"Auction Houses really are full of people looking to take shortcuts."
Silently entering the alley, Chen Mo glanced at the man holding a bundle in the middle of the crowd. He did not act immediately. Seemingly without leaving a trace, he cast a glance behind him, then stopped concealing himself and strode forward.
Noticing Chen Mo's arrival, the surrounded man, whose expression had turned ugly, looked as though he had seen his savior and cried excitedly:
"Hero, please help me! As long as you save me, I'll offer you half my family fortune!"
At his words, the people surrounding him all showed Killing Intent on their faces as they turned vicious gazes toward Chen Mo:
"Give up that thought. No one can save you today."
"Kid, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."
"These days, being a good person is no easy thing. Kid, you'd better leave."
"..."
Without answering at once, Chen Mo stood several steps away from them. His gaze calmly swept over the group before he slowly spoke:
"Don't put on such clumsy acting for show. I'm embarrassed for you."
That was right, these people were in it together.
Their acting was far too poor. Chen Mo himself was exceptionally observant, and he saw through the trick at a glance.
Of course, he had not intended to save anyone in the first place. He had merely planned to wait until these fellows finished their robbery, then swoop in for some black-eats-black action.
Who would have thought that he was the one being plotted against?
This world was dangerous. Chen Mo felt that he was still too naïve, but there was nothing wrong with that.
To protect that innocence, he had to gain even greater strength.
"Heh, you actually saw through us. Looks like us