Chapter 49: Honoring the Bet, Retreating to Advance!

At this moment, even Cheng Dong, who could see through the cards, could no longer maintain his composure!

He stared at Jiang Cheng with a look of utter disbelief.

His menacing eyes narrowed into slits, as if he wanted to pierce straight through Jiang Cheng.

Yet after looking for a long time, Jiang Cheng remained as calm as a breeze, showing not the slightest flaw.

To claim that Jiang Cheng was cheating was something Cheng Dong would never believe, even if it killed him.

Because the card in Jiang Cheng's hand was still the specially made magic deck.

He could tell from the pattern on the back that it was an Ace!

Besides, the rule of deciding the winner in a single round was proposed by Jiang Cheng; it was impossible for Jiang Cheng to have known in advance that he would challenge him to a single-round gamble.

Even if Jiang Cheng knew how to palm and swap cards illicitly, it was impossible for him to have prepared an identical magic card beforehand.

Therefore, it was impossible for Jiang Cheng to cheat!

As for some kind of X-ray vision, Cheng Dong dismissed it as sheer nonsense and an absolute impossibility.

Could it really be good luck?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

If someone told him it was Jiang Cheng's good luck, he wouldn't believe it even if it cost him his life!

Because this was simply too much of a coincidence!

Could anyone in this world have luck this heaven-defying?

Cheng Dong bit his lip, and suddenly thinking of something, his eyes lit up.

Then there was only one possibility left!

That was that Jiang Cheng recognized this kind of magic deck!

One must know that the markings on magic cards are largely similar, and they are basically identified by the patterns on the back.

If Jiang Cheng had seen similar magic cards before, it wouldn't seem so strange that he could recognize the face of the card!

At this thought, Cheng Dong felt even more disgusted than if he had swallowed a housefly.

Clearly, he was the one cheating with this deck of cards, yet it ended up benefiting this punk Jiang Cheng.

He had truly lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet!

However, Cheng Dong quickly calmed down. This deck only allowed one to tell that the face was an Ace, but the suit could not be distinguished.

In other words, he still had a chance to beat Jiang Cheng.

The reputation of the Bee Sect could not be ruined in his hands.

He was determined to have Jiang Cheng's hands!

Gritting his teeth, Cheng Dong gazed at the three remaining Aces and drew one out casually!

Now, he could only pray that the Ace in his hand was the Spades!

The tension escalated instantly.

Xu Fei naturally saw Jiang Cheng's card, and her expression was complex to the extreme.

She didn't think Jiang Cheng recognized this kind of magic deck; she merely lamented that Jiang Cheng's luck was simply too incredible!

Still, she was not discouraged.

Out of the four Aces, why couldn't the Ace of Spades be the one in Brother Dong's hand?

Lin Zhou and Wang Hao also wore heavily burdened expressions.

Wang Hao was already contemplating how to respond if Jiang Cheng lost. He prepared to capture the leader first to subdue Cheng Dong, and then use Cheng Dong as leverage against his subordinates to get Jiang Cheng and Lin Zhou out safely.

Yet, deep down, he remained worried about the mysterious scarred-face expert.

To be able to capture Lin Zhou, the scarred man's strength was unfathomable.

Yet such an expert had not appeared until now.

Wasn't he afraid that he would capture Cheng Dong?

For a moment, he was torn with hesitation.

In front of the office desk, Jiang Cheng and Lin Zhou—correction, Cheng Dong—each drew a card and stared straight at each other.

Cheng Dong wore a gloomy expression, while Jiang Cheng was serene and breezy.

Seeing Jiang Cheng's calm demeanor, Cheng Dong felt increasingly uneasy.

At that moment, Jiang Cheng suddenly smiled and said, "Brother Dong, let me ask you one more thing: does the Bee Sect keep its word?"

Cheng Dong did not mince words: "Kid, we in the Bee Sect live by the jianghu code. Since I promised you a single-round showdown, as long as you win, you take your people and leave, and our scores are settled once and for all!"

"Good! I hope Brother Dong honors his word!" Jiang Cheng said in a deep voice.

With that, he slammed the card in his hand heavily onto the office desk with a loud *thwack*!

Everyone's gaze was locked fixedly on that card.

"Spades... Ace!"

Everyone present stared in astonishment at the Ace of Spades in Jiang Cheng's hand, speechless for a long time!

Wang Hao looked thrilled: "We won! Lin Zhou, Mr. Jiang won!"

Lin Zhou looked at that Ace of Spades, and the heavy stone in his chest instantly dropped!

He had already fallen into despair, but who could have imagined that Mr. Jiang actually drew an Ace of Spades.

He... actually won!

The look he cast at Jiang Cheng was filled with gratitude!

Xu Fei shook her head in disbelief, glaring fiercely at Jiang Cheng: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could you possibly draw the Ace of Spades? You cheated, you must have cheated!"

Though she accused Jiang Cheng of cheating, she could not find any evidence to prove it.

Furthermore, everything had been under her control; even this deck of cards was brought by her, and they were magic cards!

Jiang Cheng absolutely could not have cheated.

Then all of this could only be explained by sheer good luck!

Cheng Dong let out a long breath, then put on a smiling face: "Kid, a bet is a bet. Take your people and go! Our scores are settled!"

Jiang Cheng sneered inwardly and thought to himself: *Keep your word? Keep your mother's word! You tried to screw me over with a magic deck; if I didn't have X-ray vision, one of my hands would be crippled right here!*

Yet, on the surface, he piled on a smile and said, "Brother Dong, regarding the incident at the Fuyuan Restaurant, it was indeed my fault, Jiang Cheng. Although I won this round, the hundred thousand yuan I scammed from Sister Xu—I, Jiang Cheng, will still compensate her tenfold! Brother Dong, please don't think it's too little; consider it a lesson for my ignorance. If I ever offend the Bee Sect in the future, I hope Brother Dong will forgive me!"

As he spoke, he transferred one million yuan to Xu Fei on the spot.

His attitude was sincere and watertight.

His desire to eliminate the Bee Sect was stronger than anyone else's.

However, today was not the time.

The reason he took the initiative to compensate one million yuan even after winning was simply to advance by retreating.

First, to clear himself of any suspicion, so that he could execute his plan better as an outsider!

This one million yuan was the price for his sister's and his own temporary peace of mind.

Yet Jiang Cheng would never swallow this loss for nothing; this million yuan was something he would make the Bee Sect and Huang Kun repay a thousandfold in the future!

Listening to Jiang Cheng's words, Lin Zhou and Wang Hao felt a surge of deep gratitude!

They were mere bodyguards; when had they ever received such treatment?

Jiang Cheng actually spent a million yuan to solve their troubles.

That was one million yuan!

They felt they were unworthy.

Looking at the text message confirming the arrival of one million yuan, Xu Fei was stunned at first, and then a secret joy welled up in her heart.

She couldn't help but look at the handsome man before her in a new light.

To be honest, Jiang Cheng was sunny and handsome, the kind of man who could make her heart flutter at a glance.

Now that he was so sensible, spoke flawlessly, and "flattered" her to absolute perfection—

Though she had been unhappy about being scammed out of one hundred thousand yuan by Jiang Cheng earlier, that displeasure had long since been cast to the nine heavens!

Cheng Dong narrowed his eyes, looking at Jiang Cheng with growing interest and admiration!

Having won the gamble, he still compensated the Bee Sect tenfold, spoke earnestly, maintained a humble attitude, and gave the Bee Sect and him, Cheng Dong, plenty of face in every word.

Cheng Dong waved his hand and smiled: "Alright! This million yuan is accepted by me, Cheng Dong. Jiang Cheng, our grievances are wiped clean!"

Then he pulled his phone out of the drawer and tossed it to Jiang Cheng.

That was Lin Zhou's phone.

Cheng Dong instructed, "Feifei, find some people to send Brother Lin Zhou back!"

Xu Fei beamed from ear to ear, nodded, and readily agreed!

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Then many thanks, Brother Dong. Sister Xu, sorry to trouble you!"

Sister Xu waved her hand and said with a beaming smile, "It's nothing, Jiang Cheng. You and I can be considered friends made through blows; if Huang Fuyuan hadn't coveted your friend's jade pendant, I wouldn't have tricked your friend either! As you know, my Bee Sect stopped pulling those kinds of shady stunts long ago!"

Jiang Cheng hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes!"

Immediately afterward, Xu Fei beckoned to several burly men. The men understood tacitly, carefully lifted Lin Zhou up, and walked toward the elevator.

Today's affair was finally temporarily resolved.

Jiang Cheng bid farewell to Cheng Dong and walked out of the office with the others.

Just as he passed the casino, however, Jiang Cheng caught sight of a familiar figure.

Qian Duo was wearing a fiery red mini-dress, sitting at a Blackjack table and slaughtering the competition.

However, glancing at the chips in front of Qian Duo, it seemed things weren't going well for her; by the time he passed by, the chips in front of her were almost entirely lost.

The corners of Jiang Cheng's mouth curved upward, revealing an amused smile.