Chapter 397 – The Unexpected Happening And Seizes Every Opportunity
Lu Yue was not beaten up. When he approached the car with trembling fear, it was empty!
While he breathed a sigh of relief, Lu Yue also felt a hint of disappointment.
However, there was something to be happy about. Lu Yue checked the license plate number and found it was identical to the one he had recorded earlier!
It was indeed the car Mo Fei was in, but what was she doing here?
Lu Yue looked around and only then did he realize that this street, where the car was parked, was right in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau! The other buildings were ordinary residential homes, at most some photo studios, print shops, and a few clothing rental or sales stores, which were not conspicuous!
Civil Affairs Bureau?
Lu Yue’s heart skipped a beat. His ten years of paparazzi experience told him he was going to catch big news!
However, the more it came to this, the calmer he needed to be!
Lu Yue returned to his van to avoid being exposed. However, he quickly frowned as he stared closely at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau and the large pickup truck.
“Something’s wrong!” Lu Yue muttered to himself. “This car threw me off before. It must have discovered that I was following it, right?”
This meant his van had been exposed!
At this moment, Lu Yue was as excited and nervous as if he were watching a spy drama. His mind raced, and he drove his van into an alley to hide, then he ran alone, holding a high-definition camera, to a teahouse across from the Civil Affairs Bureau.
“A pot of Phoenix Dancong tea, and don’t bother me unless necessary!” Lu Yue chose a seat by the window, ordered a pot of tea casually, and then picked up his camera, staring intently at the Civil Affairs Bureau and that car.
……
After waiting for a while, Lu Yue’s eyes lit up as he saw a tall man and Mo Fei, their fingers tightly intertwined, walking out of the Civil Affairs Bureau building.
Of course, Mo Fei was still in disguise, but Lu Yue recognized the clothes on Mo Fei, and even more so the little girl in the tall man’s arms!
Lu Yue raised the camera and quickly zoomed in to capture the scene clearly, especially the man’s face.
“Who is that man?” Lu Yue had some questions in his mind.
He looked at the camera carefully, but couldn’t find anyone who looked similar to the man’s face in his memory. Could it be he was not from the entertainment industry? Lu Yue thought to himself.
But suddenly, he saw the man in the camera furrow his brow and turn his head towards his direction.
Lu Yue didn’t know why, but upon seeing this scene, he instinctively shrank his head and hid the camera, feeling a suffocating sensation in his heart.
Almost at the same time, Yang Yi, who was walking towards his car with Mo Fei, also looked towards the teahouse, his sharp gaze falling in Lu Yue’s direction.
However, all he could see was a bunch of flowers and plants on the balcony.
Yang Yi frowned deeply, feeling something was off. If he wasn’t mistaken, there should be someone watching him from that direction!
Could he have been mistaken?
No, how could he be mistaken? Yang Yi always trusted his instincts, which had saved him several times in his past life!
Glancing at the sign of the teahouse, Yang Yi pondered for a moment, then walked towards the teahouse to investigate.
But Mo Fei, who didn’t know what was going on, called him. Mo Fei had just thought that Yang Yi stopping was a bit strange, but now that she saw that he was heading in the wrong direction, she pulled him and said with a smile, “It’s here, the car is here!”
Xixi also giggled and said, “I’m smarter than Papa. I recognized the car.”
The little girl found it quite amusing. She laughed so hard that she leaned forward and backward, then rested on her father’s shoulder.
Mo Fei’s words and her daughter’s laughter pulled Yang Yi out of the heightened sense of danger triggered by the feeling of being watched.
Now, Yang Yi felt as if he were in a different world. Just now, he had indeed entered a tense, combat-ready state, but looking at Mo Fei’s happy smile and Xixi’s innocent little face, Yang Yi realized that he was no longer in the chaotic and dangerous environment of his past life.
“Yes, in this world, with my identity, no one should be watching me, right?” Yang Yi thought to himself. He no longer felt like he was being watched. “Maybe it was just an illusion.”
“What’s wrong?” Mo Fei noticed something was wrong with Yang Yi and asked with concern.
“Nothing,” Yang Yi smiled slightly and said to Mo Fei, “I was just thinking, on such a great day, shouldn’t we go somewhere to celebrate?”
“How about we go for Western food? I know a top-notch Western restaurant that has a French chef.” Mo Fei was excited but she suddenly said a little embarrassedly, “Of course, it might not be as good as what you cook!”
“Then let’s go there. I’ll drive, you guide me!” Yang Yi smiled, waved his hand and said deliberately in a spendthrift manner, “Today, we’ll go there and order not what’s delicious, but what’s expensive! You handle the splurging, and I’ll handle the romance!”
Mo Fei was so amused by him that she couldn’t help cover her mouth and giggle. However, it didn’t matter whether Mo Fei covered her mouth or not since she was wearing a mask!
“Papa, where are we going?” Xixi thought it was very funny and quickly pulled her father’s clothes on his chest and asked.
“To a restaurant called ‘San Lang,’ for a big meal!” Yang Yi said casually.
“You’re just making that up. There’s no ‘San Lang’, only two—romance and extravagance!”1TN: So, Yang Yi made up the name for fun. Mo Fei is saying there no such restaurant but there will be romance and extravagance. I’m still not sure. Mo Fei chuckled and explained to her daughter, “Actually, it’s the restaurant Mama took you to before! The place with the big ice creams!”
Xixi’s eyes lit up like a bulb with tens of thousands of volts, and she excitedly clapped her hands and exclaimed happily, “Great, great!”
……
Lu Yue didn’t know that he had walked before the gates of hell. Through the gap in the flowers, he saw Yang Yi and Mo Fei get into the car, and the car then slowly drove away from the block. At that point, he changed from crouching over the table to standing up, watching the figure of the pickup truck disappearing into the distance with some regret.
However, it couldn’t really be called regret, as Lu Yue had already captured the shot he wanted!
Next, he needed to confirm his suspicions!
Lu Yue returned to his car, tidied up, changed into an outfit resembling a security guard’s uniform, and then headed toward the building of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
“What are you doing here?” A security guard uncle in charge of calling out numbers in the hall stopped him and asked suspiciously.
“I’m a veteran. I came to inquire about this year’s veteran benefits. I heard there’s been a change?” Lu Yue spoke in Mandarin with a regional accent.
Upon hearing this, the security guard’s attitude towards him become much gentler, and he kindly gave him directions: “You go straight ahead, then turn right. There’s an elevator that goes up to the sixth floor…”
“Oh, okay, thank you, brother!” Lu Yue took out a cigarette and handed it to the security guard uncle. Although he couldn’t smoke, the security guard uncle still took it and put it in his pocket. Lu Yue then smiled and asked, “Brother, working here on duty, is it hard?”
“It’s really hard, I have to stand for eight hours a day…” The security guard uncle began to complain, opening up in conversation.
After chatting with the security guard for a while, Lu Yue pretended to be casual and asked, “With so many people getting married at the Civil Affairs Bureau every day, have you ever seen any celebrities? Aren’t there many celebrities in Binhai?”
“Who says there aren’t?” Now was the crucial moment for boasting. The security guard glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention, then leaned in and whispered to Lu Yue, “Let me tell you, there was a big star named Mo Fei who came to get married just now!”
Lu Yue was ecstatic in his heart, but he remained calm and pretended not to believe, saying, “No way, really?”
“Really, I heard from the people inside that she’s a big shot!” The security guard obviously didn’t know much about the entertainment industry.
“Do you have any photo? I want to see if it’s the real person,” Lu Yue said, intentionally whispering, “There are a lot of people impersonating celebrities these days. It wouldn’t be fake, would it?”
“Give me that pack of cigarettes, and I’ll ask Old Yan to take a picture for you. He’s got the wedding photos!” The security guard, feeling a bit indignant and eyeing the fresh pack of quality cigarettes that Lu Yue had just opened, said.
Lu Yue naturally gave it to him.
After a while, the security guard came out. He took out his phone and mysteriously pointed to the photo on the screen and said to Lu Yue, “Look, it’s the wedding photo of the two of them, with a red background. See if it’s that big star?”
Lu Yue took the phone and had already recognized them, but he pretended to take a closer look, holding it up to his face for a good look. Just as someone came to take a number, Lu Yue seized the opportunity to operate on the phone when the security guard wasn’t paying attention.
“I’ll check the photo of that big star on my phone and compare it…” Lu Yue said as he received the photo on his own phone via Bluetooth and deleted the record of sending it.
“Well? Is it her?” the security guard asked him after finishing his work.
“Yes, it really is her! Hey, brother, your job is really interesting; you get to see big stars getting married!” Lu Yue was ecstatic and almost shouted out, but he suppressed it and continued to flatter the security guard.
“Isn’t that right?” The security guard took the phone, put it directly in his pocket, and laughed.
“Brother, I have to ask about the policy now, so let’s leave it here for now!” Lu Yue played his part to the end and said, “Since we hit it off today, how about you give me your phone number? After work, I’ll treat you to a drink and listen to your stories!”
The security guard agreed happily, took out his cell phone and left him his number. “Drinking is fine. You’re a good guy, very loyal!”
Lu Yue wasn’t fooling the security guard. He was really planning to treat the security guard to a drink. First, it was a way to secretly thank the security guard for his help. The gains from this trip were definitely beyond his imagination. Perhaps, it could be the most he had made in ten years!
Second, he also had an idea to develop an informant at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Perhaps, in the future, he could also obtain some information through the security guard uncle.
These were all money!
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