Chapter 10: He's a Cheat!

The next day.

Wang Haoran, out for a drive in his Cullinan, received important information from the detective agency about Chu Bai's whereabouts.

Chu Bai had entered an underground casino.

"It seems I guessed right."

Wang Haoran wasn't surprised by this news.

As an avid reader of online novels, Wang Haoran knew that protagonists with X-ray vision powers usually had two ways to make money quickly.

One was through stone gambling, and the other was through gambling with money.

Since Qingling City didn't have any stone gambling venues, gambling with money was the more straightforward option.

Wang Haoran instructed the driver to head straight to the underground casino.

About fifteen minutes later, he arrived at the destination.

Judging by the time, Chu Bai should have been gambling for a little while.

But Wang Haoran wasn't in a hurry.

Chu Bai's family was poor, so his starting capital was probably limited. With such a small amount of money, winning 30,000 yuan would definitely take some time.

Moreover, as the protagonist, Chu Bai might not be the smartest, but he certainly wasn't stupid. Even if he could win 30,000 yuan quickly, he wouldn't do it because it would attract too much attention.

Wang Haoran approached the casino's chip exchange window.

A young woman, dressed provocatively, asked, "Handsome, how many chips would you like to exchange?"

"Five hundred thousand."

"Fi... five hundred thousand! Are you sure?"

The young woman was stunned.

This underground casino wasn't very big. Customers who exchanged 50,000 yuan in chips were already considered big clients.

Exchanging 500,000 yuan at once was something she'd never seen before.

"Just swipe the card. The password is six sixes."

Wang Haoran didn't waste any time and handed over the card.

The young woman, half-expecting it not to work, went ahead with the transaction.

The card was accepted.

Really?

The young woman was overjoyed. She quickly handed her window over to a colleague and stepped out to personally attend to Wang Haoran.

Exchanging 500,000 yuan in chips? This was a super VIP!

Judging by his clothes, he looked like a rich young heir who was new to this place.

A big, fat sheep!

"Handsome, what would you like to play? I can introduce you to some games," the young woman said enthusiastically, almost leaning her whole body towards Wang Haoran.

But before she could touch him, Wang Haoran sidestepped her.

His eyes clearly showed disdain.

The young woman, feeling embarrassed, straightened up.

"I don't like the games here. I want to gamble my way. I'll bet all 500,000 yuan on a single hand," Wang Haoran said.

"Handsome, this is a small place. No one here would take such a big bet," the young woman said in disbelief.

"Why don't you ask your boss if he's interested?"

The young woman immediately went to relay the message.

A few minutes later, she returned and led Wang Haoran to a private gambling room.

A man with a bushy beard and a long scar on his left cheek was sitting by the gambling table. He didn't look like someone to be messed with.

"Friend, I'll take your bet. How do you want to play?" the scar-faced man asked, narrowing his eyes at Wang Haoran.

Wang Haoran had a new deck of cards brought over.

"Let's play a game of *Three Card Brag*. But instead of three cards, each of us will get just one. The one with the higher card wins."

In this way, without cheating, the outcome would depend entirely on luck.

The scar-faced man stared at Wang Haoran for a while before finally agreeing with a nod.

After the cards were shuffled, Wang Haoran and the scar-faced man each drew a card.

Wang Haoran remained calm and didn't even look at his card.

The scar-faced man tried to keep a straight face, but he was actually quite nervous inside.

He had run this casino for many years and had bet against many people, but it was his first time seeing a single bet this large.

Carefully, he revealed his card. When he saw that it was the Ace of Hearts, he nearly jumped out of his seat with joy.

For Wang Haoran to win, his card would have to be the Ace of Spades.

But the odds of that happening were incredibly slim.

"It's your turn to reveal your card. I don't believe you have the Ace of Spades!" the scar-faced man said.

Wang Haoran peeked at the corner of his card and his expression turned strange.

He hadn't expected his luck to be this good.

But, unfortunately, he wasn't here to win money.

"It seems my luck is a bit off today. You win." Wang Haoran didn't reveal his card and tossed it back into the deck, pretending to be upset.

Losing 500,000 yuan didn't bother Wang Haoran at all.

After all, it was just pocket money.

He still had over 300,000 yuan left in his account.

If he needed more, he could just call his parents.

Within minutes, another million yuan of pocket money would be deposited.

Across the table, the scar-faced man finally relaxed completely, delighted with his sudden 500,000 yuan windfall.

"Friend, you were playing so big just now that I thought you might be a cheat here to ruin the place."

"I'm no cheat, but I did notice that a cheat has entered your casino," Wang Haoran said, seizing the opportunity to steer the conversation in the direction he wanted.

This was his real goal.

Losing 500,000 yuan was just to create a connection and build some goodwill.

Now, it was easier to talk.

"My casino has rules. Anyone caught cheating loses a hand. Who's the cheat? If I catch him, I won't let him off," the scar-faced man said, exuding a menacing aura.

"You have surveillance here, right?"

"Of course. That's essential."

"Mind taking a look?"

Soon, the scar-faced man led Wang Haoran to a surveillance room.

The room was filled with screens showing high-definition footage of the casino floor, covering every table and customer.

Whenever a game was in progress, someone was always watching the monitors.

This was to prevent trouble and to catch anyone trying to cheat.

For a casino, reputation was everything.

They couldn't tolerate cheats.

"There he is."

Wang Haoran pointed to Chu Bai on one of the monitors.

He was playing at a table where they were betting on the dice roll.

"Rewind the footage and see if anything seems off," the scar-faced man instructed.

The surveillance staff reviewed the footage frame by frame but found no signs of cheating.

"Friend, there's nothing wrong with this guy," the scar-faced man said, frowning.

"He's the personal disciple of a top cheat. His methods are so advanced that even if you were watching him closely in person, you wouldn't notice. Let alone through surveillance footage," Wang Haoran lied smoothly.

"You could check how much he started with and how much he's won," Wang Haoran suggested.

The scar-faced man immediately ordered an investigation, and the results came quickly.

Chu Bai had started with 1,200 yuan in chips and had played at five different tables, but he'd mainly been betting on the dice roll. So far, he'd played 19 rounds.

His record was 10 wins and 9 losses.

The results were quite normal.

Chu Bai had been cautious, not wanting to draw too much attention.

But some things are impossible to hide.

He'd won 16,000 yuan!

With such a mediocre record, he'd still won so much.

Clearly, he was winning big and losing small.

"This kid's luck is insane!" the scar-faced man muttered, suspicious.

Gambling luck was a strange thing. Sometimes, a player could get incredibly lucky and win repeatedly.

The scar-faced man had seen it before.

"His luck is good, and I bet it will continue until he wins at least 30,000 yuan," Wang Haoran said nonchalantly.

"What do you mean by that?" the scar-faced man asked, puzzled.

"I've heard that many cheats set rules for themselves to avoid getting caught. And I just happen to know his rule," Wang Haoran said, noticing the scar-faced man's furrowed brow deepening.

He glanced at the time, pretending to be in a hurry, and continued, "Last time I was at another casino, I heard about this cheat. I just happened to recognize him today, so I mentioned it. But this has nothing to do with me.

I have some things to take care of, so I'll be leaving. I'll come back to play another time."

Without waiting for the scar-faced man's questions, Wang Haoran left the casino.

After he left, the scar-faced man ordered his men to keep an eye on Chu Bai.

Sure enough, as Wang Haoran had predicted, Chu Bai's luck held, and his chips kept growing until he finally cashed out with about 35,000 yuan.

He really was a cheat!

"Security, stop that kid in the white T-shirt with the buzz cut at the entrance!" the scar-faced man barked into his radio.