Urban Ace Bodyguard

Chapter 1137 - 1205: Magic Hand and Joker King

Jerry's Nugget, it's a brand of playing cards and is limited in quantity worldwide; having one means one less in existence.Moreover, Jerry's Nugget is the most expensive playing card in the world.

Furthermore, these playing cards are adored by master magicians because their surface has a higher adhesion than other playing cards, allowing for various tricks.

For instance, in many gambling films featuring masters acting as the Gambling God, cards fly midair like a dragon before seamlessly landing back in their hands. This can indeed be achieved in reality.

However, this requires a very high mastery of personal skills and the quality of the playing cards.

Lin Hai chose Jerry's Nugget precisely because of this.

If you're going to make a statement, you must do it boldly, innovatively, rhythmically, and leave the other party with a swollen face.

"What is Jerry's Nugget?" a young man asked curiously without thinking.

He really didn't know much about playing cards and didn't care much in his heart.

In his view, it might just be some kind of professional magic card; after all, magicians need magic cards to perform more wonders.

"Jerry's Nugget, it's a kind of playing card and also a technique," Lin Hai answered with a smile.

Ouyang Xiaoya was surprised, at least that the beast knew something about playing cards. Whether he could do magic was unknown, but Lin Hai's confident smile suggested he might not be far off.

"What kind of magic do you plan to perform?" the young man asked, wanting to know Lin Hai's method through the name, so he could expose the magic trick at the end and humiliate Lin Hai.

"The magic I'm going to perform is called Jerry's Nugget," Lin Hai replied with a smile and no further explanation.

The young man disliked Lin Hai's confident smile, thinking it was just a bluff. Once the essence of the trick is revealed, it becomes tasteless.

Soon, a waiter brought two decks of exquisitely crafted blue and red playing cards on a tray.

"Alright, I'm ready to start."

"Don't blink."

Lin Hai paused as he picked up the playing cards.

"What's wrong? Any other requests?" the young man asked with a slight sneer.

Ouyang Xiaoya was also tense inside, fearing that the beast Lin would embarrass himself.

"Oh, I just wanted to add something," Lin Hai said with a smile.

"Add what?"

"The moment to witness a miracle has arrived, hehe."

Lin Hai quoted a classic line from a famous Huaxia magician.

Ouyang Xiaoya rolled her eyes, thinking, "Oh, dead Beast Lin, at this critical moment, you don't seem to worry about getting humiliated, yet you're keen on showing off relentlessly."

"Heh." The young man sneered.

Meanwhile, many around noticed the commotion here out of curiosity.

Seeing Lin Hai skillfully open the playing cards, with a thoroughly professional expression, many prepared to get entertained.

"Hmph, more and more people are gathering. In a moment, this guy daring to compete with me will surely embarrass himself to death," the young man thought with schadenfreude.

After all, those who could come here are high-level people, including some with exceptional taste; simple magic tricks can't deceive them.

"I'm about to begin."

Lin Hai ignored the surroundings, every muscle in his body exerting in a subtle state, holding a deck of cards in each hand.

"Start!"

Suddenly, with a casual shake of his arm, the playing cards began to rise vertically, like two dragons soaring into the sky.

The gap between each card in the air seemed the same.

Even upon closer inspection, some could see the numbers on the undersides of the cards.

"In Huaxia, this move is called Dragon Soaring; internationally, it's Jerry's Nugget, or it can also be understood as Ascending the Ladder."

The cards suspended mid-air did indeed resemble a ladder.

"Next move, Tiger Jump."

As he spoke, the dragon-like streaks of cards flexed in opposite directions with force.

The two dragons passed through the gaps between cards, nearly brushing against them.

This skill had a taste of awesomeness.

Ouyang Xiaoya's eyes were filled with surprise.

The dead beast even mastered this trick? Truly unexpected.

"Third move, Shifting Flower and Wood."

The two dragons slowly descended, overlapping card by card, making a swishing sound as they returned to Lin Hai's palms.

Subsequently, the cards started shifting and changing dazzlingly in Lin Hai's hands.

The young man's face started turning grim.

Because he couldn't figure out Lin Hai's trick flaw.

"Alright."

Soon, Lin Hai finished shuffling the cards and placed the two decks back on the tray.

"What's so special about this? Besides looking good, there seems to be nothing else," the young man remarked casually.

Some spectators around also nodded.

"It's fancy, yes, but not practical."

Someone commented.

"Yeah, if it's just for looks, it can't be considered magic."

Another critique followed.

The young man felt greatly satisfied; the more others underestimated Lin Hai, the happier he was.

Naturally, as long as Lin Hai was embarrassed, he would win, and the thought of the beauty favoring him made him feel excited.

"Hold on a moment."

Lin Hai, composed and calm, glanced at Ouyang Xiaoya, pointing to the two decks on the tray, and said to the young man, "Flip the cards one by one in order from top to bottom."

"Heh, okay, I'll do as you say."

The young man contemptuously thought Lin Hai was too naïve.

Since he dared to claim magic cards, he must have mastered some skills.

That Lin Hai was stupid enough to let him flip the cards himself either meant he was overly confident or not smart enough.

The young man reckoned Lin Hai was definitely the latter.

With that thought, he firmly decided to perform some minor sleight of hand later to disrupt the order of Lin Hai's cards, making his magic fail.

Soon, one card after another was flipped in order.

Gradually, beads of sweat began to form on the young man's forehead.

His heart was growing ever more anxious.

Because he couldn't find any flaws in Lin Hai's magic.

Red, black, spade, heart: four Aces, four 2s, four 3s, four 4s, four 5s, up to four Kings, plus two Jokers.

All were arranged in sequence!

Such an arrangement was completely uncrackable.

"This..."

Seeing this, everyone stared wide-eyed.

Earlier, it just seemed like Lin Hai was randomly and fancily playing with cards mid-air. How did it suddenly become such a magically spectacular feat?

"Check the second deck," Lin Hai, clearly seeing through the young man's malicious intent, still smiled.

The young man felt all sorts of repression and frustration in his heart; he hadn't anticipated that Lin Hai truly fit the former—his confidence in his magic reached a terrifying level.

However, he still proceeded to flip open the second deck.

But the second deck displayed nothing but big and small Jokers.

"This...this is impossible!"

Clearly, there were only two decks; how could the second entirely turn into big and small Joker Kings?

All around, people witnessing this scene collectively gasped, exclaiming in astonishment.

"God, it's truly magical!"

"A miraculous hand! Is this God's left hand?"

"What did I just see? All Jokers! It... clearly, there were only two decks. How did he do it?"

Exclamations from spectators arose from all sides.

Ouyang Xiaoya's beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief.