Trap

Hearing this, Zhou You was genuinely stunned for several seconds before he laughed.

"No, brother, I may have only gotten into this recently, but I know what a Paradise ticket is—a mayor would have to bankrupt himself and mobilize the entire city just to get a few. And now you're telling me something this valuable was brought back by a scavenger who only knows how to pick up scraps? You're treating me like an idiot."

However.

Wang Hu offered no explanation. He merely looked at Zhou You with an unwavering yet utterly decisive gaze.

After a long while.

Zhou You shook his head as though conceding defeat.

"Fine. Let's assume you're telling the truth. What are you planning to do next?"

Wang Hu let out a breath of relief before speaking.

"We used that thing to set up a boundary. As long as we drag things out and turn this into a Disaster-level incident, even if the mayor usually doesn't give a damn, he'll send someone over to check things out. Then we'll hand the item over to the mayor, and everything will be settled. If nothing else, it can at least get enough tickets for both our families to leave."

"You never considered handing this over to your gang leader?"

Wang Hu grinned, revealing a mocking smile.

"I'm saying, brother, you met him before, didn't you?"

Zhou You nodded.

"I have. Why?"

"If we gave this treasure to him, do you think he'd leave us even a mouthful of soup? Would he at least spare us instead of killing us to silence us?"

Zhou You thought about it, then let out a bitter laugh.

"Probably not."

"Exactly. A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. If we want to live, we can only trade with