40: Chapter 40 The Queen's Memories

"What's the rush? I haven't finished yet..." Looking at Qin Mo, who wore his fear of death on his face, Li Ming said speechlessly.

"What? Don't tell me you can give me one?"

"How is that possible! Although we will be using firearms, rest assured, they are non-lethal. You don't need to worry; we will use a type of ink to replace the bullets. If you get hit, you're out. Understand?"

"That's fine then!"

Qin Mo breathed a sigh of relief. After all, bullets have no eyes! He had just started to make some progress; he couldn't die in a drill! That would be too pathetic...

"Hahahaha..."

"The Streamer's survival instinct is very strong!"

"Regardless of anything else, I just want to ask... can you take me with you? The gems and such aren't important; what's important is that I want to experience it too."

"To the person above, I could hear your abacus clicking all the way from the ocean..."

"Looking forward to it, looking forward to it. I wonder what the Streamer is going to do; just thinking about it makes me a little excited!"

"To the person above? What kind of excitement? You little hater!"

"I look forward to your performance." Li Ming gave a mysterious smile, then turned and left.

At this moment, Qin Mo looked at the location marked on the map in his hand.

Yan Family Mansion.

Then he smiled slightly, Ten million, here I come!

Qin Mo looked at the livestream room and smiled, "My beauties and bros, the Streamer is slipping away!"

"How bold! You brat, how dare you!"

"No, don't go..."

After closing the livestream, Qin Mo took Murong Lanlan straight to the mall. Before long, Qin Mo had bought his equipment.

A tall white Hat, a monocle, a white suit, a white cape, and a foldable glider.

"Why are you buying these things?"

Murong Lanlan looked at Qin Mo's outfit strangely. You have to admit, he looked quite handsome...

Qin Mo smiled mysteriously, "You'll know when the time comes."

"Damn! That's too arrogant!"

Inside a mansion, a woman around twenty years old was wearing a capable sportswear outfit that accentuated her curvaceous figure. A look of anger appeared on the woman's cold face.

The young girl's name was Yan Ruyu, and she was the owner of the gem.

On the table lay a letter.

"From the twilight scales to the fierce scorpion, the clock without a second hand strikes the 12th character, descending upon the bright Yan Family Mansion to claim the queens memory." — Phantom Thief Magician Qin Mo.

That's right, the name of this gem was the queens memory, and the person who sent this letter was none other than Qin Mo.

"Miss, this Qin Mo is too arrogant!" A middle-aged man who looked like a butler spoke up.

"Indeed arrogant! However, if he can really take away this the queens memory, then what does it matter if I give it to him!" Yan Ruyu said in a flat tone. But in her beautiful eyes, a trace of disdain appeared.

Just then, several Hat officers walked in. The leader was Li Ming, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

"I heard Qin Mo sent a letter?" Yan Ruyu handed the letter on the table to Li Ming, "See for yourself!"

Li Ming scanned it roughly and immediately smiled. Interesting, it hasn't even started yet, and he's already making a riddle?

"Do you know what this means?" Li Ming then looked at Yan Ruyu. Yan Ruyu pondered for a moment and shook her head helplessly.

"From the twilight scales to the fierce scorpion?" The twilight scales? Li Ming fell into deep thought.

"Could it be constellations?" Yan Ruyu suddenly said. Everyone was stunned for a moment, then thought about it carefully.

"It seems it really is!" Li Ming said with great joy. "From the twilight scales to the fierce scorpion, doesn't the twilight scales mean the last day of Libra, October 23rd, and the fierce scorpion refers to the first day of Scorpio, which is the beginning, October 24th?"

"And does twilight mean between 6 o'clock on October 23rd and 12 o'clock midnight on October 24th?"

"Very likely," Yan Ruyu said affirmatively.

"If the twilight scales and the fierce scorpion tell us 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock, then the clock without a second hand striking the 12th character must tell us the specific time."

Li Ming thought for a moment and said, "I think we only need to solve the first answer. It's just 30 hours; we'll take turns guarding it. No matter when he comes, it will be useless."

A Hat officer suddenly said happily, "Good idea! But... I think we can arrange for people to monitor him. If he disappears, we can get the news immediately. Wouldn't that make it easier to defend?"

Li Ming said sternly, "No! This drill must be as close to reality as possible. We cannot arrange anyone, and we cannot even watch his livestream."

"Wouldn't that be very passive?" A Hat officer said helplessly.

Li Ming sighed. If such a thing really happened in reality, would a criminal tell you their location so you could monitor them?

"I think we should still solve the second part; that would be safer," Yan Ruyu said flatly.

"What do you think, could the clock without a second hand striking the 12th character mean the 12th letter in English, which is L, meaning three o'clock?" At this moment, the middle-aged butler who had been silent spoke up.

Yan Ruyu was stunned for a moment, then showed an expression of sudden realization. "Uncle Fu, you are so smart!"

"No, no, having been influenced by you, Miss, I've just gained more knowledge."

"If it represents 3 o'clock, is it 3 o'clock in the afternoon or 3 o'clock at night?" Li Ming asked doubtfully.

Yan Ruyu gave Li Ming a look of disdain. "Are you stupid? Didn't the letter say? The bright Yan Family Mansion, it must only be bright during the day!"

"So that means... it's 3 o'clock in the afternoon on October 24th?"

"That's right! It must be!" Yan Ruyu said confidently.

"Qin Mo will definitely come to steal the gem at 3 o'clock in the afternoon on October 24th. Everyone, pay extra attention at this time. Otherwise, it will be a great shame not only for my Yan Family Group but also for you Hat officers!" Once these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present became serious.

Murong Manor, inside Qin Mo's room. At this moment, Murong Lanlan was lying on the table in Qin Mo's room, bored.

"Qin Mo, what does what you wrote in this letter actually mean? I've been looking at it for a long time and still can't figure it out."

Qin Mo looked at Murong Lanlan speechlessly. "Aren't you a top student? You can't even understand the riddle I wrote? How stupid!"

"Hmph, you're the stupid one!" Immediately, Murong Lanlan grabbed one of Qin Mo's arms and pulled it into her embrace. "Oh... Qin Mo~ just tell me..."

"You..." Feeling the softness on his arm, Qin Mo's eyes widened.

Seeing that Qin Mo didn't speak, Murong Lanlan became anxious. "Qin Mo~ just tell me... as long as you tell me, I'll give you a reward."

"What kind of reward?" Qin Mo asked curiously.

Murong Lanlan blushed and whispered, "I'll let you see my black silk stockings..."

"It's a deal!"

???

Murong Lanlan's eyes widened. Did you agree that fast??? What about the method I prepared later?

Qin Mo lecherously looked at Murong Lanlan from head to toe. Just kidding, hesitating for even a second would be a sign of disrespect to the black silk stockings, and besides... such beautiful legs... they must look great with them on... hehe...