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.

even Jiang Ning wouldn’t have been

playing with her

her fingers swiping across it

very bright, and there was no privacy

noticed that Jiang Ning was viewing photos of

this stuff, looking at it the entire time she

gaze landed on the younger girl opposite him, a trace of unusual color flashing in his eyes: “Young lady, you’re interested

addressed, Jiang Ning raised her head, her

and, withdrawing her

clearly didn’t want to

spoke amicably, “I work in this line and even have a curio shop nearby. But having worked so many years, it’s rare to see someone your age who also likes

three words, likely due to finding a kindred spirit, which made her wariness towards him dissipate substantially:

of interest in Jiang Ning’s eyes and whispered, “Are you interested? You can come take a look at my shop. Just recently, we got a new batch of good items, I guarantee

up, feigning

course. Every item in my shop

Ning: “Then alright, I’ll take a look at your

almost done eating and just as Jiang Ning reached for her phone intending to pay, He Mingxu smiled and extended his hand to cover her phone screen, paying for their meals and saying that this

face immediately showed

her youthful visage, the smile deepened in

Jiang Ning to his

antique shop was at the very end of Happiness

suddenly realized that next to his antique shop was the Huanhuan Porcelain Shop, which had commented on her Douyin

was not very good, which

glanced inside and happened to see through the glass door a woman around forty years old, intently

with a smile, and said to Jiang Ning, “Young lady, come in and have a look, see if there’s anything you

“Alright.”

responded, her voice tinged with

startled and glanced

stepped into the

in an old-fashioned manner, but the shelves were packed with a variety

strolled around casually,

Mingxu followed behind her and asked,

Ning pretended to be a

Mingxu wasn’t surprised by Jiang Ning’s

years