Chapter 471: Don't Even Think About Touching Me
After winning the third round.
Xiao Ye looked at the dealer. "Your hand."
According to casino rules, winning three times allows you to touch the dealer's hand. Win five times, and you can put an arm around her for something more intimate.
This was one of the casino's little ploys to attract lecherous customers.
The dealer looked at the young, handsome Xiao Ye. Never expecting him to be after her too, she smugly extended her hand.
Even though Xiao Ye didn't look rich, holding only 100,000 in chips, letting a handsome guy get a little fresh was far better than dealing with those fat, greasy old men.
Xiao Ye didn't touch her. He only glanced at the lines on her palm.
The lines showed that while she was unlucky, it only manifested in minor, insignificant ways.
For example, she might lose some money or have other minor misfortunes.
Things like that generally didn't cause any lasting consequences.
Even if there were consequences, they would be very limited and contained. It was on a completely different level from Ms. Zhang's situation, whose divorce had unleashed that scumbag of a husband.
Xiao Ye instantly lost interest. He took his chips and turned to leave.
The female dealer blinked, confused.
'Why didn't he touch me?'
'He's just leaving?'
'Didn't he want to touch my hand?'
She couldn't help but look down at her palm. 'It's not like there's anything dirty on it, is there?'
Someone else piped up, teasing her. "What's the matter? Are you upset because he didn't touch you?"
"What are you talking about!" The female dealer snapped out of it. "Alright, who's in for the next hand? I'm dealing!"
Xiao Ye took his chips and moved to another table.
The female dealer here also had the look of someone with bad luck.
He threw down his one million, one hundred thousand in chips. "All in!"
The other players at the table exchanged glances. 'Looks like we've got a tough one here.'
But none of them had the guts or the cash to match him.
The cards were revealed!
Xiao Ye won again!
His one million, one hundred thousand instantly doubled to over two million!
In just over ten minutes, Xiao Ye had turned his 100,000 in chips into more than twenty times that amount.
Such an unusual winning streak immediately attracted the attention of the casino staff.
"Let's watch a bit longer. Maybe the kid is just having a lucky streak."
The second hand.
Xiao Ye won!
His chip count rose to four million.
The third hand.
Xiao Ye won again.
His chips doubled to over eight million!
This time, he not only attracted the attention of the casino staff but also the other gamblers!
They had never seen anyone win so much in less than half an hour!
"Hey, kid, you're on a roll. Mind if I tail your bets? Don't worry, losses are on me, but if we win, I'll give you a cut."
Giving the person you're following a cut was part of the table's unwritten rules.
Xiao Ye ignored him and told the dealer to hold out her hand.
She looked just as smug as the last one, but Xiao Ye didn't even touch her. He just took a quick look and walked away.
The dealer's expression soured. "The nerve of that guy. Wins a little money and suddenly he's hot stuff. Let's see if you can actually walk out of here with all those winnings!"
After muttering to herself, she resumed dealing.
Xiao Ye arrived at a third table.
Before he could even get close, he was stopped. "Sir, a friend of yours is looking for you. Please come with us."
Xiao Ye knew at a glance this was the casino's doing. "Lead the way."
They led him to a nearby office.
The manager of the casino's first floor saw him and gave a slight smile. "Come in. I never thought our casino would host a God of Gamblers..."
Before he could finish, Xiao Ye cut him off.
He tossed all his chips onto the table, keeping only a hundred thousand for himself.
"From now on, all the chips I win go to the house. In essence, I'll be winning money for you."
"I only have one condition: From now on, your people stay out of my way. Understand?"
The manager's eyes darted. He had approached Xiao Ye precisely because he couldn't let him walk away with so much of the casino's money.
After all, casinos exist to make money, not lose it.
If Xiao Ye kept winning indefinitely and then cashed out, the casino would take a massive hit.
"Fine, but I want to know what you're doing. That's not too much to ask, is it?"
"I'm looking for someone."
"Deal." 'He's just looking for someone,' the manager thought. 'If any real trouble starts, the casino can handle it.' He grinned and swept all the chips toward himself.
"Just so we're clear," he added, "if you lose, you still owe the house."
Xiao Ye said nothing, simply turning and walking away.
'He wouldn't lose. As long as he wanted to, he could win indefinitely. It wouldn't matter even if his opponents cheated.'
'His divination could give him the answer at any moment.'
The manager watched his retreating back, a flicker of interest in his eyes. "You guys, keep an eye on him."
"Don't worry about how much he wins. Whether or not those chips can be exchanged for cash is our call."
"Your main job is to figure out what this kid is up to and who he's looking for. Got it?"
"Yes!"
Xiao Ye returned to the casino floor and resumed his winning streak.
He won the next three hands.
After checking the dealer's palm, he moved on to find his next target.
Just then, a commotion broke out.
Xiao Ye turned to see a thick crowd gathered around Zhu Chen's position.
'What's going on?'
He hurried over.
Zhu Chen's voice drifted out from the crowd. "I don't want to touch your hand! I just want to look at your palm!"
"Pervert! You have some kind of weird fetish, don't you? I have a boyfriend, so don't even think about touching me!"
Zhu Chen was getting angry. 'Why can't this dealer understand plain language?'
'He'd already said he wouldn't touch her, he just wanted to look.'
Xiao Ye pushed his way through the crowd, his gaze sweeping over the dealer. "You wear an outfit that revealing for everyone to look at, but you won't let someone see your palm?"
"The casino rules state that after three wins, a player gets to touch your hand. If you can't accept that, you shouldn't be in this line of work."
The dealer's eyes grew red with fury, as if she were the one being truly wronged.
"I already told you, I'm taken!"
"Then you shouldn't be in this business." Xiao Ye had no patience for her act. 'She's acting like some kind of virtuous maiden.'
'When you're in a certain line of work, you have to accept its rules.'
'Gambling is legal in this country, so as a dealer, you have to accept the unwritten rules that come with the job.'
'Especially since Zhu Chen hadn't done a thing and was still being branded a pervert.'
The dealer burst into tears. "Xiaoli, go get my boyfriend! These two perverts are bullying me!"
Although the onlookers were on Xiao Ye's side, no one dared to say anything.
The man backing this dealer was no simple character.
Everyone knew it was just gamblers having a bit of fun, but they still had to show the man some respect.
Xiao Ye had no time to waste on her. He threw down five hundred thousand in chips. "Lay both of your hands flat on the table, and this money is yours."
'Weren't you unwilling to let people see?'
'The money's right here. Let's see if she does it now!'
The dealer stared at the five hundred thousand. 'Even with the casino's predatory cut, they'd probably take four hundred thousand, but that still meant a hundred thousand for her!'