Liu Xiu played a game of Go with an older chess player. This time, the two of them made a huge bet, with a stake of up to 76,800 yuan. Such a big gamble not only attracted a large number of gamblers, but also the casino's
People also gathered.
Among them was a man in his thirties, surrounded by five or six subordinates, who roughly separated from the crowd in front.
The people who were pushed away kept yelling and cursing, but after seeing clearly the appearance of the person coming, they immediately closed their mouths, lowered their heads one by one, and stepped aside one after another.
This man in his thirties is the head of the casino, Sun Erhu.
Sun Erhu's real name is Sun Xiang, and he is a gangster from Luoyang. Sun Xiang and Zhang Bi have a very good relationship. To be precise, Zhang Bi has a very good relationship with the gangsters in Luoyang. Whatever he wants to do, the gangsters in Luoyang will do it.
Give him face and help him. For example, if Zhang Bi wants to find out the spies Gongsun Shu planted in Luoyang, the gangsters in Luoyang will do their best for him. In turn, Zhang Bi will also provide certain protection to these gangsters.
return.
Under the protection of Zhang Ben, Sun Xiang finally found a way to make a fortune. He first started a small gambling stall, and by squeezing and annexing his peers, the scale gradually expanded. The original small gambling stall became the current large gambling house.
Sun Xiang didn't know Liu Xiu. He walked out of the crowd and looked Liu Xiu up and down. He felt that this young man was only in his twenties. Even if he learned chess in his mother's womb, how good could his chess skills be?
The chess player he played against was named Zhang Wei. In terms of chess skills, he was the number one player in the casino. In fact, not to mention in his casino, even in the entire city of Luoyang, Zhang Wei's chess skills were the best.
Ranked at the top of the list.
In order to invite this Mr. Zhang, Sun Xiang spent a lot of money.
Sun Xiang roughly analyzed the strengths of both sides, and raised the corners of his mouth, showing a confident expression.
He walked up to Zhang Wei, bent down, got close to Zhang Wei's ear, and whispered, "Mr. Zhang, you can't be merciful in this game!"
Although the gambling den is making money every day, seventy-six thousand dollars is not a small amount for Sun Xiang. Zhang Wei nodded expressionlessly, said nothing, grabbed a handful of chess pieces from the chess box, and put it on
On the chessboard, cover it with your hand.
Since the stakes of both parties were too high, there was no one who would give way to the other. It was all a matter of guessing who would go first and who would go second.
Liu Xiu thought for a moment, took out a piece from his chess box and placed it on the chessboard. He guessed the odd number.
Zhang Wei took his hand away, separated the two pieces in groups, and assigned them to the end, with two pieces remaining. This shows that Liu Xiu guessed wrong. The piece he picked out was an even number, and Zhang Wei took the lead.
In the game of Go, both sides do not need to say a word, they can communicate completely through actions.
Zhang Wei made the first move. He bowed to Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu bowed in return.
The two sides exchanged chess boxes, with Zhang Wei taking the lead and holding the black piece.
In the game of Go, both sides first occupy the corners, then the sides, occupy all the corners, and finally go deep into the center for the final fight. Zhang Wei's style tends to be steady and steady, while Liu Xiu's style is fierce and fierce.
fierce.
Liu Xiu only occupied two corners, and then he began to take the initiative to attack and began to press Zhang Wei step by step. Not only did Zhang Wei not become nervous, but the corners of his mouth even raised slightly.
In Go, you don't have to be fierce and tough to gain the upper hand. What's important is stability, solidity, and focusing on the overall situation.
He had seen a lot of young and energetic people like Liu Xiu. Even though the chess set was tough, it was actually full of loopholes. It was not obvious from the front, but it became more obvious as you went to the back.
Sun Xiang didn't understand Go, and he couldn't tell who was stronger or weaker between Liu Xiu and Zhang Wei. However, seeing the relaxed smile on Zhang Wei's face, he immediately felt relieved. No need to ask, Zhang Wei must have the upper hand now.
Zhang Wei does have a lot of experience in playing chess, but this time he made a wrong judgment. Liu Xiu's style is not just as simple as being fierce and tough, or in other words, that's just an appearance.
In fact, while he is taking the initiative to attack, he is also making overall plans. It can be said that every move Liu Xiu makes is not only attacking and pressing the opponent, but also preparing for the overall layout in the future.
When playing chess with Liu Xiu, you will find that every move he makes is not very precise. But as you walk, you will find that Liu Xiu has occupied a large area of the chessboard, while his own territory is constantly being suppressed.
Cannibalize.
Zhang Wei was in this state at this time.
The relaxation on his face gradually disappeared and was replaced by solemnity. After a while, beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead. After picking up the chess piece, his hand was hovering in the air and he could not drop the chess piece.
On the other hand, Liu Xiu's expression remained the same from beginning to end, careless, and he rarely hesitated when making moves. Every step he took was still pressing his opponent step by step.
Time passed little by little, and there were more and more chess pieces on the chessboard. Even Sun Xiang, who did not understand chess, could now see that Zhang Wei did not have the advantage, because on the chessboard, it was obvious that white pieces had a larger territory and black pieces had a smaller territory.
At this time, Sun Xiang's heart was also tightening, and he secretly muttered in his heart, Mr. Zhang would not lose to this young boy, right? He thought in his mind and stared at Zhang Wei intently.
Zhang Wei was holding a chess piece and his fingers were dangling on the chessboard, but he couldn't place the chess piece. People watching the game and those playing the game had completely different feelings.
At this time, Zhang Wei felt like he was in the midst of thousands of troops. Looking around, he saw that they were all enemy troops. His own troops were cut and surrounded by layers of enemy troops. He wanted to break out, but he couldn't, no matter what.
Sending more troops to that place feels like a useless effort and a waste of troops.
There was more and more sweat on his forehead. He held the chess piece, hesitating and hesitating, but he couldn't place it.
He thought twice and put the chess piece back into the chess box. Then he lowered his head and scanned the chess board with his eyes.
There were no loopholes, the opponent's layout was almost flawless, and he couldn't find any flaws in it at all.
After some hard thinking, he thought he had found the opponent's weakness. When he picked up the chess piece and prepared to place it, he found that it did not seem to be a weakness, but a trap deliberately left for him by the opponent.
The chess pieces he picked up were slowly put back into the chess box. This was repeated several times. Finally, Zhang Wei rubbed his forehead, grabbed a handful of chess pieces, and threw them on the chessboard. This is called surrendering.
The scene was silent. After an unknown period of time, cheers and applause erupted from the crowd. Many regulars in the gambling hall saw Zhang Wei being defeated for the first time, and they clapped their hands as hard as they could.
Liu Xiu smiled slightly and said to Zhang Wei: "I accept the concession."
Zhang Wei stared at Liu Xiu and asked, "How about we play another game?"
Liu Xiu shrugged disapprovingly and said, "My gambling capital already amounts to 150,000 yuan. As long as your casino can afford it, I don't mind playing another game."
Zhang Wei trembled and subconsciously looked at Sun Xiang aside.
At this time, Sun Xiang's face was darker than the bottom of the pot. He actually lost 150,000 yuan to this young man in the gambling house. He came closer to Zhang Wei and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "
Is Mr. Zhang confident of victory?"
Zhang Wei frowned and said in a low voice: "I will try my best in this round." The implication was that he did not give his all in the round just now.
When Sun Xiang heard this, his nose was almost crooked with anger. Damn it, you took my money and pretended to be half of it?!
Zhang Wei didn't lie. In the beginning, he did play casually and didn't think highly of Liu Xiu. When he realized that Liu Xiu's level was unusual and started to take it seriously, he could no longer turn the tide.
Sun Xiang thought for a long time and said quietly: "Mr. Zhang, it's 150,000 yuan, you have to think about it carefully."
Zhang Wei said unwillingly: "Please allow me to play another game with him!"
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Sun Xiang finally chose to trust Zhang Wei, nodded heavily, and said: "Today I will sacrifice my life to accompany you! Mr. Zhang, this game is up to you!"
Zhang Wei nodded to him, and then waved to Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu smiled, grabbed a handful of chess pieces from the chess box, and placed them on the chess board. Zhang Wei took out two chess pieces and placed them on the chess board. Liu Xiu counted the chess pieces, and finally there was only one left. Zhang Wei guessed wrong, and Liu Xiu took the lead in this game.
The two exchanged chess boxes, and Liu Xiu held the black stones. This time, the speed of his two moves slowed down, and each move became much more cautious.
While Liu Xiu was playing chess, he nodded secretly in his mind. This chess player was indeed quite skillful. In the game just now, he had indeed lost to an underestimating opponent.
Liu Xiu calmed down and concentrated on playing chess with Zhang Wei.
In this game, the two people played for an extremely long time. They both felt almost nothing. More than an hour had passed. Others couldn't tell, but the two people playing chess were already in the middle of a dark fight.
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I dig a pit for you, you set a trap for me, I break your trap, you jump out of my trap, and so on, and you do everything you can to scheming and intrigue.
In this game, Liu Xiu and Zhang Wei fought almost from beginning to end. Their expressions were sometimes excited, sometimes worried, sometimes relaxed, and sometimes clouded. The further back they went, the more chess pieces there were on the territory, and the two people's moves became more and more complicated.
The slower.
After nearly an hour, the game between the two came to an end. Now, not only did the people watching the game not be able to tell who lost and who won, but even the two players in the game couldn't tell whether they had an advantage.
After the two men finished the game, they could only decide the outcome by counting the numbers of pieces. After counting the numbers of pieces, Liu Xiu won with an advantage of one and a half eyes.
Liu Xiu won again in this round, but the victory was not easy. It could be said that it was full of dangers. Zhang Wei lost again, but he was convinced that he lost. Even though he lost, it was an honor.
The person with the ugliest face and the most distorted expression was undoubtedly Sun Xiang. He had 150,000 yuan, and he would pay out 150,000 yuan for this chess game.
After winning two games in a row, Liu Xiu's gambling money from the gambling house had reached as high as 300,000 yuan. No matter where he was, it was 307,200 yuan. Such a lot of money, even for Sun Xiang, was too much.
A huge, huge number.
He looked at Zhang Wei, his body trembling suddenly. Why would you bet with him if you don't have complete assurance? Aren't you fucking trying to trick me?
Zhang Wei ignored Sun Xiang, his eyes fell on Liu Xiu's face, raised his hands, and asked: "Do you know the name of this young master?"
Liu Xiu cupped his hands, looked around, and said, "This is the inscription on gold." After a pause, he asked, "I don't know your name, sir?"
"This is Zhang Wei."
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhang! Mr. Zhang's chess skills are extraordinary and admirable!"
"Young Master Jin has received the award. Compared with Mr. Jin, Wei's achievements are far behind!"
Liu Xiu's Go skills are indeed top-notch. The opponent fought against him with all his strength. Although he lost, it was only a narrow defeat, which shows his superb chess skills. Liu Xiu couldn't understand why Zhang Wei, who had such superb chess skills, was willing to settle for second place.
Being a chess player in a gambling house was a waste of his talent. However, it was not easy for him to ask questions in other people's land. He said with a smile: "If we have a chance, we can have tea together."
Zhang Wei bowed and saluted to express his gratitude.
Liu Xiu turned to look at Sun Xiang and asked cheerfully: "Is this Mr. Sun?"
Sun Xiang was the boss of the gambling den, and many people knew him. He was not surprised that Liu Xiu could recognize him. He hummed with an ugly face. Liu Xiu said cheerfully: "I won 150,000 yuan in this round.
Six thousand three hundred dollars."
Hearing Liu Xiu read out this string of numbers in a brisk tone, Sun Xiang's face turned even more ugly. He held it in for a long time, and then squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "Withdraw money!"
"Brother Xiang..." the subordinates around him said anxiously.
Sun Xiang gritted his teeth and said word by word: "I said, go get the money!"
People looked at each other, turned around and walked away helplessly. Although Sun Xiang was angry, he had not lost his mind yet. In front of everyone, the gambling house lost. If he did not lose money, would anyone come to gamble in the future? Should the gambling house still be open?