Chapter Twelve: Tracking

  After dinner, the two of them sat in the ruined clinic, chatting and looking outside. Last night, those people didn't come to cause trouble again, but will they come tonight? This was something both of them were thinking about.

  It's already past nine o'clock, and the autumn wind on a deep night has a bit of coolness.

  "Sister-in-law, I'm afraid they won't be coming, let's get some rest early."

  "Hmm, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

  Two people finished washing up and went to bed separately. Cong Ye lay in bed, secretly planning what to do next. Unable to find work, the money on him was already not much, now only over 1,500 left. The clinic of his sister-in-law, since he arrived, only had one patient named Bai Wei come. Judging from her familiarity with his sister-in-law, she probably wouldn't pay the fee. So his sister-in-law who didn't have any savings to begin with should also not have much money now, let alone having to prepare tuition fees for Xiao Hui.

  After tossing and turning for half the night, at dawn when the sky was just getting light, Cong Ye quietly got up, didn't even wash his face, and came out onto the street. Just after turning a corner, he discovered the white sedan that had been tailing them yesterday. Cong Ye thought to himself, they really do think highly of themselves, actually adopting 24-hour surveillance. From the slight rocking motion of the car, Cong Ye realized that his sudden appearance had also caught the attention of the person monitoring him inside the sedan.

  Actually, the other party should have known yesterday afternoon that Cong Ye had discovered them, so they didn't hide anymore and instead became openly following him. When Cong Ye walked past the car, he took a close look at the two people sitting inside. They were both young, probably around 23 or 24 years old. From what he could see, there seemed to be another person lying down on the back seat. It looked like three people were tasked with monitoring him. Why was that mysterious developer so concerned about the clinic and his sister-in-law Yan Qingcheng? Cong Ye didn't think it was because the developer considered Yan Qingcheng a nail house owner and was doing this for that reason.

  "But why is that?"

  Yesterday night, Cong Ye lay in bed thinking back and forth, today is to make things clear. So he got up early, sneaking away from Yan Qingcheng to the street, with the purpose of seeing where this car that had been following him would go. If he found their lair, he should be able to find that mysterious developer.

  Kongye walked by nonchalantly, strolling slowly along the streets in the morning glow. For Kongye, who had been a scout for three years, it was relatively easy to shake off his pursuers once he knew someone was following him from behind. After making a few turns, Kongye suddenly disappeared from the sight of the three people in the sedan after eating a few buns at a breakfast stall.

  Congye didn't go far, but instead hid in the green belt at a crossroads not far from the breakfast stall. The people in the sedan didn't get out to search for him, but instead drove along the street where Congye suddenly disappeared. When Congye saw that they had gone far away, he came out and hailed a taxi, following them from a distance.

  Almost an hour had passed since the white sedan started driving around, and finally it arrived at the entrance of Rizhao Alley. One person got out of the car and deliberately went to the entrance of Qincheng Medical Hall to take a look before getting back in the car. In order not to arouse the other party's attention, Cong Ye had changed taxis several times already. Hiding at a distant corner, after waiting for a while, seeing the sedan start up and head towards the city center, Cong Ye hailed another taxi and followed again.

  The sedan soon stopped in front of a building on the south side of the square in front of the city government. Three people got out of the car at the same time and entered a three-story small building. Cong Ye also dismissed the taxi and slowly approached to take a look. Seeing that there were no signs outside the three-story building where the three men had entered, just a short distance away was a real estate company with a yellow background and black characters on its sign, which clearly read: Far East Real Estate Development Company (Group). Cong Ye knew that this was the real estate company responsible for developing Ri Zhao Alley, as well as the developer that Yan Qingcheng and he had trouble dealing with.

  "Could it be that the mysterious developer lives in this three-story building?"

  Congye didn't dare to get too close to the small building, so he observed from a distance for a while. He saw that behind the small building was a relatively tall building that looked like a shopping mall. The two buildings were separated by a street about 7-8 meters wide. Congye then turned onto the street behind, but since it was still early and not yet time for the mall to open, he could only wander around first. He planned to enter the mall after it opened to see if he could get a glimpse of what was going on inside the small building.

  At nine o'clock, after the mall opened, Cong Ye was almost the first customer to enter the mall. Without stopping, he went straight to the second floor of the mall, to the window facing north and overlooking the street. However, as soon as Cong Ye looked over, he felt disappointed. Because there were venetian blinds on all the windows of the small building facing the street, it was impossible to see what was going on inside from the mall.

  Congye also knew that if there was someone inside the building, as long as he persisted in staying here, the other party would eventually move the venetian blinds. The only thing Congye didn't know was when the other party would make a move. If he stayed here all the time, it was likely to arouse the suspicion of the security guards in the mall. Just as Congye was hesitating, a window on the third floor of the small building suddenly had its venetian blinds pulled up by someone.

  "Sister-in-law?!"

  Through the window, Cong Ye saw Yan Qingcheng standing in front of the window.

  "How is this possible?!"

  Cong Ye took a closer look again and only then did she realize that she had mistaken the person. The woman opposite her was indeed very similar to Yan Qingcheng, whether it was her figure or face shape, even her hairstyle had four or five similarities. The woman was wearing a light purple silk nightgown, with a hint of laziness on her face after just waking up, which was completely different from Yan Qingcheng's temperament, making Cong Ye certain that she had mistaken the person.

  "Really didn't expect it, but someone actually looks so similar to my sister-in-law."

  Cong Ye muttered to himself, wanting to observe more carefully, but the other person turned and left the window. Due to the sunlight reflecting off the glass, Cong Ye couldn't see what was happening inside. Knowing that waiting wouldn't yield any results, he turned and left the mall. He came back to the front of the small building, found a quiet street corner, and waited to see if anyone would come out. After more than half an hour, the three young people who had followed him earlier walked out, got into the car parked in front of the building one after another, and drove away soon after. Cong Ye didn't move from his spot, continuing to observe from a distance.

  It wasn't until about an hour later that two people came out one after the other, and one of them was the woman who looked like Yan Qingcheng. Walking beside her was a handsome man with an air of wealth and nobility, looking to be only 27 or 28 years old. The woman naturally linked arms with the man, and they walked shoulder to shoulder towards the street on the west side of the small building, then turned onto the street and entered the shopping mall that Cong Ye had just gone into. Cong Ye immediately followed them, but at this time there weren't many people in the mall yet, so she didn't dare get too close. Seeing the two walk all the way to the area selling women's underwear, Cong Ye felt a bit awkward and for a moment didn't know whether or not to follow them inside.

  A big man wandering alone in the ladies' lingerie section, isn't that a bit too eye-catching?

  Cong Ye shook her head and didn't choose to follow them in, instead staying behind in the ladies' garment section.

  "Sir, are you going to buy clothes for your girlfriend?"

  Fuyuan enthusiastically went forward and greeted Congye, but instead made Congye's face turn bright red. What girlfriend? However, Congye didn't want to leave, so he vaguely said:

  "Just take a look."

  "Sir, you can tell me your girlfriend's height, figure, and hobbies, I'll help you make some suggestions."

  To say that this was Cong Ye's first time shopping at the mall, Cong Ye, who didn't understand the situation at all, really couldn't think of why the service staff would be so enthusiastic, and stiffly said:

  "No need, I'll take a look first, and then call you when I'm done."

  Congye really hoped the waitress would leave some distance, so she wouldn't be constrained. But that female waitress only left Congye four or five steps away, standing there smiling and watching Congye choose. From time to time, she would insert a sentence or two, introducing the characteristics of the clothes Congye was looking at.

  Congye didn't have the heart to choose clothes, often raising her head to glance at the lingerie section, this action naturally also caught the attention of the female salesclerk.

  "Sir, are you still thinking of buying lingerie for your girlfriend? If you're too shy, just tell me the size and I'll help pick one out."

  Cong Ye listened to the waiter and was speechless, apologetically glanced at the waiter, lifted his foot and walked out, planning to wait at the mall entrance, so as not to be embarrassed inside.

  Just as Konoha arrived at the entrance of the mall, he waited for over an hour but didn't see the couple again. Looking at the time, it was already lunchtime, so Konoha knew he should head back home, or else his sister-in-law would worry.