Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation Chapter 1581 - 865: Fake Vendetta_2

Chen Siyu proved simple to convince; she rapidly gathered her stall and wheeled the cart off in a rush.

The old vendor from the adjacent stall appeared utterly confused, scratching his head: "The city inspectors haven't shown up, have they?"

Back at home, Chen Siyu remained rattled and fired off a message to the poster: "You dumb fraud! You fooled me, huh? You're in for it!"

Her retorts came out weak and futile.

The fraudster, with nothing better to do, fired back without delay: "You moron."

Chen Siyu: "Just you wait till I track you down!"

Fraudster: "Come on, catch me soon! I'm about to burst from excitement!"

Separated by the web, Chen Siyu felt powerless. She tapped on the guy's profile and spotted the bio: [The instant you hit my profile, you've lost already, buddy—you're the real rodent!]

Chen Siyu seethed with rage.

In the class chat, Xin Youling remarked: "How do such folks exist, bragging online after conning people?"

Wang Longlong eyed the innocent pretend class leader and stated flatly: "That's the real online world for you."

Xin Youling: "If somebody just bashes others randomly on the net, they'll get nabbed, won't they?"

Wang Longlong: "Xin Youling's not the eighth class leader, hey, come catch me."

Xin Youling gripped her phone tightly, challenging her skills like that!

'Wang Longlong, you!' Xin Youling added another entry to her list.

After his post, Wang Longlong regretted it: 'What an idiot I am—I just spilled my intentions!'

Yet, thanks to Chen Siyu's mishap, he stayed wrapped in worry, and nobody noticed.

Liu Chuandao @Chen Siyu: "Relax, I'll curse him out for you!"

Zhang Chi smirked: "I warned you, picking the wrong items was your mistake—if you'd heeded me and gone for stuff with a seven-day no-questions return, would this scam have happened?"

Dan Kaiquan: "What's that got to do with getting scammed?"

Zhang Chi: "Everything, obviously—if she places the order now, the delivery won't hit till post-New Year, so no scam in sight."

Dan Kaiquan had nothing to say.

Yu Wen: "Zhang Chi, spouting hindsight wisdom now, got anybody backing you up?"

Zhang Chi: "Sure I do."

Zhang Chi @the class's weakest Shang Caiwei: "Right?"

Shang Caiwei's device was handled by her brother Shang Zhengyu, who typed: "Talking about what?"

Zhang Chi's expression soured, yet he pushed on: "@Wrong, you actually bought into it?"

Zhang Chi @his close pal Duan Shigang: "Gangzi, correct me if I'm wrong?"

Duan Shigang, fresh off a 30,000-plus compensation payout from Shang Caiwei's sibling, responded: "Zhang Chi, we're not buddies."

The class erupted in chuckles soon after.

Zhang Chi stared at his screen, balling his hand into a fist with nails biting into skin: 'One day, I'll ditch this guard gig, climb to the top, and make you all crane your necks up at me!'

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Chen Siyu wailed to her sibling, then to Bai Yuxia, then to Jiang Ning, fully revealing her timid side.

Jiang Ning found it outrageous too—conning folks and then ridiculing them afterward.

He scanned the forum handle and bio, sensing a faint recognition, and declared: "I'll sort this out."

Chen Siyu lit up like she'd spotted a savior: "For real?"

Jiang Ning: "Absolutely."

Jiang Ning leaned over and snatched the car keys near Tongtong.

Tongtong shot him a sideways look: "What's that for?"

Jiang Ning: "Heading out to deal with a matter."

"Always dashing off, huh, Mr. Busybody!" she jabbed mockingly, with scarce moments together lately, and now this, plus an evening train ride ahead.

Jiang Ning: "I'll grab you some yummy treats on the way back."

Tongtong: "Hmph, that'll do, I suppose."

Jiang Ning hopped onto his sleek e-bike, zipping away like a bolt, linking up with the twins in just ten minutes.

The twins had masked their looks to dodge recognition.

The moment Jiang Ning appeared, they swarmed him, pelting questions: "Jiang Ning, you recognize him? Who's this guy?"

Jiang Ning invented an excuse: "Still got that 10-yuan note he handed you?"

Chen Siyu shook her head: "It vanished after we found it later."

She added: "We're just running a modest venture, cash is tight."

Chen Siqing: "You broke bum~"

Jiang Ning eyed her sister, and Chen Siyu flashed an awkward grin right away.

"Okay, guide me to your old stall spot." Jiang Ning directed.

Thus, he brought the twins along; they plotted the ideas while he executed, nailing the objective fast.

With New Year approaching, the walking street buzzed with holiday cheer, throngs milling around, vendors hawking spring couplets, red packets, tiny trinkets, sweets, munchies—whatever you desired.

Chen Siyu guided Jiang Ning to their former pitch, seeing it empty still, as the neighboring elder hollered: "Young lady, I held the spot for you—setting up today or what?"

Chen Siyu's money-making hopes crumbled; she muttered: "Not today."

"Got it!" the old man acknowledged.

Jiang Ning halted, sending his Divine Sense spreading like ripples; a monochrome realm unfolded, packed with messy but distinct tracks appearing in his awareness.

One track felt known, snagged by him, making it the sole glowing, ebony mark across the dull expanse.

'It's him, alright.'

This was Lai Tianyou, from Yu Zhou Fourth High's senior year, Class 6, the one who'd bested 'Dai Lebaji' in the virtual arena before.

Now he was messing with the twins once more.

'Got you.' Jiang Ning pivoted, only to find the sisters gone from his side.

Chen Siyu lingered by a close stall, beckoning him over.

Jiang Ning approached, spotting the elderly seller quarreling with a buyer, the twins watching the show gleefully.

Jiang Ning asked steadily: "Not hunting the con artist now?"

Chen Siyu blinked in surprise at first, then blurted goofily: "Nah, no point—with you here, my anger's gone!"

"Big whoop, I'll head home and whack my sister to let off steam!"

Chen Siqing: "I'll whack you instead!"

Silly as they were, they grasped that pinning down a person from digital hints in the flesh was near impossible—better to seize the fun time with Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning saw no point in debating with dimwits.

"Your rodent bait is phony, total phony!" The lady berated the elder.

The elder shot back firmly: "Five years I've peddled rat poison here, nobody's ever doubted me!"

Lady: "Well, doubt you I do! This poison of yours is useless—the more I lay it out, the more rats show up!"

The elder's whiskers bristled in fury.

Recalling the old man's favor in guarding the spot, Chen Siyu stepped up bravely: "That just proves it's potent! The rats' kin got wiped out, so now the whole clan emerges to search for loved ones, right?"

The lady hesitated.

Did that... kind of add up?

Jiang Ning swiftly tugged the twins clear.

Chen Siyu boasted: "Well played, eh? I'm a pro at arguing!"

Jiang Ning: "Yeah, yeah, sure!"

From there, the pair acted like Jiang Ning's revenge aid was forgotten, opting to stroll the street with him instead, even snagging some sugar-coated hawthorns to munch.

Jiang Ning felt no hurry—Lai Tianyou wasn't escaping, so he'd escort the twins to face him shortly.

Flanked by a twin each, Jiang Ning drew jealous stares from folks around, marveling at his fortune.

Pausing by a trinket stand, a humble plank wagon rolled near, a legless beggar clanging a metal bowl.

Jiang Ning's Divine Sense revealed the beggar faking his limp.

New Year season meant heavy footfall, drawing phony mendicants; at such times, regular people carried cash and tossed coins for fortune's sake.

Jiang Ning tuned out the racket to preserve the twins' browsing vibe.

But the sham beggar, ignored, thrust the bowl toward Chen Siyu, prodding for a contribution.

Spotting it, Jiang Ning yanked Chen Siyu back.

Only then did the duo clock the beggar below.

Jiang Ning fished out a hundred-yuan note and flung it into the bowl casually.

The fake beggar beamed with joy, rolling off promptly.

Onlookers gawked—a crisp hundred handed over so freely!

Chen Siyu fretted: "Jiang Ning, that's way too generous!"

Jiang Ning whispered so only they heard: "One, he's no real beggar."

Chen Siyu fumed harder: "That's rotten—why fork over that much then!"

Jiang Ning replied evenly: "I slipped him counterfeit cash; the second he spends it, cops will haul him in."