“Yes, Your Highness, I know what to do now.”
After hanging up the phone, Phil King muttered to himself with a murderous look, “Chris, since you’re asking for it, don’t blame me for not being nice!”
As the night fell, the gambling ship finally reached international waters.
Once in international waters, all the casinos on the ship opened up.
The wealthy patrons who had come aboard began to stir with excitement.
They were not there for a cruise; they were there to gamble!
Chris and Esther also arrived at one of the casinos.
Seeing the bustling scene at each gambling table, Chris shook his head.
Gambling has ruined countless lives throughout history.
Everyone knows that gambling is no good, yet they can’t resist the urge. Such is the sad plight of these gamblers.
Chris and Esther browsed around before heading towards the second floor.
Several heavily armed security guards stopped them.
“Sorry, you can’t go up there!”
Chris frowned and asked, “Why?”
The guard, expressionless, replied, “Only those with a net worth of over a hundred billion are allowed upstairs!”
Chris then understood.
The second floor was a high-stakes casino, frequented only by the ultra-wealthy.
“Ha ha ha! Isn’t this Mr. Shelby? Do you also want to gamble upstairs?”
At that moment, Phil King approached, laughing heartily.
“If Mr. Shelby wishes to go up, I would be most welcoming!”
“Alright, then I’ll go up and take a look!”
Chris didn’t refuse and followed Phil King upstairs.
Once upstairs, Phil King led Chris into a luxurious hall.
“Mr. Shelby, this is the highest-level gambling table on the ship! Each of the ten people here ranks among the top thousand wealthiest in the world, and the bets on this table exceed one hundred billion dollars. Are you interested in playing a round?”
Phil King looked at Chris with a mocking smile.
One hundred billion dollars?
To the average person, that’s an astronomical sum.
But for Chris, a mere hundred billion dollars was trivial.
“Sure, I’ll play a couple of hands!”
Esther tugged at Chris’s sleeve and said, “Dear, the stakes are too high here, let’s not.”
Chris smiled and reassured her, “Dear, don’t worry, the money won is yours, and the money lost is mine. A mere hundred billion dollars is nothing to your dear!”
Hearing Chris’s words, everyone rolled their eyes.
They were among the top thousand wealthiest people in the world, each worth tens or even hundreds of billions.
Yet, a hundred billion dollars was still a significant amount.
Chris’s claim of not caring about a hundred billion dollars was indeed bold.
Phil King scanned the crowd and said with a laugh, “Did everyone hear that? Mr. Shelby doesn’t consider a hundred billion dollars significant. In that case, I propose that everyone here put their bets on the table, and no one leaves until it’s all gone. How about it?”
“This idea is good; I’m all in with ten billion dollars!”
“I also have ten billion dollars!”
“I’m putting up ten billion dollars too!”
…
In a moment, ten people each put up ten billion dollars, making the total stakes at the gambling table a hundred billion dollars.
Phil King turned to Chris, smiled, and asked, “Mr. Shelby, what do you think?”
“I’ve said it before, I’m not short on cash!”
With that, Chris threw down a black card.
“This is an ultimate black card from the International Bank, each with a credit limit of ten billion dollars. I believe everyone here is familiar with it.”
Seeing the black card Chris threw down, everyone’s expression grew serious.
They were all world-famous super-rich tycoons, naturally recognizing the black card in Chris’s hand.
They had not expected Chris, who seemed obscure, to also possess such a card.
Soon, the game began.
The game was simple: all-in poker.
Anyone who knew how to gamble knew the rules of all-in poker.
Each person pushed all their chips forward, then the cards were flipped. The one with the smallest hand would be eliminated.
This type of gambling game was simple yet brutal.
The winner took everything.
The loser lost it all.
Soon, the dealer began dealing cards.
The luxurious hall was equipped with over a hundred cameras, providing comprehensive, no-blind-spot surveillance.
In such a setup, cheating was impossible, so it all came down to each person’s luck.
Seeing Chris actually join the game, a hint of triumph appeared on Phil King’s face.
This game was a trap from the start.
Phil King had already colluded with the others, just waiting for Chris to fall into it.
Once Chris fell for it, Phil wouldn’t rest until he had bankrupted him.
If Chris ended up broke, Phil King would seize the opportunity to propose taking over the Gambling City branch of the Chester Group.
By then, Chris would likely not refuse the offer.
Once Phil King acquired the Chester Group’s Gambling City branch, he would monopolize the gambling industry in the entire city.
At that point, he would truly become the new King of Gambling!
The hundred billion dollars in chips even made Esther breathe faster.
It was unavoidable; the stakes were simply too colossal.
Even now, the Chester Group was valued at just over a hundred billion dollars.
Meaning, the funds on this one table were enough to buy out the entire Chester Group.
Chris lit a cigarette and slowly started smoking.
No signs of nervousness could be seen on Chris’s face.
After all, this was ten billion dollars at stake!
If Chris lost, the ten billion dollars would be gone forever. How could he not care?
As the game progressed, one after another was eliminated.
In the end, only Phil King and Chris remained.
Phil King was somewhat surprised; he hadn’t expected Chris to have the skill to last until the end.
But what did it matter in the end?
Chris would eventually lose to him!
Once Chris lost to him, everything would be his!