The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Heeding Huang Xiaolong’s request, Su Xiaoman hurried to the nearby mini supermarket to buy the ‘Feodora chocolate’ he needed before bringing Huang Xiaolong to Brother Tiger’s ‘den’ in trepidation.

Brother Tiger’s casino was a nondescript and small two-story building situated halfway along Flower Lake Street.

There were several punks with garishly dyed hair smoking downstairs, scanning their surroundings with hawk-like vigilance.

“Xiaolong, this is the place…” Su Xiaoman’s voice trembled. “Are we…are we really going in?”

Su Xiaoman was undoubtedly fearful of casinos, for her own younger brother had gambled his entire livelihood away here and his whereabouts remained unknown to this day.

“Sis Xiaoman, don’t be afraid…we’ll go in just for a little while,” Huang Xiaolong said with a smile.

His smile was like the sun emerging through dark clouds, bringing Su Xiaoman an assuring sense of security.

Since getting to know Huang Xiaolong, Su Xiaoman felt like she had found herself a strong pillar of support. She gritted her teeth and nodded. “I’ll go in with you then.”

Before stepping into the casino, Huang Xiaolong started reciting out loud suddenly. “Dad and mom, village head, it’s not that I didn’t learn well. I’m not gambling for money, rather I’m trying to help Sis Xiaoman pay off her debt…ill-gotten gains do not belong to me…”

After muttering to himself for a while, Huang Xiaolong looked more at ease. He strode into the casino, and Su Xiaoman hastened to follow. 

The punks standing guard did not stop them from entering and merely wolf-whistled at Su Xiaoman’s attractive figure from behind.

Once they entered the casino, Huang Xiaolong’s eyes shone.

He cast his gaze across the grand hall before him which was no less than a few hundred square meters in size. The entire place was buzzing with people, and an opulent chandelier hung from the ceiling, sparkling in grandeur.

Wanting’s song ‘My Singing’ drifted through the hall. In the hall, there were tens of gambling tables, some tiger machines, fishing machines, fruit machines1…Every gambling table or slot machine was fully occupied with men in the streets, white-collared workers, and rich rednecks wearing gold chains around their necks…you name it, you have it.

Several uniformed staff members with walkie-talkies latched onto their waists weaved in and out between tables with a solemn expression and razor-sharp gazes.

At almost every table, there was a scantily clad woman with jade-like beauty in charge of handing out the cards or rolling the dice.

This was certainly not a small casino!

“Xiaolong…I…I…I’m a bit nervous…” The casino environment made Su Xiaoman felt out of place. She subconsciously held onto the corner of Huang Xiaolong’s shirt and hid behind him.

On the other hand, the moment Huang Xiaolong stepped into the casino, his entire being emitted an indescribable aura, a flicker of sharpness exuding from deep within his eyes.

If one were to use an idiom to describe Huang Xiaolong at this moment, it would be…like a duck to water!

Simultaneously, as soon as Huang Xiaolong stepped in the casino, tens of surveillance cameras started to record his every move!

The second floor of the casino!

In a room laid out with computers, over ten people sat in front of the computers idly as they munched on junk food and drank beer.

Brother Tiger and Brother Earthworm sat with their legs crossed behind a computer with an air of exuberance. 

“Brother Tiger, that hillbilly, and Xiaoman have are here…” Brother Earthworm pointed toward one of the surveillance camera screens.

“Hahahaha…they actually dared to come?” Brother Tiger laughed heartily as he clapped his hands. “Everyone, pay attention! See that hillbilly who is dressed like a country bumpkin? Keep an eye on him for me!”

All the staff members in the surveillance room immediately perked up and sat up straight, monitoring Huang Xiaolong and Su Xiaoman closely through the surveillance camera screens.

“After tonight, the secret recipe for that duck dish would belong to me!” Brother Tiger’s eyes blazed as he said, “I’m going to make a fortune…make a fortune…this time I have garnered favor with my ancestors!”

“Hehehe, Brother Tiger, Xiaoman…this time Xiaoman won’t be able to get away right?” Brother Earthworm’s eyes gleamed with lascivious intent. “Brother Tiger, once you have popped Xiaoman’s cherry, don’t forget to let the rest of us have a turn…” 

“A loser like you? Once I get that secret recipe, you can take your pick from all the girls in Coast City! Hahaha!” Brother Tiger roared with laughter.

The first floor of the casino.

Huang Xiaolong glanced around and observed that there were all kinds of casino games in the grand hall. There were Roulette, Blackjack, Five Card Stud, Six Red Cards1, Three Card Poker, dice games…Basically, whatever casino games you could imagine, you could find them here. 

“Sis Xiaoman, let’s go cash some poker chips.” Huang Xiaolong tugged Su Xiaoman along with him excitedly to a counter.

The poker chips in this casino were denominated in 10 bucks, 50 bucks, 100 bucks, 500 bucks, and 1000 bucks, with the cap being 5000 bucks.

Huang Xiaolong fished out a wrinkly 10 yan note from his pocket and handed it to the bunny girl behind the counter. He grinned and said, “Please help me change to a 10-bucks chip.”

“Alright, please wait.” The bunny girl took the note from Huang Xiaolong with some disdain before passing him an extremely small red poker chip.

‘Seeing how he’s dressed so tastelessly, he must be a brick-mover working nearby. Is he really playing with just 10 bucks? Isn’t that stupid? Hillbillies do have a negative IQ level…’ The bunny girl thought to herself as she looked at Huang Xiaolong scornfully. 

“Sis Xiaoman, I’ve gotten the poker chip, let’s play!” Huang Xiaolong could hardly wait for a second longer. 

“Uh…Xiaolong, isn’t this…this poker chip…a bit too small?” Su Xiaoman felt slightly embarrassed.

10 bucks!

It was like children playing house! 1

“Sis Xiaoman, 10 bucks is enough…Come, I’ll first take you to play A Hundred Families’ Joy.” Huang Xiaolong tugged at Su Xiaoman’s hand and arrived at the A Hundred Families’ Joy table.

A Hundred Families’ Joy, or Baccarat in English, was an Italian word which means “0”. It originated as a tarot game in France and was popular throughout Europe. During the 20th century, it was Mr. Ye Han who introduced Baccarat into Macao from America and gave it a name with an oriental flavor — A Hundred Families’ Joy. Up until today, Baccarat was one of the most welcomed games in casinos all around the world. In casinos in Macao, the number of Baccarat gambling tables was top in the world.

In essence, Baccarat was an extremely simple game, suitable for people of all ages and could be learned by just watching it played once.

Six people were sitting at the gambling table playing. The dealer of the cards was a young woman with chestnut-colored hair, she looked to be twenty-odd years and was quite pretty.

Huang Xiaolong did not look at the pretty dealer, nor did he lay a bet immediately. His eyes were fixed on the card shuffling machine. 

“Sis Xiaoman, you still don’t know how to play this right? This is called ‘Baccarat’ and is an extremely straightforward casino game. You’re basically vying for the higher hand value; you can bet on the ‘banker, player, tie, or pair’. There is a mantra that goes like this — ‘see the banker, bet on the banker; see the player, bet on the player; if you lose two hands in a row, change your bet to the opposite outcome of the previous hand; if you lose three hands in a row, stop placing bets; you should leave the table once you’ve either lost a maximum of five hands or won six hands; stop playing at the fifty-fifth hand’…”

Huang Xiaolong explained to Su Xiaoman leisurely.

Despite not fully understanding what he was explaining, Su Xiaoman was impressed.

At this moment, Huang Xiaolong’s demeanor turned slightly mysterious, ethereal, and steady, the total opposite of how he normally would be. The expression in his eyes, in particular, was like a whirlpool, drawing people into its depths.

“Then…Xiaolong…have you decided what you’re going to bet on?” Su Xiaoman asked curiously.

“Wait for a while more…” Huang Xiaolong grinned. “Sis Xiaoman, I am observing the sequence and pattern of this dealing machine. In a casino, every machine has a pre-set sequence. If you can spot the pattern, winning money would be an easy feat.”

“Observing the sequence and pattern of the dealing machine?” Su Xiaoman was becoming increasingly dazed. 

The computer room on the second floor.

“Brother Tiger, that hillbilly has been observing for some time and is not rushing to place any bets…” A staff member frowned as he said. “The way…the way I see it, it looks like he is calculating something…”

“Calculating, my ass!” Brother Tiger laughed dismissively. “Are you suggesting that this hillbilly with mud on his shoes can figure out the sequence and pattern of the dealing machine? Do you guys think he’s the God of Gamblers? To even figure out the pattern…hahahaha…this guy only exchanged 10 bucks’ worth of poker chips, I truly have never seen such an imbecile in my life!”

After observing for more than ten rounds, Huang Xiaolong nodded slightly and smiled to himself before unwrapping a piece of chocolate gently and delivering it into his mouth. A subtle taste of bitterness and tobacco began spreading throughout his mouth.

“Sis Xiaoman, I’ve finished observing. Now, I’m about to start winning money.” Huang Xiaolong sat down at the gambling table and tossed the poker chip in his hand.

The tiny ten-buck poker chip landed right onto the betting area labeled ‘pair’.