Even After My Death

Chapter 17: Chapter 16 Capture the Second Criminal Chapter 17: Chapter 16 Capture the Second Criminal While Zhang Lang was still cluelessly bewildered, Jiang Ning hung up the phone, staring intently at the man approaching from the opposite street.

She had just casually glanced up when, what a coincidence it was!

The man was identical to the picture provided by the System!

And as soon as Jiang Ning spotted him, the mental System also chimed in simultaneously: [Congratulations, Host, you have found the mission target He Mingxu.]

[He Mingxu, mastermind of a 2003 break-in and robbery.]

[Reward for capturing him within 3 hours: 10 days of life value.]

Jiang Ning’s eyes deepened.

The reward had increased this time.

Naturally, Jiang Ning didn’t simply attribute it to a sudden act of generosity from the System.

Having played video games for a while, she knew that the more difficult the NPC’s task, the greater the reward—and she assumed the System’s tasks operated similarly.

Understanding the reasoning, Jiang Ning’s face did not betray any fear, but rather a hint of excitement.

She slowly put down her chopsticks, watching quietly as the man walked towards her.

He Mingxu was forty-six years old. The 2003 robbery had earned him a great haul, and from then on, He Mingxu had ‘washed his hands of the past,’ he’d bought houses, cars, and shops in Capital City.

Now he had a curio shop on Happiness Road, leading a comfortable life.

“Old Wang, a bowl of lamb noodles,” He Mingxu called out as he arrived at the breakfast shop, to the owner who was busy inside.

The breakfast shop owner was obviously very familiar with He Mingxu, looked up with a laugh, “Alright, older brother, haven’t seen you in several days.”

“Been out of town for a few days,” He Mingxu chatted idly with the owner, while scanning for an empty spot in the shop.

It was the breakfast shop’s peak period, and there were hardly any seats left.

As fate would have it, He Mingxu ended up sitting right opposite Jiang Ning.

Seeing Jiang Ning glance at him, He Mingxu even gave her a friendly smile.

He Mingxu, over forty but well-dressed in a dark striped shirt with black suit trousers, stood over six feet tall, clean-shaven, with the air of a mature man.

it wasn’t for the malice value of eighty-five that was sitting on top of his head, even Jiang Ning wouldn’t have been

ate slowly while playing with her

phone was on the table, her fingers swiping

and there was no

Mingxu inadvertently looked up and noticed that Jiang Ning was viewing photos

seemed quite interested in this stuff, looking at

of unusual color flashing in

Ning raised her head, her

at He Mingxu warily and, withdrawing her mobile phone from

didn’t want to chat

and even have a curio shop nearby. But having worked so many years, it’s rare to see someone

the moment he mentioned those three words, likely due to finding a kindred spirit, which made her wariness towards him dissipate substantially: “My

the flicker of interest in Jiang Ning’s eyes and whispered, “Are you interested? You can

Ning looked up,

big fish about to bite, “Of course. Every item in my shop

Ning: “Then alright, I’ll take a look

He Mingxu smiled and extended his hand to cover her phone screen, paying for their meals and saying that this breakfast

face immediately showed an

the smile deepened in He Mingxu’s

Jiang Ning

shop was at the very

Jiang Ning suddenly realized that next to his antique shop was the Huanhuan Porcelain Shop,

not very good, which explained why the business

happened to see through the glass door a woman around forty

Mingxu opened the door, turned back with a smile, and said to Jiang Ning, “Young lady, come in and have a look, see if there’s

“Alright.”

her

was startled and

Ning stepped into

interior was decorated in an old-fashioned manner, but the shelves were packed with a variety of

Ning strolled around casually, curiously looking

behind her and

Ning pretended to be a novice, “There’s too much

Mingxu wasn’t surprised

only nineteen or twenty years old, it would be odd if she