Late at night, the entire suburban villa area was immersed in silence, except for a few dim streetlights.
A black sedan sped through the night and then pulled up in front of the Zhou family's villa.
A woman in a strapless dress got out of the car first. A chubby hand reached out from the car and gave her a squeeze on the butt.
"Mr. Zhou, stop fooling around," the woman cooed, reaching out to help the drunken Zhou Qi out of the car.
The two hugged each other tightly, as if they couldn't get enough of each other, and walked into the villa.
This was one of Zhou Qi's villas. He rarely stayed here, but when he was in the mood, he would bring women here for a fling.
He put his arm around the woman's waist and opened the villa door.
Suddenly, his pupils shrank, and he stared in horror at the strange scene in front of him. The alcohol in him was completely scared away.
The woman, noticing his strange behavior, also looked over.
A scream burst from her throat.
The cool mountain breeze blew in through the wide - open French windows, billowing the white lace curtains. The cold moonlight shone in, stretching the slender figure on the European - style sofa into a long shadow.
It was like a ghost.
"There's a... a ghost!" the woman shouted and ran out like a crazy person.
Ghost? There were no such things in this world.
The woman's scream sobered Zhou Qi up a bit. He let out a snort, squinting his blood - shot eyes at the shadow not far away. "Who are you? Why did you break into my villa?"
"Someone here to talk business with you," Shen Jianyi said casually, sitting on the sofa with her long legs elegantly crossed. Her cold eyes were slightly squinted, looking like a lazy cat.
Last time, she lost track of the seller. She asked Xia Liang to check the man's identity, but unfortunately, the man had disappeared without a trace.
Moreover, all the technologies and means she used from the organization were broken through by the man one by one.
Obviously, the man knew the organization well.
She had no choice but to come to Zhou Qi.
Hearing the voice, a look of surprise flashed across Zhou Qi's somewhat greasy face.
He never expected that the intruder would be a young girl. For a moment, he was both angry and surprised.
"How did you get in?"
He had spent 100 million on this Azure Sea and Blue Sky Villa because the real - estate developer had advertised it as having "first - class security and top - notch privacy."
But now, a young girl could come and go freely. It was embarrassing!
Shen Jianyi frowned slightly. Was this man blinded by alcohol and women? Couldn't he see that big window?
She didn't want to waste any more time with Zhou Qi. Lu Jinsheng had said that he had an appointment and would take her to customize a wedding dress tomorrow.
She needed to go back and get some beauty sleep.
"I want the information on the man who sold you the chip," Shen Jianyi said straightforwardly. Her voice was clear and carried an undeniable pressure.
Zhou Qi had been in the business world for decades. He quickly calmed down and let out a couple of heh - heh laughs. "If you want to do business, you have to show some sincerity. Hiding in the dark is no way to do it. Besides, the pie in the AI intelligence field is only so big. If I introduce the opportunity to you, I'll get a smaller share. Young lady, this isn't how you do business."
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
In the darkness, Shen Jianyi's cold voice became even colder.
Even though he couldn't see the girl's face, Zhou Qi still shivered at the coldness in her voice.
He inexplicably felt that this young girl was not someone to be trifled with.
He regretted that he hadn't arranged some bodyguards to watch over the villa, even if it was just sitting idle.
He was a bit panicked and quietly inched his feet towards the door.
He wasn't far from the door. As long as he got out of the villa, he could ask the property patrol in the villa area for help.
"I'm not teaching you. If you want me to be your middle - man, you have to give me some benefits. Am I right..."
As he was stalling, his hand touched the cold villa door.
Zhou Qi turned around and was about to run when a sharp cold wind blew from behind.
A chill ran down his neck, and in his ear, he heard the girl's threatening and cold voice. "The person who dares to ask me for benefits hasn't been born yet. Do you want to try?"
The knife in Shen Jianyi's hand was pressed against Zhou Qi's neck. With a little more force, a string of dense blood beads oozed from his skin.
The girl was so fast that he didn't even see her face. But he knew clearly that if he didn't talk, he wouldn't be able to leave this villa alive.
He took a deep breath, holding back his shaking legs, and swallowed hard. "I... I don't know his name. He has a code name, K."
K?
Shen Jianyi squinted her eyes, and a cold light flashed through them.
It really was that person.
But why did the person she saw last time look nothing like the one in her memory?
"How did you contact him?"
Shen Jianyi increased the pressure on the knife, making Zhou Qi suck in a breath of pain.
"Heroine, be gentle."
"Don't waste my time," Shen Jianyi said coolly.
If Lu Jinsheng found out that she wasn't at the Lu family mansion, who knew what wild thoughts he would have.
Although they had an agreement that he wouldn't interfere in her actions or restrict her freedom, Lu Jinsheng was good at using his sad and pitiful eyes to make her feel guilty.
Zhou Qi really wanted to tear the girl behind him into pieces at this moment.
If he told this girl how they contacted each other, K would surely stop cooperating with him.
But if he didn't say... the short knife on his neck reminded him that his life was in danger.
Gritting his teeth, Zhou Qi said coldly, "We contacted each other through email. The emails were encrypted through a relay station, and the IP address couldn't be traced. So I don't know where he is. I advise you to give up. If he doesn't want to be found, no one can find him."
Shen Jianyi scoffed. "It's just that you guys are too useless."
Can't find that person?
If the organization found out that she couldn't even break a password and trace an IP address, she wouldn't be able to stay in the organization.
After getting the email address from Zhou Qi, Shen Jianyi leaped out of the French window. In Zhou Qi's sight, her slender figure disappeared into the night.
...
She returned to the Lu mansion and quickly climbed towards the master bedroom.
Just as she grabbed the window ledge of the master bedroom and poked her head out, Lu Jinsheng's tall figure came into view.
He was wearing a silver - gray silk pajamas robe with the belt a bit loose, revealing his fair chest. His arms were crossed, as if he had been waiting for her for a long time.
Seeing Shen Jianyi, Lu Jinsheng curled his lips in a half - smile. "Madam, your skills at climbing walls in the middle of the night are getting better and better."
Shen Jianyi: "..."
Why was this man being so sarcastic?
She climbed into the bedroom and dusted off her hands. "I'm going to take a shower."
Before she could move, her waist suddenly tightened, and Lu Jinsheng pressed his body against hers.