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Kawasaki Ichiro was defeated just like that...
No one expected such a result beforehand, yet the most improbable event happened, surprising countless people.
When Yu Zheng appeared, and people saw him having a lively conversation with Qin Fang, many thought they vaguely understood something.
Unfortunately, whether the real inside story was as they imagined, only Qin Fang and Yu Zheng knew, and they surely didn't plan to elaborate much.
"Uncle Yu, I leave the rest to you. This is all I could do for you..."
With this victory, Kawasaki Ichiro's threat to Yu Zheng became minimal. The once unbeatable legend was mercilessly defeated by an unknown young man, and the impact on Kawasaki Ichiro was imaginable.
Though Yu Zheng had to retire back then, it wasn't due to a loss at the gambling table. His confidence was severely shaken, but he could still start anew...
Kawasaki Ichiro, however, was different. At this moment, his return to the martial world saw him at his peak, evident from his continuous elimination of five or six Gambling Kings' level masters.
Yet, in such a state, he was still defeated by Qin Fang, instantly shattering all his confidence. You could see from his grey face and hollow eyes what state he was in now.
"Are you really not staying?"
Yu Zheng nodded but regretfully asked.
"This is just the preliminary round. Uncle Yu advancing is just a piece of cake. When the real Gambling King Tournament begins, I'll definitely go to Las Vegas to support you..."
Qin Fang shook his head and said.
The Asia preliminaries of the Gambling King Tournament were about to start, but Qin Fang didn't plan to stick around to watch. He had more important matters to attend to.
Moreover, with the biggest threat Kawasaki Ichiro gone, Yu Zheng winning the championship would be a breeze.
The official World Gambling King Tournament was a few months away, held in Gambling City Las Vegas, in the United States. That's when the true world-class Gambling Kings would gather, and even some Thousand Gate masters might show up...
Such a grand event in the gambling world, Qin Fang naturally wouldn't miss. He would definitely be in Las Vegas to cheer and support Yu Zheng.
Others didn't know why Yu Zheng could rise with such ambition after a decade-long retirement, but Qin Fang understood best. Some people and matters, even ten years on, are impossible to completely forget.
This time Yu Zheng returned for his former glory on one hand, but also to let some people taste the bitterness he endured all these years!
Qin Fang said he'd go to Las Vegas to cheer for Yu Zheng, but in reality, it was also to back him up. Several of those people from back then were in Las Vegas.
"You must come then..."
Yu Zheng didn't say more. His relationship with Qin Fang started as a transaction, but pure transaction doesn't seem to fully describe it, you could barely call them friends.
Qin Fang bid a simple farewell to Yu Zheng and went over to Kong Er and the others, who were all excited.
"Qin Fang, you kid... hidden too deep!"
They didn't approach immediately earlier because Yu Zheng was there, and they were also shocked by the result. Now, having come to their senses, they rushed to Qin Fang yelling.
"Yeah, you didn't say earlier, or I would've placed a big bet... one to twenty, a big win!"
Kong Er hammered Qin Fang's chest several times until his fist hurt, and he had to stop, but still said rather sourly.
"Yeah, exactly... made us not dare to bet more!"
The others nodded in agreement, looking quite regretful.
"Uh... so how much did you guys bet?"
Qin Fang was surprised; in fact, he wasn't entirely confident before. Kawasaki Ichiro was truly formidable and very experienced in psychological warfare, not easy to trick.
If Qin Fang hadn't meticulously baited Kawasaki Ichiro from the start, overwhelming him in one go wouldn't have been easy...
Moreover, Kawasaki Ichiro was a renowned Gambling King, while Qin Fang was merely an unknown rookie. Who would bet heavily on Qin Fang? At most, they placed small bets, hoping for that one to twenty odds.
"Haha, not much, just fifty million..."
Kong Er looked quite gloomy, and without hearing the amount, one might think it was just five thousand.
"Damn..."
Qin Fang immediately gave him the finger, a fifty million bet could win a billion, that's a huge profit... though still half of Qin Fang's own hundred million bet.
"I bet less, thirty million..."
"I'm also betting thirty million..."
"I bet ten million..."
"I bet eight million..."
"Hehe, I bet two million..."
"I only bet two hundred thousand..."
Besides Kong Er, everyone from Qin Fang's friends group actually placed bets, even Xing Jingjing, who wasn't particularly close to Qin Fang, bet two hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars.
Those who bet tens of millions earlier aren't heirs to major Hong Kong Island families, nor are they people like Song Qingshan who virtually don't need to spend money, or beauties like Tang Feifei and Fan Ning who can even ask Qin Fang for money if they lose everything.
But Xing Jingjing is just a police officer, from an ordinary family. Those two hundred thousand are basically all her personal savings, but she took it all out to bet on Qin Fang this time.
"Uh..."
Hearing the amounts people bet, although none were particularly large, adding them up already resulted in a substantial figure, plus Qin Fang's own one hundred million, and Yu Zheng's one hundred million, this gambling scene can be said to have made Qin Fang's side the biggest winners, as they would be paid nearly seven billion Hong Kong dollars just from the side bets.
And this doesn't count what Qin Fang won at the gambling table...
The entry bet for this lavish gambling session was thirty million Hong Kong dollars, with eight participants, excluding Qin Fang's own, that totals another two billion Hong Kong dollars.
Adding the one hundred million US dollars head-to-head between Qin Fang and Kawasaki Ichiro, means Qin Fang has won ten billion just at the gambling table, plus his side bets, reaching a staggering thirty billion Hong Kong dollars.
"Damn, money indeed comes faster at the gambling table..."
Such a result left even Qin Fang tongue-tied, as the money came way too fast.
Thinking back to when he accumulated a bit of money little by little, expending so much effort and offending countless people, yet now, just a few hours at a gambling session, he earned what many wouldn't in a lifetime...
Of course, this kind of quick money is also not easily earned!
Didn't you see Kawasaki Ichiro, dominating the gambling world for half his life, but losing all his wealth in one round...
Although this one hundred million US dollars wouldn't make Kawasaki Ichiro bankrupt, a shattered self-confidence would make his life difficult from now on, and this money enough to cause him considerable pain.
However, whether this money, coming quickly and easily, would leave one alive to spend it, is something many people need to consider...
Macau is a gambling city; people become rich overnight here every day, just as many go bankrupt, losing their families overnight.
Similarly, whether those who got rich quickly have the life to spend this money is a big question.
On Macau's coastline, unidentified floating corpses come along every day.
Some are those who lost all gambling and threw themselves into the sea, others won a fortune but got dumped into the sea...
Kong Er and Qu Yuancheng's winnings are safe since no one would dare to touch them, but with Qin Fang here... it's really uncertain.
At the very least, Qin Fang has already noticed many people on He Feifan and Kawasaki Ichiro's side looking very unfriendly, even giving Qin Fang extremely hostile looks.
Kawasaki Ichiro lost and appeared very dejected, while several Japanese by his side radiated an intense red aura, one among them was even purple-red.
Originally, Qin Fang wasn't particularly concerned; after all those beside Kawasaki Ichiro are naturally close to him. Kawasaki Ichiro lost to Qin Fang and lost so much money, his people hating Qin Fang is only natural...
But the intensity of the red aura and hostility from that one person was excessively strong.
Feeling a stir in his heart, Qin Fang instantly used his Scouting Skill on this person, attempting to probe his identity, sensing this person was not simple.
"Dao Shen Sect?"
Merely performing a simple reconnaissance made Qin Fang hesitate. This guy named Ma Shengye actually came from the Dao Shen Sect, and he himself wielded considerable prowess, being a Grandmaster Level master.
Rumors had it Kawasaki Ichiro besides being a legendary Gambling King, also harbored a more hidden identity, one that many people were especially afraid of.
Except for this, Gambling King He wouldn't arrange for his son to learn gambling from Kawasaki Ichiro. Gambling King He himself is a world Gambling King, his gambling skills definitely surpass Kawasaki Ichiro...
But even then, Gambling King He didn't personally teach his son, but instead had him trained by Kawasaki Ichiro.
Of course, publicly it was claimed that he was getting old and his health wasn't good; however, this reason might fool others but true insiders would know it isn't the case.
Now Qin Fang reckons Kawasaki Ichiro's identity should have some relation to the Dao Shen Sect...(to be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote recommendation tickets, monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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