Su Wu knew that Erpi's target this time was a big corrupt official with tens of millions in assets.
When they were in prison together in their past life, Erpi had told him about this in great detail.
After seeing the photo of that corrupt official in a newspaper, Erpi intuitively felt that he was a major corrupt official.
Then he started collecting information about this guy and obtained his multiple residential addresses.
The process was rather heartbreaking; he seduced the other man's wife.
According to Erpi, after his investigation, this corrupt official was incredibly cunning, with multiple slush funds.
He only managed to touch two at the time.
One is a high-end residential community where they usually live, and they have a nanny at home.
The other place is an old residential area that is usually used as a warehouse and no one lives there.
At the time, he felt that upscale residential areas were definitely more valuable, so he set them as his primary target.
For this big deal, he went from being a conman to a thief.
Of course, in order to successfully complete this difficult task, he spent another two months getting the nanny on board.
He said the nanny was very beautiful and the two had genuine feelings for each other.
That's why he had the idea of pulling off one big heist and then retiring from crime to live a peaceful life.
Of course, this was all wishful thinking on Erpi's part at the time.
The truth is that the nanny was actually a scout.
They're much more professional than him; they did all the work they were supposed to do, and even things they weren't supposed to do.
She usually serves the lady of the house, and every few days she also has to serve the master of the house. It's very hard work.
He endured hardship and bided his time for more than half a year before finally meeting his destined partner.
This is all because this upscale residential area has one unique feature: outsiders simply cannot get in.
All strangers entering and leaving the community must register with their ID cards, not to mention vehicles.
In his previous life, Erpi said that the gold bars, cash, jewelry and other valuables they looted from this corrupt official's mansion were worth more than 10 million, including more than 5 million in cash.
It's easy to imagine that one person couldn't possibly carry all that stuff out.
The specific details don't need to be elaborated, but in short, the usually clever but foolish man fell into the nanny's trap.
Finally, he was caught on the highway while driving the corrupt official's car, while the nanny and her gang had already escaped.
As for the stolen goods, they were all switched; the cash and gold were taken away, leaving him with a pile of jewelry and bankbooks.
Erpi once said that such a big embezzler would not normally dare to make his name known, but who knew his wife was such a shrew.
The nanny used a clever trick, and the furious woman called the police.
As a result, Erpi and Datan were both imprisoned, becoming a pair of unfortunate brothers.
Looking back now, Su Wu felt somewhat wronged for Erpi, which made him have even more awe for women.
But what really bothered Su Wu was a news story that happened before he went to prison.
A year later, news reports indicated that a water pipe in an old residential building had burst due to long-term vacancy, causing severe flooding.
Since none of the surrounding residents knew whose house it was, they had to break down the door. What they found was cash, amounting to more than 20 million yuan.
Later, when he was in prison and talked about this, Erpi almost committed suicide on the spot.
He said that the neighborhood was one of the hidden treasures he had painstakingly found out about.
Looking back now, if Erpi had directly trapped the nest, how could he have gotten in?
Perhaps, as he said today, he has truly suffered retribution.
However, now that they've met in this life, Su Wu is determined to save Erpi.
Moreover, someone as eloquent as Erpi would definitely be a great help to his career.
More importantly, this guy has some wild ways of doing things; if he were to do business legitimately, he would definitely be a master.
As for how to save them, talking about it is definitely not enough.
Su Wu felt that the key to the problem lay with the greedy wife.
In his judgment, this lady certainly didn't know about the affair between the corrupt official and the nanny.
That would allow us to make a big deal out of it.
Su Wu was always a man of action; action trumped everything.
Following the nannies' work schedule, Su Wu waited at around 10 a.m. on the only road leading from Yujingyuan to the nearby vegetable market.
Around 10:30, he saw several women walking over, chatting and laughing.
"Xiaoli, what are you planning to buy today? You're so pretty and young, why are you working as a nanny?"
"Sister Liu, what can a country girl like me do if I don't become a nanny? Today, Madam wants braised pork..."
As several women strolled along the tree-lined path chatting, Su Wu quickly snapped a photo from the bushes.
His target was Xiaoli.
The nanny was indeed beautiful, perfectly matching Erpi's description.
After Su Wu finished filming the face, he did not leave immediately but went to the vegetable market.
He felt that if Xiaoli had accomplices, they should meet and contact her, especially since the operation was imminent.
There must be accomplices waiting for her near Yujingyuan; that's the kind of quality a criminal gang should have.
Su Wu strolled into the market and soon spotted Xiao Li selling meat.
He noticed something was wrong after just one glance.
Based on his experience from his previous life, he could tell at a glance from their lip movements that the two were definitely not talking about vegetable prices.
Su Wu did not go forward. He waited until Xiao Li left without any other abnormalities before walking to the butcher shop.
"Brother, how much is the pork belly today?"
"8 yuan per jin (500g)".
"Hey, judging from your accent, you're not from around here. Where are you from, bro?"
"Hehe, I'm from Beihe, I can't learn the Tianjin dialect."
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