Chapter 10: A Rabbit Doesn't Eat Grass Near Its Nest
Cape Town is a supply port. Passing merchant ships will not stay for long, and sailors who come ashore to have fun certainly will not stay for long either. So if a sailor causes trouble and is caught, the captain will have to step forward to rescue him. This is a common trick of all port police.
The plan was finalized and was just about to be implemented at night. Before Rock even turned back, Luo Yi and his team had already opened their business.
The rules are indeed very simple, so simple that it is outrageous and you can learn them at a glance. Luo Yi shamelessly used the excuse of training Li De and the others to be shills and dragged Li De and the others to practice in front of the dormitory door. As a result, before Li De and the others could finish their training, an Indian policeman was attracted .
With Luo Yi's level , he could easily put the gold coins under any bowl without making a sound, but the abominable thing about this scam was that Luo Yi's movements were extremely slow when putting the gold coins in, and anyone could tell at a glance which bowl the gold coins were in. Then Li De and the others began to place bets, one bet pennies, one bet shillings, and one directly bet on pounds. They bought the money and left. Luo Yi opened the market and took what he should take and paid what he should pay. Luo Yi and the others had a lot of fun, and it seemed as easy as picking up the money to others, because everyone knew which bowl the gold coins were in.
As the saying goes, a fly won't bite an egg without a crack. As long as you don't be greedy, no gambling can cheat you. But the glittering gold coins are so easy to fall back and forth, it really takes some determination to not be tempted.
"I want to buy this. The gold coins must be in this bowl." An Indian policeman named Dirang could not resist the temptation. He threw a pound directly in front of Luo Yi, and then stepped on a bowl with his foot. Dirang was very sure that Luo Yi had just placed the gold coins under the bowl under his feet.
"No, it's not in this bowl. It's obviously this one." Li De quickly got on the road, insisting that the gold coin was under the other bowl and also betting one pound.
"No, you are wrong. It must be below this. Do you still want to place a bet? If not, I will open it. I will open it with my own hands." Di Rang did not give Luo Yi a chance to do anything and wanted to open the bowl under his feet with his own hands.
"No, you are wrong. Listen to me, the gold coin is underneath the other one." Li De was still hypocritically persuading Di Rang.
"Once you make the bet, you must accept the consequences. Di Rang, are you sure you want to place the bet? This is half a month's salary for you." Luo Yi's expression was obviously a little nervous. Although Rock and Li De knew that Luo Yi was acting, in Di Rang's opinion, Luo Yi was obviously forcing himself.
"Of course I am sure. If I didn't have only one pound on me, I would make you bankrupt." Dirang had already seen half a month's salary waving at him. No matter what others said at this time, it would not change Dirang's decision.
"Okay, as you wish, take your feet away, I want to reveal the answer myself." Luo Yi was still setting traps. Di Rang saw that Luo Yi was shaking with nervousness, but Rock and Li De both knew that Luo Yi was shaking with excitement.
How could they not be excited? One pound was half a month's salary for Dirang, but almost a month's salary for Chinese policemen like Luo Yi. Although they ate and lived in the police station, most of the Chinese policemen could not save more than one pound a month. Rock was already frugal enough in the past. He had been a Chinese soldier for more than a year and a policeman for more than three months, but he only had a total of five pounds plus fifteen shillings.
"No, you can't touch this bowl. I know if I let you turn over the bowl, I will definitely lose. I won't give you a chance." Di Rang blocked Luo Yi's possibility of cheating and didn't give him a chance.
"Okay, you can turn it over." Luo Yi decided to close the net. It was obvious that Di Rang had no possibility of increasing the stakes, and others had no desire to bet.
"Hahahaha, damn Luo, I'm going to win every penny you have." Di Rang laughed wildly and turned over the bowl under his feet, but the result was inevitable, there was nothing underneath the bowl.
"This, how is this possible?" Di Rang was extremely surprised. He saw it clearly just now. Luo Yi did put the gold coins in the bowl at his feet.
"I've already told you, the gold coins are in this bowl." Li De sighed and turned over another bowl. Indeed, the gold coins were right under the other bowl.
"This, how is this possible?" Di Rang still didn't understand the situation. The gold coin was clearly under the bowl that , but Di Rang couldn't figure out why the gold coin had run under the other bowl.
The key lies in the technique. When Luo Yi put the gold coins in the bowl, his movements were extremely slow. Anyone could clearly see Luo Yi putting the gold coins under the bowl, but then at the moment of closing the bowl, Luo Yi would take the gold coins away. This action was impossible for most people to notice. Then it was the moment to witness a miracle. Anyone who rashly participated would be deceived.
What’s annoying is that when others are placing bets, there will be people nearby giving “good-intentioned advice”, but at this time, people who are blinded by greed will not listen to any advice.
The key point is that the dealer has not won any money yet. The money has been won by the person who just gave "good advice". Who can punch someone who has just shown goodwill to him?
Besides, even if they fight, they usually can't win, because no matter it is the dealer, the people who just started betting, or even the people watching nearby, they are all in the same group. The result of acting rashly is to be beaten up.
"Once you place your bet, you must accept the loss..." Di Rang was still wondering why the gold coins under the bowl disappeared. Luo Yi had already compensated Li De with the gold coins that Di Rang had just bet. A new round of gambling began. Di Rang, who had not yet figured out the situation, was squeezed out of the crowd by Li De without leaving a trace.
"Why did this happen? Why did this happen?" Di Rang's mind was now filled with regret and annoyance. The half-month salary that was waving to Di Rang just now turned out to be waving goodbye. With this thought in mind, Di Rang lowered his head and once again clearly saw Luo put a gold coin under a bowl.
"Wait, I want to try again. You can't fool me this time. I see it very clearly this time." Di Rang decided to enter the market again. It was just one pound, and Di Rang was confident that he could win it back this time.
"Forget it, Dirang, you can't win." Rock stopped Dirang's impulse and turned over the bowl where Dirang had placed his bet. Sure enough, the bottom of the bowl was empty again. Then Rock asked Li De to get Dirang's pounds back and return them to Dirang, which made Dirang unbelievable.
Rock can lie to others, but he won't lie to his own people. There are countless rich men on the dock outside waiting for Rock to harvest them. There is no need to target Di Rang. After all, Di Rang is also a policeman and a colleague. Even rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows.
