Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 69

2021-07-07

Chapter 69 Unusual Good Luck
The moment they looked at each other, Dr. Schneider and Shade Both stared wide-eyed, Shade even read the meaning of "how are you here" from each other's eyes.

When Shade asked about what to wear, he told the doctor that he was going to attend a more formal dinner recently due to a commission from the firm, but he didn't mention it was the dinner at Lake View Manor, and the doctor didn't ask him where he was going. , probably didn't think Shade would appear in this place.

I wanted to leave the poker table and go to the doctor, but the doctor shook his head slightly at Shade seriously, and the conversation with his friends about the difference between silver and gold thumping didn't stop.

They passed by the grape trellis in this way, and there were people at the card table who were friends of Dr. Schneider's companions and greeted each other a few words.

The doctor didn't have any conversation with Shade, but made a series of more complicated movements with his hands very covertly, confirming that Shade could see clearly before leaving with his companions.

"But what do those gestures mean?"

Shade wondered, staring at the grapes hanging from above.

Although he saw it clearly, he didn't understand it at all. He didn't understand sign language or hinting, and it was useless how clear Dr. Schneider's gestures were.

"However, now Mrs. Lasoa from [Blood of Mercury], the Warlock Squad from the Orthodox Church, the Warlock 'Lady' from the High Ring Warlock of unknown level, and Doctor Schneider have all appeared. In Lakeview Manor, what is going on here. Try to find the doctor after playing the cards. Will Miss Luisa and Augustus priest be here too?"

The horticultural artist Sow The second game of Lords between Sir Lal and Mr. Sikh, the factory owner of the flour mill, was obviously more interesting than the first game between the two Barons. The two were almost at a stalemate in the way that you win a game and I win a game, and the foreheads of the two of them were sweating at the end.

And when the second game went to the end with a score of four to four, not only the participants, but even the onlookers dared not take a deep breath.

"I won this round."

Ser Solar picked up the back-up card with the face-up "flower 12", let out a long breath, and "Sun 9" flipped to the front. Mr. Sikh, who was sitting across from him, sighed and turned his back up card, and even Shade couldn't help feeling sorry for him.

Mr. Sikh's face-up card doesn't matter, because his back-up card turns out to be "Queen". In the competitive rules of Lord's card, once one side draws "Queen" or "King", it must suspend the card. Although the other side can continue to draw cards, unless it can end up with exactly 21 points, it is a loser in any situation.

And if both sides draw both the king and the queen, the size of the other card is compared under the same situation, and the king is larger than the queen in different situations. If one side holds both "king" and "queen", it automatically wins, but this situation is only possible when the cards are dealt.

So Mr. Sikh drew the queen, but lost to Sir Solar's blackjack, a game that was enough for the onlookers to talk about for months.

Sir Lavender, red light across the whole face, stretched out his head to look at the cards on the stone table, and slapped his hand heavily on Sir Solar's shoulder, almost slapping the toothpick in his mouth. come out.

Both sides of the game got up and left, and the atmosphere at this time was obviously much better than the atmosphere in the first game. Sir Solar and Mr. Sikh had no conflict of interest, the two shook hands amicably, and the latter continued to express his regrets.

So the game becomes one for each, and the final candidate is particularly important. The shrewd looking Rwandan Baron decided to play himself again, while Lavender Baron thought it over and finally took out a deck of cards and let his "friends" each draw one, and finally let the king's Shade be drawn for some reason. Play.

This time, even Shade has nothing to say:

"It's a bit of a strange luck, though."

But Rwanda Baron has something to say, he is tall Compared with the friends around him, he is a little shorter, and he looks like a glowing potato after sitting down in advance:

"Lavender, we agreed to play a fair game, and all our friends were invited, and It's not the Rhodes card expert that was paid for, otherwise this matchup would be meaningless."

He didn't directly say that there was a problem with Shade, but he obviously didn't agree that Shade, a stranger, was playing against him.

"Yes, this young detective is my friend. We had a good chat just now."

Lavender Baron face doesn't change, Shade He took the opportunity to hand the few business cards he had left to Baron, who was a little short in height. After the latter saw the address of "No. 6 Sainteland Place", he was as surprised as the others and put the business cards away seriously.

"You see, I'm a native of Tobesque, not an out-of-town Rhodes player. If I'm a player who is very difficult to deal with, it's impossible for you to have heard of me. Oh, Baron , if you don't believe me, I can swear to the righteous God, I'm definitely not an expert from Rhodes."

Shade said seriously, Rwanda Baron still looked at him suspiciously, but still nodded signaled to start It's a match. But before Mr. Candela of the Society of Prophets began to shuffle the cards, Baron of Rwanda said to Lavender Baron:

"Since Detective Hamilton is your friend, why don't you put this one of mine after he wins? Give him a bet, and I'll give you 20 pounds as another bet."

Rwanda Baron smiled all over his face:
"Since you are friends, I think this must be no problem, right? You don't need to increase your stake."

Although 20 pounds is a lot of money, it is not worth the value of the [Ancient Fairy Tale Match Girl]. According to the market price that Shade understands, once the Match Girl with special rules can find a suitable buyer and sell it, the value will not be less than 50 pounds. This is a collection of real rich people.

Of course Lavender Baron didn't want to, and there's no reason to do so now. But seeing that everyone was looking at him, his heart sank, and the issue of face instantly occupied the peak. He raised his head and said:
"Of course, Detective Hamilton is my friend, and if he wins the bet, the bet goes to him. Your £20 goes to Ser Solar."

While speaking, he patted Shade's shoulder, who had already sat down, on the shoulder. Shade understood that Lavender Baron would definitely ask for the cards afterwards, but he would make up for it with a sum of money.

"I don't mind either."

Shade said, and Ser Solar, who was watching the game from the sidelines, was nodded.

So the third round officially started, and the deck was still the deck of the two Barons, so after the shuffling, Shade, who had a weak red light in his right eye, roughly knew the opponent's first two cards. content of the card.

Of course he could remember the bloodstains of all 54 cards, but after using the spell [Echo of Blood], he not only had a keen observation on the subtle bloodstains, but also strengthened the memory of bloodstains, so he Only dare to be confident that I know roughly.

"The opponent's first two cards are 10s and 9s, and there is a high probability that they will not continue to ask for cards"

Shade thought to himself, seeing that his bright card was Sun 1 , and the trump card is Xingchen 9. He stretched out his hand to signal Mr. Candela to continue to play cards, and the result was Moon 11 after he opened it.

"No, it's definitely bad luck, what's going on here?"

(end of chapter)