God's imitator

Chapter 24 "Ransom"

Lu Xinyi's expression was rather unpleasant, because, just as Lin Sizhi had said, she and Lü Mingxuan had been kidnapped.

If Lin Sizhi and Qin Yao raise their bets against each other, each of them will spend one minute thinking time. After a few rounds, they can easily run out of time at the end of the game.

This meant nothing to Lin Sizhi and Qin Yao, but it prevented Lu Xinyi and Lü Mingxuan from leaving the gambling table, thus preventing them from finding loopholes in the chip exchange machine.

"What do you want?" At this moment, Lu Xinyi finally broke down a little.

Lin Sizhi said calmly, "You guessed right, the chip exchange machine does have a loophole."

"Moreover, this vulnerability is also very easy to verify."

"But now, I don't want you to leave this gambling table."

Lu Xinyi frowned: "What do you want?"

Lin Sizhi fiddled with the chips: "You two, bet all your chips and then fold. That's the ransom."

Lu Xinyi almost laughed in anger: "You're dreaming."

At this point, she had 37000 chips, while Lü Mingxuan had over 40,000 chips.

With nearly 80000 chips in total, it's no small amount.

"Really? Think about it again."

"With luck, you can earn far more than 8 yuan in just two minutes at the chip exchange machine."

"If you're unlucky, ten minutes is enough."

As he spoke, Lin Sizhi reached into his suit pocket and pulled out some more chips, then opened his palm to show them to Lu Xinyi.

Lu Xinyi's expression froze instantly, because there were chips with a face value of 5000 or even 10000, and more than one of them.

This hand of chips, roughly estimated, is worth at least 50,000.

Now Lu Xinyi knows where Lin Sizhi's confidence comes from; it turns out that the two of them were never on the same level from the very beginning.

She always thought Lin Sizhi was bluffing, pretending that she had at least twice the chips in the pot.

Now I realize that it wasn't just a bluff.

No wonder Lin Sizhi doesn't care at all no matter how she loses.

Don't you want to give it a try?
"There's a high chance that games like this, which are practically like giving away visa time for free, will never happen again," Lin Sizhi said with a smile.

Lu Xinyi looked into Lin Sizhi's eyes: "But how can I be sure you won't change your mind?"

Lin Sizhi shrugged: "You can't be sure, but you're not entirely without a chance to fight back."

"I will deliberately lose this game to Qin Yao so that she can be the dealer in the next game."

"None of us looked at our cards and placed bets directly."

"In the first round, you raise 1000, and then Lü Mingxuan goes all in."

"Qin Yao and I will choose to call."

"In the second round, you bet everything, and Lü Mingxuan folds."

"After that, I raised the bet, and Qin Yao called."

"At this point you can fold, because only one person has raised, the system will automatically reveal the cards, and then you can leave the game."

"Of course, during this process, both you and we may change our minds at any time."

"If Lü Mingxuan doesn't fold in the second round, it means you've changed your mind, and Qin Yao and I will keep raising until time runs out."

"If Qin Yao and I both raise in the second round, it means we've changed our minds, and you can choose not to fold and play with us to the end."

"Or, in the third round, if you don't fold, then Qin Yao and I will continue to raise until time runs out."

"Regardless of the situation above, if either party changes their mind, the system will automatically settle the score when time runs out. Who wins and who loses depends entirely on luck."

"This is my proposal. Whether you accept it or not is up to you."

Lu Xinyi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I accept."

"However, I would like to ask you one more question at the end." Lin Sizhi nodded: "Go ahead and ask, and I will consider whether to answer it."

Lu Xinyi stared into his eyes: "What cards did you have in the last game?"

Lin Sizhi was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "If I told you, would you believe me?"

Lu Xinyi nodded: "I believe you."

"Okay." Lin Sizhi shrugged: "K's flush."

Lu Xinyi's eyes flickered, and it was unclear whether she believed her or not. She simply nodded and said, "Thank you."

……

The final game unfolded exactly as Lin Sizhi had planned.

The four players raise and fold in turn.

After Qin Yao folded, Lin Sizhi got all the chips in the final round.

Lu Xinyi didn't say anything more, but seized the last ten minutes or so to enter the chip exchange area.

Before leaving the gambling table, she gave Lin Sizhi a meaningful look.

"Lin Sizhi... I'll remember you."

……

After Lu Xinyi and Lü Mingxuan lost all their chips and left the game, there was only one game left out of ten.

Only Lin Sizhi and Qin Yao remained in this round, and they needed to balance their chips one last time.

Before the seventh game, Lin Sizhi had a net loss of 42000, while Qin Yao had a net gain of 23000. In the seventh game, Lin Sizhi won all the chips on the table, totaling 90000, while Qin Yao lost 45000.

After negotiating the ransom with Lu Xinyi in the eighth round, Lin Sizhi deliberately lost 40000 chips to Qin Yao to maintain Qin Yao's chip pool.

In the ninth round, Lin Sizhi won all the chips on the table, totaling 124000, while Qin Yao lost 44000 chips.

In the final game, Lin Sizhi deliberately lost 6 to Qin Yao.

As a result, Lin Sizhi netted 72000 chips in this bet, while Qin Yao netted 34000.

Qin Yao couldn't even keep track of the large sums of money she had hidden in her pocket.

“Attorney Lin, I thought you would change your mind after Lü Mingxuan folded in the last round, when we were two against one,” Qin Yao said.

Lin Sizhi raised an eyebrow: "Hmm? Do I look like someone who doesn't keep their promises?"

Qin Yao shook her head: "No, that's not it."

"The main issue is that we probably won't have another chance to be matched with the third community, and there won't be any consequences for not keeping our promises."

“After Lü Mingxuan folded, we were two against one, with a 66% chance of winning.”

Lin Sizhi shook her head: "Doesn't that mean there's still a 33% chance of losing?"

“I’m not a gambler. If possible, I would prefer to win money that is 100% certain.”

Qin Yao thought for a moment and said, "Attorney Lin, I have another question."

Why was Lu Xinyi able to so decisively decide to give up all her chips?
"At that time, she didn't know for sure about the hidden rule that 'the chip exchange machine won't fold.' What if she didn't figure it out or didn't get a good hand? Wouldn't she lose both her money and her life?"
"If it were me, I would choose to concede and secure the remaining 80,000 chips."

Lin Sizhi said calmly, "Because she is a smart person, I will choose a smart person's method to deal with her, and she will definitely fall for it."

“If she thought like you, then I would have used a different approach from the beginning.”

Qin Yao nodded slightly: "Hmm..."

"Wait, Attorney Lin, are you saying I'm stupid?!"

She stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

The countdown on the big screen reached zero.

【game over】

(End of this chapter)