Chapter 1471: Chapter 902: Secret (Part 2)
The phone rang only twice before it was picked up, but what surprised Yang Xiao and his companion was that upon recognizing Yang Xiao’s voice, Xu Yan immediately changed her attitude, first apologizing to Yang Xiao, then expressing her regrets, admitting she had overlooked mentioning a film related to a fire.
As soon as she said this, the hair on Yang Xiao’s back stood on end. He hadn’t said anything, yet the other party seemed to know everything, even what he was thinking.
Eleven out of ten things felt wrong, this isn’t a person, it’s a ghost! The real Xu Yan has already been killed by a ghost!
"What’s wrong, Mr. Chu, hasn’t Mr. Chen spoken to you?" Xu Yan on the other side seemed to sense something, asking curiously, "I’ve just explained to Mr. Chen; I hope this issue won’t affect our cooperation moving forward."
With these words, Yang Xiao immediately envisioned Chen Nang’s face in his mind. He understood now that Chen Nang had thought along the same lines as him and had already, through a phone call, managed to extract the hidden film information from Xu Yan.
Quite impressive...
"Mr. Chen’s explanations were somewhat vague; Assistant Jiang hopes for a more detailed understanding to report to Boss Zhou. Please repeat it again." Yang Xiao then shot Jiang Qingluan a glance.
The latter quickly got the hint, speaking in a steady tone: "Ms. Xu Yan, could you please tell us again? I need to record this, to report to President Zhou."
Hearing Jiang Qingluan speak, Xu Yan’s attitude became even more courteous, knowing well that Jiang Qingluan is Zhou Mingxiao’s assistant, lending her voice more credibility.
"There’s not much to it, really. Just that Chen Film Industry also shot a fire-related movie, and we supplied props for it. I...I forgot about it earlier, my apologies. The film is called ’The East Mountain Machinery Factory Incident Investigation.’
"This East Mountain Machinery Factory is also in our city, an old factory now abandoned. Oh, and the film is being exported to Japan, and over there, apparently, it goes by another name, something like... uh, Yinren. Yes, Yinren, that’s the name! It’s strange," Xu Yan couldn’t help but remark.
Upon hearing these two words, Yang Xiao and Jiang Qingluan’s eyes lit up. That’s right, this is it; the ghost script this time is titled Yinren!
Suppressing his inner excitement, Yang Xiao continued to question, but Xu Yan’s knowledge was quite limited, and he couldn’t extract any more specific information, so he had no choice but to stop.
Just as Yang Xiao was about to hang up, Xu Yan hurriedly asked when they could place an order, and then apologized, explaining that those above her were very keen on the deal with President Zhou and were pressuring her.
"President Zhou also values this project. You’ll hear from us; we’ll respond no later than three days." Yang Xiao seriously pushed the time to three days later. "Ms. Xu Yan, during this period, we might still bother you for more information for our cooperation moving forward."
"I understand, I fully understand, I will definitely cooperate!" Xu Yan thought she had secured this big business deal, being very courteous, thinking since the deposit was paid, they wouldn’t bail.
She had met President Zhou before, who appeared as a person of high status and privilege, not flaunting wealth in dress, but exuding a leisurely, casual vibe, which couldn’t be faked.
Her company was struggling and about to close; finding such a big boss was like giving her company new life, and she could get a high commission.
After hanging up, Yang Xiao took the notebook from Jiang Qingluan’s hand, clearly recording the name East Mountain Machinery Factory and the word Yinren.
After investigating for so long, finally, there’s a trace, and even more surprising to Yang Xiao, that guy Chen Nang indeed has some skills; he thought ahead of him.
"Should we call Chen Nang?" Jiang Qingluan asked.
"No need, once we meet tomorrow, we’ll know everything. Tonight, let’s not create additional trouble." Yang Xiao said, putting down the notebook.
...
Late night, Rongjin Building.
Inside an office with the lights on, Chen Nang, Munan, Yang Yan, and Zhang Jianjun all simultaneously looked up at the ceiling.
Yang Yan even covered her mouth tightly, tears continuously swirling in her eyes.
"Plop."
"Plop."
Clear footsteps came from above, like the sound of heavy leather shoes with thick, hard soles, the footsteps carried a stifling air, making it hard to breathe.
"Tap tap..."
"Tap tap tap..."
"Scritch—"
"Scritch—"
At the same time, there were brisk high heel sounds and an indescribable scraping sound, like someone crawling on the floor with hands and feet.
"It’s here." Chen Nang wasn’t surprised, nor was he afraid; they had already prepared a plan, and compared to the last two nights, the danger tonight was considerably reduced.
But it wasn’t without cost; they had already lost four lives because of it.
"Zhang Jianjun, are you sure you don’t want to come with us?" Retracting his gaze, Chen Nang looked at Zhang Jianjun, who wore an earnest expression.
"I’m not going, I’ll watch over the place for you, since you’ll need someone to open the door when you return." Zhang Jianjun replied.
"Brother Zhang, I suggest you come with us. The people who died in the previous nights were all those who stayed in the office; this isn’t a good place." Munan, who shared a dorm with Zhang Jianjun, had a good relationship with him, advised.
"No, Munan, you take care of yourself, don’t worry about me, I’ll be waiting for you to open the door when you return." Zhang Jianjun said with a smile. "Besides, our task tonight is to keep watch; without someone left in the office, how can that count as keeping watch?"
