The Most Random System

Chapter 1259: Chapter 555: As If We Were a Married Couple (Part 2)

And thus, he received a collective look of relief and smiles from everyone, as if saying, "Yay! It’s still the same familiar big idiot."

"Let’s keep playing. Lin Li, what do you say? Still want to take photos for them?" Bai Bufan, immune to such things long ago, asked enthusiastically.

"I’ll hang out with you. Anyway, I doubt the girls would accept our buddy joining them right now."

Most of the photos requiring Lin Li’s magic touch were done, and given the current scene where Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu seemed to be interrogating Chen Yu Ying, it was better him than me.

Abandon wife and child.

Who told Ying Bao to just say she was blind and didn’t want to be the eyes?

"Sure, so do you plan to play with firecrackers first, or fireworks?"

"No, no, no, no, no, Bufan, at this moment you should be wearing nothing but a naked apron and say to me, ’Darling, you’re back, do you want to play with firecrackers first, fireworks, or... me?’

Oh, and preferably in that deep, busty Kansai Japanese accent."

"Screw you, damn it!!" Bai Bufan flipped the bird.

"Whatever, whatever." Lin Li then answered Bai Bufan’s question.

"Come here, I might as well show you my latest scientific achievement. I originally intended to display this, but I ended up with a mouthful of dog food instead."

"Oh? What world-shocking wisdom do you have now?"

Seeing the scene, Lin Li squatted nearby, watching Bai Bufan’s operation.

Bai Bufan picked up an empty bottle, unscrewed the cap, and carefully melted a small spot near the bottom with a lighter, burning a small hole.

Then, he picked up another empty bottle and repeated the process.

"A single firecracker has limited power, and scattered noise; I want them to be chained together with fire, creating a mighty boom!"

Bai Bufan introduced while picking up another firecracker, scraping off a small piece of gunpowder with his fingernail, and carefully stuffing it into the burnt hole of the first bottle, leaving only the fuse outside.

Then he quickly turned over the bottle neck of the second bottle, tightly fitting it into the first bottle’s neck, forming a temporary container, gunpowder sprinkled evenly around the joint of the two bottle necks. Lastly, he rolled cardboard into a thin, long tube, inserting one end into the small hole at the bottom of the second bottle, and attaching another fuse to the other end.

"Watch this!" Bai Bufan placed the assembly on the ground, secured the bottle with a few small stones, and lit the fuse of the firecracker in the cardboard tube.

As the fuse quickly burned out, there was a bang, the firecracker in the cardboard tube exploded first, and the spark from the explosion instantly ignited the gunpowder sprinkled around the bottle neck joint.

Boom.

A much louder explosion than a regular firecracker came from inside the first bottle!

The explosion trapped inside the bottle created stronger pressure, bursting the junction, surging into the second bottle, causing a third boom.

The enclosed space acted as a resonance chamber, amplifying the sound further.

So much so that you could even hear a gasp from the girls’ side.

"How was it?" Bai Bufan’s eyes glowed, looking satisfied at his creation.

"Terrifying," Lin Li took a sharp breath, "Bufan, your IQ is probably above a Border Collie’s."

"Not that impressive," Bai Bufan modestly waved his hand, but then grudgingly added, "It’s just a shame it consumes bottles, why are people so into protecting the environment these days? I walked around forever and couldn’t find a single one, what’s wrong with them?!"

In a righteous fury, Lin Li couldn’t help but want to shove a firecracker up his behind.

Unfortunately, he got caught.

"Are you human, Lin Li☉_☉?"

"Ahem, that’s not important. Actually, if we’re just talking raw power, I have an even more impressive trick."

Faced with Bai Bufan’s disdainful look, Lin Li casually shifted the topic.

"Oh? Please do share." Bai Bufan knew his IQ was above a Border Collie’s, but Lin Li’s might be above his, so if it’s from him... maybe it would really work.

"Once, I let off a firecracker in a public restroom, scared a few people so bad they wet themselves." Lin Li spoke in a hushed voice, "Someone was even scared into soiling themselves on the spot, mind you!—This isn’t an exaggeration."

Bai Bufan: "..."

Bai Bufan was lost for words, sighed.

Might as well ask a Border Collie.

But the next moment, Bai Bufan paused, rubbing his chin thoughtfully, then mused aloud:

"Lin Li, what animal’s whip is used to make firecrackers?"

Lin Li looked at Bai Bufan, speechless, then sighed.

Bai Bufan smiled: "Lin Li, speaking sincerely, what do you think of my firecracker just now?"

Lin Li mirrored the smile immediately: "It was absolutely explosive."

The "three people" not far away looked at Lin Li and Bai Bufan, who inexplicably started laughing "hehehe" while holding hands and spinning in circles, and found themselves puzzled.

Are these two having an episode again?

...

"There’s a river nearby, right?"

After admiring another pit he had blown up, Bai Bufan clapped his hands, stood up, and asked Lin Li.

"Yes, there is." Lin Li nodded.

Fireworks do inherently have certain risks. For example, types of fireworks like long-stick fireworks and handheld Gatling-like fireworks have fire hazard risks if handled carelessly. Having a water source nearby is best when playing with them.

Although he knew the "Five Elements Technique," he couldn’t just use it openly. This place was recommended and approved for setting off fireworks, so naturally, there was water.

"Then let’s go play there, switch things up, do something different," Bai Bufan stretched lazily and said.

They had already been playing here for more than an hour, trying many variations, and Lunar New Year was approaching.

"Class rep, Dingding, Jiujiu, are you going to the riverside?"

Lin Li nodded and then stood up, asking the "three people" not far away.

The three were currently playing with a type of firework strip like a fuse, costing a few cents each, like sparklers, which burned slowly and produced dazzling fire, but were flexible and could be swung or shaped.

Burning them on stone surfaces could leave white marks.

The "three people" were using a large number of these fuse fireworks to display words or patterns on the ground, controlling connection points between different fuses so that the burning could link up.

Right now, what was burning were the initials of the five people’s names.

Probably getting ready to take photos for social media.

DSH, CYY, QWQ, LL, BBF.

Qu Wanqiu was the cutest, Lin Li was the most effortless, Bai Bufan had four F-grade chests, the largest breasts.

"Where’s the river?"

"Not far, actually over there about thirty meters. It’s just now at night you can’t see it; during the day you’d see it directly," Lin Li pointed in a direction and said.

"Then you go ahead, we’ll head over after we finish burning these," Ding Sihan, kneeling and setting fuses, looked up and replied.

"Okay."

Lin Li nodded. Although it was the "wild countryside," it was only a short distance. After crossing, they could still see the light from here, and if anything happened, they could shout and be heard. Nothing to worry about.

"Let’s go!" Bai Bufan patted the dust off his hands and stepped forward in the direction Lin Li pointed out.

Lin Li followed behind.

The sporadic sound of firecrackers in the distance and the wind howling through the bare shrubs created a unique soundtrack for New Year’s Eve in the countryside. The air was filled with a faint smell of gunpowder and the damp chill of the soil, setting a vivid atmosphere for the short walk.

"Here we are."

The sound of flowing water was clearly audible. Bai Bufan used the faint light from the distant city and a phone flashlight to see a not very wide river in front of them. The water flowed gently, sparkling slightly in the darkness.

The riverbank was partly soft earth but not muddy, still dry, good for playing or walking.

"Oh crap, there’s already someone here?"

Bai Bufan was about to start but paused when he caught sight of something, startled by his own words.

Lin Li looked over at his words.

Not far along the same riverbank, near the shadow of some low reeds, there was a figure.

Lin Li squinted, concentrating.

A thick dark-colored coat, wearing a knit hat, sitting on a low folding stool.

...A long fishing rod extended from in front of him, firmly set on a stand at the bank, with a thin line dangling into the dark river water.

Near his feet, a fishing tackle box lay open and a water bucket in sight. Occasionally, the glow from a phone screen lit up, casting light on his face intently watching the water.

He seemed to sense the sound and gazes, and turned his head slightly towards Lin Li and Bai Bufan.

Meeting their gaze, he nodded slightly, as if to greet them.

Bai Bufan, Lin Li: "..."

Really?

Why on New Year’s Eve, in such a remote wilderness, did they run into a fishing enthusiast?!

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