Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 651 - 643: The Conspiracy Gradually Reveals, Zhang Tianlong’s Strong Fortune

Chapter 651: Chapter 643: The Conspiracy Gradually Reveals, Zhang Tianlong’s Strong Fortune

Dongfang Star, lower deck area.

"Mmm, okay, I got it."

"Then let’s proceed with the original plan, I understand."

"I’ll lead the brothers to seize the moment; just wait for our good news!"

The pirate leader Bashalo had just ended a call with someone.

"Brothers, brace yourselves, it’s time to move!"

His words energized the dozens of impostors disguised as crew members in the lower deck.

"Let’s go, first to get the gear!"

Under Bashalo’s lead, the disguised crew all left the lower deck and went to the neighboring storage room, where, among several lifeboats, they found some wooden boxes that had been nailed shut.

"Open them!"

With a wave of Bashalo’s hand, naturally two underlings took up crowbars to begin prying the boxes open.

Soon, the boxes were opened, and inside were all guns—real ones!

"Take them!"

Without being reminded, the pirates were unable to contain their excitement at the sight of the real weapons.

"Boss, these are some fine pieces, fully automatic, with burst and single shot capabilities, and plenty of magazines!"

An underling handed a loaded gun to Bashalo.

"Of course, that side prepared them for a long time. Most of the people on board are in cahoots with us—why would they not provide us with the gear!"

Bashalo smiled because these several large boxes of real guns were provided by "that esteemed person."

And the officers on board, including the first mate, were also arranged in advance by that person.

Everything was for today!

"Disperse and wait for my command to act!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Following Bashalo’s order, the underlings began to split up, each armed and dispersing to different parts of the Dongfang Star cruise ship.

Meanwhile.

Dongfang Star, main control room.

At this moment, the main control room was already experiencing tension.

"Captain, why are we deviating from the course? Where are you planning to take us?"

The Dongfang Star’s chief engineer, noticing something amiss with the course, had come with his trusted subordinates to confront the captain.

However, the captain and the first mate were unresponsive to the interrogation.

"Captain, what’s going on? If we continue like this, how can we stick to the original route? Even taking a detour doesn’t work like this, right?"

The chief engineer, pointing at the sea ahead, was furious.

His anger made sense, as they had already deviated far too much from the course.

On the sixth night like it was now, even if they rushed at full speed on the seventh day, they could not possibly reach the third city as originally planned on the eighth day.

"Are you trying to turn this voyage of the Dongfang Star into a joke?"

The chief engineer, staring at the silent captain, cursed his luck internally.

What’s wrong with this guy, did his wife run off with someone, or did his son come out so openly that he’s just exploded with distress, to the point where he doesn’t care about his job or reputation anymore?

"Chief engineer, you talk too much!"

Faced with the indignant colleague, the captain finally spoke.

"You finally talk, so you... you, what are you doing, that’s a gun, why are you pulling out a gun..."

Thump!

The silenced gun fired a shot directly into the chief engineer’s head.

He stared in disbelief at the captain, his eyes wide, but his body had already fallen stiff.

"Captain, you..."

Thump! Thump!

Two more shots, and the two subordinates who came with the chief engineer met the same fate as their boss.

Looking at three more bodies in the main control room, the captain showed no reaction, merely putting the gun away coldly.

"How are things on your end?"

He turned his head and calmly asked the first mate.

"Captain, it’s still early, the poker game has just started."

"Is that so, then there is still time before we act."

The captain checked the time, looking somewhat helpless.

The chief engineer had come too early, forcing him to act ahead of schedule to deal with this annoying guy.

If you had come later, couldn’t you have lived a bit longer?

"Well, let’s go out for a couple of smokes then, since it’s just waiting either way."

"Alright."

The captain, accompanied by the chief mate, walked to the railing outside the control room, began to admire the sea and moonlight, and lit up a cigarette.

"What a pity, after this job, we’ll never see such a beautiful sight again!"

Gazing at the splendid scene of the moon rising over the sea, the captain felt a surge of emotions.

"Captain, you’re joking. After we pull off this job, we’ll have enough money to buy our own yacht."

Hearing the chief mate’s words, the captain laughed as well.

Indeed!

Once this job’s done, I won’t need to be a captain anymore. I can just be the boss, hire others to sail, how comfortable that’d be~

After finishing a cigarette, the captain then asked, "Speaking of which, how much were they planning to give us again?"

"At least this amount!" The chief mate stretched out both hands and gestured a number.

A greedy smile crept across the captain’s lips.

But then, he looked behind the chief mate, his face full of astonishment, "Who are you?"

The chief mate, startled by his words, hurriedly turned around, "What’s the matter?!"

But he soon discovered that there was no one behind him at all.

"Captain, are you seeing things, or did you make a mistake, you..."

When the chief mate turned back with a smile, he found himself staring down the barrel of a gun.

Pop!

A gunshot rang out, and the chief mate fell.

As he fell, his face still held the same astonishment and fear from when he was alive, and a hint of incomprehension.

He had never imagined that his good boss would actually go through with killing him.

After disposing of the chief mate, the captain took a pack of cigarettes out of the mate’s pocket and lit one for himself.

"They did give us that amount, but you know, this money was meant to be split between the two of us. Though our shares would be enough to buy villas and yachts, and live a carefree life abroad, I prefer to have one more yacht, one more villa."

The captain dragged the chief mate’s body into the control room while smoking, and then stood at the railing again, enjoying the night scene at sea.

Waiting is always boring.

...

The Charity Poker King Tournament, live.

Nine people sat around the poker table.

Zhang Wei looked at the two down cards in front of him, shielded them with both hands, and cautiously flipped one over.

One of the down cards was a K.

With this K, he already had a plan.

Because three of the common cards had already been revealed, one of which was a K.

He was without a doubt sitting on at least a pair of Ks.

"I raise 50 million!"

When it was Zhang Wei’s turn to speak, he went ahead and raised, tossing out 50 million in chips.

Immediately, the person next to him folded, giving up on this hand.

"Kid, you’re pretty arrogant!"

Lin Xiangtian, sitting beside Zhang Wei, couldn’t hold back any longer after seeing Zhang Wei’s display.

He also picked up 50 million in chips and threw them forward, calling the bet.

Then two more players folded.

"I’ll call, and I raise another 50 million!"

It was Duanmu Heizu’s turn, and he directly tossed out 100 million in chips, putting out a tenth of the pot.

Then came Zhang Tianlong’s turn.

He looked at the chips in front of him and then glanced at Duanmu Heizu and Zhang Wei.

"Zhang Wei, you’re very confident?"

"Yeah, Fatty Lin’s son, you just gave me a lot of confidence!"

Hearing Zhang Wei bring up his son, Lin Xiangtian was close to losing his composure at the table.

Not over yet?!

My son loses to you twice, and now you use that as your catchphrase?

This is really... infuriating!

Over at Zhang Tianlong’s side, he observed Zhang Wei’s expression and then glanced at Duanmu Heizu again.

The latter’s big raise was clearly meant to put pressure on him.

"I call!"

Zhang Tianlong also smoothly threw out 100 million in chips.

Afterward, he signaled the dealer to turn over the fourth community card.

The fourth community card was a 2.

Now it was Zhang Wei’s turn to speak again, and he was right after Zhang Tianlong.

"Well, would you look at that, I just won against Lin Yufeng with a 2, and here’s another 2, this number really brings me luck!"

"Mr. Zhang Wei, would you like to raise the bet?" the dealer hurriedly asked.

"No, I think 10 million is enough, after all, it’s just the beginning. There’s no need to gamble so big."

As Zhang Wei waved his hand, the next player, Lin Xiangtian, also nodded, choosing not to raise.

Duanmu Heizu was about to pick up chips to force the next player, Zhang Tianlong, to raise the bet, but after some thought, he gave up the idea.

He also did not raise, but did not fold either.

"Since that’s the case, I also think that there’s no need to wager too much on the first hand, so I won’t raise."

Zhang Tianlong continued to signal to the dealer, who dealt the fifth community card, which was an Ace.

"All five community cards have been dealt. Does anyone wish to raise now?"

Zhang Wei and the others all remained silent; they had reached a tacit agreement to stick to the 10 million bet without raising.

"Then, please reveal your hands."

Zhang Wei immediately flipped over his two hole cards, a King and an Ace, which combined with the community cards, gave him the two biggest pairs.

Hiss—

Upon seeing this hand, many people in the room drew in a sharp breath.

"You little rascal, starting off so big!"

Lin Xiangtian’s eyes widened when he saw Zhang Wei’s hole cards.

He glanced at his own hole cards, then tossed them away.

Clearly, his hand wasn’t as strong as Zhang Wei’s.

"Hmph, you win this time!" Duanmu Heizu also folded.

"Councilor Head Zhang, what about you?"

Zhang Wei looked towards the last person at the table.

"Zhang Wei, do you believe in luck?"

"Of course, I believe. But I’m more convinced that what’s called ’luck’ is just unlikely events happening that ordinary people can’t understand."

"Unlikely events, well said!"

Zhang Tianlong clapped his hands and then smiled as he revealed his hole cards.

His hole cards were two twos!

"My hole cards are a pair of twos, and with the two from the community cards, that makes three of a kind. I remember you won against the Lin Family Nephew with three twos against a pair of Aces before, so it’s quite a reprisal for me to beat you with the same hand!"

Seeing that Zhang Tianlong’s hole cards were a pair of twos, Zhang Wei’s pupils contracted slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Councilor Head Zhang, aren’t you afraid of running into bad luck later if you’re this lucky on the opening hand?"

"Before today’s game, I consulted a master who divined my fortune. He said my luck today is at its peak, and I won’t have bad luck all night!"

Hearing this, Zhang Tianlong gathered all the chips in front of him into his arms.

Zhang Wei, Lin Xiangtian, and Duanmu Heizu each lost 10 million to him, and with the other players’ antes included, this single hand gained him over 30 million.

"Zhang Tianlong, you’re really lucky. But remember, the entry fee was paid by me, Lin somebody, so don’t forget to share some of your winnings."

In the room, aside from the winning Zhang Tianlong, only Lin Xiangtian could still laugh after losing money.

"President Lin, this money is supposed to be donated to charity. I can’t decide on that!"

"Oh, right, right, right, I almost forgot about that. My apologies for speaking out of turn..."

Lin Xiangtian quickly covered his mouth to apologize, but the smile on his face did not fade one bit.

After all, if Zhang Tianlong won, it meant that he, Lin Xiangtian, also won.

"Zhang Wei, you see, it’s normal for youngsters to show off a bit, but in our eyes, you are still too impetuous."

Lin Xiangtian taunted Zhang Wei again, his expression full of smugness.

"Impetuous? Isn’t that what being young is about?"

Zhang Wei mockingly retorted.

"You little rascal, careful not to get your head swollen!"

After speaking, Lin Xiangtian gestured to the dealer to start the next round.

The game resumed.

In the following rounds, Zhang Tianlong’s luck could be described as incredibly good.

Whenever someone got a strong hand and raised, he always managed to pull out an even stronger hand for a counterkill, seizing the hefty bets.

And when he got weak cards, he knew when to advance or retreat, often folding quickly and losing only small chips.

The stack of chips in front of him grew taller and taller, soon surpassing 200 million, 300 million...

Aside from him, the remaining eight players’ chips fluctuated but overall they lost more than they won.

Soon, one competitor ran out of chips and had to stand up from the table, defeated.

After the first, came the second, then the third...

When the time reached past 11 pm.

There were only four people left around the table.

Zhang Tianlong sat in the main seat, with Zhang Wei downstream to his right, Lin Xiangtian directly opposite him, and Duanmu Heizu to his left.

The other five participants were now sitting on the sidelines, for the chips they had at the start, totalling one billion, had all migrated into the hands of the remaining four players.

people, each with a chip count of 100 million, totaling 900 million.

In front of Zhang Wei, there were about 200 million chips, while Zhang Tianlong had nearly 4 billion, and the remaining 3 billion were almost evenly divided between Duanmu Heizu and Lin Xiangtian.

Zhang Tianlong looked at Zhang Wei, who had the second-highest number of chips, and had to admit that the kid’s gambling skills were indeed up to par.

Being able to maintain a higher win than loss, steadily winning cards, and doubling his chip count from less than 100 million at the start to the current 200 million was no small feat under his strong "good fortune."

As for Duanmu Heizu and Lin Xiangtian, their skills were not bad either, but compared to Zhang Tianlong’s impressive abilities, their performance could only be described as mediocre.

However, the fact that they had managed to hold on until now also showed that they were not nobodies at the gambling table.

"Gentlemen, it’s about time for the next move. How about we spice things up?"

Zhang Tianlong said, taking out 100 million chips from in front of him and pushing them forward.

"For the next round, how about a minimum bet of 50 million each? For this hand, just to make it more interesting, I’ll add another 50 million to make it an even 100 million."

Seeing Zhang Tianlong go so big before even dealing the cards made Zhang Wei and the others instinctively frown.

You’re on a lucky streak today, but do you have to be so confident?

"What, do you gentlemen have any objections?"

"I certainly have no objections. After all, there can only be one charity gambling king. A bigger bet means we can finish up earlier!"

Lin Xiangtian laughed heartily, flattering Zhang Tianlong, "Zhang Tianlong, it looks like you’re the charity gambling king tonight!"

"Fatty Lin, you’re joking. It’s not over yet!"

Zhang Tianlong said, then turned to Zhang Wei and Duanmu Heizu, "Gentlemen, what do you say?"

"I have no objections. The higher the bet, the better," Duanmu Heizu replied with a cold chuckle, his face showing indifference.

With three people agreeing, Zhang Wei had no choice but to go along, even if he disagreed.

"Well, then, deal the cards!"

At Zhang Tianlong’s signal, the dealer continued.

And in this hand, Zhang Tianlong once again relied on his strong luck, beating Zhang Wei and the others, directly taking one billion chips from each of them.

As a result, Zhang Wei was left with only 100 million, while Duanmu Heizu and Lin Xiangtian had just 50 million left each.

And Zhang Tianlong’s chips had reached a terrifying 7 billion.

Looking at the mountain of chips in front of him, the corners of Zhang Tianlong’s mouth turned up even more.

"Continue!"

The cards were dealt again, and this time, Zhang Tianlong maintained his strong luck, although his hand was not as exaggerated as the last, so he only won 50 million from each of the other three players.

But even so, Duanmu Heizu and Lin Xiangtian had to helplessly fold and then leave their seats.

Out of chips, they lost the qualification to continue in the game.

In the room, only Zhang Wei and Zhang Tianlong were left.

In front of Zhang Tianlong, there were a whopping 8.5 billion chips, while Zhang Wei was left with just 50 million chips.

The difference in chips between the two was a stark 17 times.

"Hahaha, this kid is going to lose!"

Lin Xiangtian, who had stepped down, sat at the side of the room, his gaze intent on the two players still in the game.

His eyes paused for a moment on the vast difference in chip counts between the two, knowing the outcome was already decided.

Zhang Wei could not possibly win against Zhang Tianlong with such a huge gap.

The next hand was going to be his opponent’s last.

"Son, did you see, it’s not that hard to win against Zhang Wei. You just need a bit of luck!"

Lin Xiangtian said, patting the shoulder of Lin Yufeng seated beside him, with a relieved face.

Lin Yufeng’s mouth twitched, struggling to express his bitterness.

If winning against Zhang Wei required only a little luck, would he have lost so miserably?

But now, no one cared about him. All eyes were on the players in the middle of the room.

"Zhang Wei, do you still want to gamble? If you give up now, it would be better for you, me, and everyone else," Zhang Tianlong said, glancing at the time. "It’s getting late. Let’s not keep everyone from resting, shall we?"

"Councilor Head Zhang, do you think you’ve already won?"

"Otherwise, what do you think? You have only 50 million, and I have more than 8 billion. Do you think you can take all my chips?"

"How would I know if I don’t try?"

Zhang Wei, looking at the gap in chips on the table, showed no fear, but rather a confidence that filled his eyes.

"Hmph, blind confidence can be dangerous. You’re a lawyer; you should know this, right?"

"But I also know that as long as one doesn’t give up, there is always hope, just like in a trial. Even if the parties involved give up, we defense attorneys must still strive to seek the truth!"

"This isn’t a courtroom!"

"I know, this is a casino. But I know something else too: anything can happen at a gambling table!"

Seeing Zhang Wei not giving up, Zhang Tianlong didn’t waste more words.

He directly ordered the dealer.

"Then, deal the cards!"

The game continued!