126: Chapter 126 The Cleaner Appears

"What's with the hesitation? Wherever there's a case, you'll find me. Open the door, hurry up!"

Qin Mo was momentarily speechless; this guy really was a case fanatic!

He had even traveled all the way from Yanjing to Sea City just to investigate a case...

Qin Mo quickly freshened up and opened the door.

Ye was standing at the doorway, suitcase in hand...

Qin Mo's eyes widened in shock.

"What are you doing? You don't plan on staying here long-term, do you?"

Ye glanced at Qin Mo nonchalantly.

"If you think we can figure out what kind of organization 'Smile' is in a single day, then I suppose I wouldn't need to move in."

Qin Mo was immediately struck with a wave of exasperation.

Those who knew you would think you're here to investigate, but those who didn't would think you're here on vacation...

Qin Mo said with annoyance, "Fine, come in! I'll get a room ready for you."

As he spoke, Qin Mo stepped aside, and Ye, showing no hesitation, picked up his suitcase and walked inside.

"Wow, wow, wow! My Lord Ye has come to help his little wife again!"

"Lord Ye has become even more handsome after not seeing him for a few days!"

"Where did these fangirls come from? Kick them out of the Streamer's room! Why are you trying to force two straight men together? If you can't have them, you'll destroy them, is that it?"

"Damn it, when will I ever have that many people liking me? Why is it that the Streamer uses its family tree as bait and its ancestors bless it so much, while I worship my ancestors every day, and they don't even know how to bless me?"

"To the person above, is it possible... that your ancestors aren't doing well down there either?"

"Damn... so poverty is hereditary, huh?"

The two had just walked into the courtyard when they happened to run into Qin Shaojie, who was about to head out.

"Big Brother, who is this?"

Qin Shaojie pointed at Ye, looking a bit confused.

Qin Mo said with annoyance, "A case-solving maniac here for a free meal and a place to stay. Don't worry about him."

"Huh?"

Qin Shaojie looked at Ye with surprise; the handsome young man before him didn't look like what Qin Mo described at all...

He then said seriously, "By the way, Big Brother, Cheng Xiaoguang called!"

"Oh? That quickly?"

Qin Mo was a bit surprised. Could they have already found the Cleaner in just one day?

"Cheng Xiaoguang said the Cleaner contacted his father, and the transaction time is set for three o'clock this afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Qin Mo checked his watch; it was ten o'clock in the morning, so there was still plenty of time.

"Let's go! We're heading over now."

The two nodded. Ye simply tossed his suitcase in the courtyard without even going to his room—truly a case-solving maniac...

Qin Mo wasn't quite sure what would happen on this trip, so he didn't bring too many people.

It was just Ye, Qin Shaojie, and himself—three people in total.

The three of them drove for three hours in Qin Shaojie's mercedes-benz g-class and finally arrived near Cheng Xiaoguang's rental unit.

Although Qin Mo had given him one million, they hadn't moved yet due to the time crunch and were still living in this dilapidated rental unit.

By the time the three arrived, Cheng Xiaoguang and his father had been waiting for them for a long time.

To Qin Mo's surprise, his father, the Old Gambler, had cleaned himself up at some point and put on new clothes. He no longer looked as decadent as he did when Qin Mo first met him.

He looked like a completely new person.

"Brother Mo! You're here!"

Cheng Xiaoguang greeted Qin Mo with a smile on his face.

"Yeah."

Qin Mo nodded and then asked impatiently:

"What did the Cleaner tell you? When is the meeting scheduled?"

Everyone turned their gaze toward the Old Gambler upon hearing this.

The Old Gambler thought for a moment and said, "Around nine o'clock this morning, he told me to place the luminous pearl under the bridge on the east side of the Sea City Cross-Sea Bridge, with the specific time set for three o'clock in the afternoon."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately frowned.

Does this mean the person called the Cleaner doesn't intend to meet the Old Gambler?

Why is that? Could the Cleaner know that he has been exposed?

Qin Mo lowered his head to think for a moment, then looked at the Old Gambler and said seriously, "The Cross-Sea Bridge is only about a kilometer or two from here, so there's plenty of time. But do you know why the Cleaner chose this place?"

"This..."

"I'm also very curious. This has never happened before; we always met at one place, so I'm quite surprised too."

Everyone was confused upon hearing this and had no idea what the Cleaner was up to.

After thinking about it for a long time without coming to any conclusion, Qin Mo said helplessly, "Forget it, let's go stake out the area near the Cross-Sea Bridge! Let's see if we can catch this person."

"Because there's a good chance that a huge criminal organization is behind this person."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded with serious expressions.

Afterward, the group piled into the mercedes-benz g-class and headed toward the Cross-Sea Bridge.

On the way, Qin Mo kept his head down, deep in thought. He couldn't figure out what the Cleaner's true purpose was.

And what was the significance of the existence of the organization known as "Smile"?

...

Soon, the car arrived at the east side of the Cross-Sea Bridge.

The sky was clear, and couples were strolling near the bridge, while the breeze from the sea occasionally blew waves onto the shore.

If they were just here for leisure, it would surely be a wonderful place, but they all had a purpose.

Without lingering, the group arrived at the destination mentioned by the Cleaner.

"It should be right here!"

The Old Gambler scanned the area and said in a deep voice.

The group exchanged glances, placed the luminous pearl under a rock as the Cleaner had requested, and then wandered around the vicinity, pretending to be passersby.

The group only had one goal in doing this: to catch him!

Time ticked by second by second, and the group waited from three o'clock in the afternoon until eight o'clock in the evening.

The once bustling area had mostly cleared out, leaving only a few couples in the nearby bushes doing some indescribable things...

Having waited for so long, everyone was exhausted.

"Big Brother, will this Cleaner actually come?"

Qin Shaojie asked, his face full of fatigue.

After waiting for so long, he felt that his mind and body had suffered an extreme blow...

Qin Mo shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

From the moment they placed the luminous pearl on the ground, they hadn't left for a single second. It had already been five hours, and it was dark, yet no one had appeared.

If it weren't for the fact that the Old Gambler's story sounded so real, Qin Mo would have suspected that he was lying...

"He's here!"

Just then, Ye, who was off to the side, suddenly spoke up.

Qin Mo's eyes narrowed, and he subconsciously looked under the bridge.

He saw a man whose face was obscured, sneaking toward the location where the luminous pearl had been placed.

"Finally! I was about to die of boredom!"

Qin Shaojie, standing nearby, said, his face full of excitement.

The group exchanged glances and slowly followed him.

At this moment, the man hadn't noticed that he was being followed and was slowly walking toward the luminous pearl.