Pokémon: Master System.

"Thank you... I... I won't gamble anymore."

After Xia Yu finished speaking, he turned and left the gambling table.

Seeing this, the short man felt a surge of anger, but he couldn't show it on his face. He had done everything he could, and if he still couldn't lure Xia Yu into the trap, he had no other choice.

Few can resist this temptation, but it's not impossible.

If all gamblers were like Xia Yu, able to withdraw after winning a small sum, they wouldn't fall into the traps carefully woven by casinos.

But how many people can resist the temptation of getting rich overnight?

Human greed is endless. Even if one can resist temptation temporarily, desire and greed will eventually erode one's will over time.

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Watching Xia Yu leave, the short man's eyes flickered. He felt a little frustrated at losing a chip for nothing, but he quickly composed himself and went to find his next target.

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The scene that just happened between Xia Yu and the short man was inconspicuous in the huge gambling hall, or rather, it was happening all the time.

In just half an hour, more than a dozen contestants had lost all their chips and coins, leaving the casino looking utterly defeated.

"No...no. I'll bet one more time!" The roar from inside the casino instantly drew everyone's attention.

The speaker was a man wearing a red monkey mask. Unlike the other people in the casino who were dressed up, he was wearing a thin, cheap T-shirt and faded jeans.

“You have no more chips left.” Standing opposite him was an elderly man with white hair. Although his face was covered by a mask, it was not difficult to tell that he was quite old, and his voice had the hoarse quality typical of the elderly.

The old man, wearing a ghost mask, limping, and leaning on a tiger-head cane, stared at the young man opposite him.

"Please give me one more time, I'll bet everything I own with you." The young man in the red monkey mask knelt down with a thud and kowtowed to the old man before him.

Fresh blood kept seeping from his forehead.

"What other bets do you have left?" The masked old man smiled as he looked at the young man kowtowing and asked.

"Anything is fine with me. You can take my life, I'll give you anything, even my Pokémon." Driven to desperation, the young man kowtowed repeatedly, pleading with the old man with the ghostly face.

"Your Pokémon?" The masked man chuckled contemptuously. "Someone like you probably doesn't even have a Lord-level Pokémon. How much are you worth? And how much is your life worth?"

"Even if you include your corneas, kidneys, heart, and all the other organs that can be transplanted, they're barely worth a single chip. Do you want to gamble?" The old man with the ghostly face laughed as he looked at the young man on the ground.

"You'd better think this through. If you lose to me, your life will be mine."

The old man's voice attracted the attention of everyone present, but no one spoke up to stop him. Instead, they stood silently to the side, and many even raised their champagne glasses and watched the scene with great interest.

Gamblers don't deserve any sympathy.

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The old man's words silenced the man in the red monkey mask kneeling on the ground. Sweat poured from his forehead, but he was now cornered and had no other choice. Rather than go home empty-handed, he would rather die in this gamble.

The man in the red-faced monkey mask steeled himself, raised his head, looked up at the old man with the ghost face, and said, "I'll... bet with you."

“Alright.” The old man nodded, seemingly unsurprised by the outcome. He then instructed the casino staff to prepare the contract and handed it to the red-faced monkey-masked man before him: “Sign and put your fingerprint on it, and I’ll gamble with you one more time.”

Looking at the contract and pen handed to him, the red-faced monkey masked man sat on the ground, looking somewhat dazed. But then he gritted his teeth, signed his name, and pressed his fingerprint.

Xia Yu frowned slightly. He hadn't expected the casino to offer such a contract, and judging from the familiar way the staff around him were handling it, it seemed this wasn't the first time something like this had happened.

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"What are you gambling?"

"Let's play a drinking game."

"Finger-guessing game?" The old man with the ghost face was slightly surprised, as this was something he hadn't expected. "That's quite rare, but it's all acceptable."

As they talked, the two walked toward the free area, found a table for rock-paper-scissors and sat down. Then the dealer handed each of them three cards.

Rock, Paper, Scissors

There was a small card slot on the gambling table in front of the two, just big enough to hold one card.

Once the game begins, each player can place one of their cards into the slot. After pressing the confirm button, no further changes can be made.

The final result will be determined by the rule that rock > scissors, scissors > paper, paper > rock.

This is the simplest betting game that everyone can play, but because of the high stakes, it gives everyone an unprecedented thrill.

The man in the red-faced monkey mask was extremely nervous. He had staked everything on this and had no way to retreat. He had to win.

The three cards in his hand determined his fate.

One thought leads to heaven, one thought leads to hell.

The man in the red-faced monkey mask took deep breaths to calm his anxiety, then closed his eyes and began quickly cutting the three cards in his hand.

After several card draws, the red-faced monkey masked man suddenly opened his eyes, drew one card from the three cards, and put it directly into the card slot without even looking at it.

In this life-or-death gamble, he chose to entrust his fate to unknown luck, selecting one of the cards in a completely random manner.

"cloth."

Although the man in the red-faced monkey mask didn't see what the card was, Xia Yu, standing to the side, could see it clearly through his superpowers.

The man with the red-faced monkey mask chose cloth.

The corners of the man's mouth under the mask of the ghost face turned up slightly. Unlike the man in the red monkey mask who randomly picked cards, he looked carefully at the three cards in his hand, then took out a pair of scissors and slowly put them into the hand.

Coincidence? Or did he really know the red-faced monkey masked man's trump card?

Seeing this, Xia Yu was slightly surprised and frowned.

Looking at the old man with the ghost face's confident demeanor, he felt that this was no coincidence.

Chapter 372 Hyperthymesia

"Hyperamnesia."

Just as Xia Yu was wondering, a female voice came from beside him, interrupting his thoughts.

Xia Yu turned his head and saw that the speaker was a blonde woman wearing a bodycon long skirt and slender gold high heels.

She wore a pure black mask, had fair skin, and possessed the tall and voluptuous figure unique to Westerners.

It was obvious that the person in front of them was not Chinese, but a foreigner.

Although Xia Yu did not recognize the woman, he recognized the pure black mask on her face.

This woman was one of the onlookers when Xia Yu had just gambled with the short man. Xia Yu had some impression of her because of her voluptuous figure and blonde hair.

"Hyperthymesia?" Xia Yu frowned slightly.

Although hyperthymesia is a medical condition, it is actually an extremely rare gift.

People with hyperthymesia lose the ability to forget. They can remember everything they have personally experienced clearly, down to the smallest detail.

Simply put, it means having a photographic memory, a human-sized brain.

Only a very small number of people in the world possess such terrifying talent and ability.

Why would this woman tell me this information?

“That guy Fukuyama has hyperthymesia, he’s born with the ability to remember everything he sees.” The blonde woman saw the doubt in Xia Yu’s eyes, but still continued to speak.

Fukuyama? That old man with the ghost face? His name is Fukuyama.

“This is Fukuyama’s third time participating in the Golden Gambling Game. He has made it to the second round of the finals for the past two years.” The blonde woman said, turning to Xia Yu as she continued, “Fukuyama almost exclusively gambles in the card area because no matter how the dealer shuffles the cards, he can deduce the cards in other people’s hands thanks to his photographic memory. Fukuyama is practically invincible in the card area.”

"Who are you?" Xia Yu frowned and looked at the blonde woman, asking.

“Who I am is not important. In the Golden Gamble, identity is meaningless. Everyone only participates in this one night of gambling, and then goes their separate ways. I came to you to seek cooperation.” The blonde woman looked intently at Xia Yu.

"Cooperation?" Xia Yu looked at the blonde woman in surprise, feeling somewhat bewildered.

“That’s right, cooperation.” After speaking, the blonde woman turned to Xia Yu and asked, “So, are you interested in cooperating?”

"Can we still cooperate on this?" Xia Yu asked, frowning.

“Of course, I’ll bring the money, and you bring the coins from the Money-Gathering Spirit. We’ll split it 50/50.” The blonde woman looked at Xia Yu and asked, “I’m short of money, at least tens of millions. But I don’t have enough gambling skills. So I can only find someone to cooperate with.”

"Why did you look for me?" Xia Yu asked, puzzled. Had he been recognized? That shouldn't be the case. "You probably know my gambling skills; it's all based on luck. If we team up, we're lucky if we don't lose money. Besides, I'm not planning on gambling anymore. Winning just one chip is enough."

Hearing Xia Yu's words, the blonde woman laughed and said, "You're lying. Although you acted very well and realistically, and portrayed the timidity of a casino newbie very well."

"But... if such a timid newbie has actually come to the casino, then he definitely won't have the decisiveness to quit while he's ahead."

"The more timid and ignorant a person is, the more greedy they will be."

“I’ve seen many people go into casinos. I’ve never seen a coward who would quit while he was ahead and leave after winning just one chip.”

"Unlike other greedy people, you are full of fear and restraint when it comes to gambling."

Hearing the blonde woman's words, Xia Yu frowned. He realized that he had left a flaw in this place.

Indeed, just as the woman said, Xia Yu was filled with fear and wariness when it came to gambling.

Even so, Xia Yu had no intention of cooperating with the blonde woman.

Partnering with others in a casino is no different from being a fool.

Every gambler is extremely selfish and self-serving. They never tell the truth. When they get really into gambling, they can even abandon their families, let alone their partners.

Secondly, since this blonde woman could come to him for cooperation, she could also find others to cooperate with and scam him. He would have to be a fool to believe her nonsense.