I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 86: Of course I’m buying an underdog!
"Do you think he can do it?"

At night, at the back door of the Internet cafe, Xiao Ming looked at Chen Xi with suspicion.

"Don't worry, trust my judgment."

Chen Xi smoked a cigarette and thought for a moment before answering.

He also didn't know how Matthew became a gold medal lecturer later. The appearance of Chen Xi made Matthew's tutoring career start prematurely, which omitted Matthew's growth experience, so he had to train Matthew quickly.

"Hello, students. I'm Matthew..."

At this time, in an office building at night, Matthew stood in the classroom, giving a loud lecture to a dummy made of balloons.

He had asked Chen Xi for the key before, and after they left, Matthew bought a few balloons and came back here to start teaching training.

Drops of sweat flowed from his forehead. Even though there was no one here, he still looked a little nervous.

As time went by, his tension gradually eased and his mentality also underwent some subtle changes.

"Come on, I can do it. Chen Xi believes in me so much..."

"Hello everyone, I am today's teacher Matthew..."

The repeated words echoed in the classroom.

"The projection is ready, let's switch to network TV..."

A giant screen appeared on the wall in the Internet cafe, and Wang Li was debugging the screen. At this time, the live broadcast of the World Cup usually required payment to watch, but this did not pose a problem for him.

The websites that usually offer free movies also broadcast them on TV for free. Important events like the World Cup will naturally have links secretly released on major websites.

Soon, images of the World Cup appeared on the screen. It was the group stage of the 06 World Cup in Germany.

The screen is showing the match between host Germany and Costa Rica, and it is still time to enter the stadium.

Although the World Cup matches were being broadcast, people in the Internet cafe were still concentrating on playing games. Chen Xi thought about it and agreed.

They are all a group of students. Except for the football fans, they are generally not interested in the World Cup. They will only watch the finals to join in the fun.

When you brag outside, you can also say that you have participated in watching the World Cup.

"I'm going out for a while." Chen Xi said after thinking about today's schedule.

"Where?"

"Tab."

"Take us with you, I want to go see it too."

Chen Xi did not hide anything and directly said that he was going to Tab.

Dongdong and Xiaoming became excited. Although they were not fond of gambling, they had never participated in it before and naturally wanted to give it a try. Chen Xi didn't want to let them get involved in this, fearing that they would get addicted, but under their strong request, he had to nod and agree.

Tab is a gaming company with shops all over Australia.

It is similar to domestic sports lottery, but the stores are larger and some even have slot machines.

People here can not only bet on football, but also on horses and dogs. Chen Xi used to be one of the regulars there.

The nearest Tab is just one street away from them, so it’s pretty close.

But this shop is too small and it is not open 24 hours a day. Around 11 o'clock, the boss will chase everyone away.

When we walked into the Tab, it was already full of people and several small TV screens were broadcasting content of the game.

Several people were betting on football at a self-service machine nearby. It was different from back home, as here everyone could choose the schedule and buy tickets by themselves. The machine was similar to a beverage vending machine, and all they had to do was put in the money.

"Why don't you buy the match between Germany?" Dongdong looked at the schedule on the screen, and Chen Xi chose the match between Boland and Ecuador.

"The odds for the German match were so low that there was no profit. The same was true for the Ingola vs. Balagua match."

Chen Xi patiently explained that both of them were novices who knew nothing about football betting and were unfamiliar with professional terms such as handicap and odds.

The odds of Bolan VS Ecuador on the screen were 2.16:4.50. He remembered that Ecuador won the game. Naturally, he bet on Bolan that year, but ended up losing a lot of money.

In order to test whether this is really a parallel world, he decided to buy some to test the waters.

Germany vs Costa Rica, odds are 1.27:16.50.
Ingrande vs. Baloguay, odds are 1.57:7.60
Of course, there is no profit in this because it is not a niche.

Chen Xi took out three green bills and stuffed them into the machine. He bought Ecuador to win without hesitation.

"I want to play too. I'll buy the German game for a hundred bucks just for fun."

Dongdong also felt itchy, so he took out a hundred yuan and stuffed it into the machine. Not long after, a lottery ticket came out with a barcode on it.

As soon as the game is over, they can collect their prize money at the counter in cash.

"Young man, why did you bet on Ecuador to win?"

An old Chinese man standing nearby had been staring at the three of them for a long time. When he saw Chen Xi bet on Ecuador to win, he finally couldn't help but start communicating with Chen Xi.

"Old man, is there any problem?"

Chen Xi looked at the other person's age, he was at least sixty years old, so he spoke politely. After all, respecting the elderly and loving the young is one of the virtues of China.

"I've been betting on football for decades. Based on my experience, I'm afraid you'll lose everything in this game. The world rankings of the two teams that won Bolan and Ecuador are dozens of places apart. They are not even on the same level. And based on the analysis of the results of previous games, Ecuador has no chance of winning anyway..."

The old man talked a lot, as if he was the incarnation of the God of Gamblers.

Dongdong and Xiaoming were confused after listening to what they heard.

"Uh, old man, it's so late, you should go home and rest."

After listening to the old man's words, Chen Xi didn't want to explain so much to him.

If you bet according to the world ranking, the dealer is not a fool. Even if he is reborn and has predicted the results of the World Cup, if you bet too much, there is a high probability that the dealer will intervene in the game.

This idea will naturally be opposed by people who love sports. They firmly believe that all kinds of sports competitions are fair and just, and there is no so-called shady dealings.

Chen Xi once had an argument with Dong Dong about this issue.

As a sports enthusiast, Dongdong has always believed that every game is real and fair. He believes that this is a reflection of the spirit of sports and that athletes will not go against their principles for money.

"Uncle, who did you bet on to win?" Xiao Ming asked, looking at the stack of lottery tickets in the other person's hand.

"Of course it's Bolan. I need to save money for my retirement. Who would be so stupid as to bet on Ecuador to win?"

"Well, old man, you should save some money and live a good life..."

Chen Xi forced a smile.

He turned his head and looked at the machine again. It seemed that there would be no surprises in tomorrow's game.

However, he remembered that the match between Trinidad and Ruidian seemed to be a draw, and the current odds were quite high, at 1 to 7.60.

However, he didn't remember the specific scores. How could he remember so many scores with so many games?

All he remembered were the games where he had lost big money.

He remembered that in his previous life he bet on Rui Dian to win this game, because the odds of Trinidad at that time were 1 to 24.

He lost the game despite such a huge gap between the two, which made him drink a lot of wine that day to relieve his worries.

I'll buy three hundred of these. If Ecuador wins today, I'll buy more tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Chen Xi silently took out another three hundred yuan and bet on a tie in tomorrow's match between Trinidad and Rui Dian.

The old man who had just spoken on the side widened his eyes when he saw the result of the game that Chen Xi bought.

He thought that this young man must be a fool. Why did he come to do charity and give money to others?

"Young man, are you having trouble with money?"

The old man couldn't help but speak. A team had odds of 1 to 24, and yet there were people betting on a tie. Isn't this just playing tricks on the money?
"Well, betting on football is for fun. The important thing is to participate. I like to bet on underdogs and try to win big with a small investment. Hahaha."

Chen Xi chuckled at the old man.

He was also looking forward to the outcome of this game, wanting to see if he had really come to a parallel world.

Even if he were really reborn, he would not rely on gambling to make a fortune.

However, he would not miss the opportunity to make money, "a little gambling is just for fun."

The amount he bets on for “small gambling for fun” may be larger than that of others. After all, if you have the chance, you’d be a fool not to make money.

"I think what the old man said is right. It's too risky for you to buy it like this."

After walking out of Tab's door, Xiao Ming said lightly.

Chen Xi bought bets with high odds, so naturally the risk was very high.

However, as the old saying goes, "Fortune and honor are sought in danger", and with the advantage of Chen Xi's rebirth, he certainly would not be afraid.

Besides, he only bet 600 yuan, so if he lost, he would just consider it bad luck.

“You’ll know after the game is over!”

Chen Xi was not sure that he could win, he wanted to see the result first.

"Alas, young people nowadays just can't be persuaded."

After Chen Xi left, the old man looked at the paper in his hand, which was densely covered with football analysis data. He could only shake his head silently and sighed.

In his opinion, Chen Xi's way of betting was undoubtedly seeking death.

"I won money this time, so I can go to Persian Cat to have fun again. The girl who said she was mixed-race last time was such a rip-off. It turns out she's a mix of Shancheng and Modu. Ugh~ Now you can find scams even when you're looking for fun."

The old man became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. His original excitement suddenly turned into anger, and the lottery ticket in his hand was wrinkled.

Last time he spent a lot of money, hoping to try something new, but in the end he found out it was a fake.

"Heh, these people are still playing games and not watching the ball."

"It's the group stage now, so naturally there's nothing to watch."

"The Dota competition is coming up soon. The appeal of the game is naturally greater than football."

After returning to the Internet cafe, Chen Xi looked at the football game playing on the big screen, and then observed the players in the Internet cafe who were concentrating on playing games on the monitors. He felt a little funny.

However, he himself had been through this before.

Just three minutes into the game, the German team showed a strong offensive momentum.

Frings showed his threat with a shot from the outside of his right foot 30 meters in front of the goal, but unfortunately it was slightly higher than the crossbar.

However, three minutes later, the Germans scored a goal.

Klose got entangled with a Costa Rican player at the top of the penalty area and the ball was passed to the left.

Lahm, who was still playing as a left back at the time, got the ball, changed direction and cut inside, successfully dribbled past Fonseca. He shot a world-class goal with his right foot in the corner of the penalty area, and Bolas could only watch helplessly.

The German team got off to a dream start with a score of 1:0.

"Ha, I said Germany would win. They scored a goal in the first three minutes. Germany's tank is really powerful."

Xiao Ming bet on Germany to win, and he saw a goal shortly after he entered the Internet cafe. Naturally, he was very happy. This was his first time betting on a football game, and he was very happy.

(End of this chapter)