Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Four: Surveillance (2/2)

Xiao Yu couldn’t understand Yan Jin’s internal complaints, so he could only take Yan Jin’s words at face value.

Right now, he wouldn’t complain any more about the video cameras. No matter how strange their angles were, the video cameras clearly transmitted the abductors’ conversation.

From their scattered conversation and vulgar language, Xiao Yu couldn’t extract much information, but Yan Jin had made three phone calls after just two minutes of listening in.

One of them was to Chu Ge. All Yan Jin said was, “Fishy was abducted. Come immediately.” Another was through the company’s internal lines to Nan Wei, and Yan Jin delivered the same short message. Unexpectedly, the last call had been to Xiao Yu himself.

Xiao Yu’s phone had stayed with all of his clothes in the car. Even though no one would pick up, the video camera clearly transmitted the familiar sound of Xiao Yu’s ringtone.

Then, Xiao Yu heard the sound of what was probably the abductors throwing his phone out of the car window.

Yan Jin located Xiao Yu’s phone using its GPS and made a call to some unknown person. Twenty minutes later, the cellphone that had been tossed out of the car window was resting on Yan Jin’s desk.

At that moment, Xiao Yu truly worshipped Yan Jin to the point that he even began to worry about the abductors.

Perhaps they didn’t know that they were currently fighting a god.

“They still haven’t discovered that you’ve disappeared?” Yan Jin marveled.

“*Squeak*.” There’s too many random things in the trunk. It’s also a little hard to see since it looks like it’s about to rain soon.

“Most importantly, they can’t imagine that a large human being can disappear,” Yan Jin pointed out.

“*Squeak*.” Xiao Yu indicated his agreement. After a while, Xiao Yu saw that Yan Jin was sending another message. He looked over curiously, confused.

“*Squeak*.” Why are you talking to the auto center?

“I’m calling them to discuss a financing plan.”

Xiao Yu didn’t understand.

“It’s the same auto center that repaired the car. They lost their main source of income and might declare bankruptcy.”

“*Squeak*.” They inadvertently saved me, so you’re going to help them in their time of need?

Xiao Yu felt that his guess was quite rational.

“Ehh, no…” Yan Jin said to Xiao Yu while trying to convince the auto center’s boss that he wasn’t a scammer. “I want them to add a crack in all of my cars’ trunks. They have experience in this, so they’ll probably be better at it.”

Xiao Yu: “…”

My goodness, rich people really can do whatever they want.

The auto center had been going bankrupt because their mechanics’ skills weren’t up to par. While the auto center boss went dizzy from the stroke of fortune, the monitored situation inside the car reached a critical point.

Previously, the abductors had always been boasting how lavishly they would live their lives with the payment money, so they hadn’t revealed any important information. However, they had just received a phone call. Perhaps the connection wasn’t that good on the road, so they had switched to hands-free mode. Thus, Yan Jin and Xiao Yu could hear the caller as well.

It was a… woman’s voice.

Xiao Yu saw all the blood drain from Yan Jin’s face.

At this moment, Nan Wei arrived.

Yan Jin simply left Nan Wei inside the office and rushed with his phone into the break room.

Nan Wei didn’t say anything about his premonitions. He sat down on the sofa without a word.

Inside the break room, Xiao Yu didn’t know who Yan Jin was calling.

Yan Jin spoke calmly like a scheming old-timer in a marketplace.

However, only Xiao Yu knew that Yan Jin’s emotions weren’t anything like his tone.

“*Squeak*.” When Yan Jin was about to make a second call, Xiao Yu spoke up.

“*Squeak*.” You know who did it, right?

Xiao Yu couldn’t see through someone’s heart, but he could at least understand some of Yan Jin’s thoughts.

It had nothing to do with ability. It was just a feeling.

“Mhmm,” Yan Jin admitted.

“*Squeak*.” Is that person very important to you?

After a long silence, Yan Jin nodded.

“Ten years ago, we saw a dark seed sprout. However, we were in the midst of our grief and didn’t quickly exterminate it. I don’t know when, but it has grown up out of our sight. Now, its sinister flowers are blooming.

……

Yan Jin told the entire story to the other two.

Chu Ge looked relaxed, while Nan Wei had a complicated expression.

“Hey, brother, has Cousin gone crazy?” Nan Wei asked Chu Ge in a low voice with a hand over his mouth.

“Huh? You didn’t know?” Chu Ge revealed a smile that hid a lot. “Indeed, your master isn’t human.”

Nan Wei: “…”

“*Squeak squeak squeeak*!” Xiao Yu anxiously wanted to explain and scratched Yan Jin’s finger.

Yan Jin understood and set Xiao Yu on the table. Yan Jin also unlocked his phone and set it beside Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu opened a notepad app and quickly typed out a line.

Nan Wei suppressed his raging heart and approached for a look.

——I’m really Xiao Yu.

“Fuck.”

……

Now, Nan Wei had no choice but to believe it.