Chapter 89

The boss took out ten Golden Touch lottery tickets and placed them on the table, smiling at Lu Xin, "Each ticket costs 20 yuan, so ten tickets will be 200 yuan."

Lu Xin spread the ten tickets out on the table and shook his head gently, "I won't buy all of them. I'll just buy the ones that catch my eye!"

Lu Xin had bought sports lottery tickets every period before, and although he hadn't won any big prizes, he had become familiar with the boss. Seeing that there weren't many people in the store, and knowing Lu Xin, the boss understood that some people cared a lot about luck and intuition when playing the lottery. He chuckled, "Take your time, and make sure to buy the ones you like."

At first, Lu Xin didn't activate his metal-penetrating ability. Instead, he calmly read the text on the tickets to understand the rules of the Golden Touch lottery.

The rules of "Golden Touch" were simple: scratch off the covering film on the ticket. If any number matches one of the winning numbers, or if a "gold coin" symbol appears, you win the prize indicated below. If a "RMB" symbol appears, you win five times the prize indicated below. If a "gold brick" symbol appears, you win all the prizes in the scratch area, and you can win multiple prizes at once.

"Golden Touch" offered many chances to win, with up to 20 winning opportunities per ticket. The chances of winning a big prize were high, with grand prizes of 500,000 yuan and 1,000,000 yuan, as well as over 100,000 smaller prizes ranging from 500 yuan to 20,000 yuan.

The prizes for "Golden Touch" were divided into 12 levels: 1st prize 1,000,000 yuan, 2nd prize 500,000 yuan, 3rd prize 20,000 yuan, 4th prize 10,000 yuan, 5th prize 5,000 yuan, 6th prize 1,000 yuan, 7th prize 500 yuan, 8th prize 100 yuan, 9th prize 80 yuan, 10th prize 60 yuan, 11th prize 40 yuan, and lucky prize 20 yuan.

Lu Xin focused his attention on the covering films and activated his metal-penetrating ability. Because the covering films contained resin and other non-metallic impurities, the vision wasn't very clear, but he could roughly make out the patterns and numbers behind them.

He carefully examined the ten "Golden Touch" tickets and found only one 8th prize of 100 yuan and one 9th prize of 80 yuan. The rest were 10th prizes of 60 yuan or lower, which he didn't bother to scratch.

Lu Xin knew that if he scratched all the winning tickets, it would raise the boss's suspicion. If this big-mouthed boss spread the word, it could attract the attention of some mysterious organizations to his ability, putting him in danger. So he was very cautious and chose a ticket with an 11th prize of 40 yuan and two tickets with no prizes. He told the boss, "I'll take these three!"

He paid the boss 60 yuan and used a coin to scratch the three "Golden Touch" tickets. He pretended not to understand and handed the tickets to the boss, "Boss, did I win?"

The boss glanced at the tickets, took out 40 yuan, and handed it to Lu Xin, "Your luck isn't bad; you didn't lose much!"

Lu Xin feigned disappointment and shook his head, "I consulted a fortune-teller, and he said I should have unexpected wealth today. I don't believe I won't win. Boss, give me ten more!"

The boss brought out ten more tickets, but there were no big prizes.

Lu Xin, pretending to be obsessed, asked for ten more tickets, but there were still no big prizes.

After doing this five times, Lu Xin had spent nearly 200 yuan and still hadn't found a big prize.

Lu Xin didn't want to waste any more time and said to the boss with a gloomy face, "Bring out all the scratch-off 'Golden Touch' tickets in your store. I'll look at them all. I don't believe I can't find one that catches my eye!"

Since there were no customers at the time, the boss was happy to watch Lu Xin act crazy. He brought out the remaining 100+ scratch-off "Golden Touch" tickets and spread them out in front of Lu Xin, letting him choose.

The boss looked down at Lu Xin, who was picking through the tickets, and laughed to himself. This guy is really foolish. Buying lottery tickets is purely a matter of luck; how can you rely on intuition? Unless you have a metal-penetrating ability, but that only exists in novels, not in real life!

Lu Xin used his metal-penetrating ability to carefully scan each ticket and finally found one with a 4th prize of 10,000 yuan. More importantly, this ticket had an "RMB" symbol, which meant he could win five times the prize, so he won 50,000 yuan by scratching this ticket.

Apart from this 4th prize, the largest prize among the other 100+ tickets was a 7th prize of 500 yuan. Lu Xin didn't care about these smaller prizes; he only wanted the 50,000 yuan ticket.

Everyone knew how the lottery industry worked in China. They claimed to return 50% of the lottery funds to the players, but in reality, most people spent hundreds or thousands of yuan on lottery tickets and only won small consolation prizes of 5 or 10 yuan, or nothing at all. Only a few lucky people won the 5 million yuan grand prize, and there were many tricks and deep waters involved.

Lu Xin hadn't expected to win a 1st prize of 1,000,000 yuan from over 100 tickets. Winning a 50,000 yuan ticket was already a pleasant surprise, so he was very content.

Since he had the metal-penetrating ability, he could visit all the big and small lottery stores in Jiangcheng City, scratch a few thousand yuan from each store, and accumulate a decent amount in the end.

Lu Xin chose four more tickets with no prizes, along with the 50,000 yuan ticket, and gave the boss 100 yuan. He then scratched the tickets on the spot.

The boss looked at the tickets and was stunned, "That fortune-teller was really accurate. You do have unexpected wealth today!"

Lu Xin smiled, "Then give me my prize!"

The boss pointed to a white paper on the wall and laughed, "Check the rules!"

Lu Xin looked and saw that it said: For prizes of 1,000 yuan or more (including 1,000 yuan) and less than 200,000 yuan, the winner must present the winning ticket and a valid ID to any city's sports lottery center for registration and prize redemption.

It seemed he would have to take a day off tomorrow to go to the Jiangcheng City Sports Lottery Center. Lu Xin took the winning ticket and left the store.

He didn't continue to scratch other types of lottery tickets because he felt a strong discomfort in his body. Using the metal-penetrating ability too frequently had drained his energy, causing dizziness and blurred vision. After leaving the store, he leaned against a metal railing by the roadside to absorb some metal energy and gradually recovered.

The boss watched Lu Xin's retreating back, hesitated for a moment, and then bit his lip, dialing a number. He wouldn't have done this before, but since he had developed a gambling addiction, the 8% profit from the lottery store was no longer enough to support his habit. He had lost his principles and started engaging in illegal activities.

Lu Xin planned to buy gifts for Shen Yafang and her daughter after redeeming his prize at the city sports lottery center the next day. He decided not to go to the city's commercial district and instead returned to his single apartment.

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