Rocot: Reborn

The dealer whispered the rules of Soha in Xiaodie's ear, and his warm breath gently swept over her earlobe, causing a tingling sensation. Xiaodie's cheeks flushed slightly, and her heartbeat unconsciously accelerated a few beats. She stole a glance at Roccod beside her, and saw that he looked focused, and the colors of the cards were reflected in his deep eyes, as if he was unaware of her abnormality.

"Do you understand?" Rocot threw the last card in front of Xiaodie, with a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his tone.

Xiaodie came back to her senses and nodded hurriedly, "I understand...I understand."

"Then let's get started." Roccod pushed the pile of chips in front of him to the center of the table. "I don't like to bully women, so I'll let you place your bet first."

Xiaodie looked at the pile of chips in front of her, hesitantly picked up the smallest one, and gently placed it on the table, "I...that's all I have."

"Oh, you are so petty." A scarred man sitting opposite Locot laughed disdainfully and slammed the stack of chips in his hand heavily on the table. "I'm playing with you, follow my bet!"

Then, several other gamblers also placed their bets. The chips on the table piled higher and higher, and the atmosphere gradually became tense. Xiaodie's palms began to sweat, and she tightly grasped the cards in her hand, fearing that she would make a mistake.

Roccod looked at Xiaodie's nervousness with interest, and a playful smile appeared on his lips. "Don't be afraid, just follow your feelings."

Xiaodie took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She looked at her hole card, which was an Ace of Hearts, and the four cards that had been turned over on the table were the Jack of Spades, the Ten of Diamonds, the King of Clubs, and the Nine of Hearts.

Xiaodie looked at the cards in her hand and secretly glanced at the other gamblers. Everyone had a serious look on their faces except Roccod, who still looked calm and composed, as if he was sure of winning.

"Do you want to raise the bet?" Scarface knocked on the table impatiently, looking at Xiaodie as if he was a lamb to be slaughtered.

Xiaodie swallowed, hesitating whether to add more. At this time, Roccod tapped the table with his slender fingers and said casually, "I'll follow."

His voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable momentum, instantly suppressing Scarface's arrogance.

In the next few rounds, Xiaodie played her cards exactly as Rocot had instructed. She didn't even know what cards she had in her hand. She just mechanically followed Rocot's orders.

"Open the cards." Roccod said calmly, without any trace of nervousness in his tone.

Scarface couldn't wait to reveal his hole card, which was a Queen of Spades. Together with the cards already shown on the table, it was exactly a pair of Queens.

"Haha, little girl, I'm sure to win this time!" Scarface laughed triumphantly, as if he had already seen a mountain of chips flying towards him.

The other gamblers also shook their heads and sighed. It seemed that Scarface had won again.

"Don't be happy too soon." Roccod sneered and slowly turned over his cards.

It was an Ace of Spades.

"Ace of Spades?! How is that possible?!" Scarface widened his eyes in disbelief. He clearly remembered that he had an Ace of Spades in his hand!

"It seems that your memory is not very good." Roccod chuckled and took all the chips on the table in front of him. "I accept these chips with pleasure."

Scarface's face turned pale, he stood up suddenly, pointed at Rocot's nose and cursed: "You are cheating!"

"You said I cheated?" Rocot laughed instead of getting angry. He stood up and looked down at Scarface. "Which eye of yours saw me cheating?"

Scarface was speechless. He indeed did not see Rocot cheating, but his intuition told him that Rocot must have done something!

"What? Nothing to say?" A cold light flashed in Rocot's eyes. "If you can't afford to lose, don't sit at the gambling table!"

He grabbed Scarface's wrist and squeezed it hard. With a crisp "crack" sound, Scarface's wrist bone was actually crushed by him!

"Ah!" Scarface let out a shrill scream and rolled on the ground in pain, covering his wrist.

The gamblers around were stunned by this scene. No one expected that this seemingly weak young man could have such cruel means!

"Is there anyone else who refuses to accept?" Rocot looked around, and his cold gaze made the gamblers who were ready to make a move lower their heads, not daring to look him in the face.

Xiaodie was so frightened that her face turned pale. She had never seen such a bloody scene, and she never expected that Rocot would actually hurt others for her!

"Let's go." Rocot ignored the frightened looks, took Xiaodie's hand, turned around and left the casino.

On the night street, the street lights were dim. Xiaodie lowered her head and followed Rocot without saying a word.

"Are you scared?" Rocot suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Xiaodie, with a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his tone.

"I..." Xiaodie raised her head and looked into Rocot's deep eyes. She wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

"You did a great job today." Roccod didn't ask any more questions, but just gently ruffled Xiaodie's hair. "Remember, in this world, only the strong can control their own destiny."

"The strong one..." Xiaodie murmured, repeating Rocot's words, with a complicated light flashing in her eyes.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere." Roccod didn't explain too much, took Xiaodie's hand, and walked deep into the street...