The afternoon rush filled Sweet Time Milk Tea with customers.
The shop was doing better than ever.
But Zhang Rui wasn't smiling.
He sat near the counter, staring at a stack of delivery invoices.
Something didn't make sense.
"Why are we getting priority shipments?" he asked.
His cousin shrugged.
"Maybe the supplier likes us."
Zhang Rui didn't believe that.
Business never worked like that.
Across the street, Chen Mo watched quietly.
The system registered the moment.
[Emotion Detected — Zhang Rui]
Suspicion +14
Fear +11
Chen Mo turned away calmly.
Doubt had begun to grow.
Back in his apartment later that night, Chen Mo reviewed the system again.
[Emotion Points Total: 243]
The number was increasing steadily.
Each ripple created more reactions.
Each reaction created more evolution points
He opened the Knowledge Enhancement Module.
The system suggested a new skill.
[Skill Recommendation]
Market Pattern Recognition
Chen Mo activated it immediately.
Emotion points were consumed.
For the next hour, he studied economic patterns and supply chains.
Data flowed through his mind faster than before.
Connections appeared where others saw chaos.
Chen Mo leaned back in his chair.
This was only the beginning.
And Zhang Rui still didn't know who was behind everything.