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Zhong Kui's Diary
I rushed straight to the River District, specifically to Dragon's Roar Garden. Jiang Haoyu has a house in this area, which I had mentioned before. The River District is a rather remote development zone, and the occupancy rate of Dragon's Roar Garden is less than ten percent, making it difficult to discover someone being held captive in such a place.
Moreover, there is one crucial reason: the developer of Dragon's Roar Garden originally specialized in glass, so the quality of the glass in this area is exceptionally good. It’s the kind that you can't hear anything from outside once the windows are closed. This means that as long as the windows are locked from the inside, Yang Guo'er could scream her lungs out in the room without anyone knowing.
Lingfeng showed his identification to the security guard, stating that he was investigating a case and asked him to open the downstairs unit door. He reminded the guard to keep it confidential, and then the two of us took the elevator to the 18th floor. Lingfeng pulled out a master key from his pocket and chuckled softly, "I borrowed this from someone and had a quick training session; I hope it works."
I looked up and noticed there were no cameras in the stairwell, so I signaled Lingfeng to start.
Lingfeng fumbled with the key for a while, and just when I was about to lose hope, he finally managed to unlock the door.
"It seems that stealing isn't really your profession!" I whispered.
"Just a side job, occasionally," Lingfeng replied with a smile.
The two of us slipped inside and pressed the switch; as the lights turned on, we stood frozen in place.
There were four Black-clad Men standing beside the sofa in the living room, each with a cold glare and holding silenced handguns pointed at us.
Sitting on the sofa was a middle-aged man who smiled upon seeing us: "Welcome to my humble abode."
Lingfeng and I were both stunned, exchanging glances filled with frustration; damn it, we fell into their trap.
Clearly, judging by how relaxed these five men were, they had already known we were coming. They might as well have hung up a banner saying 'Welcome Public Security Team Captain Lingfeng and his team for guidance.'
"Jiang Secretary, impressive," Lingfeng said nonchalantly, raising his hands in surrender. "I didn't realize you were here all along."
Having heard the middle-aged man refer to his home as humble made me suspect it was Jiang Haoyu; now that Lingfeng confirmed it, I knew for sure. Damn it, how could a Political and Legal Affairs Committee Secretary be acting like a Mafia boss? Is this some sort of movie?
Jiang Haoyu smiled but did not answer Lingfeng's question. Instead, he pointed at the coffee table in the center of the living room: "Please have a seat. I truly don't want to neglect you two. However, I've heard that Brother Zhong Kui is quite skilled; I wouldn't want anything unexpected to happen."
Four guns were pointed at us, and we had no choice but to walk over and sit on the Coffee Table. Fortunately, this Coffee Table was quite sturdy, and it didn't wobble when we sat on it.
"Are you here to rescue someone? Tsk tsk, how touching," Jiang Haoyu waved his hand, and one of the Black-clad Men walked to a door, opened it, and pulled someone out.
It was a plain-faced woman; who else could it be but Guo'er?
"Zheng Nan? Lingfeng? How did you get caught too! Zheng Nan, are you okay?" Guo'er exclaimed upon seeing us, calling out to me.
I felt a surge of excitement mixed with embarrassment. I was thrilled to confirm that Guo'er was safe, but embarrassed because I had always imagined myself as the Monkey King riding on colorful clouds, coming to rescue Guo'er, the Fairy Zixia. Now, it seemed the monkey had been captured as well.
Before I could say anything, Jiang Haoyu stood up: "Visiting time is over; take Yang Guo'er back."
What the hell? It had only been a few seconds! Was there no human rights? I couldn't care less about arguing with Jiang Haoyu and shouted, "Guo'er, it's okay! I will definitely rescue you!"
Guo'er looked at me, tears streaming down her face as she nodded vigorously. Under the urging of the Black-clad Man, she walked back into the room.
With a bang, the door closed. Jiang Haoyu smiled and said, "Brother Zhong Kui, if you just do as we say, you could let Yang Guo'er and An Ran come out safely. Why go through all this trouble?"
I snorted but was actually calculating in my mind. From what Jiang Haoyu said, he should be part of the 'Isolated from the World' group. What exactly was this 'Isolated from the World'? It was surprising that they could make a core member of the Ling Family turn against them at such a critical moment and even resort to dealing with Lingfeng. This level of conflict seemed like a fight to the death; could 'Isolated from the World' be more powerful than the Ling Family? How could that be possible?
"Take Captain Ling to another room!" Jiang Haoyu waved at one of the Black-clad Men. The man gestured with his gun for Lingfeng to enter another room. After closing the door, only Jiang Haoyu and four Black-clad Men remained in the living room with me.
"You should have a phone call waiting for you now, brother. This time I hope you can cooperate with us well; now we have another hostage, so I assume you won't act up anymore? Haha!"
As soon as he finished speaking, my phone rang. Jiang Haoyu gestured for me to answer it.
I picked up the phone, and a friendly voice greeted me: "Sir, this is the Extra Six Plus One Production Team. Congratulations! You've won an audience prize..."
I speechlessly put the phone on speaker mode. Upon hearing this, Jiang Haoyu's expression turned into one of disbelief as he cursed several times.
After hanging up the phone, another call came in immediately. I pressed the speakerphone button, and this time it was ‘Isolated from the World’.
“Tut tut, Manager Zhong, I didn't realize you were so clever, fully developed in both intellect and physical abilities! You almost managed to rescue Yang Guo'er. Who would have thought that a book in the photo could leak secrets? Manager Zhong, you are truly remarkable!” ‘Isolated from the World’ began with compliments.
I didn’t respond, feeling somewhat puzzled. It seemed that this was not a trap arranged from the beginning, but rather they had learned about our plan and quickly set up people to deal with us. How did he know I got clues from the book and suspected Jiang Haoyu? How did he know about my plan with Lingfeng? Only Lingfeng and his grandfather knew about this. Did Lingfeng’s grandfather tell someone else?
“Aren't you going to answer me? Do you believe I can have Yang Guo'er taken care of right now?” ‘Isolated from the World’ said with a grin.
Damn it, here we go again. I had no choice but to yield: “What do you want me to do?”
“Alright, I won’t beat around the bush. Tomorrow night, there will be some malfunctions in the circuits of Golden Blade Advertising Company. Since you are the Security Manager, oh wait, sorry, you are the Loss Prevention Manager. Clearly, that title needs to sound more prestigious. Where was I? Right, you need to check the circuits tomorrow night.” Although Isolated from the World was joking, I felt he was particularly serious this time.
“Isn't equipment maintenance the responsibility of the Building Engineering Department?” I pointed out the inconsistency.
“All circuits at Golden Blade Company have dedicated personnel for maintenance. However, those two people will have a car accident tomorrow morning. In the absence of other options, they will naturally call you for repairs.” Isolated from the World paused and then laughed: “Because you are an acquaintance of Jin Zhenzhong, they won’t be on guard against you. That’s also why I got you into Golden Blade Advertising Company.”
A chill ran down my spine as I realized there was a trap surrounding me. I hadn’t expected this scheme to be so intricate. Ever since the Jin Family Incident, Jin Zhenzhong had trusted me greatly; I never thought that Isolated from the World had accounted for even that detail. After a moment of silence, I asked hoarsely, “If that's the case, why wait until now?”
“Because we were missing a key element earlier!” Isolated from the World chuckled: “Now we have it. By the way, are you on speakerphone? Is Jiang Haoyu listening nearby?”
Jiang Haoyu immediately chimed in: “I am here.”
“Hand over the props to Zhong Zhengnan, and after that, you're done.” Isolated from the World instructed casually.
Jiang Haoyu waved his hand, and a Black-clad Man handed me a box. I looked at Jiang Haoyu in confusion; he smiled and urged me to open it.
Inside was a pair of gloves as thin as a cicada's wings and a clever Bluetooth earpiece.
“This glove is designed based on Xu Qingyu's palm print and fingerprint. You’ll wear this when you start working tomorrow night. Don’t ask why now; you'll understand tomorrow,” said Isolated from the World. After hesitating for a moment, he continued: “As for the Bluetooth earpiece, it's for your convenience in contacting me. Aren't you curious about where to place the key? I can tell you now; this special location is within Golden Blade Company. The key I want you to steal is located inside Golden Blade Advertising Company.”
Where can the giant key be placed in the Golden Blade Company? Could it be in the finance room? Only the massive safe in the finance room could accommodate this key, but that safe is just an ordinary one and doesn't require a fingerprint lock. Moreover, this fingerprint belongs to Xu Qingyu; it would be ridiculous for an advertising company to need Mayor Xu to come and provide a fingerprint for a safe.
"The Golden Blade Advertising Company has no place to hide such a large key," I said directly. "Are you still not going to tell me where it is?"
"Don't rush; I'm getting there. You should know about the Coffee Room where you take breaks, right?" Isolated from the World chuckled lightly.
Suddenly, a phrase popped into my mind—something Fatty once told me: 'From the outside, this corridor should have two levels of height, while the Coffee Room we are currently in is only one level high. Where is the upper level?'
"Are you saying there is a secret room above the Coffee Room?" I couldn't help but exclaim loudly.
"Exactly. We aren't very clear on what exactly is up there, but we are sure that the key is placed above," Isolated from the World said seriously. "Also, there's something else: the office next to your general manager's office is a monitoring room that oversees the secret room above the Coffee Room. The circuits for this monitoring room and the secret room are separate, so there will definitely be no power outage. Therefore, you must deal with the monitoring room before you can get in; you'll have to figure that part out yourself."
I fell silent. The Golden Blade Advertising Company has invested so much effort into safeguarding this key, which indicates its immense importance. I even suspect that when the Golden Peak Building was constructed, this secret room was already designed into it. The Golden Blade Advertising Company must also have a tight surveillance system in place; Isolated from the World and their group can only steal this key by leveraging my identity.
It seems that all answers will have to wait until tomorrow night, and perhaps I can also gain Guo'er and Lingfeng's freedom through working.
Before leaving, Jiang Haoyu smiled at me and said, "Brother, you don't really plan to call the police, do you?"
I forced a smile and shook my head. With your superior from Star City Police Department here, why would I seek trouble for myself?
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