Chapter 138: Revealing the Cards

The game had progressed, leaving me with approximately two hundred and thirty thousand. Another loss like the previous hand, and I’d be completely bankrupt. A change of tactics was imperative. Instead of simply analyzing Huang Ze's cheating method, I needed to reclaim my losses, before the opportunity vanished entirely swiftly. Winning required cheating, but I lacked access to the deck for skilful manipulation. My options were limited to the three cards dealt each hand. The only remaining viable methods were: theft and concealment. These foundational techniques were often the most practical, though, given the risk, the most dangerous. Discovery would mean certain repercussions, not only from her but from her heavily muscled goons, whose proximity – within a meter of me – gave them ample opportunity to view my actions from various angles. Success demanded not only skilful technique but nerves of steel.