“I’m probably… under the big tree at the corner outside the Population Census Office.”
Right after sending, the other side went silent.
A few minutes later, an expensive black car approached from across the street and suddenly stopped in front of him.
Bo Ting blinked in confusion, then looked up to see Mr. Xu opening the car door. His eyes lit up instantly.
“Mr. Xu, how did you get here?”
He was a bit surprised.
Xu Qinglai chuckled lightly from the back seat.
“I was just passing by and figured you’d be here, so I messaged to check.”
“Get in.”
Too excited to ask more, Bo Ting clutched the property deed and boarded. After friendly greeting Uncle Sun the driver through the shark head, he happily spoke.
“What a coincidence.”
“I just finished the deed and was about to hail a cab.”
“Didn’t expect such luck.”
The young man’s voice carried a hint of elation.
As he turned his head, the afternoon sun warmed his neck, casting a cute halo of light. It made Xu Qinglai glance extra.
Snapping back, he shifted his gaze and asked:
“Hailing a cab?”
“Were you heading somewhere?”
Bo Ting seemed very busy from yesterday to today.
He forcibly redirected his curiosity there.
Bo Ting had no idea what Mr. Xu was thinking. At that moment, he nodded a bit embarrassedly.
After all, his own assets were nothing compared to Mr. Xu’s.
Still, he leaned in and whispered, “I’m planning to go to the bank and ask about property insurance.”
“A new sum of money just came in, and I’m a little worried leaving it like this.”
The breathing from the words in his ear was deliberately lowered.
Xu Qinglai lifted his eyelids and saw Bo Ting’s serious and cautious expression.
Was it that Little Blue again?
A flicker of doubt rose in his mind, but at that moment, he didn’t voice it. Instead, he pondered and said, “You should go to an insurance company for that.”
“The one in central Mengjia City is right next to the bank. I’ll have Uncle Sun drive us over.”
“That would be perfect.”
Bo Ting let out a sigh of relief, then cleared his throat lightly and explained, “I have a bunch of terms I don’t understand. I might need Mr. Xu to help me look them over later.”
“No need to stand on ceremony.”
Xu Qinglai nodded without refusing.
Uncle Sun, the driver, overheard their conversation and knowingly turned the corner, crossing the central ring road to drop them off at the insurance company ahead, where he pulled up.
“We’re here, Mr. Xu, Mr. Bo.”
Bo Ting looked up and saw the towering building in front of him. He immediately gained a sense of the company’s strength.
Yeah, with a place like this, I can insure with peace of mind, right?
As Bo Ting thought this, he saw Mr. Xu turn to him.
“I just contacted the insurance manager. We can head straight up.”
Huh?
Like that?
“Will it be too much trouble?”
Bo Ting was a little surprised. He’d thought they’d start with a teller.
Xu Qinglai shook his head.
“No trouble at all.”
“Let’s go.”
In the car, Xu Qinglai had assumed Bo Ting’s new deposit was still connected to that potted flower.
However, when Bo Ting pulled out his bank card upstairs, he paused slightly, his gaze growing much more inscrutable.
【Copper Splitter】?
Why was there information about the 【Copper Splitter】 on this bank card?
He gave the empty card a thoughtful look.
At this point, he more or less understood.
Bo Ting was buying insurance to prevent the 【Copper Splitter】 from taking the money back?
It was well-known that the 【Copper Splitter】, with its money-eroding nature, wouldn’t let go of any sum it sent out. Once it discovered the money was gone, it would surely track it down.
His thoughts gradually cleared. Xu Qinglai glanced at the focused Bo Ting beside him and narrowed his eyes slightly.
So, going up against the 【Copper Splitter】—was it really an accident, or had Bo Ting… done it on purpose?
Bo Ting listened as the insurance manager went over each item one by one. He completely failed to notice Mr. Xu’s gaze.
By the time he finished listening in a daze, his brain had short-circuited.
But no worries—he still had Mr. Xu. Bo Ting quietly nudged Mr. Xu.
“Mr. Xu, what do you think?”
Xu Qinglai, having listened while multitasking, now fully understood. Considering Bo Ting’s needs, he nodded slightly.
“It’s fine.”
“Then that’s the one!”
Bo Ting exhaled and directly selected the policy the manager had just described.
Unexpectedly, buying property insurance was even more troublesome than replacing an ID or transferring a deed.
Fortunately, Mr. Xu was there to vet it for him.
Bo Ting waited attentively. A few minutes later, the insurance company staff completed the policy.
“This policy takes effect three days from now.”
“These three days are the waiting period. Please be sure to take care.”
The staff emphasized.
Bo Ting’s expression turned serious as well.
“A waiting period, got it.”
He would monitor his phone twenty-four hours a day. At the slightest sign of trouble, he would… call the police!
Right.
With that in mind, Bo Ting instinctively checked his phone again.
Mm.
Seemed fine for now?
…
Meanwhile, in Lena City:
After issuing its “divine oracle,” a few hours passed before the 【Copper Splitter】 finally received internal news from 【Rebirth of Fire】.
Mu Feng was currently in Room 【1901】 at West View Paradise in Mengjia City.
According to the location data, he hadn’t gone out for the past few days.
The 【Copper Splitter】 stood up, originally intending to send a follower.
But recalling the ability over there to transfer its money and sever its perception.
After cursing viciously in its heart a few times, it had no choice but to split off a copper figure.
The illusory copper figure nodded to the original body before diving into the bank account.
After repeated jumps, it finally located the bank in Mengjia City.
The 【Copper Splitter】 reasoned that the one who transferred its money must have deposited it in a Mengjia City bank.
If it had been in Lena City, it would have sensed it.
The illusory copper figure merged into the database.
A few minutes later, just as Bo Ting sat back in the car, he suddenly felt something off.
Hm?
Why was his phone vibrating?
He pulled out his phone, and upon opening it, he jumped in fright.
The antivirus software was popping up warnings like crazy, indicating someone was attacking his phone.
The main affected area was the mobile banking app!
What to do?
It was Bo Ting’s first time facing such an attack, and he panicked.
He clicked the antivirus in what seemed like calm but was actually flustered movements. Watching the system spinner turn a couple of rounds.
The red danger tone slowly shifted to green after circle after circle. Bo Ting let out a slight breath of relief.
Antivirus successful?
The illusory copper figure, which had quickly located the specific account and was preparing to transfer the money out?
It had been detected?
The copper figure remained expressionless and continued exploiting vulnerabilities.
The car had just started moving when Bo Ting’s phone vibrated again!
He clicked the antivirus with a blank expression, then gripped his phone and turned to Mr. Xu beside him.
“Please just drop me off at the flower market up ahead, Mr. Xu.”
He needed to buy the flowerpot and soil Miss Du wanted first.
Xu Qinglai nodded and glanced at his phone.
“Your phone seems to be vibrating. Do you need to handle it?”
“No need. It’ll stop in a bit.”
No sooner had Bo Ting spoken than the antivirus succeeded again.
The phone stayed quiet for half an hour, then relentlessly started harassing again.
Bo Ting sighed. Seeing the virus take longer and longer to kill each time, he had no choice but to ask in the group chat.
【Taiping Luxury Garden】 chat group:
“Family, is anyone good with networks?”
“My phone seems to be under attack.”
He screenshot the virus-riddled page and sent it.
Bo Ting wasn’t too hopeful.
After all, this hacker attacking his phone to steal money seemed pretty advanced.
Probably no one in the neighborhood group could help, right?
He had just thought that when.
Upstart Bro, who was idle and bored, suddenly said, “I know a bit.”
“I used to surf the net all day and picked up various skills. If Little Bo doesn’t mind, let me give it a try.”
Bo Ting was a bit surprised. He hadn’t expected the wealthy Upstart Bro to have such skills.
“But I’m still in the car and haven’t returned to the neighborhood.”
Could it be operated like this?
Upstart Bro thought for a moment:
“How about this.”
“Do as I say.”
“I’ll send you a link. Download it, open your account, and it’ll have a protective wall.”
Bo Ting was skeptical but trusted the neighborhood resident enough to click the link and download.
A few minutes later, after clicking “Protect” in the software.
He noticed… huh?
The account really wasn’t getting hit by the virus anymore?
So magical?
Bo Ting was utterly shocked.
He hadn’t expected Upstart Bro to be so reliable. Suddenly, the guy’s avatar looked taller.
“Bro, how’d you do it?”
Upstart Bro: …
“Cough, just something I researched painstakingly—a protective software.”
“No big deal.”
Upstart Bro sat in front of his screen, half his body melting into the computer as he tussled with the illusory copper figure in the virtual network.
Keeping the copper figure too busy to steal from Bo Ting.
Dissatisfied with moving half his body, Upstart Bro fully merged into the computer.
Now he felt refreshed.
It was rare for the 【Copper Splitter】 to fail to reclaim money for so long.
This was the second time!
It had even sent an illusory clone.
Yet there was still no news?
The 【Copper Splitter】’s completely rigid face twisted unpleasantly. Just then, it suddenly sensed its illusory copper figure under attack and glared balefully.
Meanwhile, in the car: After waiting a few minutes, Bo Ting received a private message from Upstart Bro.
“It’s like this, Little Bo.”
“I battled that network hacker for hundreds of rounds.”
“Their fighting spirit was intense, and they even glared at you with curses.”
“Pretty filthy ones.”
“I think it’s necessary to drop some harsh words to intimidate them.”
Bo Ting: …
Was that how it was?
But glaring curses at him?
No, he couldn’t tolerate that!
Bo Ting’s expression turned serious as he approved Upstart Bro’s suggestion.
“Go ahead and drop the harsh words.”
“Got it.”
“I’ll code a curse right now.”
Upstart Bro was eager, feeling good about getting Bo Ting’s approval.
The next second, as the 【Copper Splitter】 poured more into its illusory copper figure, a few big characters came flying at it.
It looked over gravely.
Amid the money-desire corrosion, it saw words that nearly made it spit blood.
“Go steal poop, you.”
【Copper Splitter】: …?!
