The Invincible Strongest Student

Chapter 1249: Chapter 1249: Thoroughbred and Pawn

”You can learn what you don’t know, or do you want to live like this for the rest of your life?”

This sentence echoed in Zhang Ya’Er’s ears, like a bell ringing loud and clear, suddenly awakening her.

Does she really want to live like this for the rest of her life? Hanging out with these gamblers every day, matching wits with the card sharks, and if she accidentally exposes a trace of cheating, ending up like DS with fingers cut off.

Is this the kind of nerve-racking life she truly wants?

No!

No normal person would like this kind of life, and she’s not a psychologically twisted person.

”I see defiance in your eyes, and that’s good.” Lin Tian smiled and said, ”Don’t underestimate yourself. Even if the only thing you know how to do now is gamble, once you learn, you’ll be just as good as anyone else.”

After Zhang Ya’Er calmed down a bit, she asked another question, ”Why me? I believe there are many people with more talent and greater potential than me. Why did you pick me?”

”Talents are hard to come by, a thousand-mile horse is common, but Bole is rare. I think you are a thousand-mile horse, and that’s enough,” Lin Tian said.

”No, it’s not like that.”

Zhang Ya’Er shook her head coldly and said, ”The reason you said these things to me is because you have another purpose. You want to use me to bring down this card-playing establishment! You could have exposed us cheating with Little Shan before, but you didn’t, because you still need me to do things for you. So you said all this about the thousand-mile horse. In your eyes, I’m just a pawn, right?”

After she finished speaking, Zhang Ya’Er sneered, ”Cheating is all about deception. I admit you’re a master of deception, but too bad I’ve seen through it this time.”

Lin Tian was slightly stunned, then burst into laughter, slapping his leg and saying, ”Honestly, I’m more and more impressed with you. I didn’t expect you to see through it so clearly. Is it too much to compare such a smart person to a thousand-mile horse?”

Zhang Ya’Er remained unmoved, simply smiled gently and said, ”Thank you.”

Clearly, she had developed a strong sense of caution towards Lin Tian. She didn’t want to say any unnecessary words.

”I used to work at Xianglong Tea House, so I understand what that life is like, and I understand you. Whether you think I see you as a pawn or a thousand-mile horse, I won’t break my promise once I’ve extended the invitation. If you want, you can leave here anytime, I’ll arrange a better job for you.”

Zhang Ya’Er asked with a smile, ”The premise is I need a token of loyalty, right?”

”Speaking with smart people is easy. Such a move can secure a more peaceful job and a fresh new life. Wouldn’t you consider it?” Lin Tian clasped his hands together on the table, looking confident.

”It sounds very tempting.” Zhang Ya’Er made a pensive expression.

Lin Tian said, ”Actually, you’re overthinking. I don’t see you as a pawn. What I want to do would get done even without you, someone else would do it.”

”It’s just that none of those other pawns is as powerful as I am, right?”

”Hahaha, of course.”

”I’ll consider what you said.”

...

When Lin Tian and his group left the card-playing establishment and returned to the car, Wu Yong is still holding the black box they came with, still filled with two million in cash. As for the other money, it’s all transferred to a bank card.

”Hahaha... Forty-five million six hundred thousand, Brother Tian, amazing! I’m impressed!” Wu Yong said excitedly to Lin Tian, giving him a thumbs up, thinking the two million he lost last time was already a big gamble. But compared to Lin Tian’s achievement today... it’s nothing, not worth mentioning.

”Yeah, I almost went dumb, I still feel like I’m dreaming,” LuuYong said, he’d never seen so much money before when he was a talent scout.

With their laughter, Lin Tian also laughed, patting Wu Yong’s shoulder and said, ”This is just the beginning. Let’s continue to the next one. Oh, right, you now give Hawkeye a call and ask that kid how it’s going. If not done, we’ll go again tomorrow.”

”What thing?” Wu Yong asked Lin Tian with a somewhat puzzled face.

Lin Tian explained, ”After you told me about these card establishments a couple of days ago, I already talked to Pang Yu to understand. These three establishments, one you’ve been to before, the other one we just went to, and the last is an arcade, and it uses electronic devices. Before I left, I told Hawkeye to hack into the internal network of that establishment, preferably creating a bug so we can take advantage and win some money.”

Wu Yong’s face blossomed into a smile after hearing this, slapping his thigh and said, ”Wow, this is so thrilling! I love it, I’ll ask that kid right now.”

As the call connected, Wu Yong turned on the speakerphone and Hawkeye said, ”Don’t worry, the job’s done. Two machines have had their payout rates adjusted. Someone’s on them right now, you guys just go over and use those machines, win as you like.”

Hearing this, Wu Yong got more excited, laughing and said, ”Well done, I’ll give you a bonus when we get back! By the way, are those two machines safe? No one’s going to say we’re cheating, right?”

Thinking back to the bloody scene, Wu Yong couldn’t help but feel a little apprehensive. Even though with Lin Tian around he won’t be losing any fingers, it’s better to avoid trouble.

”Hey, Brother Yong, rest assured when I’m handling things. Those two machines are hooked to the internal network, who’s going to believe they’re cheating? If there’s cheating, it’s the establishment that’s doing it. We guarantee nothing will happen, and I’m here watching.”

”Great, I’m at ease with that!”

After hanging up, the three of them drove straight to the electronic card-playing establishment, filled with laughter along the way, feeling quite carefree.

The electronic establishment isn’t as hidden as the previous underground card room, instead, it’s openly set upstairs in an arcade. Going up still requires a VIP card, but that’s not an issue for Lin Tian and his team.

The two machines Hawkeye mentioned were connected to each other, and Lin Tian and Wu Yong sat down simultaneously.

These machines offered many kinds of gameplays, a wide range to choose from. They could set their own stakes too.

Once understanding how to play, Lin Tian and Wu Yong began to play lavishly. They chose the same money game as before with dice, simple and easy, betting as they pleased since Hawkeye had assured them the payout rates were tweaked in their favor.

And sure enough, no matter what they bet on, there’s an 80% chance of winning! Whether in normal or rare payout rates, the multiplier shoots up immensely, and in minutes, they pocketed millions more!