67: Unknown stalker!

Setting the basement entrance in his bedroom wasn't just for concealment.

It was also for safety.

In Su Yue's view, a qualified Intelligence Outpost should not only allow Su Yue to blend seamlessly into the city without being noticed by anyone or any organization, but also serve as a defense center and a safe house.

Su Yue didn't know how far his Intelligence Outpost would ultimately develop, but judging solely from his first transaction, the danger was real and not insignificant.

After all, the targets of his intelligence were at the very least billionaires.

Not long ago, there was news that an internet celebrity was offered a reward of 100,000 yuan for one of his legs just for exposing the short-changing practices at a seafood market, and the other party's background was merely a seafood market vendor.

A group of seafood vendors who made some money by buying 35 yuan worth of straw ropes, rubber bands, and mud and attaching them to 5 yuan worth of crabs had the audacity to pay for the leg of a 16 million-follower internet celebrity. So, in the eyes of those worth tens or hundreds of billions, what was a mere Su Yue?

Just dust, right?

Although the System's method of gathering intelligence was unusual, Su Yue estimated that the possibility of him being exposed was low, but he had to prepare for the unexpected.

Moreover, he also had a System danger warning over his head.

He planned to raise the ground level of the yard slightly, add a reinforced concrete structure on top of the basement, and use the opportunity to fill in the basement entrance, making it completely disappear from sight.

Then, taking advantage of the renovation of his bedroom, he would personally rebuild a passage leading to the basement. Anyway, he had measured it, and the basement was actually very close to his bedroom, less than two meters away, so the amount of work was small.

Su Yue believed the landlord would agree to such a renovation, but what he cared about wasn't whether the landlord agreed to the renovation, but another issue.

Would the landlord still return, or rather, was the landlord willing to sell this property!

If possible, Su Yue hoped he could secretly buy this house!

Next, it was time to wait for the landlord's reply.

Based on what Lin Jia said, Su Yue felt that this idea likely had a good chance.

...

Early the next morning, Su Yue went out.

Previously, the company had key business involving municipal government tenders, and as one of the core members of the market research department, Su Yue hadn't taken a vacation for a long time.

Now that both the company's business and Su Yue's own intelligence sales business had temporarily concluded, Su Yue directly submitted a report, requesting to take all his accumulated leave days at once.

Today was the first day of his vacation, and Su Yue wanted to complete the main part of the renovation during his time off, so he had to hurry and contact professional construction workers.

As for the landlord's attitude, he wouldn't be back anytime soon anyway, and Su Yue's renovation wouldn't involve the main structural parts of the building, so it didn't matter if he acted first and reported later.

Furthermore, besides finding a construction team, Su Yue had another mysterious matter to attend to.

He glanced at Lin Jia's room, Su Yue's eyes flickered, and he left in a hurry, while Lin Jia also slowly left the house.

Due to the nature of her work, Lin Jia actually didn't need to clock in at the company punctually every day, but had a great deal of freedom.

After all, sales people often travel for business, and even if they don't, it's normal to arrange meals, chats, or even shopping and outings with clients.

After all, Tiancheng was a daily cosmetics company, and most of its clients were women. When it came to cosmetics, women obviously understood them better and were more suitable for sales.

And the way women build relationships is different from men. Men rely on eating and drinking together, while women go shopping and have fun together.

However, Lin Jia was a very disciplined person. As long as she was at home, she would definitely go to the company on time in the morning, even if it was just to drop by briefly.

Today, Lin Jia's attire was clearly different from usual. On weekdays, whether she wore professional or casual clothes, she tended towards stylish and capable, exuding a professional air.

But today, she tied her hair into a lively and playful ponytail, wore a cartoon-style outfit, and put on a baseball cap. She looked completely like a female student, with less of an aloof, distant air and more of the friendliness of a girl next door.

Coupled with her delicate and lovely face, she looked exactly like a young student girl who could be charming whether she was happy or annoyed.

On weekdays, after leaving home, she would turn right and then get onto Chengxi Avenue, but today, she did not follow this route.

She walked straight along the street in the direction of her home for a full three hundred meters before turning right and entering a wide street.

This was the Pedestrian Street, the road Su Yue suggested Lin Jia take yesterday.

It was still early, and the Pedestrian Street mainly did business in the evening, so many shops were not open. However, there were still quite a few pedestrians, as it was rush hour. Lin Jia mingled with the crowd, strolling leisurely forward.

The Pedestrian Street was in the City Village, but this area was closer to the city center, so the buildings were relatively new, and the streets weren't much different from the newly built urban areas.

However, historical issues remained. The planning of the old urban area clearly couldn't compare with the new urban area, and the entire Pedestrian Street appeared somewhat winding due to the obstruction of buildings.

Ahead was one of the historical remnants, a clothing store that abruptly occupied half the road. These clothing stores usually didn't open in the morning. Through the glass door, it was clear that the inside was dark, and the Boss hadn't even arrived.

Lin Jia slowly walked past the entrance of this shop, a slight look of disappointment appearing on her face.

Last night, she read the information Su Yue gave her until midnight. Honestly, it opened a new door for her.

She learned many practical techniques from it, including using the reflections in the street windows to observe what was behind her.

She had to admit that this was indeed much more reliable than her usual method of suddenly turning her head.

The only problem was that she didn't detect anyone tailing her behind her.

Did the other party not realize she had suddenly changed her route, or was he highly vigilant and knew these windows might reveal his presence?

Or was it because there were too many people behind her, and she just didn't notice?

All were possible.

However, Lin Jia didn't mind. She found that Su Yue's casual suggestion yesterday, which was to take the Pedestrian Street, was indeed a good suggestion, even a very professional one.

Could it be that he was actually a professional agent, and he had already noticed that the Pedestrian Street was an excellent place to deal with stalkers or tailing individuals?

Lin Jia shook her head slightly, letting out a wry laugh.

Her imagination was running a bit wild. After all, she had lived with Su Yue for over two years, and she knew very well that Su Yue was just an ordinary office worker.

If there was anything different about him compared to others, it was that after working for several years, he was still as proud and ambitious as he was back then.

Essentially, he was a stubborn person. And most stubborn people are also loyal, which was good.

This was also why Lin Jia could live under the same roof with him for over two years. Because in Lin Jia's view, although they weren't very close and didn't even know each other very well, and there were huge differences in income and even so-called social class, they were actually the same kind of people.

There was a fork in the road ahead, and Lin Jia pulled back her thoughts.

Next, it was time to use the second technique.

The left fork was slightly closer, although it was less than ten meters closer. But for most people, even one meter closer was still closer, so most people would definitely choose the left side.

However, Lin Jia deliberately chose the right side, slowly swaying towards the right fork.

Once her figure was completely hidden by the shops at the fork, Lin Jia suddenly quickened her pace, took a couple of quick steps, and darted into a breakfast shop.

This breakfast shop sold items like hamburgers. Lin Jia casually ordered a hamburger, then found a seat directly facing the glass window, took out her phone, pretended to be chatting, but was actually watching the street outside under the cover of her baseball cap brim.

Due to the existence of the fork, only a few people walked this way. Lin Jia waited for a full three minutes but didn't spot anyone suspicious.

The hamburger was served, and Lin Jia sighed. She actually disliked Western fast food. The reason she entered this shop was to find the person following her.

It was all in vain. And she wasn't willing to wait any longer, because to keep sitting there, she would have to start eating right away.

She decided to take the hamburger back for her colleagues at the company. Lin Jia grabbed the bag containing the hamburger, and her eyes suddenly narrowed.

Just outside the window, a man wearing a hoodie suddenly walked past with his head down.

The other party didn't even glance at Lin Jia. He didn't even look at this hamburger shop, but walked straight into a breakfast shop selling steamed buns and rice noodles across the street, so familiar and smooth it was as if he was a regular customer there.

But Lin Jia knew very well that the other party was the stalker!

The reason was simple: Lin Jia had a good memory.

As Su Yue said, if she encountered this man on Chengxi Avenue every day, then when she suddenly changed to taking the Pedestrian Street, this man shouldn't have appeared!

When he appeared here, even if he didn't look at her at all, it could be basically confirmed that there was something wrong with this person!

This was the person who had been secretly following her every day, making her suspicious!

It's just...

A hint of doubt surfaced in Lin Jia's heart.

Why was the other party following her?

Could it be that he was a crazy admirer?

"Is it really that simple?" she couldn't help but murmur.

It must be said that in the field of tracking and counter-tracking, she was still just a beginner. Although she had found the stalker, she couldn't make inferences based on the known facts.

She just instinctively felt that something was wrong.

...

"Sigh."

Meanwhile, a sigh echoed in the breakfast shop across the street, dozens of meters away.

"It's not that simple."

Lin Jia thought she only had one stalker, but she was wrong.

In reality, there were two stalkers, and the other one had actually been waiting in the breakfast shop across the street even before Lin Jia arrived.

It was Su Yue!

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