72: Lin Jia's confusion

The sudden sound startled Lin Jia.

She subconsciously turned her head and saw that a man had appeared beside her at some point.

He was wearing a hooded trench coat and large sunglasses that covered half his face, giving him an air of mystery, like someone who walked in the underground world.

Such attire wasn't particularly strange in this large City, as it was an era where people flaunted their personalities. Moreover, although the weather was nice today, it was still spring, and the temperature wasn't very high.

It was just a bit strange that he didn't put down his hood even after entering the coffee shop.

Looking at his chin, he should be very young, and Lin Jia always felt that the outline of his nose and lips was a bit familiar, as if she had seen them somewhere, but she couldn't remember when.

"How do you know my name?" Lin Jia asked cautiously.

She didn't invite him to sit down, but he clearly didn't mind.

The mysterious man who appeared suddenly shrugged casually, sat down beside Lin Jia without being asked, glanced around, and then spoke unhurriedly.

"Knowing your name is a very simple matter."

He said casually, "For example, you are very relaxed in this coffee shop, so much so that you didn't even notice me standing beside you. This indicates that this is a place you are very familiar with, you come here often, and thus, you are very relaxed here."

"With your appearance and demeanor, as a regular customer of a coffee shop, there's no reason for the staff not to know your name. Even if you don't reveal it yourself, they will find ways to inquire about it."

"When many people in a specific environment know something, that thing naturally won't be a secret," he said easily.

Lin Jia was silent. He was right; she came to this coffee shop often.

It wasn't that she loved coffee; she actually didn't have much feeling for Western things. She just liked the relaxed atmosphere of this coffee shop. Besides, there was another important reason: it was close.

This coffee shop was very close to her company and also very close to the school she previously attended. When she had nothing to do and didn't want to stay at the company, she would come here.

She had been frequenting this coffee shop for six or seven years. Just as he said, her name and other details were really no secret.

"What do you want from me?" she asked cautiously. She didn't think he was someone who was moved by her appearance and demeanor and just came over to strike up a conversation. This was her feeling, and her feelings were always accurate.

"It's not me who's looking for you." The mysterious man's face still held a faint smile, a smile whose meaning Lin Jia could easily discern.

It was a kind of pride and the confidence of having everything under control.

"Rather, you are looking for me," he continued, his words surprising.

"I'm looking for you?" Lin Jia frowned, her eyes suddenly widening. "Did you come here after seeing my post?"

"Of course." The mysterious man's smile remained calm and composed, but behind the sunglasses that Lin Jia couldn't see, a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

This man in sunglasses and a trench coat was naturally Su Yue. With his professional makeup skills, he could easily appear before Lin Jia as a stranger, even though Lin Jia had been sharing an apartment with him for over two years.

This was very simple: by changing his skin tone, using makeup techniques to create visual illusions, altering detailed features like his cheekbones and nasal wings, wearing a brace in the molar area to change the shape of his masseter muscles, and then hiding the most obvious characteristic features, his eyes and ears, with sunglasses and a hood, it was done.

This way, Lin Jia could at most find a hint of familiarity on his face, but she couldn't match him with any acquaintance in her memory.

As for his voice, it was even simpler.

The characteristics of a voice are actually mainly determined by the vocalization parts and the structure of the resonance cavity; the vocal cords only play a small part. By changing the position of resonance and the method of vocalization, one's voice can easily undergo significant changes.

For example, Su Yue was currently using a similar breathy vocalization method. If he lowered the resonance cavity further, it would become ventriloquism. Raising it would restore his normal vocal range, and raising it further would produce a female voice.

Of course, to achieve a realistic female voice, a bit of talent and unique skills were also needed. Moreover, constantly retracting the tongue and compressing the position of his vocal cords and trachea to change his voice was also very tiring, so Su Yue actually preferred to use props.

It was just that he had to talk to Lin Jia in person, so there was no other way.

Lin Jia was a smart person. For example, at this moment, she had already deduced Su Yue's origin just from a single sentence he spoke, which surprised Su Yue.

At the same time, he was even more satisfied with Lin Jia.

Meanwhile, Lin Jia's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

In reality, she felt a great sense of shock at this moment, but her long experience dealing with clients gave her the ability to maintain a calm expression.

Honestly, she hadn't held any hope for the forum Su Yue recommended, because from any perspective, it didn't look like a place where professionals would frequent.

But she never expected that right after she finished posting, someone would actually come looking for her!

When did she finish posting?

About half an hour ago?

How did he manage to pinpoint her location, accurately find her, and even inquire about her real name in such a short amount of time?

This sense of shock even made her feel a hint of fear.

She even suspected that this mysterious man in front of her was in league with the people who had been monitoring her earlier!

Although she was inwardly startled and even felt a trace of fear, Lin Jia's expression didn't change much.

She cast a scrutinizing glance at Su Yue and calmly asked, "May I ask how to address you?"

"You can call me Yuan," Su Yue said indifferently.

This name made Lin Jia's eyebrows furrow slightly again. She glanced at Su Yue's trench coat again. "My post already stated that I need a professional."

"How do you prove your professionalism?" she asked bluntly.

"Isn't the fact that I could accurately find you in a short time enough to prove this?" Su Yue maintained his mysterious smile.

"Not enough," Lin Jia shook her head against her will.

"Alright," Su Yue said lazily. "Not only do I know your name, but I also know your age, alma mater, work address, position, and even what honors you received in college."

Lin Jia's eyes narrowed slightly. She stared at Su Yue and said coldly, "Mr. Yuan, if what you said is true, then you have proven your professionalism. However, now you need to explain another issue."

Without waiting for Su Yue to speak, she continued, "The reason I sought help from a professional is because I am currently being followed by others, or to be precise, monitored!"

"And the information you possess makes me have to suspect that you are actually in league with them!"

She stared coldly at the eyes behind the sunglasses. "Mr. Yuan, how can you dispel this doubt of mine?"

Lin Jia's tone wasn't very stern; it could even be said to be somewhat gentle. Although her gaze was cold, it didn't carry much oppressive force. However, Su Yue could feel a powerful aura suddenly emanating from Lin Jia.

This female roommate of his was indeed no ordinary person, Su Yue secretly marveled in his heart.

However, Su Yue remained calm and collected in the face of the pressure Lin Jia exerted. He chuckled and said, "What if I told you I investigated all of this within half an hour?"

"That's impossible, Mr. Yuan." Lin Jia's tone was cold, carrying an undeniable firmness.

She was telling the truth. In her opinion, unless someone had noticed her long ago, had been continuously collecting her information, and even monitoring her, no one could complete this series of investigations within half an hour, then accurately find her location and show up in front of her.

After all, these investigations involved multiple locations like schools and companies. Not to mention the time spent on inquiries and snooping, just traveling to all those places would take too long.

"You see professionals as too simple, Lin Jia Miss." Facing Lin Jia's questioning, Su Yue showed a hint of arrogance on his face.

"Or rather, you think of intelligence gathering as too complicated."

"Although you didn't leave any contact information on your post, you overlooked the fact that you registered directly with your phone number. And at that time, perhaps you were impatient, perhaps you were disappointed, you even forgot to change your username."

"So, I obtained your phone number. Then, through web searches, I found your resume on LinkedIn."

"Of course, since that resume was submitted a long time ago, many of the details in it have changed. But this is not a problem. Because the world is now a digital age, knowing a phone number is actually equivalent to having the key to obtaining a lot of information."

"For example, I tried searching for your phone number, found your WeChat ID, and from your WeChat profile and moments content, I confirmed the company you work for."

"The rest was simple. The company you work for has an official website, and on the website are your real name, position, and some of your information. Combined with that job application file you had back then, your entire life trajectory has basically been pieced together."

"Lin Jia Miss, are you satisfied with this explanation?"

Su Yue was smiling, his voice low and casual. Clearly, all of this was just a simple matter for him.

But to Lin Jia's ears, it sounded like a clap of thunder!

She never expected that something she thought was impossible would be so simple in his words!

Are professionals really this amazing?

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