2454: Qiu Yuluo’s Call 2454: Qiu Yuluo’s Call The owner was beside the machine, tinkering with it for a good while, and Lin Yi was in no rush.
A few minutes later, the owner came over and said to Lin Yi:
“There was indeed a problem, but I have fixed it now. Give it a try.”
Lin Yi nodded, walked up to the punching target, and lightly threw a punch at it.
[Your score is 54 points. Please practice more, thank you for visiting.]
“That’s more like it. Scoring 100 points earlier must have been a machine malfunction. Such a score is reasonable,” the owner said with a smile.
Facing such a result, the crowd watching the commotion also thought it was normal.
Although Lin Yi was handsome, his build wasn’t particularly imposing, so obviously his strength wouldn’t be great. Scoring like this was to be expected.
However, Yan Ci couldn’t accept such a score, knowing Lin Yi’s capability, it couldn’t possibly be this low.
Lin Yi stood there and smiled, having figured out the trickery.
He guessed that the owner had adjusted the machine’s settings higher during the calibration, and using the same force as before naturally wouldn’t yield a high score.
“I feel I didn’t perform well just now, can I try one more time?” Lin Yi asked with a smile.
“Of course, you can. We’re open for business; we can’t refuse a customer,” the owner replied.
Lin Yi swept 10 yuan over with a smile, while the owner, proud and sneering inwardly, thought:
“It’ll be the same regardless of another try. It’s impossible for you to score high.”
Bang!
Lin Yi increased his strength and punched the target, and the score quickly displayed.
[Your score is 100 points. Please practice more, thank you for visiting.]
Seeing the score, the venue once again fell silent.
“100 points again?”
The owner was truly baffled.
He had already adjusted the settings higher, how could it be possible to still hit 100 points?
Even if a boxing champion were here, it wouldn’t be possible to score this high, right?
Could it be that the machine malfunctioned again?
“Should be no problem now, right? Can you give me the Flower Boat now?” Lin Yi asked with a smile.
“Hold on, the machine malfunctioned again. It’s impossible for you to have scored 100 points.”
“Why not? Lying makes it less fun.”
“As a businessman, how could I possibly resort to lying?” the owner argued with reasoning:
“I’ve been doing this for over a year, and I’ve never seen anyone score 100 points.”
“I advise you to keep your promise instead of making excuses,” Lin Yi said.
“That won’t do. If you scored 100 points on your own merit, I would definitely give you the prize, but if there’s an issue with the machine, I cannot agree,” the owner replied.
“So what should we do? It can’t be that every time I score 100 points, you claim there’s an issue with the machine, right?” Lin Yi questioned.
Lin Yi’s words won the support of the audience, who showed signs of dissatisfaction.
The owner was also clear that whether there was a problem with the machine or not, he couldn’t use that excuse anymore.
“Let’s do this. Let’s not use the machine for testing anymore; we’ll go for a different method.”
“What’s the test?” Lin Yi asked.
The owner patted his chest:
“You punch me. As long as you can knock me down, it’ll prove your strength to claim the Flower Boat. Do you dare to try?”
“Why wouldn’t I? The problem is if I injure you, that wouldn’t be good. We’re all common folks, it’s not easy to earn a living.”
“That’s true, but it’s not about the steamed bun but the spirit. I have to find a way to prove it’s the machine’s fault,” the owner said:
“Assuming the machine is fine and you scored 100 points again, your strength must be considerable. Knocking me down should be no problem. If you can’t, it means the machine is malfunctioning. My approach is reasonable, right?”
Lin Yi nodded, “Indeed, that could work. Let’s try then, but you’d better be prepared.”
“Don’t worry, I still have that confidence,” the owner said, shaking his head confidently:
“I’ve trained in boxing for three years, and my physical condition is solid. Knocking me down won’t be that easy.”
“Damn, no wonder he’s so confident. He really isn’t afraid,” someone remarked.
“It’s going to be very hard to knock him down with one punch since he’s a professional competitor.”
Upon hearing other people’s conversations, the boss was also quite proud.
Although his physique wasn’t massive, his physical fitness was top-notch.
Let alone being hit by one punch, even ten punches wouldn’t budge him an inch!
“If you’re ready, I’m going to make my move.”