Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 809: Just for Fun

Catherine waved her hand, signaling the staff on the side to bring in chips and gambling equipment. Lin Feng and Huang Shi, however, didn’t show any emotions. Lin Feng was quite natural; by this point, he had already planned everything, confident in his strategy. Meanwhile, Huang Shi looked calm on the surface, but his heart was pounding, thinking to himself that the boss was indeed the boss. Gambling was so thrilling, and without doing much, he had already staked 2 billion dollars against Catherine. Such audacity was truly enormous, and probably only the boss could pull off something like this in the whole world!

But despite Huang Shi’s heart pounding, he wasn’t worried at all that Lin Feng would lose money. Although he didn’t know how the boss would do it, seeing Lin Feng sitting there so assured, Huang Shi knew that the boss would surely take his revenge today. Even to the point of winning everything from Catherine, that would be the perfect ending to the day!

"2...2 billion US dollars!"

"I...I must have heard wrong!"

"This...this must be the biggest bet in the world!"

"2 billion US dollars, how much money is that!"

"My goodness..."

The people in the hall had guessed that today’s game would be unexpected, but they had never dreamed that the stakes would be so high. So high that each of them almost forgot to breathe. In the huge hall, there was not a sound at that moment; all eyes were glued to the big screen. Such an earth-shattering gambling game was probably the biggest in the world, and how could they miss any detail of it!

At this moment, everyone in the hall put their chips in their pockets and moved chairs in front of the big screen, while those without chairs also gathered around. All eyes were on the big screen, wanting to witness what the outcome of the biggest gambling game in history would be...

After a little while, staff members came in one after another, placing chips on the gambling table and also brought over hundreds of unopened packs of playing cards. On the big table, in front of Lin Feng and Catherine, the area was already filled with neatly stacked piles of chips. The smallest denomination was one million, and the largest was ten million. There was no other option, as normally the chips of ten million were almost unused, and there were no larger denominations. Just these chips already took up nearly a third of the entire gambling table.

After all the preparations were complete, the game finally began.

Catherine also had an assistant beside her, specifically responsible for helping her toss chips, while Huang Shi took on this task for Lin Feng. The croupier, in front of everyone, opened a new deck of playing cards, then shuffled the cards with dizzying skill. In no time, the shuffling was done. Afterwards, he slid the cards across the table surface, forming a semicircular trajectory. The proficient shuffling skills were enough to show how professional this croupier was.

"Please cut the deck!"

The croupier, not very tall and dressed in a simple suit, smiled at Lin Feng and Catherine, nodding for them to cut the cards. However, he was also quite surprised to be involved in such a large gambling game. He had been involved in big games before, but those only ever amounted to a few billion at most. They couldn’t compare to this staggering 2 billion dollar game. His heart, too, couldn’t help but race with excitement. To host such a game was definitely an honor for him, and this experience would be his future capital, so he didn’t allow for any mistakes.

"I don’t need to, Mr. Lin, please." Catherine had already been closely watching the cards during the croupier’s shuffle. It must be said, Catherine indeed had skills. Not only did she rely on the "Soul-Bewitching Technique" to win money, but she was truly a master gambler. In the moment the croupier shuffled, she had almost memorized the position of all the cards, so at this moment, she didn’t need to cut the deck.

"I don’t need to either, let’s open the cards," said Lin Feng simply. He didn’t care about the game at all. Of course, he saw the confidence in Catherine’s eyes, but if Catherine could remember what the cards looked like, how could he possibly not know? He just didn’t want to point it out at that moment, and besides, Lin Feng planned to have some fun teasing Catherine.

The croupier, hearing the words from Lin Feng and Catherine, gathered the cards with a sweep of his hand, shuffled them simply, and began to deal. What no one noticed was that a few cards had changed their order when the croupier collected them...

The dealing began, and Catherine and Lin Feng each received a hole card and an up card. On the surface, Catherine’s card was a Queen, while Lin Feng’s was a 3. This brought a smile to Catherine’s face, pleased internally. She already had a clear idea of what the next cards would be. She had won this hand, it seemed that there was no need to use any "Soul-Bewitching Technique" now. That was good too, it saved a lot of energy.

"Nice cards, let’s start with five million." Catherine didn’t look at her hole card, because there was no need; she already knew what it was. She gave Lin Feng a charming smile, then called out a bet of five million. In Catherine’s view, it was better not to scare the young man away all at once. It was best to boil the frog in warm water—that was the way to win everything from Lin Feng. After some thought, Catherine gave out what seemed like a not so large number.

The assistant beside them promptly placed 5 million in chips on the table.

"Call," Lin Feng said without looking at his hole cards, uttering just a single word.

Huang Shi didn’t hesitate to put down 5 million in chips as well, though his heart skipped a beat, thinking why the Boss would call without even looking at his hole cards. However, reason triumphed over all, and he believed the Boss must have a purpose in doing so.

"Mr. Lin really is daring, I’m impressed. Continue dealing," Catherine remarked upon seeing Lin Feng follow with 5 million without looking at his hole cards. She felt even more delighted, thinking whether Lin Feng was truly a novice, calling a bet of 5 million without even examining his hand. But this worked to her advantage, encountering such an easy mark. How could she possibly pass up the opportunity? With that in mind, she was determined to clean out Lin Feng today.

Even at that moment, Catherine was considering whether she should intentionally lose a few hands and let Lin Feng have a taste of winning, so as not to discourage him and drive him away...

The croupier dealt the next upcard without a word. Catherine received another Queen while Lin Feng got a 5.

"My luck is truly good today; I didn’t expect to see a pair of Queens so soon. I’m looking forward to what comes next. Let’s make it 20 million. Otherwise, it wouldn’t do justice to this good hand," Catherine couldn’t help but smile upon seeing her cards, and she promptly bet 20 million. Initially, she considered betting less but then thought it would appear too fake. If Lin Feng wanted to follow, 20 million shouldn’t be a deterrent. Even if he didn’t call, she would already pocket 6 million US dollars from this round.

Catherine’s assistant also smiled at this development and quickly followed her instructions, throwing in the 20 million chip bet into the center of the table. With a pair of Queens already in play, it seemed certain that Catherine would win this hand. Elated by this thought, he felt secure in the knowledge that he wouldn’t be left out if Catherine won—after all, even a single chip would be enough for him to stop working for several years. How could he not be thrilled?

"Call," Lin Feng said with an unchanged expression, uttering that one word. Yet, Lin Feng had noticed Catherine’s smug look, but the outcome of this round was something he had known all along; hence, there was nothing surprising for him.

"Boss..." Huang Shi couldn’t help but speak up upon seeing this. He had seen gambling before, but he had never seen the Boss gamble like this. The opponent already had a pair of Queens, and the Boss only had a 3 and a 5 of clubs so far. The odds of getting a straight flush were slim. Even with all the Boss’s wealth, this wasn’t a way to gamble! It was only the third card, and the bet had already reached 20 million; what about the next rounds...

"Huang Shi, don’t be nervous. It’s just a game. Follow," Lin Feng assured Huang Shi, patting his shoulder. To Lin Feng, it was normal for Huang Shi to react this way; anyone else in his place might have been even more unsettled. With that thought, Lin Feng comforted Huang Shi and indicated that he shouldn’t be worried, especially since, in Lin Feng’s eyes, the entire gambling affair was just for fun.

"Alright." Huang Shi, feeling the Boss’s confidence through his actions, was no longer as anxious. He immediately followed Lin Feng’s order and threw the 20 million in chips into the center of the table.

"What!"

"Is this Lin Feng an idiot?"

"Exactly, following without even looking at the hole cards..."

"You can’t throw your money away just because you have it..."

...

Witnessing Lin Feng’s actions, the crowd in the outside hall couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment. To them, Lin Feng’s behavior was sheer folly. Who gambles like that? It was practically like giving money away. What was Lin Feng thinking? Even with a lot of money, you can’t just squander it like that—following with 20 million US dollars without even looking at your hole cards, especially when the opponent already had a pair of Queens. Lin Feng was heading straight for a loss!

They couldn’t understand why Lin Feng would do such a thing. It might have been excusable not to look at the hole cards earlier, just to see what the following cards would be like and to follow once. But now, under such adverse circumstances, to still follow with 20 million US dollars—this was the action of a fool. It was like handing Catherine money on a silver platter!

If only I were as wealthy as Lin Feng, that’s 20 million US dollars! How wonderful it would be if that money were mine. Everyone in the crowd shared the same dream. 20 million US dollars—that’s over a hundred million Huaxia Coins. Imagine how much could be done with that...