Chapter 389: Taking a Shortcut

What's there to worry about? Besides, I'm already an adult—just a bit of diarrhea. I can go home by myself, fine. It's not early; you should hurry back. Don't waste time here. If you don't want to go home, just go straight to your parents' place.

Sigh, forget it, it's so late—I don't want to bother him either; I'll just head home and make do for now. If you still haven't gone back tomorrow, then I'll go to my father's place.

All right, then be careful.

If you really feel unwell, you must tell me—I'll accompany you to the hospital then.

Okay, okay, I got it—you can go.

After saying goodbye, Geng Jing Shu hurriedly left this place; after all, she really couldn't stay even a minute here now, and she had already gotten what she wanted in hand.

Seeing Geng Jing Shu leave so quickly, Xiao Yunzhe actually had no suspicions at all—given the situation, he never would have imagined in his dreams that Geng Jing Shu would steal his things.

At that moment, Xiao Yunzhe had already picked up that cup of coffee again, and just as he was about to drink, he suddenly thought of something: could his discomfort be related to this coffee?

He took out the coffee bag, and Xiao Yunzhe took a close look—it was clearly a paper‑cup coffee, obviously some kind of takeout coffee they made.

This shows it must have been bought in advance by Geng Jing Shu, but why would she claim she made it herself?

This made Xiao Yunzhe indeed feel curious, and he wasn't sure what medicine he had bought in his gourd at this time.

After thinking about all this, he suddenly felt nervous, and without any coffee, he simply poured the whole cup into the nearby trash can.

Although he wasn't sure whether these things were clean, he kept feeling strange.

Moreover, even though Geng Jing Shu had bought it and personally delivered it to him, which already moved him deeply, why would he need to hide these things?

He indeed had some things he couldn't figure out, but since he couldn't understand them, he didn't think about anything else, and finally he started working here again.

As the wall clock pointed to twelve, Zong Long and Xiao Ming were still in the villa, patiently waiting.

Actually, Xiao Ming also had no idea whether he could smoothly control everything.

He simply didn't know how many times he had checked the clock that night; anyway, every second felt like a grueling ordeal to him.

Finally, the clock finally pointed to twelve, and at that moment the hall began to chime.

"How is it? Are we still going to keep waiting here? I think the time should be about right now."

"At twelve, their so‑called nightlife is basically winding down, and these people seem to have very regular lives; the more organized they are, the more their lives change and become costly."

"All right, then if that's the case, can we set off right now?"

"Exactly, now is the best opportunity to leave. Tonight we're just scouting their villa to see what's inside, because only then can we arrange our later plans."

"I know you've arranged this many times for tonight, so I know exactly what to do."

As they spoke, the two stood up from their seats; they were also a bit impatient, not wanting to keep waiting here, because the longer they waited, the more unfavorable their situation seemed to become.

The two got into a car that had previously not been registered under Zong Long's name, so it wouldn't attract attention, and the car then headed straight for that mysterious villa.

When they reached the outside of the park, Zong Long directly parked the car there.

"Do you see? From the outside, this looks like an ordinary park, and it's usually closed at night."

"If you hadn't brought me here personally, I really couldn't imagine that he would be hiding in such a concealed place; if it were me, I might not be able to find it at all."

"Exactly, that's why I said we two must work together; only with our joint effort can we accomplish this well."

"Such a concealed place, and once night falls the park is surely plunged into darkness and quiet—so how are we supposed to get in?"

"Don't worry; earlier I had already prepared—there's a split fence at this small gate, and we can slip right through it, allowing us to enter unseen."

As Zong Long spoke, he stepped forward a bit; although he also found it rather miraculous and felt a little curious.

But he didn't say anything—since the headquarters had already approved Le Le's support, he just needed to continue doing as he intended.

In the end, the two headed straight toward the barrier, and sure enough, it matched Zong Long's description.

At this spot, Xiao Ming really saw a broken barrier, and it was obvious that the nearby residents had deliberately damaged it to make it easier to enter the park.

For such public park facilities, normally no one manages them, after all, there's nothing particularly important in the park, and no one would run in to destroy things.

After entering through the fence, Xiao Ming sensed that he had stepped onto a grassy area; normally, at night there would be lights lit here.