Chapter 471: Chapter 471

Jiang Yuan really guessed it right!

First, there was the entrance deposit; then finding someone to hide the criminal record; and then simply going over the script on the phone and sending over a few photos of the "acting" actors.

Qi Deqiang looked at each of the fat and ugly "passersby," dissatisfied, all he wanted was for his first time exploding on the internet as the good "Gold Chain Brother" to save a young girl, preferably someone beautiful with a nice figure, both pleasing to the eye and easygoing.

As a result, more money was spent on "selecting special grade actors."

Then, the script required saving a drowning girl during the trip, doing a good deed without leaving a name, and then being filmed by the "passersby" to search the entire internet for the handsomest Gold Chain Brother. Scenic area filming fees, professional group performance fees, influencer account activation deposit... money flowed like water, one expenditure after another.

By the time he realized he was in a meticulously crafted scam, not only was his savings gone, but the money Brother Biao "kindly lent" him also turned into a bank loan.

"What’s going on? It was clearly him depositing money into my account, and then I transferred it!" Looking at over a million in loans, Qi Deqiang’s head buzzed, "Damn it... uploading the property ownership certificate, ID card, downloading apps... wasn’t that the money he lent me, but actually a loan I applied for with my house as collateral?"

Without even meeting face-to-face, he was scammed out of everything!

Qi Deqiang scrambled out of the internet cafe and rushed to the nearby police station to report the crime, while Jiang Yuan, closely monitoring the situation, spent the leftover money on world loudspeakers.

[Thunder Tiger Internet Cafe owner Qi Deqiang is scamming workers out of their wages, I have collected evidence! Victims, please go to Jin Xiu Li Police Station to report and reclaim your dues!]

At twenty yuan per loudspeaker, he held down the enter key and spammed over a hundred in one go, then stood up and shouted, "Those who haven’t received a single penny, come with me to demand your wages! Don’t let Qi Deqiang get away!"

While he was spamming world loudspeakers in the game, those who were mindlessly working had already noticed; when they suddenly heard someone calling out, five young men stood up in confusion, looking for the source of the voice.

"How do you know he won’t pay? It hasn’t even been a month yet, has it?"

"This internet cafe is so big, why would they default on wages? If they really defaulted and didn’t pay salaries, could they have stayed open this long?"

"Is it true? So... should we go demand wages now?"

It must be said that Qi Deqiang really had a knack for picking people; Jiang Yuan glanced over at these clearly honest individuals, two of whom were particularly shy and barely spoke, and would likely endure silently after being scammed.

"Everyone, use your phones to take pictures of your employed accounts, documenting how much you’ve earned as evidence. You don’t want to work hard for so many days and end up earning nothing, right?" He had already squandered the money he spent on microtransactions and hadn’t planned on demanding payment, but everyone doing the hard, labor-intensive work was in urgent need of money, so he tried to help wherever he could.

The movers, who had been deliberately scattered in different corners, helped each other take videos and gather evidence, then followed Jiang Yuan to the police station to demand their wages.

Qi Deqiang was making a statement while crying out loud, regretting it so much that he pounded the table;

The movers testified for each other, and with Jiang Yuan’s recordings of the promised compensation, the police verified with internet cafe surveillance and account transaction information, leaving Qi Deqiang with no way to deny the debt.

After this ruckus, even the once loyal yellow-haired net administrators realized all was not well and started demanding their overdue wages.

The movers were honest, but these former followers couldn’t be easily deceived. Qi Deqiang, with his mind set on recovering the scammed money, had no thought of arguing over their small amounts, so he could only choose to settle the issue using the internet cafe’s computers as compensation! The source of this content ɪs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥

They picked computers according to their respective unpaid wages. Jiang Yuan sat to the side, eating sunflower seeds and watching the show, then he watched as the on-screen exchange rate of 1:20 suddenly jumped to 1:21!

"It really works!" What could be more exciting than this discovery?

Not just taking down a bankrupt scammer, but realizing—acting as a vigilante in the real world to take down corrupt bosses could influence the system to increase exchange rates, gaining 21 health points for every day spent in the Wilderness!

The current problem is that corrupt bosses don’t wear signs on their faces, and the Causality Weapon has no target, depending on fate to find them.

Seeing the internet cafe, which had been posh and high-end just days before, quickly close down, Jiang Yuan pondered fishing on Jiangxin Island tomorrow and seeking information from Wu Yegen to find other corrupt bosses to possibly increase the exchange rate further.

He had an appointment in the evening; Chuci gathered some affluent second-generation rich kids from the group who bought Incense Sticks to introduce them to him, arranged to meet at a lively KTV.

Jiang Yuan had never been to places like bars or nightclubs, partly due to lack of money and partly hearing they were rather chaotic, and he didn’t like overly noisy environments, so he’d never thought of experiencing them.

He had been to KTV a few times, mostly during college for classmates’ birthday parties; later, after working, some companies would hold team-building events at KTV before going under, as it wasn’t too expensive yet offered buffet options.

So as night fell and neon lights shimmered, unveiling the vibrant nightlife of the big city, he stood in front of the KTV, looking at its location with a face full of surprise.

"Wow! There’s a KTV in here?" This place was quite familiar to him; the office building he worked at after graduation was opposite this luxurious building.

Jiang Yuan passed by this ostentatious six-story building every day on the bus, its luxurious exterior engravings leaving a deep impression.

Back then, although he understood nothing, the rows of luxury cars parked outside made him realize that the road divided two completely different worlds.

Unexpectedly, he now got out of a luxury car himself, becoming the one he once envied as he walked inside.

"Come, let me introduce you all—" Chuci had wanted to bring Jiang Yuan into the circle to play together last time, but something came up delaying it. Two of his friends who had families in foreign trade went abroad, postponing the gathering until now, "This is my brother!

You all who were shouting in the group about getting Medicinal Incense—the producer, Jiang Yuan!

My brother makes Medicinal Incense casually for good karma, his real skills, if revealed, would drop your jaws!"

Chuci had already laid the groundwork beforehand. The six present, who were gradually gaining real power in their family businesses, all wanted to make connections with a mystical expert, hoping that networking would provide guidance to avoid detours.

So, the young men of similar age warmly greeted him.

"I’m Cheng Hao, two years older than Chuci. My family runs a chain hotel business, covering most tourist cities, just mention my name when you need a hotel stay!" The oldest in the room, Cheng Hao, smiled brightly as he introduced himself, shaking Jiang Yuan’s hand in a very business-like manner.

As soon as Jiang Yuan’s right hand was grasped, his mind suddenly flashed with a clear image—an dimly lit room, the smart lock making a light click sound.

Cheng Hao, slightly tipsy, entered the room, casually tossing his coat aside, triggering the ambient lighting to turn on softly, followed by all the custom smart home systems activating.

The next moment, the automatically turned-on wall lamp sparkled a few times before sparking, igniting an explosion in the barely-used kitchen! Amidst the soaring flames, the unresponsive Cheng Hao was blown away upon entering, lying on the ground covered in blood...

This is the Foreknowledge Technique?!

The image flashed in mere seconds before Cheng Hao let go, breaking the chaotic vision abruptly.

"Wait, Brother Hao, you live in the Xinghe Garden penthouse downtown?" Jiang Yuan reversed the grip on Cheng Hao’s retreating hand, replaying the scene of the explosion again.

It’s not just a matter of one person’s life; a gas leak explosion endangers everyone in the entire building!