After watching for a while,

The Banker had already rolled out five consecutive “characters.”

The Gambling customers began to discuss among themselves.

“Is this going to be a long streak?”

“It should be, we must continue to bet on ‘character’ this round…”

“I also feel like it’s a streak, I’m betting on ‘character’ too!”

The Gambling customers were abuzz with discussion.

Most believed that this round would still be “character.”

The long streak they referred to is a term known among Gamblers.

Those who bet on odd/even, big/small, player/banker, generally know it.

It refers to many consecutive rounds where the same result appears, known as a long streak or a sequential streak.

Here’s a digression.

In Macau, a decade later,

A group of high rollers emerged.

People in the world called them “The Dragon Slayers.”

Most of these individuals hailed from the land of Fujian, with considerable wealth.

They had clear roles and strict discipline.

They roamed the major Casinos of Macau.

Whenever they spotted a Baccarat game in any Gambling den showing a long streak,

They would immediately gather funds and manpower to start “slaying the dragon.”

To “slay the dragon” meant to break the streak.

They had a designated commander.

The commander was usually the oldest and most prestigious among them.

They typically started to make their move around the 15th hand of the streak.

For example, if the Banker won 14 consecutive rounds,

They would bet on the Player on the 15th hand.

If they lost, they would immediately double their bet.

At first, they did make quite a bit of money.

Spending lavishly, living in a whirl of gold and wine.

But then, the Sands had a 28-hand Player streak, and Wynn had a 32-hand Banker streak.

The Dragon Slayers were completely wiped out and faded from the world.

This method seems to have some logic to it.

In reality, there’s no chance of winning.

Whether it’s player/banker or big/small,

Each round is independent.

It has nothing to do with the previous patterns.

Moreover, all Casinos have betting limits.

Even if you have unlimited funds, a single betting limit can choke you.

The only way to win is to have funds that are N times greater than the Casino’s and to remove the betting limit.

Otherwise, there’s only one way out: defeat.

But is that possible?

After the Gambling customers discussed,

Most of them placed their bets on “character.”

In a short while, there was six or seven thousand on “character.”

Old Wu also followed with a hundred.

But I didn’t bet, keeping my eyes fixed on the Banker’s hands.

The Banker began to shout.

“Bet on character to win character, bet on flower to win flower. Win a lady to blow the trumpet. No more bets…”

As he spoke, the Banker reached into the coin basin.

Previously, he would just reach into the middle of the basin,

Stir it a bit, and randomly take out a coin.

But this time was different.

His hand was sticking to the edge of the iron basin, slowly reaching in.

Then, he grabbed a coin and threw it directly into the cup.

The moment he threw it,

My eyes were fixed on it.

The coin quickly flipped in the cup.

The Banker immediately covered the cup.

His speed was fast,

But it didn’t escape my eyes.

I finally knew how this guy was Cheating.

The coin he used had the same design on both sides.

No matter how it was shaken, the result would always be “flower.”

I guessed there must be another coin in the basin,

With “character” on both sides.

And there must be a small mechanism on the edge of the basin.

These two coins were stuck there.

When needed, he would take out these two coins.

Normally, he would use regular coins.

The Banker was about to shake the coin.

Suddenly, someone from behind said:

“Wait a minute!”

Turning around,

I saw a young man in his twenties standing behind me.

He had a delicate appearance and fair skin.

He also wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

His attire was somewhat luxurious.

But his upturned mouth, with a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile,

Gave off a sense of nonchalance and cynicism.

He held five hundred yuan in his hand,

Directly betting it on “flower.”

“I bet on flower…”

The Banker immediately said:

“Next round, this round is closed!”

The Banker said this because he knew for sure this round would be “flower.”

The young man’s five hundred meant the Banker would win five hundred less.

“You can’t be a good Banker if you don’t take the money I’m giving you. I’m betting on this round…”

The young man insisted on betting.

The other Gambling customers were anxious and persuaded the Banker on his behalf.

“Let him bet, hurry up and shake!”

The Banker looked at him helplessly.

“Just this round, no one is allowed to bet like this next time!”

Hearing the Banker say this,

I immediately put my thousand yuan on “flower.”

“Then I’ll bet on this round too…”

I was purely taking advantage of the situation.

Actually, I didn’t even want to play in such a game where I could win money.

The game was too lean, and the crowd too chaotic.

To win tens of thousands, I’d probably have to endure a day and a night.

But I had no choice.

I still had to learn skills from Old Wu.

He asked me to come, so I had to come.

I thought, if I could win back what he lost, I would leave.

The Banker’s face turned completely dark.

This meant that the young man and I made him win one thousand five hundred less.

But he had already spoken and had no way to change it.

The young man glanced at me, smirking:

“Kid, you’ve got good eyes, knowing to follow me for a sure win!”

The young man was very confident.

And I didn’t respond.

Watching the Banker shake the coin.

After a few shakes, he placed it on the table.

When the cup was lifted,

The room immediately filled with sighs of disappointment.

As expected, it was “flower.”

The young man won five hundred.

I won a thousand.

“How about that, following me is a sure win, right?”

The young man boasted to me with self-satisfaction.

I nodded slightly in response.

I was planning to give this money to Old Wu and leave quickly.

Suddenly,

The door outside opened.

I saw the Banker immediately look up towards the door and say:

“Li Dabiao, you’re finally here. Hurry, you shake it, I’ve been shaking all night and I’m about to die…”

Li Dabiao?

I turned around and saw Li Dabiao swaggering in.

It seemed that this Gambling round also involved Li Dabiao.

Since the last time at the old street card room,

When he was caught Cheating,

I hadn’t seen him.

I didn’t expect that he was running such a game here with others.

Li Dabiao also saw me.

He was startled at first, then quickly said:

“Chu Liu, what brings you here?”

“Just passing by, playing a couple of rounds…”

Li Dabiao nodded thoughtfully.

Then, he gave the Banker a look and said:

“You keep shaking, I’ll take over in a bit…”

Saying that, he stood behind me.

Originally, I was ready to leave.

But then Li Dabiao suddenly arrived.

I couldn’t just walk away.

I had been looking for him and didn’t expect to run into him here.

The Gambling round continued.

I started betting randomly like a fool.

Two thousand yuan didn’t last long before I lost it all.

Seeing how I bet,

The young man from before kept sneering at me disdainfully.

He hadn’t placed any bets.

I felt this kid might also know the trick with the coin.

He was waiting for the Banker to cheat so he could take advantage.

Seeing that I ran out of money,

Li Dabiao put on a concerned face.

“Lost it all?”

“Yeah!”

“Got any money left?”

“None!”

Our conversation piqued Old Wu’s curiosity.

He kept looking at me.

I dared not look at him,

Afraid that his words “The Swindler” would expose me.

“You, you should stop gambling. Is it easy to earn money by working? Here, let your cousin have a chat with you…”

Li Dabiao’s attitude was extremely friendly.

To outsiders,

It must seem like our relationship was rock solid.

But I knew.

He was crying crocodile tears.