Sun Man's Last Words
Feng Jinxuan opened the door and came in, only to see Yu Jinli sitting in a chair, looking lost and dejected.
Her face was deathly pale, as if all the color had been drained from her. Her usually bright and lively eyes were now dull and lifeless, filled with shock and fear that she had not yet processed.
The laptop screen in front of her had gone dark, and only her somewhat dazed reflection was visible on the black mirror, as if she had just lost a huge sum of money.
"What's wrong?"
Feng Jinxuan's voice broke the deathly silence in the room.
He walked over with a frown, the freshly brewed coffee in his hand still emitting a rich aroma.
Yu Jinli was like a rabbit startled awake, jolting awake.
She hurriedly closed the laptop, her movements so flustered that she almost swept the computer off the table.
"N-nothing!" She forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, her eyes darting around. "I was watching...watching a horror movie. It was a little scary, haha."
Feng Jinxuan remained silent.
He simply placed the coffee cup gently on the corner of the table, then reached out and, with an air of undeniable authority, took the laptop.
His movements were slow and steady, yet they carried an invisible sense of pressure, causing all of Yu Jinli's words of refusal to get stuck in her throat.
"Let me see too." He said calmly, "What horror movie could scare my lucky charm like this?"
Yu Jinli's heart jumped into her throat instantly.
She watched as the man's slender fingers deftly lifted the computer screen and then lit up the video file.
She wanted to stop it, but found that she had no reason to stop it at all.
They are now partners.
Information sharing is the foundation of cooperation.
In the office, only the slightly static hum of the video playing could be heard.
Feng Jinxuan stood there, looking down at the screen with a blank expression.
The dim light from the screen reflected on his incomparably handsome face, flickering and revealing no emotion.
The video played again.
Sun Man's desperate and terrified face reappeared on the screen.
Her trembling voice sounded particularly clear and jarring in the quiet office.
“...He's a devil! He's a devil! He ruined everything I had! He killed my father! He also…”
“...He said...he said my mother...I...I'm not my father's biological child…”
He said that my existence itself is a joke...
Yu Jinli stared intently at Feng Jinxuan.
She noticed that when Sun Man recounted her life story, the man's usually calm black eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly.
His hands, hanging by his sides, quietly clenched into fists, and the veins on the back of his hands became visible.
He remained silent, like a cold sculpture, but Yu Jinli could sense a terrifying, suppressed rage burning wildly inside this sculpture.
The video continues playing.
Sun Man raised her head, tears streaming down her face, and with her last strength, uttered that crucial information.
"Check his study! Behind the bookshelves in his study... there's a secret compartment! All the secrets... are in there! You must..."
Before the words were finished, the screen abruptly stopped and went dark.
Feng Jinxuan watched the entire video quietly.
He didn't speak immediately, but simply reached out and dragged the video progress bar back to the beginning.
Then, he looked at it again, expressionless.
After watching it a second time, he went back and started watching it a third time.
He was like the most meticulous and ruthless detective, scrutinizing every detail and every micro-expression, trying to extract all usable information from Sun Man's fragmented and emotionally charged narrative.
Yu Jinli just stared at him, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
She felt a pang of sympathy.
Are these dirty, cruel conspiracies, enough to destroy a normal person's worldview, what he has been facing alone for the past twenty years?
She also admired him somewhat.
I admire this man for maintaining such terrifying calmness and rationality in the face of such immense malice.
Feng Jinxuan finally turned off the video after it had played for the fifth time.
He unplugged the small USB drive, held it in his palm, then turned around and looked at Yu Jinli.
"Who gave you this?" he asked, his voice hoarse.
"I don't know." Yu Jinli shook her head. "It was an anonymous courier service, and there was no sender information at all."
She paused, then voiced her guess: "I suspect... it was Sun Man who arranged it herself. Or, it was the person who handed her the dagger on the cruise ship."
Feng Jinxuan nodded, clearly having thought of this as well.
“Regardless,” he looked at the USB drive in his palm, his eyes icy, “this is the testament to her loyalty, earned with her life.”
"Then... what do we do now?" Yu Jinli asked.
Sun Man has already shown them the way in her own way.
But that direction leads to the Dragon Pool and Tiger Cave.
Feng Jinhong's study was heavily guarded, comparable to a bank vault; the idea of sneaking in unnoticed was simply a pipe dream.
Images from classic spy movies like Mission: Impossible and James Bond flashed through her mind in an instant.
Should we prepare a night-clothes? A grappling hook? An infrared detector?
Or, why not do what they do in the movies and climb in through the ceiling ventilation ducts?
She subconsciously looked up and glanced at the office ceiling.
Hmm, this plan doesn't seem very feasible.
Just as she was lost in thought, Feng Jinxuan had already walked to his desk.
He pulled up a file on his computer.
It was an incredibly detailed, 3D modeled architectural structural drawing.
This is the interior layout diagram of the Feng family's old residence, the villa where Feng Jinhong lived.
“Feng Jinhong’s study is on the third floor of the villa, on the east side, with the highest level of security.” Feng Jinxuan pointed to the area marked in red on the screen, his tone calm, as if he were planning a business negotiation.
"There is 24-hour infrared surveillance here, the windows are made of specially made bulletproof glass, and the door locks are imported from Germany with an iris recognition system. Under normal circumstances, not even a fly can get in except for him."
Yu Jinli felt a chill run down her spine.
"Then...does that mean we have no chance?"
“Under normal circumstances, there’s no chance.” Feng Jinxuan’s lips curled into a cold smile. “But this Friday, there’s an unusual situation.”
He zoomed in on the calendar on the screen.
"This Friday is the Feng Group's annual charity gala. As is customary, all core members of the Feng family must attend."
"The dinner will be from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. These four hours are our only chance."
Yu Jinli instantly understood what he meant.
A diversionary tactic!
“But what about the security system?” she asked again.
“I’ve already had Assistant Wang obtain temporary backend access to the old house’s security system under the guise of ‘upgrading the group’s security system,’” Feng Jinxuan said casually, as if he were talking about a trivial matter. “On the night of the banquet, he will create a 30-minute ‘system maintenance’ window for us in the backend. During these 30 minutes, all monitoring and alarms will be disabled.”
Yu Jinli: "..."
Looking at the man in front of her, who was so strategic and had everything arranged so clearly, she felt as if her intelligence had been mercilessly crushed.
While she was still thinking about the ventilation ducts, they had already gotten their hands on the backend access.
Is this... the difference between pay-to-win players and regular players?
“So,” Feng Jinxuan said, looking at her one last time, “we have everything ready now, except for one… professional who can pinpoint the exact location of that ‘hidden compartment’.”
He looked at her, his eyes carrying a hint of undeniable authority.
"Assistant Yu, this 'technical task' should be within your scope of expertise, right?"
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