"I'll definitely help with this!"
Du Yile agreed without hesitation. "However, there should be quite a few swindlers in the antiques world who use this kind of long-line-to-catch-a-big-fish tactic. If your friend was also swindled in the capital, it's possible it was the same person. But if it didn't happen in the capital, I don't think the chances of it being the same person are very high."
"My friend was swindled in Shudu, and he wasn't the only one who fell victim at the time..."
Chu Chen introduced the relevant details to the three of them, then said, "I also think the distance between the two places makes it quite unlikely that it was the same person or group. But since we've encountered this again, we should investigate it to put our minds at ease. Even if nothing else comes of it, finding out something about this person's background could serve as a warning to others!"
However, Chu Chen left one other thought unspoken. If they really managed to uncover this person's background, Lin Shengfu would certainly vent the anger in his heart on him. That person's fate would probably be unpleasant. But when it came to a swindler like this, Chu Chen wished him nothing but misfortune. How could he possibly care whether the man lived or died?
Yuan Hongjian nodded repeatedly. "Teacher Chu, you're doing the right thing. Swindlers like this should be turned into rats everyone wants to chase away!"
Du Yile and Zhuang Shengjing nodded as well, but neither was optimistic about the matter. After all, the swindler was experienced and had left no evidence behind. Under such circumstances, unless Chu Chen or his friend had an exceptionally powerful background, even if they caught the man, they might not be able to do anything to him.