Fight The Landlord

"Girl 5", who was sitting in the living room, stood up with Baona when she saw Xiang Kun walk in. Her expression did not change.

However, Xiang Kun could tell from the way she looked at him and the slight change in her pupils that she had recognized him.

"This is my cousin, Xia Libing. She's a top student at the University of Medical Sciences and has two master's degrees! She's currently an intern at the affiliated hospital of * * University."

Yang Zhen Er introduced her cousin to Xiang Kun and said, "This is the Saitama-sensei I was talking about! Although she is a programmer, she is extremely strong and has practiced kung fu before!"

"I told you, I've never practiced kung fu," said Xiang Kun helplessly.

"Fine, fine. If you haven't practiced it before, then it's your innate talent!" Zhen Er smiled and let him sit down before going to the fridge to get some drinks.

After Xiang Kun sat down, Baona asked, "Are you feeling better?"

"Alright, I'm fine now." Xiang Kun nodded and glanced at her ankle. "How about you? Is your ankle better?"

Tang Baona stretched out her sprained ankle and turned it around nimbly. "I'm fine now. By the way, I haven't thanked you properly when you carried me back."

"No need to thank me. Even without me, there would have been people lining up to carry you back that day. I could feel the envy and jealousy in their eyes," said Xiang Kun with a smile.

Baona rolled her eyes at him and did not continue the topic. She asked, "What have you been busy with recently? Are you looking for a new job? What did you say about pharmaceuticals and biology?"

"Oh, I didn't find a job. I was thinking if I could start my own business and have a simple idea," said Xiang Kun.

While they were talking, Zhen Er came over with a drink and a plate of cut watermelon.

Seeing that it was a bottle of Evian mineral water, Xiang Kun swallowed his rejection and accepted it.

"Why do you suddenly want to play cards?" Xiang Kun asked after taking a sip of water.

Baona smiled. "We used to play cards together, but in the past two years, we haven't been able to gather enough people to go abroad, work, and start a family. Also, Sherlie keeps saying that it's not fun to play with us and that we're too stupid. I think you're a programmer, so you should be good at mathematics. You're probably good at playing cards too…"

Zhen Er added, "Don't be fooled by our Sherlie's young age. She's a pervert with an IQ of 140… Oh, that's not right. She's a genius… At the age of 14, there were several key universities that wanted her. However, she didn't go. Instead, she took the college entrance examination and used her results as one of the top three in the province to go to a medical university that I've never heard of before. She enrolled in the university and after her master's degree… She took a master's degree and a master's degree… 'Saitama-sensei', although you're good at fighting, you might not be able to beat her when it comes to playing cards!"

Xiang Kun noticed that Xia Libing had been looking at him ever since he entered.

Of course, he did not think that it was because of his masculine charm that made Xia Libing fall for him. His gaze was more of an inspection and observation.

"Two master's students… What a genius!" Xiang Kun exclaimed. Then he asked Xia Libing, "May I know which two master's students Miss Xia is studying?"

Xia Libing replied concisely, "Psychiatry and psychiatry, applied psychology."

Xiang Kun nodded thoughtfully.

Tang Baona opened two sets of new poker cards and handed them to Xia Libing to wash. Then she asked Xiang Kun, "Fight the Landlord?"

"Anything." Xiang Kun nodded.

Xia Libing's shuffling looked very professional, just like those casinos' dealer. It was actually quite pleasing to the eye. Of course, the main thing was that the person washing the cards was pretty.

As he drew his cards, Xiang Kun asked, "Miss Xia is Miss Yang's cousin. She should be younger than you. Why do you call her 'Old Xia'?"

Tang Baona smiled. "Because she's been like an adult since she was young. She's either reading a book or sitting and listening to her aunt talk. She's never been mischievous and hasn't even gone through her rebellious phase. We all say that she's old and mature. Unknowingly, we call her 'Sherlie'."

Zhen Er interrupted, "Stop calling me 'Miss Xia', 'Miss Yang' and 'Miss Tang'. I'm getting goosebumps. We all call you 'Saitama-sensei'."

Xiang Kun nodded and said, "Alright, I'll call you Zhen Er then. By the way, Zhen Er, I heard from Nana that you work at a pharmaceutical company? Do you do research?"

Yang Zhen Er waved the cards in her hand and blinked at Xiang Kun. "Play first. If you win this round, you can ask the loser a question."

"What if we're teammates?"

Zhen Er said, "Then you can ask the loser. Both of them know about my situation! If you're the landlord, you can ask one question each! Oh right, if you lose, we can ask you a question too!"

Xiang Kun nodded. "Alright."

Hence, their Fight the Landlord became Truth or Dare. The loser had to answer the question of the winner. They had to speak the truth or choose to do something according to the winner's request. Of course, the things they did wouldn't be too out of line, like singing a song or telling a joke.

Xiang Kun had played Fight the Landlord in school and went back to his hometown during the new year.

To put it bluntly, most card games had to be played well. Other than luck and basic card-playing skills, the most important thing was the ability to remember and count cards.

Two deck of poker cards: 108, 33 for the landlord, 25 for the farmer.

They could judge the cards in the hands of their opponents and teammates based on the cards that they had, the cards that they had already played, and the way others played their cards. From there, they could play the order and combination of the cards that suited their own interests the most.

Xiang Kun had been good at memorizing cards in the past. Now that his memory and computing ability had improved greatly after a few mutations, it was easy for him to memorize cards.

Furthermore, while he was memorizing the cards, he could also observe the expressions of the other two players.

At this distance, Xiang Kun could even hear the heartbeats of the other three people. He could clearly feel their breathing rhythm.

This was especially so for Baona and Zhen Er. After playing cards until they were engrossed, their emotions were very obvious. Not only could one judge from their expressions, heartbeats, and breathing, but one could also judge from the slight changes in their body odor when they were nervous or excited.

Xiang Kun sat next to Yang Zhen Er. When Yang Zhen Er played, he could determine what cards she had and what cards he should play by sensing the change in Tang Baona's mood.

The only thing that Xiang Kun found difficult to obtain was Xia Libing.

This genius, whose IQ was 140, always had a calm expression when playing cards. Even after receiving six A bombs, his heartbeat, smell, and breathing had not changed much.

However, from her dilated pupils, Xiang Kun could confirm that she was not completely emotionless.

As the host, Xiang Kun had won the first round by a narrow margin. His cards were not good. If Yang Zhen Er had not made a few obvious mistakes, he would not have been able to win even if he had calculated the cards in their hands.

"Alright, Saitama-sensei, you win. If you have any questions, ask! I will tell you everything I know!" Yang Zhen Er said to Xiang Kun.

"I want to ask, what is the name of your company? What kind of work do you do in the company? Which direction is your company's pharmaceutical research? How many laboratories does your company have? What equipment do you have? You…" He asked a dozen questions in one breath.

Zhen Er rolled her eyes. "Are you asking me a few questions? Forget it, since it's related to my work, I'll answer them all. Hmm, I work in the company's finance department…"