Chapter 103: Coincidental Encounter

After Lü Yang finished talking with Liu Yin, he left the private room alone. As he walked out downstairs, he bumped right into Liu Hui, who was just coming in from outside.

“It’s you?” Liu Hui looked at Lü Yang very ‘surprised.’ Her voice trembled, and for some reason, her face turned red.

“What a coincidence?” Lü Yang was stunned. He never thought the world was so big, yet he would run into Liu Hui here.

“About the last time… I… I still haven’t… thanked you… Do you… do you have time today? I… I would like to buy you tea…” Liu Hui said the words that Zhou Ling had taught her, but she was very flustered.

“Maybe another day. I have something very important to do today.” Lü Yang politely refused Liu Hui’s offer and continued walking outside. Yi Ya was missing, and he really wasn’t in the mood for anything else.

“Ah… Ah… What is it? Can I help you? My uncle is in the Municipal Public Security Bureau!” Liu Hui reached out and grabbed Lü Yang’s arm, quickly telling him this. The last part was definitely not taught by Zhou Ling.

Lü Yang was stunned. What did Liu Hui mean by suddenly telling him her uncle was in the Public Security Bureau?

Before the Death Killer called Lü Yang, he had no way to find out where exactly Yi Ya was taken. Right now, he didn’t even know what he should do next either…

Liu Hui… was the daughter of the chairman of the Yida Group. The Yida Group was very influential in Guishe City and was said to have strong connections in official circles. Her uncle was in the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Maybe she really could help him with something small.

Compared to Zhou Ling and Liu Yin, the simple-minded Liu Hui was more trustworthy. Since he had nothing else to do anyway, it might be good to talk with her. See if she really could help with small things, like arranging for someone to check the technical department at the mobile company to see if Zhou Ling had lied to him.

Also, it was strange that Liu Hui mentioned her uncle in the Public Security Bureau so suddenly, just after they met… Could it be…?

He would talk to her first.

“No need for thanks, but you can buy me coffee.” After thinking for a moment, Lü Yang pointed to the coffee shop across the street.

“Okay!” Liu Hui had been rejected by Lü Yang, and her mood had sunk to the bottom. She didn’t expect Lü Yang to change his mind so suddenly, and she became very excited.

…

After entering the coffee shop and sitting down in a booth, Lü Yang looked at Liu Hui and suddenly felt hesitant again. The Death Killer was already targeting him. Was it right to drag the innocent Liu Hui into this matter at a time like this?

Lü Yang didn’t have deep feelings for the clumsy Liu Hui, but after a whole night of escaping danger together, they had shared hardships. They could be considered friends. Since they were friends, Lü Yang didn’t want her to get involved for no reason. To be honest, Lü Yang did have some good feelings towards Liu Hui. At least she didn’t act like the rich second-generation girls he usually thought of.

First, he needed to figure out if this meeting with her was really just a ‘coincidence’ or not.

“I heard something happened to your girlfriend. Please don’t be too rash…” After sitting down opposite Lü Yang, Liu Hui got excited and completely forgot all the things Zhou Ling had repeatedly told her to say earlier.

“How do you know about this?” Lü Yang had already been suspicious, and now Liu Hui’s reaction only confirmed his guess.

“I… I…” Liu Hui realized she had slipped up and panicked. She was very bad at lying and had no idea how to explain it to Lü Yang.

“Did Zhou Ling tell you?” Lü Yang asked Liu Hui another question. Earlier, Lü Yang had heard Liu Yin and Zhou Ling mention they were investigating Liu Hui’s kidnapping case. If Zhou Ling had arranged this ‘coincidental’ meeting between him and Liu Hui, he wouldn’t find it strange at all.

Liu Hui hesitated for a while, then nodded to Lü Yang. Acting as Zhou Ling’s informant, reporting Lü Yang’s whereabouts… she really couldn’t do that kind of thing.

“Was our meeting just now at the hotel entrance also planned by her?” Lü Yang asked Liu Hui another question, putting on a very stern expression.

Liu Hui nodded fearfully at Lü Yang, like a child who had done something wrong, not daring to look him in the eye.

“What else did she tell you?” Lü Yang continued questioning Liu Hui.

Under Lü Yang’s stern gaze, Liu Hui folded immediately. Just like a little sister being questioned by her big brother about why she lied, she quickly told Lü Yang everything about her conversation with Zhou Ling and what she was asked to do.

“Give me the brooch.” Lü Yang held out his hand to Liu Hui. He suspected this brooch wasn’t just a tracking device. It could probably also be used for eavesdropping or spying.

Liu Hui took the brooch off her chest and handed it to Lü Yang.

Lü Yang glared at the very small round Crystal Ball in the center of the brooch. He let out a cold laugh, then threw it on the floor. He stomped on it hard, crushing it into pieces, then poured some water on it.

A staff member from the coffee shop hurried over. After asking what happened, they had a cleaner sweep up the mess from the floor.

“I just wanted to see you… to thank you… nothing else… Sister Zhou told me to do all this. She said she wanted to help you… Please don’t be angry with me…” Liu Hui hurriedly explained to Lü Yang, then looked at him very fearfully.

“You should really stay away from people like Zhou Ling and Liu Yin. To complete their work tasks, they will stop at nothing. The disaster that befell Xiao Ya was brought by them! They arranged for you to get close to me just to use you. This could bring you a lot of trouble, you know?” Lü Yang emphasized this to Liu Hui.

“I just wanted to help you…” Liu Hui looked at Lü Yang apologetically.

Lü Yang didn’t say anything. His mind started working again… Did Zhou Ling and Liu Yin really want to help him? Or… was all this directed by them?

After a moment of silence, Liu Hui carefully tried to start a conversation with Lü Yang. “That Yi Ya… I saw a photo of your girlfriend. She is so pretty… Didn’t you say before your girlfriend’s name was Yi Yi? Is that her nickname?”

“Yi Ya? She… she isn’t my girlfriend. She is Yi Yi’s younger sister. I’ve always treated her like my own little sister. After I lost my girlfriend, she became my only family.” Lü Yang explained a little to Liu Hui, his expression turning gloomy.

“You treat her like your own little sister… She… she was taken by the Death Killer. What… what can be done?” Seeing Lü Yang unhappy, Liu Hui also became worried, as if her own family member had been taken by the Death Killer.

Lü Yang shook his head. Right now, he was completely at a loss. If that Death Killer also had Mysterious Tools like the Eerie Computer, then in the Real world he wouldn’t be able to find any useful clues. Everything might just be a maze. The hope of rescuing Yi Ya based on these clues seemed very slim.

According to what Liu Yin said, that Death Killer had an extremely strong desire for control. He even imitated the Eerie Computer by giving the victims’ boyfriends Tasks that were almost impossible to survive. You could imagine this would be a very difficult opponent to deal with.

Furthermore, they were in the open, while the enemy was in the dark. The price of failure was Yi Ya’s life. This was something Lü Yang absolutely could not bear.

War isn’t scary. A war where you have no idea how to fight is the most scary.

“My family has many bodyguards. My uncle is the Deputy Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Should I ask them to help look for her?” Liu Hui thought hard for a long time and came up with some ways she might be able to help Lü Yang.