Chapter 449: Chapter 448: Not Yielding Except to Money
“I have three Aces, I have the highest hand! You guys really don’t dare to loan me any?!” Hou Pinquan said urgently, “I’m certain to win this round!”
“I know you have the highest hand,” the crowd looked at each other, and Li said, “The key point is, Hou, we really don’t have that much money… What if we can’t cover it when the time comes? Won’t our money just be thrown away for nothing?”
Suddenly, the whole scene fell into silence.
Everyone knew it was a setup, but the problem is, if you’re willing to gamble, you have to accept losing. Now it was clear the other side simply had more money, and that was within the rules, so you have no move!
“Aww, what’s wrong, out of money?” Qiao Fengming said smugly, “No money then fold your cards, what are you waiting for?”
“I… I…” Hou Pinquan was frantic, “I have three Aces! If I still lose, I’ll have to jump off a building!”
“Who are you trying to threaten with that talk?” The moment Qiao Fengming heard this, he let out a cold laugh, took out a cigarette, lit it, and said, “What do I care whether you live or die? Since it’s a gamble, if you bet and lose, you have to admit it! I’m not afraid to tell you, I just have more money than you, so what if you have three Aces? Got the guts? Then jump!”
At this point, everyone was looking at Hou Pinquan, wondering what he would do next.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that they had fallen into a trap, and now that the situation was set, Hou Pinquan had almost no hope of turning it around.
“Dude,” finally, Wang Hao, who had been watching the excitement, couldn’t stand it any longer, fearing that it really might lead to someone’s death, “this isn’t a very nice way to play, is it?”
“Who the fuck are you? None of your damn business!” Qiao Fengming, with a cigarette in his mouth, looked at Wang Hao, and said proudly, “Don’t talk shit to me. Put up money if you can, or fuck off if you can’t, you hear?”
Seeing that someone finally stood up for Hou Pinquan, the crowd immediately began whispering amongst themselves–
“Who’s this guy? Haven’t seen him before.”
“I know, Little Sun mentioned just now that he’s his university classmate.”
“Classmate, huh? That’s not much use. Sigh, who would dare leap onto this setup? They showed us accounts with five or six hundred thousand, who knows if they have other accounts? This setup, even ten or twenty million might not be enough to bring it down.”
“Actually, it doesn’t really matter much to me,” Wang Hao shrugged his shoulders and smiled, “But I can’t just stand by and watch someone die, right? The guy has already said he’ll jump off a building if he loses, and at least he is admitting defeat. In my opinion, you win a hundred or eighty thousand from him as a lesson, and then call it quits. How about that?”
He was actually being kind-hearted, he had already seen that the two were setting up a trap to cheat Hou Pinquan, a man who appeared eager to gamble. Teaching him a lesson would be enough, but if it really led to a death, that wouldn’t be good, would it?
But the problem was, Wang Hao might have meant well, but the other party didn’t see it that way.
Qiao Fengming waved his hand disdainfully, “This has nothing to do with you, get the hell away from me! I only recognize money, not defeat! What does his cowardice have to do with me?”
With that said, there was nothing left to discuss.
“Fine,” Wang Hao took another look at him, then smiled, “Since that’s the case, there’s nothing I can do. You only recognize money, right?”
“Right, why, you got money?” Qiao Fengming said, laughing, “Put it on the table if you do, or get lost if you don’t.”
“I don’t quite have enough funds,” Wang Hao stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then asked, “You said you only recognize money, right? Alright then, let me make a phone call.”
Wang Hao walked out the door as he spoke. As soon as he left the room, the whole room began talking–
“What’s happening? Is he going out to get money?”
“Eh, how much do you think he can bring in?”
“I guess about a million should be about right.”
“A million might not be enough, who knows how much money they actually have.”
Qiao Fengming sat in his chair, proudly smoking his cigarette.
This time, both men had prepared five million in cash, so that the other side would have to come up with at least ten million to match.
Beforehand, they had thoroughly investigated Hou Pinquan’s background. A relocation household, and he had bought a car, having at most just over half a million in cash. Even if there were other channels to get money, it would only amount to one or two million at most, they were certain of their bet.
Qiao Fengming sneered inwardly, “Another fat sheep! Haha!”
Liu Xiaoming raised an eyebrow, “Absolutely!”
Wang Hao: “Hey, Zhao, it’s me.”
Zhao Zhenhao: “Brother Hao, what’s up? It’s been a while since we last touched base, what have you been up to?”
Wang Hao: “I’m just taking care of some business in Jinhua, you got any cash on hand? I need to move some money around.”
Zhao Zhenhao: “Huh? Cash? Brother Hao, are you in some kind of trouble? What’s going on?”
Wang Hao: “A friend of mine is playing Jinhua and got set up.”
Zhao Zhenhao: “Three Kings up against three Aces?”
Wang Hao: “Not exactly, it’s three Aces up against two closed cards, and those two guys have prepared more than six hundred thousand in cash, just to be sure my friend runs out of money.”
Zhao Zhenhao: “I see, that’s easy, would twenty million be enough?”
Wang Hao: “No need for that much, a hundred for now, I have about a hundred myself. Too much might scare them off and that would be no fun.”
Zhao Zhenhao: “Haha, Brother Hao, that’s awesome, got it! I’ll get ready on my end, and I’ll first transfer a million to you. Then whenever you need it on your side, just call me. However much you need, I’ve got it! Can’t miss out on such a sure win!”
Wang Hao: “Alright, it’s settled then.”
After putting away his phone, Wang Hao chuckled to himself.
Originally, with Hou admitting defeat, you could have taken thirty or fifty thousand as his lesson.
But you refused the chance to step down, not acknowledging defeat and only recognizing money?
If you’re looking for death, you can’t blame anyone else! Fine, then I only recognize money too!
Let’s play then, I don’t believe you can outplay the financial power of the four biggest families!