Chapter 127: Got Played

The owner wasn’t an idiot. He knew exactly how powerful his guns were, how accurate they could be, and the softness of the bullets. Throwing the water bullets by hand wouldn’t have the same force as shooting them and would lack accuracy. So overall, he wasn’t worried about losing out.

“It’s hard enough to pop a balloon with a gun. Throwing them by hand? Impossible. Young man, this is your own decision. Don’t come crying to me when you waste dozens of bullets,” the owner warned, though he sounded a bit gleeful.

Shi Ji nodded and glanced at the three people behind him, especially smiling at Lin Xinyan. She hadn’t tried to dissuade him like Shi Lin did, showing she believed in him.

Water bullets couldn’t pop balloons because they lacked force. The gun’s shooting power was fixed, so using the gun was pointless. With the owner’s approval, Shi Ji grinned.

He had counted the balloons earlier, exactly fifty, and he had fifty water bullets in hand.

The owner took sixty yuan from Xing Yuxiu and went back to playing on his phone. He clearly didn’t believe Shi Ji could pop balloons by throwing the bullets.

Everyone knew what Shi Ji planned to do, but Xing Yuxiu and Shi Lin were still worried, thinking it would be hard to aim accurately by hand.

Shi Ji stepped to the front, picked up a water bullet, and aimed at a balloon on the edge of the board rather than directly in front.

His movement was simple, and the water bullet seemed almost alive, nestling perfectly between his middle and index fingers. Then he flicked his hand forward.

Pop!

The balloon on the edge burst.

Hearing the sound, Xing Yuxiu and Shi Lin widened their eyes in disbelief. Only Lin Xinyan remained calm, as if she expected it. The owner, on the other hand, was shocked, almost dropping his phone.

Once Shi Ji started, he continued smoothly, repeating the same motion rapidly. His middle and index fingers accurately pinched a bullet each time, and with a quick flick, another balloon would pop.

Pop! Pop! Pop…

Shi Ji knew he had to be quick. If the owner realized he was losing money, he’d stop the game immediately. So Shi Ji aimed to pop all the balloons before the owner could react.

As more balloons burst, the owner became increasingly agitated. He wasn’t so focused on his phone now.

“Hey, kid…”

Just as the owner started to speak, someone called out to him.

“Hey, mister, your wallet fell,” Lin Xinyan said.

The owner looked down immediately.

“Where?”

“Behind you.”

He turned around, searching, but found only a crumpled newspaper.

“Where is it?” the owner asked, frustrated.

Lin Xinyan feigned an embarrassed smile. “Oh, sorry, my mistake.”

“This…”

The owner turned back around, only to find that the last balloon on the wall had popped.

Realizing he’d been played by these kids, the owner was speechless.

Shi Ji waved at the owner with a smile.

“Mister, with so many people at the amusement park, I’m sure you’ll keep your word, right?”