Super Zoo

Chapter 318 Won a Horse?

"You youngsters think too much. Do you believe I would step in for the Horse Club to win back those forty-something million?"

Long Wu's gaze drifted away from Suming's face as he pulled out a cigar from his chest pocket, bowed his head to cut the cigar, and spoke lightly, "If they couldn't afford to lose even this small amount of money, the Horse Club would never have grown to its current scale. Not to mention that real tycoons wouldn't even take a proper look at the Horse Club, even someone like me looks down on it."

The Xiangjiang Jockey Club has a history of over a hundred years with the support of the special district government and the entire Xiangjiang upper class society, so forty million is certainly nothing. The Long family, ruling the Xiangjiang underground for decades and making a fortune in the entertainment and stock market, had amassed wealth both above and below the table, and didn't care much about the forty million either.

But Suming was different. A year ago, he couldn't even find a job. His greatest hope at the time was to find steady employment, grateful if he ended up with four to five thousand a month after deductions for social security and housing fund.

Even now, his entire net worth, when converted, was roughly that amount. That is, of course, if he didn't seek financing or venture capital.

For someone like him, who had been in business for less than a year, the perspective from which he viewed problems was naturally different from that of families with decades or centuries of accumulated wealth.

Although Long Wu had made his stance clear, Suming couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking that if the Horse Club really didn't care about the money like you said, would they dare let me keep gambling? There's a bottom line, and once someone breaks through it, the Horse Club would still have you step in to mediate.

"Since everyone's having such a good time, it seems I have no choice but to join in," Jacky said, shaking the bottle of red wine in his hand. "I'm no match for Suming at horse betting, and I don't have as much money as Brother Shi. How about we bet something else? Win or lose, no hard feelings. I happen to have a bottle of '78 red wine at home, perfect for a bet."

"Alright, I'll use that horse, Great Joy, as my bet. If I lose, it goes to the winner," Long Wu said.

Suming fumbled around his person but couldn't find anything valuable, turning his head to look at Nangong, "I'll bet her."

Jacky: "..."

Long Wu: "..."

Nangong: "..." A slap came flying right at him.

Suming dodged quickly, grinning, "Just kidding, to lighten the mood. I can't compare to you guys, as I'm a penniless guy. How about this, I'll also bet with booze. This year, Great Sage Liquor Industry will release ten bottles of genuine Hundred-Fruit Liquid brewed by monkeys, I'll put that up as my bet."

"Couldn't be better!" Long Wu clapped his hands, "Jacky is always boasting about the monkey liquor you gave him, now to have ten whole bottles in front of me, if I win them, Jacky, you better shut up for good!"

"Brother Shi, you're happy too early. Suming, you've got to step it up. I'd rather lose the red wine to you!" Jacky shrugged.

Nangong tugged Suming's sleeve at the side, blinking her eyes and whispered, "Can I join too?"

The VIP box was no more than twenty square meters, so everyone was seated close together. Long Wu naturally heard Nangong and laughed, "Beautiful lady, men are responsible for earning money, women for spending it. You don't need to ask his permission for spending money."

"Brother Shi, the way you say it sounds as if I'm bound to lose!" said Nangong, not willing to give in.

"Woah, I didn't say that," Long Wu's tone clearly suggested otherwise, while Jacky, with his wine in hand, chuckled silently. Both could see that Nangong was absolutely clueless about horse betting and was bound to lose if she played.

"No problem, if you want to play, play. If you lose, it's on me; if you win, it's yours," Suming patted Nangong's hand, signaling her to join the game if she wished.

"Wow, Da Kuai Le, the eternal runner-up, is taking charge! He's ahead of second place by a full body length!"

"There's less than eighty yards left. Pink Rose is still behind. It seems that, as long as Da Kuai Le maintains the lead after the last turn, there's a ninety-nine percent chance he'll win against all odds!"

Watching the leading horses speed past the final turn, the positions of the first two remained unchanged. Pink Rose visibly exerted more effort, chasing to within about a head's distance, but Da Kuai Le still easily held onto the lead. Experience tales at empire

As for the horses chosen by Jacky and Suming, they were far behind in the second group, not even contending for first place, let alone the top three, unless they suddenly activated nitrous oxide injection mode; the outcome was already decided.

Jacky clapped his hands together, "Wow, Horse God, you've misjudged this time; looks like we're going to lose our liquor."

With the win nearly in the bag, the rest of the race seemed devoid of suspense, and Long Wu shrugged it off with ease.

"Come on! Come on! Pink Rose has to win!" Nangong stared intently out the window at the race track.

Unfortunately for her, although Pink Rose was still trying desperately to catch up, the inherent strength of Da Kuai Le seemed to edge out Pink Rose by a bit; the gap had not only failed to close but was stretched to half a horse's length.

Pink Rose's poor initial odds were not without reason; the horse had mediocre endurance, and its burst of speed could only last a few seconds. If it couldn't overtake in those few seconds, there was no hope afterwards. Now, approaching the finish line, the gap between them continued to widen before our eyes.

"Don't worry, beauty. I've never gone back on my word. Your bet's on me; it's for you to buy clothes with later on..."

Before Long Wu could finish speaking, a sudden turn of events occurred on the racetrack below!

Just as the finish line was less than twenty meters away, the leading Da Kuai Le, as if having lost its target, actually looked back, and its pace visibly slowed.

Seizing the opportunity, Pink Rose quickly overtook it!

The crowd erupted into shock! Many bettors jumped up from their seats and rushed towards the railing closest to the race track!

If it weren't for Da Kuai Le's jockey desperately urging his mount, this incident would have looked like a clumsy attempt at cheating—as if the sure winner Da Kuai Le deliberately slowed down to wait for Pink Rose!

After Pink Rose took the lead, Da Kuai Le seemed to regain its focus and hurriedly chased after it, swiftly closing the gap.

Unfortunately for the two horses, they were only a dozen meters from the finish line, and it was already too late to exert more effort.

Pink Rose was the first to cross the finish line, followed closely by another horse. Da Kuai Le, originally destined to win, ended up in third place.

Seeing this outcome, the spectator stands were in an uproar, with the audience shouting wildly into the racetrack, some with excitement, others swinging their betting slips in anger.

"Wow, unbelievable! Can someone tell me if I'm seeing things?" one of the hosts said in shock.

The other host laughed nonchalantly, "The jockey of Da Kuai Le is in big trouble now. A sure win turned into a third place just like that; I bet those who wagered on Da Kuai Le want to curse him right now!"

"Those who bet on Pink Rose must be praying for his long life by now."