Chapter 46
"Then there were 300,000 more interstellar coins in my account." Ying Zhao paused and continued. After hanging up the phone with the lawyer, she immediately went to find Jiang Zouwei. She was so immersed in working together that she almost forgot about this matter.
However, as soon as the work was finished, she felt very conflicted, but Ying Zhao still checked her account. Unexpectedly, there was no bombardment of messages as she expected. There was only one notification lying quietly in her notification bar, and this notification came from her wallet.
Ying Zhao thought there was a problem with the project he was responsible for, so he clicked in to check. Only then did he find that the amount was actually 300,000 interstellar coins.
"What! Three hundred thousand!" Yao Si was still changing his shoes at the door when he was stunned. He kept his mouth shut until he walked over. "And it's a windfall! Why don't I have such luck?"
Ying Zhao smiled and pulled Yao Si to sit next to him. He glanced at Wan Di and Jiang Zou Wei across from him and shook his head at Yao Si. "Hahahaha, how can this be a windfall? I was defrauded of 300,000 yuan before. I reported it to the police, but they kept saying they couldn't find the money. I had already given up hope, but then they suddenly came up with news saying the suspect had been found. This money must have been defrauded from me back then."
"So that's how it is." Yao Si calmed down a bit, but immediately became happy again. "But it's good to get the money back. I've seen many such cases before, and in the end, nothing was done, and the money was naturally lost."
Ying Zhao smiled and said nothing.
"There are so many scams nowadays that it's hard to guard against them. How can you be sure this isn't part of a scam?" Jiang Zouwei asked coldly as he sat aside.
She doesn't believe in any good thing that falls from the sky.
Yao Si had been optimistic, but after hearing what Jiang Zouwei said, she suddenly became worried. "Sister Zouwei, what you said makes sense. And why did it take so long for her to contact you? It's really strange when I think about it."
"Someone just clicked on the message before, and their account balance was cleared, and they were also burdened with a loan of millions of interstellar coins." Wan Di said silently.
Ying Zhao felt a little panicked when Jiang Zouwei opened his mouth, and his heart sank even more when Wan Di said that.
"Then...what should we do then?"
Ying Zhao spoke in a daze, his mind racing back to the previous scam, the lawyer's call, and the text message. The more he thought about it, the bigger the problem seemed...
"Even though the scammers are very sophisticated, we can still find clues. The Interstellar Network is likely to use virtual IP addresses to send messages and contact others, but it is not impossible to find them."
Wan Di said, waving at Ying Zhao, "Open your message interface. Let me take a look. If you'd like, tell me about how you were scammed before."
Before Ying Zhao's brain could fully digest the information, his body had already done what Wan Di had instructed. His hands opened the interface and his mouth began to speak automatically. The story was not long, and Ying Zhao's words were concise, and he finished it quickly.
"This liar is too despicable. He even said those mocking words at the end!" Yao Si frowned and said angrily. She usually hated evil, but now that it was her sister's business, she was furious.
"Damn it." Jiang Zouwei said coldly.
"From what you've said, this isn't the first time these two have done something like this. They're minors, but they're already well-versed in crime. They're probably not at the core of the criminal establishment, just the phishing operation—outsourced work, so to speak. Therefore, catching them isn't difficult, but catching the criminal gang behind them is much harder." Wan Di said, flipping through the relevant information on the message. Then, she pushed the interface back to Ying Zhao and said, "Don't worry, it's just a standard message. Those two guys must have been caught, so they've refunded your money."
After Wan Di said that, Ying Zhao finally felt relieved. "That's good. I was scared to death." But then he looked at Wan Di with some entanglement. "What do I need to do then? What about the money?"
On the way, Ying Zhao did think that this money was a "windfall" and was a little happy for a while. But now that he was back in the tree house and heard all this, Ying Zhao felt that this money was not a "windfall" at all, but clearly a hot potato!
"Hey, Sister Ying Zhao, what are you afraid of? If that guy dares to do anything, we sisters will beat him to a pulp! As for the money, it was originally yours. To be honest, that group of people took your money and hurt you so much at that time. It was a great favor that you didn't retaliate. Do you want to give this money away again?" Yao Si was the most excited and started talking incoherently as soon as he opened his mouth.
After hearing this, Ying Zhao nodded as if she had suddenly realized something. She smiled at Yao Si and said, "You're right... but..." Call her timid, but she was still worried that this money would become the beginning of some trouble.
"What do you think, Eveny?"
It would be reassuring to ask Wandi again.
Wandi nodded slightly. "Please keep the money safe. I also strengthened your account firewall during the inspection just now. If there are any other problems, you can come to me."
Ying Zhao smiled and nodded. Now she was completely relieved.
I had originally planned to have a rest day and sleep until I woke up naturally, but who would have thought that the next morning, Yao Si would come back to find Wan Di and bring back bad news.
Because the snakes were generous and capable, the tunnel was built very quickly. Women are naturally good at allocating resources, and they built the tunnel as quickly as possible, making sure every resource was used and not interfering with other things, ultimately saving a lot of money.
So, although the tunnel was almost finished, the gold deposit given by the Serpents as a deposit had not yet been mined. Wandi had promised that if the tunnel was completed, the remaining gold would belong to them personally, so everyone was working very hard.
Today everyone was preparing to go in as usual, but unexpectedly the gold mine disappeared, and even the snake hole on the land disappeared overnight.
The unfinished passage has been occupied by snakes.
"These snakes are so despicable! They stole everything and hid it away. How can they be so shameless!" Yao Si was so angry that he cursed.
Jiang Zouwei stood beside him with an expressionless face, but he continued to exude a chilling murderous aura, which seemed to be getting more and more intense.
"We made an agreement with the snake group before, but they went back on their word and have no sense of contract at all. In my opinion, we should just attack them and teach them a lesson!" Yao Si said as he couldn't wait to punch the air a few times.
At this time, Ying Zhao also hurried over and handed a leaf to Wan Di. She gasped for several breaths with lingering fear before speaking, "Just now, a snake suddenly jumped onto the windowsill and left this." The sudden appearance of that thing almost scared her to faint. She patted her chest for fear of delaying things, so she endured the fear and picked up the leaf for Wan Di.
Wandi listened, glancing out of the corner of her eye at the Star Devourer lying on the desk, then at the leaf in her hand. She recognized it as a plant unique to the rainforest. The snakes' purpose in sending it here was easy to guess.
"I'll go over there and take a look first." Wandi said as she stood up. She never liked to go to the point of killing everyone.
However… whether it was an enemy or an ally, she didn't mind teaching those who disobeyed her a lesson. And for those completely hopeless fools, she would be the first to rush over and destroy them without anyone's advice.
Evening went to the gold mine, not in the mountains, but in the rich rainforest. It was broad daylight, but the closer they got to the heart of the rainforest, the darker it became. The light faded imperceptibly, and the sounds gradually seemed to disappear.
With such tall plants and such diverse creatures, this rainforest should be full of vitality, but it is also filled with such strange silence.
Wandi didn't dare to let her guard down. She moved forward cautiously and accidentally stepped on a branch. The bent part broke with a crisp sound and Wandi's steps froze instantly.
It wasn't the branches, but the coiled anaconda before him! This anaconda was estimated to be over ten meters long and thicker than a person. I wondered if I could wrap my arms around it. Snakes are typically cold-blooded, but this giant python is said to have a warm body due to its rapid metabolism.
Such a terrifying behemoth doesn't need to make any moves, just lying there is enough to be intimidating.
Although terrifying, if you encounter an anaconda that's already well-fed, then by not provoking it or invading its territory, you might still have a chance of survival. However, Wanda's luck wasn't great, as the anaconda slowly began to move, its massive body rubbing against each other, producing a creepy sound that seemed to continue endlessly into the human ear.
It was too late to escape.
Running at this point would only pique the anaconda's interest. These massive creatures, while seemingly bulky, are not cumbersome but remarkably agile. They can swing effortlessly from tree to tree, leaving even monkeys unable to escape. They live in trees, so climbing to escape is a complete impossibility.
Going into the water? That's a dead end.
If there were companions, they could cooperate in the attack, but Wandi is alone now, so it is better not to act rashly.
Wandi lightened her breathing and, seeing the anaconda getting closer, she made a quick decision to lie down on the ground. She had carefully observed the ground and found it was quite flat, allowing her to lie down with her body as close to the ground as possible.
Although pythons are much larger than ordinary snakes, they still have not evolved the organs and abilities to chew.
The anaconda had already arrived in front of Andi. Andi felt as if the sky above his head was suddenly covered by darkness. Then the anaconda slowly swam around Andi, coming over from time to time to rub Andi's body or lick it.
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