Chapter 63
Xiao Ning's appearance caused a brief moment of silence among the crowd.
Soon after, they started discussing in hushed voices.
"Who is this person? She seems rather imposing!"
"Shhh, don't speak too loudly. No matter who she is, she's definitely someone we don't want to mess with!"
"Who exactly is that woman surnamed Qin? How does she always manage to find people willing to give her money? I'm so jealous!"
"You're not the only one."
The brawny man beside Xiao Ning called for everyone to quiet down a little. "Please keep it down, everyone. Our boss wants to say a few words."
But when "he" spoke, everyone realized this imposing figure was actually a woman with a masculine appearance!
Qin Zhao couldn't help but take a few more glances at her. This woman exuded a great sense of security!
Seeing everyone's curiosity about her identity, Xiao Ning generously introduced herself: "Let me introduce myself. I'm the boss of the Ghost God Casino, Xiao Ning.
Everyone, please feel free to relax and enjoy yourselves tonight."
Her words caused quite a stir, since the gamblers had visited the Ghost God Casino many times but never met the boss before. They were very excited!
"The boss is just a young girl?"
"I thought she was the boss's daughter or something!"
"She's so young but already a casino boss. I was still doing hard labor at her age."
...
After they chattered excitedly for a while, Xiao Ning, Qin Zhao, and Nan Yue took their seats.
Ye Jianxiong showed little reaction to Xiao Ning's appearance. After all, he had seen many prominent figures before.
He asked, "Boss Xiao came to support Miss Qin?"
Xiao Ning glanced at Qin Zhao and replied, "That's right. Sister Qin is my most important guest tonight, so I wanted to accompany her personally."
She briefly explained the new gambling method Qin Zhao had proposed earlier. "Now that Boss Xiao is here, this round will get more interesting. Let's begin."
"Wait!" Xiao Ning suddenly interjected. "Master Ye, don't you want to know why I'm here?"
Confusion flashed across Ye Jianxiong's eyes as he scrutinized Xiao Ning. He couldn't find any information about her in his memory.
He asked, "What do you mean, Boss Xiao? When I come to gamble, I don't care who the boss is."
Xiao Ning laughed drily a few times. "Master Ye has quite a poor memory for someone so distinguished. Three years ago, when you gambled with my father, I was sitting right next to him. I've witnessed your elegance before."
Ye Jianxiong asked with great interest, "Oh? Who's your father?"
Xiao Ning: "..."
"Then how much do you need?"
Qin Zhao whispered a number in her ear.
Upon hearing it, Xiao Ning almost jumped up in shock. "Sister Qin! Are you a glutton? You're like a bottomless pit!"
"Hehe, didn't you say you have unlimited money? Time to test how deep your pockets are!"
Xiao Ning rolled her eyes. "I don't have that much cash on hand. I'll need an hour to get more money. Is that okay?"
Qin Zhao looked at her watch. It was 10:30 now. After an hour of fundraising, it would be 11:30. That would leave only half an hour until midnight.
They had to turn the game around in the final half hour, or they wouldn't have time to go to Xiao Tao!
She gritted her teeth and decisively said, "Fine! One hour. I'll try to stall as long as I can with these 20 billion. You go get the money quickly!"
Xiao Ning said, "Got it, I'll order my people to handle it right away!"
After the fifth card was dealt, Qin Zhao's hand was a 6, 7, 8 of Hearts and 9 of Diamonds, 10 of Spades - a straight.
Ye Jianxiong's open cards were a pair of Qs, 5 of Hearts and 7 of Diamonds.
Qin Zhao spoke, "I call, five million."
Ye Jianxiong said, "Miss Qin, are you afraid of losing? Why are you betting so conservatively? That's not your style from before."
Qin Zhao replied, "If I was afraid of losing I wouldn't be sitting here. Just testing the waters since this is a new game."
Ye Jianxiong gave an OK gesture. "I call, five million."
After two rounds of calling, Qin Zhao waved her hand. "I'm done calling. You decide if we compare high or low hands."
Ye Jianxiong flipped over his hole card, the Q of Hearts, and said, "Of course, high hand!"
Qin Zhao discarded her straight. "You win."
In the next nine games, Qin Zhao called a maximum of 10 million, then stopped. Thus, Ye Jianxiong always decided to compare high or low hands and won every round.
The clock now showed 11:20 PM.
Round eleven.
Ye Jianxiong sighed after looking at his cards, "Miss Qin, your performance in this third round has been quite disappointing!"
Just then, Xiao Ning's phone buzzed!
Seeing the message, she could barely contain her excitement. She moved next to Qin Zhao's ear and whispered, "Sister Qin, it's done."
Qin Zhao nodded slightly and looked up to meet Ye Jianxiong's gaze, smiling. "I also find it quite boring. So for this round, let's make it more interesting!"