My heart skipped a beat.

In the previous rounds, Brother Zhu had been glancing at me, intentionally or not.

And just now, he had been staring at Tao Hua.

It seemed that he had caught on to our secret signal.

But in the last few rounds, I hadn’t given Tao Hua any signals at all.

Could it be that they were looking to settle old scores?

Right now, the only thing I could do was to stay calm.

As long as they didn’t catch me red-handed, I would never admit to anything.

Of course, it all depended on whether Tao Hua could hold up.

And I had no confidence in her at all.

This kind of woman…

You don’t need anything else.

Just grab her hair, slap her a few times.

And she’ll spill everything.

But right now, I couldn’t speak, nor could I give Tao Hua any hints.

I could only wait and see how things unfolded.

The atmosphere in the room was tense and heavy.

Tao Hua’s face was ashen.

But she still clutched the money on the table.

Her eyes were fiercely fixed on the fat man.

Tao Hua was bluffing.

The fat man frowned, looked at Tao Hua, and said loudly:

“What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you cursing at me? When did I say you were cheating? I was talking about Qing San…”

With that, he pointed at the guy with the buzz cut.

Damn!

I cursed inwardly.

After all that, it was just a false alarm.

The one called Qing San, with the buzz cut, was initially startled but immediately denied it.

“Fatso, don’t start biting people just because you’re losing money! When did I ever cheat?”

The fat man sneered.

He stood up, walked around Tao Hua, and approached Qing San.

He grabbed his hand and lifted it up.

“Qing San, don’t think I haven’t noticed. I’ve been watching you for days. When you deal cards, you deliberately move them forward a bit to show an edge. Then you look down at your ring. Through that ring, you can see the cards!”

I was slightly taken aback.

I hadn’t expected the fat man to have already figured out Qing San’s cheating.

If the fat man knew, then Brother Zhu must know too.

Another guy, upon hearing this, suddenly had an epiphany.

“That’s what I thought, why does he always look down when he deals? So that’s the trick. Qing San, you’re damn unscrupulous. Cough up the money you won…”

Brother Zhu and Tao Hua, however, said nothing.

Tao Hua was busy stuffing money.

And Brother Zhu, the old smoker, kept puffing away at his cigarette.

No one knew what he was thinking.

Qing San clearly hadn’t expected his method to be seen through by the fat man.

His face turned ugly.

But he immediately shook off the hand.

With an indignant face, he said:

“Bullshit, I had no idea the ring could be used to see the cards, stop framing me!”

Qing San and I had the same thought.

As long as you don’t catch me in the act, I’ll deny it to the end.

But his method of cheating was indeed hard to catch without a recording.

The fat man didn’t expect Qing San to deny it so stubbornly.

He got a bit anxious, raised his hand.

And punched Qing San in the face.

He was already heavy, and so was his punch.

Qing San was unprepared.

The punch landed heavily on Qing San’s face.

Qing San staggered back a few steps.

Although he didn’t fall.

Blood immediately began to flow from his nose.

The fat man stepped forward, about to strike again.

Suddenly.

Qing San pulled out a dagger from behind his waist.

The dagger wasn’t long.

But the sharp blade and pointed tip.

Were enough to take a life.

“Fatso, touch me again, and I swear I’ll stab you to death today!”

Qing San glared with bloodshot eyes.

Fiercely staring at the fat man.

It was clear to everyone.

Qing San was serious.

If the fat man dared to make a move.

Qing San would not hesitate to stab him.

The fat man didn’t dare to move.

He looked at Brother Zhu with a hint of panic.

Brother Zhu was still blowing smoke rings.

Occasionally coughing a few times.

“Qing San, you want to play with knives with me?”

Brother Zhu’s words made Qing San shiver.

I had always thought.

That Brother Zhu, with his skinny and unimpressive appearance.

Was just a businessman who mixed well.

But the way he spoke.

Including the way Qing San shivered at his words.

I knew.

I was wrong.

This Brother Zhu was definitely not simple.

“If you’re caught cheating, you have to admit it. But you, you’re waving a little knife around, trying to scare people. That’s where you’re wrong…”

Brother Zhu said, lighting another cigarette.

He took a deep drag, showing his yellow teeth, and continued:

“We’re all friends here, this is just a friendly game. Even if you’re caught cheating, no one’s going to chop off your hands or feet. Just cough up the money, give everyone some compensation, and it’s all good. Why do you have to resort to knives and guns, making things irreversible?”

Qing San hesitated.

His hesitation wasn’t because Brother Zhu’s words made sense.

But because of his fear of Brother Zhu.

Looking at Brother Zhu, Qing San’s tone was no longer so defiant.

“Brother Zhu, then tell me, how much money should I pay…”

Brother Zhu took a puff of his cigarette, thought for a moment.

“Just take out five hundred thousand. The losses and compensation, all settled in one go!”

Qing San’s eyes widened.Tao Hua looked at Brother Zhu with disbelief.

Before he could speak.

Tao Hua suddenly chimed in:

“Fifty grand, Brother Zhu takes twenty. The rest of us three, each gets a hundred thousand!”

I couldn’t help but frown.

Tao Hua really had eyes for money.

Any money, she wanted a piece of it.

Qing San glared at her and said with a stiff neck:

“You won the money, what more do you want?”

“I lost the other day. Besides, didn’t Brother Zhu say there would be compensation? Right, Brother Zhu?”

Tao Hua asked Brother Zhu with a smug look.

Brother Zhu didn’t say anything, just kept smoking silently.

“Brother Zhu, I really can’t come up with five hundred thousand. How about this, whoever lost today, I’ll cover the money. That should be okay, right?”

“No way!”

Another fool shouted loudly.

And Brother Zhu, with a cigarette in his mouth, slowly shook his head.

Qing San had no other choice.

His hand holding the dagger was already trembling.

“Brother Zhu, can’t you let me off the hook?”

Brother Zhu remained silent.

But his attitude spoke volumes.

Looking at Brother Zhu, Qing San’s eyes suddenly bulged.

He gritted his teeth and said:

“Brother Zhu, don’t push me, I’m not stupid, don’t treat me like a fool…”

Qing San’s words were meaningful.

Others seemed not to understand.

But I got it in an instant.

I stood up, walked around Brother Zhu.

Heading towards Tao Hua.

Tao Hua had already collected her money.

But the card table was in disarray.

Poker cards were scattered everywhere.

The money of the fat man and Brother Zhu was also mixed together.

Passing by Brother Zhu.

I accidentally bumped into him.

Of course, Brother Zhu didn’t care.

He didn’t even glance at me.

“Qing San, what do you mean? Speak up, no one is treating you like a fool…”

Brother Zhu took puffs of his cigarette and directly asked Qing San.

Qing San became even more nervous.

His grip on the dagger tightened.

Suddenly.

He raised his hand.

The dagger pointed directly at the pile of money belonging to Brother Zhu and the fat man, and he said through clenched teeth:

“Brother Zhu, you forced me into this, I’m telling you. There’s a trick in your pile of money. You’ve been switching cards for the fat man!”

The statement shocked everyone present.

Including the fat man and Brother Zhu.

Neither of them expected.

That Qing San had known all along that the two of them were cheating.

“Stop talking nonsense, which eye of yours saw us switching cards? Go and show me…”

The fat man shouted loudly.

I knew what the fat man was thinking.

Qing San didn’t dare to make a move now.

Even less to rummage through Brother Zhu’s side, to flip through his money.

That’s why he dared to be so brazen.

Brother Zhu, on the other hand, had been silent all along.

He just stared at Qing San intently.

“Well, go find it then…”

The fat man became more aggressive.

And Brother Zhu’s brow clearly furrowed.

He was dissatisfied with the fat man’s performance.

Qing San didn’t dare to go.

His eyes were darting around.

Suddenly.

Qing San spun around.

He pressed the dagger directly against the neck of the fool.

The fool was startled and said in a panic:

“Qing San, what are you doing? Don’t be impulsive. I don’t want my share of the money, is that okay? Put the knife down…”

He was originally just a spectator.

Now, he suddenly became the main character.

Qing San, with clenched teeth, said fiercely:

“Shut the hell up! You, go flip through their pile of money. That thing is disguised as a stack of money, right in the pile!”