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Chapter 48. (2/2)
Le Lin played with his 40 chips, feeling quite emotional, “I’ve known Xu Jia for a while, but this is the first time I’ve benefited from knowing her.”
He knew Xu Jia’s abilities, so after judging she wouldn’t hold back, he confidently bet everything.
On the other hand, Contestant No. 6 looked extremely unfriendly, the anger in her eyes almost exploding. Losing all her chips was one thing, but losing because of old memories made her furious.
The system calmly announced, “Congratulations to Contestant No. 2 for winning the first round and earning 5 chips.”
“Based on the chip count, the top three are now Contestant No. 1 (190 chips), Contestant No. 2 (81 chips), and Contestant No. 4 (40 chips).”
“The second round will begin soon. Players, please prepare and register actively.”
“It’s no fun playing with these two,” Contestant No. 9 muttered under his breath, “What’s the most exciting part of gambling? The thrill! You never know who will win until the last moment. But now…”
The game had barely started, and Contestant No. 1 had firmly secured first place. Soon after, the second place was also taken. The remaining eight had to fight tooth and nail for the third place!
It was inexplicably sad.
The second round of registration began. As soon as the system announced, several players eagerly pressed the registration button.
The system announced, “Contestant No. 10 will participate. Players, please place your bets.”
Le Lin was stunned. Contestant No. 10?
Players gathered in small groups to discuss. Contestant No. 9 approached Contestant No. 6 to discuss, “What’s your opinion?”
Contestant No. 6 grumbled, “Contestant No. 2 is a beast! Don’t be fooled by her delicate appearance!”
Contestant No. 9, “……”
He was asking for her opinion on the game.
“Who do you think will win?” Contestant No. 9 persisted. The closer it got to the end, the more he couldn’t afford to lose, so he tried to get Contestant No. 6’s thoughts for reference.
Contestant No. 6 replied indifferently, “Who cares who wins or loses? It doesn’t affect me!” She was out of the game anyway.
Contestant No. 9 felt speechless. He couldn’t continue the conversation.
“But—” Contestant No. 6 deliberately dragged her words, taking a long time before saying, “Given Contestant No. 2’s shamelessness, I suspect she might win three times in a row or deliberately lose in the second round.”
Contestant No. 9 felt a chill. After thinking about it, he realized it was possible. He had only considered whether Contestant No. 2 would follow Contestant No. 1’s strategy of winning two rounds and deliberately losing the third, but hadn’t thought she might want to quit in the second round. Betting wrong with a large wager would be a huge loss.
“Should she concede in the second round or win through the third?” Contestant No. 9 humbly asked.
“Are you betting, or am I? Why do you keep asking me?” Contestant No. 6 was in a bad mood and snapped, “Gambling is about the thrill! Just go all in!”
Contestant No. 9 was speechless. Going all in without certainty? Did she want him out of the game quickly? Knowing Contestant No. 6 was giving irresponsible advice, he turned and left immediately.
Soon, the bets were placed.
Xu Jia and Contestant No. 10 sat facing each other, their right hands placed into the lie detector.
“You’re a girl. You attack first,” Contestant No. 10 generously offered.
“No,” Xu Jia refused to take advantage, “Let’s decide with rock-paper-scissors.”
“Fine,” Contestant No. 10 agreed.
They played rock-paper-scissors. Xu Jia chose paper, and Contestant No. 10 chose scissors. Contestant No. 10 won and got the first attack.
Too bad. Contestant No. 10 felt slightly regret but quickly got back into the game and asked, “Did you bet on yourself to win this round?”
“Yes,” Xu Jia answered.
Contestant No. 10 was pleased. If their goals were aligned, it would be easy!
But the next second, the lie detector showed a red light, shocking Xu Jia. She quickly removed her hand and openly admitted, “I lost.”
Contestant No. 10 was dumbfounded.
“Hmph, as expected of a beast,” Contestant No. 6 thought, “She deliberately failed the first question to throw the game. Only Contestant No. 2 could do that.”
Contestant No. 10 was in shock for a long time.
From the beginning of the game, he had a strategy to win—skip uncertain rounds and bet everything on high-probability games. But despite several attempts, he never managed to get a participation spot, so he couldn’t place any bets.
Seeing the game nearing its end, without having participated even once, Contestant No. 10 had to change his strategy. Luckily, he bet correctly in the first round of the third game, doubling his chips.
Maybe heaven was finally smiling on him, or perhaps his luck was turning. In the second round, he was finally selected to participate!
Contestant No. 10 was ecstatic. After analyzing the strengths of both sides, he decisively went all in, betting on Contestant No. 2 to win, hoping for a major turnaround!
But Contestant No. 2 shamelessly failed the first question, throwing the game without hesitation.
The most unhappy winner in history—Contestant No. 10 felt utterly dejected. He thought that bad luck is a fatal flaw in gambling.
‏Thank you, translator, for the wonderful translation. I’m happy I reached the last chapter that was translated, but sad because there are no more chapters to read. Your translation is truly excellent, keep it up .