Chapter 172
There was still some sparse sunshine in the morning, but the sky turned cloudy in the afternoon, and lead-colored clouds crawled across the sky.
The light in the van grew dimmer.
The light of the monitoring device suddenly flashed and a prompt sound was emitted. Chang Ting and Zhang You rushed forward at the same time, and Chang Ting turned up the volume.
It was Fu Weiru who made the call.
Fu Weiru: "Hello, Mr. Lu. I have something to trouble you with."
Lu Dun's tone was very measured: "You're welcome. Please feel free to tell me what you want me to do."
Fu Weiru said apologetically, "This is what happened. Zang Mo hasn't been in a good mood lately. I made an appointment with a doctor for him, but he hasn't been able to get one yet. He's always regarded you as his best friend. Can you come over and chat with him for a while and give him some comfort?"
Lu Dun: "Of course, of course. I'll be right there."
Fu Weiru: "Thank you so much."
Lü Dun: "You're being distant when you say that."
After exchanging pleasantries, the two of them hung up the phone.
Chang Ting sighed, "These two are pretending like this because they guessed their conversation would be monitored."
Zhang You asked, "Are the three of them going to hold a meeting to discuss countermeasures?"
"Probably. Let's see what action they take after their meeting."
Not long after.
Lu Dun drove into the Zhujia community, parked in the open-air parking space in front of the villa, got out of the car with a gift box, and rang the doorbell.
Fu Weiru came out to greet them personally, and the gate closed as the two of them exchanged pleasantries.
More than an hour after Lu Dun went in, the monitoring device picked up another phone call.
It was Lu Dun's call.
Lu Dun called an unfamiliar number: "Xiao Meng, are you ready for the paintings the client wants?"
The other party said in an awkward tone: "Mr. Lu, I'm not at home. Didn't you say you would close the business for a few days? I took the children on a trip out of town..."
Lu Dun's voice turned stern. "Who told you to go away? Just because the store is closed doesn't mean it's not open for business!"
The other party said humbly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu..."
"Forget it, forget it. This won't happen again." Lu Dun said impatiently, "I'll have to pack it myself and deliver it to the customer."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Lu!"
…
It turned out to be selling paintings.
Zhang You muttered in disappointment, "They're working really hard even though they're closing the store. Brother Chang, is there anything wrong with this call?"
Chang Ting touched his chin. "That's not necessarily true. Any action they take now is suspicious. Notify the technical department to verify the call number and locate the phone to see if Xiao Meng is really out of town."
"yes……"
The technical department quickly responded. The caller's surname was indeed Meng, and he was a salesperson at the company. The phone was indeed located out of town.
Chang Ting murmured doubtfully: "Is it really okay?"
Not long after, the courtyard gate opened again, and Lu Dun walked out. Fu Weiru followed him out and said gratefully, "Thanks to you for coming to keep Zang Mo company. He seems to be in a much better mood. I don't know how to thank you enough."
"Why are you thanking me? That's too formal. A client wants a painting today, so I have to go to the shop to pack it and deliver it to him. I'll come back later to have tea with Painter Zhu."
Then get in the car and drive away.
The monitoring colleague reported the situation to Chang Ting through headphones.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly.
Zhang You scratched his head. "No reaction at all? Maybe they haven't seen the comics?"
"Impossible, they're pretending." Chang Ting's eyes were filled with fire. "They must have started to act."
He watched Lu Dun's Mercedes-Benz drive out of the community gate through the car window covered with anti-peep film.
Should I continue to wait here or follow them?
He quickly made his choice. The most suspicious person was the one taking action, and the one taking action now was Lü Dun.
"I'll follow and take a look. You guys keep watching. If you see any movement, notify me immediately."
Chang Ting said this to Zhang You, stuffed the hand warmer into his hand, opened the door of the van and jumped out.
Another car responsible for monitoring Lu Dun was about to follow, so he stopped it and quickly got in, then followed Lu Dun's car.
Lu Dun's Mercedes-Benz drove into the cultural and historical district and headed towards Xingchang Commercial Bank.
The snow still clung to the roof of the old merchant's building. The leaves of the camphor tree in front of the door hadn't fallen yet, turning a yellow-green hue in the northern winter, and a layer of dead leaves covered the ground.
The Mercedes-Benz stopped under the camphor tree. Lu Dun got out and opened the door of the store with his key.
The door was a rustic dark brown, seemingly made of wood, but it was actually a steel security door, painted in a simulated sandalwood color. The window panes on the door were designed as stained glass windows, giving it a vintage aesthetic that harmonized perfectly with the atmosphere of the old Western-style building.
After Lu Dun went in, he closed the door and locked it from the inside.
Chang Ting, who was watching from a distance, heard the clear sound of the lock being locked. The sound of metal colliding made his nerves throb as if they were hit.
"Just a few paintings, is it necessary to lock the door?" he muttered uneasily.
A colleague said, "A painting here costs tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan. There's no one else in the shop, so it's normal for him to lock the door for safety reasons."
Chang Ting hesitated for a moment. "There must be more than one door in this building. Let's spread out and keep a close eye on all exits. Don't let him escape. I'll go over and take a look."
Chang Ting strolled closer, climbed a few steps to the door, stepped aside, and looked inside through the stained glass window.
Lu Dun was busy inside.
On a small flatbed cart in front of me was a large white storage box.
The cart is electric, simple and scientific. It can move forward by turning the handle. It also has a lifting function, which makes loading and unloading convenient.
Lu Dun controlled a flatbed cart, pushing boxes, and walked around the exhibition hall on the first floor, taking down paintings from the wall one by one and putting them into the boxes one by one.
The structure of the old house is tortuous, the exhibition hall is not square, and the lighting is dim.
Through the colored glass lattices on the stained glass window, Chang Ting saw Lu Dun walking in a colorful darkness, sometimes visible and sometimes not.
It seems like it has been loading the goods diligently.
At this moment, Chang Ting's cell phone vibrated in his pocket. He retracted his head and stood by the door to take out his cell phone.
It was a call from the Technical Department. He answered it.
"Brother Chang, we've narrowed down the location of Zhu Zangmo's surveillance camera to within three square kilometers. It's roughly in the cultural district area. I've sent you a screenshot. We can only get this much accuracy; we can't narrow it down any further..."
Chang Ting felt as if thunder had rolled over his head. "Which area are you talking about?"
“Historical and cultural district.”
Chang Ting froze in place. His colleague's voice on the phone seemed to come through a layer of water:
"Brother Chang, judging from the data traffic coming out of Zhu Zangmo's house, he has at least ten cameras installed.
"And it doesn't use batteries, it's connected to a fixed power source. It must be for long-term monitoring.
"The corresponding monitoring terminal is probably a complex receiving device, like the one in a residential surveillance room, capable of displaying multiple screens simultaneously..."
Chang Ting didn't bother to answer. He took the phone away from his ear and clicked on the map screenshot sent by his colleague.
The circle on the map, Xingchang Trading Company, is exactly in the middle.
The monitoring terminal is hidden inside the business!
A device designed to monitor someone else's home wouldn't be displayed so openly. But when our economic investigation colleagues were investigating the interior of the business, they didn't see any suspicious rooms like this. This suggests...
It was like a flash of lightning passing through my mind - there is a hidden space in the business!
Since it is hidden enough, it can hide people.
Chang Ting hurriedly approached the stained glass window on the security door and looked inside.
Lu Dun's figure has disappeared.
Like a bowstring being pulled across his nerves, a sharp alarm sounded in his mind. Chang Ting intuitively felt that something fatal was happening in the company and there was no time to lose.
He didn't care about alerting the enemy and just shook the door, which was as solid as a rock.
He raised his leg and kicked out, causing the big iron door to shake with a loud bang and the colored glass to crack.
Chang Ting roared inwardly:
"Song Zhou!"
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