Chapter 161: Quick Transmigration: Film and Television Multiverse Chapter 6 The Wager

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Protagonist:

Lin Hao

The moment Baqi finished shouting "The duel begins" at the top of his lungs, the atmosphere in the entire bar instantly became like a powder keg about to explode.

But at this critical moment, Lin Hao unexpectedly shouted: "Wait a moment."

Hearing this, Baqi was first stunned, then a mocking expression appeared on his face; he thought Lin Hao was backing out at the last moment, and hurriedly said loudly: "Kid, isn't it a bit late to back out now? You've already stepped onto the ring, and now you say you won't fight—word gets out, aren't you afraid of being laughed at? Our Hung Hom's face will all be lost because of you!"

Lin Hao completely ignored Baqi's cold mockery; his gaze was resolute as he looked directly at Jiang Tiansheng and the Camel, who were sitting not far away talking together, and said loudly: "Mr. Jiang, today I'm going to duel with the mastermind behind all this. What is this person opposite me? Can't East Star just send anyone out to give us Hung Hom an explanation? That's too perfunctory—I, Lin Hao, absolutely won't agree!"

Hearing this, the Camel and Jiang Tiansheng first exchanged a glance, complex expressions in both their eyes; after a moment of silence, the Camel slowly said: "This person is one of the four knife-men who killed A Xin last night—isn't that enough? Don't push your luck, kid!"

Lin Hao gave a cold laugh, not retreating at all, and said in a firm tone: "Of course not enough. Since it was four knife-men acting together, then let them all come up at once. And that scoundrel who caused trouble last night—let him come on stage too. Today I'm going to settle this account all at once and let them know that if they lay a hand on our Hung Hom people, they must pay the price!"

The Crow, standing to the side, was instantly furious and shouted at the top of his voice: "Kid, one against five, you're pretty arrogant! You don't even weigh your own worth—do you really think you're some big shot? I think you're just tired of living!"

Han Bin, seeing this from the side, was truly worried for Lin Hao and hurriedly advised: "A Hao, don't be impulsive! This isn't a joke—one against five is too dangerous. We can't act on impulse!"

Lin Hao turned to look at Han Bin, determination in his eyes, and said to Han Bin: "Brother Bin, don't worry. I know what I'm doing. Today I must do this—otherwise, how could I face Brother Xin, who has passed away!"

Then Lin Hao pretended not to know the Crow at all, glancing at him sideways with a look of utter disdain: "Where did this scoundrel come from? What's it to you how many opponents I take on? What are you shouting about here? With all this free time, you'd do better to properly manage your underlings so they don't go around causing trouble!"

Seeing that Lin Hao was about to completely infuriate the Crow, Han Bin hurriedly said from the side: "A Hao, he's the Crow of East Star!"

Hearing this, the mockery on Lin Hao's face grew even stronger, and he said loudly: "So it's you—you're the one who couldn't control your underlings, letting them privately attack and kill my boss? Damn it, a big shot who can't control the small ones—what kind of big shot are you? I see you're just a good-for-nothing with nothing but appearances. What right do you have to shout at me here!"

Hearing this, the Crow's face turned deathly green with rage; his gaze was cold as if it could drip water, staring fixedly at Lin Hao like a wild beast about to go mad, wanting nothing more than to pounce and tear Lin Hao to pieces.

And the underlings of East Star below the stage, hearing Lin Hao insult their big brother like this, all cracked their knuckles and were eager for a fight—the scene looked like it was about to spiral out of control.

Fortunately, the Camel was after all the big boss of East Star and still cared about appearances; he hurriedly stepped forward to stop those restless underlings, then looked at Lin Hao and said with a warning tone: "Young man, don't be too arrogant. You want one against five? Fine—I'll satisfy your arrogant request. But if you get beaten to death, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

Lin Hao, however, still had that fearless look, sticking out his neck in response: "Damn it, if you're not arrogant, are you even young? Today I'll let you East Star folks see just how capable I am!"

Seeing Lin Hao was so ignorant of his own limits, the Camel couldn't be bothered to say more; he gave a cold snort, turned to look at Jiang Tiansheng, a glint of calculation flashing in his eyes, and said: "Mr. Jiang, want to play a game? Since we're all here watching this duel, just watching isn't very interesting—why not add some stakes to make the duel more interesting? What do you say?"

Jiang Tiansheng narrowed his eyes slightly, understanding in his heart that the Camel wanted to make something of this matter again, but he didn't want to show weakness, so he asked unhurriedly: "I don't know how Boss Camel wants to play?"

The Camel revealed a self-satisfied smile and said slowly: "I'll put up five million, betting this kid gets beaten to death. Are you in or not?"

Hearing this, Jiang Tiansheng thought to himself that this Camel was truly ruthless—clearly wanting to use this opportunity to crush Hung Hom hard while also making a profit.

But as the Dragon Head of Hung Hom, he absolutely could not back down at this moment, so he said without hesitation: "I'm in, of course I'm in! I believe our Hung Hom brothers won't let me down."

The Crow, seeing this from the side, also wanted to join in the fun and make some money on the side, so he chimed in: "I'll put up two million—does anyone from your Hung Hom dare to take it? Hahaha, I think this kid is as good as dead today; you just wait to lose your money!"

Han Bin couldn't show weakness at this moment; he slapped the table, stood up, and said loudly: "I'm in! I believe in A Hao—he'll definitely win. You just wait to hand over your money obediently!"

Afterwards, the other members of Hung Hom and the people of East Star were all swept up by the atmosphere and began placing bets.

And those retired uncles from other gangs watching from the side thought this was quite interesting and also placed some bets, though not large amounts—a few hundred thousand or a million, just joining in the fun.

After a round of betting, the final tally showed that the total amount bet on Lin Hao was 12 million, while the amount bet on those few from East Star was 15 million.

Obviously, apart from Hung Hom people supporting Lin Hao out of loyalty and trust, no one else was optimistic about him; even quite a few people within Hung Hom secretly thought that one against five was too risky, with slim hopes of victory.

But at this moment, to avoid losing face for Hung Hom, everyone gritted their teeth and placed bets too.

Finally, Han Bin stepped forward and added another 3 million, only then balancing the bet amounts on both sides, making this wager officially established.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire bar grew increasingly tense; everyone waited with bated breath to see what the outcome of this duel—concerning life and death and huge sums of money—would be.