Making Up Stories (Bonus Chapter 3 for Smiling Gentleman, the New Alliance Leader)
Recalling the information he received from the Western restaurant and the footage from the convenience store's surveillance video, Xiang Kun drew several conclusions:
1. Judging from the smell in that restaurant, only one Mutated Creature had existed there before, meaning that only one of the man and woman was a vampire;
2. According to the waiter, the man barely ate anything, while the woman ate very little. It's highly likely that the man is a vampire while the woman isn't. Moreover, judging from the footage of the convenience store's surveillance video, the man was dressed so warmly in the midday heat that he probably didn't sweat much, just like Xiang Kun.
3. According to the waiter's description, the women were all using the computers, so it's highly likely that the non-vampire woman had some hacking knowledge. Furthermore, the convenience store's security camera footage shows that the backpack containing the computers was worn by her.
4. Although the convenience store's surveillance video wasn't very good in terms of angle and resolution, making it difficult for Xiang Kun to clearly see the two people's facial features, their distinctive features were still very clear. The man had a slicked-back hairstyle, a well-fitting suit, and was described by the clerk as very handsome. As for the woman, needless to say, her unique dreadlocks were even more recognizable than Xiang Kun's bald head.
5. They seemed to stay in the Western restaurant until the woman in blue left at 3 a. m., without actively approaching the coffee shop. Either they focused all their attention on the woman in blue, only on the person who might meet her, and only on the customers in the coffee shop, or the woman with dreadlocks may have hacked the security cameras in several surrounding businesses, thus expanding their surveillance range.
Some IoT surveillance cameras have actually been hacked, and the methods have been found to make them even easier to compromise.
Xiang Kun recalled his behavior at the claw machine shop and the milk tea shop, as well as his behavior when he followed the woman in blue, and confirmed that there was nothing wrong or suspicious.
After all, he basically never looked directly at "Long Time No See Cafe" from beginning to end, nor did he ever get close to it.
Even when the woman in blue passed by the claw machine shop, he didn't turn his head; he only observed her out of the corner of his eye.
Judging from the time they left, they probably didn't find anything, which explains why the waiter said they "didn't look too good."
As for now, they've most likely already left the city.
Xiang Kun could guess that, in their eyes, "Pipi Kaka Qiuqiu" was probably playing them for fools and deliberately stood them up.
They not only wasted a whole day and made a wasted trip, but also spent 0.3 bitcoins for nothing.
Of course, if they knew that Xiang Kun had caught them red-handed and seen their faces, they would probably be even more furious.
The thought that he had already seen them, while they were still completely unaware of him, Xiang Kun a strange sense of satisfaction.
He didn't continue searching along the way to find the direction they left in, because even if he knew, it would be very difficult to determine their exact whereabouts or their identities.
Furthermore, if he tries to get people to check the surveillance footage by claiming that an elderly family member is missing, he might attract the attention of the police officers, since there's a police station on this pedestrian street.
Unless you can directly determine the other person's identity from this—which isn't entirely impossible, though—if the other person arrived by car, knowing the license plate number would make it possible to find out their identity.
If the city where the other person originally lived wasn't too far from here, it was possible for them to drive over in under 10 hours. After all, vampires don't need to worry about long-distance driving fatigue unless they're in a state of hunger.
So Xiang Kun went directly to the paid parking lot on this pedestrian street. Based on the surrounding traffic conditions, he figured that if the other person had a car, there was a 99% chance they parked there.
As Xiang Kun noticed three security guards chatting together at the toll booth, so he stopped.
He didn't intend to use his previous explanation, not because he thought security guards lacked compassion, but because different professions have different work habits.
The area has a huge flow of people, and all sorts of strange things often happen in the parking lot, so people tend to be more cautious.
Even if they didn't doubt Xiang Kun's story, simply asking their superiors or the security supervisor or captain via walkie-talkie could easily lead to other problems.
Even if it's a bribe, nowadays people who don't know each other generally won't take the risk for a few hundred yuan, for fear of getting into trouble, which would only make things more difficult.
So Xiang Kun stood at a distance for a while, eavesdropped on the conversation of the three security guards, pondered a plan, and then took out his phone to find and save some pictures.
A few minutes later, Xiang Kun a stern face, forced a smile at the security guard, and said, "Brother, can I ask you something? I'd like to see the CCTV footage from 11 a. m. to 12 p. m. today?"
The security guard sitting in front of the monitor at the back was taken aback. He looked at Xiang Kun and said, "What do you want? This isn't something you can just look at without permission. You need to go see our supervisor."
Xiang Kun, with a constipated expression that seemed to be a mix of anger and sadness, hesitated for two seconds before saying, "My friend told me he saw my girlfriend and a guy come here for lunch and shopping at noon, but she clearly told me she was working overtime at the company today... I know that guy has a car, and I'm trying to see if I can spot them in the parking lot."
The three security guards in the security room exchanged glances for a few seconds. One of them, the older one, said to his colleague sitting in front of the screen, "Let him take a look. It doesn't really matter."
The security guard in front of the screen hesitated for a moment, then nodded and asked Xiang Kun, "Do you know what kind of car that man drives?" Then he started to check the surveillance footage.
Xiang Kun shook his head, looking frustrated, and said, "But it's probably a luxury car, like a Mercedes or BMW..."
"What does your girlfriend look like?"
"Her hairstyle was rather unique, like those black dreadlocks, like that." Xiang Kun took out his phone and pulled up a picture of a girl with dreadlocks from his album—it was actually a picture he had just found and saved online, a picture that wasn't particularly pretty but was rather lifelike.
The two security guards nearby glanced over and both shook their heads and sighed. The older guard patted him on the shoulder. "This girl seems to enjoy having fun. Brother, if you're really sure she's cheating on you, don't do anything impulsive. When you look for a girlfriend in the future, remember to prioritize character and personality..."
In fact, Xiang Kun used this excuse because he had overheard the conversation between the three security guards from a distance.
These three guys are really unlucky. The older security guard's wife got together with her boss, and when he found out, he immediately divorced her. The other security guard sitting in front of the monitor had also just broken up with his girlfriend, who had already gotten a new boyfriend just a day after the breakup, making him very resentful and convinced that they must have been together for a long time.
So Xiang Kun made up a story and joined them...
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