Chapter 339 - Losing HandsTaking a step into the room, Xiang Yun immediately furrowed his brows. Sweat, wine and the smell of tobacco wafted from the tip of his nose, a.s.sailing his nostrils.
He turned his head and saw that the wide room was covered with straw mats, wine bowls, peanut sh.e.l.ls, melon seeds, and chicken bones all over the floor.A dozen men, bare-chested, were either lying down or sitting around the table. There were two empty bowls in the middle and three black dice in one bowl.
"What are you doing!" As Xiang Yun saw this, his expression turned cold!
"Hmm?"
One of them was sitting in the middle with an eye bag in his mouth and a black panther tattooed on his shoulder. He used a pair of sinister "bronze bell eyes" to size up Xiang Yun, before casting a sidelong glance at Dai Ziqiang, who was standing to the side.Dai Zi, who is this kid? "Why did you bring an outsider in?"
Dai Zi Qiang quickly answered: "Vice Captain Yan, this is our new captain. He wants to see you, so I brought him here."
"Oh?" Everyone was surprised to hear this. Who didn"t know what was going on with the Patrol Officer and why the higher-ups didn"t care? There had been no new recruits for more than half a year, but now there was a new captain?"Are you sure he"s the new captain?" Yan Bao looked curiously at Xiang Yun.
Xiang Yun immediately pa.s.sed the doc.u.ments from the magistrate court to Dai Ziqiang, "Let them take a look!"
Dai Zi Qiang quickly took it and carefully pa.s.sed it to Yan Bao who was sitting on the mat. Yan Bao took the doc.u.ment and took the pipe from his mouth and looked at it. He then said with a fake smile, "You really sent a team leader. Alright, we understand."
Immediately after, Yan Bao carelessly threw the government doc.u.ment to the ground and said to Dai Ziqiang.
"Kid, go and arrange lodging for the new Captain Wei." After saying that, he turned to the soldiers around him and said, "Come, let"s continue playing!""Alright!" Everyone immediately responded, they actually ignored him and continued rolling the dice and betting, treating Xiang Yun like air!
Dai Ziqiang hurriedly picked up the doc.u.ments on the floor and looked at Xiang Yun helplessly, "Captain Wei, do you want me to arrange a room for you first?"
However, Xiang Yun ignored Dai Ziqiang and turned to look icily at the group of patrolling guards who were drinking and gambling on their own."This is the Guan Ya or the gambling house. When is it? Who allowed you to gamble here?"
Xiang Yun"s voice was not loud, but it reverberated within the room, actually suppressing the cries of the crowd as they bet.
The room immediately became quiet again, causing everyone to feel a chill down their spines for no reason. Everyone looked at the stern-faced Xiang Yun before turning to look at Yan Bao.Yan Bao was the vice captain of the city guards. He was the most prestigious figure in this year"s Ceremonial Yamen, so everyone treated him as their leader.
Yan Bao raised his head and shot a glance at the icy-faced Xiang Yun, "Captain Wei, you"ve only just arrived here for a short while, and I"m guessing that we probably don"t even understand many of the rules here. In this way, if you don"t understand anything, you can just ask Dai Ziqiang.
Yan Bao"s tone was amiable, but his words carried no trace of politeness. The rules here were made by him, yet Xiang Yun was forced to follow them. Wasn"t this asking Xiang Yun, the captain, to obey his orders?As for Xiang Yun"s questioning, he had even directly warned them not to ruin the mood of the crowd. This was clearly a show of force for Xiang Yun!
"How dare you! Are you even considered soldiers? You"re gambling in the day and in the day!" Dong Lin could no longer bear to watch anymore, so he scolded.
"Haha …" Yan Bao immediately stared at Dong Lin with a sneer when he heard that. "There should only be one captain sent here. May I know who this is?"
"I am the new patrolling guard!" Dong Lin answered directly."Oh!" Dai Hu answered in a long voice. His expression suddenly turned stern, "Impudent! Since it"s just an ordinary soldier, what qualifications do you have to interrupt when this vice-captain is speaking to the captain? Scram!"
"You!" Dong Lin was infuriated, but he had nothing to say.
Xiang Yun saw all of this happening, but he was not angry. Instead, he smiled playfully and said, "Vice Captain Yan really is impressive!"
Yan Bao glanced at Xiang Yun and cupped his hands, saying in a strange tone, "I dare not, I dare not. Now that Captain Wei has a.s.sumed his new position, I"m only a deputy. How could I dare to fight with you for authority?""Oh, so that"s how it is. Is this how you welcome me when this captain arrives?" Xiang Yun looked at the dice in the middle of the crowd and asked with a cold smile.
"Hehe, Captain Wei, there are no missions in Diao Ya. Everyone is just having fun in their free time and hasn"t delayed their official business. Do you want to manage this kind of thing?"However, Xiang Yun smiled as he shook his head, "Since that"s the case, I naturally won"t care."
"Brother Wei …" Dong Lin was somewhat puzzled. He naturally understood Xiang Yun"s temper. How could a person who had dared to confront the commander of the cavalry head on be fooled by a vice captain of the General"s Office in such a short time?
When Yan Bao heard Xiang Yun say that he wouldn"t care, the corners of his mouth curled up into a cold smile. He thought to himself, "A brat that just became his teacher wants to talk big in front of me. You"re overestimating yourself!"
The rest of the soldiers saw the situation and covered their mouths as they laughed, thinking to themselves, "This new captain, is really stupid, the new captain is indeed stupid, but this brat is not looking, this is the General"s Office of Tiger City, no matter how strong your fire is, how can it burn in such a deep water?"
Just as the soldiers of Diao Ya were laughing gleefully, Xiang Yun suddenly moved. He strode towards Dai Hu!
"En!"
Everyone was shocked as they looked at Xiang Yun. Yan Bao"s gaze also hardened as his body unconsciously tensed up. He thought to himself, "Could it be that this kid actually dares to fight me?" If that was the case, then the other side wouldn"t be able to open their eyes.
"Haha, everyone, don"t worry." Xiang Yun arrived in front of everyone, but waved at the nervous crowd with a smile.
Yan Bao and the soldiers did not say anything. They just looked at him vigilantly. This newly appointed young captain did not know what he was up to.
Xiang Yun"s gaze swept past the few people in front of him and fell upon the large hands standing in the center of the crowd, as well as the three dice in the bowl!
"Since everyone likes gambling so much, why not have fun alone? How about I join as well?""Huh?" This time, everyone was stunned. They thought that this little brat was going to do something amazing, but they never imagined that he was going to gamble with them!
"Haha!" Yan Bao laughed loudly, "Captain Wei is indeed a good captain who loves his work. Just a moment ago, he was even ready to criticize us, but now, he"s about to join our team?"
"Haha!" Everyone also laughed in agreement.
In the eyes of Yan Bao and the rest of the soldiers, Xiang Yun"s actions were no doubt a surrender as he was also expressing his goodwill towards everyone. They had originally thought that Xiang Yun would still be stubborn for a few days, but who would have thought that he would become cowardly in the blink of an eye.
For a time, the soldiers who had previously held Xiang Yun in high regard had completely relaxed. It seemed that this newly arrived captain was a weakling, and was extremely easy to bully!
Dong Lin understood Xiang Yun better than anyone else, but when he saw this scene, he did not say a single word. He knew that Xiang Yun definitely had his own reasons for doing this.
Towards Yan Bao"s blatant mockery and the other soldiers" mockery, Xiang Yun did not feel annoyed in the slightest. Instead, he smiled good-naturedly, "I wonder if there"s a chance to play with everyone?"When Yan Bao heard this, he raised his eyebrows and smiled: "As long as you have the money to lose, you will have it your own way. You guys shouldn"t give Captain Wei a spot."
As expected, Xiang Yun really did come to everyone"s side and found a place to sit down. Xiang Yun revealed the look of a gambling noob as he asked rather cautiously, "I don"t know, but how are you all betting? I don"t play with many dice, so I hope that everyone can enlighten me."
"Take turns to take charge. The bet will be big and small. At least ten gold coins at a time. There is no upper limit." Yan Bao said.
"Oh …" Xiang Yun nodded in understanding, before curling his lips, "This bet is too small, isn"t it? Interesting."
"Oh, Captain Wei thinks he"s too young?" Yan Bao looked at Xiang Yun in surprise."Of course, it"s too small. Furthermore, it"s a cliché. It"s not exciting at all." Xiang Yun scoffed with a look of disdain.
Yan Bao heard and immediately grinned: "Since that"s the case, we are guests from afar. How about you decide on a play method with Captain Wei, how about we all come together?" Yan Bao raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiang Yun!
Since Yan Bao had already spoken, everyone naturally agreed and made Xiang Yun come up with a way to gamble. They thought, looking at this kid"s noob appearance, he probably won"t be able to think of any new way to play. It"s also good for him to embarra.s.s himself.
Xiang Yun smiled faintly as he extended two fingers to hook the large bowl of dice, slowly pulling it towards himself.
"Everyone, why don"t we play like this!"
"I"ll do it. Everyone will guess the points. As long as one of you guessed correctly, I"ll chop off one finger. If everyone guessed wrong, everyone, please chop off one finger each. What do you think?"
"What!""Cut off my fingers!"
When everyone heard Xiang Yun"s rules, they all jumped in fright. A few drunkards immediately stood up, their faces filled with shock as they looked at Xiang Yun. Even Yan Bao, who wore a playful smile on his face, had his smile instantly stiffened.
He stared at Xiang Yun with his bell-filled eyes, a cold light shining in them as he thought to himself, "This brat isn"t here to express his goodwill, he"s here to ruin everything!"
"Why, does vice-captain Yan think that this bet is unfair?"When Yan Bao heard this, his gaze swept across the entire arena. Including Xiang Yun, there were a total of eighteen people partic.i.p.ating, while the three dices corresponded to a total of sixteen. If this was really the case, Xiang Yun would definitely lose.
Even if he was a dice master, being able to make the dice overlap, with the numbers 1 and 2, a total of 18, everyone could guess at the number 17, while Xiang Yun could only choose one.
No fool would be able to tell who had a higher chance of winning!
"Is this kid crazy!?" Yan Bao was stunned when he saw the smiling young man. For a moment, he did not dare to speak.
"What, Captain Yan is scared too?" Xiang Yun smiled like a "angel" with red lips and white teeth!