Chapter 148: The Ultimate Observation Haki, the Young Man—a Smile! (Two in One)
From a corner of the tavern, bursts of exclamations were heard.
Yuichiro Tsugikoku, who was chatting with the bartender, also heard the noise over there, and turned his head slightly to look in that direction.
At this moment, in the corner of the tavern, a group of drinkers were sitting or standing around a small long table, staring at a middle-aged man who was running the restaurant.
On the table in front of the middle-aged man, there is a dice cup, and the three dice on it show the number two, three, three.
Directly opposite the middle-aged man sat a young man with a square face. It was July, and the young man was wearing a loose kimono and a pair of wooden clogs. His hands were on the table. In front of the young man were bundles of Baileys. Jiguo Yuanyi took a quick look.
In front of the square-faced young man, there were nearly a million Baileys piled up.
It's just a small venue in the tavern, but the amount of money bet on dice is not small.
"Winning eleven games in a row?"
"Isn't this a scam?"
The Marine who was carrying the wine to the gambling table heard this and muttered subconsciously. He then glanced at the square-faced young man who was holding out his hand to take the money. However, the moment he saw the other person's face, he couldn't help but feel guilty and immediately apologized:
"Uh, sir, excuse me."
"That's not what I meant."
The reason why the navy man apologized was very simple. It was just because the square-faced young man he suspected of cheating had several terrible scars on his face.
Two of the scars run from the forehead through the eyes and extend to the cheeks.
The square-faced young man raised his head to sense the things around him when collecting the money, but when he opened his eyes, they were full of white.
This square-faced young man who has won eleven games in a row is actually a blind man!
Seeing the other party's expression, it was no wonder that the navy immediately took back what he had just said. Because it was really impossible to imagine that a vulnerable group like a blind man could cheat at the gambling table.
It is considered honest for a middle-aged man in power not to be led by the nose!
"Hehe, it doesn't matter."
The square-faced young man smiled gently upon hearing this. After holding the money in front of him, he placed his hand on the pile of Baileys, fumbled out two stacks of banknotes, placed them on the table, and said:
"Owner, keep going!"
While the young man was speaking, the middle-aged man sitting in the bank couldn't help but pull out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the cold sweat from his face, and said awkwardly to the people around him:
"Wait a moment! Wait a moment."
"I'll adjust it."
The middle-aged man had been the banker shaking the dice in this tavern. He had never lost as the banker until the square-faced young man in front of him sat down at the gambling table. This was because shaking the dice was a very small risk for the banker, and the wins and losses were all due to the money in the hands of the opposing players who had placed their bets.
Even if sometimes it is not enough to compensate, he, as the banker, does not have to pay much more.
When rolling the three dice, the probability of getting big or small is almost equal. The remaining one is a leopard, and this leopard is equivalent to the "net income" of the dealer.
After all, people who bet on the leopard right from the start and still win money only appear in movies and TV dramas.
In reality, at the gambling table, almost no one would bet on this so-called leopard.
But this is a "business" where the dealer would never lose money, but it changed after the square-faced young man in front of him sat down.
At first, it was fine. After all, no one knew the background of this square-faced young man, and the customers had their own judgments and predictions when betting on big or small. Although the square-faced young man won money, he didn't win against his dealer.
But after the young man won several games in a row, the drinkers who had placed bets learned their lesson and followed him in betting.
In this way, the one who suffers is the banker.
In this short period of time, he has already spent millions of Baileys.
And at this time, he has to keep running, otherwise, who will visit his "place" next time?
After a slight adjustment, the middle-aged man put away his handkerchief. Looking at the square-faced young man in front of him with a look of "peace", the middle-aged man felt a little flustered. He stood up and stretched his hands and feet before sitting back at the table.
After closing the dice cup, he began to shake it rapidly.
"Bang!"
After shaking for more than ten times, the dice cup was slammed heavily on the table. At the same time, the eyes of the drinkers surrounding it were all focused on the square-faced young man.
"This time, I'm going to bet big!"
The young man tossed the two bundles of money onto the table and spoke loudly. Seeing him place his bet, the surrounding drinkers followed suit, placing large bets. Not only did they all follow suit, but they also went all-in from the start, betting whatever they had in their hands, as if the money in their hands wasn't their own.
And not worried about losing at all.
In one round, there are already hundreds of thousands of Baileys on the field.
When the middle-aged banker saw this scene, he couldn't help but take out his handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his face, and then opened the dice cup lid at the urging of everyone.
"Five, four, five!"
"big!!!"
A bettor slapped the table with joy and shouted excitedly. When the people around saw the numbers on the three dice in the sieve, they also cheered, high-fiving and hugging each other in celebration.
"Wow, that's really amazing!"
"Sir, are you interested in playing with me?"
The middle-aged man who was the banker dejectedly began to take money out of a suitcase at his feet and threw it on the table. At this moment, a crisp voice rang out in everyone's ears.
The guests turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound, and happened to see a red-haired young man in a navy uniform and a cloak of justice coming to the square table and looking at the square-faced young man.
The marines who had arrived earlier quickly made way for the red-haired boy and greeted him quietly, "Commodore Jigoku!"
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"Hehe, young man, if you're interested, just place your bet."
The square-faced young man seemed to know exactly who the other party was talking to. He faced the direction of Tsugakuin Yoshiichi and said with a smile.
"Betting with others is different from betting with you."
"It's not a big bet, just three rounds. I don't have much money, only 100,000 Baileys each time."
"Just treat it as entertainment."
Ji Guoyuan came to the side of the square-faced young man and gestured to the middle-aged man who was the banker. The other party immediately handed over the dice cup.
Savior! Tsugikoku Yoriichi is his savior!
"It's just entertainment."
"OK."
"But young man, how are you going to gamble? Are you going to banker and roll the dice for him?"
The square-faced young man seemed to have accepted the bet proposed by Jiguo Yuanyi and asked with a smile.
"ah!"
"I'll roll the dice, and you place your bets."
"However, I have a request. You place your bet first, and then I'll roll the dice."
Hearing this, the spectators looked at Tsugikoku Yoriichi with suspicion. How was this gambling game any different from cheating? Some experts in dice rolling had no problem even rolling the exact number, let alone the big or small one.
Rolling the dice first and placing bets later can also prevent this from happening in some ways.
The bet that Jiguo Yuanyi had proposed was not fair at all. Everyone thought that Jiguo Yuanyi was a master at rolling the dice, and that he was doing this just to cheat the blind man out of his money!
“Hehehe.”
“It’s a very novel way to bet, you can try it.”
Just when everyone thought that the square-faced young man would refuse, they heard him agree directly.
After hearing the other party's reply, Ji Guoyuanyi didn't waste any words, picked up the dice cup, and looked at the other party. And just after Ji Guoyuanyi picked up the dice cup, the square-faced young man said, "Big!"
Ji Guoyuan looked at the other person, shook it gently, and then put it on the table. He opened the dice cup and the three dice inside were 663.
big!
Seeing that the dice cup really opened a big number, Jiguo Yuanyi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and said, "Keep going!"
"Big!" The square-faced young man responded quickly and opened his mouth immediately.
Ji Guoyuan nodded, closed the dice cup, shook it gently, and then opened it without keeping anyone in suspense. 655, still a big number.
After two consecutive bets, the surrounding drinkers were already exclaiming in surprise. Ji Guoyuanyi's expression was also a little solemn. He said, "The last one, bet on big or small."
Without any hesitation, the square-faced young man smiled and replied, "This time, small!"
Ji Guoyuan closed the dice cup. This time, he shook it twice in a row before putting it on the table and opening it.
223, small!
Seeing this, Jiguo Yuanyi suddenly smiled brightly and asked, "Excuse me, young man, what is your name?"
"A smile."
"My name is Yixiao."
When Ji Guoyuan heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter, and he suddenly asked irrelevantly:
"Mr. Yixiao, how about you joining our navy?"
"I recommend you!"
"It would be a waste to use your level of Observation Haki at the gambling table."
The drinkers around had no idea about the "Observation Haki" that Ji Guoyuan suddenly mentioned. They only knew that the young red-haired navy man in front of them lost a few bets with the blind man and then invited the other party to join the navy.
A blind man can also be a navy?!
Thinking of this, the drinkers all cast strange looks at Jiguo Yuanyi.
Inviting this blind young man to join the navy was fake, but the real reason was to renege on the offer, right?!
The ordinary people in the New World have an impression of the Navy that is neither good nor bad, but judging by themselves, these people do not mind speculating about the Navy with the greatest malice, because if they were in their place, they might really do so!
"navy?!"
When Yixiao heard this, his face was stunned, as if he had not expected that things would develop in this direction while they were gambling.
Hearing this overly young voice, Yixiao shook his head, groped for the "crutch" leaning against the table with his left hand, and refused with a smile:
"I'm sorry, but I have no plans to become a marine."
"Besides, I'm blind, so I can neither steer the ship nor conduct patrols."
"It's a bit funny to ask someone like me to be a navy officer."
He laughed and spoke slowly, then stood up. He had no intention of taking the money from the table. He tapped the ground with his crutch and was about to leave.
Seeing so many Baileys piled on the table, the drinkers all looked at Yixiao. One enthusiastic drinker saw Yixiao was about to leave and hurriedly reminded him, "Sir, your money!"
As he said this, he smiled as if he suddenly realized something, and thanked her with a smile: "Haha, sorry, I forgot about it."
"This money is mine, and you can divide the rest among yourself."
With a smile, he took out about 50,000 Baileys from a pile of Baileys, put them in his arms, turned around and prepared to leave. When the people present heard this, they all rushed towards the pile of money on the table.
"Mine, all mine!! Don't grab it!"
“Equally divided!! Equally divided!!”
Suddenly, the patrons at the gambling table were scrambling for money, shouting and grabbing. Tsugumi Yuichi was standing next to the table, and one patron, feeling he was in the way, pushed him aside and lunged at the money.
Yunyi had no intention of arguing with these people, so he deliberately made some space, caught up with Yixiao, called out to the other party, and said:
"Wait a moment, Mr. Yixiao."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's shout came from behind Yixiao. Yixiao couldn't help but stop, slightly turned sideways, and turned back to ask, "Mr. Brigadier General, do you have anything else to say?"
"I owe you three hundred thousand Baileys. If you leave like this, I'll be in big trouble."
"To be honest, I don't have the habit of owing money to others."
"Although I know you probably won't want it, but you can refuse it, but I can't refuse it."
"I don't have that much money on me right now. I'll get it for you when I get back to the ship. I'll send it to you wherever you live."
Hearing this, Yixiao shook his head and said, "No need to bother." He turned and walked towards the door. He didn't care about the 1.8 million Baileys at all. Although he was blind
However, what Jiguo Yuanyi can be sure of is that Yixiao is the kind of person who doesn't care about money!
Often such people have higher aspirations.
Jian Yixiao insisted on leaving and had no interest in joining the navy. Ji Guoyuanyi had no intention of pestering him. There was no point in forcing the other party to join the navy if he was unwilling. Besides, would it be useful to force such a strong-minded person?
The gears of fate roll forward, and one day, they will meet again!
"Mr. Yixiao!"
"My name is Yuichiro Tsugikoku."
"If nothing unexpected happens, I will be the Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters in half a month."
"If you figure it out one day, you can come find me in the Navy! No matter where I am, I will come to see you!"
Before Yixiao left, Jiguo Yuanyi shouted to Yixiao, and after his words were heard, the tavern suddenly fell into a strange silence. Everyone turned their heads to look at Jiguo Yuanyi, with curiosity, surprise, awe, and strong excitement in their eyes.
"Tsugikoku Yoriichi?!"
"Is that Tsugikoku Yoriichi?!"
"The young man with red hair seems to be real!"
The drinkers looked at Tsugikuni Yoriichi and started talking in low voices.
Yixiao, who was about to leave the tavern, paused and turned around when he heard this.
Although Yixiao was blind, at this moment, Jigoku Yoshiichi could clearly feel that Yixiao seemed to be "looking" at him seriously.
Yes, look closely!
After "looking" for a while, he smiled, turned around, tapped the ground with the blind stick in his hand, and walked out of the tavern. At the same time, his voice reached the ears of Yuichiro Tsugakuin.
"I'll remember that."
After watching Yixiao leave, Ji Guoyuan walked back to the bar and continued to chat and relax with his subordinates.
However, after his identity was exposed, the atmosphere of the entire tavern was very different from before.
Everyone looked cautious, even the bartender who had been chatting and bragging with Yuichi before became reserved in his speech, no longer as he used to be.
The change in atmosphere in the tavern was noticed by Yuan Yi and others. They knew that it was time to leave the tavern. What was the point of drinking in a quiet tavern where no one was chatting?
“BOOM!!!!!!”
Just as everyone stood up and prepared to leave, a loud noise suddenly came from outside, followed by a violent hurricane carrying dust, breaking through the cowboy door of the tavern and sweeping into the tavern.
For a moment, the drinkers were blown to the ground by the violent hurricane, and the tables were overturned to the ground.
As the muffled sound echoed, the ground beneath everyone's feet began to shake violently. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi seemed to sense something, grabbed a knife, and instantly disappeared in front of the bar.
"Quick! Go out and take a look!"
Cyrus was a little slow to react. He immediately shouted to his subordinates and quickly rushed out of the tavern.
Just as they walked out of the tavern, a huge pit on the street immediately attracted everyone's attention. In the huge pit, there was a burning "rock ball" with a diameter of about one meter.
The rock ball seemed to be an alien object, with a bumpy surface that was out of tune with the surrounding environment.
Although the diameter of the rock ball is only one meter, the pit underneath is surprisingly large. At the same time, in the pit, everyone also saw a burning corpse.
Right in front of the rock ball, a blind young man, Yixiao, who had just left the tavern, was standing in the middle of the street. Surrounding him was a group of fierce-looking men, looking at Yixiao with fear on their faces.
Today I have combined two articles into one, and for the sake of fluency I will not divide them into chapters.
The protagonist is finally starting to establish his own naval branch. Brothers, please give us some suggestions. Who should we recruit?!
Although we cannot open a harem in this book and have no beauties to collect, we will definitely catch all the strong people with justice in their hearts!
(End of this chapter)
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