Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

Nuonuo glanced at Chu Tianjiao. At this moment, she was once again shocked by the logic of this man's thinking. He was on someone else's boat, participating in a huge gambling game, but he still had the mind to think of this in such a short time. This man's brain was even stronger than his bloodline.

"Vincent was stunned. He looked at the woman and then at me. He seemed to wonder if I asked this question because I liked the woman. It was not surprising for Vincent to have such doubts, because it was not uncommon for some people on this ship to engage in human trafficking on the high seas. Besides, the woman was really top-notch." Chu Tianjiao said, "Vincent thought about it for a while and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with answering this question, so he told me that the woman was a pure German, and he showed me his cards, which were 'A' and 'K'."

“AK?” Lu Mingfei was shocked. “We have a saying here, ‘Anyone who doesn’t go all-in after getting AK is a fool!’”

"A" and "K", without considering the combination of cards, are almost the biggest and safest hole cards in Texas Hold'em. No wonder Vincent felt it was a pity. With such hole cards, he won Chu Tianjiao's 100,000 US dollars bet. No one would be willing to accept this.

"The dealer revealed my cards after I agreed to it." At this point, Chu Tianjiao revealed a mysterious smile, "Coincidentally, my hole cards are the same as the old guy's, also 'A' and 'K'."

Now everyone showed a surprised expression. According to the rules of Texas Hold'em, when two players have the same hand, no matter what the public cards are dealt, the dealer always wins... In other words, Vincent will win this game in the end no matter what. He only won 100,000 chips from Chu Tianjiao when he was sure to win.

"Did you know from the beginning that your cards were the same?" Chu Zihang asked.

“How is that possible? I don’t have X-ray vision.” Chu Tianjiao rolled his eyes. “It was purely my intuition that told me that this hand of cards was not going to work. I didn’t feel like I was going to win, so I threw it away decisively. My intuition is always accurate.”

There is indeed a concept of luck and intuition in gambling, but no one will think that they have bad luck when they draw a big card. Everyone will think that luck has come when they get a good card and can't help but increase the bet... With this kind of cards, the only one who discards the cards without hesitation is probably Chu Tianjiao.

“Hahahahaha, the old guy was also scared at the time. His face turned blue and red. He stared at his and my two pairs of ‘A’ and ‘K’ for a long time. Finally, he moved his gaze to me and kept staring at my face.” Chu Tianjiao said, “He probably suspected that I had the ability of X-ray vision, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible. So he simply asked me why I chose to discard such a big hole card.”

"What do you say?" Chu Zihang asked.

"One million dollars for each question I ask." Chu Tianjiao grinned. "The old guy looked even angrier. He took a few deep breaths but luckily didn't lose his temper. Then he asked the dealer to deal the cards again."

Chu Tianjiao's character is indeed quite irritating. I don't know whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally. Vincent, who wanted to bewitch people from the beginning, has been affected by Chu Tianjiao's emotions unknowingly.

"In the second round, Vincent was about to raise the bet, and I folded again," said Chu Tianjiao.

"Is it intuition again?" Chu Zihang asked.

"No, the second round of cards is really bad." Chu Tianjiao spread his hands helplessly, "'4' and 'J', I can't think of any powerful combination of these cards."

It is indeed a bad hand. It is a blessing to get a pair. The best luck is to get "four of a kind" or "full house", but the probability of this is extremely slim.

"The old guy wanted to see my cards again, so I asked him where he hired Sasha and the others. He told me that he hired them from the black market in Germany. I am even more certain that the old guy lived in Germany for a long time." Chu Tianjiao added, "Oh, by the way, Vincent's cards this round are two 'Q's, which are great cards. One of them alone can crush me. Unfortunately, he still only won 100,000."

This time even Caesar couldn't help but be amazed. If he were Vincent, he would also be upset by Chu Tianjiao's direct discarding of cards in the two rounds.

In the two rounds of gambling, which was bound to be lost, Chu Tianjiao got two questions for free. Although these two questions seemed insignificant, Vincent didn't understand Tianjiao's approach, and Vincent's mentality would definitely be affected.

"Vincent looked at me deeply and asked the dealer to continue dealing the cards." Chu Tianjiao said, "I didn't even look at the cards in the third round and asked the dealer to take them away."

At this moment, everyone gradually understood what intuition, luck, good cards and bad cards were... Chu Tianjiao made it clear that he wanted to figure out Vincent's mentality. He wanted Vincent to be suspicious of him, then dispel his suspicion, and then be suspicious again. After repeating this cycle, even the most sharp and cunning old fox would be exhausted.

"Vincent seemed really angry this time. He slammed the gambling table and asked me what I meant. The chips on it were shaking. It was hard to imagine that such an old guy with half of his body buried in the earth still had so much strength." Chu Tianjiao said, "I said I didn't mean anything. I won too much money on the boat, and I was afraid that you would get hurt. I just wanted to pay you back a little. Why are you not happy about me giving you money?"

"So you were like this when you were young..." Chu Zihang suddenly stopped and swallowed the word "cheap".

"No way. I really thought that it was not easy for the old man to make money, and his annual expenses were huge. What if I beat him at the gambling table right from the start, and he suddenly died of a cerebral hemorrhage on the table? Wouldn't it be a way to make him happy by losing a few rounds?" Chu Tianjiao said with a pout, "But the old guy seems to have gotten even angrier."

"I kept losing to him afterwards, losing ten games in a row, and lost a total of one million US dollars to the old man." Chu Tianjiao said, "I thought I was doing a good deed, but the old man's face had turned completely black. He said that if I didn't want to play, I could ask him to leave, and he would have his men send the remaining money to my room. However, after this time, I will be permanently blocked by the 'yamal' account."

"I saw that the old guy was really serious, so I begged for mercy and said that I would play seriously in the future, and don't block me. If I get the bottom card again, I will run away immediately. I am a dog, okay? The old guy seemed to have calmed down a little." Chu Tianjiao said, "In the eleventh game, I only had '5' and '9'. The old guy seemed to have good cards. He smiled when he saw the cards. The old guy bet a small amount of , and I followed . Then the first public card was 'Q', and the old guy bet a million, and I gave up."

"The cards were bad, but I couldn't run away immediately. I had promised the old man that every time I was dealt public cards, I would withdraw if I felt the cards were not good. I lost five games to the old man again, which is another million dollars." Chu Tianjiao said, "Including the previous ten games, I lost a total of fifteen games to the old man, losing two million US dollars. I felt very aggrieved. Who would want to keep losing? Finally, my luck changed in the sixteenth game."

Chapter 1066 Borrowing Money

"In the 4th round, my hole cards were a '10' and a ''." Chu Tianjiao said.

"'4' and '10' don't seem to be very good cards, right?" Nono frowned slightly.

"Not only is it bad, it's a complete mess. Of course, the bottom cards are bad, but my intuition tells me that I have good luck this time." Chu Tianjiao snapped his fingers, "At this time, the dealer happened to turn over the first three community cards, which are a spade 'J', a spade '7' and a spade '10'."

"That's good, at least Baozheng has a pair." Chu Zihang nodded.

"At this time, the chips on the scene have reached one million US dollars." Chu Tianjiao continued.

"Wait a minute, you mean that you bet one million dollars during the 'blind' stage?" Lu Mingfei interrupted Chu Tianjiao and asked, "In other words, you bet one million dollars with a '4' and a '10' hole cards, and you didn't know the community cards at that time?"

"Yeah, I told you, my intuition tells me that I'm lucky this time." Chu Tianjiao grinned, "I really believe in 'luck'. Although my card skills are not bad, I've seen too many masters with good card skills fall into hell because they trusted their skills too much, so I never have blind confidence in my card skills. But if my intuition tells me to die, then I'm willing to die."

Looking at Chu Tianjiao's smile, Lu Mingfei sighed in his heart again. This man was really unpredictable. He couldn't tell now whether Chu Tianjiao's actions were more intended to disturb Vincent's mood, or he was really too willful and did whatever he wanted.

"After the first three community cards were turned over, the old man bet another million chips, and I followed suit." Chu Tianjiao paused and said, "The fourth community card was turned over by the dealer, and it was a spade '4'."

"Another '4'?" Ye Sheng said with emotion, "Now you have two pairs. Your intuition is really accurate!"

"No." Chu Zihang suddenly spoke up, interrupting Ye Sheng and looking at Chu Tianjiao, "The 'J', '7' and '10' just now are all spades? The fourth '4' is also a spade?"

"Yes." Chu Tianjiao nodded.

"Then your situation is very bad." Chu Zihang shook his head and said.

"What?" Ye Sheng was puzzled. "I had very bad cards and bought two pairs. Why is the situation so bad?"

"Because the four public cards turned over on the field are all spades, this situation can easily form a 'flush' hand pattern." Chu Zihang said.

"But isn't it easy for Mr. Chu to have the same..."

Before Ye Sheng could even utter the word "Hua" in "Tong Hua", he was suddenly stunned... because he suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked some prerequisites.

"No, my dad has '4' and '10' in his hand. There is only one suit of '4' and '10' in a deck of cards, and the suit of spades all appears on the public cards." Chu Zihang said, "In other words, the last card can determine the probability of my dad reaching a 'flush', and this probability is infinitely close to one-fourth. If a 'flush' does not appear, there is still a chance, but if the last public card is a spade suit, my dad will definitely lose."

Ye Sheng opened his mouth and was about to say something, but suddenly he seemed to understand what Chu Zihang said, and then he took a deep breath.

"Why does Mr. Chu lose the game if the last card is a spade?" Jiude Aki asked, gently pulling Ye Sheng's sleeve. She had almost no knowledge of gambling cards and only had a general understanding of the rules of Texas Hold'em.

"Because a flush is bigger than two pairs." Ye Sheng swallowed his saliva and said, "If the last public card is a spade, the five public cards on the field have already formed a flush, and the 4 and the 10 have already appeared. At this time, neither a pair nor a straight is valid. In other words, Mr. Chu will never exceed the flush formed by the public cards on the field."

"And the hand pattern formed by the public cards is shared by all players." Chu Zihang nodded, and continued Ye Sheng's explanation, "That is to say, if the last public card is a spade, Vincent's guaranteed hand is also a 'flush', just like their first game. If the players have the same hand pattern at the same time, the dealer will be the winner of this game."

"No wonder!" Shude Aki showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, "What if the last public card is not a spade..."

"It's dangerous even if it's not a spade." Chu Zihang shook his head and said, "Don't forget, the player still has two hole cards in his hand. A hand is made up of any number of hole cards and any number of community cards, forming five cards. There are already four spades in the community cards. Vincent only needs to hold one spade in his hand, and he has already crushed Dad in this game."

"Then Mr. Chu will definitely lose!" exclaimed Jiude Aki.

"Not really. There is still hope... but the probability is very slim." Chu Zihang looked at Chu Tianjiao, "How much did you and Vincent bet this time?"

"Not much." Chu Tianjiao said with a smile, "The old man bet 10 million US dollars."

"You followed?" Chu Zihang asked.

"Of course I will." Chu Tianjiao said matter-of-factly, "I've already said that I believe in luck. I'm lucky this round, otherwise how could the public cards turn up a '10' and a '4' in succession?"

Everyone found it difficult to understand and some even held their breath. This was a gamble of tens of millions of US dollars that was almost certain to be lost. Just hearing Chu Tianjiao's retelling was exciting enough, as if they were in a high-stakes card game. The air was filled with musk, murderous intent, and the nervous breathing of gamblers and spectators.

"When the dealer turned over the last card, I was so excited that I wanted to jump on the stool and dance." Chu Tianjiao said with a beaming face, "It was a '10'! A '10' of hearts!"

The sound of people gasping for air echoed in the empty room. No one expected that the last card would not be a spade, but a card with the same number as the bottom card!

"'Full House'." Chu Zihang took a deep breath.

"Full House", commonly known as "Gourd", consists of a "three of a kind" and a "pair"... In the rules of Texas Hold'em, the "Gourd" just beats the "flush".

At this moment, even if Vincent had a spade suit card in his hand, which could form a "flush", he could not beat Chu Tianjiao... Unless he happened to have a spade "8" and a spade "9" in his hand, which could form a straight flush, but the probability of that was almost impossible.

The probability of buying a "4" or a "10" as the last card is also very low. Chu Zihang just calculated in his mind that there are fifty-two cards in Texas Hold'em. The four hole cards of the two players at the beginning, plus the four public cards that are revealed, there are forty-four cards left, and the remaining "4" and "10" added together, there are only 4 cards... This is the case when Vincent does not have a "4" or "10" in his hand.

With a probability of less than 9%, I really don't know whether to say that Chu Tianjiao is a man of great skill and courage, or a fool with good fortune.

"Did Vincent finally buy a straight flush?" Chu Zihang asked Chu Tianjiao.

"Of course... no." Chu Tianjiao smiled. "The old guy stared at the last '10' for a long time. I could see his hands pinching the dealer's legs under the table. He was silent for a long time and then said, 'This round, he looked at me and said he would not raise the bet. How about everyone open it this way?' I stretched out a hand, smiled at the old guy and said, 'All in.'"

"All in" means to bet all your remaining chips at once. At the gambling table, "All in" is almost equivalent to risking your life.

"The old man's expression changed again and again. Finally, after looking at me deeply, he threw his cards face up on the table, which meant he discarded them." Chu Tianjiao said, "A '4' of diamonds and an '8' of spades, it is indeed a 'flush'. What a pity."

"He almost bought a 'straight flush'." Chu Zihang nodded and said, "Vincent is a man of courage and has the courage to fold with such a hand."

"The old guy is really courageous. After I showed him my cards, his face looked better. He stared at me and asked if I was so confident that I could get a '4' or a '10' with the last card?" Chu Tianjiao said, "I said, isn't that what gambling is all about? If you only believe in probability and skills, don't go to the gambling table. If you go to the table, you must be mentally prepared... Either eat or be eaten."

"Uncle, you are more courageous!" Lu Mingfei sighed.

"Vincent also said it was either eat or be eaten. The old guy looked more serious. He waved his hand, and the girls took the syringe and injected it into his arm. I guess it was some kind of adrenaline." Chu Tianjiao continued, "I won 12 million US dollars in this round. Excluding the 2 million I lost to the old guy before, I won 10 million US dollars. According to the agreement, I can ask him a question that he can't refuse to answer."

"Isn't it that the question you're asking is about the Nibelungen?" Chu Zihang said.

"The ancients said that no one knows a father better than his son. You understand me, son." Chu Tianjiao blinked at Chu Zihang in a cheesy way, and then said, "I asked the old man where the Nibelungen appeared. I stared into his deep eyes. I could tell at a glance whether he was lying or expecting something."

"How did he answer?" Chu Zihang asked. Everyone was concerned about this question.

"He said... What is 'Nibelungen'?" Chu Tianjiao showed a helpless expression on his face. "The old man looked confused. I can see that he is not lying. The other people in the room are also unfamiliar with this term. But I don't understand why the old man even knows Kassel Academy, but he doesn't know Nibelungen? How many half-bloods in this world have never heard of Nibelungen?"

Chu Zihang turned his head and looked at Lu Mingfei. They were also confused. Vincent sounded like a small leader of a mixed-race organization. In order to find a Nibelung, he bought the "Yamal" and floated in the Arctic Circle all year round... But who would have thought that this guy didn't even know what the Nibelung was?

"I was wondering if the Yamal had strayed into a very strange place before, where the heaven and earth... At this point, the old man's face suddenly changed, as if he had heard some taboo words, and he interrupted me fiercely." Chu Tianjiao's expression was a little strange, "He said that my question had been asked before, but he didn't know what the Nibelung was, so he couldn't answer me. He swore that he didn't lie, but the 10 million US dollar stake was only enough to ask one question. If I want to continue asking questions, I have to beat him at the gambling table."

"The old guy is quite principled." Lu Mingfei said, "And then?"

"Then I continued to gamble with the old man." Chu Tianjiao said, "My chips were 60 million. We gambled seven more rounds. After seven rounds, I only had 2 million chips left."

Everyone's expression changed, because in their opinion, Chu Tianjiao was a rational guy with superb gambling skills. Although he always talked about "luck", it was too miserable for him to lose 60 million US dollars all the way to 2 million.

"You lost all seven games?" Lu Mingfei asked Chu Tianjiao with eyes wide open, "Your luck is gone? Just one game?"

"No, my luck has always been there, but it told me that the outcome will be decided in the 24th round." Chu Tianjiao grinned, "It just so happens that 24 is my lucky number."

"So, Vincent asked you five questions in total?" Chu Zihang asked Chu Tianjiao.

"Well, he asked about my name, my background, the organization I belonged to, my abilities, and my purpose." Chu Tianjiao shrugged. "They were all insignificant things. I told him that my name is Chu Tianjiao, I'm from China, I don't belong to any organization, my ability is "Time Zero", and my purpose is to find the Nibelungen."

"The old guy seemed very interested in 'Time Zero' and Nibelungen. He asked me to explain the meaning of these two terms." Chu Tianjiao rolled his eyes. "I said he only had five questions, so I only answered five times. After answering, I have no obligation to explain anything to him again."

Vincent rejected Chu Tianjiao in the same way just now. It can be seen that Chu Tianjiao is quite vindictive.

"What happened next?" Chu Zihang asked as he calculated. "You only have two million dollars. You have to win at least five games in a row and go 'All in' every game to win your stake in the sixteenth game."

"Who said I only have two million?" Chu Tianjiao suddenly revealed a mysterious smile, "A real gambler would not put all his chips on the table at the beginning. Fifty million is just what I won on this ship. I never said that my gambling money is only this little."

"Didn't you say you brought a hundred US dollars on board the ship?" Chu Zihang frowned slightly.

"That's right, I only have a hundred dollars, I'm so poor." Chu Tianjiao nodded, took out a black card from somewhere, and slowly pushed it in front of everyone, "But I can borrow it."

Chapter 1067 One Billion

Everyone's eyes were focused on the black card. On the front of the card was a picture of a man wearing a knight's helmet.

"Centurion Black Gold Card?" Caesar picked up the card and spun it around his fingertips twice. "No, the Centurion Black Gold Card was only issued in 1999, but you boarded Vincent's ship before that."

The Centurion Black Card is the highest-level black and gold version of the "Centurion Series Debit Card" launched by American Express in the UK in 1999. Due to the black main color of the card, it is also referred to as the "Black Card" by the public. The Centurion Black Card is recognized as the "King of Cards" in the world. This card is positioned for the top groups, has no credit limit, and is limited to cardholders who are mostly politicians, billionaires and celebrities from various countries and are invited by American Express to apply. Online application is not accepted.

Caesar knew this so well because he had several genuine Centurion Black Gold Cards at home, including one in his name, but they were kept in the hands of his secretary Percy.

"It's not the Centurion Black Gold Card, but its predecessor, also launched by American Express. However, this card is not unlimited, it has a limit." Chu Tianjiao raised a finger, "The maximum amount you can borrow is 1 billion US dollars."

One billion US dollars. People who heard this number could not help but be secretly astonished. You know, in that era when inflation was not serious, one billion US dollars could buy almost any company in the world. Although Lu Mingfei was not born at that time, he remembered that when he was in elementary school, his uncle's monthly income was no more than 4,000 yuan... One billion US dollars is more than enough to buy a whole line of "Yamal" beans.

"After the Centurion Black Gold Card was launched, this anonymous black card has been eliminated. Now it is more valuable to keep it as a souvenir. Although it can be sold for hundreds of thousands if you meet a collector who likes it on the black market." Chu Tianjiao was talking, and noticed the eyes of others. He waved his hand and explained, "This card is anonymous. The original cardholder is not me, and this card is also borrowed by me, so don't look at me like that, I'm not a rich man."

Chu Tianjiao's words were not very convincing. Although he might not be a wealthy politician who could own a Centurion Black Gold Card, his room full of collections, just the vinyl records, if packed up and sold casually, would be a fortune that an ordinary family could not accumulate in a lifetime.

"Vincent seemed to be frightened by this card as well. He held the card in his hand tremblingly, as if he was totally surprised that I could take out such a black card." Chu Tianjiao said, "He carefully identified the authenticity of the card and asked me how much I could borrow. I told him that I still had 1 billion US dollars. Not a cent of the 1 billion US dollars was touched. This is my new gambling money."

"I asked Vincent if he dared to bet one billion dollars with me. He was silent for a long time, as if he was scared. I could see his hands under the table pinching the dealer's thighs. The originally white flesh was pinched purple, but the dealer dared not say anything. She still forced herself to smile. The old guy was very conflicted." Chu Tianjiao stretched out a finger and said, "I can understand his psychology. It is human greed. If he can win one billion from me in one go, he will get more than just money. He will win everything from me. He can ask me questions at will, drive me and even enslave me. A debt of one billion is not something that a person can pay off in his lifetime, but if he loses, he will lose everything and be thrown from the high and mighty emperor of the Arctic Circle to the eighteenth level of hell."

Not only Chu Tianjiao and Vincent, everyone was terrified by this gambling game. One billion US dollars were bet on one game, and the chips in this game were equivalent to 2 billion US dollars. I don't know if this number can be said to be the largest in history, but at least it is rarely heard of. There are only a handful of gamblers in the world who can take out so much cash flow as chips in one breath.

"The old man hesitated for a long time, as if he was judging the odds in his mind. Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind. He stared into my eyes and told me that this was no joke. Once I got on the gambling table, I was putting my life on the line. Even if I lost everything, he wouldn't pity me for even a dollar." Chu Tianjiao said, "I smiled at him and said, 'Of course, I understand these few rules at the gambling table, but I'll say the same thing to you.' The old man cursed me in German and winked at his men."

"Is he planning to tamper with the card table?" Chu Zihang asked.

"Of course, if it's only a hundred thousand or a million, the old guy can still play around with me casually, but if the amount reaches one billion, he must ensure that he 'must win' this round. The old guy thought I couldn't understand German, but I heard clearly those obscure words he used when he scolded me, 'get ready', 'it's time', 'close the net'... Obviously these are the words the old guy told his men." Chu Tianjiao said with a smile, "But it doesn't matter, the old guy has his methods, and I have mine. When the enemy comes, the general will fight, when the water comes, the earth will cover it. My methods may not be better than his, but they are definitely more effective than his."

"My black card was taken away and replaced with black chips. Ten million chips, a total of one hundred chips, piled in front of me like a small black mountain. Of course, Vincent also had black chips in front of him." Chu Tianjiao said, "This is the final round. No one cares about the previous one hundred thousand or one million. We start this round with a base bet of ten million US dollars."

"I remember that according to nationality management, there are limits on the stakes on the gambling table." Chu Zihang glanced at Chu Tianjiao, "But you are on the high seas, and this is a private gambling game. No one will know if you gamble like this in private."

"No, no, no, gambling licenses are credible, so we must follow international practices." Chu Tianjiao shook his finger. "Besides, I also questioned whether old Vincent still has 1 billion US dollars in assets. He said that he really couldn't come up with such a large amount at the moment, but he also had ways to borrow it."

"Who did he borrow from?" Nono asked.

"To the guests on the ship." Chu Tianjiao said.

"Guest?" Nuonuo frowned slightly. "Who would be willing to lend him a billion dollars?"

"I understand. He wants to borrow chips from every gambling table?" Chu Zihang looked at Chu Tianjiao and asked.

"You are worthy of being my son." Chu Tianjiao nodded, waiting for Chu Zihang to explain to everyone Vincent's way of "borrowing money".

"Whether it is a country that prohibits gambling or a country that legalizes gambling, according to international practice, there is a certain upper limit for a round of betting. Once the upper limit is exceeded, it is illegal. But obviously for some super-rich people in the Middle East or Europe and the United States, this way of gambling is not exciting enough. So in order to circumvent the restrictions on the amount of bets in international law, some giant casinos have invented the method of 'dragging the table'." Chu Zihang explained to Nuo Nuo and everyone, "The so-called 'dragging the table' means that when it comes to a super gambling game with huge numbers, all the gambling tables in the entire casino will be temporarily banned, and the chips and gambling limits on them will be temporarily occupied by this super gambling game. The upper limit of a table may be only 10 million US dollars, but if there are 100 gambling tables in the casino, the total amount of this gambling game can reach 1 billion."

"Such super gambling games happen every year in Macau, Zurich and Las Vegas, but the places where such things happen are without exception internationally renowned super casinos." Caesar continued Chu Zihang's words, "It is hard to imagine that such a gambling game with such exaggerated numbers would occur on a ship."