After knowing each other for over a year, he was no longer as reserved in front of Uncle as he had been at the beginning, and spoke quite casually now.

　　“How about this car?”

　　“It’s a bit more impressive than the previous one.” James Carter didn’t know what Uncle did for a living, but one thing he was sure of: Uncle was very rich. In just over a year of knowing each other, he had seen Uncle change cars at least five times—domestic, Japanese, European, American, all kinds. Also, the suits Uncle wore were always very refined. {He} had once made a point of noting the label on one of the suits, and later looked it up online, only to find out it was a custom-made suit from a centuries-old tailor shop abroad—the kind of hidden luxury brand only insiders would recognize, and ordinary people had never even heard of. Compared to that, brands like Armani were like the difference between commoners and nobility.

　　“I need to take a long trip, to visit an old friend.”

　　“An old friend?” James Carter gaped in surprise.

　　Uncle smiled and said, “What’s so strange about that? Can’t I have friends too?”

　　“No, no, of course Uncle can have friends.” Even though it was the first time he’d heard of it. {He} asked, “How long will you be gone, Uncle?”

　　“Not sure. It could be very short, or... it could be a long time.” As he spoke, Uncle took out his laptop, opened it, and said, “While I’m away, I need to ask you to do something for me.”

　　James Carter smiled and said, “Uncle, there’s no need to be so polite with me. Whatever you need, just say it. If I can do it, I’ll help you.”

　　“It’s simple, just a regular monthly transfer.” As he spoke, he opened a webpage. James Carter watched closely. The page was the homepage of an adult products company, with detailed product descriptions—vibrators, inflatable dolls, and so on.

　　After looking, James Carter blushed deeply and grinned, saying, “Uncle, I’m not even of age yet...”

　　Uncle chuckled, clicked on the login page, and then quickly and skillfully entered the username and password. As soon as he finished logging in, the adult products company page immediately changed—the whole screen darkened, and then a snarling wolf head logo appeared in the center of the page, growing from small to large until it filled the entire screen, then slowly faded away.

　　James Carter stared in shock, unable to believe what he was seeing on the computer screen.

　　Once the logo had completely disappeared, the original page vanished, replaced by a very simple interface with only four options: Account, Message Board, Chat Room, Logout.

　　Uncle clicked on Account, and after the page changed, he clicked on Transfer. When the input box appeared, he entered the amount of two hundred thousand, then clicked Confirm. The page prompted for a password, and as he typed, he said, “To make it easier for you to remember, I’ve changed the password to the last six digits of your ID number.”

　　James Carter swallowed and said, “Uncle, a transfer of two hundred thousand? Every month?”

　　“Yes.”

　　“I see there’s a dollar sign—two hundred thousand dollars?”

　　“Yes.” Uncle turned his head, smiled, and asked, “Do you know what day it is today?”

　　“The fifteenth.”

　　“Good! From now on, just log in here on the fifteenth of every month and make the transfer.”

　　“Uncle, how long... how long are you really going to be gone?”

　　“I told you, it could be very short, just a few days, or it could be a long time. If I don’t come back, I’m counting on you for this.”

　　James Carter scratched his head and said, “Uncle, it’s no trouble at all, but transferring so much money every month—who is it going to, anyway? That adult products company?”

　　Uncle raised his hand and gently ruffled his hair with a smile, saying, “Have you forgotten our rule? Don’t ask anything. The less you know, the better.” After a pause, he added, “Remember the website of this adult products company. The login username is Uncle’s pinyin, and the password is the date I saved you. Log in on the fifteenth of every month, enter two hundred thousand in the transfer section, and don’t click on any other part of the site—none of that concerns you. You just need to make the regular transfer. Got all that?”

　　James Carter nodded repeatedly and replied, “I’ve got it all. Oh, Uncle, what if you don’t come back for a year or two?” {He} asked half-jokingly.

　　“Then I’ll have to trouble you to keep making the transfers.”

　　“Two hundred thousand a month, that’s two point four million a year, four point eight million in two years, and that’s in dollars—almost thirty million yuan. Uncle, just how much money do you have in your account?” James Carter counted on his fingers and was startled.

　　“Haha.” Uncle laughed. “Don’t worry, there’s plenty of money in the account. Even if you kept transferring for ten or twenty years, you wouldn’t run out. Remember what I said—don’t get involved in things that don’t concern you.” At this point, he suddenly remembered something and raised his hand, waving it in front of James Carter’s eyes.

　　Only then did James Carter notice that Uncle was wearing a ring—a thick and very distinctive ring, silver in color, engraved with a black wolf head emblem. It was beautiful and eye-catching.

　　{He} took off the ring and handed it to James Carter, saying, “Please keep this ring for me. Give it back to me when I return.”