23: Police support!

The meeting place he agreed upon with Lan Zijun was less than 1 kilometer away from the company office building.

This way, after the meeting, Su Yue could quickly return to the company without attracting attention.

Even if he was caught on camera, it wouldn't be a problem; Su Yue could make up an excuse to brush it off.

Besides, Lan Zijun didn't know that the mysterious person was inside her company, so she wouldn't go check the surveillance footage at all.

Therefore, this meeting was safe for Su Yue; no one else would know.

But!

As for Lan Zijun, she really wanted to know the identity of the mysterious person, who was Su Yue.

After all, he knew too many of her secrets, even highly private confidential information like not liking to wear clothes at home.

So, she had to find a way to control the other party...

After quickly thinking, Lan Zijun didn't hesitate at all. She immediately took out her phone and called her good friend Liang Yuzhu, who was a Captain in the Criminal Investigation Team at the Police Station.

Beep beep beep beep—

The connecting tone came from the phone's earpiece. Lan Zijun found an inconspicuous corner and hid while making the call.

The reason Lan Zijun needed to hide was that she feared the mysterious person might be observing her through some means. Of course, it was better to be cautious.

It was still early before the agreed-upon meeting time. Lan Zijun thought rapidly and came up with the idea of calling Liang Yuzhu.

She would ask her to go with her to meet the mysterious person.

On one hand, Liang Yuzhu was a Captain in the Criminal Investigation Team with rich experience in investigation and counter-investigation. Lan Zijun believed she could approach and monitor the mysterious person without him knowing.

On the other hand, the mysterious person's intentions for this meeting were unknown. If he had any malicious intent and attacked Lan Zijun directly, having Liang Yuzhu there could also provide protection.

She just didn't know if Liang Yuzhu would have time to help.

"Hello?"

"Lan Ziju, what's up?"

The connecting tone suddenly cut off, and Liang Yuzhu's clear, pleasant voice came through the phone's earpiece.

Perhaps because Liang Yuzhu was a Police Officer, every time Lan Zijun heard her voice, she felt an inexplicable sense of security.

"Liang Yuzhu, I need your help now."

They were good sisters, so there was no need for small talk; they could get straight to the point.

"Tell me!"

Liang Yuzhu had just finished a mission outside and was now free. She had come to a roadside stall to eat a bowl of rice noodles.

This was how it was, and that was how it was, she mumbled.

Lan Zijun quickly and concisely recounted what had happened between her and the mysterious person, who was Su Yue, to Liang Yuzhu.

However, Lan Zijun didn't reveal everything; she hid a lot of key information, including the fact that the mysterious person had given her notes and conveyed important information.

So, as Liang Yuzhu heard it, Lan Zijun was going to meet a 'mysterious person' she had never met before, who had been secretly following and observing her for a long time.

"Slurp—"

She quickly and forcefully slurped the rice noodles in her mouth down her throat, which was so hot it made Liang Yuzhu wince, but she couldn't care less at the moment. She scolded Lan Zijun in a blaming tone.

"You really are something! Why didn't you tell me about such a dangerous thing sooner?"

"The other party is a pervert, even observing you in the dark. Just thinking about it is terrifying."

"Fortunately, you haven't completely lost your mind and knew to call me before meeting that pervert. If you really went to meet that pervert by yourself... the consequences would be unimaginable. Don't do such dangerous things again in the future, understand?"

Without any hint of pretense, Liang Yuzhu, this good friend, was genuinely anxious and heartbroken.

Lan Zijun felt a surge of emotion inside. She, who was usually sparing with words to everyone else, said softly to her best friend:

"Okay, okay, I understand. I won't do it again."

It was rare for Lan Zijun to say so many words. After Liang Yuzhu teased, "Oh my, the sun is rising from the west today! Miss Lan is actually willing to say so much," she immediately paid the bill and drove to find Lan Zijun.

Luckily, Liang Yuzhu's location was very close to Lan Zijun's, and it only took five minutes to drive there.

Furthermore, Liang Yuzhu had no missions in the afternoon and had free time.

While Liang Yuzhu was on her way, Lan Zijun didn't go anywhere; she just waited obediently in a hidden corner.

Not long after, Liang Yuzhu, having parked her car and dressed in neat casual wear, appeared before Lan Zijun.

With short hair, a casual jacket, black durable military pants, and a pair of combat boots, Liang Yuzhu looked full of energy.

"You're here?"

"I'm here!"

The two best friends greeted each other; that was all the small talk needed.

Immediately after, Liang Yuzhu took out a pair of earphones from her pocket and handed them to Lan Zijun.

"Wireless intercom earphones. They're very small and can barely be seen when inserted into the ear canal. They're magnetic, so you don't have to worry about them getting stuck and being unable to take them out."

Taking the pair of earphones, Lan Zijun carefully put them in her ears, shook her head vigorously to confirm they wouldn't fall out, and after confirming they were comfortable, she nodded to Liang Yuzhu.

Seeing that Lan Zijun had put on the earphones, Liang Yuzhu took out another pair from her pocket and put them on herself.

After connecting and debugging them with her phone and confirming they could hear each other, Liang Yuzhu said to Lan Zijun:

"We'll go to the meeting place together, but the difference is, you will be in the open, and I will be in the shadows."

"Don't look towards me, just pretend I don't exist. If danger arises, I will come to help you. Communicate any issues with me through the earphones; just tap the earphone lightly."

"I'll be in the shadows and catch the other party off guard!"

As she said this, Liang Yuzhu flashed the handcuffs on her waist to Lan Zijun, giving her a 'don't worry, I've got everything' expression.

Lan Zijun immediately felt a surge of security. Although she didn't speak, she nodded vigorously.

With all preparations complete, Lan Zijun and Liang Yuzhu set off.

Lan Zijun went first, and Liang Yuzhu deliberately waited for a minute before setting off.

She followed far behind Lan Zijun, wearing sunglasses, observing her surroundings calmly, looking for anything suspicious.

Just like that.

One in front, one behind; one in the open, one in the shadows.

Lan Zijun and Liang Yuzhu headed towards Laifusi Plaza for the meeting.

………

Meanwhile.

At Yuantu Investment Company after Lan Zijun left.

The online bidding conference was still ongoing, but because of Lan Zijun's departure, there was no one in charge.

Everyone was unsure about the final bids for many projects.

Especially Qian Boda. Don't let his usual appearance of a strict and serious Boss, scolding this and that, fool you.

He was just a silver spearhead, outwardly strong but inwardly weak, chickening out when it came to decision-making and hesitating to make the final call.

As a result, many projects that could have been secured were lost entirely due to Qian Boda's indecisiveness.

"Sigh—"

The colleagues sighed repeatedly, feeling helpless.

As the old saying goes: A weak soldier makes one weak, a weak general makes a whole nest weak.

Having a trash leader like Qian Boda could be said to be the worst luck!

But there was nothing they could do. Who told him he was the favored son-in-law of Lans Group and would also be the Boss of Yuantu Investment Company?

The colleagues knew very well in their hearts: What can we do?

In fact, Qian Boda wasn't stupid; he also knew that the company's employees could see that his ability was insufficient.

To cover up his embarrassment, he pretended to be very busy, casually picked up a folder that Lan Zijun had looked at before, and began to look through it in a perfunctory manner.

As he flipped through it, he reached the last page.

Hmm?

Qian Boda found a [note] clipped to the document on the last page.

What is this?

Curious, Qian Boda reached out and took the [note] down.