Shen Qingqing felt a bad premonition.
Perhaps, this matter was more complicated than she had imagined.
"Don't worry, I'll keep investigating. If I have any news, I'll tell you immediately." Pei Lie had initially intended to help, but now, he too had become interested in the matter.
"Thank you for your trouble."
"It's nothing. I'm curious too. If it's really related to Pei Xi, it might even expose the person behind it all." Pei Lie sighed softly. "To be honest, we're quite useless. After so long, we still haven't found who killed my father, and I don't know..."
If they would ever find them.
After all, the longer time passed, the fewer clues there would be about the murderer, making it harder to investigate.
Shen Qingqing comforted him, "Take your time, you'll find them eventually."
Pei Lie hummed in agreement. He glanced at the time and remembered something. "I have something to attend to, so I won't chat anymore. If I get any news here, I'll notify you right away."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Qingqing looked at Fu Jingshu without speaking.
Yet, Fu Jingshu understood her meaning perfectly. "You plan to act tonight?"
Shen Qingqing nodded.
They couldn't afford to delay any longer. The longer they waited, the more disadvantageous it would be for them. Director Liu was definitely at the club, and if they waited any longer, Ning Xin would surely move him.
Fu Jingshu frowned. "But..."
This trip would undoubtedly be dangerous.
Shen Qingqing cupped his face and kissed him, immediately dispelling all his worries and hesitation. Then, she whispered in his ear.
"Don't worry, I'll come back safe and sound. Unless you doubt my abilities."
"..."
What else could Fu Jingshu say? To say more would truly be doubting her capabilities. He could only watch Shen Qingqing busily prepare the necessary items for tonight's operation.
When the moon was high in the sky, around 11 o'clock.
Shen Qingqing was ready to depart.
Fu Jingshu walked her to the door, his hand instinctively gripping the doorframe, trying to make one last plea. "I want to go with you, for backup."
Shen Qingqing disagreed. "No, it's not easy for me to remain undetected alone. If you come with me, the risk of exposure increases significantly for both of us!"
Fu Jingshu's grip tightened slightly. "Then be careful."
"Yes, don't worry."
She turned and got into the car, driving away.
Fu Jingshu stared at the car for a long time until it was out of sight. He then turned back to the room, but as soon as he sat on the sofa, he immediately opened his laptop.
Shen Qingqing was wearing a tracker, allowing him to see her location remotely.
...
The night was dark, and the streetlights illuminated the street. The entire street was lively, but as time wore on, people began to disperse.
A few diners remained in the shops, drinking and carousing.
Shen Qingqing, dressed in black casual wear, wearing a baseball cap and a mask, with her long hair neatly resting on her shoulders, walked calmly through the street and circled to the back of the club.
She had observed it when she came last time; there was a back entrance.
Two men sat in a car, both feeling drowsy. The man in the driver's seat suddenly jolted awake and patted his cheeks, trying to stay alert. "I say, has this Director Liu run off? How many days has it been, and he still hasn't come out?"
The man in the passenger seat perked up at his words. "How should I know? But the boss told us to keep watch here, so we can't leave."
Suddenly, the driver sat up straight. "Look, there's someone."
This back entrance was in a dark alley, usually deserted, so the sudden appearance of a person was very strange.
They saw a slender, tall figure, heavily disguised. The person approached the back door and, after doing something, the two security guards at the back door fainted. The woman fiddled with the door for a while and directly entered.
The man leaned on the steering wheel, his face full of excitement. "It's a thief! Look at the skill, so proficient!"
The man beside him said, "Shall we go down and catch the thief?"
They had been staking out here for so long, their hands were itching. They ate only bread and drank mineral water every day, feeling uncomfortable all over!
Finally, seeing a thief, even if they couldn't catch Director Liu, catching a thief would at least be some activity.
As he spoke, he started to get out of the car, but the driver grabbed him. "Are you crazy? Our mission is to stake out, not to catch thieves."
"But..."
Before he could finish, the other man cut him off.
"Didn't you notice? This club isn't just any club. There are guards everywhere. This thief went in, and who knows who will be unlucky."
"On the contrary, our actions would expose our identities. If we let Director Liu escape, the captain will skin us alive!"
The man in the passenger seat deflated.
The two decided to remain inconspicuous.
Meanwhile, Shen Qingqing had successfully navigated the corridor from the back entrance of the club to the elevators. From here on, it was all under surveillance.
She had initially planned to hack into the surveillance system, but when she tried earlier, she discovered that the surveillance system used the latest protection.
Breaching it would take time, and she didn't have any.
Therefore, she had to resort to a more daring approach.
She took out a pebble of the same size from her pocket, which she had picked up on the way. One pebble was enough to destroy a camera.
As she walked, she made a "snap" sound.
When the camera was damaged, the surveillance room naturally noticed the anomaly and immediately reported it to their superiors. They assumed it was just some audacious troublemaker causing a disturbance, so the manager didn't inform Ning Xin but led his men to apprehend the person himself.
Although the surveillance was compromised, there were still ways.
As long as they found the places where the cameras were broken, with their numbers, they could search every room and surely find the person.
But he had miscalculated.
The other party seemed to know their next move in advance and had already left before they arrived. Then, a report from the surveillance room came through the headset.
The next camera was damaged.
They pursued, and the cameras kept getting damaged, but they couldn't find the person!
The manager was furious. "You little thief, don't let me catch you, or I'll never let you off!"
However, reality did not go according to his wishes. They chased from the back door to the second floor, then to the third floor, but they couldn't keep up with the footsteps of this detestable little thief.
As more and more cameras were damaged, they lost surveillance of the second and third floors.
Slowly, some people began to feel that something was amiss.
"Manager, why don't we inform the chairman? I think this person is not to be trifled with. Their objective is probably not us, but that person..."
The manager's eyelids twitched. After a moment of hesitation, he gritted his teeth and said, "You call the chairman and report the situation. I'll lead the men to intercept. It's best if we can catch the person before the chairman arrives, otherwise, we'll all be in trouble!"
"Yes!"
However, it took time for Ning Xin to arrive. During this period, the manager and his men spotted the little thief on the fourth floor.
He immediately led his men to charge and apprehend her.
But the person dodged with a spin. Then he realized that this person was as slippery as an eel, and they couldn't catch her at all!
No matter how many of them there were, this person could easily evade them.
They even managed to injure some of their men!