With every deal of the cards, Qin Qin did not even look at her hand before stating, "No." On the other side, Master Tang’s face grew dark, feeling as if he had been insulted.
"Are you playing or not?" Master Tang could not help but slam his hand on the table, his voice sharp as he addressed Qin Qin across from him.
"Of course I’m playing, why wouldn’t I be? The cards were bad just now, so naturally, I wouldn’t play," Qin Qin said with an innocent and serious expression that caused Master Tang’s anger to flare without finding any outlet to extinguish it.
"Deal the cards!" Master Tang ordered the dealer, suppressing his anger.
The beautiful dealer dealt cards to Master Tang and Qin Qin.
At this moment, Master Tang’s visible card was the ace of spades, while in front of Qin Qin was the ten of hearts. Master Tang had the higher card face, so it was his turn to speak.
"One million, little girl, you wouldn’t still refuse to play, would you?" Master Tang sneered coldly.
The nearby casino manager then said, "Miss, we do not have the luxury of time anymore. If you can’t bet, according to our rules, all the money you have won will go to Master Tang."
"Ah, how could that be? My money is mine, how could it belong to someone else? Then quickly deal the cards, I’ll follow with two million," Qin Qin pretended to be surprised.
The casino manager and Master Tang exchanged a glance, a smug smile appearing at the bottom of their eyes, "Of course you can."
Tossing out two million, the dealer dealt again; this time, Master Tang’s table showed an eight of diamonds, and Qin Qin had a jack of hearts. It was Qin Qin’s turn to speak first with her flush on the table. Qin Qin beamed and said, "Oh dear, my turn to speak, huh? How about five million!"
"I’ll match your five million," Master Tang narrowed his eyes and followed immediately, certain that in the end, he would win no matter what.
After the final deal by the dealer, Master Tang’s hand was the ace of spades, the ace of diamonds, the ace of clubs, and an eight of diamonds. Qin Qin had the ten, jack, queen, and king of hearts. With the larger visible hand, it was Qin Qin’s turn to speak.
"Seems like my luck today might be a bit too good, could it be a flush today? Why not go all-in with what’s on our table?" On Qin Qin’s side of the table, there were a little over ten million, while the malevolent Master Tang also had around twenty million.
Master Tang let out a loud laugh and his smile spread, "Good!"
Deciding the game with one hand was also fine; it’s time to show this little girl a thing or two.
Master Tang knew his hole card was just a nine of clubs, but he was an ace cheater; switching it for an ace was a piece of cake. He knew Qin Qin could definitely not have an ace, because he saw the card when that silly girl looked at it earlier, allowing him to catch a glimpse as well—how laughable. That such a girl would dare gamble with him was utterly ridiculous.
It was Qin Qin’s turn to reveal her card, which was directly opened as the eight of hearts.
Looking at Qin Qin’s hole card, Master Tang shook his head, feigning pity, "That’s too bad. If it had been a nine of hearts, that would’ve been great. Unfortunately, today’s not your day, little girl. You’re still young, you need more practice. After all, experience counts for something. I guess my victory isn’t exactly honorable this time."
Just as Master Tang was about to reveal his card, somehow the next card dealt by the dealer turned over, revealing the ace of hearts.
Everyone witnessing this gasped in surprise, and Master Tang’s hand, which was about to flip his hole card, paused. His hole card was, shockingly, the tampered ace of hearts, and now Master Tang’s hand froze in place, his complexion rigid.
"Oh my, Master Tang, how could this be?!" exclaimed Qin Qin with an exaggerated point at the ace of hearts. "Which is bigger, a straight or a three of a kind? You couldn’t possibly have a fifth ace in your hand, right?"
"Qin Qin, of course, a straight is larger than three of a kind. You’ve won this time!"
Zhao Han chimed in from the side.
Master Tang, the casino manager, and the people from the Dragon Tiger Business Guild watching through the surveillance, all had an ugly look on their faces, unable to believe it—how could the wind blow the ace of hearts over like that?
Master Tang’s face turned black, and he crumpled the ace of hearts in his hand.
Qin Qin burst out laughing, her beautiful eyes twinkling with light, "Master Tang, I thought I had lost, but it turns out I won! I’m so sorry for winning against you! Manager, please exchange these chips for me; although tens of millions is a bit less, it’s still not bad. Maybe I should go downstairs and win some more."
The casino manager glared fiercely at the triumphant Qin Qin, thinking she still wanted to win, hmph!
"Indeed, the new waves of the Yangtze River keep pushing forward the old ones."
A loud smack of applause rang out, and then, as if on cue, the door, opened by someone at an unknown time, admitted three men. The man leading the trio was around forty years old, a one-eyed individual whose face was obscured by a black eye-patch, giving him a gloomy appearance and radiating an aura of darkness.
After a careful look, Qin Qin noted he exuded a strong dark aura, mixed with a cold breath of death—unlike the usual foul energy she saw, this had the touch of death from someone who had killed others. This person must have taken over a hundred lives to carry such a potent dark aura, and its presence made him appear all the more forbidding.
Big Boss Long approached Qin Qin and scrutinized her, "What’s your honorific, Miss? You must be the youngest and most formidable girl I’ve ever seen in this casino!"
He had witnessed the entire event, fully aware that this girl wasn’t as naive as she appeared. Anyone who could enter this place and win so much money from him was not simple at all!
Qin Qin lifted the corners of her lips, a dim light flashing in her eyes.
"Qin Qin?! This name seems somewhat familiar?!" Big Boss Long furrowed his brows slightly, pondering softly before staring at Qin Qin, "Are you the fortune-teller from the Heavenly Medicine Clinic?!"
A gloomy light passed through his demeanor; he had not expected the person he was searching for to come to him on her own. He had just received news from the bar that his Vice President Tiger and President Ding had been provoked by a girl and taken to the police station. He had sent people to investigate the girl’s background, only to find out she was the owner of the Heavenly Medicine Clinic.
How dare a meager Heavenly Medicine Clinic owner stand up to his Dragon Tiger Business Guild, let alone cause trouble on his turf—it was unforgivable.
And now she had actually delivered herself to his doorstep; he didn’t know whether to say she was bold or seeking her own death.
Big Boss Long glanced at Zhao Han; these two people had actually dared to come to his territory alone and win so much money from him.
"Miss Qin, quite bold, aren’t you?" Big Boss Long said this with sarcasm and a dark tone.
Qin Qin lifted a smile, and said lightly, "I’m someone who doesn’t provoke others unless they provoke me. Since someone has harmed my people, then they must be prepared to bear my wrath. Zero Degree was just the beginning, consider the Golden Palace an appetizer. As for the Dragon Tiger Business Guild, Big Boss Long, you might as well hand it over to me as compensation."
He had lived for over forty years and this was the first time he had been provoked , which immediately sent him into a rage.
"Youth always must have some daring spirit. Big Boss Long is old; it’s about time you stepped down."
Qin Qin looked casually at Big Boss Long, who was holding back his rage.
"Hmph, take them! Bring them to the Dragon Chamber of Commerce, I want to properly teach these two ignorant fools a lesson for daring to oppose my Dragon Tiger Business Guild." Big Boss Long directly raised his hand, and two of his men stepped forward to seize Qin Qin.
Qin Qin and Zhao Han did not resist, allowing the two men to grab them. Their ultimate goal was the Dragon Tiger Business Guild, so naturally, they would not resist.
Seeing the two obediently captured, Big Boss Long let out a cold laugh and departed, with his two men escorting Qin Qin and Zhao Han away.
Inside the headquarters of the Dragon Tiger Business Guild.
In the main hall of the Dragon Tiger Business Guild, Big Boss Long sat on a tiger-patterned throne, and below him stood Qin Qin and Zhao Han, two men about to force them to kneel.
"No need, let the two of them stand!" Big Boss Long leaned back into the tiger-patterned chair and waved his men away.
Qin Qin and Zhao Han stood side by side, looking up at Big Boss Long above them, their gazes indifferent and fearless.
"You must be the boldest person I’ve ever seen, plucking hairs from the tiger’s head."
Big Boss Long lit a cigar and drew on it leisurely—he was in no rush to kill these two. Wasn’t it said that this girl could tell fortunes? He was quite curious to see if she really could.
"I heard you can tell fortunes. I’d like you to give it a try! You might just survive if you do!"
Qin Qin smiled faintly, looking at the Big Boss Long above, "Tell your fortune? Very well, I’d like to do that. Ah, it’s settled then, Big Boss Long, your end will be a miserable death!"
She emphasized the last two words.
"Insolent! How dare you spout such nonsense." Unable to restrain themselves, one of the men pulled out a gun and aimed it at Qin Qin, while Zhao Han’s expression remained indifferent, his aura pressing heavily toward the man with the gun.
Big Boss Long’s expression also turned very unsightly, unhappy at being told he would meet a miserable death.
Big Boss Long stood up and walked down, slowly approaching Qin Qin, "Young lady, watch your words, or you won’t even know when you might die. You dared to tackle my Zero Degree Bar with just the two of you; it seems like you don’t want to live."
Big Boss Long motioned with his hand, and a subordinate handed him a gun.
He took it, blew the barrel, and aimed it directly at Qin Qin. Then, a tall and majestic figure swiftly snatched Big Boss Long’s gun. It was too late for him to dodge, his own gun now seized, his head threatened by someone else.
The dozens of subordinates around were shocked, all drawing their pistols and aiming at Qin Qin and Zhao Han.
Zhao Han stepped out from beside Big Boss Long, his gaze sweepingly indifferent, exhibiting no fear.
Big Boss Long watched them with sinister eyes, looking at them sideways, "I advise you to release me quickly, or your end will be very tragic."
It was his oversight, after all, for not expecting these two people to be so bold as to be so audacious on his turf.
"Big Boss Long, you gave us this opportunity, and we’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time," Qin Qin walked up to Big Boss Long, seemingly oblivious to the dozens of guns aimed at her.
Big Boss Long chuckled darkly, "Is that so? Even if you’ve captured me, what of it? Do you think you can get out? Ridiculous!"