Liu Woxing hurried along the mountain path. Catching a glimpse of people moving in the distance, she quickened her pace.
If someone really had paid the host to deliberately orchestrate all this, she could simply offer him more money to reveal the mastermind.
What was that person trying to achieve? Had she been their target? She needed to get to the bottom of it.
"..."
Focused entirely on the path ahead, Liu Woxing never noticed the person lurking in the darkness a short distance behind her.
Xu Shuangrong watched Liu Woxing's retreating figure expressionlessly, something dark flickering in her eyes.
Although she had used an anonymous account to bribe the host, if he gave Liu Woxing the account details, Liu Woxing had more than enough influence to follow the trail back to her.
She had to stop that from happening.
The Garden Fair staff crowded noisily around the bus stop after finishing work, waiting to take the bus down the mountain.
The host was laughing and chatting with a friend when the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.
He took it out and glanced at it. His expression shifted slightly, and he quickly switched off the screen.
"How long until the bus gets here? I should still have time to use the restroom, right?"
"About ten minutes. You'd better hurry."
"Okay."
The host hurried to the restroom with his phone, then opened the message and read it carefully.
[Anonymous number]: The rest of the money will be handed over in person. Come to the side gate of the water garden.
[My number]: Now? The last bus is almost here.
[Anonymous number]: Now. Miss your chance, and the deal's off.
The host stamped his foot anxiously, then raced toward the water garden's side gate.
Liu Woxing had just arrived in