Chapter 71: One Game Determines Victory or Defeat (Middle)

  "Choose me! I'm young and energetic, shaking the dice is even more spirited! Choosing me will definitely not be wrong!" A small young man squeezed to the front. He enthusiastically promoted himself, just like that old woman selling melons, the difference being he was selling himself.

  "Don't listen to him, he's only been a croupier for less than two years and doesn't know anything. Choose me instead, I know everything. Among the croupiers in this Wan Gui Casino, there's no one who can beat me at shaking the dice. If I say I'm second, then absolutely no one would dare to say they're first." A middle-aged man stroking his symbolic long mustache was also promoting himself.

  "Hum! You young people, so arrogant and ignorant of respect for the elderly. Can you compare to my decades-long career as a gambler?!" The old man's voice was squeezed out from behind, but it still managed to reach Xuanxuan's ears.

  Looking at this chaotic scene, Wei Jian Tong himself was also blushing. His own casino actually had so many corrupt officials who were blinded by money. He didn't know if these people were secretly embezzling the casino's silver too. This matter must be thoroughly investigated once it's over!

  Just as the group of officials were exposing each other's shortcomings, Xiao Shouren and Juanjuan almost simultaneously discovered an official who stood out from the crowd. He was in his thirties, with a pale face, broad forehead, and a short beard on his chin. He had a smile on his face as he looked at his colleagues in front of him.

  "You, the man in white shirt, come here!" shouted Xiao Shouren.

  The man didn't stand on ceremony either. As soon as he heard Xiao Shouren's greeting, he swaggered over to him and walked right up to his face.

  "Everyone is eager to get an opportunity, how come you are so indifferent?" Xiao Shouren asked curiously.

  "Xiao Shaoxia is so clever, he must have thought of it too. Everyone was pushing and shoving in front, if I wasn't standing at the back, Xiao Shaoxia wouldn't be able to see me either! And wouldn't notice me either! This should be what they mean by 'non-action', not competing is actually really competing, isn't that right, Xiao Shaoxia?" The man smiled and replied to Xiao Shouran's question, looking very elegant, completely unlike a gambler.

  "Haha, great, this statement really resonates with me. Not competing is the real victory, isn't it? Alright, you're the one, help us roll the dice, don't disappoint our expectations." Xiao Shouren patted the white-shirted man's shoulder.

  "Mr. Guo has already thanked Mr. Xiao and Miss Shan for the silver." The man who called himself Guo bowed to Xiao Shouren and Qianqian.

  It's not that simple, from calling Xiao Shouren the same as Wei Jian Tong to suddenly changing to Xiao Gongzi, it's very natural, without any awkwardness, just like they were old friends. In fact, this change in address has already revealed a lot of information, the most basic meaning is that now I've taken your money, you can rest assured, I'm doing things for you now, not for Wei Jian Tong anymore, so the address is different too, drawing a clear line between them.

  When saying thank you, he naturally says his own name, so that people can remember him and not forget it later. And when calling Xuanxuan, it's not as intimate as Wei Jian Tong or Xuanxuan Tang Shu, giving people a first impression of being well-educated.

  One sentence can actually achieve so many purposes, it's really not easy!

  Can't help but say, Guo Qian's craftsmanship is still unmatched. As soon as he approaches the gambling table, he exudes a strong presence. Picking up the small bucket with the dice, it's like a flowing cloud, not showing any tension or awkwardness at all. The small bucket seems to be an extension of his hand, as if they were born together, inseparable.

  Everyone's gaze was fixed on those hands and the dice on the table, as well as the small wooden bucket in his hand, staring intently, afraid of missing any exciting details.

  At this moment, Guo Qian made a move that surprised everyone. He stretched out his idle left hand and reached towards the small black wooden bucket on his left side.

  What is he doing? He's holding two small wooden buckets with dice in them. Is it useful to shake both hands together? I've never heard of it!

  That's right! He wants to shake both hands together, he wants to shake one hand with a pair of dice at the same time, and then stop at the same time, and let Xiao Shouren and Wei Jian Tong guess one pair each, neither taking advantage nor losing out, extremely fair!

  The difficulty is not ordinary, someone had tried this method before, but all failed, some people succeeded, but only managed to shake out two identical dice numbers with both hands, if you want to shake out two different dice numbers, the difficulty is not ordinary anymore.

  Everyone did not expect that they could see such a magical skill in the Wan Gui Casino, so they rubbed their eyes and looked again.

  Xiao Shouren and Wei Jiantong also stared blankly for a moment after seeing Guo Qian's posture, their faces also turned solemn.

  Originally, both of them were going to rely on their auditory skills to carefully listen and figure out the number of dots on the dice. However, now it's different. When two dice are shaken together in the same container, they will interfere with each other, making a lot of noise, and neither of them can clearly hear how many dots there are.

  Kuo Chien looked up at Xiao Shouren and Wei Jian Tong, seeing that both of their faces were stern and serious, he was very satisfied with the effect his double-handed shake had achieved.

  These hands that shook together in unison aren't as easy to train as one would imagine, Guo Qian has been practicing since he was a child and is only about 80% proficient.

  These two hands need to be used in one mind, just like Zhou Botong's left and right hand mutual combat technique in The Legend of the Condor Hero. One hand draws a square and the other hand draws a circle at the same time, without interfering with each other. It's not easy to achieve this state of one mind and two uses, so being able to shake both hands simultaneously and having different numbers of dots on each die, while still controlling the dice to show the desired number of points, is really a test of skill.

  Both hands crossed each other, and then everyone found that the two dice originally placed on the table were gone. Yes, they were gone. Then everyone only heard the sound of the dice colliding with the shaking cup, and saw Guo Qian's constantly waving hands.

  Dizzy and bewildered, busy with no time to spare, the voice is sometimes urgent, sometimes slow, and the movements are sometimes as fast as a gust of wind, and sometimes as slow as a snail crawling.

  Maybe it's a technical requirement, maybe it's for showmanship, Guo Qian sometimes even tosses the two dice buckets into the air and then catches them with his hands when they fall down, just like a magic performance, very visually appealing!

  The music has stopped, the dance is over, and it's quiet now.

  Looking at the two black dice buckets on the desktop, Xiao Shouren and Wei Jian Tong both had a solemn face, and they were all unsure in their hearts.

  "Alright, you two, I've shaken them up for you. Go ahead and guess, each of you choose one and guess the number. After you both say out loud what you think it is, I'll reveal the answer to you." Guo Qian said with a smile, while also taking a glance at Xuanxuan's position, probably worried that she might make a run for it halfway through and leave him to find someone else to ask for money.

  Wei Jian Tong had just scolded this little kid Guo Qian for several generations, and he didn't expect that he would have the skill to shake both hands at the same time. Just now, he used 12 points of his spirit to listen to the sound of the dice bucket, but it was too noisy and he couldn't hear clearly, so he didn't know the score.

  Xiao Shouren had a bit of confidence in his heart, but he was still somewhat perplexed and didn't know if the answer in his heart was true. Just now Xiao Shouren spent less time listening with his ears, and more time looking.

  Xiao Shouren knew that his trick of listening with his ears wouldn't work as soon as he saw Guo Qian's hands shaking simultaneously, so he didn't use his ears to listen much. Instead, he used his extraordinary eyes to gaze at Guo Qian like a hawk, not missing any of his movements, no matter how small they were.

  As expected, Xiao Shouren finally found the key through this combination of sight and hearing, seeing the subtlety of the two hands shaking together. However, he was still not very sure in his heart.

  "Both of you, hurry up and guess!" Guo Qian saw Xiao Shouren and Wei Jian Tong simultaneously furrowing their brows, but he was still very pleased in his heart. Being able to stump both of them at the same time was something worth being happy about.

  "After all, I've been in the gambling world for so many years, this time let's just let Xiao Shaoxia take the lead, let Xiao Shaoxia choose and guess first." Wei Jian Tong made an inviting gesture with his right hand, indicating that he wanted Xiao Shouren to go first.

  "It's not necessary, I've already overstepped my bounds when I stood the egg upright earlier. Isn't it a guest following the host's lead? How can one not understand etiquette? Let me let the master guess first for now." Xiao Shouren also smiled and declined.

  Two people were kicking a leather ball made by Guo Qian, neither of whom was willing to shoot the goal, it's really strange!

  This skin ball is really troublesome, both of them want the other to guess first, but the other person's heart is also uncertain, so they are also pushing and shoving each other, kicking back and forth, having a great time.

  "Two of you, don't decline, pen, ink, paper and inkstone are ready. Each of the two chooses a dice bucket, then writes down the number in his mind on the paper, after announcing it, I will open the bucket. What do you think of this method?" Guo Qian smiled and came up with an idea.

  Xiao Shouren and Wei Jian Tong both wanted to get rid of Guo Qian. Wei Jian Tong had just given Guo Qian a signal, but Guo Qian pretended not to see it, which made Wei Jian Tong very angry and wanted to strangle this white-eyed wolf to death. Xiao Shouren was different, he was still thinking about the wonderful part earlier, and once he figured it out, he would have an answer and could confirm it with confidence. What Xiao Shouren lacked was just a little bit of time.

  But Guo Qian didn't give Xiao Shouren even a moment, so Xiao Shouren also hated Guo Qian to death, this big-headed official.

  The two of them casually pointed to a dice bucket with their hands, and after selecting one, they stared at Guo Qian fiercely, making Guo Qian's heart feel a bit hairy.

  Can't help but admit that the guys at Wan Gui Casino are very efficient, Guo Qian's voice had just fallen when they came over with pens and paper, Xiao Shouren and Wei Jian Tong each took a pen and a piece of paper, very fair!

  Wei Jian Tong was extremely angry and wrote a 9 with his brush, taking the middle score. On the other hand, Xiao Shou Ren was great, he brushed out a score that made everyone laugh.