Section 12 Solicitation
"A clear gambling method," replied Beller, facing the other side. "Do you agree?"
Even if people in the casino are not satisfied, they can't say it now. The leader sneered, "As long as you gamble fairly, there is nothing wrong with it."
"Okay, then that's the decision. Choose one of two, win if you choose, lose if you can't. You can only see, you can't touch the box, and you can't open it." Berel said. "I'll do notarize, you can choose."
The man carrying the box stepped back. The casino people began to observe carefully around the two boxes. Taking advantage of the empty space, Beller came to the mercenary holding the sword and shield.
"Awesome Warrior... It's so lucky that your patron can hire such an excellent warrior as you. Otherwise, he would probably turn into a crow's supper before I come."
"It's not a hiring, it's a partnership." The man also looked at Beller carefully, and his eyes were full of vigilance.
"Haha...why is the point of the title? I can see that you will not know him for more than ten days... And if there was no such unexpected storm this time, you have parted ways now. Am I wrong? What's your name?"
"Ashu Rufate." The man replied. When he said the name, Belar felt the other party staring at him with a sharp gaze. However, there was no obvious hostility in his eyes.
"Then why did Ashu Rufate, a warrior like you, become a mercenary?" asked Beller. The biggest reason for becoming a mercenary is to live. A person who can do nothing but fight skills can only find his own opportunities in war and blood.
But he vaguely felt from Ashu Rufate's silence that it was not that simple.
"Sorry, I shouldn't ask this question. Every mercenary always has his reasons. Not every reason can tell others. I will introduce myself again. My name is Beller, a native of Tiberius. Now, for some reason, I temporarily accept the appointment of King Ryan as the interim governor of Mir. In my hometown of Tiberius, I have the title of Marquis and serve as the position of lifelong counselor of the royal family. Asu Ruffat, would you like to work with my men? With your ability, as long as you serve Tiberius, I can guarantee that you will be soon crowned as a knight, and it is only a small task to go further."
He noticed the smile that flashed through Ashu Rufate's eyes, and could not say it was a ridicule or a bitter smile. But Ashu Rufate continued to remain silent and did not answer. Belar realized that Ashu Rufate was not such a simple reason and made a living by licking blood on the knife.
It seems that this man is much more complicated than expected.
At this time, the gambling there had already been a result. The leader of the casino chose a box. The reason why he made this decision was because the box was a little darker than another one and the workmanship was more detailed.
"Is this the result?" asked Beller, "you sure." As he asked this question, he looked around and noticed the cunning in the eyes of both parties. It seemed that this simple gambling was not as simple as it seemed.
"Yes, we're sure." said the person on the casino side.
"Haha...haha..." The companion of Ashu Rufate laughed. "It's a pity that you chose the wrong choice."
He lifted another box, "Let's leave the one you chose for you! Ashurufat, let's go!"
"Wait a minute!" the leader cried, and then he faced Belle. "Sir, what if it is proved that he cheated in the gambling game?"
"In the name of the law, this is a blatant fraud." Berel replied. "First, I ruled that he was the loser, and secondly, he would be arrested for fraud. If the sentence is determined, see the specific amount. If the money is too much, then I will hang him in the square! If the money is too little, then the sentence will be sentenced to hard labor!"
"That's right." The leader turned to face the other party. "Cosbody, this trick is not feasible. I'm not a fool, but I've been thinking about it carefully just now. There is a way to win this way of choosing one of two, that is, both boxes are fake! In this way, no matter how you choose, it will be a failure... I won't let you go like this. This gambling requires confirmation of two boxes at the same time to be considered true!"
Cosbody chuckled. "It's interesting... it's so interesting. It seems that you still insist on treating me as a fraud! Although this suspicion makes me very upset, since the Governor is a notary, I have to prove my innocence. Well, I will open this box to show you!"
His calmness suppressed the other party. The people on the casino watched helplessly as Cosbody took out the key and opened the unselected box.
In the box, there are gold coins piled up like hills, yellow and golden.
"Now, there is no doubt? You lost this gambling." Cosbody said calmly. "If you choose this box, then you will win. But I can tell you that the reason why you lost bet is not accidental. Because you are too used to cheating. When you gambling, you will always cheat, and you will slowly feel that others are cheating like you. You shouldn't make a choice so quickly just now. You should look for those details, figure out the opponent's psychology, and win in a fair and reasonable way, instead of guessing the opponent's abilities in your stomach and judging a gentleman's ambition with a villain's heart. OK, Governor," he said to Berel. "The victory is already obvious, I think I can leave, right?"
Berel nodded. So he carried the box and turned over the horse. Asu Ruffat also jumped onto another horse. The two horses then trotted, and soon turned into two small dots and disappeared in the distance.
Impossible...how could it be...that guy...the casino leader was stunned and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"This is a fair gambling," said Beller. "That's how this should solve the problem. Robin, let's go." He turned over and the horse.
The governor and his group also left, and only a group of people in the casino were left at the scene. Some were taking care of the wounded, but the leader stood there blankly, as if his soul was being pulled away. He had 100% confidence just now that both boxes were empty, but things were completely unexpected.
"Boss, we..." a subordinate asked tentatively. This time, I hope the casino will lose a lot, and it will suffer money, reputation and personnel losses within one day.
"Damn it!" The leader kicked the box, and the box flew several steps forward. With a scream, the leader squatted down and hugged his feet.
"What's going on... Why is this thing so heavy...you, go and open it and take a look!"
Someone pried open the box with a weapon. Surprisingly, the box was full of gold coins, and it was golden in the sun.
"What's going on?" The leader forgot the pain on his feet, rushed up, grabbing a handful of gold coins in each hand. The cold touch in his hands told him that this was not a dream. "It's true on both sides? How could this be..."
"Boss... these are fake! These are... gilded!" Several subordinates were also on the side. One of them bit the gold coin and then shouted.
"Sir, I think there is a fraud!" On the way back to the city, Robin rode close to Beller and expressed his opinion. "I think... there is something wrong. But I can't say it."
"Oh, what's wrong? Isn't this a fair gambling?" Beller suddenly laughed. "Haha... Robin, your intuition is very sharp, as good as the snacks you make."
"Sir General, do you think so too?... Wait, sir, have you seen the truth?"
"Just a simple trick." Berel showed a knowing smile. "This feeling... How to say it? To give an example, it was probably that he had just suffered a defeat on the battlefield, ran away for a long time and was tired and thirsty, so he stopped by a stream to drink water... At this time, suddenly, the enemy's ambush rushed out of the woods not far away. What do you think of this time?"
"...I can only keep running away." This is all a messy example, Robin wondered while answering.
"Yes, in this world, ninety-nine percent of the generals choose to continue to escape. Because on the surface, there is no choice but to continue to escape." Berel sighed, "But I, Thomas, and maybe one or two people I don't know, will do another thing before running away."
"What's the matter?"
"That is to carefully judge how many ambushes the enemy are. It's that simple." Berel replied.
"Sir, what do you mean..." Robin used his brain seriously and tried to understand what Beller meant. "Can the ambush be fake?... Then... that box... the box they took away..."
"You get it... Although the box looks like gold coins, it's just 'look'."
"Sir...you mean..."
"The two boxes contain fake coins," Berel replied. "There is only one way to cheat in the so-called 'two-choice' gambling method, that is, both boxes are fake, and the opponent thinks that the other box is real. However, when the man named Cosbody opened the box, the person on the casino was full of confidence but suddenly knocked down to the bottom of the valley, and the impact of frustration... At about that moment, his mind went blank and he could not think of confirming the authenticity of the money in the box."
Berel suddenly smiled. "It should be said that he grabbed the gap in people's hearts at that moment. The casino owner could say that he lost was not unfair."
"Sir, do you know he's cheating? Then why don't you..." Robin shouted. "You are the governor!"
"I am the notary of this gambling." Beller emphasized the three notary words. "Gambling is not as simple as you think. Robin, in a sense, gambling is the same as war. Both sides are also competing for courage, wisdom and strength. In this fair, just and desperate battle, there is no way to allow a third party to intervene..." He explained his point in a calm tone. "But if the casino owner saw through this trick, I would definitely hang the guy named Cosbody, which is absolutely guaranteed."
Chapter completed!