Chapter 43

Ye Yun suppressed his impulse to confront the other person and carefully examined him again, saying, "What is your purpose?"

The young man smiled and said, "The same purpose as you."

He gazed deeply at the Shidefu Hotel building and said calmly, "I've been following this woman since Kuiqing, just like you. I didn't expect that she would end up back here."

Ye Yun asked, "Are you a CT faction scout? Watching her and us?"

The young man shook his head, "No, I'm only watching her. I guess T's decision hasn't been made yet, but since our goal is the mysterious organization, knowing her subsequent actions will naturally reveal T's personnel distribution."

He smiled brightly, "I guess T's initial goal was to cause a major event, but it changed to a faction mainline due to the appearance of the mysterious organization."

Ye Yun was inwardly shocked but showed no sign of it, "Since that woman has entered Shidefu, does it mean there's someone or something she wants inside?"

The young man glanced at him and smiled, "Who knows? We'll find out once we go in. Let's get acquainted, Zhang Yusheng, lawyer, CT faction captain."

Ye Yun's heart sank; he didn't expect this guy, who was only seven or eight years older than him, to be a captain, "Codename Yan Yun, sergeant."

"Wow? For a sergeant, your strength is truly terrifying..." Zhang Yusheng looked at Ye Yun with interest, "I feel a familiar power from you."

Ye Yun said coldly, "Revealing your real name, you're bolder than I thought."

"This is the internet age. Unless you're masked, what's the point of a codename?" Zhang Yusheng shook his head and walked into the building with ease.

He clearly had a high status in the CT faction in Hong Kong. Despite four bodyguards blocking his way, he still entered easily by showing his face.

In his earpiece, the mainboard reminded, "Boss, I couldn't hack into the building's computer system. The surveillance footage is inaccessible."

Ye Yun looked at Zhang Yusheng, "Can you find the exact location of that woman?"

Zhang Yusheng tapped his earpiece, "How's it going?"

He didn't know what the other person said, but the young man's expression changed, "What? In our own territory, the surveillance cameras are actually..."

After a few seconds of silence, he exhaled and looked at Ye Yun, "The mysterious organization is stronger than we thought. All the surveillance cameras in the building have been taken over and modified, with no information about the woman entering."

He pinched his chin, "But what is her goal?"

Ye Yun summoned a Desert Eagle, released the safety, and chambered a round, saying calmly, "Regardless of her goal, I have a word in mind."

Zhang Yusheng quickly held his hand and looked around, "Hey, this is CT territory. Are you crazy... What word did you think of?"

"Scaring the snake out of the grass!"

"Scaring the snake out of the grass?" Zhang Yusheng frowned, "We just started tailing her today, how could we scare the snake out of the grass?"

Ye Yun said, "But our information source has been more than a day."

Zhang Yusheng said, "That was given by the system."

Ye Yun said, "The system also said that all traces of our existence would be erased after we die."

"Wh-What a joke!" Zhang Yusheng's face showed shock, "You mean the mysterious organization has hacked the system?"

"Even if there's only a one percent chance, we need to be cautious."

"Fine, you win." Zhang Yusheng reached into his pocket and pulled out a USP pistol (the police gun in CS), whispering, "Don't alarm anyone. Let's investigate."

He said that, but they didn't even know which floor she went to, how could they investigate?

Zhang Yusheng went to ask the reception staff, while Ye Yun switched his communicator to the Plum Blossom channel, "How's it going on your end?"

"We're still searching the subway station. It's confirmed that someone saw the hooded man this morning."

The clue Plum Blossom received was, "Underground loop railway, white-clothed blood-handprint hooded man."

Ye Yun asked, "Was there anything unusual about his appearance?"

"No, the hot dog stand owner said he was the same as every day, bought two hot dogs, chatted a bit, and left."

Ye Yun was silent.

He turned off the communicator, feeling he might have guessed wrong. But if Zhang Yafen really hadn't noticed she was exposed, and her goal was someone or something here, then her circling around to come here today... was she going to take what she wanted?

Ye Yun felt he had missed some details.

Zhang Yusheng quickly returned, "Let's go. No matter where Zhang Yafen went, she can't escape the 17th and 18th floors of the hotel. After we took over and sealed it, most guests have left, and the rest will be gone by noon. Apart from the celebrities, the building is mostly our people."

The two took the elevator upstairs. Just as they were about to reach the 17th floor, Ye Yun suddenly exclaimed, "That's it!"

Zhang Yusheng was startled, "What?"

Ye Yun said, "Do you remember she took a taxi after changing her clothes?"

Zhang Yusheng said, "So what?"

Ye Yun said, "Why did she take a taxi?"

Zhang Yusheng rolled his eyes, "How would I know..."

He paused, "You mean those few steps she took to get the taxi were for show? But no one would pay attention to her walking, right?"

Ye Yun looked at him, "What if her post-disguise identity is familiar to someone in this building? For example, she's not Zhang Yafen but Li Yafen or Liu Yafen, living in Kuiqing, Jordan, or elsewhere, and her car is broken or she can't afford one?"

"You mean..."

"Since it's a concert with many big-name Asian stars, many of them speak Chinese or have translators, but what if the translator has an emergency? Not all Asian languages are English, so hiring a translator is necessary."

"..." Zhang Yusheng looked at Ye Yun with a strange expression.

Ye Yun continued, "Besides being a translator, she could be a chef who makes the star's favorite hometown dish, a tutor hired by the star for university, or a doctor hired for menstrual issues or other discomforts. These people don't necessarily live nearby or have cars, so taking a taxi is normal. Most importantly, taking a taxi can cover up Zhang Yafen's disguise and shake off anyone following her."

Zhang Yusheng drew a sharp breath, "Did you think all this in an instant?"

Ye Yun ignored him and muttered, "Most importantly, it's best if the person who hired her sees her get out of the taxi, making her identity unassailable. But how bored would the person have to be to stare out the window all the time? Could it be that the person is eagerly waiting for the person they hired?"

Zhang Yusheng's body shook, "I get it!"

He took out his phone and pressed a shortcut, then shouted, "Has the teacher hired by SGirl arrived?"

The microphone transmitted a voice, "Just arrived, what's up?"

"Nothing."

Zhang Yusheng hung up the phone with a serious expression, "The Korean girl group SGirl, which became popular last year, is said to be developing in Hong Kong for a few months. They hired a Chinese teacher here. As you said, I can imagine one of the girls often daydreaming while looking out the window. Zhang Yafen was likely doing it for her. Think about it, with a childlike girl spreading the word, everyone would know the teacher took a taxi, and combined with the teacher's background, no one would be suspicious."

"One of the girls often daydreaming while looking out the window?" Ye Yun looked at him in surprise, "You're even monitoring the celebrities you hired?"

"No..." Zhang Yusheng's face turned red, "I'm a die-hard fan."

Ye Yun: "..."

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