Chapter 913: He Can No Longer Hide It

Not long after—a sudden bang came from the villa's study!

"Shura! We found it!"

Lao Wu rushed into Li Xiao's study with great enthusiasm. As soon as he entered, he threw all the documents in his hand onto the desk and said excitedly.

"We followed your instructions and conducted a comprehensive investigation into the social connections of Viper and all his subordinates. We discovered that one of his confidants had bought a villa in the city three years ago under the name of a distant relative. Because the two had no contact and the relationship was too distant, we didn't discover it at the time."

As he spoke, he took out several sets of documents from his hand and flipped through them one by one.

"It's not just this one; there are several others. Their relatives all have properties in various places in the city. There are several places that haven't even been lived in at all. And we have already investigated; those people are all ordinary people who couldn't even afford a house in the city center, let alone a villa in the suburbs. Perhaps..."

The further he spoke, the more agitated his expression became.

A glimmer of light also appeared in Li Xiao's eyes.

"Immediately conduct a search of these properties you've found. Once there is any anomaly in any of them, that should be their hiding place!"

"Yes."

Lao Wu took the order and left.

The study became quiet again.

Li Xiao sat silently in his chair. Thinking of the news just now, his fingertips couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

That night, when Lao Wu said that Linke had no secret agents in the country, he had a sudden realization.

Linke might not have secret agents in the country now, but that doesn't mean he didn't have them before!

If Viper and his subordinates had any secret assets that they hadn't discovered, it was very likely that Linke had already made use of them.

He might even have made preparations long ago, planning ahead!

That was why he had people suddenly shift the direction of the investigation, re-clearing all of Viper's assets, and then began digging deep.

He didn't expect to actually find something!

Soon...

He would be able to rescue Xiao Tang very soon!

On the other side—inside an inconspicuous bar with its doors tightly shut by the street, Luo Wanwan sat on the sofa with a dark face.

Ever since she clarified her identity to Li Xiao, the restrictions on her movements had been reduced quite a bit.

That was why she had the opportunity to come out for a trip.

At this moment, she was expressionlessly listening to the busy signal coming from her phone.

The few people beside her didn't even dare to breathe loudly; they were just staring at the signal monitoring equipment in their hands. There was another person nearby, typing away on a computer, not knowing what they were doing.

"Beep—!"

Because no one answered the phone for too long, the sound of an automatic hang-up came.

A haze flashed across Luo Wanwan's eyes suddenly. She gripped the phone tightly, her knuckles cracking.

Two days already...

For these two days, she had been continuously trying to contact Linke and the people around him.

But it was as if they had agreed upon it; not a single person was willing to answer the phone!

The bunch of trash under her command couldn't find Linke's whereabouts, so she could only use the simplest and crudest method.

"Is it done yet?"

Luo Wanwan couldn't help but urge the people beside her sternly.

"Done, done..."

That person finally tapped the keyboard one last time and hurriedly answered repeatedly.

Then they turned the screen around to face Luo Wanwan.

Luo Wanwan glanced at it, nodded with satisfaction, and asked again: "Are you sure there won't be any problems?"

"Confirmed."

As the person said this, they pressed a few more keys on the keyboard. A string of numbers automatically filled into the program on the screen, and they carefully observed Luo Wanwan's expression.

"But because the program is temporary, this method can only be used once. If... they still don't answer the phone, then we can only rebuild the structure, which will take at least... about two days."

"Tsk..."

A flash of annoyance quickly crossed Luo Wanwan's face.

But she didn't say anything more; she just clicked the mouse.

The next second—the words "calling" immediately popped up on the screen.

That string of numbers belonged to none other than Linke's confidant.

"Beep—"

The waiting tone rang out.

Almost everyone held their breath, waiting quietly.

Luo Wanwan also stared at the screen without blinking.

Finally—"Sir, what are your instructions?"

The phone was suddenly answered.

Luo Wanwan didn't answer; her eyes swept quickly to her side.

The few people who were originally standing there had already quickly operated everything in their hands, rapidly tracking the communication signal.

"Hello? Sir?"

The man on the phone was still asking.

Fearing that he would hang up because he didn't get a response, Luo Wanwan hurriedly said: "It's me."

The other end of the phone suddenly went quiet for a moment.

After a long while, a cold snort came through.

"Miss Luo, do you know what would happen if it got out that you used special means to disguise the old master's number?"

The man's tone was tinged with a hint of threat.

Luo Wanwan, however, chuckled indifferently.

"Heh, so what if I know? Who told you not to answer my calls?"

Luo Wanwan deliberately drew out her voice, wanting to stall for time.

The longer this call lasted, the more accurately she could pinpoint the other party's current location!

The other party was clearly completely unaware.

Hearing her say this, he replied coldly: "As for why we didn't answer the phone, you must know in your heart; you should also know that even without you, the gentleman can resolve this matter alone, and it is not absolutely necessary to cooperate..."

"Is that so?"

Luo Wanwan's tone followed with disdain: "Your so-called resolution is to use the results of my sowing discord, take the opportunity to strike at Cai Xiaotang, and then exclude me to take all the credit? Where in the world is there such a beautiful thing!"

The other party was silent for two seconds.

Only then did he continue: "Miss Luo, I have no authority to intervene in such matters; I am only acting according to the gentleman's wishes, so please do not make things difficult for me. If there is nothing else, I will hang up now..."

"Wait a moment!"

Luo Wanwan swept a quick glance at the signal-locking interface, which was narrowing down more and more.

She immediately continued to stall: "I'll ask you one last time, are you sure you won't cooperate with me on your end? Aren't you afraid I'll go to the old master and file a complaint?"

"Heh..."

The man laughed, as if he had heard some kind of joke.

"Miss Luo, please keep your position in mind. The gentleman is, after all, the old master's foster son since childhood, while you have only joined for a few short years. Even if you have the ability to stand on equal footing with the gentleman, there is no need for me to say who the old master would favor emotionally."

Luo Wanwan couldn't be bothered to listen to what he was saying; her eyes were fixed tightly on the shrinking signal source.

Until it materialized at a certain point and stopped moving completely.

Her eyes lit up, and she quickly memorized the location, then said irritably: "Since that's the case, we have nothing left to say."

After speaking, she hung up the phone directly.

She then tossed the phone aside, the gloom on her face quickly replaced by triumph.

Heh...

Found it...

Now, the initiative was in her hands.