118: Brother Tongzi, you make money from everything!

[Today's Intelligence (Level 2): There is a package near Streetlight No. 131 on Lile Road. The package contains 48,500 yuan in cash.]

[Note: This money is the savings and borrowed funds of an elderly man named Cheng Nonghan. This time, it is to pay for his wife's medical expenses at the hospital.]

"Huh?"

Seeing today's intelligence, Ye Su opened his mouth in a daze.

"Brother System, why are you making money off of everything now?"

"That is money for someone's spouse's medical treatment!"

Looking at the intelligence content and then checking the time, Ye Su sighed helplessly, but still chose to get up and change his clothes.

"Seriously, every single day."

After putting on his shoes, Ye Su muttered to himself as he opened the door, then drove to Lile Road.

"Streetlight No. 131, right?"

Based on the streetlight number and after confirming the direction, Ye Su pretended to be strolling aimlessly, following the streetlights until he arrived near Streetlight No. 131.

"Here it is."

After scanning his surroundings, Ye Su discovered a familiar glint of light emanating from the green belt.

There were surveillance cameras everywhere. To prevent the police from investigating the footage later and discovering his strange behavior in the middle of the night, Ye Su had to pretend he needed a rest and sat down on the edge of the green belt.

He took out his phone and pretended to swipe through it, then unconsciously twisted his neck, taking the opportunity to glance into the green belt beside him. Ye Su then saw a square little package wrapped in a black plastic bag.

"I guess the old gentleman was sitting here resting and accidentally dropped it."

Right under the surveillance camera overhead, Ye Su opened the plastic bag and found that it indeed contained a large stack of neatly folded, mismatched new and old Renminbi notes.

"Huh, there's also a bank passbook."

Ye Su took out the passbook; the account holder section indeed had the name Cheng Nonghan written on it, and there was also a note tucked inside.

"May 6th - Xu Liangmin - 1,500 yuan... May 7th - Zhao Yonggan - 800 yuan..."

Judging by the content, this must be a note Cheng Nonghan used to keep track of how much money he had borrowed from others.

With the passbook and the loan note, it saved Ye Su from potential disputes.

To be safe, Ye Su turned the plastic bag over and flashed it toward the surveillance camera in the distance a few times to prove that he had only picked up this much money.

Ye Su had absolutely no intention of keeping the old man's medical money for himself.

He came out in the middle of the night to pick up the money also because he considered that Cheng Nonghan's wife was still lying in the hospital, and if he discovered the money was lost, he would definitely be extremely anxious.

Picking up the money early and taking it to the police station would allow the police to help contact the old man and return the money as soon as possible.

However, even when doing a good deed, one must protect oneself.

To prevent running into an elderly person who might try to extort him, claiming that he had stolen a portion of the money inside.

Besides relying on the passbook and the loan note to prove roughly how much money was inside, Ye Su also used the surveillance footage as a record so that even if Cheng Nonghan wanted to extort him, he wouldn't be able to.

"Wait!"

Just as Ye Su was about to put the money back into the plastic bag, someone nearby suddenly shouted, giving Ye Su a huge fright.

"What do you want?"

Being startled in the middle of the night naturally put Ye Su in a bad mood. While putting the money back, he stared coldly at the person who had walked up to him.

"Did you pick up some money?!"

The person who arrived was a man in his thirties, about 1.7 meters tall, lean and dark-skinned.

"Yes, what about it?"

Upon hearing this, the man's eyes immediately lit up: "That money is mine! I lost it!"

"You lost it?" Ye Su narrowed his eyes slightly: "What is your name?"

"My name is Deng Zhishang!" The man glared viciously at Ye Su: "Why are you asking me my name? Are you not planning to return the money to me? I'm telling you, if you don't return it to me, I'm calling the police!"

"Deng Zhishang, right?" Ignoring his threat, Ye Su took out the passbook again, exposing the surname: "The person who lost the items has the surname Cheng, and they use a bank passbook. It's obviously an elderly person. Do you think this could be the money you lost?"

"Uh..."

Deng Zhishang didn't expect that just a second ago he was still posturing and acting, and the next second his lie would be exposed. His face immediately showed some embarrassment.

However, he had sharp eyes earlier and saw that what was shaking in Ye Su's bag was at least tens of thousands.

It was a windfall, and now that he couldn't get a bite of it, how could he be willing to let it go?

"Brother."

In the blink of an eye, Deng Zhishang put on a smiling face, sat down next to Ye Su, and even tried to intimately put an arm around his shoulder.

Seeing this, Ye Su quickly stood up and kept a distance from Deng Zhishang: "What are you doing?"

Although it was past midnight, there were still a few pedestrians on the road. By now, they had all been attracted by Deng Zhishang's shout and Ye Su's defensive posture, stopping to watch from a distance. Some even took out their phones to discreetly record a video of the scene.

Deng Zhishang's hand missed, so he had to awkwardly withdraw it. Seeing that passersby had already noticed them, he had to smile apologetically and wave at Ye Su: "Sit down first, let's talk things over slowly."

"Not interested. If you have something to say, say it like this."

Ye Su had no interest in dealing with Deng Zhishang. He wanted to turn around and leave, but was afraid this person might launch a sneak attack while his back was turned, so he had to stay and handle a few words.

Seeing Ye Su's reaction, Deng Zhishang had to lower his voice to avoid attracting more attention:

"Brother, it's luck that you found the money, but it's also luck that I saw it. If you don't share some with me, that's not really reasonable, right?

I'm not asking for much. There's at least tens of thousands in that bag of yours. I only want ten thousand. That should be fair, right?"

Ye Su knew that this guy was up to no good.

Fortunately, he had made the trip. If this guy had picked up the money, even if Cheng Nonghan could get the money back, he would at least have been extorted for a 'thank you fee'.

"What fair or unfair? I never intended to keep this money. Didn't you see me specifically facing the camera just to show how much money was inside?

The evidence of me picking up the money has already been recorded. I'm taking the money to the police station right now. If you don't believe me, you can call the police, or you can come with me to the police station, but you'll have to drive yourself. I'm not interested in taking you along."

Saying this, Ye Su walked away quickly while paying attention to the movement behind him.

Sure enough, Deng Zhishang didn't believe for a second that Ye Su was going to take the money to the police station.

Seeing Ye Su leave after dropping a few words, he thought Ye Su was guilty, so he immediately followed: "Think it through, I'm going to call the police!"

Listening to Deng Zhishang's bluster, Ye Su felt relieved, knowing that he only dared to talk big and wouldn't dare to actually lay a hand on anyone.

Letting Deng Zhishang follow behind, Ye Su walked for a dozen meters and then pulled out his car key and pressed it.

Beep—

Beep—

The sound of the car unlocking made Deng Zhishang notice the Audi Ye Su was driving.

Damn it!

No wonder he said he was going to turn the money over to the police station. It turns out he's rich himself and looks down on that bag of money!

Even if you're rich, don't block my way to making money! Give that bag of money to me!

After unlocking the car, Ye Su got in, closed the door, and stepped on the gas to leave in one smooth motion, leaving Deng Zhishang with nothing but exhaust fumes.

Watching the taillights of Ye Su's car as he drove away coolly, Deng Zhishang felt annoyed, but he didn't dare to actually call the police.

If the other guy really turned the money over to the police station later, and then mentioned that he had wanted a cut of the money, then he really wouldn't have gotten any money, and would have brought trouble upon himself!