But on closer thought, it was actually understandable.
Human nature was inherently evil.
Most people refrained from evil not because they were particularly noble or righteous, but simply because they could not bear the cost of being punished for it.
Once they knew they would not be punished for doing evil, anyone would turn into a villain in an instant.
The only difference was how far they would go.
For example, anyone who gained X-ray vision would definitely be unable to resist peeking at naked members of the opposite sex.
Likewise, anyone who gained invisibility would definitely be unable to resist committing similar crimes.
For the vast majority of people, Supernatural Power would only magnify the evil in their hearts.
Those superhero movies and shows about serving the country and its people.
Every last one of them.
They were all beautiful but false fantasies.
Not remotely realistic.
At half past midnight.
The Great Fortune Gold Shop on Jiangbei Street had already closed.
The shop was pitch-black inside.
In a rented room several hundred meters from the gold shop.
A thin, small-framed man deliberately changed into an exquisite set of women's clothing and put on a magical mask that could change his appearance at will, disguising himself as a beautiful young woman.
Once his disguise was complete.
He immediately climbed out the window and down a drainpipe, leaving his rented room.
He avoided the cameras to conceal his movements.
Then he headed straight for the Great Fortune Gold Shop.
He reached the back of the shop.
He snapped the security bars covering a vent in the outer wall.
Then he tucked himself in and squeezed inside.
Just as his skinny, monkeylike body was about to slip completely into the duct.
A powerful hand suddenly grabbed one of his feet, yanked