At this moment, Chen Shu saw the system's prompt again.
Could it be that the other party was trying to trick him?
Chen Shu did not act rashly. He did not know how the system defined friendship, so he could only stall for time.
His eyes rolled, and he said, "I agree. I'll contact you about the specifics tomorrow!"
"Good, as expected of the fierce bandit, full of courage!"
The long-haired man smiled, turned, and left with his subordinates.
"Tie up my friend... Xiao Xing or Old Xie?"
Chen Shu mumbled a couple of times, pulled out all the wires from the door, and returned to the house.
...
The next morning, Chen Shu began to investigate the situation.
His parents arrived home safely, Old Xie never returned to Nanjiang City, and Xiao Xing stayed at home, engrossed in 'Makka Pakka'.
He then inquired among his relatives and friends, but none of them were missing.
Even the stray dogs at the entrance of the black market were fine...
"Damn it, they dared to scam me?"
Chen Shu finally confirmed that he had been deceived and muttered to himself, "Never mind, I'll send these five people to the Town Spirit Bureau first."
In the afternoon, at the entrance of Happiness Park,
Chen Shu was sitting on a long bench, waiting for something.
At this moment, five men wearing masks walked over.
Chen Shu looked up and smiled, "Seventeen thousand has arrived?"
"???"
The five men were slightly stunned, not understanding.
Was it a special code name?
"It's nothing, slip of the tongue!"
Chen Shu smiled. Seventeen thousand was exactly the total bounty for the five of them...
The long-haired man sat down and said softly, "Brother Fierce Bandit, do you have a plan?"
"Since it's a crime, let's do something big!"
Chen Shu grinned and said, "How about we attack the Town Spirit Bureau?"
As soon as he said this, the five men's expressions changed, and disbelief flickered in their eyes.
They were just criminals, not terrorists...
Brother Zeng said nervously, "Are you crazy?"
"Calm down, what kind of psychological quality is that?"
Chen Shu grinned and said, "Could it be that you're afraid to accept this pledge of allegiance?"
"Are you serious?"
Brother Zeng calmed down and said, "How do you plan to do it?"
They were all desperate fugitives. Since Chen Shu wasn't afraid, they naturally wouldn't be either.
"It's simple, you first go to the Town Spirit Bureau and pretend to surrender..."
Chen Shu grinned and started explaining the plan to the three of them.
Ten minutes later,
The five men's expressions were strange. They said, "You want us to surrender to attract the attention of the Town Spirit Bureau, and then you'll find an opportunity to throw a nuclear bomb?"
"The plan is flawless, isn't it!"
Chen Shu grinned, ready to complete the third option of the system.
As for the criminal syndicate behind them, as long as his relatives and friends were not in their hands, he was naturally fearless.
"First, why should we trust you?"
Brother Zeng frowned and said, "Secondly, since you're throwing a nuclear bomb, how are we supposed to escape?"
"If I trick you, the syndicate behind you can retaliate against me!"
Chen Shu smiled and said, "Secondly, it's just a small nuclear bomb, don't worry about it, and I'll give you the escape signal in advance!"
Brother Zeng and the other four fell silent for a moment.
Chen Shu said calmly, "If you're not brave enough, it proves you're just a small syndicate and not qualified to cooperate with me!"
"Deal! But we'll only send one person to attract attention."
"No! A family should be together, neatly!"
"???"
The five men's mouths twitched, and their ominous premonition intensified.
"What I mean is, five people will have a greater effect, and I also need to see your sincerity..."
Chen Shu began his persuasion, and the other party was stunned by him, only nodding repeatedly.
In the end, the five men were still a bit reluctant.
It wasn't until the leader, Brother Zeng, received a phone call, clearly receiving some orders.
"We agree, but we hope you don't play any tricks!"
Brother Zeng sighed and said, "Let me remind you, our syndicate is not as simple as you think!"
"Good! As expected of international criminals!"
Chen Shu didn't pay any attention and said, "Let's start now!"
At five in the afternoon,
The five men, wearing masks, resolutely stepped into the Town Spirit Bureau, their backs looking bleak, with the grandeur of the Yi River chilling the wind...
"Uncle Wang, please receive them!"
Chen Shu, who was far away, quietly called Wang Qian and said, "Also, calculate the bounty for me."
As expected, the five men were honest people. As soon as they entered the Town Spirit Bureau, they loudly announced that they wanted to surrender.
On the surface, they were being interrogated, but in their hearts, they were waiting for Chen Shu's signal.
At first, the five men were a bit calm, but gradually, they became uneasy.
This was because the interrogator was actually a Imperial Dragon Guard.
In the end, the five men did not cause any trouble and were directly arrested!
"How did this kid do it? He's really good at bluffing!"
Wang Qian's mouth twitched. He didn't expect to catch five criminals so easily.
In his many years of work, this was the first time he had encountered such an absurd situation.
'Received reward: Explosive Potion * 5!'
Chen Shu was sitting in a coffee shop, waiting for the reward to arrive.
He grinned and muttered to himself, "If only all criminals in the world were as simple as you guys..."
At this moment, a call came in.
Wang Qian quickly asked, "Chen Pi, how did you do it?"
"Mainly by purifying them with love!"
"Don't joke! Tell me the truth! Did you major in pyramid schemes in college?"
"Uncle Wang, there's no such major..."
Chen Shu shook his head and smiled. "Oh, and Uncle Wang, you'd better mobilize more people. The other party might be planning something soon!"
He had already vaguely sensed a conspiracy and felt that the other party was targeting him.
"No problem, Imperial Dragon Guards from nearby cities will come to support!"
"That's good."
Chen Shu nodded, hung up the phone, and got up to leave.
...
He returned home and was surprised to find his parents at home today, not out showing off.
Chen Shu said, "Mom and Dad, you'd better not go out for a while. There might be danger."
"What are you afraid of? Your dad is a beast tamer!"
His father, Chen Ping, pointed to the contracted spirit in the fish tank, his eyes filled with confidence.
"Forget it!"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched and he said, "I only need three bites to deal with your fish! I'll show you when I get the chance."
"..."
His father, Chen Ping, said, "Nothing will happen. Your mom and I are planning to show off near the Town Spirit Bureau recently."
"Town Spirit Bureau?"
Chen Shu thought about it and didn't stop them.
His parents were active in bustling areas every day, with too many ordinary people around.
The criminals wouldn't dare to act openly, otherwise, their whereabouts would be exposed immediately.
...
In the evening,
In the suburbs of Nanjiang City, a dozen figures were standing on a small hillside.
"Boss, it seems Old Zeng and the others are gone..."
"If they're gone, they're gone. They were just pawns that could be discarded at any time."
A middle-aged man wearing sunglasses said coldly, "It's a pity we didn't make him commit crimes, otherwise, we could have recruited a genius then."
"Boss, what do we do now?"
"Since recruitment failed, then kill him!"
The middle-aged man's eyes showed a hint of cold killing intent.
Someone said hesitantly, "His combat strength..."
Everyone in the country had seen Chen Shu's combat video. He was definitely not someone a mere Silver level cultivator could deal with.
"I have my own plan!"
The middle-aged man's tone was calm. Then he looked down at the ground.
There, someone was wriggling like a caterpillar, but their limbs were tightly bound.
The middle-aged man muttered, "Did we tie up the wrong person? He doesn't care about this guy's life or death at all!"
The person tied up was tall and slender, with a handsome face bruised and swollen.
It was Chen Shu's high school classmate, Tang Lie!
"Wuwuwu~~~"
He kept making sounds from his mouth, but unfortunately, he was gagged with cloth. His eyes were filled with humiliation, and he kept shouting in his heart:
'I'm just back for the New Year, I really believed in your evil!"