Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 317 Joker Game
In Japan in 1991, the gambling industry developed along with the entertainment industry and even became a pillar of Japan's industry for a time.

Legally, civil servants are prohibited from gambling, but in reality, there are almost no restrictions. In 91, there were many legal gambling industries in Japan, such as horse racing, racing, pachinko, flat-track motorcycles, rowing, etc.

The casino even provides telephone betting and paging betting services, so anyone who wants to try their luck can do so anytime and anywhere.

Fushimi Shika certainly knows how harmful gambling addiction is, but he himself doesn't care about it. He is still happy to participate in normal gambling competitions... such as playing mahjong and other board games.

"What are you gambling?"

He paused, then asked, "Why should I bet with you?"

Satake Gen snapped his fingers, and his younger brother cleared the table, picked up the suitcase, placed it on the table, entered the password, opened the buckle, turned it around, and opened the box towards Fushimi Shika.

There was a pile of 10,000 yen bills neatly stacked inside.

"Here is 10 million yen. If you win, I can ask the financial company to use the public account and launder the money to you." said Gen Satake.

Ishii Takamasa changed his sitting position. Ten million yen was not a small amount of money for the Inagawa-kai, not to mention that their current financial situation was worrying. If they wanted to take out ten million in cash, they would probably have to empty their family's savings... Although he was surprised, he was the president and had to remain calm in any situation.

He secretly glanced at Satake Gen, who was very calm. He believed in his good brother, maybe this was also part of the plan.

...It shouldn't result in loss of both life and property.

Fushimi Shika didn't even look at it twice. He knew the weight of 10 million yen. This amount of money was enough to break up a couple and children, and kill a father and son... If it was just a bottle of red wine on the table, he would have taken it, but if it was 10 million, it would probably be a gamble with his life.

"What if I lose?" he asked casually.

"Worked for the Inagawa-kai for five years." Satake Gen's true intentions were revealed.

Fushimi Shika didn't understand what the point of Satake Gen's bet was, as the other party had no ability to recover the chips.

There are ten million in front of you, it would be a waste not to eat it.

Fushimi Shika pondered for a moment. He was indeed short of money and planned to take a bite, but his appetite was not that big and he definitely could not finish it in one bite. So he suggested: "Small bets can make you happy. Why do you have to play so big? It makes everyone stressed."

Ishii Takamasa wanted to agree because he was under a lot of pressure now. After all, he didn't want to be a bankrupt president.

However, seeing that Gen Satake was unmoved, he refrained from speaking.

"How much do you think is appropriate to bet?" asked Gen Satake.

Fushimi Kakashi took out his wallet and counted it. There was only about 2,000 yen in it. He put the bills and coins on the table and said, "2,650 yen."

If he is lucky, he can make a small profit with his capital; if he is unlucky today and loses more than 2,000 yen, he will not feel bad and will just consider it as paying for his meal.

The most important thing to avoid losing money in a casino is not to be greedy.

Satake Gen didn't object, and nodded in agreement. The young masters removed the dining table, drove away the waiters, and placed a green chess and card table in the center of the room. The dealer in black and white uniforms began to put out the tools, and it seemed that he was going to have a real fight.

"Wait a mininute."

Fushimi Shika took back the 2,000 yen change, stood up and interrupted, "You haven't convinced me yet... Why should I bet with you?"

"Because gambling is fun," said Gen Satake.

……

indeed.

Fushimi Shika sat back down.

Since Satake Gen wanted to play, he was of course happy to join in. It was just fun anyway... As for 'working for the Inagawa-kai for five years', he didn't take it to heart at all and just treated it as a fart from Satake Gen.

It is impossible for me to work, I will never be able to work in my entire life. I can only live off others, gamble and take bribes occasionally to make a living.

"What's the bet?"

Fushimi Shika was looking forward to it. Today was his last day off, so it would be nice to have some drinks and play some cards. "I have more chips than you, so I can't play many poker games. How about we play something simpler?" Satake Gen suggested, "How about drawing the joker card? In the first round, both parties have 2,650 yen in chips, and you can raise the bet at any time without the other party calling the bet."

In Japan, drawing ghost cards is a puzzle game suitable for all ages. It is mostly based on luck, but of course there is also some psychological game.

The rules are quite simple: use a deck of playing cards, usually leaving only one joker card, all players are dealt a portion of cards, each person draws a card from the player on his right or left hand, and combines the drawn card with his original card. Any cards that form a pair can be thrown into the deck.

The first person to discard all his cards is the winner of the game;
The person who is left with the Joker card at the end is the only big loser.

Fushimi Shika had never played the game before. After Satake Gen briefly introduced the rules, he found them acceptable and sounded interesting, so he agreed.

"In addition, it should be stated that undetected cheating will not be considered cheating. Once cheating is discovered, the player will be immediately declared the loser."

Satake Gen paused and said, "Any objections to this?"

"No."

Fushimi Shika became a little impatient and began to vaguely doubt Satake Gen's motives.

Such a big fuss and such a formality must not just be for playing joker cards with him - he knew that Satake Gen wanted to recruit him, but he didn't know what means Satake Gen would use to coerce and induce him.

"Okay, then the bet is established."

Satake Gen clapped his hands, and the dealer began to prepare. Fushimi Shika suggested that President Ishii should join in, saying that it would be more fun for the three of them to play together, but Satake Gen refused, saying that this was a bet between the two of them.

The dealer picked nine pairs (three of which were of the same rank) and a joker, and after shuffling them, dealt the cards in order. Fushimi Shika stared at his hands the whole time, and when he saw no cheating, he picked up his own deck.

「2、2、3、4、5」

There are no jokers.

In other words, the joker is in Gen Satake's hand.

Fushimi Shika was the away player and was the first to draw a card. He just stretched out his hand and was about to draw a card at random, but he saw Satake Gen suddenly pointing at one of the cards in his hand and said seriously: "This is a joker card."

"Hmm?" Fushimi Lu raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"

Satake Gen did not respond, still keeping his right index finger hovering over the third card in his left hand.

Psychological warfare?

Claiming that a card is a joker card, testing whether the opponent will draw it. It is possible that Gen Satake is telling the truth, deliberately going against logic, or he may be lying, tempting Fushimi Ka to draw a card, or he may be going against logic to go against logic...

Snapped!
Fushimi Shika drew the third card, turned it over, and saw that it was the joker JOKER.

Satake Gen didn't lie.

He felt a little surprised and began to find this card game interesting.

Then, Fushimi Shika knocked out the pair of two and shuffled the four cards in his hand, increasing the probability that Satake Gen would draw a joker card in the next round.

"Pass."

It was Gen Satake's turn to draw a card. He stretched out his right hand and drew a 5 without hesitation, making three 5s and playing three cards.

Fushimi Shika noticed something was wrong. He looked at the back of the cards but didn't find anything suspicious. He looked around but there were no cameras or reflective objects. The dealer was standing nearby and he couldn't see the cards at all.

Weird.

Is he really just lucky?
"Yes." said Gen Satake.

It was Fushimi Shika's turn to draw a card. He stretched out his hand, but saw Satake Gen use his old trick again. He pointed to the second card in his left hand and said expressionlessly:

“This one is 3.”

(End of this chapter)