Chapter 67: Who Is the Real King of Scams?

The next second, Xu Mo only felt his pocket go light.

If it were someone else, they might not notice any of this at all.

After all, with a gorgeous beauty in his arms, could he attend to anything else at this moment?

Obviously not.

But Xu Mo sensed that the woman had taken his phone.

Thief? Doesn't seem right.

That thought rose, but Xu Mo immediately dismissed it.

Or perhaps she's a police officer? Or a member of the Investigation Team?

That doesn't fit either.

If she really were from the Investigation Team or the Police, he'd probably already be caught.

A specialist of some sort?

That possibility is even lower.

Interesting.

Xu Mo's mouth twitched slightly upward, showing he didn't care at all about the woman taking his phone.

Compared to a phone, he was more curious about what kind of medicine the woman was selling in her gourd.

"Sorry, sorry, I accidentally slipped, I didn't hurt you, did I?" the woman said apologetically as she steadied herself.

Xu Mo smiled and shook his head.

"It's fine."

"Glad you're okay, sorry about earlier," the woman said with a smile to Xu Mo.

She then went downstairs without looking back.

Xu Mo wore a playful expression, watching the woman descend the stairs.

But at that moment, Yang Jingxuan sneered from beside him.

"Heh, still watching? Seeing you smile makes my mouth water."

She felt very annoyed.

What on earth does Xu Mo mean?

Whenever he meets a pretty girl, he always acts indecent.

The former Flight Attendant and now this woman are both the same.

But she just can't figure it out.

What am I lacking? Others can attract you, but I can't!

Yang Jingxuan's annoyance stems from her inner desire to win.

The Water Friends in the Live Broadcast Room also began to defend Yang Jingxuan.

"What's up with Xu Mo? He ignores the beauties beside him and keeps staring outside?"

"I think this girl isn't that great—just a beauty among ordinary people, but compared to my wife Jingxuan, she's nothing."

"Not great? Heh, if you want to play, you probably want to stuff pills everywhere."

"666666666……"

"Someone, take him away!"

At that moment,

Ding— Side quest activated!

"Crime Game: Who Is the King of Scams?"

The system notification sound rang.

Xu Mo was slightly startled.

In an instant, he understood.

The woman who earlier "accidentally" bumped into his arms was a scammer.

And someone who can trigger a side quest from the system is probably not an ordinary con artist.

Xu Mo became interested.

The Investigation Team might not be able to catch up for a while.

Idle is still idle.

Scamming a scammer for fun, passing the boring time, seems not bad.

Moreover, a task given by the system surely comes with a reward.

Since it can kill time and earn a System Reward, why not?

Now there's fun.

……

Yet just as Xu Mo thought the woman was suspicious,

the woman also realized that Xu Mo was problematic.

Although at first glance Xu Mo didn't seem like a wealthy master,

one shouldn't overlook that he has a Yang Jingxuan decked out in designer brands by his side.

Yang Jingxuan's designer outfits are roughly estimated at at least one to two hundred thousand.

And she can tell at a glance that these brands are authentic.

Does someone like that need to stay in a hostel that costs just over a hundred a night?

Obviously not.

Unless it's because they don't dare to stay in a hotel.

Because hotels require an ID card, while this guesthouse does not.

In the woman's eyes, Yang Jingxuan is Xu Mo's kept lover outside.

Afraid that the matriarch at home would discover their room‑booking record, so they came to a place like this.

And judging from the slew of brand‑name items on Yang Jingxuan's body.

The woman concludes that Xu Mo must be a big fish.

A huge scapegoat who is very willing to spend money on women.

Leaving the guesthouse, they got into the back seat of a Mercedes parked by the road.

"Sister Yue," the driver called out.

As soon as she entered, Wang Yue immediately shouted at the driver ahead.

"The plan has changed; inform the others, hold off on the escape for now—I've found another big fish."

The driver blinked slightly, then turned his head toward Wang Yue sitting in the back row.

"Big fish?"

"Yes," Wang Yue said. "Met at this guesthouse."

The driver looked a bit puzzled.

He thought, "Someone staying in a place like this can be called a big fish?"

But he kept the doubt to himself.

Because the one in the back seat was his boss.

The leader of their Scam Gang.

Perhaps seeing through the driver's thoughts, Wang Yue smiled and said.

"Just now we saw a man and a woman checking into a room; that woman wore a handful of brand names—at least ten or twenty. With that much money, why not stay at a star‑rated hotel and instead come to this shabby place?"

"Because they don't dare to use ID cards at a hotel… their relationship must stay hidden."

The driver has been with Wang Yue for quite some time.

So when Wang Yue said that, he immediately understood.

"Got it. Before you leave, you plan to hit them with a raid? To deal with such a secret relationship, we should… blackmail?"

Wang Yue, expressionless, said, "Don't rush. Let me gather more information first; perhaps that brand‑clad woman is the real target, and the man might just be her kept pretty boy. We'll discuss the exact steps later."

Stealing Xu Mo's phone isn't because she wants to sell it for cash.

In fact, a phone isn't worth much money.

Later she'll pretend to have found Xu Mo's phone and return it to him.

What Wang Yue wants is to get to know Xu Mo through the most ordinary‑looking method.

Gather some useful information, then execute the plan.

…

Meanwhile.

Hangcheng Police received a report.

Someone was scammed.

The scam amount reached three million.

At this moment, many people were gathered sitting in the Police Station's conference room.

At the front, someone was analyzing the case.

"Based on the reports we received, the scam was carried out not by an individual but by a gang."

"Moreover, judging by their methods, we know this gang well; this is already their third operation in Hangcheng."

"The total scam amount from the three incidents exceeds ten million…"

Sitting below, Wang Ju's complexion was very grim.

Within his jurisdiction, three large‑scale scams had occurred in succession.

This is an open challenge to him, a slap in the face.

"How many leads do we have now?"

The officer turned his head toward Wang Ju and replied.

"We currently have only one lead: two members of the gang are active on Qianjiang Road; we've already placed someone to monitor them. Should we carry out the arrest now?"

Hearing that, Wang Ju sighed.

"They committed three consecutive crimes, and we only have one lead?"

"Continue to keep them under watch, and watch anyone who has had contact with those two; be careful not to alert them."

"If manpower is insufficient, we can send more; make sure to keep a tight grip on these people!"

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