When Shen Yu was mentioned, Jiang Che couldn't help but touch the corner of his lips, a playful smile appearing on his face.
A cold and aloof genius girl like Shen Yu—no man could resist her.
It's like the pretty young nun in a convent; men always enjoy the challenge of pursuing a difficult target.
What you can't have always stirs desire.
And just at that moment, a soft voice reached Jiang Che's ears.
"Are you thinking about Shen Yu?"
Ye Mengyao gazed at Jiang Che with a hint of resentment, gently biting her thin lips.
She knew Jiang Che all too well by now. When he spaced out like that, he was definitely thinking about another girl.
What a scoundrel!
"Hehe..."
Jiang Che didn't deny it. Instead, he gently wrapped his arm around Ye Mengyao's slender waist.
"Mengyao, let's not talk about other women."
Ye Mengyao rolled her eyes at him. Clearly, you were the one who started thinking about another girl. Did you think I wouldn't notice?
But this young lady had lost all her edge in front of Jiang Che.
Ye Mengyao nestled her small head against Jiang Che's chest, her delicate nose sniffing lightly, like a little puppy snuggling in its owner's arms.
...
Late at night, Chu Tao was once again being interrogated at the police station.
"Officer, I really don't know why those foreign tycoons are sending me money. Maybe they're some distant relatives of mine or something."
Chu Tao was desperately trying to explain, but his words lacked any real convincing power.
The officers interrogating him exchanged helpless glances. To investigate the funds in Chu Tao's account, they had even called in top-tier hackers.
Eventually, they uncovered the identities of the wealthy individuals who had transferred money to Chu Tao—each one a billionaire with a net worth in the hundreds of billions.
But this only made things even more puzzling. Why would they send money to an unknown nobody like Chu Tao?
"Mr. Chu Tao, if you cannot prove the source of these funds, we have the right to suspect you of involvement in overseas money laundering. This matter has garnered significant attention from higher-ups, so we hope you'll tell the truth."
The relentless questioning was driving Chu Tao insane.
He didn't know! He genuinely didn't know!
How was he supposed to explain? What could he even say?
"Officers, there are so many people transferring money every day. Why are you fixating on me alone?"
"What if someone is deliberately framing me? What if they're sending me large sums of money just to get me locked up?"
The lead officer's lips twitched as he gave Chu Tao a once-over.
He spoke in a low voice, "Do you really think you're worth the trouble for those billionaires to target you?"
Hearing this, Chu Tao's frustration boiled over. "Exactly! You just said I'm not worth it, so why are they sending me money? I don't freaking know either!"
"No, you do know! Our team has reviewed various surveillance footage. After your account received an extra 15 million, you didn't show any surprise. Instead, you went to the bank and withdrew 1 million in cash... This suggests you already knew someone would transfer money to you, didn't you?"
To be fair, with Chu Tao's level of cunning, trying to outwit the police was... a bit too naive.
It's like when your friend gets caught soliciting a prostitute by the police. No matter how many elaborate stories he spins, it's all useless in the end.
Chu Tao cursed internally. Why were these officers so relentless?
"Mr. Chu Tao, your statements are inconsistent and full of holes. First, you said the people transferring money were your relatives, then you claimed you didn't know them... Please come clean."
Chu Tao: "......"
[System! System, get out here and save me! If you don't help me now... I'm done for!]
[Didn't you hypnotize those tycoons? Can't you have them make an overseas call to explain?]
Since reasoning with the police wasn't working, he had to find another way to clear up the misunderstanding.
But his system hesitated.
[Hos... host, the distance is too great. The system didn't actually hypnotize them; it just exploited the financial system to transfer money directly from their accounts.]
Chu Tao: "......"
He felt like he'd been played by the system, but he had no proof.
Damn it, he'd ended up with such a lousy system?
"Then do you have a way to get me out of this mess? Didn't you hypnotize that old man Wang before? Forget about national fortunes for now. Just hypnotize these officers, and get me the hell out of here!"
Chu Tao had been locked up at the station for over half a month, still under interrogation... He was about to lose his mind!
After a long silence, the system finally spoke.
[Since you've put it that way, I'll go all out with you. Back in the day... I was capable of taking on the world. National fortunes? A trivial matter.]
Hearing the system's willingness to help, Chu Tao's eyes lit up.
"System bro, you're the best! You're like a father to me!"
The 'Prodigal Son System' gradually lost itself in Chu Tao's flattery.
[Watch this: large-scale hypnosis—'I'm a good person.']
As soon as the system finished speaking, an invisible force spread out.
Soon, the two officers interrogating Chu Tao looked utterly confused.
"Huh? Isn't this a good person? Why did we bring a good person in here?"
"If he's a good person, let's just release him."
With that, they unlocked Chu Tao's handcuffs.
Chu Tao then wandered around the police station as if it were his own backyard.
[Holy crap, system bro, you're amazing!]
[Host, stop showing off and run! This effect has a time limit. If you don't get out before it wears off, you're screwed.]
A chill ran down Chu Tao's spine, and he immediately bolted out of the police station.
[By the way, system, won't there be issues with me just leaving like this? Once the officers snap out of it, won't they come after me again?]
[Wouldn't that make me a fugitive?]
[Host, don't worry. Your system bro has taken care of everything. Nothing will go wrong. You can leave openly.]
After hearing the system's explanation, Chu Tao finally relaxed and swaggered out of the police station.
The moment he stepped out, the people inside the station returned to their normal state of work, completely unaware that someone had ever been there.
...
Monkey was incredibly dedicated, keeping a close eye on Chu Tao's every move.
Now working under Jiang Che, Monkey was unaffected by Chu Tao's system's large-scale hypnosis.
"Master Jiang! Master Jiang! That Chu Tao has been released!"
Monkey immediately informed Jiang Che.
Jiang Che frowned. Monkey really had a knack for picking the worst times!
He pressed Ye Mengyao's head down, muffling her mouth, before answering the call.
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