Chapter 113
“Are we there yet? This place is so remote and far away!” A voice complained impatiently from the passenger seat of the black SUV speeding along the winding mountain road.
The young man driving responded coldly, shutting down the complaint. “If you don’t want to go, you can get out now.”
The driver wore a simple white crew-neck t-shirt and jeans, with a dark gray hoodie over top. His short, sharp hair stood up distinctly like the quills of an agitated hedgehog. His thick black eyebrows gave him a somewhat defiant look, and his eyes were exceptionally bright and spirited, giving the first impression that he was not someone to be trifled with.
The complainer quickly shrank back, but still grumbled. “I was just saying, Shi Cheng. Why are you taking it so seriously? Besides, I’m just worried we’re all being tricked…”
As he continued, he grew more self-righteous. “The place they gave is so remote and far that even GPS can’t find it. We’ve already spent three days just traveling here. Who knows if that person was just making things up to deceive us? Maybe their plan was to delay us for a few days and then run off with our money. The reward we offered wasn’t cheap… I invested half a year’s allowance in this!”
The speaker appeared to be in his mid-twenties, wearing a black coat with a two-finger wide platinum necklace. On his left wrist was a silver watch, and on his right a pure gold bracelet. Three of his ten fingers wore rings. From head to toe, he exuded an aura of someone who grew up swimming in money.
“You’re overthinking it, Xue Hao. Our transaction was on the Extraordinary Forum’s trading board, and we specifically requested official notarization from the forum,” Ji Nian spoke up from the back seat, coming to the rescue. “Although we’re all anonymous on the forum, it’s widely accepted that the people behind the Extraordinary Forum know our true identities. Everyone can guess that powerful extraordinaries are behind the forum. Surely no one would be foolish enough to try to scam us with false information when the forum officials are involved?”
Ji Heng immediately agreed with his sister. “Exactly! Scamming us for money is a minor issue, but affecting the credibility of the Extraordinary Forum is a major problem. The forum would definitely investigate.”
Thinking of the forum points they had to give up to request official notarization, Ji Heng couldn’t help but grimace, looking pained.