Hu Dayong's puzzled voice could be heard from the walkie-talkie. "Huh? It can't be? So fast? I'm not done yet. I still need at least five more minutes. Stall them for me. "
Li Ruixin's heart skipped a beat. Stall him and Ding Yijing? What did that mean? What was he trying to do? He gave the manager a look and signaled for him to give a normal answer.
The manager said in a troubled tone, "How can I stall them? Director Hu, what are you doing? "
"Don't worry about what I'm doing. Just do your best to stall them. I'll owe you a favor!"
When the manager heard this, he didn't know how to ask. He looked at Li Rui questioningly.
Li Rui had already thought about it. Was Hu Dayong trying to stall him and Ding Yijing from returning to their room? Other than this, there wasn't anything else to stall for, right? He didn't drive over, so it was impossible that Hu Dayong was trying to stall him downstairs and take the opportunity to tamper with his car. There wasn't such a possibility. He decided to test Hu Dayong's true intentions. He said, "Say 'they've already paid the bill. I can't stall them any longer. I'm going back to my room.' See what he says."
The manager nodded and pressed the button on the walkie-talkie. He obediently repeated Hu Dayong's words.
Hu Dayong's impatient voice could be heard from the walkie-talkie. "They're going back to their room? We definitely can't let them come back. I'm still in their room! "
The manager looked at Li Rui in confusion and said, "Huh? Why is he in your room? Does he have your room card? "
Li Rui smiled coldly. This Hu Da Yong was still a little inexperienced. Once he was tricked, he would tell the truth. It turned out that he was currently in room 605. He had trespassed into that room, so what good could he do? He probably found out that Li Rui and Jingjing were close. He wanted to hear what Li Rui and Jingjing said in the room and know what Li Rui and Jingjing were doing. Therefore, he took the opportunity to sneak into Room 605 while Li Rui and Jingjing were eating. Before he finished his little trick, he heard that Li Rui and Jingjing were going back to their room. Naturally, he wanted the manager to stall Li Rui and Jingjing. However, this was good. Li Rui could use this opportunity to see what Hu Dayong was up to in Room 605. He smiled and instructed the manager in front of him, "Tell him that you'll stall us and buy some time for him."
The manager didn't dare to disobey and repeated the order.
Li Rui patted him on the shoulder and said, "Take care of yourself." Then, he quickly ran back to the private room in the Peony Hall. When he saw Ding Yijing standing in the room looking for him in shock, he shouted to her, "Honey, you eat first. I have something urgent to do, so I have to go out immediately. Wait for me for five minutes." After that, he didn't wait for her to say anything and ran out again to the elevator lobby.
When he reached the sixth floor, he ran out of the elevator. Li Rui stepped on the thick red plantain carpet in the corridor and tiptoed toward Room 605. Before he reached the door of the guest room, he could already see that the door was wide open. The light inside shone out, forming a bright light mark on the opposite wall. He carefully walked to the door. He didn't need to listen carefully to hear voices coming from inside. "Can you hurry up? They'll be back soon."
The voice was so familiar. It was exactly the same voice he heard from the walkie-talkie. Who else could it be but Hu Dayong's voice?
Li Rui shrank to the door and leaned against the wall. He saw that there was no one in the hallway and bent down to look inside. He saw a fashionably dressed man standing in the hallway of the guest room with his back to the door. He was motionlessly looking up at the ceiling. A meter in front of him, at the intersection between the hallway and the bedroom, there was a safety ladder in the shape of a chevron. A man who looked like a worker was standing on the ladder with his legs spread apart. His hands were raised high as he busied himself with something on the roof.
The roof was right above the hallway and the bedroom. Because of the design or function, it was about twenty centimeters lower than the bedroom's roof. It formed a vertical wall that was twenty centimeters high. People in the bedroom could see what the worker was doing on the wall, but people outside the hallway or the door, such as Li Rui's current position, couldn't see anything.
However, although Li Rui couldn't see what the worker was doing, he could imagine that if Hu Dayong wanted to know what was going on in his room, the best choice would be to install a camera to secretly take pictures. Therefore, the worker was very likely installing the camera according to Hu Dayong's instructions. However, the wall was snow-white and there was no decoration to hide it. If it was a normal camera, it would be easily discovered at a glance. Even if it was the smallest fish-eye camera, if it wasn't properly covered, it would still be seen at a glance. In other words, Hu Dayong might be wasting his time, but with his cunning, would he overlook this?
Suddenly, the worker's voice came from the room. "Chief Hu, pass me the shutter."
Li Rui peeked and saw the worker reach out his hand. Hu Dayong picked up a rectangular, milky white wooden shutter from the corner of the wall. It looked like a shutter for the central air conditioner. He passed it to the worker and asked, "Is it done?"
The worker took the shutter and said, "Yes, it's done. The angle is also adjusted. However, there are grids on the shutter, which might affect the camera."
Hu Dayong didn't know that there was a pair of eyes staring at him from behind. He said casually, "It's okay. It's okay if it affects the camera a little. There will always be a suitable angle to capture the person's characteristics."
The worker didn't say anything else. He picked up the shutter with both hands and carefully placed it on the wall that was twenty centimeters high.
Li Rui suddenly realized that Hu Dayong wasn't stupid. He didn't want to install the camera directly on the wall. Instead, he hid it in the central air conditioner's vent. No one would notice the vent of the air conditioner, and there were grids on the outside. Who would discover the hidden camera inside? Luckily, he came at the right time. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known that Hu Dayong had set up such a sinister trap for him.
"Is it done? You didn't touch the camera, right? Old Li, you have to make sure that the camera is facing the bed. "Hu Dayong asked hesitantly. He was confirming the last step.
The worker said, "Yes, I didn't touch it. The camera is facing the bed. Didn't I use a cardboard pad to raise the camera's butt? I guarantee that there won't be any problems. Don't worry, Chief Hu. "
Hu Dayong said, "Okay, then there won't be any problems."
The worker asked, "Chief Hu, how many hours can this camera shoot? This kind of camera with a sleeve is outdated. Nowadays, people use cell phones to shoot … and it's a Sony. You must have spent a lot of money to buy it back then. "
Hu Dayong said, "It can shoot for two hours with a full charge. Once you're done, hurry up and leave. They're coming back. "
The worker said, "Okay, okay. I'll come down and move the ladder …"
Li Rui understood from this conversation that Hu Dayong wasn't installing a security camera. Instead, he was installing a pocket-sized camera that was very popular at the beginning of the century. Of course, if he wanted to install a secret camera in such a short period of time, he could only choose the latter. This was because the former required power and wiring, while the latter didn't require anything. He just needed to place it somewhere and turn on the recording mode. But then again, knowing this point was meaningless.
Li Rui knew that Hu Dayong and Hu Dayong were about to leave. He didn't dare to stay any longer. He turned around and quietly ran out of the corridor. He found the stairwell next to the elevator lobby and quickly ran to the restaurant on the fourth floor. When he passed by the lobby, he saw that the manager was still in a daze in front of the counter. He coughed to attract the manager's attention and then gave him a look to signal him to follow him.
When they reached the corridor where the Peony Hall was, Li Rui stopped and waited for the manager to catch up. He said, "In a while, if Hu Dayong asks you how you delayed us, just find an excuse to fool him. If he asks about our whereabouts again, just say that I left after eating and that the woman went back to her room. "
The manager asked, "Then … then are you leaving now?"
Li Rui nodded and took out his wallet. He handed him a bank card and said, "Can I trouble you to pay the bill for me first? This card doesn't have a password." After saying that, he quickly walked to the Peony Hall private room.
When he returned to the private room and sat down, Li Rui didn't wait for Ding Yijing to ask and whispered, "Honey, someone set up a camera in our room. They want to record our nightlife."
Ding Yijing's pretty face suddenly froze. It was as cold as ice and with a bit of anger, she asked, "Why?"
Li Rui felt bored and shook his head. He said, "Because your husband offended someone. He offended a so-called big shot in the county. I don't think I offended him that much, but I didn't expect that the first time he made a move on me, he wanted to kill me. Fortunately, I found out about their arrangement. Otherwise, our nightlife would be on the news tomorrow. "
Ding Yijing's face became more and more unsightly. She asked, "Then what should we do?"
Li Rui calmly analyzed, "I can't expose the other party's scheme. Otherwise, they will know that I found out about their actions. That way, they will be more careful when they want to harm me in the future. It will be harder for me to guard against them. Therefore, I have to pretend that I know nothing. I will leave after paying the bill and go back to the guest house to rest. You go back to your room after eating and stay in this hotel for the night. Just be careful when you take a shower or change clothes. Be careful not to be caught by the camera in the air conditioner vent on the roof. This way, it will show that our relationship is innocent. At most, we are just old friends who have a meal together. After the meal, we will go our separate ways. They won't think too much about it. "
Ding Yijing frowned and said, "But I came here specially to accompany you today. You want us to stay separately. Then why did I come here? Why don't I just check out and go to the guest house with you? This way, their scheme will be crushed. "
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