Yu, his eyes brightened as he quickly approached him. Long Yu himself was confused at the man's action since he did not know him at all.

"Hey, little brother, have you played black jack before? I'm pretty good at this game. How about you hand me your chips and I'll bet for you."

Hearing this, Long Yu understood the man's intention. One could already see the desire in his eyes as he stared the purple stack of $500 chips in Long Yu's hand.

The man obviously took him for a naive newbie and was trying to scam him of his chips.

Long Yu directly ignored the man and took a sit at the middle of the table. He thought that the man must have fried his brain from losing too much.

"Tch, stupid newbie. Not appreciating my help. Let's see how badly you're going to lose," The fat man cursed.

Since he had lost all his remaining chips the last round, the man could only dejectedly stand to the side.

The surrounding players who heard the man also looked at him with disdain in their eyes.

'Who would even dare to ask for your help when you haven't even win a single game the entire night,' they thought.

The dealer standing at the table acted as if nothing happened. Once everyone seated at the table had placed their bets, the dealer started to hand out cards to the players. Long Yu himself bet a $100 black chip to test the waters.

There were a total of 4 players including Long Yu sitting at that table. He was the third one to receive a card from the dealer in a clockwise rotation.

The numbers on the face up cards of each players were 4,8,7,8 in order. The dealer also received a card of 9.

In the second round, each players received a 10,4,6,5 in order. The dealer also received his second card face down.

Next, it was the third round and also where the real game started. Every players' possibility of winning or losing will depend on their 'call' from this point on.

Long Yu immediately activated the contact lenses' x-ray ability to see the numbers of the first five cards on the deck. The cards that he read in order was a 4,6,7,10 and 6.

Considering the possibility that he would receive the third card due to the clockwise rotation, his hand value by the end of the third round would be 20.

Seeing that his hand value is already that close to 21, he felt happy. He had originally planned to use the first round as a test. Still, he did not show any emotion on his face.

He ignored the other players' hand value and used the x-ray ability on the second faced down card of the dealer.

It was a 7, meaning that the dealer has to take the third card, which was the 6 that he saw from the deck. This is because the dealer's combined hand value of the first and second card was lower than 17.

As expected, both the players on the left of the table decided to 'stand' after receiving their third cards. They both tied for a '18' hand value, which was considered a pretty good hand.

When Long Yu's third card was revealed, the fat man standing at the side could not help but feel frustrated. The newbie that he called stupid surprisingly got such a good hand on his first game.

Small cheers could be heard from the first and second player when the third round ended. The dealer's hand was a bust, which meant that they won.

Long Yu was calm even though he also won since he already knew the results. He collected all his chips including the $100he won and moved to another blackjack table.