104: A group of people faked the Xianfeng Imperial Treasure!

Chen Kai silently stared at the rearview mirror. He noticed that after a short while, a woman wearing a mask and red-soled black high heels leaned against the rear window of the audi a6 and knocked on the glass.

She stuck her head in to say a few words to the person inside before getting in and slowly driving away.

Seeing this, Chen Kai felt the gas card in his pocket.

Going to a designated gas station to exchange it for 50,000 in cash was definitely unrealistic; it would be too easy for someone to trace it back to him.

If he listed it on Idle Fish, he would have to sell it at a discount. He might only get 30,000 for the 50,000 card, which felt like a bit of a loss.

Since he had a car now and monthly fuel costs were a major expense, using this card for gas meant he wouldn't have to spend a cent on fuel for several years.

Having decided to keep the gas card for himself, he simply started his car and drove toward his Rental House... Meanwhile, in the back seat of the audi a6, a man wearing sunglasses muttered to himself.

"Does he not want to handle this matter?"

"He said he already put the card in the restroom. Are you sure it wasn't there?"

"I'm sure, President Wang."

The woman driving in the front seat took off her mask and spoke with a firm gaze.

"Heh... so he just doesn't want to do it? But there's no need to fool me like this."

"Could it be... someone else snatched it? It's not impossible... Forget it, let's go back. We'll act as if we don't know. Even if someone took it, there's nothing I can do. It's not worth looking for trouble over 50,000 yuan."

"Ask him for another 50,000 yuan gas card. It must be handed directly to you."

"Understood, President Wang."

...On the other side, Chen Kai drove back to his Rental House. After parking in the spot downstairs and heading up, he discovered several unread messages on his phone.

[Tang Yunshu: Brother, what do you think of this outfit?]

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Chen Kai zoomed in on the image and was momentarily stunned. Why was it so conservative? It didn't seem like Tang Yunshu's usual style at all.

The long white dress only revealed her calves; everywhere else was tightly covered. It looked more like a formal gown than a simple dress.

"Why are you wearing so much? The weather is so hot, aren't you afraid of heatstroke? You know I prefer things a bit more... breezy."

[Tang Yunshu: You're terrible~ What are you thinking? I mean, if I wear this to go back to your hometown with you, will your parents like it?]

Chen Kai was taken aback. When did he say she was coming back with him?

"I guess that works. Are you sure you want to come with me?"

[I've already requested time off. It's not like I *have* to go with you, but... well, I'm afraid a certain someone will be forgetful and leave behind the things I bought, so I'm coming along in the car specifically to supervise you.]

"Then why not supervise via video? You can just remind me when the time comes, right?"

[No, I'll only feel at ease if I'm there to supervise in person.]

Chen Kai felt helpless, but thinking about it, taking her back wasn't a bad idea.

It would give his parents some peace of mind. Let the old couple stop worrying.

They say children find their own happiness, but at their age, how could the old couple not worry about him being single?

"Alright, we'll leave the day after tomorrow. We'll probably be back for a few days."

Chen Kai thought it over and could only agree to take her back.

[Should we take my car? Or should I take the high-speed rail with Brother?]

"Let's take my car. It's bigger and can hold more stuff."

[Yay! Then~ then I'll reluctantly sit in your passenger seat to supervise you on the way back.]

He smiled faintly. After strongly requesting that she change into something cooler and take another photo, he lay on his bed scrolling through TikTok.

Time quickly reached midnight. He refreshed his intel on time to see what today's information would be.

[Ding!]

[Today's Intel Refresh: Before 3:00 PM today, go to the Abandoned Steel Plant in the Old District of Jiangnan City. Record a video of the cross-regional antique forgery gang casting counterfeit xianfeng treasure coins. Submit it to Hat Uncle. Hat Uncle will move in to make arrests and seize all counterfeit coins that haven't been sold yet. You will receive a 30,000 yuan reward.]

Chen Kai was slightly stunned. Wasn't this xianfeng treasure coin gang the same one from whom he had previously picked up a 50,000 yuan leak by selling their fakes to the Da Sanjiang shop?

They were actually a cross-regional criminal gang?

He frowned. Tomorrow's operation would carry a certain amount of risk.

He decided to go on his little electric donkey. If he was discovered, he could just ride away; it could hit 140 mph and was incredibly fast.

He thought about it and found a phone mount at home to ensure the video recording would be foolproof.

He set an alarm and fell into a deep sleep... At noon the next day, Chen Kai opened his bleary eyes and sat on the edge of the bed to light a cigarette.

The intel the system provided yesterday had made the location very clear, so he wouldn't get lost.

He had specifically searched for a satellite map of the Abandoned Steel Plant. It was impossible for them to be casting the counterfeit coins outside.

The real problem was how to sneak in without them noticing.

"Forget it, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it."

He put on a mask in advance, went downstairs, and rode his Electric Scooter toward the Abandoned Steel Plant.

In less than an hour, Chen Kai stopped before a muddy path. There were two large iron gates in front of the Abandoned Steel Plant, with a gap in the middle just wide enough for a person to pass through.

Peering through the gap, the place looked desolate and overgrown with weeds. There wasn't a single visible trace of human presence.

However, he could just barely make out three sets of muddy footprints on the path and some freshly crushed beer cans. The people should be inside.

Chen Kai turned his scooter around and hid it behind the gate. He set the power to performance mode—the kind that goes from zero to a hundred in three seconds.

He confirmed the key was still in the ignition and the battery was fully charged.

He deliberately didn't put the kickstand down, leaning the Electric Scooter against the wall so he could jump on and ride away instantly.

Only then, with a heavy sense of stealth, did he open his phone to start recording and tiptoed through the gap in the iron gate.

Suddenly, he heard the voices of several people talking inside the building.

"Big Brother! I think this batch of xianfeng treasure coins is perfect. Once we finish this batch of forgeries, we can just keep selling xianfeng treasure coins. These are worth so much more than the yuan shikai silver dollars we used to fake, and they're not easy to spot."

Dammit, making a single fifty-cent coin got a bounty put on us by the cops. Making xianfeng treasure coins is much safer!"

"Mm, that makes sense. The yuan shikai silver dollars we made before had flaws and were easily spotted. I didn't expect Old Third's xianfeng treasure coin mold to be this good. The first finished product was stunning."

"When you went to the antique street to offload the goods last time, are you sure no one noticed?"

"Guaranteed, Big Brother. That shop had a 'tenfold compensation for fakes' sign, and even they didn't see through it. Other shops definitely won't either."

"That's good. If we could sell the first one even with our lack of experience, we won't have to worry about this batch."

"Last time, the damn thing fell into the river before the deal could happen. We lost a chance to verify if people could really tell if these goods were fake."

"Let's just distribute them all in batches. When the time comes, us Brothers will be rich. This batch can sell for at least two million."

Hearing the voices, Chen Kai couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.

They used to forge yuan shikai silver dollars?