The crucial round.
He Yingsheng decided to change the rules.
Instead of having someone deal the cards, they would now freely draw five cards each and compare their values.
Destiny must be held in one's own hands.
For years, he had been accustomed to his wife manipulating things; his fourth wife, nominally the Queen of the jewelry world, was actually the daughter of a Gambling King from Macau.
The Gambling King, known as the 'Macau Ghost Hand,' possessed formidable skills.
Therefore, Xu Shuhua could be considered to have inherited his true mastery.
However, very few people knew this truth.
Everyone believed Xu Shuhua was merely a woman involved in luxury goods.
Coupled with her excellent disguise, He Yingsheng often had her, his wife, participate in gambling games to deal cards.
On one hand, her alluring demeanor could attract others' attention.
On the other hand, she would manipulate the cards.
He was basically invincible.
He Yingsheng's reputation as the Gambling King grew louder and louder.
He never expected to be seen through so easily this time.
This young man was too terrifying.
Not only did he possess the legendary 'sound-reading' skill, which even the old Gambling King Liang Zhonghua hadn't mastered, but he could even expose the Ghost Hand's techniques.
He Yingsheng was already intimidated.
But now, he was in too deep to back out.
He had invited dozens of media outlets for publicity, and he even brought a brand-new, unsharpened axe, ready to cause trouble.
Want to quit now?
Impossible.
Therefore, he had to win the remaining two rounds no matter what, and then use his famous Mahjong techniques to turn the tide.
This was the only way.
...
With the rules changed, Xu Shuhua left the table.
She looked worried as she departed.
Chen Feng, on the other hand, motioned for the waiter to bring a new deck of playing cards, placing them directly between the two men, and casually asked, "Mr. He, shall we shuffle? You first, or me?"
"The strong dragon doesn't oppress the local snake, Mr. Chen, please go first," He Yingsheng said with a sullen face.
Chen Feng gave a half-smile.
Still showing off at a time like this.
Who was the strong dragon?
Who was the local snake?
Chen Feng was too lazy to expose him. He picked up the deck of cards, tore open the packaging, took out the cards, shuffled them simply a couple of times, and then handed them to He Yingsheng.
He Yingsheng took the cards and took a deep breath.
He trusted his skills.
Shuffling.
He shuffled with complete concentration, memorizing cards, cutting them, and changing their positions, all at the same time.
He aimed to get a straight flush when it was time to draw cards.
In the audience.
Ouyang Hua muttered to himself, "That kid definitely cheated, just like the situation I faced. He definitely cheated."
Soon, He Yingsheng finished shuffling.
He let out a sigh of relief.
He had memorized the positions of most of the cards.
Seeing him finish shuffling, Chen Feng stood up and walked to the side: "Come on, Mr. He, let's switch to the small table. It's inconvenient to draw cards on the big table."
He Yingsheng walked with a sullen face to the adjacent mahjong table.
The two men stood there.
Chen Feng leisurely asked, "Who goes first?"
"I don't wish to bully the young, Mr. Chen, please go first."
"Alright."
Chen Feng seemingly casually swept his hand over the cards, then drew one and placed it face down in front of himself.
The first face-down card.
He Yingsheng's heart leaped with joy.
He quickly reached out and drew a card himself, placing it face down in front of him.
He got a Spade Ace.
It was prepared in advance.
He Yingsheng looked at Chen Feng: "Mr. Chen, let's continue."
Chen Feng said nothing, casually drew another card, and slowly flipped it face up in front of him.
It was a Heart 10.
He Yingsheng's heart skipped a beat as he watched.
Thankfully, it wasn't a Spade 10.
He quickly reached out for another card, a Spade King.
Good, secure.
He Yingsheng looked at Chen Feng and smiled slightly: "Mr. Chen, I believe my hand is a bit stronger."
"Mr. He, with just two cards, you're already confident?"
"Hmph."
He Yingsheng snorted coldly.
So, Chen Feng drew another card, which was surprisingly a Club 10.
He Yingsheng's eyelid twitched.
Damn it!
Why was this guy constantly drawing 10s?
No, I need to get the Spade 10 first. If he accidentally gets it, my straight flush will be ruined.
So, He Yingsheng eagerly reached out and grabbed it.
The Spade 10 was in his hand.
Phew!
He breathed a sigh of relief.
He was truly afraid that Chen Feng would intercept the Spade 10.
Just as He Yingsheng let out a long breath of relief, Chen Feng reached out again and surprisingly drew a Diamond 10.
Another 10?
He Yingsheng's eyelids twitched.
Fortunately, he had already grabbed the Spade 10 in the previous turn.
Otherwise, this guy might have really drawn it away.
The smile on He Yingsheng's face grew more and more pronounced.
He looked at Chen Feng and said with a fake smile, "Three 10s, Mr. Chen, a good hand. Let's see if I can get a straight flush."
Saying this, he quickly reached for the marked Spade Queen.
Drawing the card, flipping it over.
The moment the playing card was flipped, He Yingsheng's face, which had been smiling, suddenly stiffened.
What he had drawn was surprisingly a small 3.
A Heart 3.
That dazzling crimson made He Yingsheng's heart ache again as if pricked by needles.
His face was pale.
He clutched his chest with one hand, struggled to breathe a few times, and then slowly calmed down.
Then, he slowly looked at Chen Feng.
It was him.
He must have cheated.
Moreover, he swapped the cards I had arranged when he was drawing.
This technique...
It was simply too terrifying.
He actually couldn't see through it at all.
In the audience.
Everyone gasped in surprise.
Actually, this kind of gambling rule completely depended on an individual's card-memorizing ability and card-hiding techniques.
Moreover, whoever shuffled last had the advantage.
Any cheating would definitely happen during the last few shuffles.
Therefore, He Yingsheng let Chen Feng shuffle first; no matter what, he wanted to shuffle last to facilitate cheating.
Everything went according to his wishes.
But the result?
His cards were actually messed up.
Four cards, one face down, the remaining three became a King, a 10, and a 2.
What the hell was this?
Looking at Chen Feng's side, he already had three 10s, a sure win.
No, there was still a glimmer of hope.
For the last card, He Yingsheng didn't wait for Chen Feng to react, and quickly drew a card from the long line of playing cards, placing it in front of himself.
A Heart King.
Now, all five cards were out.
One face-down card, two Kings, one 10, one 2.
Since Chen Feng already had three 10s, he couldn't possibly get a fourth 10. So as long as He Yingsheng used his cheating technique to turn the pre-arranged face-down Ace into a King, it would work.
Three Kings against Chen Feng's three 10s.
As long as Chen Feng's remaining two cards weren't a pair, He Yingsheng would win this round.
At this moment, Chen Feng finally reached out.
He drew the last card and gently flipped it face up in front of himself.
He Yingsheng's pupils constricted.
It was surprisingly a King.
A Club King.
Ecstasy!
He Yingsheng was overjoyed.
Because openly, three Kings had already appeared: the Spade King and Heart King on He Yingsheng's side, plus the Club King on Chen Feng's side.
And the last King, the Diamond King, had just been secretly pocketed by He Yingsheng using his Ghost Hand technique during the brief moment of drawing cards.
He was ready to cheat.
As long as he revealed his cards first and turned the Ace in his hole card into a King, he would have three Kings, a 10, and a 3.
But Chen Feng only had three 10s and one King; there was no way his hole card could become another King.
Therefore, Chen Feng was destined to lose.