I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 694 - 483: The Next Beginning_2

Xia Liang feigned a look of sudden realization and said, "Yang Cuihua! Right?"

"Yes! That’s my mom’s name! Wow, you’re so amazing!"

The student covered her mouth, her face a mask of disbelief. A second later, she began to mutter to herself.

Damn, that’s freaking cool! So handsome, I really want to hook up with him! Having a magician as a boyfriend... just thinking about it is exciting!

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After a brief exchange, Xia Liang began to look for another audience member. The middle-aged woman from before had stayed to watch, and the student hadn’t left either. As they formed a circle, they attracted another person or two. After performing another trick, Xia Liang managed to hold on to even more spectators. People love to gather for a spectacle; one bystander turned into two, and two into four... In no time, a larger crowd had gathered. That’s when a woman wearing a face mask joined in.

Kong Ying was a rather famous actress, praised for her angelic looks and cheerful personality.

Normally, a celebrity who fears being recognized wouldn’t join a crowd to watch something, but given Kong Ying’s childlike, cheerful personality, it was plausible. Fortunately, the other onlookers were so focused on Xia Liang that no one noticed Kong Ying’s presence.

Xia Liang, of course, knew none of this. He was choosing his volunteers randomly, and after pulling a deck of cards from his pocket, he approached Kong Ying.

"Hello, would you like to participate in my magic trick?" Xia Liang asked with a smile.

It had to be said that Xia Liang’s good looks were quite useful. Even a star like Kong Ying didn’t get to see handsome men every day. Most importantly, Kong Ying was genuinely interested in magic. She had been watching for a while and found Xia Liang’s Mind Reading Technique to be incredibly magical and accurate. If not for her celebrity status, she would have rushed up to ask to participate long ago.

Now that Xia Liang had invited her personally, there was no way Kong Ying would refuse.

"Of course," Kong Ying said with a nod.

"Please check this deck of cards first and see if there’s anything wrong with it."

Kong Ying took the deck of cards and examined it thoroughly, but couldn’t find any mechanisms or anything unusual.

"It’s fine," she said, handing the deck back to Xia Liang.

"Alright, now please draw any card you like. Take a look at it yourself, then show it to the audience. Just be careful not to let me see it, okay? I’m going to guess what card it is."

Kong Ying looked at the deck, then pulled out the one in the very middle.

Carefully covering the card, she sneaked a peek. It was the Five of Hearts. She then raised the card to show it to the other spectators. The crowd’s attention was still on the magic, so they paid little attention to Kong Ying herself.

The moment the audience saw the card, Xia Liang also learned the answer.

So, it’s a Heart...

Could he guess it?

Knowing the card was the Five of Hearts, Xia Liang smiled and announced the correct answer.

"It’s the... Spades... no, the Five of Hearts!"

"Ah, he got it right again!"

"That’s really impressive!"

The surrounding audience let out cries of admiration. They were all captivated by Xia Liang’s magic.

Of course, there were a few dissenting voices. Unlike those who admired the performance, these people liked to speculate on the principles and methods behind the tricks.

"That woman with the mask is definitely a plant. They must have agreed beforehand that she would pick the Five of Hearts."

"Exactly, that has to be it... This trick is way too easy to figure out."

Xia Liang wasn’t bothered by these dissenting voices; this was exactly the effect he wanted. After all, magic should leave some room for the imagination.

Xia Liang was about to leave, but Kong Ying spoke up.

"Could you tell me how you do your Mind Reading Technique?" Kong Ying asked curiously.

"A magician’s secrets... cannot be shared with others," Xia Liang said with a smile. A celebrity? None of my business.

He turned to continue his search. The crowd still isn’t big enough, which means I have to keep going. Just as I thought. Faking one show a day isn’t so easy. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Just then, an audience member spoke up.

"Show us another magic trick!"

"Yes, yes, another one! Do something different!"

Naturally, Xia Liang wouldn’t refuse. He nodded his head.

"Since you’re all so enthusiastic, I’ll perform one more!"

A happy smile spread across Xia Liang’s face as he asked the audience, "Who here has a ten-cent coin in their pocket?"

"I do, I do!"

"I have one here!"

At this, several audience members raised their hands and shouted.

Xia Liang casually pointed to a female audience member closest to him. "This young lady here is so pretty, let’s borrow your coin!"

With that, he took the coin the woman handed him.

"Everyone, watch closely! This is a coin, right?" Pinching the coin between his thumb and index finger, Xia Liang began to interact with the audience.

"Right!"

"Okay!"

Xia Liang twirled the coin with his pinky finger, then continued, "Judging by its character, this isn’t just any coin—it’s a disobedient one!"

As soon as he said this, many in the audience looked puzzled. A ten-cent coin is just a coin! How can it have a personality? And a disobedient one at that?

But by then, Xia Liang’s magic performance had already begun.

"Everyone, watch carefully now! I say it’s a disobedient coin because it’s mischievous. If you’re not careful, it disappears!"

After a few deft movements in Xia Liang’s hands, the ten-cent coin vanished without a trace.

"Whoa! Where did the ten-cent coin go?"

"It really is a mischievous coin!"

"This guy’s sleight of hand is too fast, isn’t it?"

The audience members who had been staring intently at Xia Liang’s hands were utterly astonished. A ten-cent coin had vanished into thin air, right before their very eyes.

Then, Xia Liang reached his right hand toward another woman’s ear. When he pulled his hand back, the ten-cent coin was once again pinched between his thumb and index finger.

"I didn’t think this ten-cent coin would also be a bit of a flirt!"

As the coin reappeared in his hand through sleight of hand, Xia Liang added a teasing comment.

Next, Xia Liang began a dazzling display of magic. He held the coin between the thumb and index finger of his right hand, placed it into his left palm, and blew on his closed left fist. Then, as he opened the fingers of his left hand one by one, the coin had miraculously disappeared.

His right hand then suddenly dove into his pocket. When he pulled it out and opened it, the coin had magically reappeared in his right hand! He then clasped his hands tightly together, blew on them, and the coin vanished once again!

Xia Liang opened both his palms, raised an eyebrow, and glanced toward another woman’s pocket. The implication was clear: the mischievous coin had now burrowed into that woman’s pocket!

In that instant, everyone was shocked. This was especially true for the woman herself, who simply couldn’t believe any of this was real.

"Miss, could I have your hand? Let’s reach into your pocket together and catch this mischievous coin, shall we?" Xia Liang extended his right hand toward the woman and spoke with a smile.

"O-Okay..." The woman, still in disbelief, stammered in her reply.

Is he kidding me? I haven’t touched that coin at all! How could it possibly have ended up in my pocket?

Filled with this doubt, the woman placed her hand in Xia Liang’s. Together, they reached into her pocket.

"Friends, the moment to catch the culprit is upon us!"

Just as their hands were about to emerge from the pocket, Xia Liang paused and announced loudly, instantly making the tense atmosphere even thicker.

The entire audience was practically holding its breath. No one could believe it, yet they all eagerly awaited the sight of the ten-cent coin, which had vanished into thin air, reappearing from the woman’s pocket.