"Then bring them in."
After a moment of thought, Mike seemed to have made up his mind.
As he waved Sean to bring the people in, he walked over to the gambling table.
"I'm very sorry, friends, but the gambling match will start earlier than planned, and you might not be able to determine the winner directly."
"But it's okay, I have a small suggestion regarding this matter. Would you be willing to hear me out?"
After Mike finished speaking in English, he specifically addressed Qin Xuan in Dragon Country language.
Qin Xuan shrugged indifferently, signaling Mike to continue.
Seeing this, Leon and Gopi snorted, clearly displeased.
However, they had been invited by Mike with a significant sum of money.
So, despite their displeasure, they could only nod and listen attentively.
"My suggestion is actually very simple."
"Later, the Four Great Heavenly Kings of La City will be here to participate in a Texas Hold'em gambling match."
"Since the three of you are going to determine the winner at the gambling table anyway, why not join them?"
"Whoever can last until the end and win the most money will be declared the winner."
"The three of you just need to rely on your own skills. What do you think?"
"I have no objections."
"Heh heh, I can do that too."
Both sides expressed no objections to Mike's proposal.
Since they were all going to participate in the gambling match anyway, using the match to determine the winner was a convenient arrangement.
Before long, Sean arrived in the hall with a group of people.
Among them, the three leading figures were elegantly dressed, clearly top magnates in their respective fields.
Qin Xuan glanced at them and recognized their true identities as three of the Four Great Heavenly Kings Mike had mentioned.
The so-called Heavenly Kings were the most powerful magnates in Las Vegas City.
They owned countless businesses and possessed staggering assets.
Essentially, half of the industries in La City, whether casinos or hotels, were controlled by them.
Their financial strength and influence were immense.
As for Mike, he was originally the fourth Great Heavenly King, on par with these three.
However, in a gambling match last year, he lost thirty million US dollars to someone else.
Mike didn't care about the money.
But that match cost him his most trusted gambler, Iverson, and his title as the fourth Great Heavenly King of La City.
"Oh, Chris, Huda, Boris, my friends, how are you?"
"Heh heh, and James, Iverson, long time no see!"
Upon seeing the newcomers, Mike greeted them with a smile.
However, after embracing the first three, he stopped his advance and, with a forced smile, squeezed out two surnames through his teeth.
Isaac James.
This was the man who had taken his Heavenly King title and his most trusted gambler.
Mike had spent a fortune to invite Leon and Gopi this time, intending to defeat him and reclaim everything he had lost!
Experiencing the different treatment, Iverson chuckled coldly but said nothing.
James also seemed unconcerned.
Spreading his arms wide and laughing heartily, he even stepped forward and hugged Mike Jones, who wore a cold smile.
"It has indeed been a long time, Mike."
"Since I last won against you, I haven't seen you on the streets of La City for a long time."
"If you hadn't invited me to a gambling match a few days ago, I would have thought you had already left La City!"
James's tone was excited, and his expression was joyful.
To an outsider, it would appear as if an old friend, whom Mike hadn't seen in years, was happy about his sudden appearance.
But Mike, hearing these words, visibly stiffened, and a surge of anger slowly rose from his heart.
"Damn it, one-sixth of the entire La City is my industry."
"The Golden Casino is booming."
"In this situation, would I leave Las Vegas?"
"Just because of some damn gambling match?"
"That's utter nonsense!"
"You just wait, if I don't get back everything I've lost tonight, I'm not Mike Jones!"
After cursing James profusely in his mind, Mike still forced a smile and led the group to the gambling table.
From left to right, clockwise, were Heavenly Kings Chris, Huda, Boris, James, Mike, the gambler Igarashi Shunsaku invited by Huda, the gambler Sun Bolin invited by Boris, the gambler Iverson brought by James, the gambler Gopi invited by Mike, and Qin Xuan, who was unfamiliar with the others.
At the table of ten, only Chris and Qin Xuan were playing alone.
"Heh heh, Mike, you're breaking the rules a bit, aren't you?"
"Not only did you invite gambler Gopi from Monaco City, but you also invited an Asian gambler from Asia?"
After everyone was seated, James was the first to question Mike.
He wasn't sure if Qin Xuan and Mike were allies.
But it didn't matter.
More than the truth, he cared about causing trouble for the other party.
As expected, when the other three Heavenly Kings heard that Qin Xuan was also invited by Mike, their expressions changed.
This was because, in an unwritten rule that had gradually formed among them, each participant in a gambling match was allowed to have at most one helper.
If Mike had indeed invited Qin Xuan while also inviting Gopi, it would be equivalent to maliciously breaking the unspoken understanding between them.
Therefore, after James's words fell, the gazes of the other three Heavenly Kings focused on Mike alone.
Sensing the questioning looks from the other three Heavenly Kings, Mike couldn't help but curse James fiercely in his heart.
But his goal today was to reclaim everything he had lost, not to engage in a war of words.
So, after a moment of silence, he quickly spoke, saying to everyone, "Why are you all looking at me like that?"
"As one of the Four Great Heavenly Kings, wouldn't I, Mike, be aware of our own rules?"
"The reason this Dragon Country person is here is entirely because he is having a gambling spar with the gambler Leon I invited."
"Upon learning that we would have a massive gambling match later, he also expressed his desire to participate, which is why I let him stay."
"If you don't believe me, I can swear."
"In the upcoming gambling match, whether he wins or loses, it has nothing to do with me, Mike!"
Mike's oath-like clarification clearly swayed Chris, Huda, and the others.
They cooperated and competed with each other in La City, and they knew each other very well.
Since he was willing to make such an oath, the others naturally had no reason not to believe him.
However, Mike's explanation, while accepted by others, did not sit well with James.
So, after a brief pause, James raised another question.
"The people gambling here today are all famous top magnates in La City."
"You say this Dragon Country person has nothing to do with you, and I can accept that, but not just anyone can participate in this gambling match."
"How about this, as long as he can put up ten million US dollars, we will allow him to join the table."
"Otherwise, I'm sorry, he is not worthy of participating in this top-tier gambling match in La City."