"Holy crap???"
"????????????"
"Such explosive news so early in the morning?"
"Oh dear, I just woke up because of what the announcement said."
"Le, stealing things at the supply station, that's brave too."
"He stole from an NPC; thinking about it, this guy is actually quite interesting."
"That Granny You is a ruthless person."
"Stealing is interesting? It's an eye-opener..."
"Don't treat this like an online game. We're all real people, okay? You can even praise a thief?"
"Stop laughing, everyone. Am I the only one who feels embarrassed? It's a license plate that starts with CNH..."
"Me too... I'm actually Chinese. How embarrassing for the whole server..."
"Could this be that guy who was doing reselling on the public chat yesterday?"
"@Xue Lunyu, is that you?"
"Fuck you, I hadn't even realized it until you said it."
"Personal behavior should not be generalized to the nation."
"You think we can just stop increasing the rankings? I see other players on foreign servers are grinning from ear to ear."
"@Xue Lunyu, is that you? Supply station, Chinese, it all matches up."
"Damn it, I told you he was a shady businessman!"
"Everyone, please don't rush to conclusions. There's no evidence yet. Don't wrong an innocent person."
"Yes, maybe it's just a coincidence... Anyway, let's wait and see, and not jump to conclusions."
"@Comrade Xue Lunyu, why don't you come out and say something?"
Waking up, Xi Xi rubbed her sleepy eyes, picked up her teacup and took a sip to moisten her slightly dry throat, then turned her gaze back to the wanted poster in the pinned announcement.
After a few days of absence, Grandma You's convenience store was robbed?
Xi Xi was speechless for a moment. If her memory served her right, when she first stepped into the convenience store in the waiting area, she immediately noticed the particularly conspicuous surveillance camera inside.
How stupid is this player to steal things under surveillance cameras?
Furthermore, the announcement was made about the license plate numbers of the vehicles involved. Could it be that this was a group crime, and there was more than one thief?
Xi Xi pondered to herself, staring at the license plate number CNH40J2601, which for some reason seemed somewhat familiar.
"Wow, I found a big one! Look at the license plate number of the car that was second on the mileage leaderboard before!"
"Holy crap, the last four digits are also 601."
"Ugh, this is terrifying to think about!"
"My God, the last two digits are exactly the same!"
"I knew this last four digits of the license plate looked familiar..."
"Damn it, doing such a petty theft, can't you at least change your license plate? It's so shameful."
"We can't be sure, can we? The middle four digits, including both numbers and letters, have too many possible combinations..."
“I think so too. It’s the same principle as blurring out the faces of wanted criminals; it’s easy to accidentally offend people who look alike.”
"I can't believe it. Second on the mileage leaderboard, why would someone so amazing become a thief..."
Now, Xi Xi remembered.
She recalled the family she had met on the road that day, and she had even made a point of noting down their license plate number, CNH40J2601!
Xi Xi was immediately filled with emotion. No wonder she disliked that family so much; they even resorted to petty theft, which proved that her initial judgment was correct.
After all, family education is also a part of character development.
However, this vast game map does not restrict the path to the destination; it not only has intricate, winding roads, but also the oasis waterway she is currently traveling on...
She can't even contact her own father, so how can she possibly find this wanted criminal like finding a needle in a haystack?
The difficulty is simply too great. It's no wonder the wanted notice's scope has been expanded to the entire server, and its duration extended to indefinitely.
Just as Xi Xi was pondering, Xue Lunyu, who had been the one being called out by the crowd, suddenly appeared.
Xue Lunyu (Ping): "It wasn't me, I didn't steal anything."
"I was so scared! Why didn't you say so sooner? I thought I'd given money to a thief yesterday..."
"Then why don't you take a picture of the license plate number and show it to everyone?"
"Yes, yes, take a picture of the license plate number!"
"Isn't this asking too much of anyone? What's the difference between this and a public execution?"
Why force someone to prove themselves?
"So what if we take a picture of the last digit of the license plate? He just happened to run into this kind of thing, he should at least prove his innocence, right?"
"Anyone can claim to be wronged, but take a picture of the last few digits of the license plate and see."
Xue Lunyu (Ping): "Let me say it again, it wasn't me. That's all."
...
As soon as Xue Lunyu uttered his words, the public chat instantly split into two factions, who then began arguing.
One group is the trusting party, firmly believing that since Xue Lunyu dared to step forward, he could not possibly be CNH40J2601;
The other side, the skeptics, believes that Xue Lunyu's reluctance to reveal his license plate number must be due to something he's hiding, since criminals generally don't admit to their crimes.
Xi Xi had doubts. Although her opinion was not so biased, she could not deny that as long as Xue Lunyu did not show the last digit of his license plate, he could not escape suspicion no matter what.
However, would someone really announce on the public chat during the day that they are at a supply depot, and then immediately carry out a theft plan at night? That would be far too blatant and defy the law.
Xi Xi felt something was off for some reason, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
The only good thing is that those who criticized her yesterday seem to have fallen silent.
The public's attention was easily diverted by the wanted poster. With the contrast of the lowest moral standards, no one brought up her as a "female celebrity" anymore.
Instead of putting the matter aside for now, Xi Xi took out a new CD that she had unpacked a few days ago.
The music on this CD leans towards rock. While nodding gently to the rhythm, Xi Xi prepared a simple breakfast for herself: a bowl of plain noodles.
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