Chapter 270: Chapter 59 The Chance of Winning_3
The dealer was somewhat puzzled. The signal he had given was clearly for number sixty-three, so how could it have changed to fifty-five? He wondered what the guy below was up to. The method of cheating at roulette was quite simple. In the wooden box underneath the roulette, there was a man who could also see the roulette numbers from below. Before each round began, the dealer would give him a signal and he would place a very strong magnet under the iron roulette wheel according to the signal. When the wheel spun, the iron-cored wooden ball would naturally be attracted by the magnet, there was over an eighty percent chance that it would fall into the box with the magnet. To better control the situation, the man below would generally place magnets in several different boxes, in this way, the casino was guaranteed to win.
A gambler suddenly yelled out, "I’ve won, I’ve won! I’ve bet on a multiple of five. Quick, quick, pay up, I’ve bet a gold coin, haha, hahaha!"
Yan Shi rejoiced as well, his judgment was indeed correct, Ah Dai did possess the ability. The dealer’s face did not change. This small mistake was sometimes unavoidable. Five gold coins were insignificant compared to what was usually lost. The majority of gamblers at the table were losing anyway. What mattered most to him was the high-roller who had exchanged thousands in gold coins. He picked up the ball and instructed one of his men to pay the winnings. Turning to Yan Shi, he forced a professional smile on his face and asked in probing tone: "Sir, do you wanna play more hands?"
Yan Shi said: "Of course I’m here to play, get ready for the next game and I’m placing my bet now."
The dealer inwardly rejoiced and adjusted the roulette. After he had paid out the last round, he loudly declared: "Good, start placing your bets. The more you bet, the more you win."
The gamblers haphazardly placed their chips on the numbers they had in mind. Yan Shi took two chips from an attendant’s tray and placed them on number thirteen, saying, "I bet on a single number."
The dealer inwardly cursed, this guy must be a fool, betting on a single number; even if I weren’t cheating, it would be impossible for him to win. "Final bets," he announced, stopped accepting bets, gave the roulette a powerful spin, quickly glanced at the betting board, and rapidly gestured a series of numbers to the man below before putting the wooden ball into the spinning roulette.
Ah Dai watched the rapidly spinning roulette intently. He didn’t rush to control the ball because doing so too early wouldn’t do any good. It would only arouse suspicion. The ball continued to bounce. When the rotation of the roulette wheel started to slow down, Ah Dai’s energy quietly wrapped around the ball. When the ball jumped to the thirteenth position, he accurately led it into the square. The magnetic force of a magnet was nothing compared to the energy of the energy thread.
The dealer watched in disbelief as the ball indeed fell into slot thirteen. He mumbled to himself, "That’s impossible, just impossible!" His earlier gesture had directed the man below to place magnets in both the twelfth and fourteenth squares. With the magnet’s attraction from the two adjacent squares, there was no way for the ball to fall into square thirteen. However, reality was quite contrary to his plan; the ball had indeed landed in the intended spot.
Vatana exclaimed in surprise, shouting loudly, "We’ve won, we have hit the single number, hurry up, pay up."
The dealer glanced sternly at his men to pay out the debts, unable to believe that Yan Shi had won. The two purple chips were worth ten gold coins, at twenty-five times. It was two hundred and fifty gold coins!
Yan Shi smiled slightly. Everything was going as he had planned, he received the coins from his attendant’s tray and handed all the chips to the dealer. He said calmly, "I am betting all on number thirty-six."
The dealer’s face turned pale. Such a big bet came with a huge risk. If it hit, he would owe a considerable sum under the twenty-five times odds! He turned to whisper something to his men, one of them swiftly squeezed through the crowd and left. On seeing such a high-stakes gamble, the other gamblers all around held back and turned their attention to Yan Shi and the dealer.
Yan Shi said to the dealer, "Since no one else is betting, let’s start."
The dealer had lost confidence, as his cheats had failed twice before. At that moment, the man who had left earlier came back, with a short, fat middle-aged man. The dealer glanced at the middle-aged man, who nodded at him. The dealer said, "Final bets," and gave the wheel another spin. The middle-aged man’s eyes were firmly fixed on Yan Shi and his companions, without any sign of relaxation. The ball bounced around on the roulette again. Yan Shi watched the bouncing ball with no worry on his face. As the roulette gradually slowed down, under Ah Dai’s control, the ball accurately fell into the thirty-sixth square. The crowd burst into a commotion. The dealer stood still in disbelief. He knew clearly that he had magnets in all ten squares surrounding the thirty-sixth, but the final result was still controlled by the opponent. His body trembled slightly. Twenty-five times of one thousand two hundred and fifty gold coins amounted to more than thirty thousand gold coins!
The short, fat middle-aged man walked over to the dealer, his eyes flashing coldly. He stared at Yan Shi without blinking and said coldly: "Pay up."
The dealer fearfully agreed and paid Yan Shi with the golden chips each symbolizing a hundred gold coins. Yan Shi didn’t take all the chips back, but smiled and said, "It seems I am in luck today, let’s bet on number thirty-six again, all in." The dealer’s legs went weak, and he almost collapsed. The short, fat middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "Brother, knowing when to stop is a good choice. Don’t let your greed lead you astray." His threatening tone was now evident. Feeling the intense tension in the air, the spectators who had come to gamble didn’t dare to place further bets. They watched silently as Yan Shi and the short, fat, middle-aged man faced off.
