Father Zheng quickly tore down the camera, threw it onto the floor, and stomped on it with all his might until it was smashed to pieces!
After dealing with the camera, he hurriedly searched every other part of his son’s body and emptied the backpack completely.
Thankfully, he didn’t find a second one.
Father Zheng knew that a nobody like him wasn’t worth investigating.
Now, he could live off unearned money by selling his dignity and acting as the Yu family son-in-law’s beard.
The camera could only mean that someone in the Yu family had grown suspicious.
If Su Hao failed to become the Yu family’s son-in-law, every grasshopper tied to the same rope would die with him!
He hurried to the bedroom and knocked on the door. “Director Su! Director Su, something terrible has happened!”
Su Hao had just finished. He and the other person emerged from the room, both flushed.
After they exchanged information about what had happened, all the color drained from Su Hao’s face.
Who was investigating him? A rival, or someone from the Yu family?
A chill shot up his spine.
No matter who it was, the results would eventually make their way back to the Yu family.
Then his marriage to Yu Lingyi would be completely over!
It had taken him tremendous effort to climb aboard the Yu family’s ship. He was just about to use Yu Lingyi’s resources and connections to rise to the next level. If he were kicked off now, he would truly be left with nothing!
The atmosphere in the room grew stifling.
Father Zheng still had some brains. Suddenly, he remembered that when they had entered the elevator, a delivery rider had rushed over. The rider didn’t seem to be carrying any food, though, and had bumped into his son before running off.
He hurriedly said, “There was someone suspicious in the garage just now! If I remember correctly, it was a woman dressed in a very androgynous way. We need to investigate immediately. We might still be able to find a lead!”
Su Hao immediately pulled out his phone and found the number for the property manager of Cuihu Garden.
He had arranged quite a few supporting roles in short dramas for Manager Li’s son.
Any man keeping a mistress knew to maintain a good relationship with the property management office. That way, if he was ever discovered, the management would notify him in advance.
The call connected quickly.
Su Hao issued his instructions. “Manager Li, I may have been followed and bugged by a criminal in the B2 underground garage just now! The person may still be somewhere in the complex. Investigate any suspicious individuals immediately. If you find someone, detain them and notify me! I’m coming down now!”
He hung up.
The four of them waited anxiously and tensely for an update.
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The instant Ruan Tian discovered that the camera had been ripped off and the signal had been cut, she knew things had gone wrong.
She made a snap decision, started her little electric scooter, and tried to escape.
But the property management’s response was unusually fast.
Just as her scooter was about to reach the garage exit, a burly security guard charged out of the booth nearby, a rubber baton in hand.
“Hey, delivery rider! Get off!” the guard shouted.
Ruan Tian’s heart sank, but she didn’t let it show. Instead, she put on an irritated expression and said, “What do you want? I’m about to be late! Hurry up and let me go!”
The guard went over and lifted the lid of her delivery box.
It was completely empty, except for a few empty food containers and a black canvas bag.
“You finished your deliveries, but you’re still carrying all this trash?”
The guard immediately realized something was wrong. He yanked her off the scooter and dragged her toward the property management office.
She struggled twice, but when she realized how strong he was, she knew brute force wouldn’t work. She could only stop resisting for the time being.
Ruan Tian had barely been brought into the property management office when Su Hao entered with a grim expression.
He first glanced at Ruan Tian, who was being held down in a chair by the security guard. His gaze lingered for a moment on her short hair and androgynous clothes, and a trace of disgust and wariness flashed through his eyes.
She matched Old Zheng’s description. It had to be her.
Su Hao walked up to Ruan Tian and looked down at her. “Who sent you to investigate me?”
Ruan Tian wasn’t some sheltered young woman who had never seen the world. After scraping by at the bottom of society for years, she had become very good at judging how to deal with different people.
The man before her looked respectable, but there was cruelty and falseness hidden in his eyes.
He wasn’t a desperate criminal. He was the kind of “upper-class person” who was overly concerned with his reputation and afraid of getting into trouble.
He was nothing like Yu Zheng, whom she had encountered on her previous assignment.
Yu Zheng looked like a spoiled young master who truly might dare to kill someone.
Ruan Tian immediately put on the frightened expression of a streetwise commoner, while also revealing just the right amount of shrewdness and greed.
She promptly sold out half of Yu Xiaxing.
“A very beautiful young woman hired me. She told me to follow Little Chub, take some pictures, and see who they were meeting… especially anyone who smoked cigars…”
“What’s her name? What does she look like? How do you contact her?” Su Hao forced down his anger and unease and continued questioning her.
“I don’t know her real name!” Ruan Tian watched Su Hao’s expression and continued embellishing the story. “She’s incredibly beautiful, and she pays very generously…”
A beautiful woman?
There were several attractive women in the Yu family. And considering that the investigation had started with “cigars” and “Little Chub,” it had to be Yu Xiaxing.
She had been investigating the cigar issue recently, making such a fuss that the entire internet knew about it!
Su Hao studied the female investigator before him, who looked greedy, timid, and willing to answer every question. His mind raced as he weighed his options.
If he detained her, he might only make the matter worse.
What if Yu Xiaxing had another move prepared, or this alerted the Yu family?
Perhaps it would be better to bribe her first and buy himself some time while he figured out what to do.
In any case, she looked extremely greedy and easy to buy off.
“How much did she give you?” Su Hao suddenly asked.
Ruan Tian froze and answered hesitantly, “Ten thousand as a deposit… She said she’d give me another fifty thousand once the job was done.”
“I’ll give you one hundred thousand.”
Su Hao was throwing caution to the wind and transferred the money directly.
“Forget everything that happened today. Once you leave, tell her you didn’t manage to photograph anything, lost track of them, and nearly got beaten after they discovered you. Say you barely managed to escape. Understand? And delete everything you recorded. Do it right here in front of me.”
Ruan Tian accepted the money excitedly.
At last, she had run into a normal domineering CEO!
The people she had dealt with over the past few days had been unbelievable. One had spent ages haggling over ten thousand yuan, while another had pulled out a gun at the slightest disagreement!
She hurriedly began deleting the files, including everything in the cloud drive, doing it all right in front of him.
“Don’t worry, Boss. If any of these videos somehow get out, I’ll chop off my own head and let you use it as a football! I didn’t see anything, and I know nothing!”
“Get lost.” Su Hao waved a hand, signaling the guard to release her.
Ruan Tian nodded and bowed. “Thank you, Boss! Thank you, Boss!”
Su Hao watched her leave, frowning.
Yu Xiaxing had already begun investigating him, which clearly meant she knew quite a lot.
What if she went to Yu Lingyi and complained?
He had to create some trouble for Yu Xiaxing.
He didn’t actually have the ability to do much to her.
But he had heard from Yu Lingyi that the younger generation of the Yu family was currently competing against one another. The second round came with a ten-million-yuan operating bonus, and everyone wanted it.
Yu Xiaxing was currently being heavily criticized online, and on the surface, it seemed impossible for her to take first place.
But Yu Lingyi had also said that this younger sister loved making an extreme comeback.
He could cause a little trouble for Yu Xiaxing and make her lose the second task.
Then, if Yu Xiaxing went to Yu Lingyi to complain, he could say, “She must be slandering me because she resents me for sabotaging her second task last time! Lingyi, I only interfered with her because I wanted you to win!”
He had won Yu Lingyi’s favor while also giving her a heads-up not to trust Yu Xiaxing.
Perfect!
After a moment’s thought, Su Hao came up with a brilliant plan.
One that would ensure Yu Xiaxing had absolutely no chance of turning things around tomorrow!
Su Hao immediately set it into motion.
