308 Not Quite an Atomic Bomb (1/2)

Cedrick was not as lucky as Anthony, who had someone that he could scrounge off, but thankfully, with his career as the gentleman, the hotel that he stayed at was quite luxurious. When he was called on the phone by Anthony, he had been sight-seeing around San Lin City. Even though there was nothing to see in the city, it was fine getting to know the bus routes and which roads inaccessible.

The reason outsiders lost to locals—other than the lack of connections—was because they were not familiar with the environment. It would truly be laughable if a renowned thief was held up by some construction during a getaway.

Cedrick had always been careful, so the first thing he did when he arrived at a new place was familiarize himself with the surroundings. Just as he was masquerading as a backpacking youth, Anthony's call came.

”Oh, now you wish to see me?” Cedrick very happily narrowed his eyes, and he looked just like a cheerful teen, but the words he said were different from his expression. ”And here I thought that I would have to make some chaos before you contacted me.”

”There is nothing worth stealing here.” Anthony sighed. ”There are not that many rich moguls or collectors… Cedrick, I have to say you have chosen the wrong target this time. This is a city lacking in passion and imagination.”

”It's fine, as long as you're here.” Cedrick blinked. ”By the way, do you finally remember who I am? I heard you call my name earlier.”

Anthony was surprised. ”Xiao Shuang already told me that in France, didn't she?”

So, you still haven't remembered it? Cedrick hung up the phone immediately, and he planned to steal some stuff later to unwind. Anthony did not pay it any heed; he shrugged and sent a message. The content was a time and an address. He put the phone away before getting a reply… He was sure that Cedrick would show up when the time came.

Then, it was the issue with Edward. The clues that the man had given still needed to be checked and confirmed. That would take several days, so temporarily, Anthony had to pause his other cases to focus on this. That was how Ye Shuang's team spent the morning, either working or spectating someone else working.

Cedrick continued his sight-seeing, and like he predicted, he did steal around five wallets to vent his displeasure. Normally, Cedrick would not be so obvious when he arrived at a new place, but it was easy to do something unpredictable when one's cool had been lost… To put it in a nicer way, he was seeking adrenaline, and to put it frankly, he was seeking trouble. In any case, with his skill, it was hard for him to fail.

After spending an hour cleaning the street, Cedrick turned into a shop to purchase a hat and sunglasses. The hat covered his flax-colored hair to only reveal some fringe. His features that were softer than a normal foreigner's were hidden under the hat, and with the sunglasses, one would not realize that this was a foreigner without a closer look.

After he walked past another two streets, he continued to steal. He saw a good car parked by the road, and the owner was inside a restaurant. When Cedrick walked to the car, the owner looked like he was ordering… Therefore, naturally, he took out his tools, and the car door was unlocked in less than three seconds. The whole process was smooth, and Cedrick very naturally crawled into the car like he was the owner. No one could see what was wrong with that…

”Wait! Who is that guy? Why did he get into Brother Yao's car?” The youth in another car tossed out the cigarette butt and yelled in surprise. He poked his head out and then reached his upper body out to yell at the other car. ”Xiao J, didn't Brother Yao say he'll come back soon after checking the account? Did he lend his car to someone?”

Another youth also stretched his body out from the car window. ”I don't think so! Brother Yao said that he'll take ten minutes at most and then we'll go for a car race, so it's impossible for him to lend other people his car.”

Cedrick, who could only under simple Chinese, stunned the two youths when he drove past. It was not until the car disappeared around the corner that the two suddenly realized what had happened.

”What the f*ck, someone dares to steal Brother Yao's car?” After the shock petered away, the two roared, ”Get him, brothers!”

As that order was given, the six race cars parked by the roadside started their engines at the same time and rushed through the city traffic. They stepped on the gas to chase after the stolen car. Only one was left behind as the owner ran into the restaurant to report the situation to Yao Zhixing. ”Not good, Brother Yao! A b*stard stole your car!”

Yao Zhixing, who was still traumatized from his previous car theft, was walking out with a USB in his hand. When he heard that, he was angered immediately. ”Which b*stard is it? Quick, get someone to pull up the traffic record.”

”Ok!” The youth immediately used his phone to contact the other people in the team. Cedrick initially did not notice what was wrong. Based on his prediction, it would take at least half an hour before the owner realized that his car was gone. By then, he would have familiarized himself with the city already. He would have no need for the car, so he could just drop it by the roadside, and the owner probably would not come after him then.

Who would have thought that he would be so lucky as to steal from the local king on his first day of work?

Six race cars followed Cedrick on the road, not because they could not rival his speed but because it was inconvenient to do so in morning traffic. Therefore, other than sticking close to the man, they temporarily would not do anything like squeezing or ramming their cars together.

After driving for two blocks, Cedrick realized that something was wrong. Then again, how could he not when one of the drivers stayed beside him and rolled down his window to flip his off and yell at him. Then, when the driver called the traffic police…

Sh*t! Didn't Anthony say this is a city without interest and passion?