906 A Million Times for You 268 (1/2)
”Ms. An, don't you know that criminals often destroy the surveillance cameras first before proceeding to commit the crime? That's because they're afraid that their faces will be caught on camera.”
An Xiaoning remained quiet before saying, ”The footage is so long, it's going to take me quite a bit of time to watch everything. It's really tiring to be standing up like this. Would you let me sit down and continue watching while you go get some rest?”
”Alright, sure.”
While he was standing up, An Xiaoning had casually stuffed something into his pocket, which Fan Shixin had noticed. However, the guard did not discover anything unusual at all.
After she sat down, the guard said, ”I'll need to use the washroom.”
”Go ahead.”
The guard then exited. Fan Shixin stepped forward and said, ”Something's off about him.”
”Yeah, I noticed that he was sitting upright when we first entered and his legs were shaking continuously when we were talking. Although they were only trembling slightly, I could still see it. On top of that, he's been pressing his lips tightly together whenever he wasn't speaking, as if he was under tremendous stress. He may seem composed in general, but there were some bits of his actions that gave it away.”
An Xiaoning turned around and faced away from the monitor. She was not interested in watching the surveillance camera footages at all because she saw no point in it.
She whipped out her mobile phone and put on her earphones.
Upon hearing the guard's voice in her earphones, she pressed the button to begin recording.
The guard was making a call, and his voice sounded extremely soft.
”Ms. An is here at the guardroom and she's brought a man along with her. They're watching the surveillance camera footages.”
”…”
”She only asked if any of our security officers died. Other than that, she didn't ask much. I still feel a little worried after hearing what she said. Why would she ask such a question?”
”…”
”Alright, got it.”
She removed her earphones and switched off the entire surveillance system of the estate, including the cameras inside the guardroom.
The monitors instantly turned pitch dark.
”It's just like what we had expected.”
Fan Shixin turned around and walked toward the door. He then shot An Xiaoning a glance to hint that the guard had returned.
Upon discovering that the system had been shut down, he asked, ”What happened to the surveillance cameras?”
”I'm sorry, but I think I pressed the wrong button by accident and turned off all the monitors.”
Feeling a little nervous and jittery, the guard said, ”It's alright, I'll just turn it on again.”
He stepped forward and extended a hand in a bid to press the button.
However, he froze in shock just as he extended his arm.
A gun was held against his head.
Fan Shixin was standing beside him with the gun, and the door of the guardroom was also closed.
An Xiaoning unplugged her earphones and played the recording once more.
Frightened beyond his senses, the guard's legs turned to jelly and he stared wide-eyed at An Xiaoning, who removed the recording device from his pocket. He had no idea when she'd stuffed it inside either.
That's it, I'm finished! he thought to himself.
”I'll shoot you right now if you still refuse to speak the truth.”
The guard crumbled and fell onto his knees. ”Ms. An, please spare my life. I really have no idea about anything. I still have a family to feed, I don't want to die.”
”Tell me everything you know. I won't tell anyone that you were the one who leaked it and I'll even spare your life. After all, you don't exactly have anything to do with planning the scheme. You just have to come clean and tell me everything truthfully.”
He was trembling uncontrollably from head to toe like a sifter.