He did not know whether, during the modification process, his emotions had been deliberately castrated so they would not affect his work, but he showed no reaction whatsoever to Chen Cheng.
"Fine, then. Referee, reveal the cards."
When the sixteen cards were turned over, none of the eight Chen Cheng had called were jokers. They were all twos of hearts.
The modified human's cards were not jokers either. They were all twos of spades.
"It seems this brother and I really are kindred spirits. We both drew twos. Now they're both suited twos—how should this be judged? Don't tell me spades are the highest suit."
The spectators were utterly astonished by the cards the two had called.
After leaving the table, the pompadour-haired man saw those cards and could no longer muster any unwillingness to concede.
"Both sides have twos. The reveal is invalid. Continue calling cards."
After announcing this, the referee directly destroyed all sixteen twos that had already been dealt, preventing any possible cheating.
The two swiftly called cards again. No matter how fast they spoke, the veteran referee was always able to precisely draw their cards from the deck.
"Sixteen twos were already discarded just now. I refuse to believe there are another sixteen twos left in there, so this round should be mine."
The referee revealed the cards. Chen Cheng's eight were all aces of hearts. Seeing his own cards, Chen Cheng smiled.
"Even if you have the remaining three twos, all the aces in this deck are in my hand. So I still beat you."
And, just as Chen Cheng had said, the modified human drew the remaining three twos, along with five kings of spades below the aces.
"Eight aces are higher. Card judgment concluded. Begin sealing the cards."
"Mr. Chen's cards are higher,