Rebirth: Encyclopedia System-Chapter 1374 Losing until you take your pants off

Seeing Zhu Ran’s pale face across from him...

Zhao An counted the money bill by bill, deliberately provoking Zhu Ran.

Zhu Ran’s eyes were red as he stared at the money.

"Heh, trash, want to play again?"

Zhao An said with a smile.

Zhu Ran stared at Zhao An without saying a word, wishing he could kill him and drink his blood.

He’d lost a hundred million. How was he going to explain this to his family?

He’d be lucky to escape with his life!

He might be expelled from the family, and then he’d be finished!

His old enemies would come knocking, and he’d die a horrible death!

Don’t say rich kids don’t bully others; when they do, they’re incredibly smug. What kind of rich person doesn’t bully others?

"How about I lend you some?"

Zhao An said.

Zhu Ran’s eyes lit up. "Okay, okay, lend me some, lend me some!"

Zhao An chuckled and pulled out several bundles of chips. "Wait, write an IOU first."

He clapped his hands, and the door opened. A portly, middle-aged white man walked in.

"Attorney Thomas, please ensure the legality of these IOUs," Zhao An said, pointing to the ones Zhu Ran had written.

"Sure, no problem."

Thomas was a lawyer at the law firm and also Zhao An’s private lawyer.

In the United States, private lawyers often work at the law firm in addition to their private practice.

This doesn’t conflict with their daily work.

They only work when their employers need them, earning two salaries—it couldn’t be better!

With the money in hand, Zhu Ran perked up again, but looking at the mahjong tiles, he hesitated...

Zhao An’s luck was too good; he dared not play mahjong.

Zhao An pulled out a deck of cards he’d prepared beforehand and said, "Zhu Ran, how about we play Texas Hold’em?"

Looking at the money in his hand, then at the cards, Zhu Ran nodded and said, "Okay!"

Like mahjong, these were specialized gambling tools...

Zhao An was essentially gambling with Zhu Ran while looking at the deck.

However, to prevent Zhu Ran from being tricked...

Zhao An let Zhu Ran keep winning. Soon, Zhu Ran had a pile of money in front of him, not only winning back the 30 million he’d lost earlier, but also almost all of the 50 million he’d lost during the day.

Zhao An remained calm until he got a particularly unlucky hand. Zhu Ran got three Aces, a triple...

Zhao An, on the other hand, got two, three, and five of different suits.

At this point, Zhao An knew the time was right. He glanced at the ecstatic Zhu Ran...

Zhao An smiled.

What is a truly unlucky hand? This is a truly unlucky hand. You might not encounter such a hand even in a thousand hands. Similarly, if you didn’t know your opponent had a triple...

Even with such a hand, it’s a losing proposition. Only a shameless cheater like Zhao An would smile like a sly fox upon seeing such a hand.

Seeing Zhao An staring intently at him, Zhu Ran quickly suppressed his smile and said, "Your turn. How much are you betting?"

Zhao An tentatively threw in a 1, and Zhu Ran called without hesitation. He didn’t dare bet too much, cautiously raising the stakes little by little.

The two went from 10,000 to 100,000, then to 1 million, until finally all the money on the table was bet.

The hope was beautiful, but the ending was cruel. When the cards were revealed, Zhu Ran’s face turned green.

Zhu Ran’s eyes widened. "Impossible, impossible! How dare you call with such a weak hand?"

He stared at Zhao An, suspecting for the first time that Zhao An was cheating.

Zhao An chuckled, "I wasn’t planning on betting.

But seeing you bet bigger and bigger...

And your smile is so wide...

I guessed you might be a leopard...

And a big leopard at that, otherwise you wouldn’t dare be so reckless!"

Zhu Ran, still puzzled, asked, "But with so much money, aren’t you afraid of losing?"

Zhao An shook his head, "It’s a huge sum for you, but for me, it’s not even enough for a meal. What do I have to worry about?"

Hearing Zhao An say this, Zhu Ran was speechless. Yes, it was a huge sum for him, but for Zhao An, it was just groceries.

Watching Zhao An put the money away, Zhu Ran gritted his teeth and said, "I want to gamble again!"

Zhao An nonchalantly handed Zhu Ran the paper, and Zhu Ran gritted his teeth and borrowed another ten million.

Zhao An gave the money to Zhu Ran without hesitation.

Three hours later.

The two faced each other in silence, neither sleepy. One was blinded by losses, the other too excited to sleep.

You see, Zhao An was wealthy.

But he had never tried this method of winning money before.

*Clatter*...

Zhao An put down his cards. For the past three hours, Zhu Ran had kept asking to change the cards.

Zhao An had agreed to each request.

But no matter what, he always lost.

Either he won very little, or he lost everything, including his pants.

Zhu Ran finally came to his senses. Seeing the stack of IOUs in front of Zhao An, his face darkened.

"Zhu Ran, it’s time to settle the accounts!"

Zhao An said with a smile.

Seeing Zhao An’s still warm smile, Zhu Ran suddenly felt a chill.

"Brother, how much do I owe?"

Zhu Ran’s voice trembled.

He couldn’t remember how many IOUs he had written, but five million, ten million, it seemed like a lot. His legs were shaking.

Zhao An smiled and nodded, glancing at the nervous Zhu Ran. "Zhu Ran, it doesn’t seem like much, just over eight hundred million."

Zhu Ran’s mouth twisted in disbelief. His jaw dropped, staring at Zhao An incredulously. How could he possibly owe so much? Over eight hundred million! Good heavens, how could he possibly repay that?

Zhao An still smiled and said, "Zhu Ran, is it easy to repay the money now?"