Chapter 43: Blocking the Way and Robbing

  "Look at Zhou Hao, not flipping over the bottom card for a long time. Ding Ye stood up and scolded Zhou Hao, pointing at him: "What's wrong with you, can't afford to lose? Quickly take out your bottom card and show me! Hmph, men should have some spirit, especially in front of that little girlfriend of yours."

  The customs officer also looked at Zhou Hao, "Mr. Zhou, please show your trump card."

  Zhou Hao took a deep breath, gazing calmly at Ding Ye, "Since you want to see my trump card so badly, I'll indulge you." With that, he slowly lifted his hand and flipped over the hidden card.

  "Ah!" Behind Zhou Hao, Si Tu Jianying let out a sharp cry, but it was full of excitement, because Zhou Hao's hole card was the Ace of Spades, and the five cards combined to form a straight flush of A2345 in spades.

  "How on earth did you get a Royal Flush?!" Dīng yé rubbed his eyes vigorously, but this time he was truly astonished.

  Zhou Hao smiled lightly and said, "I've never said I wasn't going for a straight flush. You just saw my 2-3-4-5, you should know I'm going for it too. Do you dare to follow me?"

  Ding Ye's face turned from green to purple, and his two eyes were red, "So you just made such a small bet earlier, also to lure me into the game?"

  Zhou Hao shrugged, "It's just a simple trick to lure the enemy with weakness. I didn't expect you to fall for it so easily." In fact, in the previous round, Zhou Hao had intuitively known that Ding Ye's cards were stronger than his own, but he still followed suit and lost nearly five million yuan. This was to make Ding Ye overconfident and let his guard down against him, which is what they call "when heaven wants someone dead, it will first drive them mad".

  "So you were bluffing him." Situ Jianying wrapped her arms around Zhou Hao's neck and kissed his face, "I was scared to death just now, I thought we really lost all the money."

  Zhou Hao turned around and pinched Situ Jianying's nose, "Thanks to you, I've become so prosperous, how about I buy you a diamond ring later?"

  Situ Jianying nodded with a red face, feeling sweet in her heart about Zhou Hao's phrase "husband and wife".

  "What...what is this..." Da Ye muttered, unable to accept reality.

  Wen Shaoqiang sneered, "You're just a Three Aces, while the other side has a Straight Flush. Of course they win! Your 10 million is gone." Actually, he was a bit disappointed because after weighing the pros and cons, Wen Shaoqiang had hoped that Zhou Hao would lose, so he could control Si Tu Li. But now that he can make Dingtian suffer a loss, Wen Shaoqiang is also happy to see it happen.

  Wen Shaoqiang's subordinates brought over the briefcase containing over a hundred million US dollars and handed it to him. Wen Shaoqiang then passed the briefcase to Zhou Hao. Zhou Hao thanked him and handed over the more than 60 million chips he had won back earlier, "Thank you for lending me money earlier, consider this as interest or my gratitude, take it." Compared to the over a hundred million he won from Ding Ye, these tens of millions seemed insignificant.

  Wen Shaoqiang waved his hand repeatedly, "How can this be, I didn't mention interest when I said I'd lend you money earlier. Besides, Sister Sutu and I are friends, how could we talk about such things between friends? Take it back, take it back."

  Under Wen Shaoqiang's refusal, Zhou Hao also knew better than to push the issue and smiled it off. Seeing the resentful look on Top Master's face over there, Zhou Hao handed the briefcase to Wen Shaoqiang, "It's already so late now, I don't find it convenient to bring back this much money, can you guys help me keep it safe first?"

  "Of course." Wen Shaoqiang smiled and said: "Do you want me to help you exchange these US dollars for RMB?"

  "Then thank you," Zhou Hao said. This Wen Shao was not only a hypocrite, but also had such worldly skills at such a young age, which was indeed not easy.

  "Hmph! Let's go!" Dīng Yé glared fiercely at Zhōu Hào for a moment, then followed the two guardian deities out of the room.

  Wen Shao gazed coldly at their backs and said to Zhou Hao, "Zhou Hao, this guy will get what's coming to him. I'm not afraid, but you guys... how about I send a few people to escort you and Sister Situ back?"

  Zhou Hao shook his head, "No need, we can handle it ourselves."

  It's almost twelve o'clock now, and Zhou Hao also needs to go back with Situ Jianying.

  "Welcome back next time." Wen Shaoqiang personally escorted the two to the entrance of the Dynamic City, "But if you come again next time, Zhou Hao, you have to spare us some mercy, otherwise we won't dare do business with you." He didn't believe that winning over ten million in one night was all just luck.

  Zhou Hao smiled and took Si Tu Jianying's hand, leaving together. The night was deep, the streets were quiet, with only a few street lamps accompanying them. The city of Xiangcheng did have a very prosperous pedestrian street, but today was not a weekend, and it was almost midnight, so that pedestrian street had also closed down for the day.

  As they walked along the road, Situ Jianying held Zhou Hao's hand and swung it back and forth excitedly. "Zhou Hao, I didn't expect you to be so amazing! Just now, you were just like Gao Yun in 'God of Gamblers'!"

  "Haha, I don't have such advanced skills as others, it's just luck. In fact, Zhou Hao didn't really understand those gambling techniques, his winning secret was his super strong intuition, plus a little bit of psychological tactics."

  Situ Jianying hugged his arm, "But you are more handsome than Chow Yun-fat."

  "You're just annoyed that Chow Yun-fat is older than you." Zhou Hao laughed.

  Just then, Zhou Haosheng had a premonition and instinctively felt that danger was approaching the two of them. He immediately stopped in his tracks and looked around, while Situ Jianying asked strangely: "What's wrong?"

  Zhou Hao sneered, "Looks like someone's not convinced." After being modified by Long Ruo Guo and cultivating the "Nourishing Qi Record", Zhou Hao's six senses had become much stronger than before. He could hear people's breathing sounds dozens of meters away, and even distinguish between them through their different breathing frequencies. Now, he heard five different frequency breaths, three of which belonged to the big shot from the casino earlier and his two subordinates.

  As expected, five figures darted out from a small alley by the side of the road and blocked Zhou Hao's path. The leader was none other than Ding Ye.

  The boss glared at Zhou Hao with a fierce light in his eyes, gritting his teeth and saying: "You little brat, if you know what's good for you, go back and return my money. I might spare your life. Otherwise, I'll skin you alive and make you serve your little girlfriend."

  "Top father, using your words." Zhou Hao said: "Men are best with some momentum, losing is just losing." He had thought that the top father might intercept him because of his unwillingness to accept defeat, so he would hand over the money to Wen Shao's casino for safekeeping. Reality proved that Zhou Hao was very insightful.

  But Ding Ye heard that Zhou Hao actually used his own words to scold himself, and he was so angry that his whole body trembled. "You little brat doesn't cry until you see a coffin, do you? Let him learn a lesson, let him know what will happen if he offends me, Ding Ye!"

  The two men beside him heard the words and rushed towards Zhou Hao, Zhou Hao protected Si Tu Jianying behind him, then without waiting for the two men to get close, he took the initiative to step forward, his right hand in a claw shape quickly swung at the two men, it was a move from "Wu Xing Xi" called "Tiger Play".

  The two saw Zhou Hao's imposing momentum and immediately realized he was a martial arts expert. With agile bodies, they turned to the side, ready to dodge. Zhou Hao saw their nimble figures and knew that these two had a foundation in martial arts. If it were his former self, he wouldn't have been able to handle them. However, for his current self, these two were clearly not worth looking at.

  Hua Tuo's "Five Animal Play" was extremely ingenious, far surpassing the version circulating in society. Suddenly, Zhou Hao reached out with his hand and grabbed the shoulder of the man on the right, before he could react, Zhou Hao's five fingers tightened fiercely, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound of bones shattering, as well as the man's pained scream.

  Zhou Hao's one punch could shatter a boulder, and ordinary people couldn't withstand his strength. With just one grab, the man's shoulder was already crippled. Zhou Hao didn't hesitate, his body paused for a moment, then his left leg swept horizontally to knock down another person on the other side, while his left elbow thrust forward to heavily collide with that person's chest, directly breaking several of their ribs. The man also fell heavily to the ground and couldn't get up.

  Situ Jianying was stunned, although he had heard that Zhou Hao had been taught martial arts by a hermit when he was trapped in the mountain cave, but he didn't expect him to be so fierce, and with just a blink of an eye, he knocked down two strong men.

  Ding Ye was stunned, and then became even more furious, "I didn't expect you to be a tough nut!" Along with his words, his other two subordinates pulled out a black handgun, aiming the muzzle at Zhou Hao.

  Zhou Hao hastily blocked Situ Jianying behind him, and at the same time thought that this boss's subordinate actually had a private gun, and his hand was not low, so he must not be an ordinary jade merchant. And Situ Jianying saw that the other party had pulled out a gun, covering her mouth in surprise, and the scene of encountering drug dealers before flashed through her mind, at that time Zhou Hao also protected himself like now.

  With Zhou Hao by her side, despite him having a gun, Situ Jianying still felt extremely safe.

  "Listen up, kid! I'm giving you one last chance. Go back and bring my money back to me!" Da Ye said in a gloomy tone, "Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."

  "Hmm!" With a cold hum, Zhou Hao kicked the tip of his right foot on the ground, and the small stone on the ground immediately flew towards one of the gunmen like a bullet, accurately hitting the person's hand holding the gun. Zhou Hao's strength was extremely great, and the person's palm bone was instantly crushed by the small stone, and the gun in his hand also fell to the ground.

  Without giving the other person time to react, Zhou Hao's left hand suddenly swung out, and an object flew past with lightning speed, striking the man's right shoulder. The man felt his entire right arm go numb, and the pistol fell to the ground.

  "Hmph! Not even a single subordinate? Call them all out!" Zhou Hao coldly stared at Ding Ye.

  The old man took a step back, his eyes full of uncertainty. Zhou Hao thought to himself that this old man was definitely not a good person and planned to catch him and hand him over to the police. But just as he took a step forward, a jeep suddenly drove out from the side road and blocked Zhou Hao's path, while the driver yelled at the old man, "Boss, hurry up!"

  The two men under Ding Ye reacted quickly, immediately opening the car door to protect him as he got in, and the jeep sped away, completely disregarding the other two people.