Divine fortune teller and traditional Chinese medicine doctor

In fact, Lu Ming's father had been seriously ill and bedridden for more than half a year.

He had been hospitalized before, and was only recently transferred home. The Lu family hired a medical team to provide 24-hour monitoring and treatment for the old man.

Although her father's condition was very serious, it had been kept under control and had been relatively stable for the past few months.

Therefore, when Lu Ming heard Li Mu say that her father was leaving, she could hardly believe it.

Although the old man was a bit strange, knowing that she had a brain disease and even saying he could save her life, she couldn't really believe him now.

Judging from Li Mu's clothes just now, he looks like an ordinary old man from the bottom of society. How could he possibly cure her terminal illness?

Her malignant brain tumor had been examined by several neurosurgeons at the largest hospital in the country, but ultimately no one could do anything about it.

Now, Lu Ming has basically given up on treatment and is relying on extremely expensive imported drugs to get by day by day.

She didn't know how much longer she had to live; she might die at any moment.

But she was very unwilling to accept it!

Her father was also seriously ill, and she was in a situation where death was approaching step by step. What should be done with such a large family business?

She's now the pillar of the Lu family group.

Although she has a half-brother, Lu Hao, he is dishonest and idle, and if the family business is handed over to him, he will definitely squander it.

After being diagnosed with a brain tumor, she never told her family, for fear that her parents would worry, especially that her father's condition would be aggravated by the stress.

When Lu Ming rushed home, she saw that many people had come to her house. There were also people around her father's sickbed, and her mother was lying on the bedside, holding her husband's hand tightly and crying her heart out.

"Dad! Dad! What's wrong? Dad, wake up! You were fine this morning!"

Lu Ming held her father's thin, bony hand tightly and called out softly.

"Ming'er...you...you're back...Daddy has been waiting for you...you must take good care of yourself..."

Lu Ming's father, Lu Zhenxing, moved his lips slightly and managed to utter a few words. He looked at his beloved daughter one last time with extremely weak eyes before passing away.

"Dad! Dad..."

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After the little girl's injuries were treated at the hospital and she received a rabies vaccine, Li Mu took her directly to the South District Police Station.

He didn't know where the little girl came from, nor could he contact her family, so he had no choice but to take her to the police station.

To his dismay, the little girl clung tightly to his hand, refusing to let him leave.

A pair of big, dark eyes stared intently at him, their gaze filled with pleading.

When you ask her, she won't say anything.

No matter how the police officers tried to persuade or ask, the little girl wouldn't say a word.

Everyone thought that the child of unknown origin might be a deaf-mute child.

With no other option, Li Mu had to forcefully break free from the little girl's grasp with the help of the policewoman.

"what……"

However, as he walked out of the reception room, the little girl, who had been silent all along, suddenly burst into tears.

For some reason, Li Mu felt a pang of pain in his heart when he heard the child's desperate and helpless cries.

At that moment, he thought of his youngest daughter, Jiajia.

In his dreams, he didn't know how many times Jiajia reached out her hands to him, crying and begging to go home, not wanting him to leave her.

But no matter what he did, he couldn't take Jiajia away.

However, Li Mu couldn't take this child of unknown origin with him.

Even if he were willing, the police wouldn't agree.

Helpless, he could only shake his head and leave the police station.

Back at Jinhao Entertainment City, it was almost time for the underground casino to open. Li Mu found Mingyue in the arcade area and then went to get 50,000 yuan in cash as gambling capital.

They learned that casinos do not accept electronic payments; whether buying or exchanging chips, only cash is accepted.

Mingyue told Li Mu that this was a common practice in underground casinos in mainland China, in order to avoid leaving evidence of online transactions for the police.

Although those who dare to run underground casinos usually have powerful backgrounds and are not worried about the police cracking down on gambling, they themselves will try to keep a low profile and be cautious just in case.

The casino is located underground in the Golden Palace Casino, and was built by converting the underground parking garage.

The interior space isn't actually very large, but it immediately becomes lively once it opens for business.

Mingyue was indeed very familiar with the layout, methods, and various ways to play in this kind of place.

Li Mu could tell that this girl had frequented gambling establishments quite often.

Mingyue took Li Muxian for a walk around the casino.

"Grandpa, I just took a look. This little casino is pretty much the same as other underground casinos. The games are basically divided into two categories: banker games and free games. You see, the games with dealers dealing cards and rolling dice are banker games. The ones without dealers are free games."

Mingyue said to Li Mu.

"What's the difference between these two ways of playing?" Li Mu asked.

Li Mu knew absolutely nothing about these things at the casino.

"Simply put, the house game is where gamblers play against the casino owner. The free game is where gamblers play against each other, and the casino owner just provides the platform and takes a cut," Mingyue explained professionally.

"Oh, I see. So which way of playing do you think is more reliable?" Li Mu nodded and continued to ask.

"The dealer's games are generally very simple and easy to learn. You just need to know the rules, and you don't even need any skills. It's all about luck, so they're suitable for beginners. For example, betting on big or small, roulette, and slot machines. The free games, on the other hand, are usually more skill-based, like mahjong, dominoes, and poker."

"Hey, looks like you're quite the expert, you know everything!"

Li Mu praised Mingyue.

"What's so special about that? It's just basic common sense."

Mingyue tilted her head slightly, looking quite disdainful as she spoke.

"So, which game do you think we should play? Which one is easier to win?"

"We don't have much capital right now. I think we should play a couple of rounds of the banker game first, win some initial capital, and then try the free-play game to win bigger!"

Mingyue answered without hesitation.

"Um, can't the house win big?"

Li Mu asked, puzzled.

"The house game is unlikely to let you win big. As I said before, the house game is where the gambler plays against the boss. Do you think the boss will let you win big? If you don't know how to play, you're guaranteed to lose at the house game table. The most important thing to avoid losing at the house game table is to quit while you're ahead and not be greedy. Play guerrilla tactics, hit and run. Especially for newbies, you're likely to win on your first or second hand to arouse your desire, and then when you bet more chips, that's when you start losing. This is a common tactic used by all casino house games."

Mingyue explained.

"So, in a bookmaker-style betting game, the gambler's wins and losses are completely controlled by the bookmaker?"

"That's for sure! Grandpa, did you see those sexy and beautiful female dealers? They've all been specially trained in cheating techniques, and all the dealers are capable of manipulating the wins and losses on the table. Of course, besides cheating techniques, they also use some hidden high-tech methods."

"I see! So, the free-play mode is relatively fairer!"

Li Mu nodded slightly after a moment of realization.

"The free-play mode is a competition between gamblers, it's all about their gambling skills and luck. Grandpa, let's go exchange for chips first, then we'll go play the house mode to get some capital!"

Mingyue was itching to grab a chip, so she pulled Li Mu's arm and headed towards the chip exchange counter.