The dealer paused for a moment, then quickly regained his professional demeanor and dealt the cards efficiently.
The entire card table was enveloped in a tense atmosphere; everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the card that was about to be revealed.
The dealer moved slowly, flipping the cards—
A "3" appeared before everyone's eyes.
9 PM!
Perfect points!!
Seeing this, Xia Baizhi covered her mouth in disbelief, "No way, it's actually 9 PM..."
This "Blackjack" game used six decks of cards. A standard deck of cards has 52 cards (excluding jokers). The point cards have 9 numbers from 2 to 10, 4 suits, and a total of 36 cards. The face cards (J, Q, K) are worth 10 points and there are 12 cards in total. The Ace is worth 1 point and there are 4 cards in total.
Assuming 6 decks of cards are used, the total number of cards is 6 × 52 = 312. Each deck has 4 cards with a value of 3, so there are 6 × 4 = 24 cards with that value in 6 decks.
Yu Xiangnan already has 18 points and wants to draw a card to make it 21, which means he needs to draw a card with a value of 3. The probability of drawing a 3-point card is calculated as: the number of 3-point cards ÷ the total number of remaining cards, which is 24 ÷ 306 = 0.0.
≈7.8%
The moment Wu Shu saw that card, the smile on his face froze.
Immediately afterwards, he sprang up from his seat and slammed his hand heavily on the gambling table.
"Bang!!!"
The chips on the table were scattered and flew everywhere by the force of the impact, just like startled birds.
His face was filled with disbelief as he muttered to himself, "Impossible, how could this be..."
How could Yu Xiangnan dare to keep asking for cards, and yet he still managed to get a perfect 21?!
Yu Xiangnan also stood up, looked at him coldly, and said, "You lost. Does the previous bet still stand?"
Wu Shu glared fiercely at Yu Xiangnan and roared, "No... you definitely cheated! There's definitely something wrong with these cards!"
With that, he overturned the gambling table, sending cards and chips flying like snowflakes. The people around him were startled by this sudden turn of events and quickly retreated. Seeing this, the casino security guards rushed over from all directions and surrounded Wu Shutuan.
Tsk, that's how you break through defenses.
Yu Xiangnan frowned, took a step back, and said calmly, "Wu Shu, a bet is a bet. How can you act like a chairman now? So many people witnessed this. Are you trying to renege on your bet?"
Xia Baizhi chimed in, "That's right, you're not young anymore, aren't you ashamed? You're framing people and acting like a scoundrel."
A group of casino bodyguards rushed over, looking at Wu Shu with serious expressions. One of them said coldly, "Mr. Wu, please calm down. Every game is under surveillance. If you continue to act unreasonably, we will have to ask you to leave and permanently ban you from entering our casino."
Upon hearing this, Wu Shu froze. He forced himself to calm down, threw down the silver chips, pointed at Yu Xiangnan, and said through gritted teeth, "Fine, you just wait! I'll settle this score with you sooner or later!"
After saying that, he was forcibly dragged out of the casino by security guards, struggling and cursing as he was "invited".
A minor incident occurred midway through, but with the intervention of the casino owner, everything quickly returned to normal.
The casino owner, all smiles, strode up to Xia Baizhi and first offered his sincere apologies. Then, he pulled out a gold-embossed VIP card from his pocket and respectfully presented it to Yu Xiangnan with both hands.
"We apologize for the inadequate hospitality this time. Please accept this VIP card. From now on, you will receive a 20% discount on all your purchases at our casino, as well as priority entry and exclusive gaming tables. We will definitely treat you as our most honored guest!"
Yu Xiangnan didn't press the matter further and simply accepted the VIP gold card.
With so many players in the casino watching this scene, even if Wu Shu didn't kneel down in public, he still lost all face and became a laughing stock for everyone.
Finally, the dog was successfully found in the VIP area.
Xia Baizhi, having completed the main quest, was filled with gratitude and said sincerely, "Xiang Nan, if you hadn't been here today, I would have been completely at a loss. This successful resolution is all thanks to your help. I was hoping to treat you to a big meal..."
"Oh dear, look at my memory, I almost forgot this isn't the real world."
Yu Xiangnan was slightly taken aback, then shook his head with a smile on his face and said, "It's not a big problem. Isn't this a good opportunity for us to teach Wu Shu a lesson? After this, he will definitely behave himself a lot in the future. In addition, I also unexpectedly got a VIP card. This is a good deal."
"Hehe, that's definitely true." Xia Baizhi affectionately linked arms with Yu Xiangnan and teased, "You were really something else! You were absolutely stunning in the casino just now!"
Yu Xiangnan smiled and said in a low voice, "Be modest, be modest."
Xia Baizhi nodded and immediately made a "shh" gesture.
As if remembering something, she added, "But have you heard? Just a few hours ago, Wu Mu actually quit [Wanxiang]. Now there are all sorts of rumors about her, and a bunch of online trolls are spreading dirt on her on the forum. I don't know if it's true or not."
"I never expected that Wu Shu would have the leisure to cause trouble at a casino at a time like this..."
Yu Xiangnan looked shocked, clearly unaware of this matter.
Not long ago, she was called in for a "talk" by the reversed second position. Immediately afterwards, she had to sort out the rewards distributed by the leaderboard and worry about Xiao Lan's advancement. Her hands were in a mess, and she really couldn't find any time to see what kind of storm was brewing on the forum.
Yu Xiangnan immediately opened the forum and frowned after looking at the top 10 most popular posts.
"That's really true..."
The person behind the public opinion is most likely Wu Shu. Although it can be considered an internal power struggle within the [Wanxiang] guild, the methods used are far too dirty.
Yu Xiangnan frowned, looking puzzled.
Was the girl in the previous guild war Wu Mu's sister? If so, Wu Mu's unusual actions to protect the girl during the guild war would make sense. Wu Shu also used this to threaten Wu Mu into working for him indefinitely.
Yu Xiangnan said, "You mean... could it be because Wu Mu withdrew because Wu Shu threatened her with the people she cares about?"
"Huh? Is that so? How did you know?"
Xia Baizhi's eyes widened, sparkling with curiosity.
Yu Xiangnan sighed, "I'm just guessing. During the guild war, I saw Wu Mu acting very strangely to protect a girl. Now that I think about it, that girl is probably her sister, and Wu Shu probably got hold of that."
The more she thought about it, the more she realized that the seemingly scattered events could be connected smoothly to form a complete narrative.
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