My College Teacher is My Children's Mom
Chapter 975: There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch!
The group found a restaurant near the hotel and randomly ordered some local dishes, eagerly digging in.
They joked around during the meal, laughter echoing throughout.
Meanwhile, Li Yangwei and Old Jiang, Jiang Anmin were constantly "fed dog food"!
The two finally understood what Director Zhou went through!
This feeling...
It’s really quite painful!
After dinner, they decided to take a walk to digest the food before heading back for some sleep. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
After all, they needed to wake up early to catch the sunrise!
The four strolled along, unknowingly arriving at the local night market street.
It was incredibly lively here.
Stalls lined both sides of the street, selling various local trinkets, as they curiously explored.
So many strange and novel items!
They even discovered little knick-knacks from Modu being sold here...
The vendors fervently recommended them, claiming they were good stuff!
This made them chuckle...
They wandered for a while and then headed to a hardware shop, intending to buy flashlights and similar gear.
After all, they’d need them for the early morning hike up Mount Tai.
After purchasing their items, they continued on a leisurely walk, the food mostly digested.
Suddenly, the alluring aroma of street-side barbecue caught their attention, leading them to indulge in a midnight snack.
Admittedly, the barbecue here was quite different from Modu’s.
The skewers were sizable, cooked tender and juicy, making them salivate just by looking.
Not to mention eating them!
Even Zhang Yuxi couldn’t resist eating two skewers of the delicious barbecue.
Then their barely flattened bellies puffed up again!
The four exchanged smiles!
Oh well, time for another walk to digest!
They strolled leisurely, the gentle night breeze dispelling the remnants of summer heat, bringing a subtle coolness.
As they walked, they suddenly noticed a crowd gathered at the square ahead!
Old Jiang, Jiang Anmin, excitedly spoke.
"Brother Feng, there seems to be something exciting over there. Shall we go check it out?"
Lin Feng glanced at him, noticing Li Yangwei was equally curious.
Helplessly, he nodded.
So they walked over to the crowd!
Upon closer inspection, they saw a stall with a cardboard box.
There were a few mice inside the box, with multiple holes on the box marked with amounts ranging from ten to a hundred yuan.
The vendor shouted continuously, "Ten yuan per play, pick a mouse, and if the mouse enters a hole you’ll get the amount labeled above the hole."
Attracting a crowd to watch the mice scurry around inside the box.
Several people had played, with some winning nothing and others earning hundreds.
Lin Feng thought to himself, hah, isn’t this a classic street scam from the last life?
With the widespread knowledge about fraud in the previous life, even elementary schoolers would know this was a scam!
The mice were trained. Whenever the owner applied a special scent to the corresponding hole, the mice would crawl towards it!
It’s a guaranteed profit business!
Those who allegedly won hundreds? Clearly accomplices!
Lin Feng couldn’t believe he encountered such a scam here!
Both Li Yangwei and Jiang Anmin seemed amazed, even Zhang Yuxi was curious!
Seeing Li Yangwei and Jiang Anmin itching to try, Lin Feng pulled them aside and whispered in a voice only they could hear.
"Don’t play, it’s a scam!"
Though puzzled, they chose to trust Lin Feng’s words.
Despite being unrelated, Lin Feng decided to expose the scam to prevent more victims!
He quietly told Zhang Yuxi to call the police.
Then Lin Feng stepped forward and addressed the vendor.
"Boss, can I catch the mice myself?"
The vendor hesitated, looking slightly uneasy!
Lin Feng smirked playfully.
"What’s the matter, boss? Is this difficult for you?"
"Can I assume there’s something fishy going on?"
The vendor glanced at Lin Feng, visibly torn!
The crowd then started shouting.
"Hey, hey, hey, boss, is there really something fishy here?"
"Earlier when we played, it was you catching the mice!"
"Yeah, hurry up, I want to play again, and I want to catch the mice myself!"
"Are you scared now? If nothing was fishy, why that expression?"
"Wo Cao, damn it, I just lost hundreds at your stall! Are you really up to something?"
Hearing the crowd, the vendor grew more nervous...
Now the crowd was convinced there was indeed something fishy!
The vendor quickly exchanged looks with the accomplices and hurriedly said.
"That’s it for today, we’re closed now."
He then started to pack up to leave...
Lin Feng wasn’t about to let him get away, having already called the police!
How could he let them escape?
Lin Feng stepped forward and blocked the vendor’s path!
The surrounding onlookers, seeing Lin Feng’s actions, also surrounded the vendor.
Everyone now knew this vendor was a scammer!
Lin Feng sneered at the vendor.
"The police will be here soon. I suggest you stay put because I can’t guarantee what the crowd might do to you otherwise!"
The accomplices saw things weren’t going their way and quietly slipped away!
Lin Feng didn’t bother chasing them, worried about injuring the crowd!
Anyway, with the main culprit caught, the rest likely couldn’t escape either!
Soon, the police arrived, commending Lin Feng for his bravery in exposing the scam, and then took the vendor away in the police car!
Those among the crowd who had lost money got their losses back!
Everyone thanked Lin Feng!
Lin Feng casually waved, then took Zhang Yuxi’s hand and led Li Yangwei and the others away.
As they returned to the hotel.
Old Jiang, Jiang Anmin curiously questioned Lin Feng.
"Brother Feng, how did you know it was a scam?"
Lin Feng glanced at him, answering casually.
"Understand one thing, and you’ll get it!"
"What thing?"
Old Jiang, Jiang Anmin asked urgently.
Even Li Yangwei was watching Lin Feng curiously, waiting for his answer!
Lin Feng glanced at them, slowly speaking.
"Aside from doing good, there’s no such thing as a free lunch!"
"Does that boss look like he’s doing good deeds?"
"Uh..."
Old Jiang, Jiang Anmin and Li Yangwei nodded with a look of semi-comprehension!
But Zhang Yuxi understood Lin Feng’s words.
Most of these streetside setups are scams; as long as you don’t fall for petty gains, you won’t be duped!