Chapter 83: A familiar face
Seeing his reaction, Jin Donghai immediately grew alert and asked quietly, "What's wrong?"
Both he and Liu Cheng were veteran criminal investigators, one a bureau-level investigator and the other a department-level investigator. Their investigative and counter-surveillance instincts were exceptional. Liu Cheng had always been cautious; even a cunning rabbit kept three burrows. This villa was another of his secret locations, known to very few people. He had only invited Jin Donghai here to discuss matters because he considered him a trusted confidant. To everyone else, this place was effectively off-limits.
Liu Cheng withdrew his gaze and shook his head. "Nothing." He thought he had just seen some shadows flit across the slope opposite, but on closer inspection, there was nothing there but dense woodland, without a soul in sight.
Jin Donghai turned and walked out the front door. The two men in black standing outside turned toward him. Indicating the slope with his eyes, Jin Donghai told them, "Go check it out."
He then returned to the villa. Liu Cheng was quite satisfied with this gesture, which showed how adept he was at reading people. The two resumed discussing other matters.
Before long, the two plainclothes men who had gone up the hill returned and shook their heads at Jin Donghai, indicating that they had found nothing.
In fact, once Su Can saw Liu Cheng and Jin Donghai enter the villa to talk, he knew he would learn nothing more. Staying would only waste time, so he got up, shouldered his hiking backpack, and left the area by another path.
Everything was developing along its original course. Moving against Liu Cheng was not something that could be rushed. After all, Liu Cheng's position was far from insignificant; the influence that came with it extended across