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.

on top of his head, even Jiang Ning wouldn’t have been able to tell that

playing with her phone,

on the table, her

and

noticed that Jiang Ning was viewing photos of

interested in this stuff, looking at it the entire time she was

trace of unusual color flashing in his eyes: “Young lady,

her head, her fair face looking a

warily and, withdrawing her mobile phone from the table, she nodded,

want

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

those three words, likely due to finding a kindred spirit, which made

not cater to his taste? Make the old gentleman happy,” He Mingxu watched the flicker 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 it’s

up, feigning

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

I’ll take

and just as Jiang Ning reached for her phone intending to pay, He Mingxu smiled and extended

face immediately

youthful visage, the smile deepened in

Jiang Ning

antique shop was at

antique shop was the Huanhuan Porcelain Shop, which had

which explained why the business was so

and happened to see through the glass door a woman around forty years

and said to Jiang Ning, “Young lady, come in and have

“Alright.”

cheerfully responded, her voice tinged with

and glanced

stepped into

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

strolled around casually, curiously looking

and asked, “So, do you like

to be a novice,

wasn’t surprised by Jiang Ning’s

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