Chapter 364: Clay Pigeon Shooting Competition
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Jiang Li skillfully held a shotgun and took her position at the shooting range, with a staff member placing the bullets in front of her and standing behind her.
The clay pigeon shooting on Lanai Island consists of multiple independent shooting positions and a competition position. Generally, when there’s no organized competition, they open the independent shooting positions to the public. So, each shooting position’s clay pigeon launcher is independent.
“Low-speed position, two shots!”
With a swish, two clay pigeons flew out from the side, and Jiang Li leaned forward, holding the shotgun.
“Bang, bang!” Two gunshots echoed, and two red smoke clouds burst in the air.
Jiang Li glanced at Zhou Chao with a triumphant look and even raised her eyebrow teasingly.
Afterward, she fired eight additional rounds, achieving a remarkable nine out of ten hits. Even the nearby staff members commended her skills. Despite the low-speed target, it was worth noting that Jiang Li was a young woman!
“Now, it’s your turn, Brother Chao!” Jiang Li stood to the side, ready to watch Zhou Chao perform.
“Just a moment, Lin Wu, you go ahead and play for a while!” When Jiang Li was playing earlier, Zhou Chao noticed that Lin Wu seemed eager to try, probably because he hadn’t touched a gun in a long time. Now that he saw the opportunity, he naturally wanted to have a go.
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Before Lin Wu could finish his sentence, Zhou Chao interrupted him.
“What T? 1 told you to go and play. Where are all these unnecessary words coming from?” Zhou Chao had also noticed that when he spoke to Lin Wu, he needed to be a bit more stern and not too soft or hesitant. Otherwise, Lin Wu would become indecisive, wanting to do something but not daring to do it.
Lin Wu, hearing Zhou Chao’s serious tone, quickly complied.
He took a deep breath, then walked towards the shooting position.
After carefully inspecting the shotgun, Lin Wu loaded the bullets and assumed the correct shooting posture.
Then, he softly said, “High-speed position, simultaneous firing of two shots!”
This time, the clay pigeons were launched at an extremely high speed, at least twice as fast as when Jiang Li was shooting earlier. With a whoosh, two clay pigeons were shot into the air.
Lin Wu focused intently, holding the shotgun. Bang, bang! Two gunshots rang out, and once again, red smoke blossomed in the air, looking particularly beautiful. However, he only managed to hit one clay pigeon, missing the other.
After adjusting his mindset, taking a few deep breaths, Lin Wu set up his shooting stance again. In the subsequent rounds of shooting, he managed to hit most of the clay pigeons. In the end, he achieved a score of 7 out of 10, which was quite an impressive performance for the high-speed targets.
“How was that? Does it feel good?” Zhou Chao asked with a smile as he watched Lin Wu approach.
“It felt great! It’s been a long time since I felt this way. I feel so much lighter all over, and it’s an incredible feeling!” Lin Wu wore a rare smile on his face.
Zhou Chao patted Lin Wu’s shoulder with a smile, then walked up to the shooting position.
He took a moment to stretch his body, loaded the bullets, and prepared for shooting.
“High-speed position, simultaneous firing of two shots!”
As soon as he finished speaking, with a whoosh, the clay pigeon launcher shot out two clay pigeons.
“Bang, bang!” Two gunshots rang out, and two beautiful smoke clouds bloomed in the air.
After reloading the bullets, he fired two more shots, hitting the targets accurately.
Soon, the broadcast announced that the competition had begun.
The first participant to step up was a tall individual, roughly around 50 years old. Zhou Chao couldn’t discern the man’s nationality, but he looked good in posture.
Unfortunately, his performance wasn’t impressive, likely due to age and diminished eyesight. After shooting at all eight positions, he only hit 8 out of 25 clay pigeons. If there were qualifiers, he wouldn’t even make it.
The second, third, and fourth participants had similar performances to the first middle-aged foreigner, with the best among them hitting 13 out of 25. They were all here to enjoy themselves, which was quite normal considering that anyone visiting Lanai Island could be considered wealthy.
“Brother Chao, go for it!” As Zhou Chao walked towards the shooting range, Jiang Li couldn’t help but shout, attracting the attention of many spectators. Jiang Li was uncharacteristically composed.
Each shooting position took less than a minute, and Zhou Chao quickly finished. Starting from the first position, Zhou Chao drew the attention of the spectators. He was handsome, with excellent marksmanship—fast and accurate. This made many onlookers cheer enthusiastically.
In just 10 minutes, Zhou Chao completed the competition, impressively hitting all 25 targets. When he came out, the audience erupted in thunderous applause.
“Brother Chao, you were amazing!” Jiang Li couldn’t help but praise him as she watched Zhou Chao walk over.
“Of course!” Zhou Chao nodded with a smile.
At this point, the seventh participant, the Middle Eastern billionaire whom Zhou Chao had encountered at the independent shooting range, stepped up. He was easily recognizable due to his distinctive clothing.
He walked towards Zhou Chao, followed closely by his bodyguards.
When he reached Zhou Chao, he spontaneously uttered fluent Arabic. The bodyguard, who also served as an interpreter, was about to speak when Zhou Chao responded.
“Hello, I’m Zhou Chao. Nice to meet you!”
It turned out the man had said, “Hello, I’m Abdullah!”
The man, Abdullah, looked at Zhou Chao in disbelief.
“Your Arabic is excellent, and it sounds very authentic. If I didn’t look at your appearance, 1 would have thought you were one of us Middle Easterners.”
“I just have a tiny bit of talent in languages, that’s all.”
“You’re too modest. Your shooting was amazing just now, but I’m not too shabby either!”
“You’re too kind.”
The two of them were about to continue their conversation when a staff member came to inform Abdullah that it was his turn to compete.
“I’ll be right there!” Abdullah said and quickly walked toward the shooting range.
“Brother Chao, how come I’ve never heard you speak Arabic before?”
“Haha, there are many things you don’t know about me. Your handsome husband happens to be a language genius!”
“Genius or not, 1 know you’re quite cheeky!” Jiang Li said and burst into laughter. Even Lin Wu, who was beside them, couldn’t help but turn his head and laugh.
“Lin Wu, are you laughing at me?”
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No, Boss, I’ve undergone professional training, and I usually don’t laugh unless I really can’t help it.”
After Lin Wu’s explanation, Jiang Li laughed even louder.
Seeing this, Zhou Chao shook his head helplessly and turned his gaze toward the competition arena..