"That big shot in the gambling world was playing word games with those black guys? Brother Zuo, what do you mean by that? I don't get it!" This time, even Luo Chao was confused by the conversation between Zuo Dahai and Tang Tianyi.

"Exactly what I said." Zuo Dahai curved his lips into a smile, "At the time, when those black guys were asking that gambling big shot for money, the big shot also asked them a question."

"What did he ask?" Luo Chao hurriedly inquired.

"That gambling big shot asked them, 'The US dollars you're asking from me, what kind of money is it?'" Zuo Dahai mimicked the big shot's tone, and then he imitated a black guy's voice and replied, "What else could it be? Of course, it's the gambling money from just now!"

Listening to Zuo Dahai imitate a foreigner's tone, Luo Chao found it inexplicably funny. But just as he was about to stifle his laughter, Tang Tianyi chimed in.

Tang Tianyi suddenly spoke in a panicked tone that Luo Chao never expected, "No, that's impossible! How could you know they had such a conversation? If you knew, why didn't you say so earlier? Why wait until I asked? I get it, no wonder you waited so long without saying anything! You must have spent a lot of time thinking up this conversation, right?"

"Hmph! So young!" Zuo Dahai shook his head, "I didn't say it because I knew you'd ask such a question, so I deliberately didn't tell you just to... oh no, just to solve your doubts!"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute." At this moment, Luo Chao suddenly interrupted the conversation between Zuo Dahai and Tang Tianyi, "Brother Zuo, what exactly do you mean by word games? I still don't get it!"

Seeing Luo Chao's question, Tang Tianyi said nothing, and Zuo Dahai patiently explained to Luo Chao, maintaining transparency with friends.

"Hehe, Brother Luo Chao, it's like this: what we call 'word games' is just playing games by exploiting loopholes in words."

"So why did I say that the big shot in the gambling world played a word game with those black guys? It's all about the name of the 8,000 US dollars, or rather the purpose of that money."

"In other words, back then, when that gambling big shot asked those black guys what the 8,000 US dollars was meant for, if those black guys replied that the 8,000 US dollars was compensation for injuring their brothers, the big shot would have to immediately pay them."

"But, you see, those black guys were too slow-witted, or let's say they couldn't think it through. When the gambling big shot asked them what kind of money it was, they still said it was the gambling money from just now. So the gambling big shot certainly couldn't give them the money!"

"Even though it's the same 8,000 US dollars, because of the name change, the gambling big shot couldn't give them the money. He had to follow the rule of keeping things separate. Since those black guys lost during the gambling just now, they shouldn't get the money!"

After Zuo Dahai finished explaining, Luo Chao immediately showed a look of realization.

After all, Luo Chao was a famously high-intelligence Soldier King. With Zuo Dahai's explanation, he quickly understood.

Actually, this so-called word game isn't just something that the gambling big shot played. You could even say that we Huaxia people have been playing it since ancient times thousands of years ago!

Here's a simple example: a story from the Three Kingdoms period in ancient Huaxia.

The story is about Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao, using the last Emperor of the Eastern Han as leverage to control the lords, a tale highly similar to what Zuo Dahai mentioned.

Back then, Cao Cao controlled the last little Emperor of the Eastern Han and started using the Emperor as a hostage to dictate the lords.

Actually, after Cao Cao held the Emperor hostage, his troop strength remained unchanged; the Cao army's combat power didn't really increase.

However, after Cao Cao held the Emperor hostage, he had a title whenever he waged war.

Before Cao Cao held the Emperor hostage, any war the Cao army waged against other lords was simply an act of invasion.

But after Cao Cao held the Emperor hostage, he used the so-called imperial decree to appoint himself as Prime Minister.

From that moment, the Cao army donned the guise of the Court.

From then on, whenever Cao Cao waged war against others, he could claim to be ridding the nation of traitors, acting on behalf of heaven!

Thus, he, Cao Cao, had the so-called mandate of heaven!

Although this so-called mandate of heaven was a false pretext Cao Cao created himself, back then, people highly valued this mandate of heaven.

Because Cao Cao used the Emperor to control the lords, his claim to the mandate of heaven was far more legitimate than any other force's claim!

In fact, the later dominance of the Cao army in the Three Kingdoms can also be said to have perfectly realized Cao Cao's strategy!

A similar story to Cao Cao's is when the shameless Wokou from Japan launched the Marco Polo Bridge Incident during World War II to invade Huaxia!

At that time, those shameless little devils used the pretense of entering the city to search for their missing soldiers to launch an unscrupulous invasion war against Huaxia.

This was actually just an excuse to start a war!

And later, the attack on Pearl Harbor also gave the United States a reason to wage war against the Wokou from Japan!

In conclusion, playing word games has always been a strategy that humanity is adept at using!

And that gambling big shot just took advantage of those black guys' lack of education, intentionally playing a word game to fool them.

He then convinced himself to adhere to his rule of keeping things separate, intentionally not giving those black guys the US dollars. In simple terms, that gambling big shot didn't want to pay but needed an excuse for it.

So, what Tang Tianyi said makes sense, but if, as Zuo Dahai said, the gambling big shot was indeed playing a word game with those black guys...

Then, theoretically, Zuo Dahai's story has no loopholes!

After thinking it through, Luo Chao shifted his gaze to Tang Tianyi, who turned away, looking like he didn't want to say anything more.

At this moment, Zuo Dahai, unseen by Tang Tianyi but visible to Luo Chao, was smiling smugly. It was evident he was delighted with his success in retorting against Tang Tianyi, as if he had received a hefty year-end bonus during the New Year!

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