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He woke up from bed, his mood not gloomy at all.
Because this time, he didn’t die humiliated on the ground, killed by the black-clothed men. Instead, he died honorably in battle, killed by the black-clothed men’s guns. This meant what? The answer was simple: he had reached the level where the black-clothed men felt threatened, and they almost couldn’t help but kill him.
Zhushi Jiu silently smirked, as if it wasn’t him who died last week, but those black-clothed men.
At the same time, he also figured out two things at least.
Firstly, the laser guns in the black-clothed men’s hands couldn’t fire continuously. This also meant that his previous arrow, used as bait, was effective. He could deceive them into shooting at least once! During the time between the first and second shots, he didn’t need to worry about the same gun firing again.
So, the correct strategy was clear.
Last week, he shot black-clothed man A, and also deceived black-clothed man A into shooting. So, his second arrow shouldn’t aim at black-clothed man A, but rather black-clothed man B, preventing him from taking a lethal shot.
Understanding this, his mood improved greatly.
And the second thing he understood was even more encouraging.
——He at least understood that those black-clothed men weren’t completely emotionless machines. They would still lose their minds when they felt threatened.
Why did he say this?
Because the black-clothed men, A and B, made contrasting choices. Black-clothed man B shot through his chest, while black-clothed man A chose to disable him, similar to the eighth week, by shooting his arm.
The two black-clothed men’s actions were diametrically opposed, which meant they didn’t always follow the commander’s orders in their earpieces. There was someone who made an irrational decision.
When Zhushi Jiu realized this, he silently laughed. The suffocating feeling, caused by the powerful black-clothed men, also dissipated.
To be honest, he was worried initially, worried that the black-clothed men’s cooperation would be flawless, making it impossible for him to find any weaknesses no matter how many times he restarted.
But now it seemed that those people, although very strong, were still human. As long as they were human, there would be weaknesses, and as long as there were weaknesses, he could exploit them. He just needed to die a few more times, and he would eventually grasp the tiny weaknesses and tear open the defense network that seemed impenetrable!
Last week, he persisted for one minute and blinded black-clothed man A’s left eye. This week, he would do even better!
……
Contacting Bro CD was a necessary task.
This time, Zhushi Jiu’s actions were more determined. He first went to the archery gym and had a cordial conversation with Du Fei, relying on his understanding of Du Fei from the previous weeks to display surprising rapport, almost reaching the same level of goodwill as last week. He even saved the money for buying strawberries to increase goodwill.
When Zhushi Jiu left the archery gym, Du Fei was smiling as she saw him off.
Next, he went to the lottery store. He had recorded fifty scratch-offs in the seventh week and seventy in the eighth week. Those numbers represented at least a 300% return rate.
One hundred twenty scratch-offs meant spending 1,200 yuan and receiving 3,600 yuan.
Zhushi Jiu, in front of the store clerk, continuously scratched off one hundred twenty winning tickets, all with returns over ten yuan. The clerk almost doubted if she was dreaming, and her gaze towards Zhushi Jiu was as if looking at a divine being.
This time, Zhushi Jiu didn’t borrow money from Li Hua and his family. Instead, he invested all 3,000 yuan in buying scratch-offs and eventually got nearly fifty numbers.
Next week would be his last time buying scratch-offs, as he had almost reached the maximum utilization rate of the remaining 2,000 yuan after hiring Bro CD.
Currently, he had recorded 170 scratch-offs, and if he bought more, the clerk might not be able to bear it.
1700 yuan with a 300% return rate would be 5100 yuan. 2000 yuan would become 5400 yuan, minus the 1000 yuan needed for mengying and the 300 yuan for necessary arrows, leaving him with 4100 yuan.
In other words, he would have 4100 yuan in available funds next week.
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Afternoon.
Inside the archery gym.
Zhushi Jiu recited the numbers, making his heart reach the maximum level of relaxation, almost achieving true calmness when drawing the bowstring.
Under Du Fei’s gaze, he released the bowstring.
Whoosh!
The arrow flew through the subtle arc, hitting the bullseye.
Nine rings.
After seeing the scoreboard, Zhushi Jiu didn’t show any emotions, starting to think about why his archery skills had rapidly improved in just a few days.
Was it due to the confrontation between life and death, causing his archery skills to surge upwards rapidly? Or did he really have a natural talent for archery?
Zhushi Jiu thought about this, and then Du Fei walked up to him, clapping her hands.
“Amazing! You got nine rings with your new bow, truly a high-level archer!”
“It’s not that great, I just had a lucky shot.”
Zhushi Jiu was still humble.
“I feel like this bow suits me, so my heart became calm and focused. According to your grandfather’s words, I should have reached the realm of ‘stillness’…”
Du Fei was taken aback, then laughed heartily.
“I thought my grandfather’s last wish would never come true, but who knew that after he passed away, I would meet the perfect owner of the mengying bow.”
“My grandfather told me before he passed away that this bow was the result of his lifelong efforts. If he could find a suitable owner, it would become his greatest honor in life.”
“A bow without an owner is only half-complete. Now that mengying has found you, it has finally become whole.”
“Congratulations, you have obtained a good bow.”
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