Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Meanwhile, Gunther exchanged glances with the two shooters. The second Casper gave the word, the trio would proceed to take this casino down.

“Do you think this is the first time I’ve had a gun pointed at me? You’re actually using a mere cane to scare me off? Although you may be old and I can understand that you’re unable to come to a decision, this is ultimately merely a simple gamble. Haven’t we all been gambling and facing the odds ever since we were born? Every decision we make is a gamble based on whatever information we had at the time,” remarked Eugene with a cold smile even as Harold prodded at him with his cane.

As he spoke, Eugene put out his cigarette using his palm. Despite the burns he received from the heat of the flame, he seemed unaffected by the scorching temperature and didn’t seem to mind it much.

He rested his weight on the desk and used it as a support to get up from his seat. Following this, he flashed his crippled right arm at Harold and said, “We both knew what we were getting into when we started gambling. It’s never as simple as losing a mere finger or two. Although you claimed to have washed your hands off gambling when you opened this casino, you’ve actually been gambling this entire time! You’ve never given it up! The very moment you started operations, you should’ve been prepared to lose it all and close down. Since you want to win money from others, you have to make sure you experienced the thrill of a possible loss as well. Everything has been fated to be the second you sat down at this rummy table.”

Harold was literally taken aback by Eugene’s intimidating stature and retreated several steps back from him. Eugene saw this and chuckled as he lit another cigarette and declared, “There’s no escaping from it tonight! It’s either I bring the casino down with me, or you join me in a game of life and death at this table!”

With that, Eugene pulled open his shirt to reveal the jet-black grenade that lay beneath.

The crowd in the casino started to scream in terror, and even Harold and Michael were taken by surprise. Only Casper knew that this grenade was fake, and thus he didn’t have much of a reaction.

Back then, when Casper had hidden the gun amongst the cash, Eugene had taken the opportunity to conceal the grenade therein as well. After all, he was the one who had told Casper that the staff at the casino wouldn’t search the money.

“Don’t move! Not a single muscle!” ordered Eugene in a resounding tone that carried throughout the space to strike every single soul in the gambling house.

through the crowd like a seasoned predator. In just a few seconds, several men from

alone, he would call for him by

would ensure that they could project a more intimidating and useful presence when the critical time

shock in his eyes were evident as he exclaimed, “All right! I see what’s going on now! You’ve made such advanced and extensive preparations just so you could snatch away

“Snatch?” asked Eugene.

chuckled and said, “Aren’t you snatching away and stealing money from these people as well? Don’t forget. This isn’t a legal casino but rather an underground one. Every single cent you make here is illegal. In fact, this is the filthiest corner of the city. Look at the people around you! They’re either those who have been manipulated and made use of by others or those who have been doing the manipulating. The former is being squeezed dry, whereas the latter is making use of your facilities to launder

wouldn’t be a single cent left to my name. As such, I brought this here only to ensure that we can arrange for a fair gambling match,” continued Eugene as he gestured toward Harold with the grenade in his hand,

point, Eugene chuckled at his mention of the concept of fairness in a casino.

chips by his side. He continued, “Your first choice is to let me use this eighty million in chips to finish the remaining four rounds of our match. If you’re lucky, you can win the money back, but if you’re not, you would stand

indelibly in Harold’s mind. He continued, “If that’s the case, the damage and losses you’ve suffered tonight will still be acceptable. Even if people knew that there are issues

up in the past won’t count any longer. Distribute the winnings equally. Since you have the chance to win all our money, we should have the opportunity to do the same to you as well. Now, without any cameras or conniving techniques at hand, let us finish our match before all these

house as everyone considered the ramifications of Eugene’s proposal. The silence was only punctuated by the occasional whirring of the slot machines and their moving mechanical components,

chips in their possession. However, they were fully aware that this was still insufficient for use since the starting bet already amounted to ten million. With that starting amount, anyone could

anticipation as they waited anxiously. Casper was no

made sure to play each of his hands with utmost caution. In the first round, he managed to get one over the other players by securing an easy victory. Once he accounted for the bonuses, that meant he racked up a win of sixty million from each

had happened, and his arms trembled as he realized that he