Day of Imprisonment

The Joker's card game has simple rules.

Actually, with each player's hand already determined, it's a constant comparison. Whoever's hand is 'busted' first loses. The winner takes all, acquiring all the 'pot' bets.

"Let's start!" Luo Xi urged.

"Wait a moment!" The Joker sneered again, "Since you're in such a hurry, I have an even more exciting way to play. Each round, we'll use this gun to shoot ourselves in the head. Do you dare?"

As he spoke, the Joker opened the cylinder of the silver revolver, ejected all six bullets, then took only one, inserted it, closed the cylinder, and quickly spun it.

Click, click, click~

The crisp, mechanical sound was continuous and rapid, but it quickly returned to normal.

After placing the revolver on the table, the Joker stared at Luo Xi with a provocative look.

"This game is quite novel. In other words, the gun might decide the winner before the cards on the table do," Luo Xi said.

"The moment a bullet pierces the head, immense pressure will be generated, crushing the brain matter, which will then spray out from the broken skull... So, do you dare to try?" the Joker said smugly.

Luo Xi nodded, "I think it's good, more efficient. Let's add this to the game then."

The Joker sneered and handed over the playing cards.

Luo Xi checked, shuffled the cards, and returned them.

The Joker simply cut the cards a few times, then flipped them over to check the face value.

"Seven of Diamonds, odd number, I'll deal first." The Joker dealt the first card to himself, then the second to Luo Xi. After each player received two cards, the game officially began.

"The pot now consists of the previous bets, which are your life and mine, each represented by two cards. Of course, we'll need to raise the stakes to continue playing." The Joker stretched out his hand, flipping it back and forth, his fingers like plucking invisible strings. The next moment, a card appeared out of thin air between his fingers.

"【Lethal Joke】, this is one of my treasured cards. Strictly speaking, this is a card that forces people to remain serious because whoever laughs after it's used will die. I don't really like this card, so..."

The Joker finished speaking and tossed the card into the pot.

He looked at Luo Xi.

Luo Xi also took out a card. At this moment, the Joker suddenly said, "A reminder: only cards of the same level can be used, otherwise, you'll be directly judged as the loser."

Luo Xi placed his card down.

The Joker leaned over for a look, revealing a look of horror.

The bet card that Luo Xi placed was 【Bloodstained Diary】.

A card obtained from Zhou Ya's house.

Luo Xi received the 9 of Hearts, and he wasn't 'busted'.

The Joker's hand also seemed to be good, a 5 of Spades and a Queen of Hearts.

The card he drew was the 6 of Clubs.

Also not 'busted'.

"Looks like we both have good luck." The Joker glanced at Luo Xi, then his eyes darted to the gun on the table, "The order of shooting will be determined by the point value of the drawn cards. You have the 9 of Hearts, I have the 6 of Clubs, you're higher, you go first."

Seeing Luo Xi pick up the revolver, the Joker immediately said, "Right, you absolutely must not try to shoot me, that would violate the rules."

At this moment, Luo Xi pointed the gun at his temple and directly pulled the trigger.

Click~

Empty shot.

A one-in-six chance was still relatively difficult to encounter.

Then Luo Xi handed the gun over.

"Your turn!"

Seeing Luo Xi's expression, the Joker was stunned.

He took the revolver, wanting to say something, but ultimately didn't.

Because the Joker had never seen this kind of person. When firing the gun, there wasn't a trace of hesitation or doubt in his eyes, no fear, and naturally no sense of desperation.

It was as if this one-in-six chance of being shot in the head was as ordinary and insignificant as a normal walk or wave of the hand.

"This guy is also a madman!" The Joker narrowed his eyes, revealing an excited smile.

The second round of betting and dealing began.

This time, Luo Xi took out a card first and threw it into the 'pot'.

"Heh, planning to bet first, afraid I'll put down a high-level card that you can't afford to match..." The Joker ridiculed relentlessly, but when he clearly saw what card Luo Xi had thrown out, he was directly dumbfounded.

Number 044 【Nightmare】.

He actually bet a numbered-level card.

According to the Joker's previous statement, if one party bets, the other must bet a card of a similar level, otherwise they lose.

This time, Luo Xi directly bet a numbered card, so if the Joker wanted to make the bets equal, he also had to put down a numbered card.

"Dumbfounded?" Seeing the Joker not saying a word, Luo Xi immediately seized the opportunity and began to mock him.

Just a few words caused the Joker's eyes to become bloodshot, as if they were tomatoes about to be squeezed.

"If you don't have one, then concede," Luo Xi threw out this sentence.

The sharp teeth in the Joker's mouth began to grow, and strange sounds emanated from his body.

Like bones growing rapidly.

"Can't afford to play?" Luo Xi's laughter was full of ridicule.

The Joker, trembling with anger, hesitated for a while. Just as Luo Xi thought the other party would break the rules and attack, this guy suddenly returned to normal.

The Joker gave a few strange laughs, then fumbled in his pocket, and finally took out a blood-stained card.

He slammed it hard into the 'pot'.

Luo Xi glanced at it and nodded.

Number 034 【Magician】.

It was actually a type of profession card.

"How about it? Is this one qualified enough?" the Joker asked with a sneer.

Luo Xi raised an eyebrow, completely ignoring the other party's question, and instead asked, "Guess, if you lose this round, will Wei Si skin you alive?"

The Joker's expression froze.

Clearly, Luo Xi's question was very clever.

Because before this, the Joker obviously couldn't produce a better card, especially a numbered-level card.

This could be seen from the other party's previous behavior of wanting to overturn the table.

But afterwards, the Joker took out Number 034. This situation indicated a possibility.

Just now, Wei Si had given the Joker a numbered card through some means.

Of course, this was just Luo Xi's guess, so he asked that question, and the Joker's reaction showed that Luo Xi's guess was correct.

This made things interesting.

Luo Xi had already thought about it, he could use this round to squeeze as many cards as possible from Wei Si's side.

Wei Si must have put a lot of effort into accumulating these numbered-level cards.

Consuming the enemy and strengthening oneself, this step must be taken as far as possible.

"Deal the cards," Luo Xi's gaze swept towards the deck of cards over there.

According to the order, the two each took a corresponding playing card.

Luo Xi had already calculated how many cards were within his hand range and how many were outside in a deck of cards. From a probabilistic point of view, the possibility of not being 'busted' in the second round was still greater than being 'busted'.

However, with this kind of gameplay, it was inevitable to be 'busted' sooner or later.

Maybe in the third or fourth round, and with each additional round, the possibility of 'busting' would greatly increase.

So, the two were betting on who would be 'busted' before the other.

Moreover, because of the gameplay, the bets in the 'pot' would increase every round. Generally, after two rounds, the bets in the pot were already quite considerable.

This was currently the case.

Both sides had already invested four cards each, a total of eight.

Whoever won, all eight cards would belong to them.

And they could also reap the opponent's life.

It could be said that this kind of gambling was quite exciting. At this time, the Joker's heartbeat had unconsciously accelerated. The sensory stimulation brought by the coexistence of excitement and fear made the Joker reveal a very crazy smile, and his fingers were also excitedly tapping non-stop, like a pianist practicing finger exercises in the air.

"3 of Hearts!" Luo Xi revealed his card at this time, not 'busted'.

The Joker carefully looked at Luo Xi's playing card, frowning, seemingly a little unbelievable.

However, he quickly returned to normal and also revealed his own playing card.

10 of Diamonds.

Also not 'busted'.

In other words, if the two of them continued the 'Russian Roulette' game and didn't get killed, they would definitely enter the third round.

And in the third round, the possibility of being 'busted' would greatly increase.

"This time you got the 10 of Diamonds, you're higher, you go first," Luo Xi pointed to the revolver on the table.

The Joker's expression was gloomy.

They had already fired two shots, which meant that the probability of being hit now had increased to one in four.

But he had set the rules, and it was impossible to violate them.

The special mechanism in the scene ensured the execution of this rule. If anyone violated it, they would be killed by the rules.

The Joker was no exception.

He picked up the gun, enduring the urge to shoot the other party in the head, and pointed the revolver at his own temple, the muzzle lowered.

Click~

The sound of metal collision rang out, an empty shot.

The Joker laughed.

He handed the revolver over.

"It's your turn." The Joker glared, "I'm really looking forward to the moment when your skull explodes and your brains spray out."

"You took two seconds longer to fire this time!" Luo Xi suddenly said, then picked up the gun and unhesitatingly fired at himself.

Also an empty shot.

"Are you scared?" Luo Xi asked with a smile when he put down the gun.

The smile on the Joker's face disappeared.

He had to admit that he had lost in terms of state of mind and madness.

Before this, he never thought he would lose to others in this regard.

He considered himself to be more insane than anyone else and would never be afraid.

But reality slapped him in the face.

The person in front of him was even more insane and didn't know what 'fear' was.