Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 650 - 642: Lin Yufeng Breaks Defense, Gambling King Showdown?

Chapter 650: Chapter 642: Lin Yufeng Breaks Defense, Gambling King Showdown?

(Since it’s such a joyous National Day, I won’t break the Chapter here; I’ll give you one more update! PS: Where else can you find an author as understanding as me, dear readers?)

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Everyone in the room, all stared blankly at the poker table in the center, stunned for a long while.

They couldn’t believe their eyes as they looked at Zhang Wei’s hole card, the two of hearts.

For a long time, no one dared to utter a word, all were completely dumbfounded by the card.

Zhang Wei’s hole card was a two, so he had three of a kind, twos, which was larger than Lin Yufeng’s two pair!

Even though Lin Yufeng had the highest pair of aces in his two pair, and even though three twos were the smallest possible three of a kind, a three of a kind beats a two pair, and that was the result.

"Impossible, this cannot be!"

This time, it was Lin Yufeng who slumped down into his seat.

He raised his hand, pointing at Zhang Wei with a face full of disbelief.

"How about it, Young Master Lin, can’t accept it?"

At this moment, Zhang Wei’s face finally showed a smile, and it was the long-missed smile of a victor.

"Your hole card, it was clearly, clearly not a two, it was supposed to be..."

"Supposed to be a queen, right, and a red one at that?"

Zhang Wei seemed to know what Lin Yufeng was about to say, and spoke before him.

He calmly stood up, then gestured toward the waitress behind him.

"You had this woman stand behind me and peek at my hole card, did you think I wouldn’t notice?"

With those words, all eyes in the room converged on the waitress.

But that wasn’t all, Zhang Wei turned direction, pointing at the dealer.

"And this one, must be the casino’s expert, right? Every casino arranges for some so-called experts to oversee the games. Did you think I couldn’t tell that he was helping you arrange the deck with his shuffling technique?"

Now, all eyes turned to the dealer.

"Did you think I wouldn’t notice the signal you were exchanging?"

"Every time after you dealt the cards, you would look at his hands, that action was too obvious. In fact, I noticed it in the second round."

"In the following rounds, I intentionally lost to you to understand the meaning of those signals. Did you really think I was dumb enough to lose that much money to you?"

"Actually, I knew early on that I would win it back, so I was just teasing you!"

Zhang Wei spoke, looking at Lin Yufeng, "But you’ve grown quite a bit, haven’t you? Knowing that you can’t win against me with fair means, so you chose to cheat?"

"This woman behind me, and that man with the shuffling technique, they are your confidence?"

Zhang Wei said, his gaze sweeping across the three of them with a contemptuous look.

"But you..."

"Young Master Lin, you didn’t deny it, does that not mean that they really are your people?"

Zhang Wei looked at Lin Yufeng who was utterly frustrated and still unable to accept his defeat, with a mocking expression.

The whole room erupted.

Good heavens!

Truly, good heavens!

You, Lin Yufeng, really cheated.

And you did it right in front of so many people, under so many cameras on the ship, how could you cheat like this?

Facing countless gazes, Lin Yufeng clenched his teeth, but he still couldn’t believe Zhang Wei’s hole card.

"You..."

"Young Master Lin, do you want to ask why my hole card changed from a queen to a two?"

Zhang Wei said, raising his left hand and rubbing something between his fingers, he pulled out a film-like corner of a card.

"This is what you thought was my hole card, a corner of a red queen. Your arranged woman saw this!"

The film-like card corner was flicked by Zhang Wei, landing on the poker table.

"How could..." Seeing the card corner fall, Lin Yufeng couldn’t believe it.

"I scratched this out with my nail in the last hand, to deceive the woman behind me, making her think my hole card was a queen, to trick you into willingly raising the bet!"

Zhang Wei sneered, glanced back at the waitress, and then tapped his actual hole card, the two.

"In reality, my hole card is a two, which makes a set of twos. Even if it’s just lowly twos, three of them are enough to beat your biggest pair of aces, right?"

As soon as these words came out, all the onlookers unconsciously broke into applause.

Incredible!

This round was truly incredible!

No, to be right, this showdown between Zhang Wei and Lin Yufeng was damn roller-coaster-like!

Lin Yufeng had the upper hand, almost cornering Zhang Wei to a dead end.

But what about the end?

In the last two rounds, the result turned out to be Zhang Wei going all-in, flipping the tables in both games.

million to 40 million, then he bet all his chips, raising another 20 million, and with 60 million he won the 90 million on Lin Yufeng’s table.

Comeback!

Ultimate comeback!

Despite Lin Yufeng’s advantage and the aid of the dealer and waitress, he still managed to pull off this nearly impossible comeback using his own conditions... truly...

An incredibly thrilling match!

However, as the background character in all this, Lin Yufeng’s complexion at the moment was rather unsightly.

"Zhang Wei, you..."

"Young Master Lin, thank you so much."

As Lin Yufeng was about to hurl harsh words, Zhang Wei just laughed and said, "In this round, aside from my own 60 million, I won the 60 million you originally won from me, and you were kind enough to top up with another 30 million. So, thank you, Young Master Lin, not only for warming me up for over an hour but also for handing over 30 million for nothing!"

Having won this round, Zhang Wei’s chips on the table reached 150 million, subtract the 20 million he raised, his original 100 million had earned him a clear 30 million!

That was because Lin Yufeng didn’t continue to raise; otherwise, he might have lost even more in this last round.

When Lin Yufeng heard Zhang Wei thanking him, and then making light of the 30 million, he finally cracked.

"You, you, you..."

"Young Master Lin, I’ve seen foolish people, but I’ve never seen anyone as foolish as you. The first time you asked me to gamble, you granted me the entrance to the Charity Gambling King Tournament; now the second time, you’ve given me an extra 30 million in pocket money. I really thank you, and remember to call me the next time you feel like gambling!"

"Zhang Wei, you’re going too far... you, you you you..."

Pfft—

Lin Yufeng raised his finger at Zhang Wei, anger reaching its peak, and after a convulsion in his throat, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Cracked!

Anger surged to Lin Yufeng’s heart, and he truly cracked this time.

The entire room witnessing this spectacle all thought inwardly.

Wow!

To be verbally beaten to the point of spitting blood, only Lin Yufeng could react so exaggeratedly.

Initially, everyone’s attention should have been on the victor, Zhang Wei.

But as Lin Yufeng lost his temper in public, culminating in spitting blood from the verbal lashings, all eyes were now on the over-reactive loser.

By the time everyone came to their senses, Zhang Wei had already taken his chips and left.

...

The charity Gambling King Tournament, registration scene.

Lin Xiangtian was the host of the registration event, and of course, he was also a contest participant.

million, naturally, Lin Xiangtian could afford it, without even blinking an eye.

Not only that, Councillor Zhang Tianlong’s appearance fee of 100 million was also sponsored by him.

Fortunately, this Gambling King Tournament was themed around charity; Lin Xiangtian doing charity meant that this money was rightfully spent.

As for whether the money was really used for charity in the end, that’s a matter of perspective.

In any case, here was Lin Xiangtian, at the registration scene.

"Chaofan, why don’t you come along and gamble with us brothers?"

Lin Xiangtian looked at Hua Chaofan beside him, curious.

"I’m not interested in gambling; I study science and biology. I only believe in chemical equations and established facts. I never touch those things that depend on the whims of fate!"

Hua Chaofan was very disciplined and firmly declined.

"Alright then, if you don’t want to come, let’s leave it at that."

Lin Xiangtian shrugged, not pressing the issue.

"President Lin, there’s a serious problem!"

However, just then, one of his subordinates hurried over to Lin Xiangtian, whispering something into his ear.

"What!"

Lin Xiangtian couldn’t believe his ears, "You’re telling me my son, lost to Zhang Wei again?"

"Yes, the young master not only lost but also..."

The subordinate glanced around, leaving the second half of his sentence unsaid, instead whispering a few more words into Lin Xiangtian’s ear.

"Damn it!"

After hearing the rest, Lin Xiangtian swore in frustration.

However, what angered him wasn’t Lin Yufeng’s defeat; rather, it was Lin Yufeng taking the bait, condescendingly giving away money to the provocateur.

"Damn it, the dealer is your man, and you even arranged a spy behind Zhang Wei. How could you still lose!"

Dongfang Capital just couldn’t understand how, with such favorable conditions, Lin Yufeng could still have lost.

This is simply...

such an unfortunate family affair!

Suddenly, Dongfang Capital felt that letting Lin Yufeng go after Zhang Wei was the biggest mistake he’d ever made.

Not only was it embarrassing, but now that little bastard was going to mock him with it—this was really...

"Fatty Lin, hello there!"

Just as Dongfang Capital was lost in thought, Zhang Wei really did show up.

Upon hearing "Fatty Lin," Dongfang Capital almost burst with rage.

"Zhang Wei, you..."

"Thanks for your concern, President Lin. I’ve already eaten."

Zhang Wei came over with a plate in hand, eating barbecue and fruit.

"Can’t complain though, I burned quite a bit of energy warming up just now, but the result wasn’t half bad. Snagged 30 million from your son, thanks a lot, President Lin. You really know how to raise them!"

"Fuck!"

That last remark about his parenting skills almost broke Dongfang Capital’s composure!

"Here, get me a glass of juice, thanks!"

Zhang Wei called over a waiter, slipped a chip into his hand, and gestured for him to fetch a drink.

The waiter quickly ran off and returned with a full glass of orange juice.

"Gulp gulp gulp~" Zhang Wei downed the orange juice in one go, sighing with satisfaction.

"Burp~"

"Now that I’ve had my fill, I can get ready for the competition!"

Afterward, Zhang Wei handed his plate and whatnot to the waiter, then looked at Dongfang Capital, eager to get started.

"President Lin, it’s almost 7 p.m. The charity gambling contest should be starting soon, right? If I may be so bold, how many people are competing this time?"

Although Dongfang Capital dearly wished he could strangle the young man before him, he managed to restrain himself thanks to his self-discipline.

"Including you, nine people in total!"

"Is that so? I thought there’d be more participants!"

Zhang Wei nodded, then signaled with a glance to Xia Qianyue and the other ladies behind him to keep looking for a spot to enjoy the show.

"Then I’ll just wait here and see who the other competitors are."

Dongfang Capital was dying for Zhang Wei to leave, but he couldn’t do anything about it since the guy was a contestant.

Soon, the registration deadline arrived.

Dongfang Capital knew that a billion wasn’t something one could just casually come up with. Even those with sufficient wealth didn’t necessarily want to spend a billion on charity.

So, of the nine final registrants, aside from the initiator Zhang Tianlong and the wildcard Zhang Wei, the others treated a billion as pocket money, readily available at will, using it for charity without a second thought. That was their attitude.

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p.m.

The very center of the casino.

The area was surrounded by onlookers, three layers inside and three layers outside, with countless people craning their necks in anticipation, focusing on the biggest gambling table in the center of the room.

Today, Dongfang Capital’s Charity Gambling King would be decided. Although the money won would go to a good cause, everyone wanted to see who was the best gambler in Dongfang Capital.

The competition was about to begin, so the contestants made their entrance.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, nine people arrived at the center, in front of that gambling table.

Zhang Tianlong, Dongfang Capital, Zhang Wei... and six others.

All dressed to the nines, they took their seats at the gambling table under the gaze of the crowd.

Zhang Wei looked past the crowd to Xia Qianyue and the four women seated on the sidelines.

As for Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying, they weren’t allowed into the venue without evening gowns.

That couldn’t be helped; after all, this was a gathering of Dongfang Capital’s elite, and you had to dress the part to enter.

This left Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying grumbling, but there was nothing they could do.

They could have rented a gown, but as two women who were broke, they couldn’t afford the rental fee and they didn’t like to borrow money, so they just went back to rest.

Before leaving, Xiao Baihe haughtily declared, "Hmph, as prosecutors representing fairness and justice, we look down on you gamblers. Despicable!"

Alright, Zhang Wei shook his head, clearing these thoughts from his mind.

Next, he had to focus on the gambling ahead.

"Dear friends of Dongfang Capital, good evening. I am Zhang Tianlong..."

Zhang Tianlong was once again the one to deliver the opening speech, and his words were full of emotive appeal that always managed to resonate with the audience.

"... I am gratified to see so many people supporting Dongfang Capital’s charity work. I believe with everyone’s joint efforts, the future of Dongfang Capital will only become more beautiful!"

At the end of the opening speech, enthusiastic applause erupted from around the room.

However, among the nine people on stage, two showed no interest in applauding.

One of them was Zhang Wei, and the other...

Duanmu Heizu!

Zhang Wei’s gaze rested on the other man, but the latter did not glance at Zhang Wei even once.

His eyes were firmly fixed on Zhang Tianlong.

Enmity, spite, derision, arrogance, disdain...

In Duanmu Heizu’s expression, Zhang Wei saw all too many emotions, unfortunately, none of them positive.

Zhang Wei almost couldn’t help standing up to confront the man.

Why do you detest Zhang Tianlong so much?

Although I know he is a hypocrite and I dislike him too, such deep-seated hatred as yours is something I’ve never seen before, right?

Speaking of Duanmu Heizu, Zhang Wei’s thoughts drifted to two other people.

He looked towards the edge of the room, his gaze scanning the crowd, and quickly fixed on two figures in the corner.

Hu Yaode, holding a drink, dressed in a suit.

Li Meijia, wearing an evening gown, with arms crossed, watching the stage.

"Hu Yaode, Jia Meili!"

Seeing the two, Zhang Wei revealed a cold sneer.

Hu Yaode and Li Meijia, seemingly sensing Zhang Wei’s stare, also looked back at him with a cold sneer.

Their gazes met in midair.

Zhang Wei could feel that the looks Hu Yaode and Li Meijia gave him were devoid of any strong emotion.

They indeed disliked him, but there was no malice or intense hatred; it was rather a kind of inexplicable calm.

"Quite confident, aren’t you!"

Zhang Wei muttered to himself, thinking both Duanmu Heizu and this Hu Yaode-Li Meijia pair, how did they all become so Zen? Dislike is one thing, but the previous compelling urge to destroy you was gone.

It was more like, "I hate you, but that’s all I do-hate you and nothing more."

After noting this oddity, Zhang Wei calmly sat down and waited.

After Zhang Tianlong’s speech ended, he naturally sat down as well.

At that moment, Lin Xiangtian stood up, "Ladies and gentlemen, I will now take over from Councilor Head Zhang to explain the rules of this charity gambling championship!"

"As you can see, there are nine contestants participating, and Councilor Head Zhang will also grace us with his presence. So what will the nine of us be gambling?"

"The answer, of course, is... Texas Hold’em Poker!"

Upon hearing that the competition’s game was this, Zhang Wei was slightly surprised.

He had thought they would be playing All-in again.

But Texas Hold’em Poker is quite similar to All-in.

It’s all about which player has the bigger hand.

Texas Hold’em Poker uses five shared community cards and two hole cards for each player to create the best possible hand.

The rankings of the hands are the same as in All-in.

Straight Flush > Four of a Kind > Full House > Flush > Straight > Three of a Kind > Two Pair > One Pair > High Card

The betting rounds in Texas Hold’em Poker are also slightly different from All-in.

Beyond the initial betting round after receiving the hole cards, there are three more rounds: after the first three community cards are revealed, after the fourth card, and after the fifth card—a total of four opportunities to bet or raise.

When Lin Xiangtian announced the game rules, no one objected.

The attendees were all confident in their gambling skills; compared to Mahjong, Pai Gow, dice, and others, Texas Hold’em Poker is considered a more popular form of poker and its rules are fairly straightforward.

"Ladies and gentlemen, each of the nine contestants has one billion in entry funds. Tonight, on this luxurious Dongfang Star, we will compete to crown the true charity gambling king!"

"In the final moment, who will claim the title of ’Charity Gambling King’—let’s wait and see!"

With those closing words spoken with increased intensity by Lin Xiangtian, the whole room waited with bated breath.

Waiters carried in chips, stacking them in front of the contestants.

High-stake chips piled together as if they were free, attracting the eyes of everyone present.

Zhang Tianlong, Lin Xiangtian, Duanmu Heizu, Zhang Wei, and the others all watched their opponents; some with smiles on their lips, some with malicious grins, and some expressionless as if in deep meditation.

The battle for the title of Gambling King was about to begin!