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The System's Golden Standard

Lee Minho, a bright but impoverished college student, stumbles upon a mysterious system. The system offers him unlimited wealth by drawing, but with a peculiar condition: he must constantly flaunt his newfound riches. Initially hesitant, Minho accepts the offer out of desperation, hoping to secure a better future for himself. As Minho's life transforms into a whirlwind of luxury, he grapples with the moral implications of his newfound wealth. He must navigate the challenges of maintaining his lavish lifestyle while trying to remain grounded and true to himself. Along the way, he encounters both envy and admiration, forming complex relationships with his peers and family. The system's demands push Minho to the brink, forcing him to question the true meaning of happiness and success. As he becomes increasingly entangled in the system's web, Minho must decide whether the pursuit of wealth is worth sacrificing his integrity and the relationships he holds dear.

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Chapter 106: Private Restaurant (4)

Would Han Seungwoo be worried about Lee Minho losing?

That is of course impossible.

Even he lost to Lee Minho, let alone a professional chess player at candidate master level.

But other people didn't know Lee Minho's chess skills, and thought Lee Minho was really a chess player who didn't even have a rank.

There are all kinds of worries in their hearts.

They admire Lee Minho's courage to stand up, but they are also worried that Lee Minho will lose.

As a professional chess player, Bruce had already thought of the opening.

On the contrary, Lee Minho played as if he was a real amateur chess player, his moves seemed to be very random.

After Bruce dropped a piece, he saw Lee Minho suddenly drop a piece under his own piece.

Looking at the distribution of white chess pieces around, it seems that it is a mess, and it feels like playing randomly.

Bruce couldn't help being elated, and then laughed at Lee Minho.

"What are you playing now? It seems that you Colorado chess players are indeed a bunch of incompetent."

The onlookers around were also in a hurry.

Although they are all amateur chess players, they all have good chess skills when they come here to eat and play chess.

"What's going on, how could it be like this."

"This play is too messy, it can't be played casually. Could it be that he knew he couldn't win, so he just gave up on himself?"

"I wonder if he can't play chess. It's impossible for anyone who can play chess to play such a mess."

"Oh no, he didn't go up to play chess just to be a hero, did he?"

"It's over, it looks like he really doesn't know how to play chess. This is a ten thousand bet, and he will lose."

It's really not that they grow others ambitions and destroy their own prestige.

Judging from the chess board, every move of Bruce's chess has been calculated.

And Lee Minho's every move is faster than Bruce's. And it's scattered all over the place.

This looks like a chess game that novices will play.

Now, Yu Shiyuan was also in a hurry.

Just like what others said, he also mistakenly thought that Lee Minho couldn't play chess, and was probably a novice.

He couldn't help but move his steps, came to Han Seungwoo's side, and then lightly bump Han Seungwoo's shoulder with his shoulder.

Feeling Yu Shiyuan's bump, Han Seungwoo looked sideways at him.

Yu Shiyuan opened his mouth, moved his lips, and silently asked Han Seungwoo what was going on.

Han Seungwoo shook his head lightly, telling him to be calm.

Yu Shiyuan frowned, seeing that Han Seungwoo was still calm, he was puzzled.

'How can he still be so calm. Could it be that young man chess skills are very strong?'

But it's not right, the chess played in this young man was obviously looks very immature.

It doesn't look like a master.

Faced with Bruce's sarcasm, and the discussions of the people around him.

With no waves on the surface of Lee Minho, he picked up a chess piece and said to Bruce.

"This game is only at the beginning, until the end, there is no certainty of winning or losing."

Snapped.

The white piece fell, and the black piece pointed.

Bruce snorted while playing his moves.

"See how long you can be stubborn."

Snapped.

The black chess falls and as the white chess piece returned the move.

After seeing the black chess game, the corners of Lee Minho's mouth slightly raised, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

Well, the prey has begun to take the bait.

Han Seungwoo, who was standing behind Lee Minho, also revealed a smile in his eyes.

As an outsider, he could see more clearly than Bruce. So, when Bruce made a move, he also found a clue.

Although he only played a game of chess with Lee Minho once, Han Seungwoo already knew Lee Minho's way of playing chess like the back of his hand.

Some of his habits are even more memorable.

He knew that Lee Minho was like a spider who liked to weave webs.

And it's a kind of weaving nets that's dangerously scattered everywhere, waiting for the prey to come.

Once the prey is not aware of it and is entangled in his net, it is basically a dead end.

Once upon a time, Han Seungwoo was one of the prey in that net.

As a player in the game, no matter how calm Han Seungwoo was and how quick his thinking was, he was still accidentally caught.

It was only during the review later that some of the mysteries were discovered.

Now standing outside the game and watching chess, Han Seungwoo can feel even more how dangerously strong Lee Minho's chess skills were.

The black piece fell, and the white piece was picked up.

Bruce smiled even more triumphantly, as if he had already seen the victory.

At this time, he had already begun to imagine the scene of the young man and the people in front of him kneeling and apologizing.

'I must record it later and post it online.'

Let other chess players in his country see that these Colorado people are nothing more than that, there is nothing to be afraid of.

And he, the victor, won this honor for his country, he is a hero.

As for his shameless behavior of bullying other amateur chess players as a professional chess player.

He certainly won't mention it.

After all, although he initiated this game of chess, it was also agreed by these people.

There is nothing to be ashamed of losing to Yu Shiyuan just now. After all, Yu Shiyuan is a professional chess player and has a higher rank.

With such a big difference in rank, even if they lose, it's normal.

Even, with a little manipulation, it will make people think that Yu Shiyuan is bullying the small with the big.

There might also have condemnation from others.

The more Bruce thought about it, he felt that his operation was perfect.

At this time, he seemed to have felt the scene where he was being cheered by the crowd.

Snapped.

The sound of chess pieces falling on the board is clean and crisp.

When Lee Minho dropped a white chess piece again, Bruce had a smug smile on his face, as if he had been frozen by ice and snow.

He widened his eyes, picked up a black chess piece, and dropped it immediately.

Lee Minho's chess pieces also fell in the next second.

As the chess pieces fell step by step, Bruce expression gradually changed.

From being stiff to unbelievable step by step, at the end, a little bit of sweat started to break out on his forehead.

How could this happen? When did those scattered white chess pieces, which seemed to have no rules, come together?

When did his black chess start to be surrounded by the opponent little by little.

When did his territory start to be eroded?

Bruce seemed to want to rescue his black chess, but found that the white chess was like a vine that was full of tenacity and could not be cut or burned.

It was wrapped in his black chess tightly.

Black's original advantage began to turn into a disadvantage at an extremely fast speed.

The original step-by-step to corner his enemy suddenly seemed to be bound in a cocoon, and it turned around and surrounded himself.

A gleam of light flashed in Han Seungwoo's eyes.

Sure enough, as early as just now, he had already guessed that Lee Minho was making arrangements.

It's just that when all the chess pieces in the layout started to connect and reveal their real body, even Han Seungwoo couldn't help sighing how amazing it is.

Yu Shiyuan eyes also changed from worry at the beginning to shock now.

Even he didn't see how Lee Minho did it.

Those chess pieces that were originally scattered suddenly became obstacles in the way, not only blocking the black chess's way out but also directly counterattacking.

The black chess pieces were gradually cornered, and Bruce's hand holding the chess pieces began to tremble slightly.

The surrounding onlookers couldn't help but gasp, and then their faces all showed great joy.

The entire hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard. Everyone seemed to hear their own heartbeats that were constantly accelerating.

For fear of affecting Lee Minho, they tried their best to restrain themselves.

When Edward, who was standing behind Bruce, saw this scene, there was a trace of disappointment in his eyes.

Bruce is going to lose.

Although Edward felt that Bruce's approach was not advisable, this would greatly embarrass them.

But Edward would still be happy if Bruce did win the game because he is his friend.

Snapped.

This crisp sound is like an extremely sharp knife, directly cut off the lifeline of black chess.

It made the black no longer have a chance to stand up.

A drop of sweat dripped from Bruce's forehead down his cheeks and onto the table, forming a small splash.

Bruce bit his lower lip tightly, not only his hands were trembling, but even his chin was trembling constantly.

His eyes were fixed on the chess board, trying in vain to find a glimmer of life in the dead end.

However, a minute passed and he didn't find it. Five minutes passed and he still couldn't find it.

In the end, he bit his lip and bled. He put down the chess pieces in his hand, raised his head, and looked at Lee Minho with eyes full of fear.

"I lost..."

These words were completely squeezed out between his teeth that there was a slight tremor at the end.

After he finished speaking, the whole person leaned back on the chair, and limp all over.

He lost, these words seemed to exhaust all of Bruce strength.

All of a sudden, Bruce stood up against the table and asked Lee Minho.

"You are a professional chess player, right? With your chess skills, how can you be an amateur chess player?"

'That's right, this young man named Lee Minho in front of me must be a professional chess player.'

Bruce thought that Lee Minho was just pretending and he is a more powerful professional chess player than Yu Shiyuan.

"Sure enough, the people of Colorado are too cunning. A professional chess player actually lied to me, saying that he is an amateur chess player. You are too shameless."

"Oh."

Lee Minho smiled and sneered.

"I think you are the one who is shameless? It seems that you are going to play tricks again?"

Lee Minho continued.

"If you are not going to fulfill the agreement just now, then I don't mind putting it on the Internet."

With a bright smile Lee Minho said.

"I'll let the whole country, and even the whole world, see your face playing tricks and bullying others."

"It's obviously the fault of you cunning people. You are clearly a professional chess player, but you pretended to be an amateur chess player to play chess with me."

With his eyes flamming with anger he said.

"You deliberately lied to me."

Bruce believes that Lee Minho is really a professional chess player and was lying to him.

With such high chess strength, how could he not be a professional chess player.

Lee Minho was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he picked up the phone on the table, clicked on it, and showed it to Bruce.

"Let's take a look, this is the notification message for me to participate in the Chess Cup Preliminaries."

Bruce waited with his eyes wide open, looking at the information on the phone.

On it is the notification information for the Colorado Chess Cup Preliminaries.

The Colorado's Chess Cup competition is very lively recently, and Bruce is here to participate in the competition.

So he knows that only amateur chess players need to participate in the qualifiers.

Professional chess players are not required and cannot participate in the qualifiers.

So, seeing this information, he already knew the identity of Lee Minho is legitimate amateur chess player.

"How could this be?"

Bruce had an unbelievable expression on his face, as if struck by lightning.

"How could there be such a strong amateur chess player."

Lee Minho was completely disgusted by Bruce.

"Stop talking nonsense, now, fulfill your promise."

The onlookers were shocked by Lee Minho's strength after confirming that he won against Bruce as an amateur chess player.

Because of that the private restaurant noise was louder than ever.

"Yes, apologize, kneel down and apologize."

"Hurry up and fulfill the promise, don't you want to play tricks?"

"I think he just wants to play tricks. It's really shameless."

"Stop them, if you don't apologize, don't even think about going out."

Facing the strong condemnation around him, Bruce gritted his teeth.

He still wanted to struggle, but he suddenly saw Xu Qing, who was supposed to be in the kitchen, come out with the bloody kitchen knife.

And standing behind her was the crowd, looking at him with that murderous gaze.

Bruce was startled, and immediately apologized in shock.

Although in the end it was just an apology with a ninety degree bow, he did not kneel down to apologize as he promised.

But seeing Bruce coming in arrogance just now, and then leaving in despair.

All the people present couldn't help cheering happily.