No one would turn down money, and Hunter was no exception.
Not long ago, in the two safes he stole from Steve.
Although there should be nearly a ton of gold bars inside, worth at least twenty to thirty million us dollars, enough for him to live comfortably for decades.
But his Lockpicking Skill couldn't open the safes for now, and Hunter didn't want to use brute force to cut or break them open.
He could only tighten his belt for now and look for other ways to make money.
He didn't covet the bank card in Mia's hand before because Mia was already his woman.
Hunter couldn't bring himself to cheat his own woman out of money.
As for Dominic, he had no such qualms.
The goods in Dominic's hands were all stolen from tech giants in Silicon Valley.
If Hunter hadn't intervened, Dominic and his crew wouldn't have been able to finish selling this batch before the FBI caught on.
In the end, who knows who would have benefited.
Now, Dominic was asking him to help transport this batch of goods.
Hunter had his private space; although that container was large...
His private space should still be able to fit it.
Even if there were already many things inside and he couldn't free up space temporarily.
Hunter could spend some time in the near future focusing on leveling up some skills.
Once those skill levels increased again, the size of his private space would also continue to grow.
This kind of business, which required no capital and wasn't dangerous, and brought in money quickly...
Hunter wished for it to happen more often, not to mention a single reward was six hundred thousand us dollars, enough for him to use for a while.
Seeing him agree, Dominic's smile widened.
He didn't mind giving this Asian Kid a very generous reward.
Being targeted by the FBI now made Dominic realize the danger.
He was already prepared to leave Los Angeles for a while.
Dominic even had plans to leave the US in his heart.
In the past, he had spent too much of his ill-gotten gains on modifying his cars.
As a result, when trouble hit, Dominic found he didn't have much money in his pocket.
Because of this, he was prepared to risk letting Hunter transport the goods to sell the batch they had stolen before but hadn't been able to move.
As Dominic said himself, he knew that even though he was temporarily out on bail...
He must be a primary target of FBI surveillance.
Although Hunter might also fall under FBI surveillance because he bailed them out...
Compared to Dominic and the others, the surveillance and pressure on Hunter would undoubtedly be much smaller.
After these few events, Dominic no longer doubted the intelligence, ability, and methods of the Asian Kid in front of him.
He believed in Hunter's cleverness.
Even if he couldn't deliver the goods safely, at least if he were discovered, escaping on his own should be no problem.
At that time, as long as the kid was clever enough.
Even in the worst-case scenario, it shouldn't involve them.
At most, everything from this robbery would just go down the drain.
After reaching a preliminary agreement, Dominic wasn't in a hurry to tell Hunter the location of the container holding the stolen electronics.
He still needed some preparation, contacting the buyer, and negotiating possible issues.
Hunter, naturally, was even less in a hurry.
Although his private space was large enough to hold a container now, because there were many things in it...
Hunter, who didn't want to take them out, had to spend some time expanding the private space and upgrading some skills along the way.
So that his basic attributes could receive some more improvements.
However, after reaching a cooperation, it was clear that both were in a good mood.
Soon, the two of them walked back along the way they came, chatting and laughing.
What Hunter didn't know was that at this moment, in another corner of Los Angeles...
Because of his sudden intervention, Steve had lost most of his net worth.
This traitor, who was on the verge of bankruptcy, had fallen into a frenzy.
And Steve, because of some misleading clues he found after Hunter's rash actions...
Had stumbled into treating Charlie and the others as the masterminds behind the theft of his two safes.
Because of this, he mobilized all his connections to investigate Charlie and the others.
And Slate Brief, a somewhat famous Beautiful Lockpicking Expert in downtown Los Angeles, was the first to be found and kidnapped by the crazed Steve.
The huge chain reaction set off by Hunter, the little butterfly, had begun.
Los Angeles, at a basketball court.
Playboy Rob watched the distracted Charlie, who was constantly fiddling with his phone nearby.
He casually tossed the basketball in his hand toward the nearby hoop.
Swish!
The basketball went through the hoop as intended, accurately piercing the net.
However, he no longer had any desire to show off to his old friend.
"Hey!"
He grabbed a bottle of purified water, walked over to Charlie, and handed it to him.
"Thanks!"
Charlie took the water but had no heart to drink it.
Rob leaned over to glance at the phone in his hand and teased, "Charlie, you don't actually want to chase Old John's daughter, do you?"
"I admit Slater is a very charming beauty!"
"But don't you think her personality is a bit too cold?"
"Besides, we're thieves, we're crooks."
"And she has always been helping the police, banks, and jewelry stores with Lockpicking."
"She's not Old John; she's high and mighty, and she's always looked down on our status."
For someone with Playboy Rob's personality to look down on her so much...
Charlie naturally understood what the reason was.
Slater was the biological daughter of his old friend, the master locksmith John Brief.
Previously, the reason Charlie invited Slater to join their team to steal the gold bars from Steve's hands...
Aside from preparing to repay Old John by returning the share of gold that should have been his to his daughter...
Although Charlie told others that he needed to borrow Slater's Lockpicking skills...
The real reason was something only he knew.
That was, from the first time he saw Slater several years ago...
Charlie had actually already fallen in love with that cold and glamorous blonde beauty.
Previously, the reason he invited his old partner John Brief to help him with one last job when he was already planning to retire...
Was because Charlie wanted to use that opportunity to let Slater recognize his ability and extraordinariness.
Then, he hoped to leave a good impression on her to make it easier for him to pursue her.
Unfortunately, in the end, Charlie messed up.
He hadn't expected that one of the members of his team...
Steve would actually betray them, not only keeping a ton of gold bars for himself...
But also shooting and killing Slater's father, Old John Brief.
As a result, what was meant to be a performance in front of her...
Turned into Charlie's invitation leading to the death of her father.
Because of this, over the past year or so...
Although Charlie had been tracking Steve, he never dared to contact Slater once before finding him...
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