Chapter 45 - HIGH DEFINITION SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS (1/2)

”Do you think she is still alive?”

”I have no idea now. But my sister's remains couldn't be found among the buried bodies in Chen Guozhi's garden. So, what if she is?”

Luo Jingyi heard a heavy sigh.  ”What if the picture is fake?”

”What if it's not?” Luo Jingyi retorted. Her gaze was rapt in the sky.  Fake or not, she had to find the agent anyway. A few hours ago, knowing who killed the man was the least of her concerns. But in order to find out who would go that far to set her up, then she needed to investigate the matters without drawing attention.

She only prayed it wasn't her stepmother.  If not… Unknowingly, she clenched her fist.

A long time of silence ensued before Luo Jingyi stated, ”We'll never know till we follow the crumbs.”

The person on the other line snarked. ”Okay Gretel,  I'll send Hansel to you.”

Luo Jingyi smiled not at the reference of the famous characters Hansel and Gretel. But it was the person's reaction when she asked, ”ETA?”

”Don't be too demanding.” The person complained in irritation.

”Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed today?  You are getting riled up for no reason.  I just needed to know so I could arrange for someone to pick her up at the airport.” She asked in amusement.  At the onset of the phone call, the person was in an irritable mood already which was very rare.

”I'll have her cleared tomorrow.” The words came out with a groan.

”Okay,  so the day after tomorrow at the latest.”

Luo Jingyi meant to end the call when the other person called her out, ”Jingyi?”

”Hmm?” Luo Jingyi replied as she made her way back to the night-club.

”Watch your back. Bad guys are lurking everywhere.”

”I know.” Luo Jingyi answered with a sigh.

…..

”It's your farewell pa – party. Why did I get drunk instead of you?”

Inching her feet forward, Xu Wei put on her whole weight on Luo Jingyi as they exited the bar. With Xu Wei's slurred speech and weird walking posture, she was drunk.

”My alcohol tolerance is better than you.” Luo Jingyi laced her arm on Xu Wei's back to support her. In fact, she might have gotten drunk if she wasn't very cautious drinking outside her home.   So among the group, she was the only one sober. She had to call other people to bring the rest home.

Luo Jingyi half-dragged the psychiatrist across the parking lot.  She found Yun Jinghan standing next to her car. He wrestled the key from her hand, unlocked her white Ashton Martin and opened the door.

”What are you doing here?” Luo Jingyi asked as she dumped Xu Wei on the backseat.

Without giving a response, he rounded the car and slid onto the driver's seat.  He sighted her group inside his friend's club when he was about to leave.  So he stayed and watched her upstairs. He noted how she easily swapped the glass thrust on her hand, so its content would end up being swallowed down by Dr.  Xu or the nurses anyhow.  Nobody noticed this. Yun Jinghan realized that they were similar in this aspect, being on guard.  At the same time, he wondered why.

Knowing that her refusal would be pointless, Luo Jingyi shrugged her shoulders and hopped inside, entering Xu Wei's address on the navigation system.

”Buckle up. ” Yun Jinghan reminded her before starting the car.

Luo Jingyi mumbled a short reply, put on her seatbelt and turned to him.

”Did you—no,  never mind.” She meant to ask him if he installed a tracking device on her because he kept turning up everywhere.  Scolding herself for her crazy thoughts, Luo Jingyi sank into the seat.

”What?” Retracting his gaze on the road, he cast a quick glance on her. Her eyelids were closed as though she was in deep meditation, exposing her long lashes.