After being reborn, the young master returned to his village and led his wife and daughters to prosp

Manager Li now regretted his earlier greed.

Their cooperation was simple: every day, he would provide information to people like Li Datou about which of the registered guests might be wealthy, which were struggling, which seemed easy to bully, and which were tough.

Then, when the guests were away, Li Datou would go and ransack the place. If they found anything valuable, they would split it 50/50. They wouldn't touch anything too valuable because the police would usually take it very seriously if they heard the amount was large.

Even if someone loses something and reports it to the police, making the hotel responsible, the matter will eventually be dropped after a few days of wrangling and delay.

Since most hotel guests aren't locals, it's unrealistic to expect them to stay in Nancheng indefinitely just because they lost some things.

Using this method, they made a lot of money without any initial investment.

Most people would get entangled in the matter and it would all fizzle out. There were some tough guys like Lin Fan, but few were as determined as Lin Fan, who was willing to spend a huge sum of 50,000 yuan to expose the matter.

Manager Li was genuinely afraid. Putting aside the potential damage this would do to the hotel's reputation, he wondered if the boss would let them off the hook.

If the police find out and it causes a public outcry, and they come to investigate, their little schemes will be exposed.

"Ma Datou, let me tell you, don't try to play the rogue with me here."

"To tell you the truth, this kid has a lot of money on him. He said that if we don't get his things back, he'll spend money to hire TV stations, newspapers, and printing companies to expose this."

"Think about how many times we've done this kind of thing before?"

“Once it gets out and those guys find out, they’re not stupid. Things keep going missing from our hotel, even an idiot would know something’s wrong. At that point, neither of us will be able to escape.”

"You think I'm scared of you just because you're trying to play dirty tricks on me? You're right, if I'm in trouble, I won't have an easy time either, but if I'm in trouble, you won't have an easy time either. If you're not going to come looking for us, then don't bother. Just wait for the police to come looking for us."

Although Ma Datou acted like a scoundrel, Manager Li was not easy to get along with either.

Upon hearing Manager Li's words, Ma Datou frowned, feeling somewhat worried.

It wouldn't be worth it to end up in jail for this.

"Okay, okay, I'll go find it, I'll go find it, alright?"

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense and hurry up. This kid has a bad temper."

"I know, I know!"

A moment later, the two returned to Lin Fan's side. Manager Li still smiled ingratiatingly at Lin Fan: "Sir, don't worry, the things will be delivered to you shortly."

Ma Datou didn't say anything, but silently headed towards the garbage station.

Seeing this, Lin Fan shook his head speechlessly.

Those two guys are such clueless fools. If they had sold all the clothes they brought, they could have been worth a lot of money, but instead they threw them away like trash.

No wonder the two of them can only make a little money through petty theft. With such a pig-headed mind, even if a chance to make money is right in front of them, they will miss it.

"My patience is limited. I'll give you one last ten minutes. I want to see something appear in front of me within ten minutes."

Lin Fan's attitude remained firm and uncompromising.

After all, you didn't dare to waste words with Lin Fan, so you could only pray in your heart that Ma Datou would bring the things over on time.

"Yes, yes, don't worry, ten minutes is enough, definitely enough!"

All Lin Fan could do for the next while waiting was to talk to Manager Li about other things.

For example, Lin Fan asked Manager Li if they could always find cash when they did this, like this time when Lin Fan had money with him.

Some people may not carry much money, but they may have valuable items on them. What should they do with those items if they take them?

After all, he had originally intended to pretend he didn't understand Lin Fan's words, but Lin Fan saw this and directly said, "Manager Li, I've already said that I have no interest in what you're going through. I just want my things back."

"So you don't need to worry. I know you two have a good relationship, and I don't know how that will affect you. I'm not a hero who fights justice, and I'm not interested in fighting crime. I'm just curious about the question I just asked."

"Of course you can choose not to say it, but I'm reminding you, your time is running out."

Meeting Lin Fan's calm gaze, Manager Li gave an awkward smile.

"Ahem, sir, you're joking."

“I don’t really understand what you’re talking about either, but I’ve heard Ma Datou mention before that he knows some secondhand dealers who specialize in buying these kinds of items with unclear origins.”

"If he finds anything valuable, he'll sell it to them. As for what happens over there, I don't know."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan nodded thoughtfully.

Snakes have their paths, and rats have theirs.

Although these people are petty thieves, they do possess some knowledge that ordinary people don't know.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan looked at Manager Li and suddenly said, "If you find the things back this time, I won't hold it against you."

"I don't care about anything else, just consider this making friends. Maybe in the future I'll need your help with something that can't be made public. Manager Li, I'm sure you'll give me that kind of face, right?"

Lin Fan looked at Manager Li and spoke in a nonchalant tone.

Manager Li's breath hitched, and then he quickly nodded.

"That's Mr. Nature. If you ever need my help in the future, please feel free to come to me."

Manager Li outwardly agreed, but inwardly he was cursing.

Today's deal was a huge loss. Not only did I gain nothing, but I also gave them leverage over me.

He was a sensible person and naturally understood the meaning behind Lin Fan's words.

Lin Fan was clearly interested in the tips and tricks he had just mentioned and hoped to have the opportunity to get them to do things for him in the future.

I don't know where this kid comes from, but he's so skilled at these tricks at such a young age. He seizes a weakness and tries to squeeze benefits out of me. It's really going too far.

Not long after, Ma Datou returned, and thankfully, the items were still there.

"Sir, look, these are the things you lost. Is anything missing?"

Lin Fan took the backpack and looked it over. The most important plan was still there, so he nodded and said, "Alright, I've got the stuff. I keep my word, so let's just leave it at that."

"I have something to do, so I'll leave now. Please save my hotel room for me; I'll stay for another two days."

"Alright, alright, sir, please make yourself at home. I guarantee no one will dare to bother you again!"