soul stone

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"What am I doing? I helped you win so much money and I want my share!"

"No, you're stealing! I saw you sneaking chips into your purse..."

"Shut up! I didn't steal anything! Look, so what about this?"

With a crash, a whole box of chips was thrown into the air.The woman raised her cream-colored arm, and there was another whole box.Natalie Lynch looked up and watched the red and blue discs fall like scattered flowers.She smiled happily, her sapphire-like pupils gleaming greedily.

The surroundings immediately became chaotic, with gamblers fighting for chips, dealers supervising gamblers, and managers supervising dealers.The woman casually slung the gold chain and small silver bag on her shoulders, and the silver scale mermaid skirt shone brightly with the swing of her body.She winked at the boy standing not far away, smiled sweetly and walked away.The boy who received the winking eyes remained expressionless and stood in place like a stone statue.

"Is this Don Laroyer's niece?"

After the people left, he asked Chuck, who was standing behind him respectfully, who was two heads taller than him.Chuck was a good-looking young man, popular with women as well as women, who always wore a dark blue twill suit.The blue color makes his rustic yellowish complexion look lighter and more "streamlined".

"Yes. She's a movie star, and every man dreams of having sex with her. Her only talent is to get people around to spend their money. That's why her uncle is happy to let her stay here."

"I thought she was still in the hospital." The boy tilted his head and asked, "How did she faint?"

"Looks like it's just hypoglycemia. These sexy babes are probably hardcore diet club members."

"Just happened to pass out in her grandpa's hospital, not when she was having a good time. How lucky. I'm kind of jealous of her."

The boy looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a thin build, wearing a black suit, a dark blue shirt and a water-red tie, short gray hair combed behind his head with pomade, wheat-colored skin faintly visible scars from fighting, blue The gray eyes were misty, revealing a kind of childlike chaos and cruelty.Apart from that, there was no other emotion to be found on his face, as if he was just an elaborate mechanism made to guard the casino.

Across a few gaming tables, a half-bald manager hurried over.

"Hi, Luke." He reached out to pat the boy on the arm.

"What happened." Luke made a wrong step, "I don't like people touching me."

The Mediterranean man quickly apologized. "Please go to table 4 in E area to have a look."

Area E is the venue for roulette, and dozens of green-bottomed long tables are neatly arranged in two rows.For the uninitiated, roulette has the best chance of winning, so this area is often seen by first-time casino "novice".Tourists who specially bring deposits to their door, low-level gangsters, and low-level prostitutes who have no business for a while are all willing to spend a whole day here, until they lose nothing but their underwear.Casinos are always winners, and gamblers are always stupid pigs.

Luke thought so, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and followed the Mediterranean man to the scene.It must be another bastard who has lost all his money and owed a lot of debts, so let's make trouble there.For those rookies who are newcomers, you have to be patient and teach them the rules.

Unexpectedly, Table 4 did not have the expected chaos.The onlookers were surrounded by three circles and three circles outside.Luke withdrew his hand from his trouser pocket, and the man in the gray suit behind him immediately stepped forward to open the way.

Among the colorful crowd, a dazzling white suddenly jumped out.It was a young woman in a white kimono with a girdle embroidered with silver snowflakes and tied with a red string.The black hair hangs vertically on her shoulders as if drawn with a ruler, making her cheeks as white as snow.In front of her, there are piles of chips of various colors piled up like a hill.According to Luke's visual estimation, it is worth at least [-] million rings.

"Noir13."

A small voice from cherry-blossom lips broke the silence.The girl raised her eyes to look at the dealer, the corners of her slightly raised eyes revealed the cunning of a cat.

"What a beauty. Who is this girl, a star?" Chuck couldn't help but click his lips.

Suddenly, the girl's black pupils circled, and she looked straight at Luke, who was ten meters away, across layers of surroundings.At the same time, she pushed up the mountain of chips in front of her.

"All." When she said this, she had already withdrawn her gaze and showed a bright smile at the dealer.

"This woman has won consecutive nights. If this wins again, we don't have that much cash." Mediterranean rubbed his hands uneasily.

"Don't worry about the cash." Luke lit a cigarette, "No one can win for so long unless they cheat. Did you take a good look at her?"

"Of course," Mediterranean wiped the sweat from his brow with a handkerchief, "They have all seen it. No, they didn't find out that she cheated."

"According to you, this woman heard a prophecy from the gods? What a bad joke."

Taking a deep puff, Luke suddenly pressed the cigarette on Mediterranean's shiny forehead.The other party jumped up wow, and ran around in the crowd.

"Go back to your hometown, uncle, so as not to be embarrassing here."

The corner of the boy's mouth curved into a cruel arc, and he squeezed into the table with his pockets in his pocket.He stood on the opposite side of the dealer and slightly to the left, so he could see every move of the dealer clearly.If there is no cheating, then the banker must have been bribed.

A young dealer in a white suit flips a switch, and the roulette starts spinning.The crowd of onlookers continued to place bets.After one lap, a strange situation appeared - everyone was betting on the number "Noir13", which is "Black 13", just like the girl in the kimono.Are you kidding, do you really think she is a prophet?

Luke lit another cigarette, took a deep puff, swallowed deeply, and exhaled slowly, his eyes lingering on the banker, the girl in kimono, and other onlookers.As long as he makes a gesture, Chuck behind him will immediately step forward to deal with the cheater.

"Wait! Hey, there's another one here, wait a minute!"

On the periphery of the crowd, an arm wearing a diamond-encrusted bracelet waved desperately to this side.With this hilarious voice and arrogant posture, you don't need to look to know who is coming.When Luke turned his head, Natalie Lynch had squeezed in shining silver, her sapphire-like eyes spinning with the wheel.After two more laps, she suddenly leaned forward and slapped a stack of chips on the "red 7".

"Red is my lucky color, and 7 is my lucky number." She talked to the people next to her confidently, "As long as I win this time, I can win all of you. How lucky!"

Now there is a good show to watch.Luke held a cigarette on the table with his right hand, and lightly lit the edge of the table with his left hand.The dealer is a trained person, no matter how weak he is, he will not fail to understand the hints of the croupier.The result this time will not be either of these two figures.If he misses, the banker can also bid farewell.

On the red, black and green roulette, small ivory balls are spinning.After half a minute, the speed slowed down significantly, and the ball began to collide between the baffles.Everyone's eyes were focused on the little ball, and no one noticed the dealer's little move.Right below the switch, there is a hidden narrow groove, and in the middle of the groove is a switch the size of a mung bean.This is a mechanism of the casino, specially used to deal with cheaters.For a non-cheater with occasional character outbursts, they just need to encourage him to keep betting and betting.People who gamble blindly will one day lose all their winnings, plus all their assets except shorts.

The turntable is almost stationary, depending on the situation, the ball is likely to stop near "red 7", "green 19" and "black 13".Natalie climbed onto the gaming table with one leg, clutching the velvet cloth with numbers printed on it with both hands, her beautiful blue eyes fixed on the ivory ball, almost spitting out fire.

"Red 7! Red 7! Red 7! My lucky red 7! That's it! Stop stop stop stop..."

Natalie barked like a mad dog.I really don't know what those men are thinking.Luke took a slow breath of his cigarette and glanced at the girl in kimono on the other side.Without warning, the other party was also looking at him.The long and curly eyelashes trembled slightly, and the brows were slightly furrowed.Sullen?confuse?Luke could not discern the meaning.

"Do not--"

There was only a scream, and Natalie slammed the table hard, and the curly hair that was carefully coiled was also scattered.She suddenly jumped on the table, grabbed the dealer by the collar, and abused the young boy, including the kimono girl, in the most obscene and insulting language.Luke didn't bother to listen, knowing that the general idea was that the banker and the girl were in cahoots.Although it sounds as ugly as a dog barking, it may not be true.Now that the instructions have been issued, and the banker did make a move just now, the result should be "Green 19". No matter how bad it is, it's okay to let Natalie win, although it will be a little uncomfortable.But now...

"Black 13" hit.

When I looked again, the girl in the kimono was holding a huge bowl filled with the newly won chips, and was walking slowly towards the exchange office.

"Take the dealer to the back." Luke whispered behind him.

Chip Exchange.

"I'm sorry, the upper limit of the cash that can be exchanged at one time is 1000 million ring nuns." Through the glass window, the cashier looked at the visitor from under reading glasses, "And, Miss Qian, you can't even move that much money."

"Really, there are still such regulations." The girl's face was calm, and she couldn't see the joy of winning money at all.

"With so much cash, it's easy to be targeted by bad guys, ma'am."

Luke stepped forward with a smile, and said politely, "Maybe you can try other cash withdrawal methods, such as transferring money to a bank card first..."

"Who are you?" The girl looked at him vigilantly, "You've been staring at me just now. Are you the bad guy?"

The gray-haired boy was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.

"Excuse me. I am the manager of this casino, Luke Blasi, please advise me."

He held out his hand, but the girl didn't intend to shake hands.

"I don't know how to transfer the money." The girl looked away, seeming a little embarrassed.

"Don't worry, just leave it to us. You just need to fill out a simple form... It's not convenient to talk standing up. Let's sit down and talk in another place." Luke made a "please" gesture.

"That's great," the girl smiled comfortably, "It's my first time here, and I'm worried, so I'll ask you."

Opening the door of the office, the first thing I saw was the young man in white who was lying on his stomach on the table, being pressed down by everyone.It was the dealer at the table just now, his right hand was bruised and purple, and blood was bubbling out.Luke and Chuck exchanged glances, then turned to the kimono girl and said:

"You have two choices. One, keep your right hand with the chip; two, put down the chip and leave quickly."

"I don't understand," the girl showed a puzzled look, "What happened here? Why are you threatening me?"

Luke seemed to squeeze out a smile from his chest, low and low, like the grunt of a wild animal.

"Although I don't know what method you used to bribe this kid, and made him prefer to lose his right hand rather than confess you, but you can't hide it from me."

"I've never seen him before." The girl calmly weighed her words, "It's okay if you don't want to lose money. But you have to answer my question."

"Are you talking about terms?" Luke raised his eyebrows.This woman looks weak and weak, but she is really courageous.

The girl blinked, and suddenly let go, the big pot fell to the ground with a bang, and the chips bounced all over the floor.

"I'm serious. Make a deal."

She exhaled slowly, and looked deeply into Luke's blue-gray eyes, as if trying to see through him.

"Is Bouchard your brother?"

For the next three seconds, the only thing Luke did was to be in a daze.

It was the first time since graduation that he could recognize the relationship between him and Bouchard.

"You know him?"

"He's my doctor. A good guy."

The gray-haired boy lowered his eyes.When he is not so ostentatious, his face looks very similar to Bouchard.Except for their height and physique, as well as their completely different expressions, the two were almost carved out of the same mold.

"Hmph, that idiot really...how is he doing now."

"not bad."

"yes."

"Need me to send a message?"

"No need." Luke suddenly raised his eyes, "Is this the 'deal' you mentioned?"

"Just a prelude."

It's just a movement of raising the eyelids, but it reveals a soul-stirring beauty.Unlike Natalie's radiance, her beauty is quiet and restrained, as if deliberately suppressed.Despite the modest attire, she still exudes a refreshing sense of pure beauty from the inside out.

"I want to see M. Laroyer." She smiled.