Fishing in Troubled Waters

After reaching an agreement with Guo Yuan and the mysterious force behind him, Lin Yumo finally felt a faint sense of security after so long, though being monitored and having all her secrets exposed felt awful.

But with such a massive force helping her, she would definitely be able to achieve her goal of taking back the company.

Then, right in front of Guo Yuan, Lin Yumo opened the pendant on the bracelet. A memory card had been placed inside it.

The scene returned to the old district. Ten minutes earlier, when the Lin brothers arrived, they saw Wang Qiu and the other three cowering on the ground.

The Lin brothers froze for a moment. They rushed over with their bodyguards and pinned Wang Qiu down.

"Manager Wang, I heard you have some things you shouldn't have. Hand them over now!" Lin Zhengdong said.

Upon hearing Lin Zhengdong's voice, Wang Qiu struggled to turn his head. "Lin Zhengdong, tell your people to let me go already, or something big is going to happen!"

"Cut the crap. Hand it over!" With that, Lin Zhengdong reached for Wang Qiu's left hand, only to find nothing.

"Where did you hide it?" Lin Zhengdong asked.

"Damn it, I was just robbed. My wallet, phone, and everything valuable on me were taken, including the thing you want."

Lin Zhengdong's expression changed drastically. "Y-you're serious?"

"Would I joke with you at a time like this?"

Lin Zhengdong's face instantly went pale. "Q-quick, let him go!"

Wang Qiu got up from the ground, his face so dark it looked ready to drip water.

"Lin Zhengdong, how did you know I had evidence?" Wang Qiu asked Lin Zhengdong.

"She told me." Lin Zhengdong pointed at Su Yurou.

"Me? I didn't! Boss, I've always been absolutely loyal to you."

Wang Qiu did not immediately believe Lin Zhengdong either. He asked, "Do you have any proof?"

Lin Zhengdong took out a tablet from his bag, opened his email, and handed those emails to Wang Qiu.

After reading the emails, Wang Qiu shook his head. "Xiao Su didn't send these emails. At that time, Xiao Su and I were busy."

"Wang Qiu, is everything in there true?" Lin Zhengbei asked.

Wang Qiu said nothing, tacitly admitting it.

"Damn it, you fucking set us up?"

"I was only protecting myself."

"You—"

"Enough! Zhengbei, what matters now is finding that thing as soon as possible. Let's call the police!" Lin Zhengdong said.

"We can only call the police." Wang Qiu agreed as well.

Then Wang Qiu borrowed a bodyguard's phone from Lin Zhengdong and called the police.

After putting down the phone, Wang Qiu turned to look at Su Yurou. He was certain those emails had not been sent by Su Yurou, but he could not guarantee that she had not betrayed him. It was possible that Su Yurou had instructed her accomplices to do these things.

It was also possible that today's robbery had been carried out by Su Yurou and her accomplices.

Thinking of this, Wang Qiu said to Su Yurou, "Xiao Su, we're tied to the same rope. You've helped me do quite a few things over the past year. If I'm finished, you won't get away either.

"If you did this, have them return the things. I'll pretend I know nothing. I can even give you a sum of money—enough to last you the rest of your life."

"Manager Wang, it really wasn't me. I've done plenty of shady things for you, especially the issues with the company accounts. I handled all of those for you. How could I possibly betray you? Do I want to go to prison?"

Wang Qiu's expression eased somewhat. Indeed, unless Su Yurou wanted to go to jail herself, she would not be stupid enough to do something like this.

Half an hour later, the police arrived. After learning what had happened, they began pulling surveillance footage from the surrounding area and investigating.

However, the old district was undergoing redevelopment, and many places had no surveillance cameras, making the investigation difficult.

Fortunately, it was already past ten at night, and not many people were entering or leaving the old district. The police quickly compiled a list of people who had left the old district around the time of the incident and began screening them.

At that moment, Guo Yuan also received a prompt from the narrator in his mind: You and Lin Yumo leaving the old district after the incident has drawn the police's attention. You have also been listed as persons to be screened. The police will probably come looking for you in about ten minutes.

Hearing this, Guo Yuan turned to Lin Yumo and said, "Yumo, the police are coming. Wang Qiu and the others must have called them. Hurry and take a shower in the bathroom. We need to pretend we're a couple."

Lin Yumo hesitated for a moment, then turned and entered the bathroom.

A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Guo Yuan took off his shirt, leaving only a sports tank top on, then walked over and opened it.

Outside stood two police officers, one tall and one short.

Guo Yuan immediately put on a startled expression.

"O-officers? Are you here for a prostitution raid? The one showering inside is my girlfriend, not a hooker."

"Don't be nervous. We're not here for that. We just have two questions. You two came here through the old district earlier, right?"

Guo Yuan nodded.

"Did you see anyone suspicious?"

"N-no. As soon as the two of us entered the old district and realized there were no cameras there, we couldn't help ourselves. Ahem! Anyway, we didn't have time to pay attention to anyone else," Guo Yuan answered awkwardly.

"Can you have your girlfriend come out so we can ask her two questions?"

"Well..."

"Why is it inconvenient? Don't tell me it's really just because of that?"

"No, absolutely not. It's just... forget it! Yumo, hurry up. The officers want to ask you something."

A moment later, Lin Yumo came out of the bathroom. Her fair, rosy skin still gave off wisps of heat, and her wet hair had clearly not been dried.

Her originally loose clothes clung to her body from the water, revealing her delicate curves.

Guo Yuan felt his nose grow warm, and the two police officers were somewhat embarrassed as well, finally understanding why Guo Yuan had hesitated earlier.

"Miss, what is his name?" one of the officers asked, pointing at Guo Yuan.

"Guo Yuan," Lin Yumo answered.

"What is your relationship?"

"We're a couple."

After a string of routine questions, one of the officers abruptly changed the subject. "You came through the old district, didn't you? Did you see anyone suspicious?"

At that, Lin Yumo glanced at Guo Yuan.

"Why are you looking at me? Just tell the truth!"

Understanding his meaning, Lin Yumo said, "W-we were hugging the whole time in the old district, so..."

"Alright, we understand. Thank you for your cooperation. If it's convenient, please leave your phone numbers. We may need to trouble you again later."

Guo Yuan and Lin Yumo both left their phone numbers.

Click. Guo Yuan shut the door.

Lin Yumo let out a sigh of relief and turned to ask, "Is that enough?"

"Yeah. It was just a routine check. We didn't do anything, so it should be fine," Guo Yuan replied.