"Lawyer Lin!"
Qin Yao stood up with a bit of surprise and went to greet him.
Jiang He frowned and asked puzzledly, "You... how come you stayed in there for so long?"
Lin Sizhi looked at her, somewhat baffled, and said, "The game rules didn't say you can't stay inside, right?"
Jiang He was momentarily at a loss for words, wanting to say something else, but soon gave up, bowing her head without speaking.
Qin Yao quickly explained, "Sister Jiang He, Lawyer Lin, neither of you is wrong, there's no need to argue over something like this.
"Sorry Lawyer Lin, we lost terribly in the Community 3's gambling game because we were one person short, so Sister Jiang He might have thought that having an extra person would increase our chances.
"But it's not your fault, don't take it to heart."
Jiang He sighed silently, "I didn't say it was his fault either."
Lin Sizhi looked at the rules on the big screen, which were no different from what he wrote in the proposal.
"How did you lose?"
...
Qin Yao briefly introduced the cause and effect of the multi-player gambling table.
Lin Sizhi looked at the chips in his hand, lost in thought.
Qin Yao continued, "Lawyer Lin, what do you plan to do next?
"Why not just admit defeat, after all, whether we go to the multi-player table or not, we'll lose ten thousand chips."
Lin Sizhi glanced at the countdown on the big screen, "But there's still time, sitting around is boring.
"We might as well play a few rounds with them."
Hearing the tone of Lin Sizhi, Qin Yao couldn't help but be surprised.
"Lawyer Lin, do you really plan to gamble with them?
"Please don't think like that, they're all very skilled, and moreover...
"There are four of them, they have many chips and are good at teamwork, you stand no chance one against four."
Lin Sizhi shrugged, "But you lost 26,000 chips, don't you want to win it back?"
The three of them looked at each other.
"Win? How do we win, rely on a sudden stroke of luck? That's not realistic." Jiang He shook her head repeatedly.
She and Su Xiuqin were both discouraged, wanting only to stay away from that gambling table.
Qin Yao hesitated, "I want to! But... how should we do it?"
Lin Sizhi took out a 2,000 point chip from his pocket, flipping it through his fingers, "One person indeed stands no chance, but with two, there's still an opportunity."
Qin Yao looked at her dwindling chips, "But I only have 7,000 points left."
Lin Sizhi didn't mind, "It's okay, I'll wait for you fifteen minutes, go take a bit."
Qin Yao was somewhat surprised, "Take a bit?"
"Yes." Lin Sizhi pointed at the chips exchange area beside them.
Jiang He couldn't stand it anymore and suddenly stood up, "Yaoyao, don't bet recklessly!
"It's too dangerous to draw blood just to recoup your losses!
"If we leave now, at least we could exchange for several thousand minutes of visa time, which is not a total loss, but if there's too much blood loss..."
Lin Sizhi was noncommittal.
Jiang He became even angrier, "Lawyer Lin, are you a gambling expert?"
Lin Sizhi shook his head, "I'm not, in fact, before this, I've never gambled. But winning the game isn't the only method."
Jiang He still wanted to say something, but Qin Yao stopped her.
"Sister Jiang He, I believe Lawyer Lin must have his reasons for doing this, don't worry, I won't draw much."
Jiang He sat back down angrily, clearly, the idea of exchanging blood for chips still made her instinctively resist and reject it.
"Once you're inside, do as I say."
Before Qin Yao entered the cubicle, Lin Sizhi lowered his voice, giving a few simple instructions.
Qin Yao's eyes widened instantly, "Ah? Can we really do that?"
...
Lu Xinyi kept flicking a chip into the air with her thumb, catching it in her palm again.
Lv Mingxuan was leaning on the chair, somewhat bored.
He looked at the time on the big screen again.
46:48...
46:47...
Time was passing too slowly.
After they easily won against Jiang He, more than ten minutes had passed, and there was nothing to do during this boring wait.
"These opponents are too stupid; if all the opponents in the Walkway are like this, then..."
Lv Mingxuan's words were interrupted by Lu Xinyi.
"Never underestimate any opponent."
Although Lv Mingxuan was much older than Lu Xinyi, he could only bow his head and obediently say, "Yes."
Even though they had been in Community 3 for only a day, everyone had a genuine admiration for Lu Xinyi.
Both inside and outside the game, Lu Xinyi had established absolute authority.
If it wasn't for Lu Xinyi, who had devised such a meticulous plan at the very beginning, making a mockery of those three foolish women from the opposing community, they wouldn't have won so easily.
Suddenly, Lv Mingxuan noticed that Lu Xinyi's gaze was fixed on that young man from Community 17, who had come out of the cubicle last.
"Old Lv."
"Hmm?"
"What do you suppose he was doing in the cubicle for so long?"
Apparently, Lu Xinyi was quite curious about this.
Lv Mingxuan thought for a moment, "What else could he do? He was probably gambling with the Chips Exchange Machine."
This answer clearly did not satisfy Lu Xinyi, "Would anyone really be stubborn enough to play such a low-odds game so many times?"
Lv Mingxuan pondered for a moment, "Oh... maybe he didn't play too many rounds, maybe he spent a long time thinking? After all, there's no time limit for thinking when gambling with the Chips Exchange Machine.
"And if he got lucky once, got a taste of some success, it might have encouraged him to gamble a few more times."
Lu Xinyi was still not entirely convinced; she turned her head, looking at the chips exchange area on her side, and fell into contemplation.
"I think I want to go in and check again," Lu Xinyi said.
Lv Mingxuan thought for a moment, "There's no need for that; you've already drawn 400ML of blood, it's best not to draw any more.
"There are no reliable medical conditions in the community, excessive blood loss would be a serious mistake.
"The key thing is, the odds of this game are extremely low."
Unlike others, Lu Xinyi had initially drawn 400ML and played four rounds with the Chips Exchange Machine.
She initially wanted to play more rounds, but after losing all the rounds, she dismissed the idea of continuing.
As Lu Xinyi hesitated, she noticed Lin Sizhi and Qin Yao approaching.
"Hello, my name is Lin Sizhi.
"Would you like to play a round of the game with us?"
Lu Xinyi looked at the countdown on the big screen.
46:13.
"No problem," after a brief moment of thought, Lu Xinyi agreed with a smile.
In the remaining game time, she actually had two choices.
Either she continued drawing blood for chips and gambled with the Chips Exchange Machine, or she gambled with Lin Sizhi and Qin Yao.
Though Lu Xinyi was curious why Lin Sizhi could stay in the cubicle for so long, it still seemed that gambling with real people had better odds and potential payoff.
Lu Xinyi had lost four rounds with the Chips Exchange Machine.
But gambling with Lin Sizhi was four against two, with significantly better odds.
Based on the previous scenario, ten rounds wouldn't take long—about 15 minutes.
After finishing this game, there would be about half an hour left, providing ample time.
The remaining time could then be spent studying the Chips Exchange Machine, which would be entirely sufficient.
In comparison, easily secured chips were certainly a higher priority.
Everyone resumed their seats at the gambling table.
Lu Xinyi sized up Lin Sizhi, asking with some confusion, "You seem very confident, but you do realize you're two against four, and you know what the odds of winning are, right?"
Lin Sizhi shrugged, "What else can I do? No matter how I try to persuade them, the other two don't want to come back.
"Moreover, the odds at the gambling table are just numbers.
"In the end, it all comes down to luck.
"I'm always confident in my luck; I've already built up lots of good karma, it's time for my luck to turn."