Getting Ripped Off Once Wasn't Enough

Getting Ripped Off Once Wasn't Enough

"Holy shit! Boss, you're incredible! How did you do that? Unlock it with orange peel?"

Zhang Junwei exclaimed as he drove.

Meanwhile, Lin Li opened the cash case in the back seat and was about to count the money.

Lao Wang snatched it away, weighed it in his hand, and blurted out, "Around five hundred thousand."

He then explained, "Freshly peeled oranges are rich in moisture and acidic liquid. They're excellent conductors. Any conductive object can interact with the conductive coating beneath a touchscreen. Humans are conductive too, but fresh orange peel is actually easier for the screen to detect than a finger."

"The key is the recognition. Xiao Hua, what you drew on the orange peel was..."

Huang Ji nodded. "That man's fingerprint."

"Holy shit!" Zhang Junwei and the others were stunned speechless.

Lao Wang said in horror, "You really drew a fingerprint pattern on orange peel?"

"After I went in, I chatted with him for a while and found a chance to memorize his fingerprint," Huang Ji said.

Everyone swallowed hard. This was even more impressive than the master thieves in movies.

In movies, they used fingerprint films, or, in cruder cases, transparent tape.

Yet Huang Ji only needed orange peel! Then he memorized a fingerprint with his eyes and drew it by hand!

He made it sound easy, but it was simply unbelievable.

"Fingerprints are so complicated. How did you memorize one?"

Huang Ji said, "There's no need to memorize much. You only need to remember the small patch on the fingertip."

"Is this what a real international master thief is like? That's insane..." Xiao Zha's eyes shone.

Zhang Junwei was trembling with excitement too. It felt unbelievably awesome. Just eat some oranges, chat for a bit, and casually get the money.

They really had come to "withdraw money."

Huang Ji, however, remained calm. He took apart the phone and threw away the SIM card.

Seeing that, Lao Wang asked, "Right, I understand how that guy got fooled by the text message. People usually bring a new SIM card for this kind of thing. Even if it came from an unfamiliar number, as long as you directly mentioned the deal, he'd naturally assume something had happened upstairs."

"But how did you know that man's phone number?"

Huang Ji said, "The man in the suit had it recorded on his phone. I pretended to be a Drunkard, snatched the phone, and took a look. I got kicked twice for it. That was also when I saw the fingerprint on the screen."

To remember it in such a short time... that memory was truly unmatched.

Everyone marveled at Huang Ji's ability to memorize things at a glance.

Little did they know, Huang Ji had never even touched that man. He had merely found an opportunity to look at the fingerprints on all ten of his fingers, used the restroom while he was at it, and then came back out.

"But it's only five hundred thousand, Boss. How many places did you scope out?" Zhang Junwei asked. He was getting addicted to this. How was this any different from picking up money?

Huang Ji said, "Where would I find that much time? I've been busy with other things these past few days."

Lao Wang nodded. He knew Huang Ji had mainly been busy fooling all sorts of doctors and discussing medical skills with them.

"Oh... then this money isn't enough," Zhang Junwei said.

"There'll be more soon," Huang Ji said.

The others asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"That man in the suit lost his money without anyone noticing. What do you think will happen?" Huang Ji asked.

Zhang Junwei thought for a moment. "Since the car wasn't smashed, he'll think there's an insider?"

"That's right! The big guy got tricked upstairs by a text from a stranger, and when he came back down, the money was gone. The man in the suit will definitely suspect him."

Huang Ji smiled. "But here's the problem. How would the big guy dare betray him? And why wouldn't he run?"

"This..." Zhang Junwei pondered.

Huang Ji said, "The man in the suit won't think the big guy has Bear's Gallbladder and Leopard's Courage. He'll suspect Cao Jing stole his money, perhaps with the big guy helping from the inside."

"Right, right, right. Cao Jing is ruthless and greedy, with a terrible reputation. What you said is very possible. So the two sides will fight?" Zhang Junwei said.

Huang Ji shook his head. "There'll be conflict, but the man in the suit will restrain himself. He has no evidence, and he failed to guard the money himself. In the end, he can only swallow the loss... and then..."

"Could it be... he'll bring another case of money over?" Xiao Zha asked in shock.

Huang Ji nodded. "Very likely."

Zhang Junwei cried out, "I was wondering why we had to go through the trouble of memorizing fingerprints when we could have just smashed the car and taken the money... So Boss plans to rip him off again?"

Huang Ji clapped his hands. "Anyway, drive the car back. This time, don't park downstairs. Park in front of the convenience store across the street."

Zhang Junwei nodded excitedly and drove back.

Everyone got out across the street, leaning beside the car. Those who smoked smoked, while those who wanted fresh air stood in the breeze.

Sure enough, the man in the suit came out of the building, red-faced and gritting his teeth.

One subordinate was missing. The big guy was nowhere to be seen. Clearly, the man in the suit would not let him accompany him again.

The two got into the car and hurried away.

"Will he really come back?" Lao Wang asked uncertainly.

"He will..." After saying that, Huang Ji told Zhang Junwei, "Go buy a few bottles of water."

Zhang Junwei quickly bought the water and rubbed his hands together. "Boss, what are we using this water for?"

Huang Ji said, "Drink it."

"..." Everyone was speechless.

After taking a few drinks, Huang Ji entered the car, opened the cash case, and poured all the money out.

"Find some bricks."

Zhang Junwei instantly understood. "Got it!"

Soon, they filled the cash case with several bricks and a pile of rags.

Then Huang Ji borrowed Lao Wang's phone, downloaded a ringtone onto it, returned it to him, and gave him some instructions.

Finally, he said, "Lao Wang, when the man in the suit arrives, send Lin Li a text."

After saying that, Huang Ji put on sunglasses, led the group across the street, and headed straight upstairs to the KTV.

Huang Ji claimed he had already scoped the place out. He led everyone to a corridor at the far end of the third floor.

Cao Jing was on this floor, having fun with his people in a row of private rooms at the end of the corridor.

The KTV staff never assigned customers to this area.

But Huang Ji easily avoided all eyes and ears, winding through several turns until he reached the private room where Cao Jing was. He asked Zhang Junwei, "Cao Jing has seen you before, right?"

Zhang Junwei nodded. "I've dealt with him before."

"Then go to the electrical rooms on every floor. When you hear the alarm, count thirty seconds, then cut the power. Start from the first floor, and do the third floor last," Huang Ji instructed.

"Okay!"

After sending Zhang Junwei off, Huang Ji returned and said, "Lin Li, Xiao Zha, you two stand guard at this private room's door."

He had them stand on either side of the doorway, like guardian gods.

They looked like lackeys posted there to guard the door.

Xiao Zha asked strangely, "Who are we guarding here?"

Unexpectedly, Huang Ji shook his head. "That's not important. Whoever it is, do whatever they tell you to do."

After giving them a few more instructions, Huang Ji carried the cash case around a corner and disappeared.

About ten minutes later, Lao Wang spotted two cars pulling up at the back entrance from across the street.

The man in the suit had indeed returned. This time, there were two cars and seven people.

And they were no longer pulling that stunt of leaving the money in the car first. The man in the suit personally carried the cash case and led everyone upstairs.

Lao Wang immediately texted Huang Ji. Then, following Huang Ji's instructions, he turned his phone volume all the way up.

Watching the time, he silently counted five minutes.

About a minute later, the man in the suit had already arrived at Cao Jing's private room on the third floor with the money and his men.

Lin Li and Xiao Zha stood at the door like guardian gods, their faces cold and their eyes fixed straight ahead.

Their hands rested in front of them, as motionless as statues.

"Heh..." The man in the suit sneered, glancing at the two of them. He assumed they were Cao Jing's people.

"Open the door!" the man in the suit said impatiently.

Lin Li silently pushed the door open and let them enter the private room.

Cao Jing was inside drinking and having a good time. When he saw the man in the suit return with his people, he smiled. "Got the money this time?"

The man in the suit sat on the sofa with a dark expression, six subordinates behind him.

"Make it quick!"

Cao Jing grinned. "Don't rush. I didn't expect you to be this desperate for goods. Then I'll have to raise the price."

The fury in the man in the suit's eyes nearly burst out.

"Don't push your luck. Do you really want me to go find Ma Ye?"

Hearing that, Cao Jing stopped joking around. He snapped his fingers and said, "As long as there's money. A Lei, go get the goods."

A Lei, one of his trusted men, nodded and walked out of the private room.

Once outside, he spotted the two men guarding the door and looked slightly surprised. "Who are these two?"

But Lin Li and Xiao Zha merely stood there and did not take the initiative to respond.

A Lei was Cao Jing's trusted man. He knew every one of Cao Jing's people and was certain these two were strangers.

Still, he did not think much of it. He assumed they had been brought by the man in the suit, who feared Jing Ge might rob him, so he had left two men outside to guard the door and provide backup.

"Heh." A Lei sneered and strode past Xiao Zha with his head held high.

He entered the office diagonally across the corridor, where two lackeys were playing on computers.

In the southeast corner stood a Guan Yu Statue as tall as a person!

A Lei lit an incense stick and bowed devoutly. Then he moved the Guan Yu Statue aside and reached into a small hole in the statue's backside.

The Guan Yu Statue was hollow. Before long, he pulled out several packets of White Powder.

He packed the White Powder into a bag, moved the Guan Yu Statue back into place, and bowed devoutly again.

Just like that, he returned to the private room carrying a bag of goods.

The two sides exchanged money for goods. The man in the suit inspected the goods, while Cao Jing checked the bills. There were no issues.

The money and goods had been exchanged. The man in the suit had his people put away the White Powder, while Cao Jing had someone carry away the cash case and take it out of the room.

However, at that moment, Cao Jing's phone vibrated. A text message had arrived.

Cao Jing opened it and glanced at the message. It came from an unfamiliar number, but its contents made his expression change drastically!

"A wild cat got into the house. Hurry and take away the dried fish, and clean up the cat litter!"

It was just such a nonsensical message, yet Cao Jing immediately broke out in cold sweat.

He suddenly stood and shouted at A Lei, "Quick! Flush the goods away!"

A Lei understood at once. He rushed out of the private room and entered the office where the Guan Yu Statue stood.

First, he devoutly bowed to Guan Yu and said, "Lord Guan, please forgive me and bless the brothers!"

Then, bang! He kicked over the Guan Yu Statue and smashed it to pieces!

There were dozens of packets of White Powder inside the statue.

On the other side, Cao Jing shouted at the man in the suit, "Take this shit and get out of here! Hurry the fuck up! Stop dawdling!"

The man in the suit sensed something was wrong and asked warily, "What do you mean? What happened?"

Cao Jing refused to explain and urged, "Ask your mother. Get the hell out!"

At that moment, a police siren sounded outside the window!

Everyone sucked in a breath.

Cao Jing said in shock, "So soon?"

He rushed to the window and looked outside, but did not see any police cars. He thought they must be coming from the front entrance.

The siren grew clearer and closer. It was obvious that it was approaching from far away.

From his angle, he could not see Lao Wang pushing a dumpster as he slowly approached from across the street.

Inside the dumpster was Lao Wang's phone, blasting a police siren at full volume. His cheap knockoff phone was incredibly loud!

"Why aren't you gone yet?!" Cao Jing turned and roared at the man in the suit.

The man in the suit knew things had gone bad. The siren itself was one thing, but Cao Jing's reaction was far too extreme.

Looking at the White Powder in his hands, he realized he absolutely could not leave with it.

This stuff was now a hot potato! Hiding it on himself at a time like this would be suicide!

"No! I'm not making this deal anymore. Give me my money back!" With that, the man in the suit threw the White Powder to the floor as though he had been electrocuted.

Then he led his men charging out, intending to retrieve the cash case.

One of Cao Jing's blond-haired lackeys had not yet figured out what was happening and ran out after him to stop him.

Cao Jing had no mind to care about that. Now was not the time to argue with the man in the suit. Cao Jing picked up the White Powder from the floor, ran into the restroom, and flushed it down the toilet.

Meanwhile, the man in the suit had already rushed out of the private room with his subordinates.

Little did he know, Huang Ji was coming around the corner outside at just the right moment, approaching the private room.

As the man in the suit and his people burst out, Huang Ji swiftly turned around with his back to them and headed back the way he had come, pretending he had just left the private room and was about to round the corner.

When the man in the suit came out, he saw someone carrying a cash case and about to leave.

He immediately roared, "Stop!"

"Hand over the money!" The man in the suit hurried after him and shoved Huang Ji against the wall.

"This is Jing Ge's money!" Huang Ji struggled, unwilling to hand over the case.

Why would the man in the suit care about that?

"To hell with you! This is my money!" He and his men brutally snatched the case from Huang Ji's hands.

P.S. Sorry.