Chapter 450: Buy a Lottery Ticket and Try It

"You successfully captured the kidnappers and earned a reward— Luck Value +10!"

Luck Value?

Hearing this reward echo in his mind, Xu Mo was slightly startled.

The system's rewards can enhance the brain, boost physical strength, and even sharpen the body's various senses, that's all.

It even rewards something as elusive as luck?

So... what does a ten‑point increase in Luck Value actually mean? Like winning a big prize from buying a lottery?

Thinking that, Xu Mo decided to wait until after his shift and then spend two yuan at the Lottery Shop to buy a ticket and try his luck.

Even if he can't hit the jackpot, getting a Second Prize or something is still possible...

Both kidnappers confessed, so Xu Mo didn't linger in the Interrogation Room and turned to leave.

But as soon as he stepped out of the Interrogation Room's doorway, Xu Mo felt something under his foot.

Looking down, it was a mobile phone.

Well, well... luck really did turn around!

Finding a phone right after leaving the office.

Only, the phone was found in the Police Station, and Xu Mo is a police officer; he couldn't just claim the found phone as his own.

He bent down, picked up the phone, and asked.

"Whose phone dropped?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, a few passing officers glanced toward Xu Mo.

One officer recognized the phone's owner: "Team Leader Xu, this seems to be Lao Zhou's phone."

"Lao Zhou's?" Xu Mo looked at the phone, then handed it to the speaking officer: "Give it to him."

"Alright," the officer took the phone and left.

Xu Mo returned to his office.

…

The end‑of‑shift time arrived quickly.

Xu Mo tidied up and left the Police Station.

But today, Xu Mo didn't drive straight home; instead, he drove to the Lottery Shop.

He was going to buy a Lottery Ticket.

Although Xu Mo no longer really needed money, he still wanted to give it a try.

Even if he can't win the First Prize, getting a Second or Third Prize would be pretty good.

The feeling of winning would definitely be awesome!

Xu Mo didn't understand lotteries; he'd never bought one, and he was completely clueless about them.

Upon entering, Xu Mo was dazzled by the myriad varieties of Lottery Tickets.

Seeing the newcomer's bewilderment, the Lottery Shop owner smiled.

"Want to buy a lottery ticket?"

"Yeah," Xu Mo replied with a smile: "But I've never bought one; could you give me an introduction?"

The owner nodded.

He then began a brief explanation for Xu Mo.

"If you want the big prize, buy Double Color Ball. So far it's the lottery's biggest prize. The method is simple: just pick a few sets of numbers and place a bet. One bet costs two yuan; with good luck you could win hundreds of millions."

"Double Color Ball requires waiting for the draw. If you want an immediate result, buy scratch‑offs. I have five‑yuan, ten‑yuan, twenty‑yuan ones… different types, different playstyles, but none are hard; just scratch to see if you won. However, scratch‑off prizes are usually smaller than Double Color Ball."

Got it—if you want the big prize, buy Double Color Ball... Xu Mo summed up the owner's words simply.

People need dreams; otherwise, what's the difference from a salted fish? Buying a lottery ticket is obviously about chasing the big prize.

"Then I want Double Color Ball; how do I buy it?"

"Give me seven sets of numbers, and I'll enter them. When the draw time comes, just check the results to see if you won," the owner said.

To make it clearer for Xu Mo, he casually took out a voided ticket to explain.

"See, you just pick seven sets—that's fourteen numbers: six red balls and one blue ball. How you choose is up to you; winning still depends on luck... Of course, the seven sets can be self‑selected or random. If you don't want to pick, I can use the machine to place random bets."

Xu Mo thought for a moment, looked at the owner, and said, "Random, please. It's easier."

"Alright, two yuan per bet; how many bets do you want?" After speaking, the owner added with a smile, "You can buy several bets with different number combos to raise your odds, but if you think your luck is good, you could just buy one bet and multiply it. The First Prize is over five million; ten‑fold makes fifty million, twenty‑fold about a hundred million."

Ten‑fold fifty million, twenty‑fold a hundred million... what if I buy one bet with a Hundredfold Bet?

If that could win the First Prize, I'd be set! Xu Mo got inexplicably excited, licking his lips.

With a grand gesture, he said, "Just one bet, Hundredfold Bet!"

"Got it, I'll place it for you," the owner replied with a grin.

Though smiling outwardly, the owner muttered Xu Mo's name under his breath.

Stupid... knows nothing, still random, and adds a Hundredfold Bet?

Even dreaming, you wouldn't do it like this!

If you win, I'll eat the public restroom across from the Lottery Shop!

Having run a Lottery Shop for years, he's seen all kinds of people; he's lost count of folks like Xu Mo.

Clearly knows nothing, yet clings to a get‑rich‑quick dream—ridiculous!

Self‑selection is one thing.

Random selection and still hope to win?

Isn't that pure dreaming!

Soon, the owner finished generating the random ticket, handed it to Xu Mo, and reminded him.

"Hold onto the lottery ticket, okay? This thing isn't registered or can't be reported lost—if you lose it, it's gone… Oh right, the time you bought it is also quite coincidental; this period's draw is at 9:15 p. m. tonight, so remember to check online later."

Xu Mo saw a hint of contempt and mockery in the lottery stall owner's seemingly kind reminder, couldn't be bothered to respond to the owner, merely grunted "uh," took the ticket, paid, and left the stall.

After Xu Mo left, the lottery stall owner shook their head involuntarily and let out a cold snort.

"Another day‑dreamer… With a hundred‑fold bet, the prize pool isn't enough for what you'd win!"

……

Xu Mo returned home already past six in the evening.

After finishing dinner at seven, he played with his phone for a while; it was nine o'clock, leaving only fifteen minutes until the draw.

Wait a moment longer and the result of this period's Double Color Ball will come out.

Xu Mo's heart was already in his throat; he couldn't help feeling a bit of anticipation as he pulled out the lottery ticket tucked in his clothing pocket and glanced at it.

This scene happened to be seen by Zhou Qiaoqiao, who was standing nearby.

She curiously moved closer……