Fang Xiaocao, as a college student with an innocent and somewhat foolish look in her eyes, couldn't even fully recognize car logos and was completely clueless about cars.
Luckily, there were few people looking at cars today, and Fang Xiaocao was the only girl.
Her arrival immediately caught the attention of the car salesman.
While Fang Xiaocao was at a loss for what to do, the car salesman had already quickly walked up to her side and greeted her, "Beauty, here to look at cars?"
Relieved that someone called out to her, Fang Xiaocao replied, "Yeah, I want to buy a car for getting around."
Fang Xiaocao had a driver's license; she was old enough to drive, so she had obtained it, but she had never been able to afford a car of her own.
Hearing Fang Xiaocao's reply, the car salesman smiled even more joyfully and asked, "Beauty, have you thought about what brand of car you want to buy?"
"Don't worry, the quality of the cars here is absolutely guaranteed. Each car's condition is described in writing—whether it's been in an accident, whether it's all original—it's all clearly stated, and will also be written in the contract."
Looking at the cars around her, Fang Xiaocao blinked and smiled, "I heard from a friend that the mini is very suitable for girls to get around. Do you have it here?"
Fang Xiaocao went straight to the point, asking about the mini mentioned in the message.
Fang Xiaocao didn't know what brand the mini was, nor what it looked like.
If it hadn't been mentioned in the message, she wouldn't even know that there was such a car as the mini.
"Oh, beauty, you're so lucky."
"We just received a mini. It has just completed the handover process. If you had come a bit earlier, you wouldn't have been able to see the car."
The car salesman said with a beaming smile.
Fang Xiaocao's eyes lit up, everything matched up—this was the car she needed to buy.
"Can you take me to see it?"
Fang Xiaocao asked eagerly.
"Of course, right this way."
The car salesman smiled and led the way for Fang Xiaocao.
"Here, this is the mini."
The car salesman pointed at a compact car and said with a smile.
As soon as she saw the mini, Fang Xiaocao's eyes sparkled.
The car was compact, cute, beautiful, and delicate—it fit the image of the dream car Fang Xiaocao had in mind perfectly.
"How much for this car?"
Fang Xiaocao turned to the car salesman and asked.
"This BMW mini, top of the line, only driven ten thousand kilometers, original paint, no accidents, it's just a pure grocery-getter, shopping car, all for two hundred thousand."
The car salesman described it cheerfully.
As he spoke, he took out a paper inspection report from the driver's cabin and handed it to Fang Xiaocao.
Fang Xiaocao took the report, and although she didn't understand it, she pretended to look it over for a while.
"It's quite good, I'm very satisfied, I'll take it."
Fang Xiaocao nodded and said with a smile.
"Straightforward, I like that. This way, please, let's go inside to do the paperwork."
The car salesman was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said.
He hadn't seen someone not bargain when buying a second-hand car in such a long time.
At the same time, the car salesman felt a twinge of regret; had he known, he would have quoted a bit more.
Once in the office, Fang Xiaocao signed the contract and transferred the money to the car salesman's account.
The car salesman was quite generous, afraid that Fang Xiaocao, a young woman, wouldn't know how to handle everything. He arranged for someone to help with all sorts of paperwork and even used his contacts to get her a license plate.
An hour later, Fang Xiaocao was driving the mini at a snail's pace on the way back to the hotel.
This was Fang Xiaocao's first time hitting the road solo; her eyes glued to the road ahead, hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, fearing any bumps or scrapes.
After the initial nervousness, by the time Fang Xiaocao got back to the hotel, she could control the car quite skillfully.
After parking the mini in the hotel's underground parking lot, Fang Xiaocao began to inspect the car.
Fang Xiaocao didn't believe that her future self would have named this specific car for her to buy without a reason.
This BMW mini was definitely hiding a secret.
The interior, the crevices, the trunk...
Fang Xiaocao inspected every inch of it.
One minute…
Five minutes…
Ten minutes…
Fang Xiaocao had even checked under the car.
Sitting back in the driver's seat, she felt increasingly perplexed.
"Could it really be just because they like this car?"
Fang Xiaocao muttered her doubts.
[Ding dong!]
[Your friend has sent you a message.]
In the empty underground parking lot, the sudden sound of the phone notification startled Fang Xiaocao.
She picked up her phone and saw it was a WeChat message.
Without hesitation, Xiaocao opened WeChat.
She had a feeling it was from her future self.
[Hot Noodles: I guess you've almost taken the car apart by now? Don't bother, the thing isn't in the car.]
[Flip open the car's sun visor, the string of numbers on it is a password.]
[Go to the Red Romance Bathhouse, find locker #305, enter the password, and inside you'll find what you're looking for.]
[Don't be scared, the car's previous owner is already dead, and at this moment, no one but me knows about the existence of the item in locker #305.]
Reading the message from her future self, Fang Xiaocao suddenly felt a chill.
From the tone of the message, it was clear the original owner didn't die of natural causes.
It's very likely that they were killed because of the item in locker #305.
[Hot Noodles: Just do as told, you won't be in trouble, if you are in trouble, I will be too.]
As if knowing what Fang Xiaocao was worried about, another WeChat message came in.
Looking at the chat interface, Xiaocao bit her lip and decided to take another gamble.
Her future self, from the first appearance to now, had always been guiding her, helping her to avoid misfortune and become wealthy. She probably wouldn't harm herself.
With these thoughts, Fang Xiaocao started the Mini, inputted the Red Romance Bathhouse into the navigation, followed the directions, and drove out of the underground parking lot towards the Red Romance Club.
Arriving at the Red Romance Bathhouse, she walked in with a stiff upper lip under the strange gazes of the security guards.
By the name of this bathhouse, it was apparent that it wasn't a regular establishment.
Those entering and leaving were all sorts of men and flamboyantly dressed, scantily clad women.
For a young girl like Xiaocao...
She was one of a kind!
Seizing the moment when the receptionist was stunned, Xiaocao straight away went upstairs, marching directly to the third floor.
She found the women's changing room and walked in.
Xiaocao stood in front of locker #305 and entered the password...
Password incorrect!
Xiaocao was taken aback!
She picked up her phone, quickly typed into the chat interface: "The password is wrong!"
[Hot Noodles: Who told you it's in the women's changing room?]
Looking at the message, Xiaocao felt completely numb.
Not the women's changing room...
Does she have to go to the men's changing room?
Xiaocao was utterly stunned.
[Hot Noodles: It's up to you to go or not, if you don't, that immense wealth will belong to someone else.]
"Immense wealth..."
Xiaocao repeated these words.
Like chanting a tightening spell, Xiaocao kept repeating "immense wealth" to herself, gritted her teeth, turned around out of the women's changing room, and charged straight towards the men's changing room!
The women's changing room was on one side of the corridor, the men's on the other, and as Xiaocao made her way towards the men's changing room, the surrounding people all cast strange glances at her.