Chapter 157
Chapter 157
Jiang Li sprinted all the way back into the residential compound.
That “Xia Xiaoqiang” had a problem!
She had said she disguised herself as someone from the Ghost Face Organization, arranged a meeting with Dai Chunli, and was going to meet her.
But in the chat history between Dai Chunli and “Xia Xiaoqiang,” the earliest date was December 7th.
At that time, Xia Xiaoqiang had still been on the Ghost Train. She hadn’t come back at all!
More importantly, Xia Xiaoqiang at that point hadn’t even known who Jiang Li was. How could she possibly have contacted Jiang Li’s stepmother?
The “Xia Xiaoqiang” from just now hadn’t been pretending to be from the Ghost Face Organization at all.
She was the Ghost Face Organization!
In the distance, “Xia Xiaoqiang” peeled off the human skin mask on her face and, furious at the dawdling driver, slapped him hard across the face.
Smack!
The crisp sound of the slap rang out unusually loud.
Then the driver lowered his head and took the scolding.
If the driver hadn’t been held up by the motorcycle man and unable to drive away, Jiang Li probably wouldn’t have noticed something was wrong and opened the car door to run.
As Jiang Li ran, she opened her phone and glanced at her call history and the current time.
Three minutes… it was almost time!
On the phone, Xia Xiaoqiang had said they would reach the entrance of the residential compound in three minutes.
They should be arriving any second now.
Jiang Li had only just returned to Huaguo. She truly hadn’t expected her calls to be monitored.
After the Ghost Face Organization learned that the people from the Intelligence Department would be picking Jiang Li up in three minutes, they had arrived at the compound entrance in advance to intercept her.
Perhaps they had realized Jiang Li was difficult to deal with. She had been entangled with them in the Aberration World all this time, causing them disastrous losses again and again.
So the Ghost Face Organization had set their sights on Huaguo.
On the street outside the compound entrance, four or five black sedans approached in a line, their headlights blazing.
From the first sedan, Xia Guofeng and Xia Xiaoqiang got out.
Men in suits also stepped out one after another from the sedans behind them.
“Jiang Li!” Xia Guofeng waved, looking in Jiang Li’s direction.
Xia Xiaoqiang also called out excitedly, “Sister Jiang!”
Jiang Li glanced at them, walked over, and nodded with a small smile.
“Let’s go, Jiang Li. You’ve been exhausted for days. We’ll take you somewhere safe so you can sleep properly for three whole days! Hahaha.”
Xia Guofeng laughed heartily and beckoned Jiang Li into the sedan.
Xia Guofeng sat in the passenger seat.
Jiang Li and Xia Xiaoqiang sat together in the back.
Outside the car window, Jiang Li saw the slightly damaged red heavy motorcycle being moved aside by a group of men in black.
The man in the red motorcycle suit also strode straight toward the sedan on his long legs.
The motorcycle man took off his helmet, tucked it under one arm, and opened the door beside Jiang Li.
“Scoot over a little, please,” the man said politely, looking at Jiang Li.
Jiang Li made room for him and sat upright in the middle seat.
The man bent down and climbed into the car, then shut the door with a bang.
“Haha! Xiao Wu, nicely done!” Xia Guofeng praised him in a booming voice.
He continued, “Xiao Wu’s guess was right. The Ghost Face Organization really is monitoring us every second of the day.
If Xiao Wu hadn’t ridden his motorcycle ahead of us and rushed to the scene, our Jiang Li might have been taken away. Xiao Wu has rendered outstanding service today! Hahaha!”
A hint of pride showed in Xia Guofeng’s tone.
Xiao Wu took off his gloves and denied it.
“Not really. If it had been up to me alone, and Jiang Li herself hadn’t wanted to get out of the car, things would have become tricky.”
Xiao Wu glanced at Jiang Li. Thinking of the sight of her running away, he added,
“Besides, our Jiang Li has arms and legs. If she notices something’s wrong, she can run on her own.”
Xia Guofeng laughed. “Right, right! You two youngsters worked together, each bringing your own strengths!”
Sitting beside Jiang Li, Xia Xiaoqiang said softly, “Sister, my dad said he was worried you wouldn’t be used to things without anyone familiar around, so he specially asked me to come keep you company for a few days.
This is my first time staying in a big villa. I’m so happy I could die.
I heard the security measures there are maxed out. Not even a fly could get in.”
Everyone kept the mood lively along the way, and before long, they arrived at the villa complex in the suburbs.
Every car and every person passed through layer after layer of inspection before finally driving into one of the villas.
By then, it was already late.
Several other experts from the Intelligence Department had been trying to seize any opening they could to say something to Jiang Li.
But after Xiao Wu signaled them with his eyes, no one said a word in the end.
Xia Xiaoqiang’s Bedroom was arranged right next to Jiang Li’s.
After Jiang Li finished washing up, she collapsed onto the bed and pulled the covers over herself.
In less than a minute, she had fallen into a deep sleep.
Once Jiang Li had been settled in, Xiao Wu and the experts went to an empty room and held an impromptu meeting.
“Jiang Li came back for these three days to rest, not to match wits with anyone. We’ll handle that matter ourselves,” Xiao Wu said.
In the meeting room, a technician pulled up the decrypted records and displayed them on the screen.
“This is all the chat information we’ve decrypted so far between Dai Chunli and the Ghost Face Organization.”
“They agreed to meet tomorrow morning at ten at Leisurely Time Cafe on Wangjing Road.”
One expert asked, “Now that Jiang Li has already returned to Huaguo, do you think Dai Chunli will still go to the appointment?”
Xiao Wu thought for a moment, then nodded. “She will.”
The experts all turned to look at him. Xiao Wu explained, “Even with Jiang Li back in Huaguo, Dai Chunli can’t do anything to her on her own.
Besides, in Huaguo, murder means paying with your life. Dai Chunli doesn’t have the brains for it, and she doesn’t have the guts.
She wouldn’t dare make a move against Jiang Li within Huaguo.
If Dai Chunli wants to get her hands on the demolition inheritance, she can only pin her hopes on Jiang Li dying in the Aberration World.”
One expert sighed. “How does someone end up with a stepmother like that?”
Xiao Wu chuckled. “You can’t put it that way. In an Instance, a free meat shield is something plenty of people would kill for.”
The experts passed around Dai Chunli’s chat records and read through them.
Everyone began offering suggestions.
“It would be best not to let Dai Chunli make contact with the Ghost Face Organization. Once they connect, Jiang Li will be in danger.”
“Can we trace the location of that Ghost Face Organization member in the chat records? We should strike first and take them under control.”
The technician shook his head. “We’ve tried. Their encryption and shielding are very complicated. Decryption will still take some time.”
Encrypting and shielding important information had become standard practice.
Even this temporary meeting room used by the Intelligence Department had all sorts of technical equipment and shielding measures in place.
The Intelligence Department was guarding against them, and they were likewise guarding against the Intelligence Department.
“Ugh! Our only location clue is gone again. What a shame…”
Xiao Wu was silent for a second. Then he raised an eyebrow and smiled. “Not a shame.”
He said, “When I staged that motorcycle accident today, I attached a Tracking Device to their car.”
Xiao Wu clicked the mouse a few times and switched the computer screen.
A red line appeared on the map of Jinghai City.
The red line kept moving east.
Halfway through, the tracking suddenly began flying all over the place before finally stopping deep in the mountains.
“Did they tie the tracker to a bird?”
“They probably discovered it midway through.”
“But we can still determine that their base should be in the eastern part of the city.”
After some discussion, the experts unanimously put forward their opinion-
They could mobilize a portion of their manpower and search along the tracking line overnight.
The members of the Ghost Face Organization were still mainly active in the Aberration World. Within Huaguo, they couldn’t gather on a large scale, so they wouldn’t be able to stir up much trouble.
Listening to the experts speak, Xiao Wu remained silent for a long while.
He carefully studied Dai Chunli’s chat records, and his tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
“There’s no need,” Xiao Wu suddenly said.
Faced with the experts’ puzzled gazes, Xiao Wu only gave a faint lift of his lips.
“We don’t need to do anything. Tomorrow at ten… nothing will happen.”