He let out a light snort, not responding, which I took as tacit agreement. I continued, “I have three questions. If you can answer any one of them, I’ll immediately disappear from your sight and never set foot in Sixiu Fortress again…”
I paused, “On the contrary, if you can’t answer any of them, you’ll have to listen to me from now on!” A series of gasps erupted around us. People’s expressions varied – some disdainful, some admiring, some surprised, some shocked, and some just enjoying the show.
I turned my head, choosing to ignore everyone’s gaze, and emphasized again before asking the question, “But first, my questions can’t be solved by common sense! You must think outside the box!!!”
Clearing my throat, I announced: “A small boat can carry 37 people, transporting 8 people at a time. How many trips will it take to transport everyone?”
Without thinking, he blurted out, “5 times!” and looked at me with a contemptuous expression.
“Wrong!” I rejected him without mercy.
“You’re talking nonsense,” Xi Lin Ya puffed out his cheeks indignantly. “A boat carrying 37 people, 8 at a time – how is it not 5 trips?”
I didn’t even lift an eyelid, directly announcing the answer: “6 trips, because someone needs to bring the boat back each time!”
I coldly swept my gaze over him, delighted to see him deflate like a punctured balloon, unable to argue back. Suppressing my laughter, I continued to the second question: “Listen carefully. What is the relationship between your father’s sister’s cousin’s brother-in-law and your uncle’s son’s sister-in-law?”
This time, the kid was more cautious, hesitating before answering with some uncertainty: “They have no relationship!”
“Wrong again.”
The answer is: They are relatives!”
Aha, I could already feel his mouth twitching!
“The last question: The master thief ‘Empty Hands’ stole all the gold and jewelry from nearby wealthy families. Why was the one household without any security equipment or guards not targeted?”
“Because that wealthy family had no money?”
“Wrong!”
“Then it must be because the wealthy family hid their money well!”
I rolled my eyes silently and continued to criticize: “Still wrong!”
“Maybe the wealthy family knew he was coming and moved their money?”
“Wrong, wrong, wrong! Because it was his own home!”
