Underworld Chronicles: Qiao Si's Strategist, Xiao Ke, and Wang Weifan

Li Baobao, who was admitted to the hospital, had his mouth wrapped in gauze and could not even speak. Several of his underworld friends came to see him, and they were all anxious and asked him who did it.

Li Baobao kept shaking his head, and his friends all thought he had been hit on the head with a club. They didn't know who had hit him, and after saying a lot of angry words, they all left the hospital.

After Li Baobao's friends left, his wife said, "Baobao, let's call the police and let the authorities find out who beat you up like this."

Li Baobao shook his head repeatedly. He took a pen and paper and wrote on it: Don't report it. Wait until I'm better.

His wife had no choice but to listen to Li Baobao and didn't call the police. Two or three days later, Li Baobao was discharged from the hospital and bought a set of dentures to get fitted.

After being discharged from the hospital for the second time, Li Baobao invited a few of his cronies to his home for drinks. This time, he didn't dare go out drinking.

When they had drunk enough, Li Baobao said to his friends, "You are all my best buddies. I'm going to tell you how I was raped and who raped me. You have to keep it a secret and not tell anyone."

His friends all nodded vigorously, assuring him that everything Li Baobao said today was true and would never leave the room.

Li Baobao recounted how Xiao Ke beat him up and revealed his true feelings, saying he would not seek revenge on Xiao Ke anymore, as it was too damn ruthless; he had nothing to lose and wasn't afraid of anyone wearing shoes.

Li Baobao was afraid that Xiao Ke would retaliate and slaughter his whole family. Li Baobao also told his friends not to mess with Xiao Ke, such a bastard.

After hearing Li Baobao's account, his friends were no longer as aggressive as they had been at the hospital. They were all like wilted eggplants or dogs without bones, sluggish and listless. They were all petty thugs from the streets, and when they encountered ruthless individuals or desperate criminals, they were terrified and none of them dared to risk their lives against them.

The next day, Li Baobao's cronies spread the word about Xiao Ke beating him all over the streets and alleys. In no time, no hoodlum in the underworld was unaware of Xiao Ke, the nephew of Old Wang.

This time, Li Baobao was completely defeated, and he was too ashamed to continue working in the underworld. Xiao Ke, on the other hand, became famous overnight and was quite well-known in his uncle's area.

Xiao Ke didn't care about fame at all. In his eyes, fame was useless at this time. Making money was the most important thing. Without money, everything else was useless.

With the remaining 100 yuan in his pocket, Xiao Ke and his cousin Wang Zhi went to the gambling den in Daowai again.

This time, Xiao Ke didn't play Texas Hold'em. Instead, he went to the side to play Blackjack. Xiao Ke felt that playing Blackjack as the banker and beating all the other players would be a faster way to make money.

When Xiao Ke and his friends arrived, there were already six people playing at the table, and a group of people were standing around watching. After squeezing in, Xiao Ke had his cousin Wang Zhi hold the fort behind him, and then he sat down.

Their game is that if the banker wins, they become the banker for the rest of the game; if the banker loses, whoever wins the most among the players becomes the banker.

Xiao Ke didn't use any special moves in the first round and pretended to lose. But in the second round, he started using special moves, hiding his cards in his sleeve.

The dealer got 19 points and kept raising the stakes with great confidence. Some of the other players folded immediately, while others called a couple of times and then folded. Only Xiao Ke kept calling.

The dealer thought to himself, "Damn it, this kid's playing mind games with me. He definitely doesn't have any big cards. Let's see how I beat him."

Xiao Ke's cheating skills are now so refined that he can conjure up any card he wants. No matter how much you try to outsmart him, you can't beat his tricks.

Finally, the dealer revealed his hand, which was 19 points. Xiao Ke simply changed one card and got 20 points, which was just a little bit higher than the dealer's, and won all the money on the table.

After winning money, Xiao Ke became the dealer. After drawing his cards, Xiao Ke secretly switched the cards he had just changed back. Then, Xiao Ke took off his coat and casually put the playing cards from his sleeve into his pocket.

Xiao Ke took off his jacket, revealing a short-sleeved T-shirt. He handed the jacket to his cousin and said, "Cousin, hold this jacket for me. The sleeves are too long. We don't want people to think we're hiding cards."

Look at Xiao Ke, he's so cunning and shrewd. No wonder he's so short. He deserves it; his cunning is what makes him so short.

The others at the table took one look and thought, "Wow, this guy is pretty meticulous; he plays cards cleanly." So they felt reassured and started playing with confidence.

Little did they know that the cards were in Xiao Ke's hands, which was a disaster. You might see him shuffling the cards, but he was actually faking it. The cards were still arranged in the order he wanted. He could deal whatever cards he wanted, make whoever he wanted to win 21, make whoever he wanted lose, and make whoever he wanted win.

Within an hour, Xiao Ke had won a fortune. Some people lost everything and left the table unwillingly. Others lost more than half of their winnings, but seeing how good Xiao Ke was, they stopped playing with him and went to play something else.

There were also some people who just wouldn't believe it and wanted to fight Xiao Ke to the death. One of them was a young man named Zhang Guangyue, who was about the same age as Xiao Ke, but was an old gambler. He was stubborn and didn't believe that Xiao Ke's ideas would always be so good. He would fight to the death.

But Zhang Guangyue wanted to fight Xiao Ke to the end, but the money on his table wouldn't allow it. He had brought more than 500 yuan with him, and it was slowly running out, with not a single penny left.

Having lost everything, Zhang Guangyue stood up with red eyes. "Wait a minute," he said, "I'm going home to get more money. I'll come back and we'll do it again. Don't run away, okay? Everyone else can run away, but you can't. I don't believe in that kind of luck." With that, Zhang Guangyue left the casino and ran home.

Zhang Guangyue's home was near the casino. After running home, he dug out all the 1000 yuan his parents had saved for him to get married, and then hurriedly ran back to continue arguing with Xiao Ke.

By this time, everyone else had stopped playing, and only Xiao Ke and Zhang Guangyue remained at the table, surrounded by a group of people watching the spectacle.

Xiao Ke deliberately set a trap for Zhang Guangyue, letting his hand gradually reach 20 points. Zhang Guangyue was overjoyed and bet all 1000 yuan he had brought.

"Open your cards, open your cards! Damn it, I don't believe you can beat me!" Zhang Guangyue said, flipping over his face-down card with a snap. The table showed his score as 20 points.

The onlookers stood on tiptoe, and when they saw Zhang Guangyue's score, they all exclaimed in surprise, thinking that Xiao Ke was definitely going to lose this time.

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Xiao Ke pretended to carefully arrange his hidden cards. The people behind him bowed their heads, watching the hidden cards slowly light up, just like Xiao Ke. 21 points, Xiao Ke won decisively.

"Sorry, bro, I've been on a really good run of luck today," Xiao Ke said, swiping the money on the table.

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Guangyue shouted, grabbing Xiao Ke's hand. What was he going to do next? Stay tuned for the next episode.