Chapter 123: The Walking 500,000

Taking advantage of the break while Yang Jingxuan and Zhou Qiaoqiao went to pack up things.

Xu Mo took the car key and went to the car by the entrance.

He opened the car door and transferred all the gold in the car into the System Space, which had already been expanded to fifty cubic meters.

When he got out of the car, he also casually tossed the car key back into the car.

He had no intention of driving this car away.

He planned to just leave it here.

There are two reasons for doing this.

First, because the goal of escaping by driving off in a car is a bit too grand.

Second, because this car was, after all, borrowed by him (though one could say he "borrowed" it while holding a knife).

Keeping someone else's car without returning it is inevitably indefensible.

Leaving the car at the Welfare Institute counts as returning it.

After all, the Police and Investigation Team will eventually restore the surveillance that Zhou Qiaoqiao had blacked out and then track it down.

They will surely be more than willing to help Xu Mo return the car.

…

The first two episodes of this program already generated decent buzz.

Not to mention this episode's Challenger Xu Mo's flashy moves are just too many.

The program's popularity will rise even higher.

Especially the bank‑robbery segment.

The key is that this isn't a real‑world bank robbery in the true sense.

Accurately speaking, a big shot paid Xu Mo to test the bank's security.

The gold bars Xu Mo took count as his reward for helping the bank discover its vulnerabilities.

At this point, major banks have begun strengthening their security based on the flaws Xu Mo uncovered.

Robbing a bank is inherently risky, and the odds of success are absurdly low.

Because of Xu Mo's actions, once the banks' defenses are reinforced, they become even harder to rob.

Basically, it eliminates other criminals' thoughts of robbing banks.

The banks' security upgrades even made the news and trended online.

And they sparked widespread attention on the internet.

Many netizens who saw the news and trending topics have started heated discussions.

"Why are banks bolstering security for no reason? Isn't that a waste of money? What's this talk about eradicating crime, as if this alone would let someone successfully rob a bank?"

"Bro, no kidding, someone actually succeeded in robbing a bank, stealing gold bars worth over twenty‑million, a full seventy kilograms."

"???? Who's that badass? Stole that many gold bars? Did that kid get caught?"

"Caught? No way, they can't be caught, and the bank robbery is actually legal, so even if they were caught nothing would happen."

"Legal Bank Robbery? What the heck? How can that even be legal?"

"I recommend you watch the program 'Sky Eye Operation'; after watching you'll understand why banks are strengthening security, and Xu Mo is truly awesome!"

"I can testify, I watched this episode from start to finish; Xu Mo is indeed awesome, watching him made me want to give him a monkey!"

"Hey upstairs, aren't you a man? What kind of monkey are you supposed to give?"

"How can a man not give birth? So angry, when will men be able to stand up!!"

"Damn… because of Xu Mo, there's one fewer way to make money; banks were already hard to rob, and now they've strengthened security! Fuck!"

"Who says there are fewer ways to make money? To me, you're like the Walking 500,000! (p≧w≦q)"

"You still want to rob a bank? Isn't that exactly the Walking 500,000?"

…

In a sense, the program's goal of preventing crime seems to have been achieved.

If it can prevent crime, then it's a very meaningful show!

Although the method of preventing crime differs from what the Program Crew intended.

Originally they wanted to showcase the Police's methods and efficiency in catching criminals to deter criminal intent, but who would have thought…

Xu Mo's skill is like a monkey's; he simply can't be caught!

But whether caught or not, he remains uncaught.

The result is the same.

Both prevent crime.

Since the outcomes are identical, the process doesn't matter!

It's like writing code.

As long as the code runs, who cares about bugs?

It's precisely because the banks' security upgrades hit the news and trending topics.

Resulting in more and more people learning about the program, and its ratings soaring again.

At this point, the ratings have reached an absurdly high level.

It has clearly become the hottest show right now.

For ordinary viewers, it's just a pretty interesting program.

But for celebrities and influencers,

It's no longer merely a program.

It's an immensely massive traffic pool!

They all want to squeeze in, all want to join this program.

After all, for a program with such high popularity, being able to get in has considerable benefits.

Not to mention the extra, at the very least it lets more people know you.

Being noticed by people means you have traffic.

In today's era, traffic is money.

With traffic, isn't monetizing simple?

Of course, the people who want to join the program aren't just celebrities.

There are also some second‑generation rich who find the program interesting and want to spend money to join in for fun.

Another portion consists of famous people from other fields—hackers, private detectives, and so on.

They want to join the program, but not for any other reason.

Mainly they want to spar with Xu Mo, even hoping to use Xu Mo as a stepping stone to gain some fame.

…

Because at this moment the number of people wanting to join the program is just too many.

So, as the Program Director, Song Yixue receives calls one after another.

Just as one call hasn't hung up, the next call comes in.

"Hello... Miss Li, hello... you also want to join our program? No fee? You can even pay us?"

"Miss An... you also want to join our program? Bring in 30 million as capital into the crew??"

"Yes, yes, it's me... you're a hacker? Want to spar with Xu Mo using Hacker Technique? You're offering a 50 million entry fee!?"

"…"

The people calling sound as if they've gone mad.

You should know.

People join the program generally for a fee.

Plainly put, they join the program for money.

But this time it's the other way around.

These people not only don't mention the fee at all.

They even want to give money to the program crew.

They blurt out amounts like twenty to thirty million, thirty to fifty million, and such are not uncommon.

A smile appeared on Song Yixue's face.

Not long ago, she was still fretting over the huge amount Xu Mo seized from the bank.

After all, the program crew's budget isn't that lavish; which program would invest ten million in a random passerby, then another twenty‑six million plus?

But now, looking at it.

That amount is nothing!

The big‑shots bringing in capital are lining up.

They can recoup their investment in minutes.

Not to mention, the program is now wildly popular; advertising sponsorships are pouring in.

Thanks to Xu Mo.

This wave not only isn't a loss.

It even made huge profits, earning so much it's numb!

Of course, not everyone can just join the program.

Even paying money isn't enough; after all, there are already many who pay to join the program.

For these people, the program crew still needs to filter them.