America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

“Mr. Li, being young is a good thing, but you can’t help but be impetuous when it comes to some things. Be careful not to suffer a Waterloo.”

Frederick had initially just glanced at Sean Lee, but upon noticing the mischievous smile on the young man's face, his expression darkened, and he snorted coldly, "Of course, you have the talent to do very well in the internet field, but in the gambling field, as a newcomer, I suggest you still maintain a sense of awe."

"No, that's not true. I just suddenly remembered something funny."

Shaking his head, Li Xiaoen explained helplessly, then turned to look at Hobart.

The only revealed card at present is the bid raised by Hobart, the Ace of Hearts.

"The Ace of Hearts speaks."

The dealer also raised his hand to signal and spoke a reminder.

"Oh……"

As if just coming to his senses, Hobart nodded hurriedly, his bloodshot eyes glancing at the open cards of Lee Shawn and Frederick.

"Hmm... 300,000, I guess."

Upon hearing this, Lee Shawn, who had been inwardly criticizing Hobart's terrible mental state—which was practically a waste of money—was momentarily stunned.

Playing such a big game?

The initial bet was $10,000, and the first raise brought the total to $300,000, which was more expensive than his first car.

"Mr. Li, do you want to join?"

Before the dealer could even speak, Frederick asked the question first.

"Don't worry..."

Li Xiaoen waved his hand and activated his [Eye of Insight] again, absorbing the entire gambling game, the three of them's hidden cards, and the cards in the dealer's hand that had not yet been dealt into his mind. He then mentally rehearsed the game according to the rules of the game.

"and."

Ignoring Frederick's predatory gaze, Sean Lee took a chip from the one the manager had given him and tossed it into the middle.

To be honest, he only saw these chips in movies when he was a kid, but now that he's actually seeing them in person, they feel pretty good.

Seeing that Sean Lee's expression remained calm and that he was playing with the chips with considerable interest, Frederick's heart sank slightly, and he glanced down at Lee's face-up cards.

4 of hearts.

"If you dare to call the 4 of Hearts and the Ace of Hearts, then I have no reason not to call the 10 of Spades, right?"

Frederick smiled and weighed the chips in his hand, then pulled out a few and tossed them over, "Three hundred thousand, plus another six hundred thousand."

These words caused an uproar throughout the casino, with gasps of surprise echoing through the air.

Is this old guy really good at playing dumb?
Li Xiaoen was inwardly cursing, then glanced down at the opponent's hidden card: the 9 of diamonds.

If someone raises, the betting cycle will restart from that player. Folding means losing all the chips previously bet.

All eyes in the room were once again focused on Hobart.

"I……"

Having gambled all night in his seat, Hobart was panting heavily, but he was still intimidated by Frederick's imposing manner and felt weak in the knees. He opened his mouth, but in the end, he had no choice but to pick up the face-up cards in front of him and turn them face down again.

Hobart folded, and a suppressed sigh of regret echoed throughout the game as all eyes turned back to Sean Lee.

With a calm expression, Li Xiaoen didn't hesitate for long before casually tossing three chips from the side of him onto the table.

"I'll follow."

"good very good."

Frederick's face was ashen, but a faint smile appeared on his wrinkled face. He suddenly sighed, "It's been too long since I've played a game with such a spirited young man. Mr. Li, you've reminded me of the wonderful days of my youth."

"I wonder if Mr. Frederick has ever seen a movie about gambling."

Li Xiaoen replied with a smile, "In gambling, those who talk a lot, especially those who act like wise old men and make sarcastic remarks to their opponents, usually don't end up well."

After he finished speaking, the second card was dealt: his was the 10 of hearts, and Frederick's was the 9 of hearts.

"It seems I'm still the biggest, so let's keep increasing it, ninety plus thirty, that's one million two hundred thousand."

Li Xiaoen tilted his head and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Frederick's face darkened completely.

Despite being packed with people, the huge casino was eerily quiet. Frederick stared intently at Sean Lee for a long while before taking a deep breath and saying, "I'll go with it."

At this point, the chips placed in the middle of the gambling table had reached four and a half million US dollars, which is more than a middle-class American family could save in a lifetime.

Many people standing around the gambling table stared intently at the two people still locked in a fierce battle at the table in the middle. Even though they were just watching, many of them gradually showed excitement on their faces.

Honestly, they came from humble backgrounds and were filled with admiration for Sean Lee after hearing about his inspirational story online. At the same time, they disliked Frederick's condescending attitude and unconsciously sided with Sean Lee.

The third card revealed: Lee Shawn has the 3 of hearts, and Frederick has the Ace of diamonds.

After another round of betting, Li Xiaoen simply glanced down at the table, then picked up the three largest chips and threw them onto the table.

"three million."

Upon hearing this, Frederick couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

This time, under the watchful eyes of everyone present, he remained silent for a long time.

With his cards now revealed, his highest possible hand is a pair. Even so, it's still lower than the pair Li Xiaoen has in his face-up hand. Even if he gets the last face-up card that would increase his hand the most, which would be a 9 to make three 9s, it's not only a matter of probability, but also the size of the hand. It's far less than Li Xiaoen getting another heart card.

He took a deep breath, picked up the card he was currently facing up, and turned it face down.

"yeah--"

In just a moment, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers, and the men and women who had been suppressing their emotions were finally able to release them.

With everyone folding, Li Xiaoen watched as the chips he had gathered to his side piled up considerably, and he let out a leisurely sigh.

Catherine stood on the chair provided to the side, her eyes fixed on Sean Lee. Only then did the huge weight that had been pressing on her heart finally lift, and her clenched hands finally relaxed.

No wonder gambling is so addictive. In less than ten minutes, he earned $2.6 million, a speed that can only be compared to printing money or the world's top listed companies.

If he didn't start a business and only considered his own life, he could have lived an easier life and perhaps become a real-life version of the God of Gamblers.

Li Xiaoen found it amusing, but the reality was that Su Fei'er's family didn't recognize the value of the God of Gamblers, let alone Victoria's family. If he wanted to gain the consent of both girls' families, he had to produce some tangible and solid results.

As he gained more and more exposure, he came to understand a principle more and more clearly. Having money, and having enough money, only makes one visible to the "carnivores" of this world; most people would still just be seen as a piece of fat meat.

To achieve a higher status and make them at least take it seriously, we must firmly grasp actual industries—if the scale of these industries is large enough, we will at least have some leverage to maintain our independence. As for something even higher, we must move towards independent armed forces or the political arena.

When Trump was not involved in politics and was just a real estate tycoon, he was ridiculed and mocked by the Democratic Party. When he came to China to discuss cooperation, he could only meet with a manager, not the top leader. It wasn't until he rose to that position that everyone in his family and friends benefited. Even the presidents of European countries and the CEO of a company as powerful as Apple had to present him with a gold gift.

With that thought in mind, the dealer had already dealt the second round of cards.

As it turns out, when you know exactly what will happen next, even if you win more than you lose, and you're confident in answering questions based on the answers, even gambling games involving a lot of money will gradually become boring.

Taking into account the possibility of Hobart folding, Shawn Lee only bet to the end when he was certain of winning, and folded in other situations. On a few occasions, he deliberately called small amounts to avoid suspicion, and his losses amounted to around $500,000.

An hour passed quickly, and Sean Lee's chips had reached around ten million. This kind of gameplay made Frederick furious.

“Mr. Li, you’ve been doing this all along. You either only call small bets or you call them all the way through. I suspect you can see clearly and have some kind of premonition about our cards!”

This time, defying all odds and sticking with the game to the end, Frederick finally couldn't help but speak up after losing five million to Sean Lee.

"If you're not confident in your hand, is there a problem with not calling?"

Li Xiaoen shrugged.

"I challenge you to a duel, just the two of us!"

Frederick's face was terribly grim, and he stood up agitatedly and shouted.

"Okay."

Without having to consider Hobart's possible folds in every round, Li Xiaoen was more than happy and nodded in agreement, "Perfect timing, Mr. Hobart hasn't slept all night, go and get some rest."

Upon hearing this, the assistant who had been accompanying him finally brightened up and quickly stepped forward to help Hobart, who had been forced to leave the table, away.

"Sean, I think it's better to stop when things look good."

Rushing to Li Xiaoen's side, Catherine quickly advised, "Our main purpose for this trip is to sign the contract. You've already tried the gambling, and now that you've made money, it's best to know when to quit while you're ahead!"

"Don't worry, even if I lose now, I'll just lose back what I won."

Sean Lee chuckled and shrugged, pulling out several large, square "bricks" from the chips on the table and handing them to Catherine. "This is the five million US dollars we exchanged earlier. Go and exchange it with the casino manager. I'll just use the money I just won to play around."

"you……"

She didn't think Li Xiaoen would be so addicted to gambling. Catherine quickly spoke up, but when she saw the young man raise his hand to her waist and rub it comfortingly for a few moments, she pursed her lips helplessly and stopped talking.

After seeing Catherine off, Sean Lee had just sat down at the table when the strange smell he had caught on Hobart and Frederick suddenly intensified. His sensitive mind became momentarily dazed, and his previously calm state of mind instantly became alert.

Weird!
Li Xiaoen thought to himself that perhaps the reason Hobart had gone mad before, and how the chairman of a major Qatari company could so easily become addicted to it, was because of this.

With a thought in mind, Li Xiaoen used his [Eye of Insight] to scan Frederick, who had just returned to the rest area and was sitting down not far away.

They still couldn't find any other suspicious items on the other person's body, but the two thighs under the table were swinging back and forth. Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the inside of the other person's pants had become slightly wet.

Li Xiaoen's face instantly darkened.

"Catherine..."

Sean Lee waved to Catherine, who was about to return to the gambling table.

"what happened?"

Upon hearing this, Catherine glanced at the crowd on either side and then approached Sean Lee.

"Mmm...you smell so nice."

Taking a deep breath, inhaling the unique scent of the girl's perfume, the discomfort from the odor gradually subsided, and Li Xiaoen couldn't help but chuckle and tease her.

"boring."

Catherine rolled her eyes. "Get to the point quickly, or I'm going back to my seat."

"Of course something's wrong."

Li Xiaoen chuckled, pulled the chair Hobart had left over to the chair next to him, and sat down. He patted the main seat on the gambling table and said, "I searched online, and today is lucky for pretty girls. You're sure to have good luck. Can you help me draw cards?"

"..."

"You can't be serious?"

Catherine was stunned for a while after hearing this before speaking with a strange expression. She looked down at the handsome young man, smiling and nodding repeatedly. She felt a little itchy inside, so she simply followed his instructions and sat down next to him.

"Mysterious..."

Frederick, sitting on the other side, muttered a helpless complaint, which immediately drew a fierce glare from Catherine. He raised an eyebrow and turned to look at the dealer.

"Alright, let's deal the cards."

After two rounds of betting.

Catherine received the face-down King of Hearts, the face-up Jack of Spades, the 10 of Diamonds, and the Queen of Diamonds. Frederick received the face-down 7 of Spades, the face-up 7 of Diamonds, the 7 of Hearts, and the 2 of Hearts.

"Sean, let's raise the stakes!"

After glancing at her cards, Catherine turned to Sean Lee with excitement, "We might have a straight!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoen looked up at Frederick, met his cautious gaze, and shook his head.

"No, I'll fold. I think my opponent is very confident in his hand."

"..."

"Oh, good."

After only a moment's hesitation, Catherine obediently nodded in agreement, while Frederick's face instantly fell, and he slammed the cards in his hand onto the table.

next round.

Unlike the quiet and idyllic scene of the beautiful dealer distributing cards at the table, what Lee Shawn saw with his "Eye of Insight" was that Frederick's legs, hidden under the table, were flapping even faster.

Li Xiaoen had a bit of a headache, so he shifted his position on the chair, getting closer to Catherine.

"Sean, you..."

Catherine tensed immediately, forgetting to check the cards in her hand, and turned her head to look. (End of Chapter)