Li Ningwei’s question caused a change in Liu Yu’s expression.
She always felt Li Ningwei had ulterior motives.
“Whatever,” Qin Hanchu said.
“I’ve heard no one can crack your magic tricks. Can we try to crack one today?” Li Ningwei asked.
Xu Risheng chimed in immediately, “Brother Qin’s magic skills are so high, would he be afraid of us amateurs cracking them?”
The two were ganging up, intending to make Qin Hanchu look foolish in public.
Qin Hanchu was not a real magician, how could his methods be seen through by these common folk?
“Of course,” Qin Hanchu replied.
Seeing Qin Hanchu agree, Li Ningwei happily stood up and shouted, “Everyone, our Brother Qin will perform a magic trick for us here today. Whoever can spot the flaw in this trick, I will reward them with twenty thousand yuan.”
“Twenty thousand yuan!”
“Isn’t this that very popular magician online?”
“Aren’t magicians just relying on fast hands and misdirection? This twenty thousand yuan definitely belongs to me.”
Upon hearing Li Ningwei’s words, the surrounding customers became excited.
In a blink of an eye, over twenty people gathered around.
“Is it twenty thousand per person, or will everyone who spots a flaw share twenty thousand?” a customer asked.
“Of course, it’s twenty thousand for each person!”
To make Qin Hanchu look bad, Li Ningwei was quite generous.
Xu Risheng wouldn’t let Li Ningwei hog all the glory either. He also shouted, “I’ll add another twenty thousand. Whoever can spot the flaw will receive forty thousand!”
Hearing this, the customers present became even more thrilled.
Even the restaurant’s waiters and the owner were drawn over.
“Xu Risheng, Li Ningwei, what are you trying to do?”
Liu Yu was furious. These two were clearly trying to embarrass Qin Hanchu.
A magician isn’t a sorcerer. With so many people watching, it’s easy for flaws to be exposed.
Many people were already recording, and if this video was posted online, Qin Hanchu’s reputation would be ruined.
Qin Hanchu was an important figure with connections to the Master. If he got angry, it would be disastrous.
“Witness the miracle.”
“With so many witnesses, if he can still perform without a mistake, then he is a magic master.”
Li Ningwei said with a smile.
Xu Risheng nodded, “Exactly, we are just trying to put a little pressure on Brother Qin.”
“You are playing with fire!”
Liu Yu was very anxious, but the arrow had already been fired and there was no turning back.
If he asked Qin Hanchu to stop the performance, the people around would surely say that Qin Hanchu’s previous magic was fake.
“Playing with fire? What do you mean?”
Xu Risheng and Li Ningwei looked confused. They didn’t understand what Liu Yu meant.
Just making Qin Hanchu lose face, was that considered playing with fire?
“It’s fine, no one can see through my magic,” Qin Hanchu said confidently.
“Did everyone hear that? We have to try our best,” Xu Risheng called out to the surrounding customers.
“Let’s start, we can’t wait any longer.”
“Yes, what magic trick is being performed today?”
“Can you change the props?”
The surrounding customers shouted one after another.
Qin Hanchu looked at Li Ningwei and said, “For the first magic trick, I’ll need your cooperation. You won’t refuse, will you?”
Li Ningwei asked curiously, “What do you need me to do?”
Qin Hanchu smiled and said to the surrounding customers, “Our first magic trick is called ‘The Spring Breeze Blows Again.’ First, I will burn off his hair with fire, and then, under your witness, I will make his hair grow back in a short time.”
Li Ningwei exclaimed in surprise, “What did you say? You’re going to burn my hair off?”
“Yes, but you don’t have to worry, I’ll make your hair grow back,” Qin Hanchu said, patting Li Ningwei’s shoulder with a smile.
Li Ningwei didn’t believe Qin Hanchu could actually make burnt hair grow back so quickly.
He felt Qin Hanchu was taking the opportunity to get revenge on him.
“Let’s switch tricks,” Li Ningwei said hurriedly.
Qin Hanchu shouted to the surrounding customers, “Does everyone want to see this trick?”
“Yes!”
Everyone shouted in unison.
Qin Hanchu smiled at Li Ningwei, “This trick is what everyone desires. You’ll have to make a sacrifice! Don’t worry, I won’t make a mistake!”
“Exactly, just cooperate with Brother Qin,” Xu Risheng also wanted to see Li Ningwei make a fool of himself, so he started egging him on.
“No…”
Li Ningwei tried to refuse, but Qin Hanchu didn’t let him finish.
Qin Hanchu pointed at Li Ningwei and said, “After all, we are together. Before performing the magic, we need to confirm if his hair is real or fake. Everyone can pull on his hair now to confirm it’s not a wig.”
Hearing Qin Hanchu say this, the onlookers reached out towards Li Ningwei.
Li Ningwei tried to dodge, but there were too many people around, and he couldn’t escape.
“Ah… it hurts!”
Some onlookers were very rough. Li Ningwei’s scalp ached from being pulled, and he shouted angrily.
“His hair is real, right?” Qin Hanchu asked with a smile.
“It’s real,” the onlookers shouted curiously, ignoring Li Ningwei’s anger.
Qin Hanchu extended a finger and then blew on it.
To everyone’s shocked gaze, a flame appeared on Qin Hanchu’s finger.
“Wow, how did he do that?”
“Holy cow, how did fire appear on his finger?”
“Is this real fire?”
Everyone stared at Qin Hanchu’s finger in amazement.
Li Ningwei, Liu Yu, and the others were also stunned and widened their eyes at the sight.
Qin Hanchu picked up a napkin and held it over the flame.
Under everyone’s gaze, the napkin immediately caught fire.
Li Ningwei’s eyes were filled with fear. This was real fire.
Was Qin Hanchu going to burn his hair with this fire?
“This magic trick is too dangerous, let’s switch tricks,” Li Ningwei shouted in panic.
Qin Hanchu grabbed Li Ningwei’s shoulder. The latter tried to break free but couldn’t.
“Don’t be scared, it won’t kill you.”
“This trick is much safer than cutting people alive.”
As he spoke, Qin Hanchu’s finger moved closer to Li Ningwei’s hair.
At this moment, everyone held their breath, while Li Ningwei screamed in terror.
Whoosh!
Hair is very flammable. As Qin Hanchu’s flame touched Li Ningwei’s hair, Li Ningwei’s hair instantly burst into flames.
After a flash of fire, Li Ningwei’s hair was gone.
What puzzled everyone was that there was no smell of burnt hair in the air.
The smell wasn’t absent, but Qin Hanchu had intentionally hidden it.
He needed some unreasonable elements to make ordinary people believe it was just a magic trick.
“My hair…” Li Ningwei hurriedly touched his head, but he had become bald.
Qin Hanchu released Li Ningwei and said with a smile, “Everyone, the magic trick is finished. Thank you!”
“What? Finished? Didn’t you say you were going to make my hair grow back?” Li Ningwei exclaimed furiously.