my old life

Chapter 2123 The Man's Natural Enemy

The cool breeze at night makes people feel comfortable, and the swimming pool is rippling and sparkling beautifully under the light.

I was smoking a cigarette quietly. In fact, no matter what kind of poker player Mike is, I don't believe that he has superpowers.

My second uncle once told me a lot about gambling, and even taught me all kinds of tricks. These tricks seem like "superpowers" to ordinary people.

People are used to attribute what they don't understand to impossibility, people are used to attribute what they can't do to superpowers, and they are more used to defining the world from their own perspective.

In terms of admiration for poker player Mike, Bai Xingchen is not the only one, many people will define it from their own perspective.

For example, places that have been to once, things that have been eaten once, things that have been experienced once... In fact, everyone has a different perspective experience, and no definition is completely absolute.

As the saying goes, there are no absolutes, but now I have no way to explain it to Bai Xingchen, nor can I make him understand this truth in a short time.

I used to use my own perspective to define the world, because people in this world are always used to being self-centered, and few people can change their mentality to take the world as the center...

"Hi, Xiong Sanming."

Mike walked towards the pool, he said my name in broken Chinese, I smiled as a greeting.

Behind him was a blond girl with blue eyes. I still remember the urgency of being strangled by her. If I hadn’t hit her with a hammer, maybe I would have been strangled to death by her...

"What do you think of him?" Bai Xingchen asked with a smile, but I shook my head and remained silent.

In fact, I felt an inexplicable pressure when facing Mike. This feeling seemed to come from the heart, and it also seemed to come from the nature of a man.

When a man faces a man, his nature and intuition are always so keen!Especially when facing a man who is better than himself, it will make people feel an inexplicable sense of oppression.

"Bai Xingchen, why do these guys speak Chinese?" I asked in a low voice, this was the part I didn't understand the most.

"Because there are the most Chinese gamblers, so it's natural to be able to deal with them a lot." Bai Xingchen explained in a low voice, which sounded particularly awkward.

My second uncle once said that Chinese people are famous all over the world for their addiction to gambling. I have seen countless gamblers in China, and I have seen countless gamblers in Xiaomengla... Even the cruise ships are mostly Chinese gamblers.

"How do you feel here?" Mike said as he sat down on the nearby beach chair and took a box of cigars out of his bathrobe.

"It's okay, I heard you have super powers?"

I looked at Mike carefully, and he also looked at me carefully. Judging by my appearance, I was convinced that I lost. Few people can make me feel this way.

Although men don't judge success or failure by their appearance, no one would mind if they look handsome...

From the perspective of each other's bearing, I seem to be a head behind him. This feeling is not clear but I can feel it.

The blond girl explained in English, and Mike spoke some English, but I couldn't understand a word.

"Mike said he was very happy to meet you, and he will definitely discuss with you when he has time." Yang Niu explained in Chinese, although the tone was blunt, but at least I could understand it.

"You tell him, let's forget about the competition... If you win, you can't prove anything. If you lose, you won't be able to step down."

As soon as the words came out, the face of the foreign girl changed slightly, which was clearly making things difficult on purpose, but I am used to comparing my own strengths with others' weaknesses.

"By the way, let him practice Chinese more in the future, let's translate." I joked with a smile, no matter how Mike is, he can't speak Chinese, and this is where he is "not as good as me".

"Why are you like this?" Yang Niu looked at me dissatisfied, and I shrugged irresolutely.

"Then what should I do? Do I want to live the way you want? Is that how you will be satisfied?"

"Excessive words." The foreign girl actually used idioms in a sentence, which was really beyond my expectation, and Mike beside him looked anxious but couldn't get in.

I intentionally opened the topic in Chinese, so that Mike would be left alone if he couldn't get in the conversation. This is also a language technique to suppress other people's momentum.

In some negotiation occasions or social occasions, if you want to target a person, talk about topics that he doesn't understand, and you can make people look shorter without knowing it.

"Heh, I'm still competing with you! Seeing how anxious he is, you can translate now."

The atmosphere changed unknowingly. Although my methods were not very glamorous, I managed to exclude Mike from the topic, and he became the silent one.

The foreign girl translated in English chatteringly, and Mike nodded from time to time. I don't care if the meaning of the translation is correct, maybe she will deliberately beautify it.

"Xiong Sanming, I really hope to fight with you, old man from Kyushu." Mike asked in blunt Chinese, with an erratic look in his eyes.

"Forget it, I'm not interested." I refused bluntly. The purpose of my coming here was not to gamble, let alone to prove that I am better than anyone else.

In fact, it is not a wise choice to gamble with strangers in a strange place!

Because you never know what kind of routine the opponent will prepare, let alone what kind of game the opponent will prepare.

The foreign girl chattered and translated, Mike nodded thoughtfully, and he turned his attention to Bai Xingchen.

"Little Bai, you understand what I mean." Mike patted Bai Xingchen's shoulder, stood up and took the foreign girl and turned to leave.

I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in this Mike's gourd, but I will never gamble with him rashly, let alone make myself unhappy.

There are so many water fish and water pigs waiting to be slaughtered in Xiaomengla, even if you want to gamble, you will not pick a "troublesome" opponent, let alone put yourself in danger.

"Sanming, you are different from before." Bai Xingchen muttered in a low voice, but he didn't know that I deliberately wanted to embarrass Mike.

"It's all the same. It's not too early for me to go back. If I don't leave, I'm afraid Dabing and Huben will come...I guarantee that they won't like Dongzhou countrymen."

I laughed and joked that the crew cut guy was very unfriendly to me, and I didn't have a good impression of him either.

"I think Ono is not bad. People are different...I still have something to ask you."

"Of course I know it's different. Tell me something...as long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse." Just now Mike left a sentence before leaving, and I understand what he meant.

To put it simply, I can reject Mike without any worries, but it is not easy for me to reject Bai Xingchen... because it is always difficult for people to reject friends around them.

"Sanming, you're a trickster. You bet with Mike once. This is a piece of cake for you, right?"

"It's okay to gamble, but I don't bring too much money." I said something relaxed, imperceptibly refusing.

"Money is not a problem!" Bai Xingchen patted his chest, but he didn't hear my rejection.

"The gambling game is very common to me, but what kind of gambling game is this? It can't be going to a casino, right?"

"No, no, right here!"

"Can you gamble here?" I asked curiously. I have never heard that a legal gambling license can be obtained here before.

"Of course, you don't need a casino to play poker between people. Many people here don't like to go to the casino to play ... such as Texas Hold'em."

"Face-to-face gambling, gambling is based on personal luck, right?" I asked, this kind of gambling can avoid rake, and it will also give cheaters an opportunity to take advantage of it!

Generally, playing Texas Hold'em in casinos is competitive, and some casinos provide venues but will pump money. More often, some gamblers don't want to be exposed to the casino.

Before there were casinos, people were accustomed to face-to-face gambling. Similarly, going to casinos was subject to geographical restrictions, which is why many people do not like to go to casinos.

Everyone knows that the casino has an advantage in probability. Generally, people who go to the casino are single, that is, people who have no cards to match.

"That's right, it's a private gambling game. Mike usually participates in private gambling games."

"Are those gringos recruited by Mike?"

I asked curiously, and felt that they were very much like an old group...

(End of this chapter)