A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Li Mu was not surprised by Bie Yan's request.

He nodded and took it.

Bie Yan then sat down on Li Mu's bunk, the two of them face to face.

Li Mu unfolded the playing cards, held them in his hand, and said:

"What does Brother Bie want to play?"

Texas.

As he spoke, he pointed to the side:

"Four families play."

"it is good."

Li Mu began shuffling the cards, but this time, he toned down the fancy shuffling techniques he had inherited from the old swindler and used the most ordinary shuffling method instead.

Bie Yan stared intently at the playing cards in his hand until Li Mu asked:

"Cut the tiles?"

"……good."

Upon hearing his words, Li Mu made a very subtle movement with his thumb, and then placed the playing cards on the deck.

Even though he couldn't see it, from his perspective, there was already a gap of about one millimeter in the middle of his deck of cards.

This is a cheating technique called "making a bridge." By creating a gap in the deck of cards, when someone cuts the deck, there is a high probability that they will use this imperceptible gap to split the deck in half.

But instead of cutting the cards in the gap, Bieyan picked up a thin stack of about ten cards.

Seeing this, Li Mu didn't care. He just waited until the cards were cut before picking up two stacks of cards.

At first glance, the dozen or so cut cards appeared to be placed at the bottom of the deck, but in reality, with a slight movement of his hand, those cards returned to the top of the deck.

Basic techniques for cheating: fake washing.

At this moment, he said:

"Brother Bie, who do you want to win?"

"...This one should win."

Bie Yan pointed to a spot next to him.

Li Mu nodded:

"it is good."

So he began dealing the cards.

Eight cards were dealt in total, including two private cards, and Bie Yan looked at his own hole cards with a surprised expression.

He turned it on immediately.

For K.

After thinking for a moment, he turned over the two cards next to the "family" card.

A.

The other two are purely generic brands.

Then, Li Mu turned over three community cards.

A, A, 10.

No need to look anymore, when two Aces appear, the player next to Bieyan already has a four of a kind.

Although he had two pairs of Aces and Kings, he still lost.

Then, Li Mu dealt the next two community cards.

For K.

In this round, four Aces against four Kings.

Enemy Card.

If we really fight, I'd probably lose badly.

"..."

The older brother looked at Li Mu with an incredulous expression, as if he didn't understand what had happened at all.

But Li Mu didn't explain much, and instead continued to ask:

"Continue?"

"...Okay. I'll win again this time, but I don't want such a coincidental hand."

"Um."

Li Mu put the cards away, shuffled them, and let Bie Yan cut the cards as usual.

This time, he simply revealed his hand.

Don't say it's 2, 2.

His next two picks are 3 and 10.

Then, Li Mu flipped over the public cards.

The three community cards are: 2, 3, and 10.

The moment Bie Yan saw the community card, he knew he had to call. His hand already formed a three-of-a-kind. Similarly, the player to his left had a pair of 10s that combined with the community card; there was no need for them to fold, or rather, even if they wanted to fold, it wouldn't be in this round.

So, Li Mu turned over the fourth community card.

A 3.

Bie Yan was taken aback, as if she understood something.

As expected, the fifth community card dealt was a 10.

别言的牌型是：2、2、2、10、10的葫芦牌型。

But his next player also has a gourd, only it's three 10s.

It's still a battle of foes.

"Actually, this is already a bit deliberate. If it were a real game, there would be no need for such a 'rival' card. Sometimes the first three community cards are enough for the player to your left to secure the victory. It's just that sometimes the swindler will deliberately give you hope and keep you in suspense to get you hooked..."

"..."

He nodded silently.

This is true.

He plays cards frequently, so he understands the gambler's mentality all too well.

But it was precisely because of this that he looked intently at Li Mu and asked:

"Xiao Li, where did you learn all this?"

"Well……"

Li Mu shook his head slightly:

"Don't ask me that, Brother. I can't tell you either."

"...Okay. Let's change the game, let's play Texas Hold'em."

Amid the rhythmic clatter of the train, Li Mu led Bie Yan into the world of "con artists".

However, they are playing the role of the victim.

After playing for more than an hour, Li Mu demonstrated a series of cheating techniques to Bie Yan, including "dealing cards, making cards, making bridges, and faking shuffling." Finally, the older brother's curiosity was satisfied, and he yawned a few times before lying down on his bunk.

"Xiao Li, when you get back from your business trip, submit some paperwork to the newspaper to apply for a Hong Kong and Macau travel permit. Sometimes we may need to conduct interviews in different districts, so you need to have all the necessary paperwork ready."

Suddenly, Bie Yan blurted out this sentence.

Li Mu was taken aback, then nodded:

"Okay, Brother Bie."

Then he turned on his reading light and continued reading the book "Hu Xueyan," immersing himself in the extraordinary life of that legendary businessman.

Bie Yan turned over, glanced at the intern's quiet and composed demeanor, and a hint of appreciation and admiration flashed in her eyes.

Late at night.

……

The T-series express train from Guangzhou to Yiwu took only seventeen hours, about seven hours faster than the K-series train.

The two arrived in Yiwu around 2 p.m.

Even in a soft sleeper, a train journey of ten hours or so still adds to the fatigue of the trip.

Moreover, this is only Yiwu, which is far from Hengdian.

Fortunately, Bie Yan had arranged for a local friend to drive him in a Santana. Furthermore, Bie Yan seemed very familiar with the roads; without Li Mu even needing to look at a map, he easily boarded a national highway and headed straight for Hengdian.

Then, around 4 o'clock, we finally arrived at a town full of construction sites.

This is Hengdian.

After driving to Hengdian Resort, Bie Yan asked the front desk to change the standard room she had booked to a double room, and helped Li Mu check in.

As they went upstairs, Bie Yan said:

"Here are the car keys. You can wander around for a bit. Hengdian has been focusing on developing its film and television city project these past two years, so I'll probably be coming here often in the future. You can familiarize yourself with it first. If you're interested, that's the Qin Palace over there; that's where they film the palace scenes in period dramas."

"OK."

Li Mu nodded and took the keys.

He was genuinely curious about this place.

So, after putting down his luggage, he knocked on Bieyan's door, said hello, and drove straight to the Qin Palace.

There are construction sites everywhere here, but fortunately the ground is flat and easy to drive on.

After parking his car, he headed straight for the palace gate.

However... to be honest, my first impression of these buildings is that they are all quite rough.

And yet, this crudely built building costs 50 yuan per person for admission...

Just as I was looking at the ticket purchase instructions, several cars pulled out of the Qin Palace.

I brushed past him.

Li Mu didn't pay much attention, but looking at the opening hours from 8 am to 5 pm on the ticket purchase notice, he thought to himself that he probably wouldn't be able to get in today.

Just as he was pondering this, his phone suddenly vibrated.

I took it out and looked at it...

Sender: Fan Bingbing.

"Brother Li, are you in Hengdian? At the Qin Palace?"

???

Li Mu was taken aback and subconsciously looked around.

How did she know?