Anti-fraud manual for the cultivation world

Chapter 112 I'm Here as an Undercover Agent

Although Li Gu was wearing makeup, Cai Xinzi recognized him at a glance.

Since Li Gu's clothes were indeed taken from the evidence room, and Cai Xinzi saw him take them with her own eyes, they naturally couldn't fool Cai Xinzi's eyes.

He was only slightly taken aback, then immediately winked at Li Gu, gave him a meaningful look, and then pretended not to know Li Gu at all.

Li Gu sighed inwardly: This guy is really shrewd.

The two entered the money exchange one after the other. Cai Xinzi was clearly a regular customer, and the money exchange manager immediately came out to greet her: "Oh, Chief Constable Cai, are you here to deposit or withdraw money? Come, come, have a seat inside."

It seems this guy is qualified to enter the VIP room of the money exchange.

Li Gu, being new, wasn't qualified to enter and could only go directly to the lobby counter. The two low-level sales thugs who had brought him there had already served their purpose and left. He was then greeted by a sweet-looking young woman dressed like a noblewoman, dignified and elegant, who smiled and said, "Young hero, would you like to deposit or withdraw money?"

Li Gu: "This is my first time here, to deposit money."

"Oh! First time here?" The young girl immediately began explaining the procedures of the money exchange. Li Gu listened for a while and finally understood. Here, once a certain amount of money was deposited, the Black Knife Sect would issue a deposit slip. This deposit slip was actually a talisman made with a special forbidden spell of the Black Knife Sect. There were words written on it, but ordinary people couldn't see them. Members of the Black Knife Sect could break the forbidden spell and see the words written on the talisman.

To prevent others from robbing the deposit slip, customers need to put their fingerprint on the deposit slip when depositing money, and when withdrawing money, they need to put their fingerprint on another talisman from the Black Knife Sect on the spot in order to break the curse on the deposit slip.

The safety measures are pretty good!

Feeling that this was a reliable place, Li Gu took out three high-grade spirit stones: "This is my first time here, and I don't have much pocket money with me. Let me deposit these three high-grade spirit stones first. If it's really safe and reliable, I'll deposit more later."

The female shopkeeper glanced at the three high-grade spirit stones. Goodness! That's 30,000 low-grade spirit stones—a considerable sum. And this young master actually said it was just pocket money? A big customer, a big customer indeed!

Quickly issue a deposit slip to Li Gu and have him put his fingerprint on it.

Just as she was processing these procedures, Li Gu asked with a smile, "I haven't been in Jiangzhou City for long. Are there any auctions or similar places here that specialize in selling high-end magic artifacts, array plates, and spiritual herbs? I don't care about the low-end stuff, so please don't bother introducing it."

The young woman looked up and smiled as she served, "Yes, young hero! Our bank holds an auction in the back hall of every even-numbered month on the fifteenth. However, entry requires verification of funds; the minimum is ten high-grade spirit stones. Of course, you'll have no problem with that, young hero. Just by looking at your face, I can tell you're an exceptional person, and your family must be incredibly wealthy."

Li Gu thought to himself: Ten coins are needed to enter the market? Damn it, I only have three. I need to deal with several more batches of low- to mid-range goods.

Just then—

Two people emerged from the inner room of the money exchange. The one in front was a man who appeared to be about thirty-four years old, with regular features and a seemingly upright demeanor. The one behind him was a woman in yellow, with a cold and aloof air, yet she forced a friendly smile; this was Cang Jin.

The man in front of her said smugly, "What do you think, Miss Cang? This is where I usually work. Not only is my cultivation of inner power quite rapid, but I've also been good at writing and calculating since I was a child, and I'm excellent at bookkeeping. After joining the Black Blade Sect, I've thrived even more—"

Cang Jin forced a smile, but his expression was a little stiff. He sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, after these two hours of getting to know each other, I feel that we are not a good match."

The man's smug expression froze instantly: "What exactly is wrong with me? I hold an important position in the Black Blade Sect, and I'm on friendly terms with many high-ranking people in Jiangzhou City. I'm not bad-looking either, so what is it about me that you don't like?"

Cang Jin sighed softly: "It's not about these things. How should I put it? It's a kind of emotional distance. I can't quite put my finger on it."

The man fell to the ground with a "thud," lol.

It was a huge scene of being dumped, and it happened right in the front lobby of his workplace. Countless colleagues secretly witnessed it, and the man felt completely awed, wanting nothing more than to bang his head against a pillar.

As a man, Li Gu couldn't bear to look at the scene, so he quickly stepped forward, helped the man up, and half-dragged him to the side, taking him into a lounge. He even thoughtfully closed the door for him, letting him cry alone inside for a while longer.

Turning around, he saw Cang Jin looking at him with curious eyes.

Li Gu thought to himself: I've put on makeup, she probably won't recognize me, right?

Just as he thought of this, Cang Jin asked curiously, "What are you doing here?"

Li Gu: "!!!"

Huh? How did you recognize me?

Li Gu quickly stepped forward, getting closer, and whispered, "Shh! I'm not myself now."

Cang Jin suddenly realized and lowered his voice, saying, "Disguised, to solve a case?"

Li Gu had no choice but to admit it: "Yes! I deposited money in this money exchange, preparing to enter the exchange's auction."

Cang Jin nodded: "I understand. Is there some notorious thief who might be lurking at the auction?"

Having told one lie, Li Gu had to cover it up with a series of lies. He could only say, "Yes, yes! I received intelligence that a big swindler might appear at the Black Knife Money House auction soon, so I came here to infiltrate and see if I could catch him."

"I see," Cang Jin said. "Then good luck—"

She was about to turn and walk away when the young woman at the counter said to Li Gu, "Young hero, your deposit slip is ready."

"Alright, three high-grade spirit stones. Please verify the contents and press your fingerprint. We will then seal this deposit slip with a forbidden spell. Also, regarding the auction you asked about, let me confirm again: it's on the 15th of even-numbered months. Entry requires verification of funds; a minimum of ten high-grade spirit stones is needed. If you wish to participate in the auction, please deposit another seven high-grade spirit stones into our bank before the next auction."

Li Gu nodded: "Okay, okay!"

After pressing his fingerprint, he turned and walked out of the money shop, but to his surprise, Cang Jin was waiting for him outside. When he came out, Cang Jin immediately gave him a wink and turned into the alley.

Li Gu followed him into the alley, and Cang Jin quickly asked, "I overheard you say that you only have three high-grade spirit stones, but you need ten to infiltrate the auction. You're still seven short. Can you get that kind of money from the government?"

Li Gu smiled awkwardly: "Maybe it can be found out, I don't know—this is a case I investigated privately, and I didn't report it to the authorities."

Cang Jin nodded: "You're going to investigate privately? You definitely won't be able to get the money that way. How about this, I haven't properly thanked you for helping me expose the swindler Yu Song last time, so today it's my turn to help you."

She reached into her sleeve and pulled out a handful of high-grade spirit stones. There was nothing to put them in, so she just held them loosely in her hand and handed them to Li Gu: "Take these and use them to solve the case."