Chapter 244 The Man Under Surveillance (1/2)

This type of listening device could be implanted into the human body, usually in the brain or the heart. To have it implanted inside one's body would mean that any conversation that one had would be clearly transmitted to a receiver. The device's installer could virtually hear the voices of their target any time of the day.

”So... was that why he said those terrible things to me?” It terrified Xin Qing that something like that could be inside Ying Qingcang's body.

Chen Huan, on the other hand, did not feel a single ounce of sympathy for Ying Qingcang. ”That's only because he couldn't control himself,” Chen Huan said in a harsh tone. ”He missed you and wanted to see you, but at the same time, he didn't want the people spying on him to hear him. So he had no choice but to verbally assault you. What a shameless and selfish bastard.”

Boss Wan blinked twice and pretended he had not heard his wife's spiel. He cleared his throat and said, ”At this point, these are still just our speculations. If it's really just a simple listening device, Ying Qingcang would have a lot of ways to contact me considering how resourceful he is. He would've at least tried to find a way to warn us that he's under someone's control.”

”Is it possible that he isn't aware of it?” Xin Qing felt like an idiot the moment she said it. She lowered her head in shame and touched the tip of her index fingers together.

Then again, she soon felt a surge of pleasure in her heart. So it turned out that everything that Ah Cang had done was all because he had wanted to see her. He could not risk having his words overheard by the people who were controlling him. All of a sudden, her face turned beet red. ”That time in France, at the fountain, he... he must've really wanted me,” she thought.

”Why are you so flustered all of a sudden?” Chen Huan, ever with the sharp eyes, noticed Xin Qing's strange behavior.

”Ah?” Xin Qing said, fanning her own face. ”It's so warm down here. Don't you feel it, too?”

”Let's head back upstairs!” Boss Wan picked up Liuliu. It was then that Xin Qing noticed that Xunxun and Ah Sha were both missing.

Xiao Rui tugged at her sleeve. ”Don't worry, I'll look for them,” Xiao Rui said. ”We'll spend some time down here to have some fun!”

They spent the Lantern Festival at Boss Wan's place before Xin Qing brought the kids back home. Both Ah Sha and Xiao Rui found Boss Wan's underground base highly fascinating; they had gone down to the base every day, and had even prohibited Xin Qing from coming with them.

They came up with a plan before Xin Qing left the island. Boss Wan would send someone to France, because he suspected that Ying Qingcang would never allow himself to be used like that, at least not voluntarily.

”Rong Siman must have something on him. Something that he could leverage him with, like an Archilles' heel, or a weakspot.” That was Boss Wan's opinion. At the same time, everyone agreed that the person spying on Ying Qingcang must be Rong Siman.

Chen Huan was still carrying Liuliu in her arms when she spoke to Xin Qing, ”You know what I'm really curious about? Where did she find that much financial resource and manpower to pull this off? Isn't the bonus share she gets from Ying Enterprises very little?”

Xin Qing nodded. Then, a sudden thought occurred to her and she said, ”I remembered Ah Cang once said that Rong Siman's son isn't part of the Ying family. Could it be that she got all her resources from the man she'd had an affair with?”

”I'll have someone look into it,” Boss Wan said, pausing in thought. ”I suspect that Ying Hao is currently in Rong Siman's hands.”

”That's very likely,” Xin Qing said with a frown. ”In any case, Ah Cang would never allow his own father to be in danger.”

Chen Huan gave Xin Qing a nudge. ”Alright, enough chatter. Just get on the plane! We'll let you know once we've confirmed things!”

France.

Rong Siman had just returned from a social dance party when she found that Ying Qingcang was not at home.

”Where did he go?” She asked a servant angrily.

”Mr. Ying said he was going out for a walk,” the servant answered, not daring to look at her. This woman was even more brutal than a man. She could literally have someone killed on a whim.

Rong Siman went into a mild panic. She had not heard anything from the listening device in Ying Qingcang's body, so she thought he was resting. Who knew that the man was not even at home. Ying Qingcang had promised her that he would return to France in order to spend the Chinese New Year with her. But he had suddenly run off into the mountains and had even run into Xin Qing there. After that, Rong Siman had heard with her own ears the sounds of the two of them making out with each other, causing her to send her wine glass flying.

Then, she had anxiously awaited Ying Qingcang's return and had interrogated him the moment he did. In the end, Ying Qingcang had told her that it was all for the sake of that piece of land. Rong Siman had calmed down only after she had heard his explanation.

”So what if I have to f*ck her in order to reclaim Ying Enterprises. If you really can't tolerate it, then we'll stay here in France and never go back again,” Ying Qingcang had told her angrily at that time.

That was why she had been walking on eggshells around him for the past few days, being extra careful with her words; she did not want to anger the man. But why would Ying Qingcang disappear for no reason at all? Rong Siman suddenly had a bad feeling about everything. She grabbed her coat and rushed out the door.

Inside a decrepit garden, several tiny blades of germinating grass were tirelessly extending their leaves. At the edge of the dimly lit parterre, someone stood up and tossed a piece of paper into the sewer. Through the gaps of the criss-crossing fence, he watched as the paper slowly submerged in the sewage. When the words on the paper finally turned into dark blotches of murkiness, he turned around to leave.

Almost at the same time, the lights at the house in front of the garden came to live. From inside the house, the sound of a few people quarreling could be heard, but it soon quieted down.

Rong Siman rushed back home an hour later. The moment she entered the house, she saw Ying Qingcang sitting in front of the fireplace, going through some documents.

”Where were you?” She rushed to stand before him, not even bothering to remove her coat.

Ying Qingcang raised his head slowly and pointed a finger at the table beside them. ”You love the pizza from that place, right? I went out for a walk and then took a detour to get them for you.”

”Really?” With an expression of disbelief, Rong Siman picked up the pizza box from the table. Almost instantly, the warmth from the pizza box seeped into her palms. The pizza had obviously just come out of the oven.

Her reaction made Ying Qingcang frown. ”What's that supposed to mean?”

”Ah! Oh, it's nothing,” Rong Siman amended quickly and gave Ying Qingcang a teasing look. Clinging to his arm, she said, ”I thought you were out seeking other women!” She took a slice of pizza from the box and fed it to Ying Qingcang. Ying Qingcang only took a bite before he pushed it aside. ”You know how much I dislike fast food,” he said.

”Mmhm!” Rong Siman nodded. ”I know you adore me. That's why you bought it especially for me.” She picked up the pizza box once again. ”I'm going to take a soak in the tub while I enjoy this!”

Once she was in the bathroom, Rong Siman tapped her ear a few times. A moment later, the sounds of the conversation between Ying Qingcang and a woman filled her ears.