Qin Qi: A Gentleman Takes Revenge from Morning to Night!

Qin Qi stayed at the Great Soul Arena until noon, gathering information while stealing Soul Power.

[Collection Progress: 10%]

"Ten percent in one morning. In another ten days, I should have collected about enough."

Qin Qi left the Great Soul Arena and bought some food outside, eating as he wandered through the streets.

Before long, he arrived at the location of Flender's shop in Suotuo City.

"Flender is a Soul Saint. His Soul Power protects his body, so using my first Soul Skill, Sleight of Hand, to steal from him will be troublesome."

Qin Qi's first Soul Skill, Sleight of Hand, could directly send the Formless Hand across space to a designated location.

But to touch a Soul Master, he had to break through the Soul Power protecting their body.

The gap in level between Qin Qi and Flender was far too great, so this move would not work well.

"If I don't use Sleight of Hand and directly use the Formless Hand, there's a risk of being discovered."

"Taking everything into consideration, revenge can't be rushed. I have to take it step by step."

Qin Qi changed his appearance and used Strangers at First Sight, then began scouting the surrounding area.

For the next three days, Qin Qi continued scouting. Only after confirming everything did he prepare to make his move.

"That old bastard Flender is stingy beyond belief. Money is his life."

"I'll steal your money first, then slowly play you to death."

Qin Qi normally did not steal money. On one hand, he was not short on money; on the other, if he truly needed something—

—he did not need to buy it. He could just steal it. Stealing money was completely unnecessary.

But now, he was going to make his move.

Qin Qi slipped into Flender's shop. Flender was not there today; he had returned to the village.

"No traps, no defenses. Honestly, if it's always like this, I feel like all my skills are going to waste."

Qin Qi infiltrated the place with ease and encountered no obstacles along the way.

He was somewhat speechless. There were so many methods in the Thieving Heaven Inheritance, yet he had nowhere to use them.

"Money, money, money. Where are you?"

Qin Qi searched the area and soon found something suspicious.

It was an ordinary-looking cabinet. Dust covered the area around it, but one corner of the cabinet looked very new.

"There's dust all around the cabinet, but not in this one spot."

"That means someone touches this place often. But why would they touch it?"

Qin Qi smiled. With Flender's money-grubbing personality, he probably counted his money every day.

This trace had most likely been left behind by Flender counting his money day after day.

"A hidden compartment for money. Now this is getting a little interesting."

Qin Qi tapped the corner of the cabinet, producing a hollow thud, thud, thud.

Just by listening, Qin Qi could tell there was something inside.

"Hand it over."

Qin Qi used the Formless Hand and directly stole the object from afar. It was a bag packed full of Gold Soul Coins.

Judging from the weight, there were at least several hundred Gold Soul Coins.

"Several hundred Gold Soul Coins? That stingy miser shouldn't have only this much."

Qin Qi began searching the surroundings. Before long, he found another spot.

The Formless Hand reached in, pulling out several hundred more Gold Soul Coins.

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows. How sly."

Qin Qi searched carefully once more and finally discovered another place where money had been hidden.

There were several hundred Gold Soul Coins inside as well. Altogether, there were more than a thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"That old bastard has so much money, yet he still cuts back on his students' meals. May you choke on every last coin."

Qin Qi could not help cursing. At the same time, he concluded that Flender definitely had more money elsewhere.

Tomorrow, he would have to search Shrek Academy and dig out all of Flender's savings.

"I took your things, so I should leave you something in return."

Qin Qi reached out and took out a letter. He had forged it, claiming that Flender was secretly communicating with the Star Luo Empire—

—and serving as a spy for the Star Luo Empire, investigating and assassinating Heaven Dou geniuses.

Heaven Dou and the Star Luo Empire had not yet gone to war openly, so their citizens could still travel between the two nations.

But that did not mean the two countries had no conflicts or precautions against one another.

Qin Qi found a concealed place to hide the letter. After finishing everything, he quietly left.

He left no trace behind in the shop.

The next day, Flender returned to his shop. The first thing he did was count his money.

"My little treasures, I'm back. Did you miss me?"

Flender smilingly opened his hidden compartment and reached inside.

But he grabbed nothing.

"Strange. Where's my money?"

The smile on Flender's face froze. His hand clawed around wildly, but it touched nothing.

"My money is gone!"

"Which damn thief stole my money?!"

Flender immediately gritted his teeth and roared, then hurried to inspect the other hiding places.

"Gone! It's all gone!"

"My precious money is all gone!"

Flender collapsed onto the floor, utterly despondent. The money he had painstakingly swindled and cheated out of others was all gone!

"Report this to the authorities. I have to report this to the authorities!"

Flender abruptly stood up and rushed at top speed to find the Suotuo City Law Enforcement Team.

He brought them to the shop and showed them the empty hidden compartments.

"Here! My money—my 1,532 Gold Soul Coins—has all been stolen!"

Flender wailed.

For some reason, a large crowd had suddenly gathered outside, watching the situation inside the shop with curiosity.

"Did you find any traces or unusual circumstances in the shop?"

The Law Enforcement Team searched the shop for suspicious traces while the Law Enforcement Captain questioned Flender.

"My money is gone! That's the biggest circumstance and trace!"

Flender said.

Was this guy an idiot? He had said it several times already. His money was gone—his money was gone!

And he was still asking questions? What was there to ask? Hurry up and help him find his money!

"..."

The Law Enforcement Captain looked at Flender as if he were an idiot.

I can help you search, but you have to give me clues. Otherwise, what am I supposed to do?

Grab a random person and tell them to hand over the money? Is that investigating a case? That's outright robbery!

"Sir from the Law Enforcement Team, what happened here?"

At that moment, someone in the crowd outside called out.

"This shop was burglarized, and a great deal of money was lost."

"You're all shop owners from nearby, right? You'd better check whether any money is missing from your own shops."

"And if you have any clues about the money stolen here, report them to me at any time."

The Law Enforcement Team looked at the crowd outside and spoke.

The crowd instantly panicked and immediately rushed back to check their shops. Only after confirming that everything was fine did they return.

"Sir from the Law Enforcement Team, nothing happened at our shops."

"That's right. Not even a single Copper Soul Coin is missing."

"Sir from the Law Enforcement Team, are you sure this man really lost money? Could he be trying to scam someone?"

That familiar voice spoke again, making the matter troublesome the moment it opened its mouth.

"Hmm."

The Law Enforcement Captain frowned and looked over the clutter in the room.

"Did you lose anything other than money?"

The Law Enforcement Captain asked.

"No. I only lost money—1,532 Gold Soul Coins."

"And who was shouting nonsense just now? Is Flender the kind of person who would scam others?"

"If you dare spout nonsense again, believe me, I'll make you regret it!"

Flender's heart skipped a beat. He had done plenty of swindling and cheating in his daily business.

But because of his strength as a Soul Saint, many people had not dared to speak out. This voice might very well belong to someone he had scammed.