"Eat it?"
Lin Sanjiu held the plate and walked to the back of the queue with Ji Shanqing, standing behind the silent woman. The next piece of meat was still grilling, and the fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was still waiting at the front of the line. Lin Sanjiu lowered her voice and asked the grand prize, "Why eat it? What if the next piece is another lamb leg?"
As she saw it, there were four types of meat, and the probability of getting a lamb leg each time was 25%. Getting a lamb leg once wouldn't affect the likelihood of getting another one, so why eat it now if it was possible to collect two lamb legs at once?
"It's cooked!"
Before Ji Shanqing could respond, the chef at the front of the line shouted, and even the people at the end of the queue could clearly hear him, "It's a chicken sausage!"
The boy examined the sausage on his plate and then walked over from the front of the line. Ji Shanqing raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Sis, according to the method everyone has temporarily agreed upon, we can get two pieces of meat without fighting for it. But what kind of meat we get for the first two pieces is evident to everyone. It would be fine if you didn't collect two lamb legs. But if you truly collect two lamb legs, it will be difficult for you to get the next yellow mark spot."
He paused and glanced in the direction of the barbecue grill, seeing that the next piece of meat wasn't ready yet, and continued, "The earlier you show that you have collected two of the same kind of meat, the harder it will be for you to reach the end. If you keep it, you only have a slim chance of collecting four lamb legs and will be targeted by others from the beginning. If you eat it, we can eliminate one doubt, and others will become the target... and we can also eat lamb leg meat."
Previously, he asked, "Do you want to eat it?" Now, he had changed to 'we.' This guy's gluttonous nature was somewhat reminiscent of Bohemia.
"Here's the skewer for you!"
As the chef finished speaking, Greene walked slowly out of the queue and approached them. Lin Sanjiu moved forward two steps along with the silent woman, took a look at the lamb leg on her plate, and finally nodded, "You hold the plate, and I'll tear the meat off one by one for us to eat."
"Are your hands clean?" The grand prize took the plate and didn't forget to say, "Wipe them first..."
As Greene passed by them, she glanced at their gazes while they divided the lamb leg meat as if they were crazy.
Ji Shanqing didn't care at all. Lin Sanjiu divided the lamb leg meat in half, and he ate with his mouth shining with oil and his eyes shining. He was busy eating and said, "It's really... oh, delicious, no regrets."
Why did he also fear regrets?
With a 25% probability, the taste was indeed amazing; the outer layer of the lamb leg was slightly crispy, while the inner meat was tender, juicy, and full of the seasonings' flavors. With one bite, her mouth opened up to a small paradise.
Lin Sanjiu tried her best not to think about the next piece being another lamb leg. She wondered how regretful she would be. They finished eating in no time, and she saw that the tall man had also arrived at the end of the line with a piece of beef ribs in his hand.
"If the next piece is still a lamb leg," Ji Shanqing said, licking his lips. "We'll eat it again."
"Somebody just ate the meat I grilled!"
Suddenly, the chef's loud and excited voice resounded from the front. "How was it? Delicious, right?"
Everyone in front and behind turned their heads to look. The empty plates in Lin Sanjiu and Ji Shanqing's hands, with the grease stains around their mouths, seemed like glue, immediately capturing everyone's attention.
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Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 10: Lava [Complete]
Ciencia FicciónWhat is Lava? Lin Sanjiu has no idea either. - A translation of N. Heller's Chinese novel.