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"Wah Jai, you've got some nerve, kid? Daring to cheat at my place?"

Big Fool's hoarse voice came from behind him. Andy stood up, looking nervous but not guilty.

"Big Fool, I didn't cheat. You can check the cards, examine the chips, check anything. I was just lucky."

Big Fool laughed.

"Alright, kid, you've got guts. But I'm going to make a bet with you. You've got such good luck, I'd like to see."

The atmosphere in the casino suddenly changed.

As soon as Big Fool spoke, the noisy casino fell silent instantly.

Several customers who were playing the slot machines stopped and turned to look in their direction.

Everyone was watching Andy Lau, waiting to see how he would respond to that statement.

Andy Lau's palms were sweaty, and the chips he was holding, worth more than 50,000 yuan, were the most money he had ever seen in his life.

I was already prepared to leave, take the money, go home, buy medicine for Brother Fa, buy food for myself, and save the rest to start a small business.

Step by step, we climbed to the top.

But Big Fool's words froze him in place.

"Big Fool Brother,"

Andy Lau's voice was a little dry, "I was really just lucky. Please be magnanimous and let me go."

Big Fool laughed, his smile neither warm nor cold: "Go? What's the rush? I'm not going to eat you. Sit down and play a couple of rounds with me."

"If I try to run away after winning money, people will think I'm a sore loser."

He patted Andy Lau's shoulder, the force neither too light nor too heavy, but Andy Lau felt as if that mountain of flesh was pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe.

I glanced at the doorway and saw the two burly men already blocking it, arms crossed, expressionless.

He knew that if he didn't take this chance today, he wouldn't be able to leave.

"Okay, let's play a round then."

Andy Lau gritted his teeth and sat back down in his chair.

Chow Yun-fat sat next to him, a piece of chocolate in his hand that he was peeling off the foil from.

I tried to peel it open for ages, but couldn't. I tried biting it with my teeth, and my mouth was full of foil scraps.

Andy Lau helped him peel the chocolate and put it in his mouth.

Chow Yun-fat grinned foolishly, his mouth full of brownish paste.

Big Fool sat down opposite Andy Lau, crossed his legs, and took out a cigar from his pocket. The bodyguard next to him quickly lit it for him.

He took a deep breath and exhaled a cloud of smoke, which spread across Andy Lau's face, causing him to cough.

"Deal the cards."

The dealer begins shuffling the cards.

The cards fluttered in his hands like butterflies, making a crisp sound.

Andy Lau stared at his hand, trying to find some flaw, but he couldn't see anything.

The dealer shuffled the cards, placed them on the table, and gestured for Big Fool to cut the cards.

Big Fool casually cut the card to indicate that he had checked it, and the dealer began dealing the cards.

Andy Lau now has an open card in front of him: the Ace of Spades.

In front of Big Fool is a King, the King of Hearts.

The dealer continued dealing. Andy Lau's second face-up card was the 2 of spades, the third was the 4 of spades, and the fourth was the 5 of spades.

Big Fool's cards are the second King, the third 3 of Hearts, and the fourth 3 of Clubs.

Andy Lau looked at the cards in front of him, his heart racing.

The sequence is Ace of Spades, 2, 4, 5. It's just missing the 3 of Spades to complete a straight flush.

He glanced at the hole cards instinctively, then quietly lifted a corner under the table, revealing only a small suit—not spades, but diamonds.

His heart skipped a beat, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

Big Fool has three Kings and a pair of 3s in his hand, so he has at least a full house, or even four of a kind.

As for myself, the best I can manage is a pair of Aces, and I can't even get two pairs.

A straight flush can only be formed if the hole card is the 3 of spades.

But the hole card is diamonds, and at most a pair of aces, so it's a sure loss.

Andy Lau's forehead began to sweat.

I stole a glance at Chow Yun-fat. He was chewing on chocolate, with a brownish paste around his mouth, and grinning foolishly at me.

Andy Lau didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Big Fool scoffed, "Wah Jai, you don't actually think you have a straight flush, do you? I bet you don't have any spades, you little bastard."

"All in!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he pushed out all the chips in front of him.

That pile of chips must be at least fifty or sixty thousand.

Andy Lau's eyes were wide open, his mouth opened and closed repeatedly, like a fish that had been thrown ashore.

Do we really need to go that far?

Can't we each play for a thousand?

The casino fell silent again.

Everyone stared at Andy Lau, at the pile of chips in front of him, wanting to see how he would react.

Several onlookers crowded around, craning their necks to see what was going on at the table.

Andy Lau's mind was still blank at that moment.

All in?

One game to decide the winner?

This bet is worth fifty or sixty thousand; if he loses, he'll have nothing left.

He shakily lifted the card a little, pressed it down with his thumb, and only revealed a corner.

My eyes zoomed in, my heart pounding in my chest. This time, I finally saw what their trump card was.

Good news: The trump card is a nobody.

Bad news: It's not the 3 of spades, it's the 3 of diamonds.

Andy Lau's hands began to tremble.

He got the 3 of diamonds.

It's not a spade, it's a suited one, but it's not a flush.

What do I have to compare with him?

Andy Lau's mind was racing.

I want to concede, I want to throw away my cards, I want to take the remaining chips and leave.

But he knew that Big Fool wouldn't let him leave.

He glanced at Big Fool, who was smoking a cigar and looking at him with a half-smile.

That look in his eyes was like a cat looking at a mouse under its paws.

"Andy Lau,"

Big Fool exhaled a puff of smoke. "What? You're not giving me face? Or were you cheating all along?"

"Now that I'm here, you can't cheat, so you're not planning to continue?"

Andy Lau's face turned pale instantly.

In a casino, the phrase "cheating" is the most deadly thing.

Once someone is identified as a cheater, the consequences range from having their hand chopped off to losing their life.

Big Fool is pressuring him, forcing him to follow suit.

"No, no, Big Fool," Andy Lau quickly waved his hands. "I'll go with you."

He gritted his teeth and pushed all the chips in front of him out. Losing was better than losing his hand.

The chips were dumped onto the center of the table with a clatter, mixing with the original pile.

Looking at the pile of chips, Andy Lau felt a sharp pain in his heart, so much so that it made him ache.

All of this was his money, won with twenty dollars, won by risking his life.

Now they're back at the gambling table, their fate unknown.

Big Fool smiled with satisfaction.

Leaning back in his chair, legs crossed, a cigar twirling between his fingers: "That's more like it. Deal the cards."

The dealer glanced at the two men and continued dealing the cards.

Andy Lau now has an open card in front of him: the Jack of Diamonds.

Big Fool had an extra card in front of him, the King of Clubs.

Big Fool's face-up cards are three Kings and one 3, but his hole cards are unknown.

Andy Lau's face-up cards are the Ace, 2, 4, and 5 of spades and the Jack of diamonds, while his hole card is the 3 of diamonds.

Andy Lau felt utterly dejected.

His hand was already set; his highest hand was a pair of Aces.

If Big Fool's bottom card is a K, then it's four Ks; if it's a 3, then it's a full house.

Both of them are bigger than him.

He's doomed to lose.

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