586 The Secret About the Past 204 (1/2)
”Wei Ni Estate? Do you come from a wealthy family?” Xiaozong asked in surprise.
”We're comfortable,” the materialistic Mei Shuangshuang answered, feeling glorious.
”Is that so?” Xiaozong exchanged mobile numbers with her and sent her to the entrance of Wei Ni Estate.
Mei Shuangshuang skipped home merrily while Xiaozong drove back to his house. However, he did not live in a luxurious estate or a lavish mansion. Instead, he lived in a humble abode, which was a rented apartment in a secluded area.
He returned the car to the car rental store before walking back home.
The chubby friend of his who went to the nightclub together with him was already waiting at home. Upon sight of him, the chubby friend hissed in disgruntlement, ”Have you any idea how outrageous you were? You went off to have fun with a gorgeous babe on your own and left me alone in the club. Do you know how I came back? I took the bus home.”
”I wanted to ask her to sit down together at your table but she didn't want to. That chick tonight was gorgeous, wasn't she?”
The chubby man chuckled and asked, ”Yes, her skin was fair like porcelain. I wonder what she feels like.”
”I've tried it. Not too bad. She seems to be from a wealthy family,” Xiaozong answered as he lay down on the bed.
”How did you know?”
”She lives in Wei Ni Estate. That's such a luxurious district,” Xiaozong answered while looking at him.
”Go ahead and make a move on her then. I've never succeeded when I go with you anyway. In today's society, I guess looks still do come first. I tried to flirt with a few but none of it worked out. Oh well,” the chubby man lamented, sitting on the bed and enjoying a supper of fried chicken and beer.
”I told you to cooperate with me but you insist on going alone. You only have yourself to blame.”
”Xiaozong, I'll cooperate with you, but will you let me have some fun with that girl someday?”
”What's so hard about that? You can enjoy yourself to your heart's content,” Xiaozong agreed nonchalantly.
The chubby man chuckled and said in delight, ”I'll hold you to your word. Great buddy.”
Xiaozong grabbed a can of beer and opened it to take a few sips. ”I just want money anyway. I'm not interested in anything else.”
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For a few consecutive nights, An Xiaoning had been listening to the recordings from the listening device bugs she had planted in the rooms, all the way until the 1st of August.
She did not manage to hear anything from the first listening device bug, which she had planted in the president's study.
An Xiaoning guessed that the bug must have been discovered by detectors.
Fortunately, the bug that she had painstakingly planted in Shi Xiaoyu's bedroom was still intact.
She could hear all sorts of noises from the device, including footsteps, Shi Xiaoyu's conversations over the phone, as well as sounds of items dropping.
However, she heard a different noise tonight.
It was rather soft and only lasted for less than twenty seconds. However, it sounded extremely unusual to An Xiaoning.
It was a crisp, ringing sound, which faded very quickly.
Strangely, the room fell silent after the ringing sound.
Could it be that Shi Xiaoyu had fallen asleep in bed? An Xiaoning thought to herself.
She continued to listen closely but did not hear any other noises.
Nonetheless, she continued to sit there with her earphones on. The night was dead silent, which amplified each and every noise clearly.
Half an hour later, An Xiaoning heard another ringing sound. An Xiaoning paid closer attention to the noise and soon began to hear Shi Xiaoyu's footsteps on the ground.
What in the world?
What was that ringing sound?
But I didn't hear any of that ringing noise even when Shi Xiaoyu had gone to bed, when I was hiding in the closet that night.
An Xiaoning was puzzled and confused. Just as she was in the midst of figuring out what it was, Shi Xiaoyu gave someone a call and instructed the person to hurry over as quick as possible.
Not long after, she heard sounds of the door being unlocked with a key, followed by footsteps…