144: Attack me? Will it work? I'm just a shadow.

…The next day.

Lu Xingye didn't go to Zhao Yinyun's house again, because he had a big task to accomplish—

Bring down Zhao Hua.

And let the two women inherit Kangda Group.

To ensure nothing went wrong, Lu Xingye not only wrote a report to the police station early in the morning, but also personally staked out Zhao Hua's door.

Even with police intervention,

Zhao Hua would most likely have no escape.

But what if?

Lu Xingye needed to make sure Zhao Hua was locked up, so he couldn't hinder the two women from inheriting Kangda Group.

Outside Zhao Hua's villa.

Lu Xingye pretended to be an ordinary passerby.

He ordered a coffee at a nearby cafe and sat by the window. This spot was excellent; through the window, he had a clear view of Zhao Hua's villa.

Whether Zhao Hua tried to flee in fear of his crime, or whatever else… he wouldn't escape Xingye's sharp eyes.

Lu Xingye tilted his head back, took a deep sip, and half a cup of coffee slid down his throat into his stomach. The taste was bitter at first, then became a little sweet.

Coffee had a certain invigorating effect.

Then he lowered his head and checked the time on his phone; it was now ten in the morning.

He had written the report to the police station at nine o'clock, and in the report, he had pointed out the location where Zhao Hua had hidden the body.

As long as the police sent someone to search, they would surely be able to put Zhao Hua away.

“The police station’s efficiency is too slow, isn’t it?”

“It’s ten o’clock now, an hour has passed since the report, and they still haven’t dispatched officers?”

Lu Xingye frowned, an ominous feeling rising within him.

Sure enough.

About five more minutes passed.

The unexpected finally happened.

Zhao Hua was seen on the balcony, mysteriously taking a call, and then his face changed dramatically.

Lu Xingye had taken NZT-48 and was extremely sensitive to surrounding sounds. Moreover, the distance between the cafe and Zhao Hua’s villa was at most 50 meters.

Although the sound wasn’t very clear,

By combining lip-reading with reasonable deduction,

Lu Xingye reconstructed the content of Zhao Hua’s phone call.

Zhao Hua: “Hello, Old K.”

Old K: “Hua, something’s happened.”

Zhao Hua: “What is it?”

Old K: “Tell me honestly, did you kill someone? And did you hide the body in your backyard?”

Zhao Hua’s face changed, then he casually and naturally denied it: “No, I didn’t. I’m a law-abiding citizen; I wouldn’t do such a thing.”

Old K: “No? Someone reported it to the police station today, and we’ll be dispatching officers soon. Tell me honestly whether you did or not? Otherwise, I won’t be able to protect you.”

Zhao Hua exclaimed: “What?”

Old K heard Zhao Hua’s tone and immediately understood. Since this young man, Zhao Hua, wouldn’t even tell his own people the truth, then the report about a body hidden in the villa’s backyard was most likely true.

“Ah Hua.”

“You’re trying to get us killed!”

“Go quickly and deal with the body in the backyard. I’ll try to delay the dispatch time here.”

The call ended there.

After hearing their conversation, Lu Xingye was in a very bad mood. It was like a piece of meat almost snatched away from his mouth.

However,

It wasn’t completely gone.

Because according to the phone conversation, the police would still be dispatched, just that the timing might be postponed.

And Zhao Hua had to transfer the body from the backyard during this window of time.

This meant Lu Xingye had a perfect opportunity to secretly film Zhao Hua digging up the body.

This would also be irrefutable evidence of Zhao Hua’s crime… But if Zhao Hua had connections within the police station, it meant the report was useless.

Or rather,

Even if it was useful, it would need to be reported to a higher authority than the police station, for example: the provincial police department.

Lu Xingye didn't have the resources to go directly to a higher authority either.

Therefore… bringing down Zhao Hua, which seemed like a simple matter, had now become incredibly tricky.

That’s right.

Lu Xingye suddenly realized he had overlooked a fatal issue: Kangda Group, as the number one pharmaceutical group in the [Limitless] world.

Would Kangda Group have no connections with the local police station?

For a company to develop into the world’s number one, it inherently had intricate ties with local public servants… Given the circumstances,

Only three paths remained for Lu Xingye.

First:

Continue reporting to higher authorities within the police system.

But the time required was unknown, and it was uncertain whether other accidents would occur during this process.

Second:

Publish Zhao Hua’s criminal evidence online and use public power to completely put Zhao Hua away.

As long as the exposure was frequent enough to attract public attention,

Then even if Zhao Hua had strong backing, he wouldn’t be protected.

Third:

Go direct.

Zhao Hua was just a movie character; why should he be afraid of him?

Just go up and kill the other party.

Anyway, Lu Xingye’s existence in this world was merely a virtual projection, possessing absolute defense, yet able to attack movie characters… After weighing the pros and cons, Lu Xingye decided to adopt plan three.

Plan one and plan two had too many uncertain factors, and the time required was indefinite.

Lu Xingye didn’t have time to waste with them here.

Who knew what the conversion ratio between the real world and the movie world was?

If it was one-to-one, that would be fine.

But if it was ten-to-one, wouldn’t staying in the movie for too long be a huge loss?

Moreover,

Even if he took a step back,

Time was life.

Solving problems as quickly as possible was always preferred, never procrastinating.

This was also Lu Xingye’s code of conduct… Although he had decided to adopt plan three,

Lu Xingye didn't immediately act, because the police were coming soon.

He would wait until the police left before making his move.

Having nothing to do,

Lu Xingye began to use his omniscient perspective, taking out his phone and quietly sneaking into Zhao Hua’s backyard.

At this moment,

Zhao Hua was holding a military shovel, digging up soil one shovel at a time.

It seemed he intended to dig up the body in the backyard and move it elsewhere.

Lu Xingye turned on his phone camera, climbed up a nearby lychee tree, and took a close-up shot of Zhao Hua's face.

“Zhao Hua.”

“This guy really knows how to handle things.”

“He knows he made a mistake, so he even dug the pit himself.”

“This makes things so much easier.”

Lu Xingye planned to bury Zhao Hua directly in the new pit he dug after the police left… About another hour passed.

The police finally arrived slowly.

As expected, the police did nothing; they just made a symbolic visit.

In fact, the police even called Zhao Hua brothers and had a meal together before leaving.

Such blatant collusion between officials and businessmen!

Lu Xingye secretly cursed his bad luck.

If he weren't a virtual projection, he might genuinely have no way to deal with Zhao Hua in a short amount of time.

“As for now…”

“Heh heh…”

“Of course, it’s time to test my absolute defense ability.”

Lu Xingye smiled faintly, disguised himself, and then directly climbed over the back wall into the villa.