The two dice rolled a few times and landed on the table, one with a five and the other with a six.
Shi Xin took the cards first, and he was very skilled and neatly arranged them. Ming Qiao could barely understand that Shi Xin had good luck this time, with four pairs and a straight in his hand, and if he put them together, he would soon be able to win.
Shi Xin looked at the other three calmly. They didn't show any happiness or disappointment, so there was no way to judge whether their cards were good or bad. Shi Xin held a Fortune Card and turned it around twice in his hand, then broke a straight and played a Five-tube.
"Gang." His superior pushed down three five-tube cards and put them together with the one played by Shi Xin. He laughed and said, "Young man, you play this kind of cards at the beginning. Do you have good cards or do you not know how to play?"
Shi Xin touched his nose pretending to be confused: "Ah? Can't we fight like this?"
"Well, you can fight me however you want." The man smiled even more happily, his mouth wide open, "Have fun."
"Yeah." Shi Xin also laughed with him: "I haven't played mahjong for a long time, I'm not very good at it, let me practice first."
Mingqiao didn't understand why Shi Xin didn't play the single card that couldn't make a straight, but instead split up the straight. However, he felt that Shi Xin must have his own ideas.
When the previous player finished playing and it was Xin's turn to draw a card, his second fortune came.
Now Shi Xin already had five pairs and four scattered cards. He looked at the cards and played a four-tube.
"It's a hit." his opponent shouted.
Mingqiao didn't have a good impression of this man. Looking at the big gold chain around his neck and the gold watch on his wrist, he silently gave him the nickname Xiao Jin.
Xiao Jin played a card of 80,000.
Shi Xin had a pair of 80,000, but he didn't touch it. Ming Qiao guessed at this time that Shi Xin wanted to make seven pairs, but it could only be an ordinary seven pairs, winning two times, plus the dealer's two times, it was only four times, and he also pointed out a clear gang to the previous player, which was slightly less.
In the next few rounds, the three players always played cards against each other, touching or ganging each other, leaving Shi Xin no chance to draw a card.
Shi Xin was not in a hurry, and even asked an aunt next to him for some melon seeds to crack.
When it was finally his turn, Shi Xin took out another pair.
The only thing left is the six-tube to win the game.
"Six of tubes." Xiao Jin played one.
Shi Xin did not move. Instead, the old men and women around him smacked their lips, feeling sorry for him.
Mingqiao knew what Shi Xin was waiting for.
Now he has a six-tube in his hand. Xiao Jin played a six-tube, and there are still two cards left. But the five-tube on the field is gone, and the seven-tube has been touched by the next player three times, so even if other people touch the six-tube, they should play it instead of keeping it in their hands.
Xiao Jin also noticed the abnormality of the person next to him and asked in confusion, "No Hu?"
"Ah? What are you talking about?" Shi Xin asked knowingly.
Xiao Jin was obviously a little annoyed. He pointed at the six-tube that he had just drawn: "This one."
Shi Xin frowned, looked at the cards carefully, and sighed, "Oh, I can't win. It's still far from it."
The other three people looked unhappy, but they didn't say anything and continued to play cards.
Mingqiao's heart was in his throat.
Even if Shi Xin's expression was flawless, the people watching around him would betray him in a minute. But fortunately, these people were not biased towards any side, and if the other three played any strange cards, the onlookers would sigh.
After playing two more rounds, Shi Xin was about to draw a card but was stopped by Xiao Jin.
Shi Xin looked up at him.
"Old Liu owes us a lot."
"Yeah." Shi Xin nodded, holding the card tightly in his hand: "What does it have to do with me if he owes you money?"
"If you fight for him, you will inherit his debt."
Shi Xin said calmly, "My companion just said that if we win the money, we will give it to him for medical treatment. If we lose, my companion will pay it back for me. But we didn't say anything about helping him pay off his gambling debts."
"you!"
Shi Xin smiled and turned over the cards in his hand. It was a six-tube: "Self-drawn seven pairs."
Although Shi Xin didn't win much, the other three people's faces were visibly ugly after being scolded by Shi Xin.
Shi Xin shuffled the cards and turned to look at Ming Qiao.
"Mr. Ming, I won."
Mingqiao nodded and looked at him with a smile. Shi Xin's expression now was like a big dog asking for credit, waiting for his master to pat his head, and he actually did so.
Shi Xin's hair was very delicate, and it made him itchy for a long time when it passed through his fingers.
"What about his gambling debts?" Shi Xin raised his chin and gestured to the tall man who was in a daze next to him.
"That's his own business." Ming Qiao said, "We are willing to help him win money for his mother's medical treatment, but that's different from helping him win money to pay off his gambling debts. He must learn from some things and not make the same mistake again."
"You are really good at speaking." Shi Xin said.
“Occupational disease.”
"No." Shi Xin shook his head. "It's your mind that always guides you to say and do this. Teacher Ming, maybe you are born to be a teacher."
Mingqiao curled his lips and smiled.
He thought, there is nothing wrong with teaching. This has been his dream since he was a child.
Xiao Jin and the other two didn't give Ming Qiao and Shi Xin much time to chat. They impatiently dealt the cards, deliberately making loud noises.
This time, Shi Xin's next player was the banker, and Mingqiao also gave him a nickname, "Little Backhead".
After the guy with the short hair arranged the cards, he coughed softly and said, "No cards."
It seemed like a simple complaint, but the cough made it even more obvious.
Mingqiao became more cautious and stared at him more carefully.
Just after the guy with the short hair finished speaking, Xiao Jin immediately played a North Wind card, which successfully allowed the guy with the short hair to hit one.
Then, although Shi Xin also played cards smoothly, it was obvious that the other three people gave cards to each other intentionally or unintentionally, and in the end Xiao Jin won.
Mingqiao's expression turned cold.
He did think that these people would win by cheating, but he didn't expect them to start in the second round. Moreover, the three of them cooperated very well, and every time they only needed one or two simple words to make their teammates understand. Unfortunately, there were no flaws in these words, and there was no pattern to be found. In this way, Shi Xin was equivalent to one against three, and it was already very good that he didn't let the other side win a big point.
Mingqiao thought that it would be fine if he could stop them from talking to each other, so he asked the uncles and aunts nearby for a lot of sunflower seeds and peanuts, and put a handful of them in each of their hands.
However, Xiao Jin and the others just raised their eyebrows and smiled at Ming Qiao's actions, making him even more confused.
In the third game, the four players didn't say a word throughout the whole process, but they were still giving cards to each other, and it ended with Xiaoshoutou winning by himself.
"Their hands are moving." Shi Xin turned and whispered to Ming Qiao.
"How did you know that?"
"The fingers that touch the cards keep changing, while the other hand is tapping the knuckles." Shi Xin explained, "I haven't thought of any way to crack their cheating for now, let's play two more games and see."
"Are you okay?" Mingqiao looked at him worriedly.
Shi Xin nodded and shook his head twice: "Sleepy."
Mingqiao breathed a sigh of relief and squeezed Shi Xin's shoulders to help him relax: "When we get out of here, have a good sleep."
"Can we really get out?" Shi Xin was a little discouraged. "I thought the clues would be easy to find, just like the restaurant, but so far, apart from finding that the tall guy was a bit tricky, I haven't found any other clues."
"Of course you can." Mingqiao stared into his eyes seriously: "Trust us, okay?"
Shi Xin was stunned for a moment. Ming Qiao's eyes were sincere, and his brown-black pupils reflected tiny spots of light, as if the whole brilliance was contained in his eyes.
"Teacher Ming."
"Um."
"…I want to ask you a question."
"Ask."
"you……"
"Are you going to fight again?" The man with the slicked-back hair shouted loudly, interrupting Shi Xin before he could finish his words.
Shi Xin calmed down and his mind became clear: "Hit."
Since others can cheat, he can too.
At the beginning of the fourth game, Shi Xin forced himself to remember the rules of everyone's card delivery, and at the same time, he watched the actions of the other three people more carefully. He had gradually become familiar with the movements of several people's hands, and when he played the cards first, he disrupted the order they had agreed on.
The first time, several people looked at Shi Xin in surprise, wondering whether it was an accident or intentional. But by the second and third times, they were completely sure that Shi Xin had done it on purpose.
Seeing that several people were about to change their tactics, Shi Xin also changed with them.
Since he didn't plan to play openly, he was too lazy to maintain his dignity.
No matter how well the three of them cooperated, they still had their own ideas. Shi Xin was the only one who was unrestrained. He took advantage of the chaos to secretly replace the cards on the table several times and finally won the game.
Mingqiao was watching from the side and was terrified, his palms were sweaty.
In his opinion, changing cards is the most difficult way to cheat. Not only does he have to guard against the surveillance of the other three people, but he also has to make sure that the cards he changes are reasonable.
But Shi Xin's face remained calm, which showed his strong mental quality.
After more than a dozen rounds, Shi Xin won more and lost less. Although the winnings were not much each time, the accumulated numbers after each round were also considerable.
"You are cheating!" The man with the slicked-back hair suddenly pointed at Shi Xin and shouted.
"Me?" Shi Xin also pointed at himself: "Are you talking about me? Cheating?"
"Yes, that's you. Don't play dumb." The guy with the slicked-back hair turned red with anger. "If you can't afford it, don't play."
"That's what I wanted to say." Shi Xin pinched the two dice between his fingertips and used force to pry open a small gap, revealing the magnet inside: "If you can't afford it, don't play."
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