In fact, they had set up more than one trap.
After all, there was no guarantee that the thief would be interested. They did not have a clear understanding of his mentality or motives, so they had prepared several similar traps.
Yan Wei was in charge of the casino-related one, while everyone else had their own setups.
For example, a certain public official in Mombasa had hidden a large sum of cash in his mistress's home.
In another case, a gang of thugs robbed a jewelry store, taking both cash and gold and silver. They hid the money at home, then secretly went to a shady shop to exchange the stolen goods for cash, spending part of the money and hiding the rest.
More than that, Mo Qiong had arranged for a team member to pose as a wealthy family's maid. She then stole the owner's money, and a woman carrying a large amount of cash fled from place to place before slowly escaping into the countryside.
They had prepared five such baits in total, scattered throughout Mombasa.
Some involved the authorities, some involved the underworld, and some simply involved carrying illicit cash alone—money that would sooner or later be robbed even if it was not stolen.
There were baits with large sums and baits with small sums. Some could be taken as easily as reaching into a bag, while others involved dealing with a few guards.
They had prepared every possible situation, ensuring that Chris would have everything laid out clearly. Now they only had to see how much he could discover and which bait interested him most.
Mo Qiong and You Xin were also acting as one kind of bait.
That bait was the two of them, young heiresses from China, traveling around East Africa as local tyrants.