Chapter 228

Back in the hotel room, Li Xin sobered up right away! No more drawing circles under his feet, his eyes cleared of haze—stone-cold sober!

Jianguo saw Dizhonghai looking a bit dazed, bumped him with his shoulder, and whispered, "You'll get used to it later! The boss doesn't want to get drunk, nobody can knock him down."

boss

Li Xin took a shower; when he came out, he had a towel wrapped around his waist and was drying his hair with another towel.

He plopped down on the sofa and told the Mediterranean: 'Hurry back and pack your things—we're returning to Gangdao in two days.'

'Just bring the important stuff—Gangdao has everything you need for food, clothing, shelter and travel.'

The Mediterranean nodded and turned to leave.

Jianguo again, Wanwan

Li Xin directly tossed the towel in his hand at Jianguo, laughing and scolding: 'Get lost already! Let Wanwan's brothers take you out to play—don't be an eyesore here!'

the next day

Liu Yuan, Tie Shan, Mountain Chief

Li Xin laughed: 'That's right—I'm recently organizing a world-class boxing match; you'll get to see experts from all over the world, which for you is a rare opportunity.'

Tie Shan's eyes lit up at the words, and he hurriedly asked: 'Are they all experts like you?'

Li Xin shook his head and replied: 'Impossible! Only champions from each weight class are qualified to challenge me, but there will definitely be plenty of experts.'

While they were chatting, Sun Yong brought a tall, burly man over to them.

Looking at Li Xin, he said: 'A Xin! I heard you're organizing a boxing match—I've found you a boxer.'

Chen Fengshou, nicknamed Tian Shou

Li Xin stepped up to Sun Yong, gave him a hug, and said with a smile: 'Sun Big Brother, your gift is too weighty—I won't refuse it.'

Li Xin, Tian Shou

Tianshou replied in a gruff tone: 'All gone! If I eat my fill, the whole family won't go hungry.'

Li Xin nodded—this trip to Wanwan had been a great haul: not only had he run into the Mediterranean, but Sun Yong had also delivered Tianshou; one could say his gains were abundant.

After bidding farewell to his three sworn brothers, Li Xin led everyone straight to the dock.

Six of them had come, but ten returned; they didn't take a plane, but a cruise ship back to Gangdao.

Wanwan Gambling King Jiang Shanhe

Jianguo and his brothers

Dizhonghai, Jianguo

Li Xin, Bo Shu, Yao Wen, Tian Shou

Li Xin pulled two stacks of Big Gold Bull from his pocket, tossed them onto the chip exchange counter, and said: 'Give me chips worth two hundred thousand.'

The casino attendant replied: 'Sure thing, sir! What denomination of chips would you like so I can fetch them for you?'

'I want ten ten‑thousand‑denomination chips and twenty five‑thousand‑denomination chips.'

After telling the attendant, Li Xin turned to the two Boshus and said: 'Each of you gets fifty thousand chips—this time it's on me.'

Boshu chuckled: 'See? I told you A Xin is the most stand‑up guy—you never forget me on a good thing, so I won't stand on ceremony with you!'

Yaowen was over the top—seeing the attendant put the chips on the counter, he grabbed fifty thousand chips and walked off; he and Li Xin never stand on ceremony with each other.

This loser has eaten a ton of his fruit; finally he sees some payback—what's the point of being polite?

Boshu took his chips and went off to play on his own, while Li Xin gave A Bu and Tianshou thirty thousand chips each.

He told them: 'Go ahead and play—you don't need to follow me.'

The two took the chips in hand, didn't leave, and just followed behind Li Xin.

Li Xin didn't say anything else, went to the familiar stud poker table, sat down, and ordered a bottle of red wine.

At the table were seven people; besides him there was a youngster, while the rest were no spring chickens—judging by their dress, they were all wealthy.

Whether it's just for show, who knows!

Li Xin turned to A Bu and Tianshou and said: 'You two either sit down or go play on your own—no loitering allowed here.'

A Bu took a look, pulled Tianshou away, and walked off: 'The stakes here are too high for us—we'd be better off spending that money on something tasty.'

Several people at the table glanced at the tens of thousands of chips in front of Li Xin, a flicker of mockery in their eyes: 'With just that, how many hands can you play?'

Li Xin ignored them, threw out a thousand‑chip ante, picked up his glass, and drank the red wine.

none.

Time flew at the table—Li Xin played for two hours, not only didn't lose but won several thousand, all thanks to luck!

none.

Several people at the table, watching Li Xin's play, grew impatient—'Is this just grinding down an old man?' The youngster could hardly hold back.

He spoke up: 'Friend! If you can't afford to play, go to the low‑stakes table—your style isn't you ruining everyone's fun, is it?'

Several at the table, seeing someone speak up, chimed in: 'Exactly! Kid, if the adults at home haven't given you much money, go play elsewhere—this table's not for you.'

Li Xin was about ready, slammed the table and shouted: 'Attendant! Give me more chips—damn it! Don't look down on people.'

Several at the table glared at him angrily, the youngster especially fuming.

He demanded: 'Who are you cursing? If you can't play, don't play—what are you putting on for?'

Li Xin pulled a cash voucher from his pocket, filled in one million, and handed it to the attendant who had rushed over.

He also took two one‑thousand‑chip tokens from the table, tossed them to him, and said: 'Go get me a million chips.'

'Thank you, sir—please wait a moment, I'll bring them right away.'

After watching the attendant walk away, he then looked at the crowd, pointed at the youngster and said: 'You're absolutely right—if you can't play, don't play. I can play until you call me dad; now shout "dad" and you can leave the table.'

The youngster couldn't take this insult—he slammed the table and stood up.

He pointed at Li Xin and shouted: 'You're the first dare to talk to me like this! Are you tired of living?'

'Everything has a first time—after this you'll get used to it!'

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Li Xin flung off his coat, revealing his muscular upper body, and with a smile asked: 'You wanna go one‑on‑one?'

The young man's arm halted in midair, he sat down sheepishly, gazing at Li Xin with indignant eyes; a hero does not suffer a loss before him, one who knows the times is a true talent.

He doesn't bother with this brute!

Li Xin looked at the young man's angry little gaze and let out a hehe laugh.

Look! This just lit the fire, didn't it?

Making a bit of travel money isn't easy either; you also have to know how to act, damn it.

(Just finished writing, chapter four really took some effort, please urge updates and support with love, muah muah!)