Chapter 21
In the center of the table, the pile of bets had formed a small mound. Mu-gyeong, who had been lightly tapping the table with his fingertips, casually pushed the stack of bills forward with the back of his hand. Even that small movement was clean, without any unnecessary gestures.
"I'll call too."
After the round of betting had completed, Mu-gyeong dealt out another card to each player. Hongju continued to stare at his fingertips.
"What? Afraid I might slip a card from the bottom?"
Sensing the gaze, Mu-gyeong smirked. His movements were slow as he placed a card down in front of Hongju.
"......Do you even know how to do that?"
"If I wanted to, I would."
The casual tone made Hongju instinctively lift his gaze, only to lock eyes with Yang Siljang sitting across from him. But the man seemed unbothered by Mu-gyeong’s words. Showing his gold tooth, he clicked his tongue against his teeth as he checked his cards. Then, just like earlier, he knocked over a pile of cash.
"Let's add another thousand!"
"Ah, fuck, where the hell did my Jangtteung go? This damn blue card came in instead. I'm out."
Doksu tossed his hand and dropped out of the game.
"......."