375 New Plan (1/2)

If the explosion was not a coincidence, then the biggest possibility was someone was trying to kill the people there, but this did not match the reality because when the police investigated the crime scene, they did not find any corpses.

Even though Brother Liu did not get involved in the underground world, his nose was sharp enough to smell their presence. He told Ye Shuang directly how curious this whole thing was, and the lack of a body was a further sign of that. This was probably because the intended victim was someone powerful, and they somehow managed to avoid this tragedy.

This theory was soon proven because Ray appeared before Ye Shuang's group looking like he had just survived hell.

”You were captured by Jennifer?” After bringing the man along and hearing his explanation, Ye Shuang gasped. ”And she wanted to kill you? The person that was supposed to blow up in the explosion was you?”

”She forced a whole bottle of high-density alcohol down my throat to create the impression that I accidentally left the fire burning after having too much to drink.” Ray shivered from the thought. ”Thankfully, I am quite a good drinker, and someone did something to distort her plan. Even though the bottle was fully sealed, it has been diluted with water, yet it was impossible to tell through smell alone.”

Speaking of a possible rat in Jennifer's team, Ye Shuang's first suspect was Edward. The man really could show up anywhere as long as it was related to the big picture. However, when Ray was assaulted, Edward had been with them at Ye Shuang's apartment. There was no way that he could have been there to help Ray… unless Edward had an assistant or someone loyal who knew the trade as well as he did.

They took Ray along to another apartment prepared by Han Chu. The rest went to unload their luggage and claim their rooms while Ye Shuang, with her incredible five senses, was ordered by Han Chu to go purchase their daily items and the medicine for Ray's injuries.

Ye Shuang finished her assignment quickly. Ray accepted the medicine, and as he applied it, he called to contact the security company. The company had already received the call from Han Chu earlier, but before they could find their client, which was Ray, the latter had been captured by Jennifer and set up to be blown up into pieces. Thankfully, the man did not die in the explosion, so the security company was given a second chance to prove themselves. They broke out in cold sweat and swore to provide a better service to Ray. Unfortunately, before the security company arrive, Anthony, who was setting up the new gear, realized a very big problem.

”Wait a minute!” Anthony suddenly turned to call Ray over. ”When you were detained by Jennifer, what happened?”

”The normal things that you would expect to happen in a kidnapping.” Ray did not want to relive those unhappy experience like being punched and interrogated. Such memories were not fond, and most importantly, they made him lose face.

Han Chu frowned. ”Tony, what have you discovered?”

Anthony pressed his lips together and pointed at Ray with an accusing finger. ”This man is bugged.”

”What? That's impossible, I don't remember anything like that… Wait.” Ray's expression dropped before he lowered his head in shame. ”Fine, perhaps you're right.”

Ye Shuang had figured it out by then and nodded. ”Looks like they did something to you when you were unconscious. This answers the questions that have been bugging me… Jennifer never intended to kill you; she merely wanted to use you to find your hidden accomplice. So, it was not a nameless hero who diluted that bottle of alcohol. This was her plan from the very beginning.”

In fact, Jennifer's people had probably waited until after Ray woke up before they blew up the cannister. Of course, this plan still had its risks—if Ray was slightly slower or his mind was not that sharp, he might have died in this process. Then again, if he could not survive such a small ordeal, Ray would have been useless in Jennifer's eyes. After all, the amount of information that one could gather from an idiot and an elite was completely different.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.