9: layout

It was last Saturday, and Lan Zijun, who rarely had a chance to rest, chose to buy some intimate clothing for herself.

She drove to the City shopping center and went to the lingerie store—Victoria's Secret.

Inside this store, which could make both women and men scream.

Under the recommendation of the sales associate, Lan Zijun bought several sets of intimate apparel.

There were black ones, white ones, lace ones, and silk ones.

They varied in style and feel.

In the private fitting room.

The sales associate looked at her smooth, flat abdomen, long, slender beautiful legs, and that mouth-watering peach, then said in an extremely envious tone:

"Madam, you have such a great figure, it's absolutely perfect. If I had a figure like yours, I'd wake up laughing in my dreams!"

Facing the compliment, Lan Zijun was unmoved. She asked the sales associate to leave and decided to measure herself.

After giving her the tape measure, the sales associate tactfully left. Lan Zijun completed her measurements by herself.

This meant that only the measuring tape and she herself knew Lan Zijun's measurements.

Snap—!

The memory stopped abruptly here.

It was as if a movie was halfway through, and suddenly the big screen went black, interrupting it.

Lan Zijun subconsciously lowered her head to look at her chest.

Immediately after, two blushes appeared on her pretty face, and a strange sense of unease crept into her heart.

This was in the office, and she was the only one there.

But she still had a feeling of being watched.

Hoo hoo hoo—

After several rapid breaths, Lan Zijun gradually calmed down and slowly lowered her hand.

Hiss—

Sucking in a breath of cold air, Lan Zijun felt her scalp tingling slightly.

Her hunger completely gone, Lan Zijun's body trembled slightly a few times. She quickly grabbed the iced Americano and took another gulp, trying to completely regain her composure.

The more she thought about this matter, the more Lan Zijun felt a chill down her spine.

Measurements are extremely private personal data.

Lan Zijun had never measured them before, only that one time at Victoria's Secret.

Only she alone knew the data.

Thinking of this, Lan Zijun's feeling of unease gradually dissipated.

What remained was anger, confusion, and the determination to find out the truth!

She was angry that the person who left the note knew such private data!

She was confused about the other party's purpose and why they would contact her through a note.

Flames of anger burned in Lan Zijun's eyes, combined with her ice-cold expression, she looked furious.

Dong—

Putting down the cup heavily, Lan Zijun immediately picked up the phone on her desk and quickly pressed the speed dial button.

Two seconds later, Secretary Yang's respectful voice came through:

"President Lan?"

"Come here."

"Yes!"

Twelve seconds after hanging up the phone, Secretary Yang appeared in the office, out of breath.

It was clear she had run over in high heels.

"President Lan, you were looking for me."

"Go immediately and hire bodyguards for me. No less than three people. They must be in place in one hour."

"One hour?"

Secretary Yang repeated Lan Zijun's words with some surprise, wondering why she was in such a hurry.

But despite the myriad of questions in her heart, she dared not show them in front of Lan Zijun. She immediately nodded in agreement and left the office.

After Secretary Yang exited the office, Lan Zijun thought for a moment, then took out her phone.

Beep beep beep—

After six seconds of busy signal, a cheerful and pleasant female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"President Lan, what makes you think of calling me?"

The person on the other end was Lan Zijun's friend, Captain Liang Yuzhu of the City Criminal Investigation Corps.

"Liang Yuzhu..."

Lan Zijun hesitated for a moment, then said, "I need your help with something."

"I have a friend..."

After a brief hesitation, Lan Zijun decided not to tell Liang Yuzhu about her encounter with the "note incident."

After all, the subsequent development of this matter was still unknown.

Liang Yuzhu was in criminal investigation, and if she got involved, it might be troublesome.

It would be better to pretend it was a friend's matter first, listen to Liang Yuzhu's experience as a Police Officer, and then make a decision.

Anyway, she had already hired bodyguards, so her safety could be guaranteed for the time being.

"My friend has recently encountered some trouble."

Lan Zijun and Liang Yuzhu were very good friends, so there was no need for pleasantries; she could get straight to the point.

"Tell me."

Hearing the word "trouble," Liang Yuzhu on the other end of the phone immediately put away her smile and her expression became slightly serious, asking Lan Zijun to explain in detail.

"My friend recently received two notes with some inexplicable words written on them."

"And today..."

Under the guise of a friend, Lan Zijun recounted her experience to Liang Yuzhu in detail.

"That's the situation. Before, my friend didn't think it was a big deal, but today the note even had my... ah no, my friend's measurements on it, which made her feel very scared."

"So what he wants to ask is, in this situation, can he report it to Police and ask for a police investigation?"

After understanding the entire sequence of events, Liang Yuzhu said seriously:

"In this situation, reporting it to Police won't be of much use."

Hearing that it wouldn't be of much use, Lan Zijun's heart sank on the other end, but she didn't say anything and continued to listen quietly.

Liang Yuzhu explained to her:

"There are no obvious threatening words on the note."

"Although measurements are private data, their appearance on a note can have multiple interpretations. It doesn't necessarily mean they represent actual measurements. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand." Lan Zijun on the other end of the phone nodded slightly.

Liang Yuzhu continued:

"When you report it, Police will accept the case and also analyze the content of the note."

"With content that doesn't have substantial dangerous information, Police can't really intervene, nor can they send people to protect your safety."

"So I suggest your friend carefully analyze the relationships of the people around him and see if he can find any clues. It's best if he can get evidence, then Police will be able to intervene."

"Hmm..."

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Lan Zijun nodded thoughtfully. Liang Yuzhu's answer was similar to what she had expected.

Information without clear threats is very likely to be considered a prank by Police.

Police have a lot of daily duties to handle and are unlikely to dispatch officers for such ambiguous information.

Lan Zijun understood this point.

Very quickly, Lan Zijun formed a countermeasure in her mind:

With the bodyguards ensuring her safety, she would use her connections to investigate every suspicious person.

She would rather "wrongly kill" 3000 than let one go.

"Okay, thank you, Liang Yuzhu. You explained it very clearly. I will... ah, no, I will pass it on to my friend. Thank you."

As the Captain of the Criminal Investigation Corps, Liang Yuzhu's ability to read people was exceptionally strong.

She heard a hint of something in the lines and tone of voice, and then quickly asked:

"That friend you mentioned, is it you?"

"No, you're overthinking it."

Lan Zijun flatly denied it, not wanting Liang Yuzhu to get involved before the matter was thoroughly investigated.

"Lan Ziju, if you encounter any difficulties, don't hide it. You must tell me immediately."

Hearing Liang Yuzhu's sincere words, Lan Zijun felt a warmth in her heart.

"Don't worry, I will. I'm busy now. I'll treat you to dinner another day."

"Oh, please. General Manager, it'll be a cold day in hell before you treat me to dinner."

After a few playful remarks, the two hung up the phone.

At this moment, Lan Zijun had lost her appetite.

Sitting in her office chair, she looked up at the ceiling with her beautiful eyes, replaying the recent events in her mind, trying to find clues.

...

Outside the office, in the public lounge area.

"So busy, Secretary Yang, didn't you eat lunch again?"

"Here you go—"

Pretending to run into her, Su Yue gave one of the two heated rice balls he was holding to Lan Zijun's Secretary Yang Qingmei.

"Thank you, thank you. You're a big help. I was starving."

Yang Qingmei quickly thanked him, reaching out to take the rice ball Su Yue offered. After tearing open the packaging, she began to eat heartily.

She paid no attention to her image, not even noticing the rice grains stuck to the corner of her mouth.

Tearing open the packaging of the other rice ball, Su Yue sat down beside her and started eating, chatting with Yang Qingmei as he ate.

"What big project are you so busy with that you're forgetting to eat and sleep? I haven't seen you go find Li Haoyang lately."

He said teasingly.

Li Haoyang was a colleague of Su Yue's in the same department. He was sincere, had a sunny appearance, and was well-liked by girls, and Yang Qingmei was one of them.

However, Li Haoyang had a girlfriend, and he was loyal, so Yang Qingmei was unwilling to intervene.

Everyone in the office knew about this except Li Haoyang.

But in Su Yue's opinion, Li Haoyang also had a good impression of Yang Qingmei; it was just that he was loyal and didn't think in that direction.

Hearing this, Yang Qingmei, with her mouth full of rice ball, sighed helplessly and mumbled:

"Stop joking, I'm not in the mood. It's not a project or a client matter, it's President Lan..."

As she spoke, Yang Qingmei cautiously turned her head and looked around. After confirming that no one was around, she lowered her voice and said to Su Yue:

"I'm telling you, you can't tell anyone!"

Su Yue immediately promised: "I won't say anything. Heaven knows, the earth knows, you know, and I know!"

"Just now, President Lan found a small note in her sandwich and was very angry. She lectured me."

"She told me to pay attention to observe in the future. She thinks something might happen. I just helped her find bodyguards, and they'll be here soon. I have to wait here..."

"I don't know which bastard sneaked the note in when I wasn't paying attention. It's probably that kid who sells sandwiches, with his shifty eyes, up to no good!" Yang Qingmei said angrily.

Su Yue's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Su Yue had deliberately approached Yang Qingmei to get information about Lan Zijun from her.

Based on the time, Lan Zijun had already finished reading the content of the two notes, so her reaction was crucial.

As for that set of measurements, it was naturally selected from Lan Zijun's personal intelligence data. There was no malicious intent, nor was it meant to play a low-down trick like teasing.

It was just that, after filtering and screening the intelligence data, this data was one of the few particularly private pieces of information about her, which could perfectly serve as a catalyst.

It could guide Lan Zijun to quickly enter the layout designed by Su Yue.

"Okay, they're here."

After venting her anger, Yang Qingmei felt much better. She looked ahead, and Su Yue followed her gaze.

They saw two burly men, like iron towers, wearing black suits and sunglasses, entering the door, and behind them, two women in similar attire.

The logo on the right chest of the four people's black clothes indicated that they were from a well-known local security company.

The two men were cut from the same cloth, and the loose suits they wore looked a size too small on them, revealing their strong and muscular physiques.

Although the two women were not as intimidating as the two men, they also looked capable. Even through their sunglasses, Su Yue could see their sharp, eagle-like gazes behind the lenses.

In short, when the four of them stood there, they exuded two words: professional.

"I'll take them in first." Yang Qingmei looked at Su Yue.

"Okay, you go ahead and be busy." Su Yue nodded.

Watching the backs of the four bodyguards walking towards Lan Zijun's office, Su Yue slightly narrowed his eyes.

Lan Zijun was so fast!

If it were just one bodyguard, it would be fine, but now four had suddenly appeared. It would not be so easy to approach Lan Zijun and give her a note again.

However, this was both a challenge and a good opportunity!

Su Yue knew that Lan Zijun was a proud person. She would not easily give her trust to others, and similarly, she would not casually act according to the instructions of a stranger.

She would only face those who were stronger than her and respect their opinions.

The arrival of the four professional bodyguards indeed made it extremely difficult for Su Yue to approach Lan Zijun, but if he could break through the defense of the four professional bodyguards and deliver the note to Lan Zijun's hands again, it was clear that even Lan Zijun would have to seriously face this mysterious person.

Including the message he was conveying!

It just needed an opportunity.

Su Yue did not believe that his small tricks could directly challenge four professional bodyguards. If three professional bodyguards could be easily bypassed by him, then the safety of their employer could not be guaranteed at all.

It was foreseeable that from now on, everything Lan Zijun received, whether it was takeout, express delivery, or even some personal items, would be inspected by the four bodyguards. This was clearly also the reason why Lan Zijun hired two male and two female bodyguards.

Otherwise, four male bodyguards would clearly be safer, which was an objective fact.

And the only thing that could pass through without going through the hands of the four people was official business!

Only company documents, for the sake of the security of internal company secrets, would Lan Zijun not entrust to the bodyguards.

The only problem was that although Yang Qingmei seemed carefree on the outside, she was actually a very serious and responsible person.

The reason she was easily tricked by Su Yue before was clearly because she had not realized this possibility at all. And after experiencing it once, she would definitely be more careful.

Furthermore, the process for submitting internal company documents was for each department to submit the documents that required Lan Zijun's personal approval to Yang Qingmei, and then Yang Qingmei would submit them to Lan Zijun after a preliminary review.

With Yang Qingmei's conscientious attitude, it would be impossible to slip in anything personal.

This meant that Su Yue had to seize the time slot between Yang Qingmei's review and her submission to Lan Zijun.

However, Lan Zijun handled matters efficiently, and Yang Qingmei also had a similar style.

After completing her review, she would likely submit it to Lan Zijun immediately. And during this time, she herself would stay in the confidential document room outside the President's office, giving Su Yue no opportunity to slip in his note.

Unless he could time it perfectly and get Yang Qingmei away.

But how could he get Yang Qingmei away without exposing himself?

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