Yu Tianji was unaware that his phone call had landed him on a high-priority surveillance list.
He hung up the phone angrily and said to Ruan Yunhan, "I'm still worried."
Ruan Yunhan nestled in Yu Tianji's arms, tracing circles on his chest with her finger, and asked, "Tianji, was she the only one who saw me with the sightseeing bus driver?"
“Besides her, who else was in the mood to look around? My sister was so scared she could barely stand,” Yu Tianji said, somewhat irritated. “Such a useless person, yet the board of directors treats her like a treasure!”
“Sigh,” Ruan Yunhan sighed with feigned regret, seemingly unintentionally saying, “If Ruan Chen suddenly fell seriously ill, the Ye family would definitely take her away to recuperate. Once this matter has passed and things have settled down, even if she wanted to bite you, it would be too late.”
Yu Tianji was struck by those words, his eyes narrowing slightly. "I can't count on her to live, but I can think of other ways to shut her up!"
Ruan Yunhan feigned being frightened, "Tianji, what are you trying to do? Even if Ruan Chen treated me like that, she's still my own sister! You can't do anything reckless!"
Yu Tianji embraced her and kissed her smooth forehead. "Yunhan, you're just too soft-hearted. If you hadn't been so indulgent towards Ruan Chen, how could she have ruined you like this? Don't worry about this matter anymore, and don't contact Ruan Chen for the time being, understand?"
"The sky has cleared..."
"Alright, I've made up my mind." Yu Tianji hardened his stance. He enjoyed showing his tough side to Ruan Yunhan, relishing the feeling of secretly manipulating everything, and basking in Ruan Yunhan's admiring gaze.
Not long after enrolling, he made Ruan Yunhan mistakenly believe that he was the one who broke Yu Tianjiao's hand, thus winning Ruan Yunhan's heart.
Watching Yu Tianji's departing figure, Ruan Yunhan chuckled softly as if looking at an idiot, took out a mirror to touch up her makeup, and instead of returning to her dormitory, went to the basketball court.
Against Ruan Chen, this pawn will probably be useless soon; I need to hurry up and find a new prey.
The next day, when Ruan Chen left home, she felt that she was being watched.
After school, Bo Nian called out to her, saying that it was on his way and asking if it would be convenient for Ruan Chen to walk together for a while. Ruan Chen refused directly, picked up her schoolbag on one shoulder and walked away.
He left Bo Nian with a back view that kept strangers at bay.
Sure enough, as soon as I stepped out of the school gate, that feeling of being watched came back.
She was even distracted during dinner.
Ruan Wenlou asked her what was wrong, and Ruan Chen simply said that she had too many things to do and was under a lot of pressure.
After finishing her meal, she returned to her room, closed the door, and began watching the surveillance footage frame by frame.
She pulled up all the street surveillance footage from her five-minute commute from home to school, and there was virtually no doubt that it was Yu Tianjing.
As she watched the surveillance footage a second time, Yu Xiaoya called.
She cried out, "Ruan Chen, Tianjiao... we couldn't save him!"
Since Yu Tianjiao died from his illness, the only person who could identify Yu Tianji was himself.
Ruan Chen has never shied away from speculating about the most wicked and dramatic feuds among the wealthy, and she even suspects that Yu Tianjiao's death was caused by Yu Tianji.
Yu Xiaoya sobbed on the other end of the phone, "Tianjiao's condition had stabilized this morning, but this afternoon, his blood oxygen suddenly dropped to the thirties. My dad just called to tell me that Tianjiao is not going to make it... Although I'm quite annoyed with him, he's my uncle and aunt's only child..."
Ruan Chen put her phone on speakerphone and set it aside. While talking to Yu Xiaoya, she also captured images of people she found suspicious from the surveillance footage.
On the way to and from school, three people appeared on the road.
They are very professional; they even know about segmented tracking.
Ruan Chen shut down his computer and went out, greeting Ruan Wenlou, "Grandpa Wenlou, I'm going to the lab. I'll be back before midnight."
Wearing headphones and humming a song, she walked briskly towards the subway station. The final stop was Jinghua University of Technology. After exiting the station, there was a stretch of deserted, under-construction road to walk along.
After walking a short distance along the dimly lit path, Ruan Chen heard light footsteps following behind her.
This area is still under development and there is no monitoring.
There weren't many pedestrians at that time.
After walking about a third of the way, Ruan Chen stopped, took off her headphones, and without turning around, asked, "How much did Yu Tianji give you? I'll give you double, how about it?"
With no one around, the stalkers became even more brazen, stating bluntly, "In our line of work, the highest bidder wins, but more importantly, it's first come, first served."
As they spoke, the three men had already surrounded Ruan Chen, cutting off all her escape routes.
Ruan Chen was surprised that these people actually had professional ethics.
She turned to the side, her posture relaxed and casual, and rolled up her sleeves nonchalantly, saying, "So professional, yet you still have to work for someone like Yu Tianji. Are you short of money? How about joining me? I'll pay you a monthly salary, provide you with five social insurances and one housing fund, double pay on holidays, and two overseas trips a year."
The three remained unmoved and completely silent.
Yu Tianji said the target was just a teenager, but the three of them could sense a kindred spirit in Ruan Chen.
It was hidden beneath her deliberately feigned laziness.
Ruan Chen unbuttoned two more buttons on his collar, tucked the pendant inside, sighed, and said nothing more. He then slightly bent his knees and threw a punch at the person in front of him.
She had already told Xu Xiaolan the whole story on the subway. Now all she had to do was stall for time and wait for Xu Xiaolan to arrive with her people.
Perhaps these three people will still stubbornly refuse to admit their support for Yu Tianji, but their dealings with each other are unlikely to withstand close scrutiny.
The person directly opposite Ruan Chen clearly didn't expect her to make the first move without warning, and hastily blocked her attack.
Seeing Ruan Chen move, the person behind him seized the opportunity to pounce on him. Ruan Chen dodged to the side as if he had anticipated his movements, and then followed up with a kick.
Ruan Chen took two steps back to create distance, and was about to launch a second attack when the sound of a gun being chambered was exceptionally clear in the silence.
Her movements suddenly stopped.
Ruan Chen could tell that these were genuine smuggled contraband items, not the cheap stuff from the black market that the young master of the Xu family had used before.
I was careless.
Yu Tianji really overestimated himself.
The gunman was very cautious. After witnessing Ruan Chen's ghostly speed, he maintained an absolutely safe distance from her, aiming his dark gun at her.
He wasn't going to waste any more words; he was ready to pull the trigger, complete the job, and get the money before the Chinese police could react.
"Whatever Yu Tianji gives you, I'll give you ten times! Twenty times is fine too, I have plenty of money!"
While talking about the price, Ruan Chen silently tightened his grip on the strap of the backpack he was carrying over one shoulder with his other hand.
She originally intended to leave one alive for the city bureau, but she had to save her own life first—even if it might cause a big commotion.
With a subtle movement of her arm, the pendant around her neck peeked out from her collar, reflecting the faint moonlight.
The gunman had been intently aiming at Ruan Chen, and he saw it clearly when the pendant slid out.
He has excellent eyesight.
I could see the shape of the pendant clearly, and I could also see the blood skull emblem on it.
"Second-in-command? It's you."
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