The moment the two sides looked at each other, both Dr. Schneider and Shade's eyes widened. Shade even read the meaning of "Why are you here" from the other's eyes.
When Shade asked about his attire, he did tell the doctor that he had to attend a more formal dinner recently due to a commission from the firm, but he did not mention that it was a dinner at Lakeview Manor, and the doctor did not ask him where he was going, probably
I don't think Shade will show up in this place.
He wanted to leave the card table and go to the doctor, but the doctor shook his head sternly at Shade, and at the same time, the conversation with his friend about the difference between silverware and goldware did not stop.
They passed by the grape trellis in this way, and there were people at the card table who were friends of Dr. Schneider's companions, and they also said hello to each other.
The doctor did not have any conversation with Shade. Instead, he used his hands to perform a series of relatively complex movements very covertly. After confirming that Shade could see clearly, he left with his companions.
"But what do those gestures mean?"
Shade stared at the grapes hanging from above and thought in confusion.
Although he could see clearly, he didn't understand it at all. He didn't understand sign language or hints, and it was useless no matter how clear Dr. Schneider's signs were.
"However, now that Mrs. Lasoya of [Mercury Blood], the ring warlock team of the Righteous God Church, the high-level warlock 'that lady' of unknown rank, and Doctor Schneider have all appeared in Lakeview Manor, what exactly is going on here?
What will happen... After playing cards, try to find the doctor... Will Miss Louisa and Priest August be here too?"
The second game of Rhodes between the gardening artist Sir Solal and the flour mill owner Mr. Thicke was obviously more interesting than the first game between the two barons. The two of them almost won one game and I won one.
There was a stalemate, and by the end of the fight both of them had sweat on their foreheads.
And when the second game ended with 4-4, not only the participants, but also the onlookers did not dare to take a deep breath.
"I won this round."
Sir Solar used the face-up "Flower 12" to pick up the card with the back facing up. He took a long breath and turned the "Sun 9" to the front. Mr. Thicke, who was sitting opposite him, sighed and turned the card on his back.
Turning it over, Lian Xia De couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
Mr. Sick's face-up card is not important, because his back-up card turns out to be a "Queen" when revealed. In the rules of Rhodes card competition, once one party draws a "Queen" or "King", the cards must be suspended. In addition, the card must be stopped.
Although one party can continue to draw cards, unless they can finally get exactly 21 points, they will be the losers in any situation.
And if both sides draw both kings and queens, and compare the size of the other card under the same situation, the king is greater than the queen in different situations. If one party holds both "king" and "queen" in his hand, he will automatically win, but this is the only difference.
This situation may only occur when the cards are dealt.
Therefore, Mr. Thicke drew the queen, but lost to Sir Solal's blackjack. This kind of card game was enough for people to discuss it for months.
Sir Lavender's face was glowing and he stretched his head to look at the cards on the stone table. He slapped Sir Solar's shoulder heavily with his hand, almost knocking out the toothpick that Sir was holding.
Both sides of the game stood up and left, and compared to the atmosphere in the first game, the atmosphere at this time was obviously much better. Sir Solar and Mr. Thicke had no conflict of interest. The two shook hands in a friendly manner, and the latter continued to
Tell your regrets.
So the game became a win-win game, and the final choice was particularly important. The seemingly shrewd Baron Rwanda decided to play again, while Baron Lavender thought carefully, and finally took out a deck of cards and let his "
"Friends" each drew a card, and finally Shade, who for some reason drew the king, came on stage.
Now even Xia De was speechless:
"However, this kind of luck is already a bit strange."
But Baron Rwanda has something to say. He is a bit shorter than his friends around him. After sitting down in advance, he looks more like a glowing potato:
"Lavender, we have agreed to play fair. We will invite our respective friends, not the Rhodes masters who have paid for them. Otherwise, this game will be meaningless."
He did not directly say that there was a problem with Shad, but he obviously did not approve of Shad, a stranger, playing against him.
"Yes, this young detective is my friend. We had a great chat just now."
Baron Lavender said without changing his expression. Shade took the opportunity to hand his few remaining business cards to the somewhat short Baron. After the latter saw the address of "No. 6 Saint Teresa Square", he was like the others.
Somewhat surprised, I put the business card away carefully.
"You see, I'm a native of Torbesk, not a Rhodes player from out of town. If I were a very powerful player, you wouldn't have heard of me. Oh, Baron, if you don't believe it, I can tell you
I swear to God, I am definitely not a master of Rhodes."
Shade said seriously. Baron Rwanda still looked at him suspiciously, but he still nodded to indicate that the game could begin. But before Mr. Candela from the Prophet Association started shuffling the cards, Baron Rwanda said to Baron Lavender again
:
"Since Detective Hamilton is your friend, why not give him my bet after he wins, and I will give you 20 pounds as another bet."
Baron Rwanda was all smiles:
"Since you are friends, I guess this must be okay? You don't need to raise the stakes."
Although 20 pounds is a lot of money, it is not as valuable as the [Ancient Fairy Tale·Match Girl]. According to the market price that Shade knows, once the [Match Girl] with special rules can find a suitable buyer
If sold, the value will not be less than 50 pounds. This is a real collection of rich people.
Of course, Baron Lavender didn't want to agree, and there was no reason to agree to such a request now. But when he saw everyone looking at him, his heart skipped a beat, and the issue of face instantly took over. He raised his head and said:
"Of course, Detective Hamilton is my friend, and if he wins the bet, the bet belongs to him... and your twenty pounds go to Sir Solal."
As he spoke, he patted Shade heavily on the shoulder, who had already sat down. Shade understood that Baron Lavender would definitely take the cards away afterward, but he would pay a sum of money as compensation.
"I don't have any objection either."
Shade said, and Sir Solal, who was standing aside watching the game, nodded indifferently.
So the third game officially began, and the deck was still the deck of the two barons, so after the shuffling, Shade, who had a faint red light in his right eye, roughly knew the contents of the opponent's first two cards.
Of course, it was impossible for him to remember the blood stains on all 54 cards, but after using the spell [Echo of Blood], not only did he have a keen observation of the subtle blood stains, but his memory of the blood stains was also strengthened, so he dared to confidently think that roughly
know.
"The opponent's first two cards are 10 and 9. There is a high probability that they will not ask for more cards..."
Shade thought in his mind, and saw that his up card was the sun 1, and when he turned over the hole card, it was the star 9. He stretched out his hand to signal Mr. Candela to continue giving cards, but when he turned it over, it was the moon 11.
"No, this luck is definitely not right. What happened?"