Million-Yuan Reward

[If I hadn't bought this set of numbers, the final first-prize numbers wouldn't have changed.]

The answer given by the Grey Mirror was remarkably concise.

It also shattered Su Yuan's dream of getting rich overnight through the lottery.

"Is this shooting first and drawing the target afterward?"

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Su Yuan understood as well.

First, the Grey Mirror definitely would not be wrong.

Since transmigrating into this world, he had asked the Grey Mirror no fewer than eight or nine hundred questions, if not a thousand.

The answers the Grey Mirror had ultimately given covered every conceivable subject, even including the powerful civilizations deep within the universe.

There was no need for it to deceive him over mere lottery numbers.

After calming himself down,

Su Yuan looked at the Grey Mirror and began asking again.

"How can I obtain money quickly?"

"Restriction: The money obtained must carry no risks, hidden dangers, or threats."

"Restriction: The method of obtaining money must be simple and easy for me to accomplish."

After asking his questions, Su Yuan stared at the gray mirror surface and waited for a response.

[Method One: At 7:45 p.m., find a small white dog in the corner of University City No. 63. Put the dog in your backpack, call this number 1232... and inform them that "Wangcai" has been found. Then wait where you are. Ten minutes later, the dog's owner will arrive. Hand the dog over, and you will receive a reward of one million.]

[Method Two: Arrive at Yunfu Antique City at eleven o'clock. At 11:15, stand before stall D18 and buy the wooden Buddha in the lower-right corner for twenty yuan. Inside this wooden Buddha is a golden Buddha from the Tang Dynasty, with a market value of 1.86 million.]

[Method Three: At the bottom of the Pu River...]

The gray mirror surface churned hazily as lines of text continuously emerged.

"One at a time."

The gray mirror surface churned hazily, words appearing one after another until Su Yuan's eyes were dazzled.

"I'll find that dog first."

Su Yuan looked at Method One, made some quick preparations, grabbed his backpack, and headed out.

It was only 6:14 now, still some time before the 7:45 specified by the Grey Mirror.

He had plenty of time.

"University City No. 63."

Su Yuan opened his phone's navigation app and searched for the destination.

Fifty-two minutes later.

Su Yuan successfully arrived at University City No. 63.

"Good thing there was still some money left on my bus card."

Su Yuan thought to himself. He had just gone all-in on the Double Color Ball with his entire fortune. He did not have a single cent on him now; his pockets were cleaner than his face.

"This should be the place."

Su Yuan arrived in front of a storefront.

It looked as though it had not been open for a long time. Weeds grew between the bricks by the entrance, and without any lights, it appeared gloomy and eerie.

Su Yuan did not mind.

The premise he had set for the Grey Mirror was that he would be absolutely safe in the process of obtaining money, with no hidden dangers whatsoever.

As long as he followed the steps given by the Grey Mirror, nothing unexpected would happen.

"Where's the dog?"

Su Yuan searched the area for a long time but found no sign of the small white dog mentioned by the Grey Mirror.

"Right, it should be at 7:45."

Su Yuan recalled the exact time given by the Grey Mirror.

At 7:45 p.m., a small white dog would appear here.

And now, there were still more than thirty minutes until that time.

Realizing this, Su Yuan casually found a set of steps and sat down to wait.

At the same time, he opened his phone and looked at one of the trending searches.

The title of the trending search was: Whoever Finds This Dog Will Receive One Million.

Below the title was a photo of a small white curly-haired dog.

During the bus ride over, Su Yuan had also roughly figured out

the reason behind the Grey Mirror's "Method One."

It stemmed from this trending search from three days ago.

In fact, this trending search had caused quite a stir in Magic City's circles.

After all, anyone who found a dog could receive a reward of one million. Who would not be tempted?

Moreover, the people spreading this trending search were mostly well-known influencers, so there should not be any issue with its credibility.

When Su Yuan had first seen this trending search, he had also considered looking for the dog.

But he ultimately gave up.

Magic City was so huge. Trying to find a dog somewhere within it?

How was that any different from searching for a needle in the ocean?

For all he knew, the dog might already be dead!

Every day, stray dogs were run over on the road across from Su Yuan's school.

There was no shortage of white curly-haired stray dogs among them.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was 7:44.

Su Yuan had long been watching his surroundings without blinking.

He did not miss the slightest movement.

The instant the time reached 7:45.

"Squeak—"

A faint sound came from a corner not far away.

Su Yuan's spirits lifted, and he immediately moved closer.

The area was covered in weeds.

Su Yuan pushed the weeds aside and discovered a dog hole at the base of the wall.

Just then,

a white dog head suddenly poked out of the hole.

The white dog head had only just begun looking around when it spotted a huge figure staring fixedly at it.

"Awwooo..."

The white dog head immediately sensed that something was wrong and tried to retreat.

But right after that,

a large hand descended from above and yanked it out.

"Trying to run?"

Su Yuan looked at the small white curly-haired dog dangling from his hand.

Actually, it could not really be called a white curly-haired dog. Having gone unwashed for so long, it looked more like a gray curly-haired dog.

"Awwooo..."

The curly-haired dog looked timid.

"Hm?"

Su Yuan noticed a tag hanging around the curly-haired dog's neck, with the words "Wangcai" written on it.

"So this dog's name is Wangcai?"

Su Yuan thought to himself.

"Don't worry. You'll be going home soon."

Su Yuan steadied himself and swiftly put the one million... or rather, the curly-haired dog, into his backpack.

He then took out his phone and dialed the number given by the Grey Mirror.

Inside a luxurious hotel room.

"Miss, Wangcai will definitely be all right."

"You've already contacted all the major influencers to put out the reward. No one can refuse one million."

A middle-aged woman spoke softly.

On the sofa before her sat a young woman.

The young woman had delicate features, but she looked haggard at the moment.

Wangcai was the dog she had raised. They had been together for years and shared a deep bond.

A few days ago, however, she had accidentally lost Wangcai while shopping at the mall.

That was why she had not hesitated to offer one million as a reward for finding him.

"I hope so."

The young woman sighed.

Logically speaking, no one should be able to refuse exchanging a dog for one million.

But what if Wangcai had not been recognized, or had died for some other unexpected reason?

"Wangcai..."

The young woman closed her eyes.

Although the middle-aged woman had not said it aloud,

she too felt that Wangcai, whom she had raised, was most likely doomed.

Ever since word of the reward spread, people had called every day.

Claiming that they had found Wangcai.

But whenever she went to check, nearly all of them were fakes.

Some had even dyed a black curly-haired dog white.

After so much time without any news of Wangcai, the outcome was basically decided.

Just as the young woman was grieving inwardly,

the phone beside her rang again.

The young woman rubbed her brow but still picked up the phone.

The moment the call connected,

the young woman heard a low voice.

"Your Wangcai has been found."

"The address is University City No. 63."

After saying those two sentences, the call was disconnected.

The young woman remained frozen where she was.

"Miss, is there news that someone found Wangcai again?"

The middle-aged woman immediately said, "What's the address? I'll have someone go confirm it right away."

Over the past few days, too many people had falsely claimed to have found Wangcai in order to obtain the one-million reward.

At first, the young woman had gone to verify the claims herself.

But later, there were too many false reports, so she had her subordinates identify the dogs instead.

"No."

"I'll go myself."

The young woman abruptly stood up, excitement shining in her beautiful eyes.

"Go yourself?"

The middle-aged woman did not understand.

"This time, it might be real."

The young woman looked at the middle-aged woman. "He knows Wangcai's name!"