F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

Chapter 99 Mother's Worries... It's Time for Another Frenzied Spending.

Chen Yifan looked at the phone number in his hand, a confident smile curving his lips.

He dialed Mu Wanqing's number.

The call was connected almost instantly.

"Feed?"

Mu Wanqing's voice was wary, as if she was alert to any schemes on the other end of the phone.

"It's me, Chen Yifan."

"Nonsense, of course I know it's you."

Mu Wanqing's tone was stiff.

Chen Yifan ignored her emotions and got straight to the point.

"You haven't forgotten our contract, have you?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Mu Wanqing wanted to forget.

However, they are bound by the Abyss Contract.

It cannot be denied.

"explain."

Her voice turned cold.

"What do you need me to do?"

"I need a channel that is absolutely confidential."

"Process a batch of materials and exchange them for what I need; it needs to be done quickly."

"Also, I need a list."

"Complete information on all top-tier array masters, enchanters, and private militias in Jiangcheng and even the entire Jiangzhou Province."

"Price quotes, reputation, and past controversies—the more detailed the better."

"As for the last one, it's also the most important."

Chen Yifan's tone suddenly became serious.

"Use the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce's intelligence network to investigate 'Hundred Faces'."

"I want everything about him: his past, his abilities, his relationships, and... all possible hiding places."

On the other end of the phone, the sound of breathing completely disappeared.

The first two requests are minor.

But the third request stirred up a storm in Mu Wanqing's mind.

A hundred faces!

That wanted poster from the Dragon Kingdom lists a legendary assassin whose danger level even surpasses that of "Shadow Fiend"!

That madman!

Killing the Shadow Demon wasn't enough; they even had to provoke the Hundred Forms?!

Do you even know what you're saying?

After a long while, Mu Wanqing's voice rang out again, filled with uncontrollable horror.

"You'll die if you mess with him! Your whole family will..."

"This is not your concern."

Chen Yifan interrupted her directly.

"Tell me, is it possible or not?"

His voice was calm, yet it carried the cold shackles of a soul contract.

Mu Wanqing knew she had no choice.

"...It can be done."

She practically spat out those three words through gritted teeth.

"Send me the materials list. Intelligence takes time."

"how long?"

"Three days."

"Two days."

After Chen Yifan finished speaking, he hung up the phone immediately.

……

Half an hour later, the taxi drove into the Heavenly Cloud Court.

Chen Yifan bids farewell to Wang Fugui and Lin Xiaoyu.

When he pushed open the door of his villa, he was greeted by a frozen, deathly silence.

The living room was brightly lit, but it couldn't dispel the heavy, oppressive atmosphere.

The mother, Wang Shufen, sat on the sofa in a daze.

Her hair was disheveled and her eyes were red.

On the tablet in front of me, news about "Chen Yifan, the hero of Jiangcheng" was playing on a loop.

The younger sister, Chen Xue, sat quietly beside her, holding her mother's hand tightly.

The sound of the door opening.

Wang Shufen's body trembled violently, and she suddenly looked up.

The moment she saw Chen Yifan, she staggered over, grabbed his arm, and looked him up and down.

"Yifan!"

Her voice was hoarse and choked with sobs.

"The news said...that you killed someone...that was an S-class wanted criminal! Are you alright? Why aren't you saying anything? Are you hurt? Let Mom see!"

She frantically checked Chen Yifan's body, her eyes filled with undisguised heartache and lingering fear.

"Your back..."

"Mom, I'm fine, just a minor injury."

Chen Yifan offered a soft word of comfort.

"fine?"

Upon hearing these two words, Wang Shufen could no longer hold back her tears, which silently streamed down her face.

"Your father...your father back then..."

Wang Shufen's voice was choked with sobs, filled with suppressed sorrow.

"He said he was fine! He protected us! And never came back!"

"Mom doesn't want to go through that again! Don't you understand?!"

She held her son tightly, as if if she let go, he would disappear like her husband.

Chen Yifan silently closed the door and gently patted his mother's trembling back.

After a long while, he helped his mother sit down and then squatted down in front of her.

"Mom, I lied. I'm sorry."

He did not deny it; he readily admitted it.

"But starting today, that won't happen again."

He took the black bank card out of his pocket and gently placed it in his mother's trembling hand.

"There are over 87 million here."

"Shadow Fiend's bounty was given by the state, and every penny was clean."

Wang Shufen's hand trembled violently. She looked at the card, then at her son's calm face, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

With trembling hands, she placed the bank card on the coffee table, then reached out and cupped her son's face in her hands.

"Silly child..."

Her eyes were filled with tears, and her voice was filled with endless heartache.

"Mom doesn't want money, doesn't want any heroes... Mom just wants you to be well, just wants you to be safe and sound..."

"Actually, being an ordinary person is pretty good too."

"mom……"

Chen Yifan held his mother's cold hand, his tone calm yet incredibly firm.

"I don't want to be an ordinary person..."

"An ordinary person cannot cure Xiaoxue's eyes."

"As ordinary people, we can't even protect ourselves."

Every word he spoke was like a promise, striking his mother's heart heavily.

"Mom, I'm all grown up now. It's my turn."

Chen Yifan reached out and grasped his younger sister's small hand, which had somehow covered his, and looked up at his mother.

"I have something I need to discuss with you."

"We have to move."

"This house is no longer safe."

His voice was soft, but it left no room for argument.

"Moving...moving? Didn't we just...?"

Wang Shufen stopped crying, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Mom, don't worry, it's only temporary."

"Your son has become a 'hero' now. The security agency is afraid that Shadow Fiend's death will threaten the safety of our family, so they have made us move to a safer place."

"They've all arranged everything. 'Dragon City No. 1,' that place is like a fortress."

It's like a cage too.

Chen Yifan added in his mind.

At this moment, Chen Xue, who had been silent all along, stared in Chen Yifan's direction with her empty eyes.

She squeezed his small hand tightly.

"elder brother……"

Her voice was soft, yet exceptionally firm.

"I trust you."

Wang Shufen looked at her son's overly calm face, and then at the beautiful house she had only just become familiar with.

She took a deep breath, wiped away her tears, and her eyes regained their resolve.

She is willing to give up everything for her child.

"Okay, let's move."

……

That evening, at Chen Yifan's special request,

Wang Shufen and Chen Xue looked on with blank and confused expressions.

They didn't bring anything.

As the family rode in a private car into Longcheng No. 1, where even the security guards stood ramrod straight, Wang Shufen held her daughter tightly the entire time, her face showing forced composure and worry about the future.

The property that Wang Jianguo gave him was fully furnished.

Nothing needs to be prepared.

Even some daily necessities have been prepared.

You can definitely move in immediately with just your bags.

After settling his mother and sister in, Chen Yifan returned to his bedroom on the second floor.

He locked the door, drew the curtains, and took out his phone.

He clicked on a golden app called "Merit Mall," certified by the Dragon Kingdom's Security Bureau.

The interface is simple and unadorned, with only a few basic categories:

[Equipment], [Skills], [Items], [Intelligence], [Special Services].

Looking at that dazzling string of numbers in the upper right corner—

[Merit Points: 50000]

A cold and resolute light flashed in Chen Yifan's eyes.

The spending spree has begun.