"You traitorous scoundrel, you dare swagger around!"
Shi Erli scoffed.
Gong Xian sneered. "Now all you have left is your silver tongue. Since we've run into each other today, let's settle this once and for all. Neither of us has seen our cards yet. Why don't we keep betting on these two hands? Do you dare?"
Gong Xian dared to make such a bold declaration because he had done his homework.
He had already made arrangements with Long San. Long San's various seemingly casual gestures—touching his nose, or laying his five fingers on the table, with different fingers indicating different meanings—were all signals.
The signals Gong Xian received indicated a sure win.
Shi Erli had received no signals at all, but his trust in Xu Yi surpassed everything.
He had been there when Xu Yi made the arrangement with Miao Chunsheng.
At the time, Xu Yi had said that when he cut the cards, Miao Chunsheng should keep going without hesitation, no matter what cards he drew.
The hand before them was precisely the one Xu Yi had cut.
Having witnessed Xu Yi's abilities firsthand, Shi Erli simply didn't believe Xu Yi could lose, even though he had no idea how cutting the cards once could decide everything.
Even if the worst came to pass and they really lost this round, he could always use their own methods against them and ask Xu Yi to pay a visit to Tianli Casino.
No matter what, the situation before him was one he could win but not lose.
Someone once asked what kind of gamble could set heaven and earth ablaze, driving people to stake everything.
It wasn't Heavenly Card against Earthly Card, but two seasoned gamblers who each believed they had drawn an unbeatable hand.
The situation before them was exactly