Chapter 145: Chapter 134: Isn’t Your Luck a Bit Too Good?

Hotel, in the room.

Lu Li didn’t immediately agree.

He was extremely short of money at the moment.

There was a gap of almost two billion in the engine development.

Logically, he should take this money.

In fact, even if he took this money, he couldn’t fill the two-billion-dollar gap in engine development.

After all, Brother Gu promised a twenty percent profit, which couldn’t be settled for a year instantly.

Even if it was settled for a year, it would be just over a hundred million.

Still far from two billion.

Lu Li also didn’t immediately refuse.

Rescuing Chen Man Ni and Zhen Qiang could be seen as repaying a favor, and for Liu Kexin’s sake.

He had no personal ties with Brother Gu.

It wasn’t inappropriate to save them and get a generous reward.

He thought for a moment and said, “Let me think it over carefully, and I’ll get back to Brother Gu.”

Chen Man Ni smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll convey the message to him later.”

Lu Li hummed a reply and said, “It’s getting late, I need to rest here, you see…”

Chen Man Ni, being very sensible, immediately stood up and said, “Then I won’t disturb your rest, Mr. Lu, goodnight.”

Lu Li replied, “Goodnight,” and saw her out the door.

Closed the door.

He took off his pajamas.

Climbed into bed.

Lu Li half-lay there thinking for a while.

Ultimately, he still hadn’t decided whether to accept Brother Gu’s kindness.

It wasn’t that he didn’t love money.

In fact, if Brother Gu had directly given a ten-million or twenty-million reward,

Lu Li would have gladly accepted it.

This would mean the other party was repaying the favor of saving their lives.

This money wasn’t easy to take.

Although the other party clearly stated no obligations were needed, just like he thought earlier, if something happened to the other party in the future, could he stand by and do nothing?

“I’ll talk to Brother Gu tomorrow, and then decide,” he thought.

Lu Li stopped thinking about the money issue and started pondering about the casino.

He didn’t know the scale of the casino Wana would take him to tomorrow.

If the scale was large, he wouldn’t mind winning a bit more money, given the two-billion funding gap.

If the scale was small, he might really just be testing the waters, seeing how the casino operates, and then win more in Macau.

“Why think so much, I’ll know when I get there tomorrow?”

Lu Li cleared his mind of distractions and lay down to sleep peacefully.

…

Meanwhile, in Su City.

After watching the satellite video, Ma Yangming, Zhang Guocheng, Old Tan, and others were all scared out of their wits.

No one expected Lu Li’s power to be that terrifying.

At that time, Ma Yangming’s face turned green.

Thinking of his previous decision, which could easily have angered Lu Li, he secretly rejoiced, thankful that the order hadn’t been issued yet, otherwise, who could stop this human war machine if he went wild?

Because of this, Ma Yangming immediately reconvened a meeting.

Decided to discuss how exactly to handle Lu Li.

With a serious face, Ma Yangming said, “Regarding Mr. Lu, in my opinion, it must be classified as a top-secret red file. Everyone should ensure that their subordinates keep this secret, and also, Old Zhang, when Mr. Lu returns to the country, you should talk to him, give him my phone number, and indicate that if he encounters any trouble in the future, he can contact us directly to resolve it, and if he can refrain from taking action, please ask him not to, can we do this?”

Zhang Guocheng glanced at Ma Yangming, thinking, you used to call him by his first name directly, yet now after watching the video, you’ve changed to calling him Mr. Lu?

Moreover, previously, Ma Yangming intended to monitor Lu Li regardless of his opinion.

In other words, they didn’t take it seriously.

But now, the information revealed by Ma Yangming’s words had completely changed.

Not only did he personally express that Lu Li would be classified as a top-secret red file,

but also that if the other party encountered trouble, they would be willing to intervene to resolve it.

Just asking this murder god not to go wild.

Zhang Guocheng felt amused, but also understood why Ma Yangming’s attitude changed so drastically.

Simply put, he was scared by Lu Li.

And indeed, Lu Li’s display of power this time was too terrifying.

Not to mention Ma Yangming feeling fearful.

Zhang Guocheng, Old Tan, and several East China Region leaders felt a fear in their hearts.

This was a human nuclear weapon!

The deterrent power far surpasses that of a normal nuclear weapon.

This is no joke.

Nuclear weapons cannot be used casually.

Otherwise, it will provoke a joint attack.

Or be condemned globally.

But Lu Li was different.

He wasn’t bound by any “nuclear weapon treaty” at all.

If he really wanted to do something, he could unleash devastating power anytime and anywhere.

Zhang Guocheng, Ma Yangming, and Old Tan had every reason to believe, as long as they could curry favor with Lu Li well enough, in the future, if they encountered any trouble, having Lu Li step in would solve it with ease.

Thinking of this, Zhang Guocheng replied, “I’ll talk to him when Mr. Lu returns to the country.”

Ma Yangming repeatedly urged, “Remember to treat Mr. Lu with courtesy, don’t carelessly offend him with your status and make him unhappy.”

Zhang Guocheng, with a wry smile, said, “I dare not offend anyone, let alone offend Mr. Lu. Offending him is seeking one’s own death.”

“Isn’t that true,” Old Tan also sighed, “If anyone truly offended Mr. Lu, who knows, they might just vanish from the world in their sleep.”

“Mr. Lu is too terrifying.”

“We should give him the utmost respect.”

“Director Ma, since Mr. Lu doesn’t want anyone following him, we shouldn’t assign anyone to track him. Otherwise, if he gets upset and causes a scene, as Old Zhang said, it would be unmanageable.”

Others also expressed that they must give Lu Li the highest respect.

At this moment, all the leaders of the East China Region were terrified by Lu Li, no longer harboring any thoughts of underestimation, and even thinking of currying favor.

…

The next day.

In the morning, Brother Gu, Zhen Qiang, and Chen Man Ni came over again to express their deep gratitude.

Lu Li chatted with them for a while.

Until around ten o’clock.

Wana personally drove over to pick him up.

Perhaps knowing that Brother Gu, Zhen Qiang, and Chen Man Ni have a close relationship with Lu Li.

Wana invited them to get in another car together.

They had a meal at the best restaurant in town.

Around one in the afternoon.

The group arrived at the casino.

This casino had quite a few slot machines.

And there were tables lined up for gambling.

The dealers stood there, smiling and serving the gamblers.

There were indeed many people gambling here.

At a glance, there must have been hundreds.

The vast majority were Chinese.

Lu Li even used his great eyesight to see that they were exchanging chips in Renminbi.

There were also US Dollars and Euros.

Relatively fewer.

Wana introduced, “It’s not too busy in the afternoon, if you come at night, the number of people might multiply several times. Which game would you like to play?”

Lu Li and Wana walked in front.

Chen Man Ni, Brother Gu, and Zhen Qiang followed behind.

Lu Li casually said, “It’s my first time in a casino, are there any simpler games?”

Wana thought for a moment and said, “Besides slot machines, the simplest might be roulette and Dragon-Tiger.”

Lu Li asked, “How do you play roulette and Dragon-Tiger?”

Wana seriously introduced, “The rules of roulette are…”

Typically, a roulette wheel has thirty-seven or thirty-eight numbers. The dealer spins the wheel and drops a ball at its edge. Wherever the ball lands is the winning number.

Common betting methods include odd/even, red/black, big/small, and specific numbers.

The odds vary.

For numbers, the odds are 35 to 1.

Odd/even, red/black, big/small are all 1 to 1.

Dragon-Tiger is played on a table marked with three large circles labeled “Dragon,” “Tiger,” and “Tie.” Players place chips on these circles, and the dealer deals one card each to the Dragon and Tiger. The higher card wins, K being the highest, and A the lowest. If they’re the same, it’s a tie.

According to the rules, betting on Dragon or Tiger pays 1 to 1, betting on a tie pays 8 to 1.

To make Dragon-Tiger more interesting, many casinos have introduced eight additional betting options: Dragon Odd, Dragon Even, Tiger Odd, Tiger Even, Dragon Black, Dragon Red, Tiger Black, Tiger Red.

The odds for these are all 1 to 1.

It’s worth mentioning that Dragon-Tiger and Dragon-Tiger (a different game) are not the same, though they sound similar. But if a “tie” happens, the house only takes half the Dragon and Tiger bets, not all.

If Dragon or Tiger happens, only the single side wins plus the “tie” bets.

Lu Li roughly understood the game rules and nodded, “Get me some chips, and I’ll go play Dragon-Tiger.”

“Okay.”

Wana waved Mo Juedu over to exchange a hundred thousand Renminbi worth of chips.

Lu Li looked at them but didn’t take them all.

He just took one round chip worth five thousand Renminbi.

Lu Li smiled and said, “I’ll give it back to you when I win later.”

Wana flattered him, “No need to return it, just take all these chips.”

“No need.”

Lu Li waved his hand and walked straight to the Dragon-Tiger table.

Brother Gu, Zhen Qiang, Chen Man Ni, and two other women followed him, standing there to watch Lu Li gamble.

Wana and Mo Juedu followed as well.

Although Lu Li only took a five thousand Renminbi chip and said he didn’t need the others.

But they knew that in casinos, statistically, nine out of ten bets are losses, estimating that Lu Li would soon lose his chips.

Therefore, Mo Juedu didn’t exchange the chips back, but stayed behind Lu Li, ready to provide him with more chips anytime.

That’s exactly what everyone else thought too.

Brother Gu, Zhen Qiang, and Chen Man Ni almost thought the same.

Five thousand chips wouldn’t even make a splash in the casino, how could you win much?

Not everyone is Chen Xiaodao, who could turn twenty bucks worth of chips into twenty-five million.

Just when everyone was thinking this way.

Lu Li casually tossed the five thousand chips onto the “Tie” circle.

Sun Demin slapped his forehead, thinking Lu Li’s five thousand chips were gone.

Wana, Chen Man Ni, and others also shook their heads helplessly.

Since Dragon-Tiger uses eight decks of cards without the jokers.

The probability of the same card is about one in thirteen.

How could the average person be so lucky to hit a “Tie” right away?

Therefore, everyone thought that Lu Li would definitely lose this time.

Even the pretty female dealer cast a surprised look.

Before long, all seven or eight people at this table finished betting.

These players were quite cautious, all betting on “Dragon” or “Tiger,” no one followed on “Tie.”

The female dealer dealt the cards, and amidst the shouts of the gamblers, flipped the cards.

Although Wana, Chen Man Ni, Brother Gu, and others didn’t think Lu Li could win, they kept watching closely.

Who would have thought, once the cards were flipped, they were exactly two identical cards, both hearts A!

“Huh?”

“Both are hearts A?”

“Did Mr. Lu hit the jackpot on his first try?”

Wana and Mo Juedu were stunned.

Brother Gu, Chen Man Ni, Zhen Qiang and the other two women couldn’t help but show surprised expressions.

They really didn’t expect Lu Li to be so lucky to hit a “Tie” immediately.

At this time, after the female dealer paid Lu Li his chips, she collected the cards and placed them in the shuffling machine.

Shuffling sound.

The shuffling machine finished mixing the cards.

Without even looking, Lu Li once again pushed all the chips in front of him onto “Tie.”

Wana: “…”

The gamblers: “…”

Chen Man Ni and their companions: “…”

Everyone was left a bit dumbfounded by Lu Li’s actions.

You were lucky before to hit the lowest probability “Tie,” and you’re still betting on “Tie” again this time?

Everyone was a bit incredulous, staring wide-eyed at the female dealer, wanting to see if Lu Li’s luck could be as good as it just was.

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