Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before Dragon Slaying

Chapter 1067 Billion (Two in One, please subscribe!!!)

Everyone's eyes were focused on the black card. On the front of the card was a picture of a man wearing a knight's helmet.

"Centurion Black Gold Card?" Caesar picked up the card and spun it around his fingertips twice. "No, the Centurion Black Gold Card was only issued in 1999, but you boarded Vincent's ship before that."

The Centurion Black Card is the highest-level black and gold version of the "Centurion Series Debit Card" launched by American Express in the UK in 1999. Due to the black main color of the card, it is also referred to as the "Black Card" by the public. The Centurion Black Card is recognized as the "King of Cards" in the world. This card is positioned for the top groups, has no credit limit, and is limited to cardholders who are mostly politicians, billionaires and celebrities from various countries and are invited by American Express to apply. Online application is not accepted.

Caesar knew this so well because he had several genuine Centurion Black Gold Cards at home, including one in his name, but they were kept in the hands of his secretary Percy.

"It's not the Centurion Black Gold Card, but its predecessor, also launched by American Express. However, this card is not unlimited, it has a limit." Chu Tianjiao raised a finger, "The maximum amount you can borrow is 1 billion US dollars."

One billion US dollars. People who heard this number could not help but be secretly astonished. You know, in that era when inflation was not serious, one billion US dollars could buy almost any company in the world. Although Lu Mingfei was not born at that time, he remembered that when he was in elementary school, his uncle's monthly income was no more than 4,000 yuan... One billion US dollars is more than enough to buy a whole line of "Yamal" beans.

"After the Centurion Black Gold Card was launched, this anonymous black card has been eliminated. Now it is more valuable to keep it as a souvenir. Although it can be sold for hundreds of thousands if you meet a collector who likes it on the black market." Chu Tianjiao was talking, and noticed the eyes of others. He waved his hand and explained, "This card is anonymous. The original cardholder is not me, and this card is also borrowed by me, so don't look at me like that, I'm not a rich man."

Chu Tianjiao's words were not very convincing. Although he might not be a wealthy politician who could own a Centurion Black Gold Card, his room full of collections, just the vinyl records, if packed up and sold casually, would be a fortune that an ordinary family could not accumulate in a lifetime.

"Vincent seemed to be frightened by this card as well. He held the card in his hand tremblingly, as if he was totally surprised that I could take out such a black card." Chu Tianjiao said, "He carefully identified the authenticity of the card and asked me how much I could borrow. I told him that I still had 1 billion US dollars. Not a cent of the 1 billion US dollars was touched. This is my new gambling money."

"I asked Vincent if he dared to bet one billion dollars with me. He was silent for a long time, as if he was scared. I could see his hands under the table pinching the dealer's thighs. The originally white flesh was pinched purple, but the dealer dared not say anything. She still forced herself to smile. The old guy was very conflicted." Chu Tianjiao stretched out a finger and said, "I can understand his psychology. It is human greed. If he can win one billion from me in one go, he will get more than just money. He will win everything from me. He can ask me questions at will, drive me and even enslave me. A debt of one billion is not something that a person can pay off in his lifetime, but if he loses, he will lose everything and be thrown from the high and mighty emperor of the Arctic Circle to the eighteenth level of hell."

Not only Chu Tianjiao and Vincent, everyone was terrified by this gambling game. One billion US dollars were bet on one game, and the chips in this game were equivalent to 2 billion US dollars. I don't know if this number can be said to be the largest in history, but at least it is rarely heard of. There are only a handful of gamblers in the world who can take out so much cash flow as chips in one breath.

"The old man hesitated for a long time, as if he was judging the odds in his mind. Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind. He stared into my eyes and told me that this was no joke. Once I got on the gambling table, I was putting my life on the line. Even if I lost everything, he wouldn't pity me for even a dollar." Chu Tianjiao said, "I smiled at him and said, 'Of course, I understand these few rules at the gambling table, but I'll say the same thing to you.' The old man cursed me in German and winked at his men."

"Is he planning to tamper with the card table?" Chu Zihang asked.

"Of course, if it's only a hundred thousand or a million, the old guy can still play around with me casually, but if the amount reaches one billion, he must ensure that he 'must win' this round. The old guy thought I couldn't understand German, but I heard clearly those obscure words he used when he scolded me, 'get ready', 'it's time', 'close the net'... Obviously these are the words the old guy told his men." Chu Tianjiao said with a smile, "But it doesn't matter, the old guy has his methods, and I have mine. When the enemy comes, the general will fight, when the water comes, the earth will cover it. My methods may not be better than his, but they are definitely more effective than his."

"My black card was taken away and replaced with black chips. Ten million chips, a total of one hundred chips, piled in front of me like a small black mountain. Of course, Vincent also had black chips in front of him." Chu Tianjiao said, "This is the final round. No one cares about the previous one hundred thousand or one million. We start this round with a base bet of ten million US dollars."

"I remember that according to nationality management, there are limits on the stakes on the gambling table." Chu Zihang glanced at Chu Tianjiao, "But you are on the high seas, and this is a private gambling game. No one will know if you gamble like this in private."

"No, no, no, gambling licenses are credible, so we must follow international practices." Chu Tianjiao shook his finger. "Besides, I also questioned whether old Vincent still has 1 billion US dollars in assets. He said that he really couldn't come up with such a large amount at the moment, but he also had ways to borrow it."

"Who did he borrow from?" Nono asked.

"To the guests on the ship." Chu Tianjiao said.

"Customer?" Nuo Nuo frowned slightly, "Who would be willing to lend him 10 billion US dollars?" "I understand, he wants to borrow chips from every gambling table?" Chu Zihang looked at Chu Tianjiao and asked.

"You are worthy of being my son." Chu Tianjiao nodded, waiting for Chu Zihang to explain to everyone Vincent's way of "borrowing money".

"Whether it is a country that prohibits gambling or a country that legalizes gambling, according to international practice, there is a certain upper limit for a round of betting. Once the upper limit is exceeded, it is illegal. But obviously for some super-rich people in the Middle East or Europe and the United States, this way of gambling is not exciting enough. So in order to circumvent the restrictions on the amount of bets in international law, some giant casinos have invented the method of 'dragging the table'." Chu Zihang explained to Nuo Nuo and everyone, "The so-called 'dragging the table' means that when it comes to a super gambling game with huge numbers, all the gambling tables in the entire casino will be temporarily banned, and the chips and gambling limits on them will be temporarily occupied by this super gambling game. The upper limit of a table may be only 10 million US dollars, but if there are 100 gambling tables in the casino, the total amount of this gambling game can reach 1 billion."

"Such super gambling games happen every year in Macau, Zurich and Las Vegas, but the places where such things happen are without exception internationally renowned super casinos." Caesar continued Chu Zihang's words, "It is hard to imagine that such a gambling game with such exaggerated numbers would occur on a ship."

Everyone then regained an objective understanding of the size and luxury of the "Yamal". The dangers and rules of this ship must be beyond the human society in which ordinary people exist. From the guests to the captain, they are all a group of lawless criminals.

"At that time, the whole ship was lit up with red lights. I was in the captain's room on the eleventh floor and could hear the guests on the deck yelling words like 'God', 'Gosh' and 'Crazy'. They probably rarely saw such a huge gambling game." Chu Tianjiao recalled, "An electronic screen rose outside the window. On the huge screen, red and blue characters were written with two billion respectively, in $. I looked out the window and saw that the guests were shocked. Although the casinos outside can gamble up to millions of dollars, how many people have seen such a huge number with their own eyes?"

Yes, you can feel the shock just by imagining it. The zeros following those two numbers are enough to make people dizzy. Not to mention the parties sitting on both sides of the gambling table, even those gamblers on the boat, how exciting and passionate would it be to witness such a legendary gambling game with their own eyes?

"The dealer carefully dealt out two hole cards, a total of four cards. Vincent placed his right hand on the two cards and took deep breaths repeatedly. I was handcuffed, so I just leaned back in my chair and looked at him with a smile." Chu Tianjiao said, "I know that everyone on the boat must be paying attention to this game at this moment, because the electronic screen outside showed the hole cards of both parties being dealt out synchronously. I could hear people shouting and taking deep breaths. When Vincent and I's bottom bets totaling 20 million were thrown into the gambling pool, the shouting outside the window was like fans watching their favorite team win the World Cup championship."

"You don't sound too nervous." Chu Zihang looked at the man again.

Even Chu Zihang himself would find it difficult to remain completely calm in such a gambling game, but from Chu Tianjiao's description, he seemed to have not considered his win or loss at all, as if if he made a mistake, he would only lose a few coins or a dinner, rather than a huge sum of 10 billion US dollars and his own life and property.

"The old guy across from me should be the one who should be nervous. He looks quite shocked, but I know he's just pretending to be calm." Chu Tianjiao smiled. "Vincent looked at me and said that Texas Hold'em is actually his forte. He's also good at blackjack and bullfighting. I said it's really unfortunate. I don't play these three games very often, especially Texas Hold'em. I'm actually best at Landlords."

"I don't know whether the old man believes it or not, but I'm telling the truth and I didn't frame him. Vincent said he would give me a chance to regret it. If I admit defeat, whether it's 1 billion or 2 billion US dollars in gambling debts, they can all be written off, and the 50 million I won on the ship before can also belong to me. But in return, I have to work on his ship for ten years. If you think ten years is too long, five years is also fine, but I want to be his slave wholeheartedly for these five years." Chu Tianjiao rolled his eyes. "The old guy has a good idea. He said I'm still young, and five or ten years are nothing to me. I was still young when I got off the ship, and I didn't waste my time on the ship. There was nothing missing on the ship, including delicious food, fine wine and women. He said I would definitely learn a lot, but I shook my head and said I refused, and I wouldn't make him such an offer, because the old guy is almost dead, and I don't need such an old and ugly slave. The beauties around him look pretty good."

Even Chu Zihang couldn't help but roll his eyes. Vincent was asking for trouble. The old man might be serious, but Chu Tianjiao's random words could make him angry to death.

"The old guy was very angry. He said, 'I won't take the road to heaven. Now I'll have to experience hell.'" Chu Tianjiao said, "At this time, the dealer had dealt all the public cards. The old guy asked me if I dared to not look at the cards first and follow his blind bet. I asked the old guy how much the blind bet was, and he said 200 million US dollars. I smiled and said that was boring. I'll go all in."

"All in!" everyone in the room said in surprise, "All in during the blind phase!"

"Yes, one billion US dollars. I went all in at once. There was no need to look at the hole cards because they were determined after all the hole cards and the public cards were dealt. Unlike Schrödinger's cat, whether you bet one billion now or after the last public card was turned over, there is only one result. From the beginning, the outcome of this game was determined." Chu Tianjiao said in a deep voice, "Of course, the guests on the deck reacted more violently than you. I could see the girls hiding in the arms of their male companions, their whole bodies trembling, and the men's faces flushed with excitement, their hands tightly pinching their female companions' thighs or chests. Everyone said I was crazy because I was betting with the entire ship, and it was a blind bet of a billion. But they were jealous of me because they didn't have the ability and financial resources to play such a thrilling and exciting game."

"What was Vincent's reaction?" Chu Zihang asked.

"The old guy was also scared. His hand under the table pinched the dealer's thigh fiercely. I felt that the woman's thigh flesh was about to be pinched off, but I have to admire her psychological quality. The expression on her face did not change at all." Chu Tianjiao said, "The old guy stared at my face and tentatively asked me if I was serious. I nodded frankly. Suddenly, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. It was a smile of success, as if he was the hunter and I was the prey. At this moment, I finally fell into the trap he had been preparing for."

(End of this chapter)