I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 535 The Fall of the Gods of Gamblers (1st Update)
Friday night, off the coast of Tokyo Bay.

The night was deep, and the sea breeze, carrying a salty and damp scent, swept across the deck.

The luxury cruise ship "Casino Royale" rests quietly on the high seas, brightly lit, like a floating golden palace.

After showing the invitation from Yusaku Kudo, Shiraishi E and Kogoro Mouri successfully boarded the luxury cruise ship.

Once on the cruise ship, he glanced at Kogoro Mouri beside him, who was as excited as a child. At that moment, the word "country bumpkin" became a reality.

"Hey, Shiraishi, is this thing really legal?" Kogoro Mouri stared wide-eyed at the gold-embossed invitation in his hand, asking curiously, "I've heard that gambling is prohibited in Japan!"

Shiraishi E raised a slight, mocking smile: "Mouri, the law is always meant for ordinary people. If you're a member of parliament, a high-ranking member of a conglomerate, or... some special person, then it doesn't exist."

He raised his chin and said, "See that? That's the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the one next to him is the chairman of a certain conglomerate... This ship was prepared for them."

Kogoro Mori suddenly realized what was going on, and then angrily cursed, "These bastards! They're having a blast while they're telling ordinary people what to do!"

Shiraishi E chuckled: "Otherwise, how can we show 'class'? There has to be some difference between the upper class and the lower class."

"Damn politicians!" Kogoro Mouri clenched his fists, his eyes burning with fighting spirit, and said through gritted teeth, "Tonight I'll show them what 'the wrath of the God of Gamblers' really means!"

After saying that, he strode towards the casino entrance, completely forgetting about the "class difference".

Shiraishi E shook her head and muttered to herself, "Playing the lute to a cow..."

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The moment Kogoro Mouri stepped into the casino, his breath caught in his throat for a second.

The magnificent hall was filled with dazzling light from crystal chandeliers. Elegantly dressed men and women moved about, and the clinking of chips was crisp and pleasant. The air was filled with the scents of perfume, cigars, and money.

"This...this is like Las Vegas!" Kogoro Mouri exclaimed.

Shiraishi E thought this place was more like a casino from a Hong Kong movie.

But then he thought, aren't the casinos in Hong Kong movies also inspired by Las Vegas?
He calmly handed over the invitation, and the doorman bowed respectfully and led them inside.

Kogoro Mori rushed to the exchange window, pulled out a month's salary that Yusaku Kudo had "advanced," and slammed it on the counter with an air of grandeur: "Give me chips!"

The teller smiled and said, "Sir, our minimum exchange limit is ten million yen."

"Ten million?!" Kogoro Mouri nearly bit his tongue, cold sweat beading on his forehead. "Are all the guests here... this rich?"

The teller maintained her professional smile, but a subtle hint of disdain flickered in her eyes.

Kogoro Mouri gritted his teeth: "Change! We absolutely cannot let anyone look down on us!"

Shiraishi E sighed, "This guy... he's suffering for the sake of saving face again."

After exchanging the chips, Kogoro Mori "generously" stuffed one million yen into E Shiraishi's hand: "Take it and have some fun! Don't be shy!"

After saying that, he rushed towards the blackjack table without looking back, muttering, "Tonight I'm going to dominate!"

Shiraishi sighed, not rushing to place a bet, but instead began to survey the casino, searching for her target—Ireland.

After circling around for a while, he discovered Ireland in the Texas Hold'em section.

The blond, blue-eyed man was leaning back in his chair, casually toying with a 100,000-dollar chip, while the stack in front of him had already piled up into a small mountain.

With a mocking smile, he casually tossed out a pair of Kings to claim the pot, while his opponents left cursing.

"We won again..." a player next to me muttered in complaint.

Ireland smiled slightly and accepted the pot. In just a few rounds, he had already won nearly ten million.

"This guy... his gambling skills are amazing." Shiraishi E narrowed her eyes, not expecting that the other party was not only a gambler, but also quite skilled at it.

After confirming the other party's location, he returned to the blackjack table where Kogoro Mouri was.

"Hahaha! 21 points! I won again!" Kogoro Mori waved his arms excitedly.

Shiraishi was surprised to find that Kogoro Mouri had good luck tonight and had won quite a few chips.

Strange!
As he spoke, he took out his phone, intending to contact Yusaku Kudo, but suddenly noticed a strange blond man standing next to him.

"Found it?" the other person asked in a low voice.

Shiraishi E was taken aback, then realized—it was Kudo Yusaku in disguise.

“Yes, at the Texas Hold’em table.” Shiraishi E nodded and said, “Shall we make our move now? I’m confident I can catch him before he realizes what’s happening!”

Yusaku Kudo instinctively pushed up his glasses, but then realized he wasn't wearing them. He could only rub his nose and said, "Don't make any rash moves. There are too many people around now, so it's not easy to make a move. If I get the chance, I'd like to capture him alive and get more clues."

Shiraishi said, "Then let's wait for him to go back to his room!" Kudo Yusaku shook his head: "He'll basically be in the casino for the entire four hours."

Shiraishi E frowned: "I see. Then we'll have to resort to force."

Kudo Yusaku smiled wryly: "Shiraishi-kun, I think there are other ways... This kind of brute force is the worst possible solution."

Yuzuo smiled slightly: "Play a game with him, win all his chips, and force him to go back to his room to get the money."

Shiraishi asked, "What do you think we should do?"

Yusaku Kudo said, "Let's find a way to get more chips, and then gamble with Ireland in a VIP room. That way, it will be much easier to catch him, and we won't attract attention!"

Shiraishi E said with a headache, "Gambling? I'm not very good at that, and I don't like gambling either."

Yusaku said confidently, "I think... I should be able to do it!"

Shiraishi looked at him suspiciously: "You... gamble?"

Yu Zuo confidently stated, "Reasoning and probability calculation are interconnected, so I don't think there will be any major problems."

Shiraishi E thought that with Kudo Yusaku's intelligence and strong reasoning ability, he must be quite skilled at gambling!

So, with fifty million chips in hand, Yusaku Kudo confidently went up to the Texas Hold'em area, picked up a table, and sat down.

ten minutes later.

Yusaku Kudo calmly tossed aside his cards: "I'm not playing."

Twenty minutes later.

He frowned and threw down two cards: "Pass."

Thirty minutes later.

He took a deep breath and covered the card: "Wait a little longer..."

After one hour.

Yusaku stared at his remaining chips and gritted his teeth, saying, "Let's take a gamble!"

—And then they lost everything.

He walked back awkwardly, coughing lightly, "Well... I wasn't very lucky. I didn't get a good hand!"

Kogoro Mouri scoffed from the side, "If you're bad at it, practice more! Don't blame the road for being uneven if you're not good enough! Watch me!"

He felt he had exceptionally good luck that day, so he strode confidently to the table with the 30 million chips he had won.

Both Shiraishi E and Yusaku felt that Kogoro Mouri's luck tonight was indeed extraordinary.

It's hard not to have some hopes for him!

After three rounds.

"Damn it! I lost even with a pair of Aces?!" Kogoro Mori cursed and slammed his cards down as he stormed off the table. "That dealer is definitely up to something! Cheating, absolutely cheating!"

Both Shiraishi E and Kudo Yusaku sighed, realizing they shouldn't have had so much faith in Mouri Kogoro.

Sure enough, taking chances is not a good idea!

“It seems… I have no choice but to take action myself.” Shiraishi E straightened her collar, her eyes suddenly sharpening. “I originally wanted to interact with you as an ordinary person, but now… I’m laying my cards on the table.”

He took out a comb, slicked his hair back, and said, "Let me show you what a true gambling god like Mihua is!"

Wearing sunglasses, he stepped into the casino with a powerful background music playing, holding chips, and walked to the gambling table.

"All in." He didn't even look at his hole cards, pushed all his chips in, and lit a cigar.

It's all about psychological warfare, about applying psychological pressure.

—Then, the cards were revealed.

After the cards were dealt, 2 and 7 were mixed colors.

He lost everything in one go.

He stood up with a dark expression, reached into his coat pocket, and said, "Damn it, this casino is definitely cheating! Let's blow it up!"

"Wait, wait, wait!!" Kogoro Mouri and Yusaku Kudo were terrified and grabbed him from either side. "Calm down, Shiraishi-kun, don't be impulsive!!"

(End of this chapter)