Just as Ayanokouji thought... Seeing such a big stake, Kuroki was indeed tempted.
The eye contact between Kuroki and Kumagai did not escape Ayanokouji's notice. Even though Kumagai had backed out, the temptation of 400,000 still made Kuroki take the risk.
Ayanokouji once watched a quiz show.
As long as you answer a question correctly, you can get 1,000 yuan.
If you answer two questions correctly, you can get 2,000 yuan.
If you answer three questions correctly, you can get 4,000 yuan.
And so on, for every question you answer correctly you will get the same bonus as you have now.
Before answering each question, the contestants have a chance to regret and leave with their current prize money. If they answer incorrectly, they will be penniless and their current prize money will be reduced to zero.
Everyone knows that as the number of questions increases, the questions asked by the program team will become more difficult. The most sensible decision is to choose to leave when you feel it is difficult to answer the questions.
They told themselves that as long as they answered the next question correctly, they would leave immediately. However, every time they answered a question correctly, they began to look forward to the next question, hoping for more bonuses, and thinking about "answering one more question."
Not many people can rationally withdraw. In the shows that Ayanokouji saw, most people returned empty-handed. Not many people can resist greed.
Obviously, Kuroki is not the one who can tolerate greed.
Compared to the previous small-scale bet of 10,000 yen, this bet of 400,000 yen per round instantly attracted the attention of the entire class.
They all gathered to watch the duel between Ayanokouji Kiyohira and Kuroki Ya, leaving the freshmen who had lost a large sum of money slumped pale at the gambling table.
"It's time to place some big bets a long time ago. It's so boring to watch a bet of 10,000. If I didn't want to see the freshmen's terrified and begging expressions, I might as well go to the gambling table myself." Someone said this without any reservation.
Seeing everyone gathering around, Kuroki Ya and Kumagai tensed up and their expressions froze.
They are now on the fire, and there is nothing they can do even if they don't want to gamble.
It's okay. With Kumagai's help, I'll definitely win, just like the previous games...
Kuroki muttered this to himself.
As long as I win this time, I can get another 400,000 yuan. If I use it frugally, I won't have to worry about becoming a livestock for several months...
That's right, your chances of winning are very high, there's no need to panic.
Under everyone's gaze, Kumagai still used that clumsy card-cutting technique.
Someone laughed. "Hey, Kumagai, weren't you pretty good at playing cards? Why are you so shaky even when shuffling the cards? Have your card skills gotten worse since you became a farm animal? Aren't you afraid to do some difficult moves to teach the newbies a lesson?"
Kumagai's hand suddenly trembled, and several cards slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, causing everyone to laugh again.
As he squatted down to pick up the cards, he quickly scanned these scattered cards into his mind, and then stuffed these cards into the deck.
Ace of Clubs, 9 of Diamonds, 3 of Spades, 5 of Hearts.
Just as the male classmates around him said, Kumagai was very good at cutting cards, and was especially good at cutting with flowers. He had intentionally scattered these cards.
As long as he wanted, he could use a special method to deal the cards, accurately pulling the cards from the deck and putting them into Heimu's hands without anyone noticing.
Kuroki promised him that if he helped cheat, he would split the winnings with him 50-50.
As long as he wins this game, he will be able to get 400,000 yuan and escape from the life of livestock.
He had not used this technique before. He just reminded Hei Mu of the size of the opponent's cards. Everything else was left to Hei Mu to play on his own. That was because the stakes were not big enough.
And this time, he can't afford to lose.
Kumagai's clumsy shuffling skills were once again ridiculed. One boy laughed maliciously, "You can't even shuffle the cards properly. You're just a beast, useless. Do you want me to shuffle them for you?"
Kumagai was furious, but he didn't say anything back. Now a "livestock," he had no right to refute.
Let him scold me, as long as no one can tell that he is cheating.
However, to his surprise, someone spoke up for him, and the person who spoke up for him was none other than the "sucker" whom he and Kuroki had teamed up to trick - Ayanokouji Kiyohira.
"Hey everyone... can you give us some space? You guys are making so much noise, I can't concentrate on gambling."
Ayanokouji Kiyohira said this to the onlookers.
It was obvious that I was the one who wanted to gamble, but they were getting louder and louder, not taking me, the gambler, seriously at all.
If gamblers were to sit down and gamble, wouldn't they at least be provided with a comfortable atmosphere, not just a beautiful dealer and a bunny girl? With all the noise they were making, a more irritable gambler would have already started cursing.
After Ayanokouji stated his request, the classmates in the class, who still wanted to watch the show, gave Ayanokouji face and shut their mouths and stepped away a sufficient distance.
This made the dealer Kumagai feel very complicated.
Without the interference and ridicule of outsiders, he no longer had to worry about the eyes of those around him and could not cheat.
The situation of this card game has not even started yet, but it has already begun to tilt significantly in his favor, and the 400,000 is basically in his hands.
And all this is thanks to Ayanokouji Kiyohira.
Although he was grateful to Ayanokouji for speaking up for him, it was a pity that he had to kill Ayanokouji, the victim.
Kumagai calmed down and started dealing the cards after shuffling them.
Before the cards were dealt, he had already seen the two people's hole cards in an imperceptible way.
The hidden card he dealt to Kuroki Ya was the J of Hearts and the visible card was the 5 of Diamonds, for a total of 15 points.
The hidden card dealt to Ayanokouji Kiyohei is the 8 of Diamonds and the visible card is the 10 of Hearts, for a total of 18 points.
[Ace of Clubs], [9 of Diamonds], [3 of Spades], [5 of Hearts].
These four cards are the cards he holds in his hand.
If he wants Kuroki Ya to win the game, he must give Kuroki a card - [5 of Hearts].
This is the only card that can help him win the game.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira and Kuroki Ya both remained silent after receiving their cards. They silently flipped through their own hole cards and did not choose to ask for the cards right away.
While Ayanokouji was looking down at the cards, Kuroki turned his head slightly to look at Kumagai's hand - his right hand was now half open and half closed.
This was the secret code they had agreed upon before.
When his right hand is half loose, it means he is asked to receive the cards. When his right hand is clenched, it means he has already won the hand.
"Kumaguchi, stop standing there and give me another card!"
Kuroki understood what was going on and pretended to be arrogant and asked Kumagai for a card. This was just like Kuroki's usual behavior, and no one thought there was anything wrong with his attitude towards Kumagai.
Although the configuration of this room is similar to that of a regular casino, the gambling table is not long, so the dealer still deals the cards by hand instead of contactlessly like in a regular casino.
It was this difference that gave Kumagai the opportunity to cheat.
Kumagai lowered his head, covered the cards with his left hand, and then quickly pulled out the [5 of Hearts] that he had prepared long ago.
Kumagai is very confident in his hand speed. He once tested it and found that even under a high-speed camera, it would need to be slowed down four times to see how fast he changes cards.
His card change was perfect, no one noticed he had changed the cards, and when the 5 of Hearts was placed on the table, he couldn't help but be excited.
Very good, this is a sure win!
Seeing that his score had reached 20, Kuroki felt relieved. With a smile on his face, he asked Ayanokouji in a relaxed manner, "Ayanokouji-san, should we open the cards?"
Hurry up and open the cards and give me the 400,000! I've already won this game! Stop dithering!
Kuroki shouted this in his heart, but on the surface, he still patiently gave Ayanokouji enough time to think.
"Hmm..." Ayanokouji touched his chin and thought for a while, then suddenly raised his hand.
"Mr. Dealer, give me another card."