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Chapter 377 Shen Yun's Bet with Philip

"Let's go, let's go check out the excitement." Shen Yun smiled faintly as he looked at the sudden gambling game, and walked towards the gambling table not far away with his hands behind his back.

At this point, the gambling game had already begun; it was a roulette game.

Roulette, simply put, involves throwing a bead into a roulette wheel; the number that lands on is the winning number.

This is a game of probability and luck.

To win the game, you have to bet on one of the thirty-seven numbers on the roulette wheel.

The odds of a gambler winning are extremely low.

And that's exactly what happened. Yuko Izumi won 100 million yen, but lost it all in just a few games.

"Oh my god, I still had 100 million yen!" Izumi Yuko cried out, clutching her head in despair.

"Want to stake your life on this? The last round is 1 to 100, if you win you can turn the tables instantly." Kaga Taizo walked up to Izumi Yuko, took out a Life Coin, and tempted her.

Seeing Kaga Taizo's behavior, Shen Yun couldn't help but smile and said, "This guy is really awful."

What rationality can a gambler who has lost everything have?

These people will not let go of any chance to turn things around.

But, nine out of ten gambling games are rigged. How could someone who runs a casino possibly lose?

"These gamblers have only themselves to blame for their current predicament," Sudo Kirihiko said with a slight smile.

He had absolutely no sympathy for these gambling addicts who had lost everything.

Of course, he didn't have much affection for the guy who ran the casino either.

If it weren't for the fact that his memory data was somewhat useful for memory research, Sudo Kirihiko wouldn't have bothered with him at all.

Anyway, being defeated by Kamen Rider W only resulted in his memory being destroyed and him being sent to prison.

Yuko Izumi, who was already furious with her losses, agreed without any hesitation.

"Let's gamble!" Izumi Yuko took the Life Coin from Kaga Taizo's hand, walked back to the gambling table, and placed the Life Coin on the red 25.

After Izumi Yuko placed her bet, the dealer spun the roulette wheel, and the beads rolled continuously in the spinning wheel.

Yuko Izumi's emotions rose and fell with the rolling of the beads, and she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Red No. 25, it's a hit! It's a hit! It's a hit!!!"

However, the final result would not be affected by her shouts; the bead eventually rolled into the red square number 36.

In other words, Izumi Yuko lost her life in this round of roulette.

Upon seeing the final result, Izumi Yuko felt a chill in her heart, as if all her energy had been drained away, and she collapsed to the ground.

"It's over." Kaga Taizo took out the money memory and pressed the button on it.

"Money!"

Kaga Taizo lowered his head and inserted the money memory into the back of his neck.

The money memory entered Kaga Taizo's body through the interface on his neck, and the brown data stream spread from the back of Kaga Taizo's neck to his entire body. With the appearance of more than ten gold coins, Kaga Taizo also turned into a chubby money hybrid.

The money-adult approached the gambling table, picked up the life coin, and looked at Izumi Yuko, who was slumped on the ground.

Yuko Izumi looked at the money-laden figure that had come to her and said in a panic, "Wait! Next time, next time I'll definitely win."

"That's what those stray dogs say," the Money-Addicted Man said dismissively.

"I remember, your parents' shop was about to go bankrupt, right? At first, it was just to ease the burden on your family, but soon you became completely obsessed with money. Hmph, I'm used to this kind of thing." The money-adulterated entity turned around, holding the Life Coin, and looked at Izumi Yuko on the ground, saying coldly, "A bet's a bet, not a single penny less."

With that, the money hybrid inserted the interface of the Life Coin in its hand into Izumi Yuko's chest.

Yuko Izumi's life force is also being constantly drained away by the life coin in the hands of the money-adulterated entity.

Feeling her life slipping away, Izumi Yuko was filled with regret.

"Dad, Mom..."

In the blink of an eye, the Life Coin completely drained Izumi Yuko's life force, and Izumi Yuko's name was imprinted on the blank Life Coin.

Yuko Izumi, who had absorbed the life force, also fell into a state of suspended animation and collapsed to the ground.

"Only when a gambler is about to die will he truly regret his actions." Shen Yun looked at Izumi Yuko lying on the ground and couldn't help but shake his head, without a trace of pity in his eyes.

These gamblers have no one to blame but themselves for their current predicament.

Always thinking of winning once and then stopping, but in the end you'll only lose everything.

Nine out of ten gambling games are scams; the only way to win is not to gamble!

Seeing Izumi Yuko collapse to the ground, a girl in a pink dress quickly emerged from the crowd and smacked the money-mixed person on the head with her green slipper.

"What are you talking about, you bastard!"

Upon seeing Narumi Akiko suddenly barge in, Shen Yun couldn't help but chuckle and said, "As expected of Narumi Detective's daughter, she's truly full of a sense of justice."

The money-adult turned around, removed the mask from Akiko Narumi's face, and asked, "Who are you?"

"The head of a detective agency who loves the peace of this city!" Akiko Narumi said, pointing with her green slippers at the money-laden figure in front of her.

"Hmph, no matter who you are, I'm not going to let you go like this." The money-adulterated figure approached Narumi Akiko.

As Narumi Akiko watched the money-studded figure approach, she belatedly realized what was happening and retreated in fear.

However, she had only taken two steps back when she tripped over Izumi Yuko, who was already lying on the ground.

Narumi Akiko slumped to the ground, looking at the money-laden figure before her, and said, "If you dare to be my opponent, my men won't let you off the hook! Although one of them is a bit unreliable, the other is a super genius! He can take care of someone like you in no time."

"What did you say?" The money-adult grabbed Narumi Akiko by the neck, lifted her off the ground, and demanded, "Where is this genius?"

"Ring ring!"

Just then, Narumi Akiko's cell phone suddenly rang. Narumi Akiko quickly took out her phone, answered the call, and put the phone to the ear of the money-mixed body.

"Here, I'm the genius. I'm here to take a gamble with you, just you wait." Philip's voice came through the phone.

"What did you say?"

"I said I wanted to be your gambler," Philip said.

"Hey, Philip! Aren't you out of it?" Shotaro Sato stood up from his chair and said.

"This guy can only calculate the number from the spin of the ball when it's thrown down; it's nothing special," Philip said dismissively.

Hearing Philip's arrogant words, the money-adult released his grip on Narumi Akiko's neck and said coldly, "Very interesting. Your provocation is something I've never heard anyone dare say to me like that before. But what good would it do me to accept your challenge?"

"We have six Gaia Memory modules."

"Very well, I'll send someone to pick you up right away. Just wait here." The money hybrid laughed loudly, spitting out all the life coins stored in its body and deactivating its transformation.

Upon hearing this, Sudo Kirihiko frowned and prepared to step forward to stop him.

However, Shen Yun raised his hand to stop Sudo Kirihiko, smiling slightly, "No need to stop me, isn't this quite interesting?"

"Yes." Sudo Kirihiko nodded.

"Everyone here, we're closing early today." Kaga Taizo announced to the crowd that they were closing early for the day.

After saying that, Kaga Taizo turned around and looked at Narumi Akiko, who was leaning against the gambling table, and said, "I want to see what real skills that self-proclaimed genius has."

Narumi Akiko gave Kaga Taizo a thumbs-down gesture.

After the casino staff had cleared out all the customers, Shen Yun approached Kaga Taizo and said, "Kaga-san, how about I take over this bet?"

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Kaga Taizo subconsciously looked at Sudo Kirihiko.

"Just do as I say," Sudo Kirihiko said.

"Alright then," Kaga Taizo shrugged and agreed.

For him, it was just an ordinary gamble.

If this important figure, whom Sudo Kirihiko personally received, wants to have fun, then let him have fun; there's no harm in it anyway.

Someone who can run an underground casino so successfully is certainly not a fool.

He's good at reading people's expressions and demeanor.

"Huh?! You're changing people?! I've never heard of such a thing before!" Akiko Narumi exclaimed.

"Well, you've heard about it now, haven't you?" Shen Yun replied with a smile.

"..." Akiko Narumi's eyes darted around, and she hid her hands behind her back, intending to secretly tell Philip about the replacement.

Seeing Akiko Narumi's little tricks, Shen Yun chuckled and said, "You can just call your genius family member directly; there's no need for these underhanded tactics."

"Hehe~ I've been found out." Akiko Narumi tilted her head, tapped her head with her left fist, and stuck out her tongue.

However, when Narumi Akiko heard Shen Yun say this, she didn't stand on ceremony and immediately ran to a corner of the casino and dialed Philip's number to tell him about the change of players in the betting game.

"It's alright, Aki-chan. No matter what kind of gambling game it is, it's a game of probability, and it's easy to calculate," Philip said confidently.

Just now, he had finished browsing through books related to probability and gambling. No matter who the other party is, as long as it involves gambling, one cannot escape the calculations of probability.

Hearing Philip say this, Akiko Narumi was completely relieved.

Although Akiko Narumi lowered her voice, Shen Yun still heard their conversation.

However, Shen Yun didn't pay too much attention to it.

For him, it was just a game.

"Bring two dice cups and twelve dice," Shen Yun ordered Kaga Taizo.

"Go quickly and bring the dice cup and dice." Kaga Taizo then ordered the casino waiter to fetch what Shen Yun wanted.

Soon, two dice cups and twelve dice were presented to Shen Yun.

Shen Yun picked up one of the dice cups, put the six dice into it, and shook it with one hand.

The six dice in the dice cup made a clattering sound, which was quite crisp.

After shaking the dice for only a moment, Shen Yun slammed the dice cup onto the gambling table.

Then, the dice cup was opened, and the six dice inside showed a very messy number of points.

Shen Yun shook his head, reduced the number of dice to one, then dropped it into the dice cup and shook it.

Soon, Shen Yun placed the dice cup on the gambling table again, and when he lifted it, the number inside was a whopping six.

"If there's only one die, it's much simpler," Shen Yun muttered to himself.

After saying that, Shen Yun added another die to the dice cup and started shaking it.

Shen Yun hadn't practiced for long when the casino doors opened, and Zuo Xiangtaro and Philip walked in.

"We're here to cause trouble!" Shotaro said arrogantly, clenching his fist.

"I've been waiting for you forever, Philip!" Narumi Akiko ignored Hidari Shotaro, excitedly ran up to Philip, put her hand on Philip's shoulder, gave him a thumbs up, and said, "It's all up to you now."

"Leave it to me," Philip said with a smile.

"Is this kid a genius?" Kaga Taizo asked, looking at Philip's slightly youthful face.

"Very well." Kaga Taizo stood up, opened his arms to Philip, and said, "Welcome to my arena."

"Ignore me." Shotaro couldn't help but grumble as he looked at Akiko Narumi and Taizo Kaga, who were completely ignoring him.

"However, your opponent today is not me, but this gentleman." Kaga Taizo made way for him and gestured with his hand.

Shen Yun, wearing a mask that covered half of his face, sat under the spotlight, smiling as he looked at Philip and Zuo Xiangtaro.

Meanwhile, Sudo Kirihiko and A2 stood on either side of him behind him.

Upon seeing Sudo Kirihiko standing behind Shen Yun, Zuo Xiangtaro was startled and quickly stepped forward, pointing at Sudo Kirihiko and exclaiming, "Ah! It's you!"

"I'm just an observer today, I won't make a move against you," Sudo Kirihiko said with a slight smile.

"Who would believe that!" Shotaro Satoshi said unhappily.

"Alright, if you keep making noise, I'll throw you out." Shen Yun tapped the table and looked at the noisy Zuo Xiangtaro.

Upon hearing this, Akiko Narumi quickly covered Shotaro's mouth and dragged him away.

Watching Akiko Narumi drag Shotaro away, Shen Yun looked at Philip in front of him and said, "Let's continue."

"Okay." Philip looked at Shen Yun, who was sitting on the other side of the gambling table, and nodded vigorously.

"This is the wager." Shen Yun held up a Life Coin bearing Izumi Yuko's name and said, "A dozen Life Coins are worth the same as one of your Gaia Memory Entities. Six dozen to six."

"What do you want to bet on?" Philip asked, sitting down.

"Let's compare sizes." Shen Yun pushed a dice cup and six dice from the gambling table in front of Philip and said, "Whoever rolls the highest number wins. Each time you roll, you add one die to the cup, up to a maximum of six. That's the rule of the game."

"That's very interesting." Philip's face was full of interest.

This is much harder than calculating which square the bead will land in.

"What if it's a tie?" Akiko Narumi leaned closer and asked.

"Simple, let's keep shaking until a winner is decided," Shen Yun said with a faint smile.

(End of this chapter)