80: Find a brooch at the park!
Less than twenty minutes later, someone knocked on the door of the Rental House.
Chen Kai quickly walked to the door in his slippers and opened it. What came into view was a courier wearing a red Dongdong Express uniform, holding three packages in his hands.
"Hello, sir. The shipping label says this is an electronic product, so you need to sign for it in person."
Chen Kai nodded, turned back to get a pair of scissors from inside the house, and cut the tape on the shipping box. Three brand-new Remote Leader phones appeared before him.
He turned them on to test them; they were very smooth, and the folding mechanism was extremely silky.
"No problem, thanks."
Chen Kai thanked him again, then took the three phones, closed the door, and returned to the Rental House.
He activated one of them and put the other two triple-fold screen phones back into their Remote Leader boxes, placing them in a hidden spot, ready to take them back as gifts for his mom and dad.
As soon as the phone turned on, Chen Kai couldn't wait to import his data and download a few commonly used apps. While the apps were still downloading, he held it in his hand to show it off.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... This triple-fold, no matter how you fold it, it looks so prestigious."
Chen Kai kept examining the phone; the black back exuded luxury. He also took a selfie to check the image quality.
"Hmm! Not bad, not bad."
After all the apps were downloaded, he logged into his accounts one by one. That was the only annoying thing about switching phones; there was no way to transfer everything with one click.
After logging into Idle Fish, he took another look. The Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo jersey still hadn't sold; the highest price offered by second-hand jersey dealers was 42,000.
It was still far from the price he wanted to sell it for.
Eight thousand yuan wasn't a small amount of money, and since he wasn't in a rush to sell, there was no need to let it go for cheap.
He slowly sat on the edge of the bed, playing with the new phone and experiencing its various functions, and time unknowingly slipped by until midnight.
【Ding!】
【Today's Intermediate Intelligence refreshed: Walk 500 meters along the night-running pedestrian path to the right from the entrance of Xinqiu Wetland Park. A "battle" just took place by the bench under the street lamp, and a lady's jade brooch was accidentally dropped. Go there before midnight tonight to intercept it. Suggested selling price: 31,000.】
Chen Kai was stunned. A battle? At night? At Xinqiu Wetland Park?
This... someone probably died, right?
He just hoped that the brooch was innocent and hadn't been stained by a murder.
After all, it was worth over 30,000, and he wasn't going to wear it himself, so there was no reason not to take it.
Thinking this, he opened the map and took a look. He hadn't expected Xinqiu Wetland Park to be so close to Tang Yunshu's Office Building. If he went back after nine in the evening, he should make it in time.
This was the first time the system had given him intelligence for the night.
He didn't set an alarm, indulging himself for once, and didn't slowly drift off to sleep until three in the morning.
...
The next night at nine o'clock, Chen Kai crawled out of bed, washed up briefly, and put on a face mask. After all, he was going to Score a Bargain at a "crime scene" where something was lost; it might even be a documentary.
What if the woman came back later to check the surveillance footage? It was better to be cautious and wear a mask.
He took the takeout bag from lunch, walked out, and threw it in the trash can.
He had been lying in bed all day today, so it was time to get up and move around.
He rode his Electric Scooter slowly toward Xinqiu Wetland Park.
In less than an hour and a half, Chen Kai parked the car at the park entrance.
The New District's wetland park was quite large, and the facilities were very complete, but there was hardly anyone there.
The surrounding area was full of Office Buildings and high-end residential complexes; there weren't many old men or Old Women, just the occasional night runner.
Chen Kai parked his vehicle in the parking space at the park entrance and walked around the barrier that only allowed one person to pass at a time to enter the park.
Following the system's guidance, he walked slowly along the stone path toward the night-running route.
Everything was silent all around; there was only the sound of cicadas and waves lapping against the shore, and the air was quite nice.
Chen Kai's pace gradually slowed down.
After walking for less than a few minutes, Chen Kai saw a street lamp, and under the street lamp, there was a wooden bench.
Chen Kai felt a surge of joy and walked over quickly. He sat on the bench, acting as if nothing was the matter, scrolling through his phone while his eyes scanned the surroundings from time to time.
After confirming there were no security cameras, he started looking for the brooch mentioned in the intelligence.
He lowered his head and searched the ground around him. "Hmm? Why isn't it here?"
His gaze inadvertently drifted to the base of the street lamp post. Under the glow of the light, a palm-sized, long object on the ground was emitting a green light.
Chen Kai quickly walked to the base of the street lamp post in a few strides, crouched down, and took out a plastic bag he had prepared in advance from his pocket.
Hmm... It seems they weren't fighting on the bench, but rather, someone was hit while holding onto the lamp post.
He turned the plastic bag inside out and slipped it over his hand, then picked up the brooch.
He felt it through the plastic bag and didn't find any water stains. Looking closely through the plastic bag, he saw a piece of green jade embedded in a platinum brooch.
It looked quite valuable, so he felt reassured and tucked it into his pocket.
He stood up slowly and returned the way he came.
He hadn't walked more than a few steps when he saw a dark figure running toward him, a ponytail swaying behind her head.
Chen Kai felt a tightness in his chest. They say the "culprit" returns to the scene of the crime; he wouldn't run into the owner coming to look for the brooch, would he?
He took a deep breath, intending to keep his head down and walk quickly past the woman. By the time she realized the brooch was gone, he would have already hopped on his Electric Scooter and fled.
But to his surprise, just as he brushed past the woman, the woman running toward him slowly reduced her speed.
She looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Brother Chen Kai?"
Chen Kai felt a tightness in his chest and couldn't help but quicken his pace. Damn it, the woman couldn't be someone he knew, could she?
She could actually recognize him?
"Wait, Brother, why are you running when you see me?"
Chen Kai was stunned and suddenly looked up. The woman running toward him was none other than Tang Yunshu. She was tilting her head, staring at him in confusion, and had taken off the earphones hanging on her ears.
He finally let out a long sigh of relief. "What a coincidence, to run into you here?"
"Yeah, what a coincidence. I just got off work and came here to exercise before heading back. I didn't expect to run into Brother!"
Tang Yunshu said, sounding a bit pleasantly surprised, her eyes carrying a hint of admiration as she looked at Chen Kai.
"Your company isn't close to here either. You didn't run all the way here, did you?"
Chen Kai deliberately tried to make conversation; it was a bit awkward, as he hadn't recognized her just a moment ago.
"I drove here. I'll run a lap and then drive home. But Brother, do you also live near here and come here to exercise?"
Chen Kai gave an awkward smile. "I saw online that the environment in this park is pretty good, so I came to clear my head."
"Oh? If you have anything on your mind, you can talk to me. How about... the two of us go get a drink?"
A hint of worry flashed in Tang Yunshu's eyes.
"I don't have anything on my mind, just came for a stroll. Aren't you afraid of running into danger running alone in this park so late at night?"
Chen Kai asked with a faint smile, curious.
At the next moment, a system pop-up window appeared before his eyes right on time.
【Ding!】
【Today's Intermediate Intelligence refreshed!】