I Spy With My Secret Eyes

Chapter 152

Without hesitation, Oliver got up and urged Denise to set off. C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

But it was difficult to cash out 500,000 Oros at the hotel. Oliver then asked Denise, “Miss Denise, can I exchange my credit points for cash in the casino?”

Denise nodded, “Yes, you can. I’ve seen a lot of foreign guests do this before. As long as the amount is big enough, you can exchange for as much cash as you want.”

Oliver was relieved after getting this reply. He thought, “As long as I can get cash there, it won’t be a problem. I can exchange as many credit points as possible for cash and then play a few rounds of games in the casino casually. Some small games will do. I can’t lose my money in the big ones. At last, I only need to exchange the chips I get in the game for cash in Oros.” Denise chose the shortest road to the casino. She was familiar with this area. Besides, due to the great pandemic, the scarce cars on the road could reflect how bad the economy of Utopia was.

Located in the suburbs, Crystal Casino was a typical hotel-styled casino that was quite luxurious. It was mainly used to receive foreign tourists, but domestic players would be here for fun as well.

According to statistics, the amount of money spent on gambling in Utopia was 11,000 Oros per capita, which was not low compared with its output value per capita.

After arriving at the Crystal Resort Hotel, Oliver and the guys realized that its largest building was used as the casino. The security there was quite good. People who intended to get in had to go through several security checks.

Security inspection was mainly to check dangerous and cheating tools. In fact, the casino’s strictest inspection control was for cheating tools.

There were many technical cheating tools in the technology era. However, casino managers were closest to those tools used for cheating on gambling, so they could ensure that security checks were basically suitable for all kinds of cheating behaviors. Basically, they, together with security scanning facilities, could find all cheaters.

Oliver and the others went through security together successfully. There was no alarm sounded by the scanner.

However, mobile phones were checked strictly and scanned by electronic devices.

In fact, very few people came to the casino to cheat. It was not that they didn’t want to. They just had no guts to do so. None of them could bear the consequence of getting caught cheating.

After checking, the phones of Oliver and his friends were good. Then they were allowed to enter the casino.

The first step was to exchange chips.

Oliver took the credit card and exchanged his credit points for 1 million Oros. The female staff who exchanged chips for Oliver at the window was a little excited. Most of the exchange chips were within 100,000 Oros. Therefore, those who suddenly exchanged one million Oros were regarded as big customers.

Denise was responsible for the negotiation work. But after asking Oliver’s advice, the chips were changed to five chips for 100,000 Oros each, five for 50,000 Oros each and 24 for 10,000 Oros each.

Oliver only exchanged 10,000 Oros for chips noted for 100 Oros. He intended to play the game using 10,000 Oros. It meant nothing even if he lost.

Actually, the minimum chip denomination was 10 Oros, but Oliver didn’t plan to play the game seriously. Anyway, he had little interest in gambling right now. He mainly waited for the phone call here.

But when he came to the casino as required, his phone kept silent.

Oliver arrived at the required place with strict control of time. They didn’t get late. Instead, there were still six minutes away from the deadline. Yet that old-fashioned phone just kept silent.

Denise had no idea what was going on. She thought it was Oliver’s friends who called and asked them to meet at the casino. She held a plate of chips and asked Oliver, “Mr. Eastwood, what kind of games do you want to play? Roulette, dice, Blackjack…”

Oliver looked around and said casually, “Anything is fine.”

Denise looked at the chips on the plate, then swept her eyes over the hall and whispered to Oliver, “Mr. Eastwood, the hall is kind of noisy. The amount of your chips makes you qualified to play games in chambers on the second floor.”

Oliver didn’t feel anything about the magnificent hall. He glanced at it again and said, “Let’s play in the hall first.”

He didn’t come here to gamble. Why should he go to the second floor? If the kidnapper called, he still had to follow instructions. So, it was quite troublesome to leave the hall.

But the phone just didn’t ring.

Denise pointed to the nearest gaming table and said, “Mr. Eastwood, this game is called Blackjack, which means the number of points on the cards is the key. The maximum number is.”

“21-point? I know how to play this game” Oliver nodded and said.

He did know how to play this game cause he played it once. This game was about the banker and the players. First, all players would get a secret card. After checking the point of the secret, the player shall decide whether to ask for more cards.

Ace stood for 1 point or 11 points, and the eight cards such as 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were real numbers, standing for their corresponding points.

Then 10, Jack, Queen, and King each stood for 10 points. The player should check the secret card and decide if an additional card was necessary.

Relatively speaking, this game was more favorable to the banker, because the player usually asked for more cards for greed or lack of confidence, resulting in a 50% chance of blowout.

As long as the total points of one’s card were bigger than 21, it could be called a blowout. Oliver and his friends also called it “Death by the Rise”.

Realizing that Oliver knew the rule, Denise stopped explaining it and sat down at the nearest table.

There were originally three guests at this table, all from Oropa. The banker was a man in his forties with both his suit and expression reflecting professionalism.

There were four of them, but Oliver was the only gambler. Oliver and Denise sat down, while Wayne and Simon stood beside him.

The banker said something. Taking a nod, Denise then pointed to Oliver and said a few words.

Beginning with a distribution of cards, the dealer gave each of his four guests and himself a secret card.

Considering this his first time playing Blackjack here, Oliver placed down a chip worth 100 Oros on the table.

As for the other three players, two of them chose 30 Oros, while the last one put down 150 Oros on the table. Oliver’s bet was neither big nor small.

The first player took a look at the card and then asked for the second card. According to the rule, the second card should be face-up. His card was a 9.

That player hesitated for seconds and asked for the third card. But it was still a 9.

The moment he saw that card he started scratching his hair in anger. He then showed his secret card, which was a 4. The total number of points for the three cards was 22, which was already a blowout.

The second player asked for the second card, which was a 10. Seeing that, he stopped immediately.

The third player was Oliver. His secret card was a 7. He would definitely ask for the second card. Whatever his second card would be, he would not get a blowout.

The second card was a 2, making his total points 9.

Oliver then asked for the third card, which was a 3, making his total points 12.

His points now became a little tricky. The situation would be favorable to him if the point of his fourth card was smaller than 10. And if it was a 9, he would get the Blackjack.

However, if the card was 10, Jack, Queen, or King, his total points would be 22, resulting in a blowout. Oliver stared at the stack of cards at the card shuffler, wondering what point his next card would count.

But when he was staring at the cards, he suddenly got the data of identification:

[Card specification: 8 x 13; offset paper type: offset paper; card value: Hearts 4.]

[Craftsmanship: Average.]

Value assessment: Not valuable]

In a stun, Oliver thought, “Damn it! Even the card value could be identified?”