THE LIFE OF A MAN
PART 273'S
Happy reading ...
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England, London ...
“Sir (Master) –“ is a man in a suit seen by Putra and Damian, as both of them are about to leave their places.
Where Putra has finished putting all his chips in one container. “Yes?”
The son responded casually to the man in a suit who was now right in front of him.
“There’s a person of our VIP members want to play with you.”
(There is someone who is a member of our VIP who wants to play with you)”
“Who? (Who?)”
“Mister Mickey Pitts.”
The man in a suit who introduced himself as the manager of the casino to the Son, then tilted his body and pointed in one direction.
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Flashback ...
“That Chicago Guy has a ‘fence’ right? (The Chicago guy has ‘pagar’ in the Casino right?) ..”
“Yes he has Sir (Yes he has Sir)---“
“Sure he has someone to stop any big winner there for not stepping out from their place before they get their money back (For sure they have someone in charge of stopping the big winners in order to not out of the Casino before they get their money back)--“
(Damian commented).
“What is his name? (What's the name?) ..” (ask the Son on Revel).
“Pitts. Mickey Pitts.” (Jawab Revel). “Be careful on him (Be careful with him)—“
“Why should I (Why should I be careful with him)?”
(Second asked)
“Well from what I’ve seen, that guy is always in that Casino everyday and night. Then show up if there’s any big winner who win money from them quite a lot. And if he’s not look around, he will come quite fast if the Casino needs him.”
“(Far from what I noticed, the man was always inside the Casino every day and night. Then it appears if there are big winners who make their money very much. And even though he is not seen around, he will quickly be inside the Casino if it feels he is needed)”
“I see.”
“And from what I ever heard (And from what I've heard)—“
(continue Revel).
“Well, I was there one time, when a man from outside England play here and win a lot of money in the Baccarat table then Mickey Pitts show up. Then somehow he was success persuade that man to play poker with him (Well, I once happened to exist, when someone who came from outside England and won a lot of money at the Baccarat table after Mickey Pitts showed up. Then somehow he managed to persuade the man to play poker with him) --“
“And then, what happens is, that guest lose everything (And next, what happens is, the guest loses everything) ..”
(Son snatched the talk).
“Yes...”.
(Revel assented).
“And the Casino staff will introduce Mickey Pitts, as their VIP members (And Casino staff will introduce Mickey Pitts, as their VIP member)”
“I see.”
(Manggut silk – mangosteen ).
“What game (What game)?”
“Poker.”
“And he’s the master of that game (And he's the master of that game)”
“The staff told me, that he’s a God of Poker (Staff there told me, that he was the God of Poker)”
Flashback off ...
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“Sir (Master) –“
“Yes?”
“There’s a person of our VIP members want to play with you.”
(There is someone who is a member of our VIP who wants to play with you)”
“Who? (Who?)”
“Mister Mickey Pitts.”
The man in a suit who introduced himself as the Casino Manager to Son and held him back, then tilted his body and pointed in one direction.
The son turned his head towards where the Casino Manager was pointing.
Where someone named Mickey Pitts – appointed by the Manager was also seen walking closer to the Son.
“Seems that you’re a good player in Black Jack (It seems you are a reliable player in Black Jack)--“
“Just lucky (Just lucky)” sambar Putra on the guy who said the Casino Manager was named Mickey Pitts.
The man named Mickey Pitts smiled at his son. “Ya I believe that (Yes I believe it) ..” he said later.
Afterwards the man named Mickey Pitts reached out his hand to the Son, while introducing himself. “Not from England (Not from England)? ---“
Mickey Pitts asks as he guesses where the Son came from, who he believes is not English. After a moment Mickey Pitts noticed the stature of the Son, whose hair was jet black, did not reflect the stature of Europeans in general.
Though the Son's head was covered in a newsboy hat.
But the hair of the Son is still a little visible color. In addition to the accent of the speech of the Son who does not show like the accent of an average Englishman – flat British accents.
“Ah business man from abroad (Ah businessperson from abroad)?”
“Kind of (Sort of it)” replied Son again.
“Well, as the booger of businessman, maybe we can have a small talk with me on the Poker table (Then, as fellow businessmen, maybe we can chat at the Poker table)?”
“Small talk or invitation to gambling (Chat or invitation to gamble)?” say Unbasic son – stale.
Mickey Pitts then chuckled.
“What a to the point man (What a non-speaking man – stale)..”
“Don’t like to do something that wasting my time without nothing (Don't like spending my time on something useless)”
The son still seemed relaxed in response to the man named Mickey Pitts, whose man then smiled after hearing the Son's words.
“Well good then (Good if it is like that)—“ Mickey said. “I invite you to play Poker with me, and I believe it can be something for you than nothing (I invite you to play Poker with me, and I believe it will give you something not an empty thing)—“
“Well (Well) –“
“If you win, of course (Of course, if you win) ..”
Mickey Pitts snatched away, before Son answered the man's earlier remark.
The son smiled thinly.
“So (So how?) –“
Mickey Pitts smiled meaningfully at Son.
“Do you have a gut as a businessman who I believe dare for a challenge (Do you have the guts as a businessman I believe dares to a challenge)?---“
Mickey Pitts said again with a friendly face. But the look in his eyes implies something that the Son can guess with confidence.
This man named Mickey Pitts is trying to manipulate the emotions of the Son who he thinks is a real businessman.
‘Not bad (Lumayan)’ Inner Son who can guess the purpose of Mickey Pitts speech and his plan.
Which was anticipated by Putra, from the moment Revel informed him of this man named Mickey Pitts in the car - before Son, Damian and some of their herds broke into the casino.
The son did not immediately respond to Mickey Pitts's remarks implying a challenge, which referred to a trap to take all the money in chips that the Son had.
Mickey Pitts also seemed patiently waiting for the Son who in his eyes was thinking it to make a decision, while the man who is ‘pagar’ from the casino where Putra is located was thinking of other ways to make himself able to reclaim the money that Putra has won, following the capital of Putra as well.
Because of his success later reclaim the money that has been won by the big players even though only half until the casino owned by the man called the Son and his herd as the Chicago Man was not too much to lose - Mickey Pitts will get a share of the money he managed to win back in a card game that is very mastered.
So as much as possible Mickey Pitts will try to be able to reclaim the money that has been won by the casino guests who win big.
In a subtle way - like the one Mickey Pitts is practicing on Son now, or a rough way if indeed the subtle way remains to make the target heedless of his invitation to play Poker against him.
“You know how to play Poker right (You know how to play Poker right)?” mickey Pitts asked as he smiled.
The son smiled back, at Mickey Pitts who implied underestimating the Son in a smile of hospitality.
“He knows it (He knows the game)” Damian chirps with a smile and clasping the Son's shoulder and patting it softly there.
“And it means that my invitation is accepted (And that means my invitation is accepted)?..”
“Sure. Why not?”
“But play careful brother. Even that we believe of a luck (But be careful my brother. Although we believe in such a thing as luck)”
Damian spoke in the Son's ear as if whispering.
“Seems that this man is good in that game (Looks like this guy shrewd in that game)”
“Hemm.” The son replied with a short thud.
Damian was deliberately whispering in the ear of the Son, whose whisper was a little clear, he explained, so that those who are very near may stand near him and the Son may hear what he says to the Son who seems to whisper.
The one who was standing very close to Damian and the Son was the Casino Manager.
Where indeed Damian and Putra know if the Casino Manager eavesdropped on Damian who was whispering to Putra.
And indeed, what the Son and Damian predicted happened.
Namely the Casino Manager eavesdropped, and will convey the slightest information that he can get from the words of Son and Damian to Mickey Pitts.
And that's exactly what happened.
The son and Damian who could feel the movement of the Casino Manager who was clapping Mickey Pitts even without having to turn their heads, grinned inwardly. The Casino Manager must have said what he heard, based on Damian's whisper to Son, who seemed to say if the Son actually did not master the game of Poker, and the two who whispered in front of him were only with recklessness and luck.
“Remember to play with careful brother (Remember to play with my brother's calculations)” Damian said after Putra sat at an oval table where Putra sat at one end, and Mickey Pitts sits at the other end.
And Mickey Pitts's eyes were watching Damian's mouth whispering to the Son, and he gave a faint grin.
“But I’m sorry, I can achieve you here (But sorry, I can't accompany you here) ...” Damian said again.
“And where are you going to (And where are you going)?” ask the Son to Damian who seems to be leaving from the place of the Son.
“I’ll take some time to get more drinks and have a chit chat with some of sexy ladies here (I will relax myself to just drink and chat with some sexy women here)”
Damian answered the Son's question casually.
“Beside, my head a little bit dizzy to see cards (In addition, my head is a little dizzy to see the cards)”
Damian continued his words. And the Son was grieving with an amused facial expression towards Damian. Both are deliberately interacting as normal as possible in front of Mickey Pitts and everyone who does not know them.
“By the way Sir (By Sir) --“
Mickey Pitts spoke while looking at the Son.
“What’s your name (What's your name)?”
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To be continue .....