I know very well that I must not leave any opportunity for my opponent to exploit.
At that moment, I made a prompt decision and decided to meet with Cui Yingying immediately in order to properly handle this difficult situation.
I picked up the phone again, and with trembling fingers I dialed Cui Yingying's number.
After the call was connected, I lowered my voice but still told her anxiously that I was in the provincial capital at the moment and had agreed with her on a meeting place.
After hanging up the phone, I quickly put on a disguise. I turned up the collar of my woolen coat, covering half of my face tightly. Then I hurried into a pharmacy, bought a mask and put it on, covering my face tightly.
After doing all this, I lowered my head and hurried towards the meeting place we agreed on.
After arriving at the agreed location, I glanced around vigilantly, waiting left and right, and every minute and every second seemed to be infinitely stretched.
However, there was no sign of Cui Yingying. A strong sense of uneasiness instantly overwhelmed me like a tide. My legs suddenly tightened and my intuition told me that Cui Yingying must have encountered an accident.
But now I know that the more anxious I am, the more I have to force myself to remain calm.
Before I completely understand Cui Yingying's situation, I must not rashly call her again to avoid alerting her.
Moreover, I had to leave this meeting place as quickly as possible. Staying for one more second would increase the danger.
I secretly calculated that if Cui Yingying had not encountered any accident, she would definitely call me as soon as she saw that I did not show up at the meeting place as agreed.
In order to prevent myself from being followed, I deliberately quickened my pace and hurried in the opposite direction of the hotel, trying to confuse any possible follower and get rid of the potential danger.
The biting cold wind brushed across my cheeks. I wrapped my clothes tightly around me and walked forward hurriedly but calmly.
After walking about a mile, I waited for the right moment, pretended to tie my shoelaces, and slowly squatted on the ground.
Taking advantage of this gap, I scanned the surroundings sharply, not missing any suspicious corners.
After careful observation, I made a preliminary judgment and basically ruled out the possibility of being followed by someone.
However, even so, I still dare not be careless. I wandered aimlessly for nearly an hour, constantly changing my route and direction. After confirming it was safe, I carefully walked back to the hotel.
When I walked into the hotel lobby, I walked straight towards the elevator without stopping.
The elevator door slowly opened, and I walked in quickly and pressed the button for my floor.
As the elevator rose steadily, my nerves gradually relaxed. Finally, the elevator stopped at the corresponding floor with a ding, and I walked quickly out of the elevator and came to the door of my room.
I looked around vigilantly, and after making sure everything was correct, I was about to use the room card to open the door when I suddenly realized something was wrong. A faint light shone through the gap under the door.
I clearly remember that I took the room card when I left the room. Normally, the lights in the room should not be on at this time. A feeling of uneasiness suddenly came over me, and my heart and chest were pounding violently.
I suppressed my inner nervousness, tiptoed to insert the room card into the card slot, and slowly pushed open the door. I saw the lights in the room were on, but there was no one in sight. Just when I was full of doubts, the sound of a toilet flushing came from the bathroom.
I reacted quickly, dodged and hid behind the door, staring at the bathroom door, not daring to breathe. Finally, the bathroom door was slowly opened, and at that moment, I rushed out from behind the door like an arrow and grabbed the other person's neck from behind.
I heard a scream of "Ah", and the familiar voice made me instantly realize that the person I restrained was Chen Mengzhao.
She also saw clearly that it was me who was strangling her neck, and couldn't help but said coquettishly: "Guan Hongjun, if you scare people, you will scare them to death!"
I quickly let go of her hand and asked awkwardly but anxiously, "How did you get in?"
She patted her chest lightly and explained, "This hotel is the reception hotel for our newspaper, and I am very familiar with the staff here. I told the front desk that my boyfriend's room card was left in the room, and they issued me another room card."
After that, she tilted her head, looked at me with a puzzled look, and asked, "Where did you go so late at night?"
I was still a little frightened at this time, so I calmed down, walked to the door and locked it, then turned around and told her everything that had happened between Cui Yingying and I, without reservation.
She widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief, and cried out in shock: "Guan Hongjun, you are simply crazy, how could you do such a ridiculous thing?"
I was filled with regret, scratching my hair in annoyance, and quickly explained, "I thought things were too simple. I was planning to meet with Cui Yingying, destroy the USB drive, and put an end to it. Who could have thought that such an accident would happen?"
In comparison, she is much calmer than me at this moment. She patted my shoulder gently and said softly, "Maybe you think too much. Things may not be as bad as you think."
I frowned and said worriedly, "It's normal for Cui Yingying to not break the appointment. Something must have happened."
She thought for a moment, then said, "How about this, I'll use my cell phone to call Cui Yingying. If nothing unexpected happens, that would be great; if it's not her who answers the phone, I'll say I dialed the wrong number."
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