Chapter 219: Luo De Pai Gambling

"Since blood coins can only be paid as a price after being used, why not divine immediately after activation, but keep them in hand?"

"Blood coins have another unimportant characteristic: every blood coin has the function of sensing other blood coins. When I took this last blood coin out of my containment method, it sensed other blood coins existing in the banquet. But the sensing was very vague, and after activation, this sensing would be enhanced."

She let Xia De and Miss Beiya try to touch the gold coin without wearing gloves. Immediately, the trembling feeling of the blood coin spread from their fingers to their brains.

"That's right, I've already found that the holder of the blood coins is in the banquet. I invited Miss Beiya to attend this banquet, originally intending to find that batch of blood coins with her, and then immediately perform divination for her. I didn't expect that I had just wanted to talk to her about this when you appeared."

Miss An Na Te looked at Xia De:

"You see, Detective, don't worry about me."

"Saying it like this makes people worry even more."

Miss Beiya said. She didn't know what to say. The woman sitting beside her had done such a crazy thing for her.

"That batch of blood coins is 5 in total, in the hands of Baron Ke Bo Er who is attending the banquet. The Baron seems to think those old coins are his lucky charms. The dance of this evening banquet starts after 9 o'clock. My plan is to take advantage of the dance to meet him alone, and then propose that I am a coin collection enthusiast and want to trade for the old gold pounds on him. If he refuses...... then I can only use other methods."

Other methods probably wouldn't be legal.

"What is the market value of those five old gold pounds?"

Xia De asked.

"Because it's unclear which era's gold pounds those five blood coins specifically turned into, the market value is very difficult to estimate, but the highest value of a single coin won't exceed 5 pounds. They won't turn into too expensive antiques, otherwise it's very easy to be unable to be traded as currency."

Blood coins only trigger characteristics when they are traded as currency. And if they are traded as antiques, they are just ordinary antiques.

As he spoke, the short-haired female fortune teller stood up:

"I'm going to implement the plan. You wait for me here. After buying them back, I'll perform divination immediately."

"No need to be so troublesome, sit down, Miss An Na Te."

Xia De reached out:

"Give me the gold pounds you want to buy blood coins with. You wait for me here for a while, I'll go get those antiques."

"You know that Baron?"

Miss An Na Te asked, and then handed the banknotes she had prepared to Xia De. She had prepared 30 pounds to prevent the other party from raising the price.

"Of course I know, because of this."

He shook his Luo De Pai at the two ladies.

A full hour had passed since leaving the card game and returning, but the card game was still going on by the floor-to-ceiling window of the second-floor banquet hall.

When he left, Baron Luo Saier and Baron Ke Bo Er were playing, but when he returned, Baron Luo Saier was still sitting there, but the opponent had changed to Baron Lu Anda. The two Barons had long-standing grievances and neither would admit defeat.

Baron Ke Bo Er was standing behind Baron Luo Saier watching the game, so Xia De invited the Baron to talk on the side.

The Baron didn't refuse, and went to the floor-to-ceiling window with Xia De to a position away from the crowd. Looking at the city from the second floor, those yellow lights represented the power of this era.

Confirming there was no one around, Xia De rubbed his fingers at Baron Ke Bo Er:

"Baron, I heard you recently got a few old gold pounds in good condition? Are you interested in selling them?"

The Baron himself was in the antique business, and the news of those coins hadn't been hidden, so the trading request Xia De made wasn't abrupt:

"You also know, that shooting incident not long ago......"

The young detective pointed to his chest embarrassedly:

"So I've been looking for some coins that can bring luck recently, wanting to carry them with me, otherwise I always feel like I'll be shot in the back again. I have a friend who is a psychologist, he said this is some kind of post-traumatic stress disorder, sorry, I don't remember the professional term clearly."

Baron Ke Bo Er showed a smile indicating understanding. This banquet could be held because of this matter:

"These are my lucky coins, but since you proposed to buy them, I think I can bear the pain of parting with them. Mr. Hamilton, do you want all five?"

"Of course."

Xia De nodded, but the Baron didn't agree immediately, instead considering it and proposing:

"However, please allow me to change the trading method. The trading of gold pounds is really too vulgar. I don't know if you are interested in getting a chance to get these antique coins for free."

"What do you mean?"

Xia De hesitated, a bit worried that the other party actually didn't want to sell those gold pounds.

"If you want these five coins, then come and play Luo De Pai with me. If you win, these coins are yours."

He took out a small cloth bag with its mouth tied tight from his pocket and shook it. Xia De narrowed his eyes.

"You lose, I'll give you 50 pounds, and these five coins are also yours...... but you have to give me your 【Northern City · Cold Water Port City】."

As a Luo De Pai with special rules, the auction price of 【Northern City · Cold Water Port City】 was about 50 to 70 pounds. And the price of 50 pounds plus five old gold pounds was just about equal to it. That is to say, even if he lost, Xia De wouldn't have any loss.

But the problem was, although the price of the special Luo De Pai 【Northern City · Cold Water Port City】 could be estimated by referring to the Luo De Pai trading market, in fact, this kind of card couldn't be bought even if you wanted to, while those old gold pounds weren't very precious.

That is to say, this trade wasn't that Xia De wanted to buy those five coins, but Baron Ke Bo Er wanted to gamble on luck to buy Xia De's cards.

"Winning helps Miss An Na Te save a large sum of money, losing is equivalent to buying those blood coins at a fair price...... It seems like I won't lose anyway, why refuse?"

Xia De thought to himself, and then showed a provocative smile to the Baron:

"Of course, why not have a tense and exciting Luo De Pai game?"

Xia De's return attracted people's attention, and when he and Baron Ke Bo Er announced that they would gamble on Luo De Pai, it made people even more excited. Compared to gambling money, card games conducted with special rule cards were the most attractive.

"I noticed the dance is about to start, so let's not make it too complicated. Basic rules, whoever wins three times first wins. Or the person who empties the card deck first loses."

Xia De didn't want to waste time here.

He still upheld the good habit of not gambling, but this time it could also be considered saving Baron Ke Bo Er. Those blood coins would sooner or later cause trouble if left by his side. Captain Lei Jiede was a very good example.

"Detective, are you really willing to gamble a card? Those antique coins are actually worthless."

As Xia De's friend, Baron Luo Saier still whispered to persuade him, but Xia De shook his head:

"Look, I received a knight title today. On such a commemorative day, how can we not have a tense and exciting Luo De Pai game?"

The people who heard his words all showed smiles. This kind of talk was very much to the taste of the gentlemen gathered here.

"I'm looking forward to your luck."

Baron Ke Bo Er rubbed his hands and said, also full of glowing face, looking forward to this match. For him, the worst ending was just losing those antique coins, which was absolutely not a losing match for him.

People gathered around expectantly, and Xia De, who had already sat down, looked up at Baron Luo Saier and Baron Lu Anda:

"Would you two please check the card deck and deal the cards?"

"Of course, no problem."

The people around were all excited. Every card game where special cards changed hands was something everyone could discuss for a long time as a topic.

"Then I'll be the notary to ensure this card game maintains the spirit of fairness."

An elderly gentleman in the crowd said, and the people beside him introduced to Xia De that this was Viscount Ke Nan Bo Ge, who was also a famous Luo De Pai player locally.

"There are twenty minutes until nine o'clock. It seems our movements need to be faster."

Xia De handed the card deck to Baron Luo Saier, who walked to the table excitedly, while people gathered toward the middle a little, for fear of missing the wonderful scene.

In this corner of the second-floor banquet hall, the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic. The unique culture created a special group of Luo De Pai enthusiasts. This kind of card game attended by card players with status was generally considered an "elegant game," most suitable for holding in this kind of high-end banquet.

Everyone didn't waste time, the match officially started, and the two Barons dealt the bottom cards for both sides, and neither of them looked at the cards immediately, but signaled to continue dealing.

Baron Ke Bo Er's second card was Sun 7, so he flipped the bottom card to take a look. And Xia De's second card was also Sun 7, so he also checked the bottom card.

"It seems my luck is still pretty good."

The Baron flipped the bottom card, Moon 13, totaling 20 points. He touched his chin and raised his head at Xia De:

"Mr. Hamilton, what about you?"

"Continue to ask for cards."

Xia De said, and the subsequent card was Flower 6. He shook his head regretfully, flipped the bottom card over, 9+7+6, the points exploded.

The people around talked in low voices, and Baron Ke Bo Er showed a proud smile.

In the subsequent second round, both still didn't look at their respective bottom cards, but Xia De's second card was directly the Queen. The Baron continued to ask for cards with a serious expression, wanting to gamble on twenty-one points, and then unsurprisingly also exploded the cards.

In this way, it was one to one. Xia De's mentality was very peaceful, and he wouldn't put too much passion into this kind of game. But Baron Ke Bo Er on the opposite side was already a bit nervous. This was related to whether he could get a special card.

In the third round, the Baron only decided to continue asking for cards after checking the bottom card first. He finally stopped at the third card, and the points were 19.

While Xia De continued until the fourth card before stopping. The first three cards were Sun 1, Sun 4, and Sun 5, and after the fourth card was dealt by Baron Luo Saier, it was actually Sun 10, which caused people's exclamations.

Xia De's Sun 10 was 【Primitive Steam Engine · Mark 9】. When drawing this card, if you already hold at least two cards and all the cards are Sun suit, you can adjust the number of this card between 9 and 10.

"Oh, Mr. Hamilton, your luck is really quite good."

Even Baron Ke Bo Er, who was the opponent, couldn't help but be surprised, but Xia De thought it was bad luck:

"Regardless of whether it's a special card or not, I can win this round. The effect of the special card was wasted here, wasting my luck for nothing."

"Mr. Hamilton, do you also believe in the conservation of luck?"

The middle-aged officer in military uniform in the crowd asked. This was a friend of Captain Lei Jiede, whom Xia De had just seen.

"Of course I don't believe it, just a bit regretful that this card didn't appear

He joked, which won him approving laughter from the people.