"Why is it that when it's my turn, losing a dog means I just adopt a Bai Bufan?" Ding Sihan complained angrily, brandishing the imitation gun hanging from her waist and aiming it at Lin Li's temple, going rat-a-tat-tat.

Bai Bufan, who was also ready to verbally attack Lin Li, turned his head toward Ding Sihan upon hearing this response: "?"

Seriously, girl, your words are pretty hurtful. Using two "just" is a bit too much, don't you think?

Am I really that inferior compared to Lin Li? Just because he's a bit richer, a bit taller, a bit more handsome, a bit better at sports, a bit better at studying...

"..."

Geez.

Damn, Lin Li, Lin Li! Lin Li!! What a despicable guy!

Bai Bufan, unwanted, decided to hide in a corner and draw a circle to curse Lin Li.

"Alright, we're pretty much ready, shall we go pick out the guns?" Lin Li and Bai Bufan only took goggles and earplugs as the most basic protective measures, and then spoke to the two ladies.

"Sure."

"There are so many options, I can't make heads or tails of it. Lin Li, could you help me choose? I'll go with whatever you pick." Chen Yu Ying glanced at the densely populated menu and various parameters, furrowed her brows, and then gave up, entrusting the decision entirely to Lin Li.

"Okay." Lin Li nodded, selecting a pistol and an air gun as per the coach's suggestion.

"Air gun sounds weak, give me the most powerful one, preferably one that can take you out in one shot."

Hearing this, Ding Sihan snorted twice and stared maliciously at Lin Li's head.

Apparently, aiming at Lin Li's temple with rat-a-tat-tat became somewhat addictive to her.

"Air guns are weak? I have to correct you there. There are news stories abroad where a man used just an air gun to perfectly fend off an attack from a full-grown male brown bear, unharmed. Don't underestimate air guns." Lin Li immediately defended air guns seriously.

"Really? That's a brown bear, even harder to defeat than a tiger. I remember air guns are lethal, but not particularly so. Are they really effective against the thick-skinned brown bear?" Bai Bufan questioned doubtfully upon hearing this.

The attack and defense of brown bears are quite strong, they're kings among beasts.

"It's true, but luck might have played a role. After all, the news also mentioned that the guy's friend, who got shot in the knee, wasn't so lucky and ended up with a grand funeral." Lin Li nodded, finishing the story.

Bai, Chen, Ding: "?"

Wait.

What's this about a friend who got shot in the knee?

"Wait a minute, so the air gun was aimed at his own friend, not the brown bear? Sacrifice your buddy to save your own skin?!" Bai Bufan's eyes widened.

"You could say he escaped the bear attack unharmed, couldn't you? The dude got away without a scratch." Lin Li was surprised by Bai Bufan's reaction.

Putting himself in that situation, Lin Li's first instinct would probably be to aim at Bai Bufan too.

Isn't that human nature?

"What are you thinking about?"

Feeling Lin Li's gaze fixed on his knees, Bai Bufan squinted his eyes.

"Bufan, if you ever face a brown bear, it's best if I'm not around." Lin Li patted Bai Bufan's shoulder sincerely.

"Geez!"

Bai Bufan sighed, returned treachery with kindness, and gave a thumbs up to Lin Li: "But facing a powerful presence like you, akin to two earless bears, I think the brown bear might be the unlucky one."

Lin Li squinted his eyes.

Bai Bufan never praises him, especially with a preface like that.

Something's fishy.

Think, brain, think!

Hehe.

"Are you calling me an idiot again?" Lin Li suddenly lifted Bai Bufan's collar, sneering.

"Damn, you still caught on." Bai Bufan was somewhat unwilling.

"Lin Li, request a translation." On the side, Ding Sihan, who was enjoying the banter, raised her hand in a standard motion.

"'Bear' is B-E-A-R, take away the E-A-Rs, you get B, so two such bears would be 2-B." Lin Li sneered.

"I see."

"Ying Bao, why are you daydreaming? Take notes." Ding Sihan, who also understood and learned new knowledge at the same time, urged when she saw Chen Yu Ying unmoved.

Chen Yu Ying: "..."

Because both of them planned to share one gun to save money for Lin Li, he ended up ordering a pistol, air gun, and rifle.

"Alright, everything's ready, you four come over." Not long after placing the order, Coach Lu left and returned with Coach Shi, waving the four over.

The four of them quickly made their way to the shooting range.

The range was composed of rows of shooting platforms, separated by shatterproof glass.

The range was long, with mechanized targets that could be raised or lowered at various distances. There were cameras on the ground, and screens next to the shooting platforms seemed to show the target's status immediately, confirming the scoring.

Before entering the shooting platform, there was a glass door that could be shut.

Coach Shi and Coach Lu split the four into pairs and led them to adjacent shooting platforms.

"Bufan, did you notice the targets at the range are all black?" Coach Shi was about to introduce the magazine-less pistol in his hand when Lin Li opened his mouth.

"Lin Li, did you notice that most Olympic shooting champions from the United States are white, while long-distance running champions are black?" Bai Bufan immediately made an analogy upon hearing this.

"Hmm."

Having said this, the two looked at each other and nodded in mutual understanding.

"Don't be racially discriminatory." Coach Shi said, somewhat exasperated but amused.

"We don't intend to. I've always had a dream to eliminate discrimination. I hope I can achieve it in the future." Lin Li shook his head at Coach Shi upon hearing this.

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