Signing In At The Civil Affairs Bureau, I Was Rewarded With A Gorgeous Wife

"This... this isn't there still a female player? Could it be?"

Song Yun took a sharp breath, this game was just too extravagant.

Who knew that Zhu Bajie would nod his head earnestly and say, "Who says it's not possible!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

The world was so vast with so many wonders, today Song Yun had truly opened his eyes.

Seeing that everyone had no objections to today's game, Xing Zi opened a new deck of playing cards, shuffling and cutting the cards slowly under everyone's watchful gaze. If anyone expressed doubt, she would immediately discard that deck and start over with a new one, repeating the process.

Once everyone was satisfied, Xing Zi dealt the playing cards to each person one by one.

"For this round, the minimum bet is one hundred thousand. If you choose to play blind without looking at your cards, those who look at their cards must bet at least twice the amount of the blind bet. I wish everyone a fun and enjoyable game today."

After saying this, Xing Zi lowered her hands and watched the bosses in front of her engage in their cunning games.

"There's plenty of time, I'll start with a blind bet of two million," Hei He, because of his position, was the first to speak. He took some chips from in front of him and threw them onto the table.

This game of flush wasn't just about luck, but more a battle of courage and wisdom. Some veterans could even bluff with a poor hand, causing their opponents to fold what might have been a winning hand.

The different hand rankings consisted of single cards, pairs, straights, flushes, straight flushes, and the highest ranking, a 'leopard' of three of a kind.

When Hei He declared his bet, those below him chose to follow suit blindly without looking at their cards.

When it came to Zhu Bajie, he slowly flipped over the three cards in front of him, then chuckled and said, "Playing too small isn't satisfying enough, my rule is go big or go home early, after all, Miss Xing Zi needs her beauty sleep. Let's do this, I'll start with one million!"

One million?

Did this kid get a good hand?

That was what everyone at the scene was thinking.

Song Yun also looked at his own cards, a small straight of 789, not big or small. After thinking for a bit, he slowly began to speak, "I share the same thought as Brother Zhu, I'll bet two million!"

By the end of the round, Song Yun had raised the minimum bet to two million. If Hei He continued to play blind, he would need to bet one million, and if he chose to look at his cards, he would have to place a bet no lower than the chips Song Yun had called.

Hei He looked pensive as he glanced at Zhu Bajie and Song Yun, then laughed coldly and said, "I just don't believe in curses, I'll continue blind with one hundred thousand!"

The other players didn't have such confidence, each took a look at their cards. Those who felt good about their cards continued, while those who were dealt a random assortment could only sigh and fold.

Soon the second round was rolled out, and the stakes had reached the eight million mark, with more than twenty million in chips on the table!

This was just the first hand of the game!

Xing Zi didn't expect the bosses today to be so aggressive, each one bellowing as if money meant nothing to them.

The initiative returned to Hei He whose forehead beneath the mask was now beading with sweat.

This round he finally decided to look at his cards.

As the three cards were stacked, the first to come into view was the ace of spades, the largest card in the deck. The second card he rubbed, the ten of spades, not bad! It was very likely that he had a top flush with an ace, which was a very strong hand!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Hei He took a deep breath and slowly revealed the third card, the king of spades!!!

A flush!

Hei He slammed the cards down on the table and shouted, "A thousand each!"

"Holy shit!!! Hei He, what kind of card do you have!!!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise.

Because normally, if you're bluffing, you raise the stakes in the first three rounds to scare off opponents. If it works, you win; if it doesn't, you admit your loss and fold.

But now it was unclear how many rounds it had been, and Hei He was still daring to continue the game, making everyone reconsider whether their own cards were strong enough.

Indeed, as soon as the minimum bet was raised to ten million by Hei He, many players folded.

When it came to Zhu Bajie's turn, he disdainfully glanced at Hei He and decisively called the bet.

Song Yun wasn't so foolish; it was clear to him that the two players had at least a flush—otherwise they wouldn't dare to bid so high!

And he himself had only a small straight—how could he possibly continue to call.

So, he folded this round too.

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Now things were heating up, with only Hei He and Zhu Bajie left in the game, both desperately raising the stakes to the point where the chips on the table were close to the 70 million mark!

Hei He threw in 20 million and declared, "I'll reveal you directly!"

If there were only a very few people left in the game, a player could uncover all the others with a bet twice the minimum.

Hei He was obviously confused; though he held a top flush Ace, it wasn't the highest hand, and he could be instantly defeated by even the smallest straight flush from an opponent!

Therefore, he shouldn't get too entangled with this Zhu Bajie in the first round.

Zhu Bajie, as the one being revealed, showed his cards—a flush with 56K. It was a fairly strong hand, but it wasn't enough against Hei He's Ace.

So just like that, in this one round, Hei He raked in 70 million!

The psychological rollercoaster of such highs and lows was enough to make all the nerves in one's body jump and shout!

It was the adrenaline pumping, continuously raising their excitement levels.

"Heh heh, Brother Zhu, you're too kind. If you want to give me money, just do it openly; no need for all this!"

As Hei He won money, he didn't forget to kick his opponent while he was down.

Zhu Bajie appeared unfazed, as if the bets on the table weren't his own.

"The early wins don't count; what matters is what comes after."

Zhu Bajie said with a chuckle, "Miss Xing Zi, please start the second round."

Xing Zi nodded, put all the used cards into the shredder, and broke out a new deck to continue dealing.

This time, Song Yun didn't follow the others in staying blind; he checked his cards right in the first round—a straight flush!

Song Yun's heart leapt with joy—was this the bonus of good luck?

A straight flush in the second round, in a game with ten players, was enough to see him through to the end!

And so, everyone began another round of tossing in their chips.

Hei He seemed to think his luck was still strong, keeping his cards covered until the very end without checking them.

While Zhu Bajie folded in the second round.

In the end, only Song Yun and Hei He were left in the game.

Hei He continued to slowly reveal his cards.

As expected, he was in luck yet again, also revealing a straight flush.

By now the chips on the table had reached 60 million, and there was no way Hei He would reveal at this point.

And so another round began.

It wasn't until the pot reached 130 million that Hei He finally said with a smile, "Sorry, I'm going to reveal your cards—I have a straight flush."

Everyone sighed upon hearing that; while the game does involve skill, it relies even more on luck. Today, it seemed that Big Black was blessed with a stroke of fortune and was set to win it all!

After revealing his hand, Hei He was about to scoop the chips into his arms.

But who would have thought that Song Yun would calmly say, "Wait a minute!"

"???"

Everyone was puzzled; could this young man's hand be bigger than a 789 straight flush???