The people outside the door were all too familiar to Shen Jianyi. She would recognize them even if they turned to ashes.
Shen Jianyi turned around and entered the house. She closed the door gently and leaned her back against it.
Just then, her watch vibrated. It was a message from Xia Liang.
[Master, the professor has brought a bunch of us here to arrest you. Be careful!]
Shen Jianyi couldn't figure out what on earth could make Zhou Sang mobilize most of the organization's people to come here to arrest her. This was tantamount to convicting her!
It was as if he was desperately trying to make her disappear from this world.
Seeing the woman's strange expression, Lu Jinsheng walked over and wanted to open the door and go out, but he met her panicked yet forcibly suppressed look.
It was the first time he had seen such an expression on Shen Jianyi's face.
The man lowered his voice. "What's going on?"
Just then.
They heard Sister Gu shouting anxiously outside. "You can't go in. Who are you?"
These people were pushing their way in. Sister Gu was so anxious that it seemed like fire was burning under her feet. "If you keep this up, I'll call the police --"
Before she could finish her sentence, a tall man reached out and knocked Sister Gu unconscious.
The voices outside stopped.
Lu Jinsheng roughly understood what was going on. He put one arm around the woman's waist and pulled her into his arms.
"Yiyi, don't be afraid. Go upstairs. I'll deal with them."
Since they dared to break into the house so openly to look for someone, it meant they were very confident. Even Lu Jinsheng might not be able to stop them.
"Knock, knock, knock --"
The door to the living room was knocked.
Shen Jianyi frowned. She struggled out of the man's arms and reached out to open the door. She was not the kind of person who would run away. She always wanted to handle everything on her own.
But before her hand could touch the doorknob, Lu Jinsheng's big hand covered hers. He put his arm around her waist, turned around and took a few steps, then sat her down on the sofa.
"Stay here quietly. I'll handle it."
The man opened the door. Standing in front of him was Zhou Sang. He frowned tightly and stared at this seemingly amiable professor.
Zhou Sang looked inside and waved to Shen Jianyi. "Student Jianyi, come here... Professor has something to say to you."
If he hadn't known what kind of person Zhou Sang was from Shen Jianyi, he would really have thought the professor had something to talk to her about.
Lu Jinsheng said expressionlessly, "Professor Zhou, do you have something to do with my wife?"
Zhou Sang's face was gentle and always smiling. "Our research institute lost a chip. Someone has testified against Jianyi. I'm here to find out the truth about this matter."
Shen Jianyi tightly grabbed the corner of her skirt. Seeing Xu Wenji's smug face, she was so angry that she could hardly breathe.
It was clearly Xu Wenji who had stolen the chip, but now he was framing her. She didn't expect that the chip in the garage was deliberately placed there by him. Now, in Zhou Sang's eyes, she had already lost all his trust.
"I'm sorry, I don't know where any chip is. Professor Zhou, my wife and I are going out. You'd better go back quickly."
Zhou Sang didn't move. Instead, he continued to stand outside the door. His expression didn't change from beginning to end.
"Professor Zhou, please." Lu Jinsheng reached out towards the outside.
Just as Zhou Sang was about to turn around and leave, Xu Wenji suddenly spoke up. "Professor Zhou, I have a detector here that can find the location of the chip."
"Really?" Zhou Sang looked surprised.
Xu Wenji glanced at the restless woman inside the house and curled his lips in a smug smile. "Of course. We'll know if it's here or not by checking."
With that, he took out something like a compass from his schoolbag and turned to walk towards the garage.
Seeing the direction of the crowd, Lu Jinsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. This Xu Wenji was too shrewd.
He wanted to blame all the crimes on Shen Jianyi. Then Zhou Sang would send someone to assassinate her. This way, he could not only get rid of his biggest worry but also disguise himself perfectly.
His plan was well thought out, but unfortunately, he miscalculated. The chip had already been put into Lu Jinsheng's pocket. How could these people find it in the garage?
Before the group left, Xia Liang looked at Shen Jianyi anxiously, with a panicked expression. She didn't want to come with Zhou Sang, but this was a task assigned by the organization. If she didn't come, she would be suspected.
Xia Liang's light pink lips parted. She mouthed to Shen Jianyi, which roughly meant: Run away quickly --
Shen Jianyi sat on the sofa, raised her eyebrows and looked at her. A meaningful smile curled on her red lips.
Xia Liang never understood that expression.
Everyone went to the garage. Naturally, Lu Jinsheng also followed. He stood behind the group, lazily putting his hands in his pockets and leaning against the door frame, watching.
Xu Wenji went straight to the place where the chip was hidden. He squatted down proudly, trying to find it in the crack, but he couldn't touch the chip no matter how hard he tried.
His heart skipped a beat. He became impatient. He searched here for more than ten minutes but still found nothing.
Seeing his appearance, Lu Jinsheng couldn't help but say coldly, "Have you had enough fun?"
Xu Wenji turned around. "It's impossible. Professor Zhou! My detector can't be wrong."
"But have you found it?"
He didn't say anything else. Lu Jinsheng walked towards him step by step with his long legs. He patted the man on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "Breaking into a private house will get you detained. Moreover, the house you broke into is mine."
Xu Wenji swallowed hard and looked at Zhou Sang beside him, but the other didn't respond.
Lu Jinsheng took two steps forward, and he took two steps back until his back hit the car body and he stopped.
"Don't you like looking for it?" A hint of gloom flashed in Lu Jinsheng's eyes. "If you can't find the so - called chip in our Lu family today, you won't be able to leave."
After saying that, he waved his hand.
Four or five men in black suits, wearing sunglasses and in good shape walked in. They stood straight on both sides.
The one with a Bluetooth headset bowed deeply to Lu Jinsheng. "Mr. Lu, none of them are allowed to leave?"
"None of them are allowed to leave."
After saying this, Lu Jinsheng turned around and left. He raised his arm and waved his long fingers behind him. These bodyguards quickly surrounded the area.
This situation clearly showed that they had fallen out. Zhou Sang was stunned for a moment. He shouted in a hoarse voice, "Mr. Lu, is this how you treat me?"
Lu Jinsheng turned his head. There was no emotion in his eyes. "Professor Zhou doesn't want to trust us, does he?"
Only then did Zhou Sang lead his people forward. There was a smile on his face, and even his wrinkles were all scrunched up. "Oh, Mr. Lu, what are you talking about? Isn't it because I'm anxious about losing the chip?"
His gaze fell on Xu Wenji. He reached out and hit him. "How can you wrongly accuse someone casually? Who is she? She's Mrs. Lu. What doesn't Mrs. Lu have? Would she steal our things?"
Xu Wenji hung his head. Zhou Sang was just trying to excuse everyone now. He really had the nerve to say such things.
Zhou Sang turned around and said cheerfully again, "Mr. Lu, I guess we just lost the chip. We'll go back and look for it again."
Lu Jinsheng made way for them to leave. Just when Zhou Sang thought he could go, Lu Jinsheng suddenly spoke up. "Professor Zhou, what kind of chip could make you come here in person? What's its function?"