Power and Wealth
Chapter 1267 – Are you on Steroids?
The new round started.
Everything was new. The mahjong tiles, dice, table, and chairs were all new.
Song Yuhu, Mr. Wei, and Ms. Leng felt Dong Xuebing could not cheat after they changed everything. Until now, they started to doubt themselves. Did this young man win because of his luck? Everyone is looking at him. There should be no way for him to cheat under these circumstances.
Song Yuhu and the rest were panicking.
Shen Xiaomei and Shen Xiaoyan were also panicking.
Zhang Longjuan asked softly. “Did you all see it earlier?”
Shen Xiaomei replied. “No. I did not see anything.”
Shen Xiaoyan tapped on her head. “I am starting to believe it is luck. It would be scary if Mr. Dong switched the tiles without anyone noticing.”
Shen Xiaomei rolled her eyes. “It cannot be luck.”
Zhang Longjuan smiled. “I don’t think it is luck. However, I don’t think he cheated. The best cheaters could only switch a tile. Even if he is a master, he can switch two tiles without anyone noticing. How did he switch so many tiles to form the ‘Big Four Winds Heavenly Win’? This is impossible in theory. This brat had kept such an amazing skill from us. Let’s watch him and find out how he did it.”
Shen Xiaoyan and Shen Xiaomei rubbed their eyes and observed the game.
They did not blink as they watched the mahjong game.
Many people were also observing the game. They want to know Dong Xuebing’s trick. Senior Zhou stood up and stared at Dong Xuebing’s hands.
The room was dead quiet.
There were no other sounds other than the sounds Dong Xuebing, Song Yuhu, and the rest made when taking their tiles.
When Dong Xuebing was taking his tiles, Mr. Wei said. “You mentioned earlier that we can raise any request, right?”
Dong Xuebing smiled. “Yes. Go ahead.”
Mr. Wei was wary of Dong Xuebing. He said. “Can you open your tiles or look at your tiles immediately after you finish getting your tiles? Stop touching and stroking your tiles. It is making me nervous. I am old and have a weak heart. Of course, you can choose not to do it.”
Look at the tiles after taking the tiles?
What request is this?
Did you think he could change his tiles with superpowers? Don’t be so superstitious.
Everyone was looking at Mr. Wei with disdain.
Mr. Wei blushed after everyone looked at him. But he had no choice. He was scared by Dong Xuebing’s ‘Heavenly Win.’
Ms. Leng added. “I agree with Mr. Wei.”
Dong Xuebing’s actions earlier were weird. He kept touching and stroking his tiles. He might have switched his tiles when he was making these actions.
Zhang Longjuan was frustrated. “Are you all done?”
Dong Xuebing smiled and turned. He looked at Sis Zhang. “It’s fine. They are feeling sore after losing. I will let them have their way, or they will claim I am bullying them.”
Song Yuhu was staring at Dong Xuebing, trying to catch him switching tiles.
But Dong Xuebing did not make any weird movements. He turned his tiles upright after drawing them and did not continue to touch them.
Other people could not see Dong Xuebing’s tiles.
The Platinum VIP room does not have CCTVs, and only Zhang Longjuan and the twins could see them.
When they saw the tiles, Shen Xiaoyan and Shen Xiaomei’s hearts almost stopped. Dong Xuebing’s hand was very lousy.
One ‘White Dragon’ and one ‘Red Dragon.’
Three bamboo tiles, a few circle tiles, and a few character tiles. All of them were not in running numbers.
This was a very lousy hand, and it’s hard to get a win out of it.
Shen Xiaoyan looked at her sister. “I think he cannot win this round.”
Shen Xiaomei replied. “He won three ‘Heavenly Wins.’ It is enough.”
Shen Xiaoyan said. “Maybe this weird request affected how Mr. Dong changes his tiles.”
Shen Xiaomei paused for a second. “Huh? Is it possible?”
Shen Xiaoyan shook her head. “I don’t know. Maybe Mr. Dong cannot continue to be the banker after this round.”
Shen Xiaomei agreed. “That’s right. This hand is too lousy, and it is impossible to win. Even if Mr. Dong could maintain his banker status, the rest might stop playing. It’s a pity we could not win their remaining few million USD. Sigh… if we can get another ‘Heavenly win,’ Song Yuhu and the rest would lose everything. Twenty million USD per player. Even Ms. Zhang would feel the pain.”
“Heavenly Win? It’s not so easy.”
“That’s right. Let’s see if they dare to play another round.”
Zhang Longjuan kept quiet. She felt something was wrong and continued to look at Dong Xuebing.
Although Shen Xiaoyan and Shen Xiaomei felt Dong Xuebing had a lousy hand, they continued to observe him. They noticed something strange. He did not rearrange his tiles like before. He just sat there without moving.
Dong Xuebing smiled at Mr. Wei and the rest. “You all wanted me to look at my tiles after drawing them. Is this fine?”
Mr. Wei nodded. “Yes.”
Song Yuhu and Ms. Leng saw Dong Xuebing following their request and stopped being suspicious.
“Good.” Dong Xuebing said and held both ends of his tiles. He turned them facing down and lifted them before turning them over. “Heavenly Win, Pure Suit Hand, Seven Pairs.”
What?
Another ‘Heavenly Win?’
WTF?
There was a commotion. Mr. Wei’s chair toppled over as he stood up. His face turned pale as he looked at Dong Xuebing’s tiles.
Song Yuhu, Ms. Leng, and other guests almost vomited blood.
Another ‘Heavenly Win?’ This time, it is a ‘Heavenly Win, Pure Suit Hand, Seven Pairs.’ This is more than ten times harder than getting a ‘Big Four Winds.’
Are you on steroids?
Zhang Longjuan, Shen Xiaoyan, and Shen Xiaomei were more shocked than others because they saw Dong Xuebing’s tiles.
Pure Suit Hand?
Seven pairs?
Bullshit!
Shen Xiaomei and Shen Xiaoyan jumped out of their chairs. They saw Dong Xuebing’s hand. It was a lousy hand, and you cannot find a lousier hand than his. But he turned his tiles over and announced he had a ‘Heavenly Win.’ Pure Suit Hand, Seven Pairs? You don’t even have a pair. You have bamboo, circles, and character tiles. How can you get a Pure Suit Hand?
I had met people with guts, but I have never met anyone bolder than you.
This is declaring a false win.
And it is a false big win!
The twins felt Dong Xuebing’s ‘Heavenly Win, Pure Suit Hand, Seven Pairs’ was the biggest brag in the world. Do you think they are blind? You had won a lot. You should not declare a false win even if you cannot win.
Zhang Longjuan saw it, too.
But Zhang Longjuan sat down after a few seconds without saying a word.
Shen Xiaomei asked anxiously. “Ms. Zhang, is the penalty for a false win also five million USD?”
Shen Xiaoyan frowned. “I don’t think it is that much.”
Zhang Longjuan lit a cigarette and did not reply.
Shen Xiaoyan looked at her. “Ms. Zhang.”
Shen Xiaomei added. “Say something.”
Zhang Longjuan blew out a cloud of smoke and smiled. “What do you want me to say? Look at Xiao Dong’s tiles first.”
Look at his tiles?
Do we need to look at his tiles?
The twins had seen his tiles. Although Dong Xuebing turns them facing down for a few seconds, he is not fast enough to switch all his tiles. If one hand can switch one tile, he can only switch two tiles at most. That set of lousy tiles will need him to have a few more pairs of hands to change.
How can that lousy hand win?
Even if he had four pairs of hands, Shen Xiaomei felt Dong Xuebing couldn’t turn that hand into a ‘Pure Suit Hand.’
They were stunned when they saw Dong Xuebing’s tiles on the table. They could not believe their eyes.
One Character, One Character…
Two Character, Two Character…
Four Character, Four Character…
Five Character, Five Character…
Eight Character, Eight Character…
The remaining were four Nine Characters.
It is a Pure Suit Seven Pairs!
Shen Xiaomei and Shen Xiaoyan almost forgot to breathe as they looked at the Character tiles.
What happened?
It was supposed to be a lousy hand!
Do you have fourteen hands to switch all fourteen tiles in an instant? How did you change that lousy hand into a pure suit?
This was entirely different from that lousy hand.
More than ten tiles were different.
All players have either thirteen or fourteen tiles.
You switched almost all your tiles in an instant!
You are not only a Thousand Hands Guanyin. You are trained in Shadowless Hand!
This hand was more significant than the previous hand. All the spectators looked at Dong Xuebing in shock.
Four Heavenly Wins!
Every hand was more significant than the previous hand.
What luck do you have?
Translator’s notes:
Shadowless Kick