Hello, is that Officer Chen?

After leaving the private room in the coffee shop, Xiang Kun did not leave immediately. Instead, he pretended to turn a corner and headed to the restroom.

His attention was fixed on Zhang Qian in the private room, hoping to overhear some news.

Fortunately, Zhang Qian didn't keep typing on WeChat, otherwise he probably would have wasted his time.

After overhearing Zhang Qian and Yang Jie's conversation, Xiang Kun suddenly realized that the two children he had rescued by chance with Tang Baona, Xia Libing, and others were actually Zhang Qian's cousins.

Then, quickly recalling their previous conversations, Xiang Kun's attitude when Director Lin was around, the changes his online acquaintances mentioned regarding the "sugar daddy," and the different ways the Zhang family expressed their gratitude to the four of them who participated in the child rescue, Xiang Kun made further speculations:

If this project is completed without any problems and goes smoothly after launch, then Zhang Qian's decision will be the "most brilliant decision."

If problems arise with the project, the person who will Xiang Kun is Director Lin. Although Zhang Qian made the final decision, she can say, "Hasn't this recognized the Zhang family's benefactor?"

This is invincible!

Xiang Kun speculated with a rather sinister tone.

He didn't stay in the restroom for long; he left after hearing roughly what he wanted to hear.

However, at the hotel entrance, Xiang Kun stopped again. Instead of heading to the bus stop as planned, he took out his phone and pretended to be waiting for someone.

He noticed someone secretly taking pictures of this area from an older model Accord parked across the street.

Logically speaking, at that distance, and at night, with little light, most people wouldn't be able to see it. But Xiang Kun not only has eyesight far superior to the average person, but also possesses night vision and infrared thermal imaging modes. Furthermore, he's always been cautious, subconsciously gathering information and observing wherever he goes. So, it's quite normal that he noticed the person taking pictures in the car.

Is the police investigating a case?

It doesn't seem to concern me much, so let's not get involved.

Xiang Kun thought for a moment and prepared to go home as planned, but after walking to the side of the road, he suddenly noticed that the person taking pictures had turned the camera on him and then heard a very faint shutter sound.

Take a picture of me??

Xiang Kun frowned slightly. If he had been photographed at the hotel entrance, it could have been explained as him being caught in the background. But now that he was being photographed right here, it was definitely being targeted.

But that doesn't make sense. If this guy was following him, he couldn't have failed to notice.

Xiang Kun walked towards the convenience store next to the car and began to collect the scents emanating from inside. He quickly caught a familiar scent, compared it with the scents in his brain, and found a match.

Xiang Kun's mind raced as he recalled who the scent matched. When he arrived around 8:00, a middle-aged man was sitting on a sofa near the coffee shop in the lobby, playing on his phone. When Xiang Kun walked to the coffee shop entrance and told the waiter who he was looking for, the man subtly turned his phone.

Xiang Kun didn't think there was anything wrong with it at the time, but now it seems that this guy was secretly taking pictures with his phone!

After quickly processing the information in his mind, Xiang Kun concluded that the other party's main target was not him, but Zhang Qian and her two companions. He was only being noticed because he was there to see them.

Judging from their identities, it's more likely that this was targeted at Zhang Qian.

Xiang Kun used his senses to "observe" the area and found no other people "tailing" him, so he could basically conclude that the person was not a member of the police.

Because the police always deploy at least two people for such operations, and even if objective conditions only allow for one person, there will definitely be support from the surrounding area.

So, is it private surveillance?

Pervert? Private investigator?

While guessing what was going on in his mind, Xiang Kun bought bottled water from the convenience store.

He walked towards the bus stop, and as he approached the corner, the people on the bus stopped paying attention to him and showed no intention of starting the car to follow him, leading him to conclude once again that the other party's target was the people in the hotel.

Xiang Kun dialed Officer Chen's number. "Hey, Brother Chen? What are you doing? Are you off work yet?"

Officer Chen said somewhat impatiently, "Tell me, what happened this time?"

"Look at what you're saying, it makes it sound like I'm a troublemaker... Here's the thing, I took on a very legitimate job today, writing code for a company, you know, I'm an unemployed programmer right now. Then I noticed that there was someone in a car across the street from the hotel, secretly taking pictures of the hotel, and it seems like they took pictures of me too... Officer Chen, wouldn't that be considered an infringement of someone's portrait rights or privacy rights?"

Officer Chen suddenly raised his voice. "Don't do anything rash! Where are you? I'll contact my colleagues nearby..."

Xiang Kun immediately reported the hotel's location and then said, "Don't worry, Brother Chen, I definitely won't show my face. I'll keep an eye on them for you."

So he waited in the blind spot of that car for more than ten minutes. Then a black SUV drove up and stopped next to the Accord. And then Officer Chen got out.

Xiang Kun didn't go over there; with his superhuman senses, he could understand the conversation and situation over there.

After some questioning, Officer Chen took the middle-aged man who drove the Accord away. From the conversation, it was learned that the man seemed to be a private investigator who came to help someone with an investigation.

However, the private investigator didn't immediately give an answer as to who exactly was being investigated; they would have to ask Officer Chen later to confirm.

However, based on initial observations, it seems someone is investigating Zhang Qian.

Should we inform her?

Uh, I don't have her WeChat or her phone number, do I have to go through Director Lin to tell her?

Xiang Kun thought for a moment and decided to do nothing. He believed that since Officer Chen had caught the private investigator, Zhang Qian should soon realize it.

If I remember correctly, peeping and secretly photographing someone's privacy is a violation of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law. Logically speaking, if Zhang Qian is in the photos and the private investigator's main target was Zhang Qian, the police should have notified Zhang Qian.

So Xiang Kun was no longer involved.

Regardless of whether it stemmed from family feuds or some other cause, he didn't want to get involved.

The next morning, Director Lin sent him WeChat and then arranged a meeting to discuss specific cooperation details and contracts.

Xiang Kun learned from Officer Chen last night that it was Zhang Qian's cousin who hired a private investigator to follow her, and Zhang Qian already knew about it.

Perhaps acting on Zhang Qian's instructions, Director Lin readily agreed to Xiang Kun's various unreasonable requests. However, seeing his complicated and strange gaze and expression, Xiang Kun couldn't help but wonder what Zhang Qian had actually told him. Could he have misunderstood something?