The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 413 - 238: The 100% Accurate Coin Guessing Method_2
Chapter 413: Chapter 238: The 100% Accurate Coin Guessing Method_2However, keeping both hands consistent in the first round but slipping up on this detail in the second was somewhat problematic.

Did Red Clo want him to choose the right hand?

The information conveyed by this detail was quite superficial.

So, Jiang Shu naturally thought of choosing the left hand.

Moreover, according to statistics from within the Magician community, in the simple game of guessing the coin, most people hid the coin in the same hand as the first time in the second round, but in the opposite hand in the third round.

It was patterns like left-left-right or right-right-left.

In a sense, this was almost a universal subconscious human behavior.

Red Clo, perhaps having not interacted with many people in the past, likely didn’t understand this pattern.

Not understanding meant he wouldn’t counter it.

So, after a brief moment of thought, Jiang Shu chose the left hand again.

”Left hand,” he straightforwardly said.

At this time, however, a smile appeared on Red Clo’s face as he opened his palms, and the coin was in his right hand.

Jiang Shu slightly furrowed his brows.

In fact, he had been more confident about his prediction this second time, but unexpectedly, he guessed wrong.

The tactic used by Red Clo was just a simple misdirection, yet it had unexpectedly ensnared Jiang Shu.

Was it because he overthought things?

”Very well, now it’s my turn to guess,” Red Clo said with a sly look, his somewhat childish demeanor irresistibly annoying.

”Uh-huh.” Jiang Shu placed both hands behind him, quickly hid the coin, and then presented his fists in front of Red Clo.

”Right hand.” This time, Red Clo didn’t hesitate at all and quickly made his choice, as if he hadn’t thought it through.

”Your choice... seems a bit hasty,” Jiang Shu remarked, feeling odd about his demeanor. After a brief hesitation, he opened his hand.

The coin was indeed in his right hand.

This time, Red Clo guessed correctly, yet to Jiang Shu, it felt as though it was purely a guess.

Could Red Clo have determined it through some other method?

Was there something wrong with the coin?

Thinking this, Jiang Shu casually inspected the coin again.

It was a normal Lonely City Coin, the City Lord’s portrait on one side and a feather pattern on the other.

He could be certain that Red Clo hadn’t tampered with the coin.

Could it be a metal detecting device? Or perhaps it was purely luck?

Suddenly, the pressure was on Jiang Shu, as he was uncertain about what exactly Red Clo was thinking.

Was he really as naive as he appeared?

The hostages at the scene also fell into a somewhat annoyed state at the end of the second round. They couldn’t believe Jiang Shu had guessed wrong, but on reflection, everyone has moments of failure, and since the score was now even, they felt slightly relieved.

The second round ended with the score tied.

Jiang Shu silently handed the coin back to Red Clo, who, after a few seconds, quickly presented his fists again.

This time, Jiang Shu changed his approach, contemplating in front of Red Clo for a long time before pointing to the left hand and asking uncertainly, ”Is it this...?”

He spoke slowly and evenly while he gauged Red Clo’s expression out of the corner of his eye.

At that moment, there was something different about Red Clo’s gaze.

It wasn’t just a change in gaze, but also a detail in the corner of the eyes.

Slightly lifted, the eyes subtly exuded happiness.

And Jiang Shu continued, ”... right?”

Linking it with his previous words, a declarative statement had successfully turned into a question; he hadn’t really made a choice yet but had gleaned some additional information.

This was also a verbal technique, uncertainty. It had once been used in the manifestation magic of the Spirit Monster.

”Right hand.” This time, Jiang Shu’s tone was much more certain.

”Ha ha, you’ve been fooled again.” Red Clo laughed even more joyously as he opened his palms, revealing the coin in his left hand.

At the same time, Jiang Shu’s heart suddenly sank.

He had been played.

Although it was somewhat hard to accept, it was the truth.

He had actually fallen into a disadvantage.

”Just got one of your tricks, then doing the opposite for the remaining two is fine.” The joyous expression on Red Clo’s face, however, disappeared in an instant, and the childish air about him dispersed as well, his lips curved slightly in a mocking smile, ”It seems our Mister Magician has been careless.”

He continued, his tone relaxed because he was in an invincible position, ”I am well aware of your common tricks, so I just need to get one right, then reverse for the next two to predict your choices for the last two rounds, meaning you will definitely lose those rounds. You’ll only have one point, while I... I know you won’t leave any loopholes for me to guess, so I just keep guessing blindly. I have three chances, and if I rely on prediction, it’s very likely I won’t get any right; but if I purely guess, the probability of getting none right is actually quite small.”

This lengthy talk from Red Clo left Jiang Shu in silence.

This was the reason he hated the coin guessing game— all the tricks were simple, hard to add any flair. It was more about a psychological play.

And this kind of psychological play was similarly mysterious, with success or failure hinging on a single thought.

Clearly, under the pressure to save someone, he was easily struck by Red Clo’s ploy.

But the competition was still ongoing, and he must now use some tactics.

Jiang Shu took the coin from Clo and then placed both hands behind his back.

While holding the coin in one hand, two fingers of his other hand delved into the belt at his back to pull out a coin.

In the first two rounds, he hadn’t been idly standing; over these rounds, he had managed to transfer the coin from his pocket to his belt, and now, this coin could play a major role.

Coin magic was something he had practiced long ago, and he hadn’t played with it for quite some time. His right hand was still proficient in manipulating the coin, but his left hand was seldom used, and he wasn’t sure if he could still perform smoothly after such a long time.

So, he hoped Red Clo would choose the right hand.

Jiang Shu extended his fists—now only he knew that he had a coin in each hand.

”Right side.” Red Clo guessed without hesitation.

As he said, he just needed to guess, because no matter what, there was a fifty percent chance of being right.

And Jiang Shu breathed a sigh of relief internally; it seemed Heaven was on his side, for Red Clo had truly chosen his favored hand.

Then, he quickly opened both hands at the same time. There was a coin in the palm of his left hand, but the right hand was empty, the coin having vanished without a trace.

”Ah, guessed wrong.” Red Clo appeared somewhat dejected and then took the coin Jiang Shu tossed over with one hand, ”Since it’s only a draw, then it’s time for overtime.”

”Hmm.” Jiang Shu sighed in relief; he had already flipped his right hand over, slightly bent, the back of his hand facing Clo, and right there in the position of the Classical Coin Hiding Method was a coin.

(Diagram)

During the process of opening his palm, he had slightly opened his fingers, letting the coin fall through the gaps, then clenched his fingers, hiding the coin on the back of his hand.

(Diagram)

His palm was slightly inclined forward at this moment, so Red Clo couldn’t successfully spot his little trick.

Afterward, Jiang Shu deliberately tossed the coin from his left hand high to Red Clo; while Clo was catching the coin, his attention was briefly diverted by the coin in the air, giving Jiang Shu a brief moment to move the coin from his finger gaps to the position of the Classical Coin Hiding Method.

By relying on these magic tricks, he had successfully evened the score.

Fortunately, he was safe and had evened the score.

Even so, this was not the outcome Jiang Shu wanted; he couldn’t keep deceiving Red Clo with this one surplus coin forever, as Red Clo was smart enough to likely discover it after a few occurrences.

Moreover, using this method was at best defensive and didn’t score points; if the standoff continued, this coin guessing would really turn into a game of luck.

That wasn’t good.

But at this moment, Jiang Shu’s mind calmed down, and he began to search his brain for past magic examples.

There seemed to be...

A Which Hand method that was nearly one hundred percent accurate.

It was a bit sneaky and required some room for interaction.

The current game mode of coin guessing definitely wouldn’t allow it.

”Since it’s overtime, how about we add some new rules?” So Jiang Shu suddenly spoke to Clo.