Chu Tao's system was utterly dumbfounded. It couldn't believe that this spineless coward in front of it was actually its host?
How the hell could someone be this cowardly?
It had never had such a timid host before!
Throughout its history, the Prodigal Son System had always been paired with arrogant and unruly super spendthrifts. Spending billions overnight? That was just an appetizer for them.
In comparison, it genuinely looked down on its current host.
【Host, you need to stand up! How can you surrender to your enemies? You should be at the pinnacle of this world's wealth!】
【You shouldn't bow to anyone.】
Listening to the system's provocation, Chu Tao's lips twitched.
"Then tell me, what the hell should I do now? I'm already wanted by the authorities!"
"Aren't you supposed to be amazing? You said you could handle the national fortune, but you can't even handle a damn thing!"
Chu Tao didn't hold back either, venting his frustration on the system, as it was the only thing he could take it out on.
The system was left speechless.
It had just been boasting. The Dragon Country's 5,000-year national fortune was more than enough to crush a small system like it. There were probably plenty of chosen ones who could easily deal with it.
A rare silence filled the air. After a while, Chu Tao lit another cigarette.
"System, who is the chosen one targeting me? Maybe I'll just go and join them."
【I don't know...】
Chu Tao cursed under his breath, then pulled out his phone and started searching.
【Host... what are you looking at?】 The Prodigal Son System, knowing it was at fault, spoke in a softer tone.
"The Criminal Law!" Chu Tao snapped.
Soon, an excited expression spread across his face.
"My situation doesn't count as violent prison escape. It should be classified as evasion, punishable by up to five years in prison or detention. Plus, since I turned myself in and no one was hurt, I should get a lighter sentence, right?"
"But my previous money laundering charges are gonna be tricky..."
"Maybe—"
Chu Tao's gaze shifted to his Prodigal Son System, sending a chill down its spine.
【H-Host, what are you planning?】
"Maybe I'll sell you? Didn't you say the chosen ones have already formed an organization? The Dragon Country's higher-ups must know about them by now. Maybe I can even get a government job."
【......】
The system trembled with rage. Was its host really this shameless?
First, he wanted to join the enemy, and now he wanted to join the Dragon Country and get a government position?
【Aren't you afraid of being dissected for research?】
Chu Tao picked his nose nonchalantly. "There are so many chosen ones. Do you think they're all being dissected? Surely, I have some value, right? If used correctly, I could probably trigger a financial crisis."
【......】
Oh no, it was over. Its host had actually learned to think independently?
Back in the day, its previous hosts were all arrogant and unruly, each more prodigal than the last.
Chu Tao slapped his thigh.
"I'll turn myself in first."
The system panicked. 【H-Host, don't sell me out!】
Chu Tao grinned. "Don't worry, you're my brother, my closest companion!"
...
After Chu Tao's escape, the entire police station was searching for him.
But less than an hour after his escape, Chu Tao showed up back at the police station entrance, holding two starch sausages.
As soon as he appeared, officers swarmed around him.
"Don't move! Hands up!"
The officers were baffled. How could this guy dare to come back?
"Wait, wait, I just went out to grab some starch sausages. Let me off the hook."
"Hey, my sausage fell... it cost two bucks each!"
Chu Tao had figured it out. He might as well just give up. All that talk about defying fate and showing off... forget it!
Although he once wanted to show off, after so many setbacks, he had reverted to being a timid and cowardly loser.
...
"Huh, this Chu Tao is quite interesting? Turning himself in voluntarily?"
Jiang Che glanced at the report, a faint smile curling on his lips. This Chu Tao was different from the other chosen ones he had encountered before.
He seemed to have some brains, but not too many.
Jiang Che didn't dwell on it too much and soon left the Jiang family.
...
Jiang Che drove to a small two-story house. According to his knowledge, this was Shen Yu's home.
Shen Yu wasn't from an ultra-wealthy family, just middle-class. What's more, she had lost both her parents, leaving her with a car, a house, and a sizable inheritance.
"What do you want?"
Shen Yu looked at Jiang Che with a calm expression. The girl was wearing a gray set of home pajamas, holding a pen in her hand, her hair messy as if she had just woken up.
"Nothing much, just checking if you've finished your system tasks."
Shen Yu: "..."
The mention of system tasks made her furious!
Her system tasks had been going smoothly. The long-term main mission was to win a Nobel Prize and a Fields Medal. Completing the first phase of the main mission would directly reward her with 10 million Scholar Points.
She was good at physics and math, and with the system's help, she should have been able to complete the main mission within ten years.
But then Jiang Che had to interfere, completely changing her main mission.
Now she had to solve the Langlands Program, unifying number theory, group theory, and analytic geometry into a grand unified theory of mathematics. If she pulled that off, it would be worth more than ten Fields Medals.
And her daily side tasks had also been changed to things like the Poincaré Conjecture and Goldbach's Conjecture... just thinking about them made her head spin!
"You... my home isn't open to you. Please leave."
Shen Yu slammed the iron gate shut, but Jiang Che stuck his arm in.
"Ah~~~ my arm!"
His arm got caught in the gate.
Hearing Jiang Che's cry, Shen Yu quickly opened the gate, and Jiang Che took the opportunity to slip inside.
Shen Yu: "..."
"What a ridiculous man."
Shen Yu didn't even bother to check if Jiang Che was hurt. From the mischievous grin on his face, she could tell he was perfectly fine.
Shen Yu calmly stared at Jiang Che.
They were alone in the house, and she was wearing an incredibly tempting set of pajamas. If Jiang Che decided to turn into a beast, she wouldn't stand a chance.
Jiang Che wore a cheeky smile. Of course, he wasn't hurt—if a grandmaster could get injured by a gate, that would be the joke of the century.
"What exactly are you here for?"
Shen Yu's face showed a hint of displeasure. Her life should have had nothing to do with this troublemaker, but Jiang Che had forcefully intruded, throwing her once orderly life into chaos.
"What am I here for? Hehehe—"
Jiang Che's laugh was downright sinister.