As for how Lin Baici spotted her at first glance, that’s a personal privacy matter, so he didn’t inquire.
...
Ti marches on relentlessly, and soon it was the evening of the day after tomorrow.
Actually, after 4 PM, the streets were getting busier, with almost everyone dressed up.
Especially the girls, most of them were wearing yukatas.
They’re not bathrobes but traditional Dongying attire, colorful and patterned. The narrow skirts make taking big steps impossible, so they walk with small steps, looking gentle and delicate.
At the convenience store entrance, Lin Baici bought an ice cream bar, biting into it as he idly waited.
Suddenly, amid the street noise, he heard the footsteps of Goto Mariko, but he didn’t turn to look; he acted as if nothing happened.
Goto Mariko walked up to Lin Baici, stood on tiptoes, and gave his shoulder a strong pat.
"Lord Lin!"
Lin Baici turned his head to see a well-dressed, pretty high school girl.
She wore a yukata with a blue background, covered in white and red flowers, barefoot and on wooden clogs.
Though Goto Mariko was smiling, she seed nervous because her toes occasionally gripped the clogs tightly.
"Mariko!"
Lin Baici smiled gently, and a fleeting look of amazent flashed in his eyes.
Goto Mariko’s long hair was pinned up, giving her a bit of the aura of a newly married young wife.
"Where do you want to go play?"
Goto Mariko sought Lin Baici’s opinion.
"How about trying those little festival gas first?"
Lin Baici suggested, reminded by Goto Mariko’s small drawstring bag of San Miyairi.
Her handbag was a space forbidden item that could hold a lot.
"Okay!"
Goto Mariko nodded and led Lin Baici toward the main street: "What do you want to play?"
"I want to try everything!"
Lin Baici didn’t want to play alone; he wanted to experience it with Goto Mariko.
Participation together is a quick way to develop feelings!
Before long, they reached the main street.
There truly were a lot of people.
And the won looked quite nice in their yukatas.
Lin Baici noticed that while the school girls were charming in their youth, the real beauty lay in the married won, who held their charm even into their forties.
Isn’t this also a kind of uniform temptation?
Lin Baici thought as he secretly took a breath, preparing to dive into the festival and win over Goto Mariko.
"How about this stall?"
Lin Baici noticed a less crowded goldfish scooping stall and quickly pulled Goto Mariko over.
The stall was just a blue inflatable pool filled with water and scattered with goldfish.
Very low-cost.
The goldfish were scooped with small nets, but the nets were made of paper and tore easily.
Goto Mariko paid for ten nets and handed them all to Lin Baici.
"Watch scoop out all his goldfish!"
Lin Baici winked at Goto Mariko, beginning his display.
He slowly followed the biggest goldfish with his net under the water.
The stall owner rolled his eyes.
The fish is much bigger than the net; if you can catch it, I’ll call you dad.
"It’s too big!"
Goto Mariko whispered softly, fearing to startle the goldfish.
Just as she finished speaking, Lin Baici took action.
With a sudden stretch of his right hand holding the net, his wrist flicked.
Snap!
The goldfish was flicked out of the water by Lin Baici.
His left hand, holding a small glass, imdiately caught it.
Splash!
The goldfish landed in the glass.
Water splashed everywhere.
"What?"
The stall owner was dumbfounded, as if seeing a ghost.
"Huh?"
Goto Mariko was in disbelief,
The surrounding people shared the sa shocked expression, and even so passersby stopped to watch.
"How was that?"
Lin Baici waved the glass at Goto Mariko.
"..."
Goto Mariko didn’t know what to say; she’d never seen anyone scoop goldfish like that.
It was more like he flicked the goldfish out!
To do this, quick reflexes are a must.
Lin Baici had eaten the food of the God, enhancing his reaction ti remarkably.
To Lin Baici, the goldfish moved as if they were suffering from dentia.
The net, once wet, easily broke and could be used only once, but none of Lin Baici’s ten nets failed.
Now the ten biggest goldfish in the pool have all gone into Lin Baici’s cup.
"You’re amazing!"
Goto Mariko clapped her hands.
The owner looked like he was going to cry, hoping Lin Baici would stop playing and leave quickly.
"Pick one!"
Lin Baici gestured to Goto Mariko.
"I want this one!"
Goto Mariko chose a slightly red tint small goldfish.
Lin Baici didn’t let the owner do it; he personally used a plastic bag to pack up the little goldfish, handed it to Goto Mariko, and then dumped the rest back into the pool.
"Let’s go, next stop!"
Lin Baici walked past a cotton candy stall and bought Goto Mariko a big cotton candy.
The two wandered around leisurely, and although they didn’t talk much, the atmosphere was nice.
"As expected, sumr festivals are the holy land for bringing people closer."
Xia Hongyao, following from a distance, sighed with emotion.
No wonder many films, especially animations, always have this scene.
"When do we execute the plan?"
Yi Jisheng was bored out of his mind.
On this damned island, there’s nothing, you can get bored out of your wits.
"Don’t rush, wait until the fireworks are about to start!"
Gu Qingqiu is soone who appreciates aesthetics; she already checked the timing for the fireworks, at nine in the evening.
Up ahead, Goto Mariko pulled Lin Baici to a shooting stall.
Paid the money, then handed the air gun to Lin Baici.
Lin Baici couldn’t even be bothered to aim, just fired randomly!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The little bear on the wooden rack fell down, the fox mask fell, a wooden shrine maiden sculpture fell...
On the top shelf, the most expensive prizes were all hit by Lin Baici, falling down one by one.
"Wow!"
"Wow!"
Goto Mariko clapped her hands in delight.
Everything on display fell down, making them Lin Baici’s spoils.
"Which one do you like?"
Lin Baici asked with a smile.
"I like that mask!"
Lin Baici signaled the owner to bring over the mask.
The owner, with a bitter face, handed over the mask.
Lin Baici tossed the air gun over and promptly placed the fox mask on Goto Mariko’s face.
"Very beautiful!"
Lin Baici complinted, casually ruffling Goto Mariko’s head as if it was unintentional.
Goto Mariko felt a bit embarrassed but didn’t stop Lin Baici.
The two wandered around for an hour, and Goto Mariko glanced at her watch.
"I’ll take you to a nice place!"
Hearing this, Lin Baici’s brow slightly furrowed, quickly taking advantage of Goto Mariko’s distraction, he turned his head back three tis consecutively.
This was a signal to Gu Qingqiu.
Once they leave this bustling street, their original plan would be unfeasible.
Gu Qingqiu saw it and imdiately ordered Yi Jisheng: "Act now!"
"Where to?"
Lin Baici inquired, following Goto Mariko’s lead.
"You’ll find out soon enough!"
Goto Mariko teased, and then she noticed so commotion behind them.
Finally, soone shouted out.
"Catch the thief!"
The crowd on the street was being scattered by a person wearing a tracksuit with a hood down and running with their head lowered.
The way he moved was like a bear charging through a cornfield, knocking the corn askew, and not just that, the bear-like man kept grabbing people’s bags while running.
The crowd beca slightly chaotic.
"Huh?"
Goto Mariko watched as the tall figure charged towards them, not knowing what to do, while Lin Baici imdiately stepped forward to stand in front of her.
A few seconds later.
The bear-like guy charged like a bullet, crashing into Lin Baici.
Bang!
Lin Baici swayed slightly.
The bear man noticed Lin Baici’s shoulder bag wasn’t cheap, so he grabbed at it, intending to snatch it while running.
But Lin Baici reacted quickly, grabbing hold of the bag.
Then in the next second,
Rip!
The bag was torn apart, its contents spilling out.
There were many sketches, scattered like snowflakes onto the ground.
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