Douluo Continent: Narration Modified, Everyone Goes Crazy!

Chapter 69 Dou Ni Wan? Just kidding!

How can there be such stupid people in this world?

If I didn't cheat them out of their money, I'd be betraying my professional ethics!

Without a shred of guilt, Dou Niwan swaggered away with the millions of gold soul coins he had swindled. This amount of money was enough for him to find a place, change his identity, and squander until he died. He only regretted that he would never be able to come to Tiandou City again.

Dou Niwan left in a very open and aboveboard manner, without the slightest panic of absconding with the money. It was as if he had just conducted a perfectly normal business transaction. He even had the leisure to wave to people who recognized him, indicating that he would return next month with the money he had earned to repay everyone.

A month later.

Everyone who invested in Tiandou City spent the past month in excited anticipation, waiting for Dou Ni Wan to arrive. Unfortunately, he did not appear. After Tang San and Master Yu reassured them that something might have happened to delay the plan, the people began to feel uneasy.

"Teacher, it's been a week already, why hasn't Mr. Dou returned yet?"

Tang San was somewhat worried when he saw that Mr. Dou had not appeared for so long after the agreed time and said to Master Yu.

"Mistress, you and I both know about this investment plan. Normally, it shouldn't have been more than a week since it arrived."

Although Master Yu really wanted to speak up for Mr. Dou, he was also somewhat flustered in this situation.

If it really is a scam, then it should have continued for a few more rounds to make more money before stopping!

"Master, don't forget that we also invested five million gold soul coins."

Tang San's reminder jolted Yu Da Shi awake from his fantasy that Mr. Dou might be a few days late in returning.

"Hey, is it possible that when Mr. Dou was dividing the money, he was hinting that we should run away?"

After Yu Da Shi's deep voice came out, Tang San's heart skipped a beat, because he also thought of this possibility. If that was the case, it would be no wonder that Mr. Dou had that expression when he left, and that hesitant way of trying to slip them money when he saw them.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Even if it were true, Tang San decided he was unwilling to acknowledge the possibility. After all, wouldn't this stupid behavior of giving money back to the other party when they were about to run away prove that Master Yu and he were both idiots?

"If it really is a scam, then why didn't he wait a few more installments to let the amount grow? What would a nobleman like him care about such a small sum?"

Before he could finish speaking, Master Yu shuddered.

"What if he wasn't a nobleman? What if he was just an ordinary conman who felt he had enough money to live comfortably for the rest of his life and didn't want to increase the risk of being discovered, so he ran away early?"

Seemingly recalling the possibility mentioned by Master Yu, Tang San recalled the way Mr. Dou usually interacted with them.

He had absolutely no airs of nobility and was approachable. If one were to call him a nobleman, it would only mean that this nobleman was extremely well-mannered, just like His Highness Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who had no flaws. But if one were to look at him from the perspective of the possibility of him being a conman, then the situation would be completely different.

He doesn't act like an aristocrat because he's not an aristocrat at all. Those aristocratic etiquettes are just ordinary aristocratic etiquette. He's approachable because he wants to share joy with the people. In reality, he feels that pretending to be an aristocrat all the time is too tiring and carries the risk of being exposed. It's better to interact with everyone as a slightly more special aristocrat.

Besides, what nobleman would pick them up from some obscure corner and take them home? And entrust them with such an important task? The probability of that is even lower than the probability that Mr. Dou is a nobleman with an eccentric temper!

Recalling the various flaws in Mr. Dou's life during that time, Tang San and Master Yu also began to panic.

"Perhaps we should look on the bright side?"

Tang San tentatively spoke to his teacher.

"But he really hasn't come back yet, more than a week overdue?"

"What if something happens?"

"Even if something really happens, those people can still fool us this week, but what about next week? Whether something happens to them or not, something is going to happen to us."

Tang San shuddered, seemingly imagining himself and Master Yu being torn apart by the angry mob.

Although neither the master nor the apprentice explicitly stated it, they had both unconsciously begun to consider Mr. Dou as a fraudster.

"We can't really be that stupid, or that unlucky, can we?"

Tang San's face was almost frozen, but he still managed to force an awkward smile in an attempt to ease the tension between them.

"Mr. Dou of the Star Luo Empire, Mr. Dou, Mr. Dou? Dou Ni Wan, Dou Ni Wan, are you kidding me?"

Master Yu kept repeating Mr. Dou's real name to himself, trying to match it with the names of those nobles from various places in his memory to figure something out, but in the end he realized something was wrong.

"Isn't 'Mr. Dou' and 'Dou Ni Wan' just a homophone for 'just kidding'? What serious person would choose such a name!"

"Oh no! We're doomed! This Dou Niwan is using an alias! No wonder he never mentions it in public, only calling me Mr. Dou! I thought it was some strange aristocratic etiquette. Mistress, I think we're doomed!"

After figuring it out, Master Yu said to Tang San, his expression a mixture of a smile and a grimace.

They initially thought the plan was absolutely real, but now it seems that the other party originally wanted to share the spoils with them, but they ended up rejecting it.

The duck that was almost in their grasp has already grown wings and flown away. That's just too stupid!

"That means we really did return the five million gold soul coins we swindled!"

Clearly, Tang San's focus was not on that at all. What pained him was not that they had been deceived, but that he had given away what was in his hands.

"Hey, let's hurry up and pack our things, put on a disguise, and leave before nightfall!"

"Alright, Master, let's get ready to run! That damned swindler Dou dared to cheat even us business partners! He's asking for death! If I ever see him again, I'll make sure he's dead!"

Tang San gritted his teeth and uttered harsh words; his fierce appearance would make even a dog shake its head.

He has always considered himself superior, yet he has been deceived by a conman for so long. How can he accept this?

He thought he would be able to live a good life after returning to Tiandou City, but he never expected that he would be back to being hated by everyone again so soon. He could say he hated that swindler to death.

What? You're asking what about the people who were scammed? What does that have to do with Tang San? The one who cheated them out of their money was the swindler. Tang San and Master Yu were just helping out; they were victims too. So why didn't they stay and explain? Why should they explain? Would the scammed people even listen? Besides, why would Tang San need to explain anything he's done in his life?

(End of this chapter)