บท 37: Her weird financial reward

Ling Qingyu rubbed her hands in anticipation. This amount of wealth was unheard of—all in cash, no assets—although it was nothing compared to the wealth of a country.

Suddenly, in her hands, a black card with a golden edge popped out. She had no idea what kind of card she received but the appearance was indeed stunning. A bank card without any description or logos.

Was it really legal to use it? Ling Qingyu had a huge doubt; she even suspected the card might encounter a problem during its use.

She already promised the dean the money; she begged the system in her mind not to joke around.

[This system is serious! No fault, no prank, nothing. 100 percent truth.]

'Then why is there no identification on the card.'

[It's like a master room card. Suitable and eligible anywhere.]

'But this one is a serious bank card with real money transactions.'

[Yes, noisy huh…Just consider this card as a sophisticated technology. It will work for sure. Besides, along with the card came an application software in your phone. You should check it out.]

'Hey…system..System?'

No reply. It seemed her distrust disgusted the system. Well, it couldn't be helped when dealing with the unknown. She had full trust but she didn't want to be tripped by the system in some situation.

Confirmation was for the sake of her mind. Anyway, she was sure to converse with the system again. In the worst case, she would lick till the system got embarrassed.

Ling Qingyu listened to the system's advice and searched for her phone inside the bag, Secretary Zhao brought over. Turning over her belonging, she held the phone before her face.

Why did her phone seem different from what it used to? Did the system modify the device?

She checked all the data and everything was in place perfectly. Nothing disappeared, nothing changed.

Scrolling over the apps, she found a surreal one and clicked on it. The loading screen appeared and the software asked for her fingerprint, which she followed the command.

She gasped when she saw everything inside. So many numbers and names that Ling Qingyu felt nauseous.

'System, please explain.'

[…]

'Please! My super duper excellent system, I need your guidance.'

'Please! Please!'

[huh…okay…stop…this superb system will show you how it's done.]

The system sighed pretentiously and explained numerous steps; it was succinct and simple as long as the user wasn't intimidated by large junks of data.

'Did you change my phone?' It wasn't a question but an affirmation.

[Yes. Modified it a bit, faster internet speed and more privacy.]

'Okay, but I'm confused. Why not in just one card and one bank account, instead of so many accounts that I have to trace?'

[If you want your account frozen and attract high-level attention, go ahead.]

'Hehe,' Ling Qingyu didn't say anymore and she understood the system's methodicalness. Despite so many accounts, the software was user-friendly so she felt no big difference from using one account.

She checked her surrounding and everyone's concentration was on their own stuff. Tang Ziyi resumed her computer's work, while the rest chattered. The three newcomer girls volunteered to clean the leftover.

No one noticed her strange demeanor and Ling Qingyu's heart felt relieved. Her excitement had caused her to lose sense of the surrounding.

A big lump hanging in her heart fell after the money for donation was easily available to her. The system's product never lied.

When the time to sleep approached, everyone disappeared from the room except Tang Ziyi whose eyes' never disconnected from her laptop.

"Hmm, Sister Ziyi. You can continue later on. It's not like there's a timeline." Ling Qingyu felt bad watching her pressed on.

"Don't worry. I know myself. It's too far from being tired." Tang Ziyi replied without looking.

Ling Qingyu raised her eyebrows, disbelieving Tang Ziyi's remarks. According to her description of today's event, the activities were high energy consuming and Ling Qingyu lacked strength just from listening to their narration.

Was Tang Ziyi bragging or did she not even sweat?

"I mean you need to have sustainable energy to guard me right? So, you better rest first."

"Fine. I'll rest in 5 minutes. Let me first finish this." Tang Ziyi conceded to Ling Qingyu's persuasion.

Ling Qingyu didn't say more. Everyone was an adult. She lay on the bed and reached for the television remote control.

Turning the TV on, she scanned across various channels—one news channel caught her interest.

The title read 'Tense Province N Police situation: Burnt body found inside a super racing car & gang battles occurred with multiple dead and injured."

The announcer seemed to have just received the event since there was no further description, except for the police investigating deeper for the identity. For the gang case, the police chief himself went on stage, answering sharp questions from the news media.

He was skilled in diverting the topics and guaranteed the public safety level would not be impacted. The public should trust the police to do its job. No one was above any law; justice would be served.

Ling Qingyu scoffed at the interview and likely many citizens would too. Gangs were a big problem in Province N for average people.

Police couldn't handle them well due to having a mole inside or a corrupted leader at the top. Everybody was aware of it but there was nothing they could do without sufficient evidence.

Even if human evidence was available, nobody dared to volunteer. A few brave souls were out of luck, in accidents for example.

Since Ling Qingyu had this wealth and influence in this life, her previous life's dream could be fulfilled—creating a peaceful orderly world without a huge gap between classes.

She knew it was hard but at least she liked her personal growth while trying this out. First, she must cleanse the city and then spread it around. This police chief would be her primary target.

Tang Ziyi was probably working on it. Ling Qingyu asked her a simple question. "Are these yours?"

Tang Ziyi raised her head when she heard the voice and watched the scenes on the TV. She simply voiced. "Yeah."

"You better include that police chief on the target. I don't like his face and attitude."

"Count on it, he's the number one on the list."

"Good. Hope Captain Yang can work this out."

"Don't underestimate her." Tang Ziyi chuckled.

"Oh, what makes you say it? Though she is the person I chose but…"

"You'll know soon…..Alright, done. Sent everything to her. Let's wait for her action."

"How long do you think?"

"Probably within a week."

The undercurrent surged throughout the night. Most knowledgeable were unable to sleep; the average people weren't aware of the high tides surrounding them. But Ling Qingyu slept soundly, feeling extremely safe with her companions around.