I am a Big Player
Chapter 475 - 469, Mutual Investigation (First Update)_1

Chapter 475: 469, Mutual Investigation (First Update)_1

Steve swallowed hard as he looked at the bag Ren He was holding and said, "You better not tell me that you won all this?"

"Yep, all won from playing blackjack. Initially, it was more, but then I lost quite a bit on slot machines and Texas Hold’em," Ren He said cheerfully.

What is this about? Steve inwardly wailed. Why did he always lose everything when he went into a casino, while others could come out with so much money?

Gamblers have a trait that they can’t bear to see others win money. Every time they see someone get rich overnight, they start to fantasize whether they could do the same. Without a word, Steve pocketed his own twelve thousand US dollars and headed out, only to be pulled back by Ren He before he could leave.

Ren He chuckled, "Where are you off to?"

"If a newbie like you can win, I definitely can too!" Steve said sullenly.

"Come here, come here," Ren He felt it was his duty to give this gambler a vivid practical lesson. "Do you think people can win money in a casino by luck?"

"I have skill!" Steve retorted with a stiff neck.

"Skill? If you really had skill, you wouldn’t have lost that miserably. Your so-called skill is just a half-bottle of water," Ren He sneered. "Do you have playing cards? I’ll show you what real skill is."

Steve was stunned for a moment. Was Ren He not a newbie after all? He quickly ran out, bought a deck of cards, and threw them into Ren He’s hands, "Show me what this so-called skill of yours is."

"Let’s play a round of blackjack, shall we? You said you have skill too. If you believe in yourself, then take all the money in my hand," Ren He looked at Steve with a smile. Steve suddenly felt an ominous premonition, but when he saw those several hundred thousand US dollars, he really was tempted. Besides, Ren He had never shown any experience in gambling in the past – previously, he looked like a complete novice, he hadn’t even been to a proper casino!

"Alright, I’ll gamble with you!" Steve sat down, and Ren He took the cards in his hand to shuffle. Steve watched every move Ren He made, careful not to miss any cheating, but he simply could not spot any hint of deception.

Half an hour passed, and Steve lay back on the bed, panting. Now he was penniless...

He was very dejected. Why could he never win?

Ren He analyzed with a smile, "You’re not interested in mathematics. In fact, poker is all about probability. A deck of cards is finite, and the potential points you can encounter all have probabilities. All I need to do is rely on these probabilities to decide how to bet. I will lose too, but I win more because the odds are on my side."

This talk of probabilities made Steve’s head spin. In fact, Ren He was a bit showy at this point, and had already switched all the cards while shuffling, making it impossible for Steve to win a single hand...

And Ren He’s purpose in doing this was simply to teach Steve a lesson. Steve really wasn’t cut out for gambling because he didn’t have the talent for it.

After keeping two thousand US dollars for himself, Ren He threw all the remaining money to Steve, "Money is actually quite easy to make in this world, but clearly gambling is not the right path. This several hundred thousand US dollars are the advance payment for your remuneration. I will transfer the rest over to you when I arrive in China."

Ren He also noticed that Steve’s state of mind wasn’t very stable and that Steve might betray him and give him an unpleasant surprise at any time. What Ren He had to do now was to give him a bit of an incentive, and then place a huge temptation at the end, to ensure that Steve would sincerely get him to a safe place. Even if it was for the sake of money, it didn’t matter to Ren He. His objective was clear: as long as he was safe, he was willing to pay a substantial reward.

Steve, lying in bed with several hundred thousand US Dollars, suddenly found his breathing getting heavier. Had he suddenly become the owner of several hundred thousand US Dollars?

However, the critical point was that he was increasingly convinced that Ren He would truly transfer the rest of the money to him because Ren He had made it clear through his actions that money was not an issue...

Steve sat up and said seriously, "Actually, you should be even more cautious once you’re abroad. As long as you haven’t returned to China, you are in danger every day."

Ren He raised an eyebrow, not expecting the payoff to come so quickly, "How so?"

"When you’re in the United States, you have to deal with the National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, both of which are violent enough. But you haven’t encountered the CIA abroad. The Central Intelligence Agency, although they don’t have law enforcement powers within the country, practically do as they please overseas," Steve shook his head and continued, "They can locate you and bomb you with a drone. They can do it. It’s a completely different treatment from what’s inside the US."

Drones bombing... Ren He was stunned for a moment, "Don’t bullshit me, can the CIA really have such capacity and audacity?"

Ren He actually started to believe it, because in the movies from his previous life, the CIA seemed to have great power...

"Hahaha," Steve looked at Ren He’s nearly convinced expression and nearly burst into tears laughing, "Relax, it’s impossible, unless they want to start a third world war."

"Heh, so funny," Ren He said with a dark face, looking at Steve. He almost used the last Tear Potion of the day...

It seemed that Steve was in a pretty good mood too, otherwise, he wouldn’t be making such jokes with him.

But Smith did mention something useful, "According to the FBI’s style, since they know where you might escape from, the sea is actually your best route. They must have planted their people on this ship to conduct secret searches. Once they find you, even if you grow wings, you might not be able to escape."

Ren He knew that Steve was serious this time and thought for a moment before asking, "Add 100,000 US Dollars, and you get the recent list of new recruits on the ship from your first mate comrade."

...

Meanwhile, a cruise ship steward was slowly returning to his dormitory. He took out a satellite phone and dialed a number, "There’s no suspect target among the passengers on the Oasis of the Seas, and no disguised person has been confirmed."

"Continue the search, expand the scope to all personnel, including the crew and the cruise management. We have arrested a habitual offender smuggling luggage at the dock, who confessed that on April 19th, two suspects approached him to smuggle a box into the port. Judging by the weight, it likely contains weapons."

The person on the other end of the phone continued, "On that day, only three ships, including the Oasis of the Seas, which left the port, are still within the scope of the search. Who took the cargo away has not been determined, and this repeat offender does not know the identity of the other party."

"Received, I will start checking all personnel tomorrow," said the steward calmly before hanging up the call.