novelraw Chapter 159 Have all bets been placed?
Chapter 159 Have all bets been placed?
Just when I thought this kid had some sort of ace up his sleeve, he blew his cover with just one sentence. Who in their right mind would choose the road in good condition? He wants to race his A7 against my Lamborghinis? He must be nuts. Everybody knows an A7 can’t compete with my Lambos, especially since mine are modified. Racing his A7 will be child’s play. Just wait until I make him lose so badly he won’t know which way is up, that’ll teach him to underestimate my Lamborghini!
He’s really got some nerve offering odds of ten to one. Can’t he see the situation here? How much is that A7 worth compared to my cars here? The cheapest ones cost over a million each. There’s just no comparison! Why would he say that? Maybe he’s really lost his mind. Any sane person wouldn’t make such an offer, but I can’t pass up this chance. Strike while the iron is hot, everyone knows that! With that thought, Huang Shi hurried to his Lamborghini and frantically started searching for cash. It’s been years since I’ve gotten used to swiping cards, I hardly ever carry cash. I have no idea how much is in my car.
Finally, with some effort, I found 20,000 euros and 40,000 US dollars in cash in one of the Lamborghini’s storage compartments—roughly over 400,000 in total. I didn’t even remember when I put it there. Without a second thought, I threw the money into the shopping bag in front of Lin Feng. After I win, it’ll turn into four or five million. Where else could I find such a good deal? If it weren’t for the fact that I’m out of cash and can only bet this much, I’d definitely put down more. Opportunities like this don’t come every day.
"Heh heh, not much, just over 400,000. Based on your ten to one odds, that’ll turn into more than four million later. I can’t wait to see how you’ll cover that, hahaha!" The more Huang Shi thought about it, the funnier it seemed to him. When the results come out later, I want to see how this guy is going to pay up his bet. He probably isn’t even worth that much if we sold him. Let’s see what you’ll do then. If worst comes to worst, you can introduce those two beauties to me, hahaha!
"Monkey, take a picture of his car! That way, we won’t have to worry about him weaseling out!" Huang Shi was laughing when a thought occurred to him. What if Lin Feng tried to back out of paying up when he saw the large amount of money? What if he ran away? If he took off, those two beauties would surely follow. That would be a big loss! Better to take a photo now. As long as we have proof, as long as he’s in Tianhai, there’s no way he can hide. There’s no chance for him to deny the debt then.
But how could such beautiful women be with this nutjob? What a waste! If they were with me, they’d be living the high life...
"Right away, Boss Huang!" A skinny, tall guy nicknamed ’Monkey’ immediately started snapping photos of Lin Feng’s car. This was the very person who could influence how much I’ll win later, how could I let him off without any evidence?
Odds of ten to one, and Boss Huang has already put down over 400,000. That’s about to become more than four million. What does that even mean? It’s like heaven’s own golden pie falling right into our laps!
Faced with such blatant temptation, Ye Feng couldn’t afford to be angry anymore. Opportunities like this don’t come every day; you couldn’t find one even with a lantern. To race a car and win money is simply too exhilarating! Even though I usually have plenty of spending money, these are ten to one odds. If I win, my money could increase tenfold; I can live even more comfortably!
The more excited he got, the more Ye Feng rushed back to his Porsche and started looking for cash. But after searching his Porsche thoroughly, he was saddened to discover he had no cash on hand. Why didn’t I have the habit of carrying cash? Now when I need it, I don’t have any. Darn having gotten used to swiping cards all the time, I should’ve had the habit of carrying some cash. What am I supposed to do now? This isn’t an opportunity I can miss; passing it up would be absolutely regrettable!
As Ye Feng was pacing back and forth, he accidentally glanced at his watch and had an epiphany. This watch is a Vacheron Constantin, a limited global edition. It cost me 1.3 million when I bought it. Why not use it as my bet?
"This is a 1.3 million limited global edition Vacheron Constantin. I’ll give you a discount and say it’s worth 500,000!" As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Feng put the watch into the shopping bag, and murmured to himself about his sudden stroke of good luck. I’ve stumbled upon a fool ready to lose his money. Although I’m not short on cash, who would say no to more? Winning some extra money this time might even let me pick up a beauty or two. Who wouldn’t be happy about a few extra million?
But just as Ye Feng put the watch in the bag, he noticed not only euros and US dollars but also some euros there. That’s when he remembered that the man had initially put several stacks of money in the bag without anyone paying attention. On closer inspection, the denominations left Ye Feng dumbfounded.
"You carry 200,000 euros with you?" Ye Feng looked at Lin Feng with an expression as if he’d seen a ghost. How could a guy driving an A7 carry so much cash around? It was unbelievable. With 200,000 euros, he could buy a good car—why stick with an A7? This is... this is just too strange!
"What, there were 200,000 euros in his bag just now?" Huang Shi also looked incredulously at Ye Feng. After confirming that Ye Feng wasn’t joking with him, he snatched the bag that had just been used to put money in. Sure enough, there were only two types of banknotes in there, euros and dollars. But my own cash consisted of 100-euro bills, while Lin Feng’s were 500-euro bills!
Damn, I didn’t look inside earlier. I thought my 400,000 in cash was a lot, but who would’ve guessed he silently put 200,000 euros into the bag? This guy is throwing away a fortune! But having these 200,000 euros is good too—if he doesn’t have the money to pay up later, these funds will be enough for the boys to have a good time for a couple of days.
"No worries, with this money as a cushion, we can still have a good time! With his lousy A7, even if it’s impressive, it’s still just an A7. Any car we call out here will easily outclass it, what’s there to fear?" Huang Shi immediately boosted everyone’s morale. This guy must be a wastrel from a rich family, definitely not all there in the head. Who in their right mind carries so much cash around and drives a crappy A7? He must be crazy!
Wow! Ten to one odds!
It’s like sending money my way!
How did I get so lucky!
...
Seeing Boss Huang and Ye Feng place such hefty bets, everyone became excited and started betting in a flurry. These weren’t ordinary people; what ordinary person could sport such awesome license plate numbers like 77788 or 55577, or drive flashy sports cars worth millions every day?
With Boss Huang and Ye Feng leading the charge, none of them were worried about Lin Feng running off with the donations, unless the young man vanished off the face of the Earth. With that in mind, they all rushed back to their cars to rummage for cash. Such an opportunity was rare, and anyone not seizing it would be a fool!
Soon enough, people were throwing bundles of cash into Lin Feng’s shopping bag, and one who didn’t have enough cash on hand followed Ye Feng’s example by tossing in his watch. Later, feeling it wasn’t enough, he also threw in a thick gold chain from around his neck, finally satisfied...
Thanks to everyone’s efforts, the shopping bag was nearly full, showing just how much money was inside.
And his old A7 dares to race against us?
If he wants to throw away his money, that’s his problem.
Once I have the money, I’m definitely going to treat myself to a female college student for a few days.
That’s all you aspire to.
...
After the bets were placed, the crowd looked at Lin Feng with an air of relaxed anticipation, eyeing his unassuming A7 and already feeling a rush of joy. In our car club, the most formidable was still Boss Huang’s Lamborghini, unmatched in speed. Even the cheapest car among us was much more expensive than that A7 ghost of yours, not to mention they are all worth a million. Your A7 beating us? What a joke!
It’s such a joy to think about counting money later, and if he doesn’t have the cash, it’s no problem. Those two beauties in his car can keep us company for a bit, hahaha!
"Have all the bets been placed?" Lin Feng looked at the nearly full shopping bag and was quite pleased, not expecting these people to be so wealthy!
"Cut the crap; all our cash is in that pouch now, just waiting for you to lose and pay up!" Huang Shi was still excited—400,000 turned into 4 million just like that, and he was thrilled at the thought. Always having spent family money, now he could win some on his own; how could he not be happy? He couldn’t wait to start racing Lin Feng, to get it started and finished sooner!
"Alright, hurry it up. We’re all waiting here, looking forward to collecting our winnings after beating you. Anyone who carries 200,000 euros on them definitely has a very wealthy family. We’re all too eager, so hurry up and explain the rules!" Ye Feng watched Lin Feng impatently. This was self-evident, who wouldn’t want to make the most of such a chance? Now all the cash was in that bag, including my watch. What else could you possibly plan?
"Let’s get started!"
"No more chit-chat!"
"Quit dawdling!"
...
The crowd was now very anxious, clamoring for the young man to stop dithering and start already—it was as if he was intentionally keeping them on tenterhooks!
"Here, hold this for me!" Lin Feng said, after seeing everyone had placed their bets. He passed the money-filled shopping bag to the still-dazed Mao Rongrong and Ye Xiaoyu, as he needed to focus on driving up ahead and the bag would only get in the way.