55: Chapter 55: Another two hundred merit points earned! How about we try our luck with a lottery?

Su Yun sat in front of the screen and let out a long breath.

He felt his eyes heating up slightly.

This was the meaning behind everything he was doing.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for assisting the police in cracking a major human trafficking case, rescuing an abducted child, and punishing the wicked!]

[Obtained merit points: 200 points!]

[Current merit point balance: 290 points (previously consumed a significant amount of merit to check others' information to stabilize the situation).]

The system prompt sounded, but Su Yun was in no hurry to celebrate.

This matter wasn't over yet.

He looked at the officer leading the team on the screen, who was currently directing the scene, and suddenly spoke: "Officer, please wait a moment."

The officer paused, walked over to Li Guohua's side, and asked the phone that hadn't been hung up yet, "Mr. Su, are there any further instructions?"

He now admired this mysterious streamer to the point of absolute prostration.

If Su Yun hadn't provided the clues, and if it wasn't for that psychological warfare he used to stall for time just now, the father and son might have truly met their end here today.

Su Yun's expression turned serious.

"That Zhao Laosan—don't interrogate him as just a common buyer."

"I've seen his face and his past; this man doesn't just buy, he also helps with deliveries."

"His superior, the leader of the human trafficking syndicate who originally sold the child to him, hasn't been caught yet."

Su Yun narrowed his eyes, his fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop.

"That's a big fish."

"If that leader isn't caught, more children will suffer."

"Zhao Laosan knows the leader's contact information, but he certainly won't talk easily."

"When you interrogate him, you can mention the name 'Sister Hong'; that is his weakness."

The officer's expression immediately became grave.

Sister Hong?

This was a vital clue!

"Understood! Thank you, Mr. Su!" The officer gave a solemn salute toward the phone. "Please rest assured, we will definitely uproot this syndicate!"

Su Yun nodded and said nothing more.

Having finished the deed, he brushed off his clothes and departed, hiding his merit and fame deep within.

He glanced at the gifts and comments still frantically scrolling in the livestream room and said calmly, "Tonight's broadcast ends here."

"Good and evil have their rewards; the cycle of heaven's way turns."

"If you don't believe it, look up; who has the heavens ever spared?"

"Everyone, goodnight."

With that, the screen went black as he ended the stream at light speed.

He left behind a crowd of viewers who hadn't yet snapped out of it, frantically typing '666' and 'Master Su is awesome' at the black screen.

...

Su Yun leaned back in his gaming chair and gave a long stretch.

The bones throughout his body crackled and popped like firecrackers.

This night's exertion was more tiring than moving bricks at a construction site.

Mainly, it was mental exhaustion.

Waging a battle of wits against human traffickers while providing psychological counseling to hundreds of thousands of viewers—this job really isn't for the faint of heart.

"System, open the panel."

He muttered in his mind.

A translucent light screen that only he could see instantly appeared before his eyes.

[Host: Su Yun]

[Strength: 8.2 (Peak for ordinary person: 10)]

[Spirit: 8.8 (Peak for ordinary person: 10)]

[Physique: 8.1 (Peak for ordinary person: 10)]

[Charisma: 8.0 (Peak for ordinary person: 10)]

[Cultivation: None]

[Skill: Tianji Divine Calculation (Three free uses daily)]

[Remaining Lifespan: 149 days...]

[merit points: 290 points]

Looking at the huge sum of 290 points, the corners of Su Yun's mouth were harder to suppress than an AK's recoil.

Before, in order to live a few more days, he had to split every single merit point in half to spend, feeling like a hero brought low by a single penny.

Now, with a large sum in hand, his back instantly straightened with confidence.

His gaze moved down, landing on the golden, shimmering "Lucky Draw" button.

[Single Draw: Consumes 100 merit points]

[Ten-fold Draw: Consumes 1000 merit points (Guaranteed high-quality reward)]

This thing was just like those damn Pinduoduo spinning wheels, constantly turning there, tempting your restless heart.

"Should I take a shot?"

Su Yun's fingers felt a bit itchy.

What if a bicycle turned into a motorcycle? If he drew some cultivation technique or directly got decades of lifespan, wouldn't he just take off right then and there?

His finger hovered in mid-air, less than a centimeter away from the button.

Three seconds passed.

Five seconds passed.

Su Yun's finger just stayed there, as if frozen.

"Forget it."

He abruptly withdrew his hand and directly closed the system panel.

Gamblers never come to a good end.

He still understood that much.

Right now, these merit points might look like a lot, but if he really encountered something life-threatening, they would be his lifeline.

If he drew a bunch of 'Thank you for playing' or trash like 'Powerful Stain-Removing Soap,' he figured he'd have a brain hemorrhage from anger on the spot.

Better to save them for now.

With grain in hand, the heart doesn't panic.

Preserving his life first was more important than anything else.

Su Yun stood up from the chair, stretched his stiff neck, and prepared to take a shower and sleep.

Just then, the phone tossed by the head of the bed suddenly vibrated.

Vroom!

Su Yun picked it up to look.

There was a little red dot on his WeChat contacts.

The applicant's avatar was a valiant police dog, and the note read three words: Qin Yumo.

"Why is this female officer adding me in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Su Yun raised an eyebrow and casually tapped 'Accept.'

As soon as it was accepted, the other side acted as if they had already typed everything out, sending a huge block of text with a flurry of sounds.

The speed was practically faster than a tentacle monster.

"Mr. Su, you're not asleep yet, are you?"

"I really can't thank you enough for just now. Without your assistance, Li Le definitely wouldn't have been rescued, and those two traffickers wouldn't have been caught."

"I'm reporting the progress to you. Zhao Laosan and Liu Cuihua have already been interrogated through the night."

"That Zhao Laosan is a spineless coward; he confessed everything before we even used any methods."

"He indeed has a superior called Sister Hong. This Sister Hong is very cunning, never showing her face and only using one-way contact."

"Based on the clues provided by Zhao Laosan, we have already formed a task force and are currently setting up surveillance for this Sister Hong."

"If we can wipe out Sister Hong's syndicate this time, you will be the number one contributor!"

Looking at the screen full of words, Su Yun's eyes felt a bit blurry.

Is this woman so used to writing reports?

Sending such a long essay in the middle of the night—isn't she afraid I'll fall asleep reading it?

He let out a yawn and replied with two words: "Received."

Simple, direct, and aloof.

It fit the persona of an otherworldly master.

The other side clearly didn't expect Su Yun to reply so perfunctorily; the 'Typing...' status at the top of the chat box flickered for quite a while.

After about ten seconds, a phalanx of voice messages, each sixty seconds long, was sent over.

Su Yun frowned.

He hated people who sent long voice messages the most.

But he still clicked on the first one.

Although Qin Yumo's voice carried a hint of exhaustion, she still sounded very excited and even a bit embarrassed.

"Um... Mr. Su, are you free tomorrow?"

"I was thinking, if it wasn't for you this time, my case wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

"And earlier at the police station, my attitude toward you wasn't very good, and I even interrogated you as a fraud. I feel quite bad about it."

"I'd like to treat you to a meal to thank you in person, and also..."

"Ahem, also, there are a few details about the case I'd like to consult you on."