Chapter 280 Christmas Eve
Xia Lili was delighted and quickly asked, "Is this album still available? Can you take a picture of the Selma Avenue security album for me?"
Mingzhou posted a set of pictures a while later, including recent photos of Selma Avenue.
Xia Lili looked carefully at the security situation and direction of Selma Avenue in the picture.
The main roads are well-lit, but two blocks north is a tangled network of alleys with a surprising number of blind spots for surveillance.
Mingzhou then sent a screenshot of a map of Selma Avenue, with a red line marking a hidden path. "Especially this back alley, it leads directly to three exits in different directions."
After looking at the picture, Xia Lili silently commented in her heart, isn't this the terrain that kidnappers love the most?
Xia Lili secretly memorized the layout of Selma Avenue.
After a while, Ming Zhou sent a message: "Lili, I found it. The place you are looking for may be in Goya Beach. This Old Captain Rum is an alcoholic drink specially provided by a bar called Black Reef."
"There's the Black Reef Bar and Seagull Fast Food at Goya Beach, and there's a lot of sea purslane growing there. It's like crazy."
Xia Lili searched for the location of Goya Beach on the map. It is a prosperous beach not far from Santa Monica Beach.
The many doubts in the hallucination picture have finally been resolved.
The key is, after knowing the place where you were kidnapped and the location of the other party's hideout, how should you fight back?
She needs someone she can trust.
The Los Angeles Police Department is definitely unreliable.
Mingzhou didn't know if it would be too late to find someone at the last minute.
Just then her cell phone rang. It was a message from Li Qihan.
"Have you arrived in Los Angeles?"
Xia Lili immediately had an epiphany. Yes, she had asked Captain Li for help in all the bad events she had predicted before.
I don’t know if Captain Li can help me since I’m abroad now.
“We’re here!”
After Xia Lili saw that she had replied to the message, the other party's input box kept showing that it was being typed, but no message was sent.
Seeing that the other party didn't say anything, Xia Lili took the initiative to say, "Captain Li, I have predicted another disaster."
"But I'm abroad now, so it's a bit troublesome."
Li Qihan: "Who is the person who caused the misfortune?"
Xia Lili: "Myself."
Li Qihan paused for a moment and sent an emoticon of a shocked cat face, which was the same one Xia Lili had sent before.
Xia Lili was surprised. Captain Li would steal her emoticons?
She sent the details of the predicted misfortune to Li Qihan, and emphasized that this criminal gang also had members in Longguo and must be wiped out.
Xia Lili felt a little helpless: "Captain Li, do you have a solution this time?"
There was no reply from Li Qihan.
Xia Lili felt a chill in her heart and felt a little uneasy.
The person on the other end of the phone seemed to be able to read my mind. After a while, he immediately sent another message: "Don't worry, I'm looking for someone to protect you."
Xia Lili was surprised: "Captain Li, you are so versatile! You even have connections in Los Angeles?"
She looked at the screen of her mobile phone. Above Li Qihan's dialog box, a prompt saying "The other party is typing..." appeared and disappeared repeatedly, and finally a detailed message popped up.
Li Qihan: "There are indeed many limitations in handling cases across borders. We usually establish connections through local Chinese chambers of commerce, as they have access to information channels that the police cannot."
"When necessary, we will seek assistance from hometown associations. These organizations overseas often understand the actual situation better than official agencies."
Li Qihan: "In Luocheng, we have cooperated with the hometown association and the Chamber of Commerce. The clues and people they provide are very reliable, and the leaders are very loyal."
Xia Lili thought to herself, "So that's how it is."
Li Qihan: "It takes time to find someone. I will arrange it before tomorrow afternoon."
"The night after tomorrow, be careful. Protect yourself and don't get hurt."
After Li Qihan sent this message, there was no further movement.
Xia Lili was shocked when she saw Captain Li’s last message. This man who usually thought it was a waste to say even one more word would actually tell her “don’t get hurt”?
She rubbed her thumbs across the keyboard a few times and finally replied with a simple "Hmm." Thinking that the other party was also working on a transnational case recently, she added, "Captain Li, you too!"
Time quickly came to 12.24, Christmas Eve.
Early in the morning, goose feather-like snowflakes began to float in the sky.
Xia Lili was a little afraid of the cold, so she stayed in the hotel during the day, and she was waiting for an opportunity. Why did she go out today?
Did he go out on his own initiative?
Wouldn't that mean I have to call Xia Xubai now, but my brother is still on the set?
Just when Xia Lili was struggling.
Xia Xubai called.
Xia Lili quickly answered the call: "Lili, how about we go out for Christmas dinner together at noon?"
Xia Xubai's voice came through the microphone, and in the background, the noisy sounds of props being moved around on the set could be heard. "I found a super popular limited-time set menu restaurant. I heard that the dessert is a lava cake shaped like a Christmas tree."
Xia Lili's eyes suddenly lit up, and her tense shoulders relaxed unconsciously. It turned out that it was her brother who had asked her out.
"Really? Brother, you finally decided to leave the set?" She deliberately dragged out her voice. "Could it be that the director finally couldn't stand your NGs and kicked you out?"
"Tsk, so disrespectful." Xia Xubai chuckled on the other end of the phone. "Of course I've made plans for my hosting role. I've already asked the crew about all the good food, drinks, and fun places."
"Let's go have a big meal first, and then I'll take you to the Christmas market. There are a lot of handicrafts at the market, and I'm sure you'll like them."
Xia Xubai said in a clear voice: "Brother will pay for all the consumption today, please feel free to use my card."
Xia Lili chuckled, "Then I want to eat the most expensive one! And I want to buy the most expensive one!"
"Okay, okay, you are the queen today."
Xia Xubai pretended to sigh helplessly, but couldn't help but add with a smile, "By the way, remember to dress warmly. It's still quite cold in Los Angeles today."
"Okay, I will definitely wear long johns!"
After Xia Lili hung up the phone, the expression on her face immediately changed from excitement to calm.
She stared at the Q-version doll on the table.
You heard it too, right?
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Xia Lili was wearing a cream-white wool coat with a belt tied loosely around her waist, which made her figure look slender and straight. She also wore a burgundy turtleneck sweater underneath.
This is a replica of her own outfit based on the illusion picture.
When Xia Lili pushed open the glass door of the restaurant, Xia Xubai was already waiting by the window.
When she heard the assistant remind her that she had come in, she immediately stood up and waved, "This way!"
"Brother, you're not late today?" Xia Lili took off his coat with a smile.
"I left work early on purpose." Xia Xubai winked smugly. "The director heard I was taking my sister out for dinner and let me go without saying a word."
Xia Lili glanced at the bodyguard near her.
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