A balaclava and an amputation device. If he were to choose the balaclava, and he were to lose the game, death was certain. If he were to choose the amputation device, even if he lost, he would only lose five fingers.

  Black Panther said, “Qingjiu, congratulations. If I were you, I would definitely choose the amputation device. Although Gu Jinglian was once your master, at such a critical moment, would you still want to be thinking about loyalty?! Don’t worry, if you choose the amputation device and Gu Jinglian wears that balaclava, he will definitely die if he loses! Hahahaha!”


  His savage laughter was particularly piercing.

  Gu Jinglian bowed his head in silence. If Qingjiu were to betray him and choose the amputation device, he would have to work hard to win.

  Qingjiu stared at the two torture devices, his body trembling.

  In the face of death, human selfishness seem to be constantly at work.

  He had a daughter. The casino was a complicated place with all kinds of people. His wife had left him a long time ago and taken their other daughter with her.

  He couldn’t just give up his life!

  No way!

  A voice inside kept reminding him that nothing was more important than his life and his daughter!

  At this moment, as Black Panther had rightly pointed out, was loyalty really that important?!

  Qingjiu suddenly looked at the screen and said, “I have the right to choose now, don’t I?! No matter what decision is made, it’s my right. It can’t be changed, right?!”


  “Gambling. Gambling. The rules of the game must be complied with. How you choose is, of course, your right. You’ve got higher points and you get to choose.”


  “Alright…… alright……”


  Qingjiu said “alright” several times in a trembling voice. Suddenly, he looked up at Gu Jinglian, who stared back at him calmly, as if waiting for him to make a choice.

  He smiled suddenly, but said nothing. He reached out—but chose the balaclava.

  Even Gu Jinglian was taken aback. He had not expected the man to be able to overcome the fear of death and, ultimately, choose to be loyal to him.

  “Do you remember what I said to you when I first entered the Gu family? I’m your subject in life and in death, my soul will belong to the Gu family.” Qingjiu smiled, bit his lip hard, and put the hood on his head!

  Gu Jinglian’s fists, hidden on the table, trembled.

  On the screen, Black Panther looked shocked as well, but only went on to say, “Gu Jinglian, it’s your turn! You’re not unfamiliar with this thing, are you? One of the devices used on cheating gamblers in the casino.”


  “Naturally, it’s no stranger.” Gu Jinglian steadied the amputation device and calmly positioned each of his five slender fingers on it.

  “Rules are rules, and I will obey them. I hope you will be no exception!”


  Black Panther grunted and announced, “Okay, game on!”


  Blackjack, one of the casino games.

  The game is played among 2 to 6 players using 52 cards other than Joker, and the objective of the player is to make the total sum of the cards in his hand no more than 21 points and as high as possible.

  For two players, one deck of cards is normally used. Cards 2 to 9 are calculated at face value.

  K, Q, J, and 10-cards are all 10 points each, generally denoted T to mean “Ten”. Ace cards may be counted as 1 point or 11 points. It is up to the player to decide. The player stops playing when he considers he has reached the maximum points he can safely accumulate without going over 21.

  After the initial cards are distributed, if a player gets an A and a T in whatever order, he has got Blackjack.