Ch. 1746..1750: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1746-1750

Chapter 1746

Chapter 1746 With that, the duo then began shaking their dice around for a few seconds…

Once both of them stopped, Xanry immediately smiled as he said, “After you, Mr. Crawford! Make your guess!”

Hearing that, Gerald then declared, “Three sixes!”

“I see! Four sixes then!” shouted Xanry in response.

From what Gerald had been able to hear, he knew that Xanry definitely had two sixes. Gerald had two sixes himself, which was why he definitely couldn’t open it.

Regardless, the only way to properly deal with Xanry would be to deliberately lose to him for a few rounds. Allowing Xanry to be smug the first few rounds would definitely make Gerald’s eventual victory much sweeter.

With that in mind, Gerald then shouted, “Five fives!”

Upon hearing that, Xanry couldn’t help but smile as he declared, “Open!”

Since Xanry had chosen to open Gerald’s dice, Gerald naturally had to do so.

Looking at the results, the points of the dice didn’t add up to five fives. Instead, there were only three fives, which meant that Gerald had lost this round.

Of course, the loss was calculated, and Gerald was still perfectly under control of the situation.

“Alas, it seems you’ve lost, Mr. Crawford!” said Xanry as he looked at the indifferent Gerald.

Gerald himself didn’t really care about the loss. After all, it was only seventy-five dollars. In a way, he was simply returning Xanry’s own money to him, and it was a detail that Gerald honestly found both hilarious and pathetic.

Regardless, after being handed the money, Xanry quickly took it from Gerald. It was almost as though he was worried that the money would disappear or something, and it clearly showed just how much Xanry cared about money.

Either way, now that he had finally won some cash, Xanry immediately said, “Shall we continue, Mr. Crawford?”

“Fine by me!” replied Gerald as both of them began shaking their dice again…

The second they stopped shaking, Xanry instantly said, “Since you lost in the previous round, you’ll start first, Mr. Crawford!”

Nodding and knowing for a fact—with the aid of his keen hearing—that Xanry had two threes and three fives, Gerald deliberately answered wrongly to let Xanry win again by declaring, “Three fives!”

Gerald himself had the exact opposite digits, with him having two fives and three threes.

Whatever the case was, Xanry then shouted, “Four fours!”

Naturally, it was a number that neither of them had.

To be quite frank, Gerald really wanted to open Xanry’s dice now, but he refrained. After all, he didn’t want Xanry to lose that quickly. In order to make Xanry’s defeat really sting, Gerald was going to allow Xanry to wallow in victory for a few rounds first…

Chapter 1747

Chapter 1747 With that in mind, after a brief pause, Gerald then declared, “Five fours!”

“Open!” yelled Xanry almost instantaneously.

Rather than feeling surprised that Xanry would choose to open now, Gerald instead felt delighted. After all, he had been waiting for Xanry to do so. Everything was simply going to plan…

Regardless, Gerald then revealed his dice for Xanry to see.

Upon seeing that he had won again, the clearly sarcastic Xanry said in an apologetic tone, “Apologies, Mr. Crawford, but it appears that you’ve lost again! Looks like you’ll be forking out more money to me!”

It didn’t take a genius to know that Xanry was already drunk with power. Xanry clearly thought that Gerald was no match against him in this game.

“You win some, you lose some!” replied Gerald in a casual tone as he handed another seventy-five dollars to the overjoyed Xanry.

Seeing that Gerald had already lost a hundred and fifty dollars, Juno quickly looked at Gerald before muttering slightly worriedly, “Gerald, just forget about the game and let’s leave already…!”

While seventy-five dollars was nothing to them, if Gerald continued losing, his monetary losses would surely stack up to dangerous amounts…

Chuckling in response, Gerald then said, “Don’t worry, Juno! The show has only begun! Besides, I haven’t lost a single cent! I won a hundred and fifty dollars from him earlier, so all I’ve done is return his own money!”

Hearing that, Juno simply chose to remain silent as the competition between Gerald and Xanry resumed.

Now that he had returned all of Xanry’s money to him, it was high time Gerald revealed his true strength. It was finally time to go all out!

With that, both of them began shaking their dice again.

The second he saw Gerald stop shaking his dice, Xanry immediately said, “After you, Mr. Crawford!”

From what Gerald was able to hear, Xanry’s dice showed four fours and one three. As for his own dice, Gerald had four twos and one five.

With that in mind, Gerald then declared, “Three twos!”

Hearing that, Xanry yelled, “Three fives!”

“Open!” shouted Gerald, no longer planning to allow Xanry to win.

Upon hearing that, Xanry was momentarily stunned. To think that Gerald would choose to open his dice!

Unable to do anything about it, Xanry then opened his dice at the same time Gerald did…

“Oh my… It appears that I only have one five! Sorry monitor, but it seems you’ve lost!” said Gerald in a calm tone as he looked at Xanry.

Finding it hard to believe that he had lost, the unwilling Xanry then fished out seventy-five dollars and handed it to Gerald while saying, “…Fine! You win some, you lose some! Here’s the money!”

To think that he had to return the money to Gerald so quickly!

Either way, Gerald was naturally not done with Xanry yet. He wasn’t going to let Xanry off with a mere seventy-five-dollar loss!

With that, Gerald then asked, “So, how about it, monitor? Do you still wish to continue?”

 

Chapter 1748

Chapter 1748 Now that he wasn’t holding back anymore, Gerald naturally wanted to continue the game.

Not finding it odd that Gerald suddenly looked much more interested in the game, Xanry simply replied, “Of course we’ll continue! After all, we’ve only played a few rounds! I won’t be going easy on you after this, Mr. Crawford!”

Hearing that same sentence again, Gerald found himself getting increasingly fed up with those words. Xanry was way too confident for his own good. However, the more confident he was, the more arrogant he became, and when that happened, Gerald knew for a fact that things wouldn’t end well for him.

With that, both of them quickly began shaking their dice again.

While Gerald only shook his dice for around two seconds, Xanry continued shaking his own dice for quite a while. Even so, Gerald was still able to easily discern what Xanry’s dice were. After all, no matter how long he shook his dice, Xanry wouldn’t be able to escape Gerald’s keen hearing. Still, the fact that Xanry thought that shaking his dice longer could confuse Gerald was honestly laughable.

When Xanry finally stopped rolling, he then declared, “It’s finally my turn to start first, Mr. Crawford!”

Though it had been a while since Gerald had last played, he clearly remembered that the one who had lost had the right to shout first. Then again, so what if Xanry could shout first? It was impossible for him to win in the end. Shaking the dice longer was pretty much only a waste of energy.

Regardless, Gerald was quickly able to tell that Xenry’s dice showed three sixes, one five, and one four. Since his dice rolls this round wasn’t all that great, his chances of winning had become even slimmer than before.

Following that, Xanry then shouted, “Three twos!”

Momentarily caught by surprise, Gerald hadn’t expected Xanry to actually shout a number that he didn’t even have in his roll. It almost seemed like he was trying to trap him… Of course, Gerald wasn’t about to let Xanry have his way.

With that, he chose not to open Xanry’s dice just yet. If he did, it would just be too obvious.

Instead, Gerald shouted out the numbers of his own dice, that being, “Three fives!”

Hearing that, Xanry was definitely not going to open Gerald’s dice. After all, the possibility of having three fives was simply too low.

After that, Xanry then yelled, “Four fours!”

“Open!” declared Gerald. Since Gerald didn’t have a single four, if he didn’t open now, how much longer would he have to wait?

While Xanry found himself stunned, he quickly snapped out of it before opening his dice…

Due to Gerald not having any fours and Xanry having one, it was evident that Xanry had lost this round as well.

To think that such results would turn up… He truly had brought ruin upon himself again…

Watching as Xanry’s expression soured, Gerald apologetically said, “Sorry monitor, guess I win again!”

Though Xanry was vexed out of his mind when he heard that, there was nothing he could do. After all, both Juno and Ruth had been watching them play this entire time. It was impossible for him to go back on his own bet.

With that, the resigned Xanry could only return the remaining seventy-five dollars that he had just won back to Gerald.

As the saying went, ‘things would always return to their rightful owners’.

With the hundred and fifty dollars back, Gerald smiled as he turned to face Xanry while saying, “I think we shouldn’t play any longer, monitor! It’s not good to gamble this much!”

While his words were kind, Gerald was well aware that saying that would only further provoke Xanry into playing more.

 

Chapter 1749

Chapter 1749 “…Of course we’ll continue playing! I’ve only lost a hundred and fifty dollars, you know? I’ll definitely win that amount back later!” replied Xanry in a confident tone.

Hearing that, Gerald was instantly delighted as he thought, ‘To think that he’s still trying to intimidate me! Since it’s come to this, don’t blame me for taking more of your money!’

Some people just needed to be persistently and mercilessly dealt with for the point to finally get across their thick skulls.

Regardless, the two of them then promptly started their next round.

Throughout the process of shaking their dice, Xanry kept a close eye on Gerald. To his annoyance, Gerald didn’t appear to have any tricks up his sleeve. Still, Xanry simply had a feeling that Gerald was different, though he couldn’t pinpoint what made Gerald so special…

Whatever the case was, after a while, the two of them stopped shaking their dice at the same time.

This time, Gerald had four twos and a single one. In the game’s terms, such results were known as ‘leopard’ since so many of the dice yielded the same value. Xanry, on the other hand, had four threes and a single two.

Looking at the value of his own dice, Xanry couldn’t help but smile confidently.

Seeing that, Gerald then said, “Come on, monitor! After you!”

“Four twos!” declared Xanry, evidently still trying to frame Gerald. Unfortunately, the only way he could succeed with his plan was by getting defeated by Gerald again this round.

Naturally, Gerald was no fool so he simply yelled out Xanry’s points, that being, “Four threes!”

Upon hearing that, Xanry couldn’t help but frown slightly. How could Gerald have known his exact points?

Quickly shaking the thought off—figuring that Gerald had just yelled out some random numbers—Xanry then shouted, “Five twos!”

“Oh? I’ll add one more then! Six twos!” yelled Gerald in return.

Upon hearing that, Xanry was stunned. To think that Gerald would be this quick to act!

Regardless, now that Gerald had called for six, the situation was getting more and more dangerous. If he continued shouting, he was afraid that Gerald would eventually open his dice. With that in mind, Xanry could only choose to open Gerald’s dice first.

“…Fine! I’m opening yours! I don’t believe that you could have six twos!” grumbled Xanry as he revealed his dice before staring at Gerald confidently.

Unfortunately for him, nothing went according to Xanry’s plans.

“Oh my, I’m truly sorry, monitor! It appears that I really have six twos! What more, not only do I have six of them, but I also have a ‘leopard’!” declared Gerald as he smugly looked at Xanry.

How… How was this possible?! It was truly stupefying to Xanry.

Who would’ve guessed that Gerald would get a leopard! No wonder Gerald had shouted that out so confidently! He had calculated all the odds extremely carefully!

Whatever the case was, this fact truly made Xanry suffer a great loss.

“…Fine! You win some, you lose some!” grumbled Xanry as he took another seventy-five dollars out from his wallet, unable to play any tricks.

Taking the money, Gerald then handed it to Juno before saying with a smile, “Hold on to it for me, will you, Juno? After all, it’s probably rare that monitor is this generous!”

Upon hearing that, Xanry was instantly infuriated.

 

Chapter 1750

Chapter 1750 While he was filled with resentment, the truth remained that he had lost, so he couldn’t just burst into anger. What more, if he flew into a rage now, Xanry was worried that the others would start claiming that he wasn’t wealthy enough to play the game, and that was a form of humiliation he never wanted to experience.

He had just lost two hundred and twenty-five dollars. It wasn’t much to him, so he could surely still go on…!

Believing that Xanry wouldn’t want to continue playing after suffering so many losses, Gerald then looked at him before asking, “Are you going to play more, monitor?”

“But of course! Let’s resume!” declared Xanry. At his current state, it was clear that Xanry had the temperament typical of a gambler. Unless he won against Gerald, he wouldn’t be able to rest easy.

Not that Gerald was complaining, of course. He wanted to see how much more Xanry could take.

“Very well then, monitor! However, since you suggested the previous game, I think it’s high time I suggested my own. What do you say we switch it up a little?” asked Gerald.

Upon hearing that, Xanry—who was sure that he would be able to defeat Gerald no matter what game he wanted to play—then said, “I accept! Do share the details of the game!”

“It’s quite simple, really. We’ll both have five dice each, and we’ll have to guess the points of our opponent’s dice. For example, if you guess close to the number of points I have, then you’ll win. With my loss, I’ll have to pay you the difference in points between the actual points and the amount you guessed, with each point symbolizing fifteen dollars. What do you think?” explained Gerald.

Finding Gerald’s game intriguing, Xanry quickly replied, “Agreed! Let’s go with this then!”

For a person who enjoyed gambling, they’d surely end up getting addicted extremely quickly with such high-risk high-reward games. If it wasn’t already obvious enough, Xanry was such a person, and he was truly unfortunate that Gerald was his opponent.

Regardless, both of them quickly picked their dice up and began shaking…

The second they stopped, Gerald turned to face Xanry before saying, “After you!”

Hearing that, Xanry instantly went with a high value, stating, “Twenty-five points!”

Gerald himself replied, “A high guess! Well, I guess that you have nineteen!”

Though Gerald knew the exact points Xanry currently had, he couldn’t just reveal that number. While Gerald had to always make sure he was a few points above or below Xanry’s score, he was certain that he’d still be able to take Xanry down.

Whatever the case was, now that the values had been shouted out, both of them displayed their dice for each other to see… revealing twenty points on Gerald’s side and sixteen on Xanry’s side.

This meant that Gerald had won this round since Gerald’s guess was only three points short of what Xanry had rolled whereas Xanry was five points short.

Smiling, Gerald then looked at Xanry before saying, “Well, guess I’ve won! Time to pay up, monitor!”

Now feeling gloomier than before, Xanry realized that Gerald must be experienced in the game. It certainly explained why Gerald had chosen this specific game to play with him.

Still, now that they were already in the middle of the game, there was no way he was going to suddenly ask for it to stop. Doing so would only end up humiliating him, and for Xanry, his dignity and pride were above all else. With that in mind, he handed yet another seventy-five dollars to Gerald.

While it was true that he was rich, his heart still ached to have to hand Gerald that money. After all, though the money he had lost was nothing particularly noteworthy to him, the fact remained that he hadn’t won a single cent from Gerald. Xanry had simply been losing money this entire time!

Gerald himself couldn’t really be blamed. After all, Xanry was the one who had wanted to continue playing this entire time. Xanry was simply reaping what he had sown for continually trying to offend Gerald.

Regardless, now that this round was over, Gerald then looked at Xanry before asking, “So, one more round, monitor?”

After suffering so many losses, Xanry certainly didn’t want to stick around anymore.

By this point, he knew that Gerald had some hidden ability that had been allowing him to win so many times in a row. Xanry had also become aware that Gerald had simply been pretending to be weak this entire time. With that in mind, it made sense that him constantly looking down on Gerald would lead to such an outcome!