The sound was the same as the one Zhuang Baihua had heard in the kitchen before, but it was too small. If he hadn't been more sensitive recently, he might not have heard it at all.
Because of this, Chi Yue next to him did not react, so when he was in the kitchen yesterday, he was not sure if he was hallucinating. Now that this clicking sound appeared again, he felt a little scared.
It sounds like a shutter click.
Zhuang Baihua raised his eyes and looked around the room. He didn't find anything unusual. He reached out and pushed Chi Yue next to him. Chi Yue was usually very alert and would only stay in bed when he was with Zhuang Baihua. Now he was touched by Zhuang Baihua's urgency and woke up quickly and opened his eyes: "What's wrong?"
Zhuang Baihua frowned and asked, "Did you hear any sound?"
Chi Yue sat up, listened carefully, and answered: "No."
"It's gone now." Zhuang Baihua told Chi Yue about what happened in the kitchen yesterday and just now. Chi Yue looked solemn when he heard it.
"I've been under surveillance for a long time, so I may have automatically ignored the sounds around me." Chi Yue's face was not looking good. "If you heard it, it must be abnormal."
Zhuang Baihua was not sure whether the clicking sound came from the shutter. He pulled Chi Yue up from the bed and said, "Let's leave here. I'll ask someone to check carefully to see if there are any cameras in the house. You go back to the Luo family today and don't come here again."
Chi Yue grabbed Zhuang Baihua with her backhand, looked at him, and said seriously: "What about you? You can't stay either."
"I can go anywhere. My house is small and I can still stay in the company." Zhuang Baihua said.
If there really was a camera in the room, then they were discussing their respective destinations under surveillance, which was unwise.
I have no home to return to, and running around is not a solution either.
Chi Yue insisted: "You come back to the Luo family with me."
Zhuang Baihua shook his head: "That person's target of voyeurism is you. If I stay with you, it will only make things complicated."
Chi Yue said sinisterly: "It's too late. He has already started paying attention to you."
He looked at Zhuang Baihua with that indifferent look again, his thin lips without any curve, his eyes like a thousand-year-old ice: "Believe me, he can't let you go either. I have a premonition. I understand this kind of perverted psychology."
After dealing with perverts for a long time, you will become a pervert yourself.
Zhuang Baihua looked at him and couldn't help but say, "You are different from them..." He raised his hand and touched Chi Yue's eyes, trying to wipe away the frost in his eyes, "Now is not the time to talk about those things, let's leave here first."
Chi Yue pursed her lips and agreed with Zhuang Baihua's statement.
The two of them quickly packed themselves up and walked out of Zhuang Baihua's apartment.
The house that was cozy yesterday was now cold, and prying shadows shrouded the apartment. Zhuang Baihua thought that the stalker would not come back to sleep until he caught him.
Zhuang Baihua comforted Chi Yue and asked him to go to Luo's house first. He then called Chen Wang and told him to send someone over quickly.
Zhuang Baihua arranged everything, took a deep breath, and went to the company.
The company was still thriving, and although the stalker was scary, he did not cause any actual damage to the company's interests, nor did he harass other employees, so apart from strict security, other affairs were in perfect order.
When Zhuang Baihua was passing by the company's gate, he subconsciously went to see the gatekeeper and saw the young security guard Song Yu was on duty at the door.
He walked over and asked, "Aren't you feeling unwell? Why didn't you take a rest and go to work today?"
At this time, Song Yu was dressed neatly, wearing his security hat properly. He had swept away the weakness of yesterday and stood straight.
He raised his eyes and smiled at Zhuang Baihua: "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Zhuang. I'm fine now."
Zhuang Baihua was stunned and looked at him.
Yesterday he looked shaky and about to faint, but today he looks so energetic. He has recovered so quickly.
Not only did he look energetic, but the security uniform also outlined his narrow waist and long legs, making him look neat and handsome.
"Mr. Zhuang, have you had breakfast?" Song Yu asked in a friendly manner.
Zhuang Baihua was immediately flattered. This was the first time the young security guard had spoken to him. He quickly said, "I had something to do this morning, so I haven't come yet."
Song Yu smiled, as if in the spring breeze: "That won't work. A day's plan begins in the morning. Remember to eat breakfast."
Zhuang Baihua stared at him and nodded.
Yesterday, Song Yu was as weak as water, which was frightening. Today, Song Yu was cheerful and cheerful, which was still very strange.
Zhuang Baihua calmed down and said, "Thank you for your concern. Work hard and thank you for your hard work."
Song Yu narrowed his eyes and waved at Zhuang Baihua: "It's not hard, serving everyone."
Zhuang Baihua walked towards the elevator suspiciously. After a few steps, he couldn't help but look back. He saw Song Yu standing upright with a faint smile on his face.
Is Song Yu the type who likes to laugh
Zhuang Baihua walked towards his office with doubts in his mind. Soon he had no time to think about this matter and plunged directly into his heavy work.
Halfway through the morning, Zhuang Baihua received a notice that the person he sent to search the apartment called to report the situation.
"Mr. Zhuang, we found a hidden camera in your apartment."
Sure enough, Zhuang Baihua calmed down and asked calmly, "How many are there and where are they?"
The person reporting to him hesitated, then said, "Eight."
It was unexpectedly like this. Zhuang Baihua felt uncomfortable immediately when he thought about how everyone would see him and Chi Yue getting along today.
The man continued, "The living room, kitchen, and bedroom are all there. Fortunately, there are no places like the bathroom and cloakroom."
Zhuang Baihua suppressed his anger and asked, "Can you find out when it was installed?"
"We checked the apartment surveillance and speculated that the murderer should have entered the room through the property management (cleaning) channel, but as before, the surveillance did not capture any footage."
Cleaning staff in luxury apartments register their comings and goings, but this preventive measure is not enough in front of paranoid bosses who are well versed in tracking and anti-tracking.
Zhuang Baihua didn't believe it: "In broad daylight, they are so rampant that they can't find any clues?"
The person on the other end of the phone could tell that the president was very angry. He wiped his sweat and said, "We will continue to investigate and notify you as soon as we have any news."
Zhuang Baihua knew that it was useless to get angry at his subordinates, so he hung up the phone, threw himself into the office chair, looked at the scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and tapped his fingers lightly on the chair.
This paranoid boss has not shown up yet, but he has the ability to play everyone around.
Put yourself in Chi Yue's perspective. She is being watched all the time, she has no privacy at all, and her every move is controlled by others. How can Chi Yue overcome this feeling of suffocation like drowning
Zhuang Baihua's heart trembled.
No, Chi Yue didn’t overcome it, he just subconsciously ignored it.
Under such airtight surveillance, only ignoring it can give you a moment of respite.
Zhuang Baihua felt distressed again. Fortunately, Chi Yue was not alone this time. He would stay with Chi Yue no matter what.
Zhuang Baihua was sitting in the office thinking, and suddenly thought of a question, why did the fifth paranoid boss deliberately let him hear the shutter click.
Logically speaking, the computer genius and paranoid boss could have simply stopped the camera from making any sound; secretly monitoring was what he wanted.
But he chose to expose himself.
The whole thing was so strange that Zhuang Baihua had no idea what was going on.
After thinking about it, he decided to make a phone call and inform Chi Yue that there were cameras in the apartment and asked Chi Yue to stay at Luo's house and not go out.
Chi Yue was silent for a moment, then said, "Then you come too."
Zhuang Baihua said helplessly: "I also want to be with you, but it's better for us to separate for now."
Although he didn't see Chi Yue's expression, Zhuang Baihua still noticed that he was unhappy, and coaxed him softly: "Be obedient, we'll meet again in two days."
After much persuasion, Zhuang Baihua finally coaxed Chi Yue into submission. Chi Yue finally said, "You should also be careful."
Zhuang Baihua smiled and said, "Don't worry, the company's office is very strict in entering and leaving now, it's okay."
The two hung up the phone and Zhuang Baihua sighed.
There is no way to be anxious. There is no progress at the moment. I can only do my own thing and wait for the day when the paranoid boss is caught.
The new progress came faster than he expected.
In the afternoon, Zhuang Baihua was in the office. Secretary Chen knocked on the door and came in with a strange look on his face. He said to Zhuang Baihua, "Mr. Zhuang, there is a package for you. Do you want it delivered to you?"
Zhuang Baihua was puzzled: "Aren't letters and couriers sent to the company handled together?"
Secretary Chen said cautiously, "That package is rather peculiar. It has no sender, and it is very large and heavy."
There have been too many strange things happening recently, so Secretary Chen was very careful and reported them to Zhuang Baihua.
Zhuang Baihua also noticed something was wrong and asked, "Have you checked it?"
Secretary Chen nodded: "I checked it, it's safe, there should be papers inside."
Zhuang Baihua stood up: "Go and have a look."
Secretary Chen didn't dare to put the package in the president's office, so they went to the security department to check it out.
When Zhuang Baihua saw the package, he finally understood what Chen Wang meant by “very big and heavy”.
There was a large snakeskin bag lying on the ground, bulging and stuffed full. If Secretary Chen hadn't told him that it was filled with paper, Zhuang Baihua would have even thought that there was a person inside.
Zhuang Baihua signaled the security staff to start unpacking.
The staff used a paper cutter to cut open the bag, and the contents immediately slid out, just like the internal organs flowing out after a stomach is cut open, and scattered all over the floor. The scene was disgusting.
What slid out was indeed paper, to be exact, it was all photos and paintings.
Zhuang Baihua walked forward, looked down at the photo at his feet, and gritted his teeth.
Each one is a photo of Chi Yue, and the portrait on the drawing paper is also Chi Yue.
There was a sack full of photos and paintings depicting Chi Yue's various appearances, some of him at home wearing home clothes, some of him attending classes at school, and some of him coming to the company to talk to Zhuang Baihua.
The photos are naturally very clear, and the paintings are equally lifelike, using the photorealistic technique. The characters are vividly portrayed on paper, with each hair clearly visible, making one's hair stand on end.
Secretary Chen watched from the side, rubbed his throat, and felt like vomiting.
Although the concubine is beautiful, these photos and paintings, with densely packed portraits in front of the eyes, can easily trigger trypophobia.
Zhuang Baihua frowned and said to Chen Wang, "Call Luo Zhenduo and Chi Yue to come over."
Chi Yue was right. That person had already set his sights on him. He did not send the photos to Chi Yue, but to him. This was a provocation to Zhuang Baihua.
Luo Zhenduo and Chi Yue arrived soon. When Luo Zhenduo saw the photos, his face turned pale, while Chi Yue had no expression on his face and looked indifferent and numb.
Luo Zhenduo bent down, picked up a photo, looked at Chi Yue in it, lowered his mouth, suppressed his anger, and said: "This is a photo of my home. My home is not safe anymore."
Zhuang Baihua couldn't help but ask a question: "Where is safe now?"
Everyone was silent.
There may be spies hiding in every corner, and no place is safe.
Luo Zhenduo ordered his men to collect the photos and drawings, and said solemnly, "Take them to the police station. I will contact a higher-level investigation team to speed up the investigation."
That being said, the police had taken action before, but Zhuang Baihua didn't hold much hope.
The plot of the original book affects everyone, and this time, I'm afraid we still have to rely on the original book's routine to solve it.
The paranoid boss is deeply in love with Chi Yue, he can't just keep spying on her like this, and never show up for the rest of his life? What if Chi Yue gets married
Luo Zhenduo ordered his men to move things, while Zhuang Baihua walked towards Chi Yue.
Whenever this moment came, Chi Yue was extremely silent and never uttered a word.
Zhuang Baihua couldn't help but touch his face and said, "Don't be afraid, we are all with you."
Chi Yue smiled and said, "I'm not afraid."
Zhuang Baihua believed this, but not being afraid did not mean there would be no impact. Chi Yuexin was deeply hurt by the actions of this paranoid boss.
Zhuang Baihua looked at him anxiously, worry almost overflowing from his eyes, and his gaze was so gentle that it could drip water.
Luo Zhenduo saw this scene and turned his head away.
Chi Yue looked at Zhuang Baihua, his expression finally softened. He turned his head and said to his father, "These photos need to be printed, so ink cartridges will always be used. As for the paintings, there will always be ways to buy drawing paper and paint. If you frequently buy large quantities of raw materials, you should be able to find something."
Luo Zhenduo came back to his senses and said, "You are right. It is impossible for that man not to reveal his true colors. We can catch him by following the clues."
Chi Yue pulled the corners of her lips, her eyes were not smiling, and said: "This is not a clue, it is a clue he deliberately put out."
Zhuang Baihua and Luo Zhenduo were stunned.
Chi Yue curled her lips coldly and uttered a chilling sentence: "He is trying to lure us into a trap."