Meng Qing said, “Mr. Griffin hired me to investigate the recent frequent accidents at the hotel, but during my investigation, I discovered a conspiracy involving you.”
Nelson asked, “Does Griffin know?”
Meng Qing smiled lightly, “He knows, but he doesn’t know that I know.”
Nelson understood what Meng Qing meant. His expression turned serious as he opened the car door and got out, asking, “What conspiracy?”
Meng Qing briefly explained how Griffin had bribed Pink through Taylor to create equipment failures at the hotel and frame Rainbow Hotel’s Rodney, finally saying, “All of this is for tonight. Pink infiltrated your house a few minutes ago. As soon as you return home, he will assassinate or kidnap you when you’re least prepared.”
“If this is Griffin’s plan, what is he trying to achieve?”
Meng Qing said, “I think it’s for the position of Blue Sapphire Hotel’s president.”
Nelson was still half-believing, half-doubting, “Do you have any evidence for what you’re saying?”
Meng Qing took out his phone and played the recording of Griffin’s phone conversation with Taylor for Nelson to hear. After listening, Nelson asked, “You say someone has already infiltrated my house?”
“That’s right, he entered through the back door.”
“But my house has an electronic security system. If someone intrudes, my phone would receive an alert, and it would automatically contact the police…”
“With all due respect, the security system you have might be effective against ordinary thieves, but for professionals, they can disable it completely in a few minutes.”
Although Nelson did not fully believe Meng Qing, he was unwilling to risk his life. Following Meng Qing’s suggestion, he turned off his car lights and immediately called the police, saying there was a suspicious person in his house, but he had not yet entered, hoping the police would not alert the intruder.
Within a few minutes, two police cars arrived without headlights or sirens.
Four police officers got out of the car, confirmed with Nelson that he was the one who reported the incident, and walked on foot towards Nelson’s house two hundred meters away to investigate.
Meng Qing introduced himself as a private detective hired by Nelson and wanted to accompany them to check the situation. The police refused, “Sir, please stay here. We will investigate the situation.”
After the four police officers left, Meng Qing brought Nelson to their car and asked him to get in. Yu Yi nodded, knowing he was going somewhere, and whispered, “Be careful.”
Meng Qing smiled, “Okay.”
After he left, Yu Yi used binoculars to watch Nelson’s house from afar, ready to immediately notify him if Pink showed any unusual movement on the balcony.
To avoid trouble, Meng Qing couldn’t tell the police the exact location where Pink was hiding. Four police officers became alert after discovering the door system at Nelson’s back door was indeed damaged. They drew their guns and entered the house, searching the ground floor in pairs, covering each other.
Pink heard the noise downstairs and initially thought Nelson had returned. After waiting a while and noticing no lights on the ground floor, he realized something was wrong. He silently entered the second-floor room.
Yu Yi and Nelson sat in the car with the headlights off.
She pressed her bracelet to her throat, silently reminding Meng Qing: he discovered the police.
Meng Qing heard Yu Yi’s warning through his earpiece and quickly ran towards Nelson’s house.
Pink looked down from the staircase and ran into two police officers coming upstairs. Realizing he was exposed, he raised his hand and fired two shots. The police dodged and returned fire. After firing two shots, Pink quickly retreated to the balcony and jumped down.
Yu Yi continued to silently signal Meng Qing about Pink’s movements. Meng Qing ran directly to the area below the balcony, seeing a black figure jump down several meters away, roll, and quickly escape. The police on the balcony used powerful flashlights and shot at Pink, but he ran incredibly fast.
To avoid the police flashlights, Meng Qing chased Pink from dozens of meters away. However, Pink suddenly changed direction and quickly disappeared into a small bush.
Eventually, both Meng Qing and the police lost Pink’s trail.
Chapter 96 Pearl Island (7)
Nelson was quite nervous, and hearing gunshots in his house made him even more terrified. If Meng Qing hadn’t stopped his car from returning home, he would have been in grave danger.
Now he completely believed what Meng Qing had told him.
After Pink and Meng Qing ran over three hundred meters, Yu Yi could no longer see them even with binoculars. She put down the binoculars and comforted Nelson: “There shouldn’t be any more danger tonight, but we will continue to protect you until Pink is captured.”
Nelson nodded, still in shock.
Soon, Meng Qing returned. Yu Yi looked at him, and he gently shook his head.
At this time, police reinforcements arrived, including an ambulance due to an officer being lightly wounded in the gunfight with Pink.
Yu Yi, Meng Qing, and Nelson were all questioned by the police. Nelson explained that his deputy CEO Griffin and security manager Taylor were strongly suspected of hiring someone to kill him and trying to frame Rodney from Rainbow Hotel. Meng Qing handed over some pre-prepared listening devices and photographic evidence to the police.
Afterward, they accompanied Nelson to another residence. Before entering, Yu Yi used infrared glasses to check for any hidden people, and Meng Qing verified the door system was intact before letting Nelson enter.
Nelson called his traveling family in the study, telling them about the night’s events.
Yu Yi and Meng Qing stood outside the study. Meng Qing said to her: “I’ll be on duty tonight, you’ll be responsible for protection during the day tomorrow.”
Yu Yi nodded.
Did you forget something?”
After a busy day of probing Griffin, monitoring Pink, collecting evidence against Rodney, and protecting Nelson, Yu Yi had long forgotten the “daily proactive kiss”. She looked back at Nelson, still on the phone, and hesitated: “It’s not convenient here… we’ll owe it.”
Meng Qing wouldn’t let her off easily: “He won’t notice while on the phone. From my experience, ‘we’ll owe it’ often means it won’t be paid, or if paid, with a discount. It’s better to settle daily.”
Yu Yi secretly glanced into the study, seeing Nelson with his back to the door. She pulled Meng Qing away from the door, raised her chin, and hooked her arms around his neck to kiss him.
Once their lips met, it was hard to tell who initiated.
They kissed passionately for a while. Yu Yi could still hear Nelson talking, feeling uncomfortable. She tried to pull back, but Meng Qing held her head firmly. She could only turn slightly and whisper: “Time’s up.”
Meng Qing, still kissing her, mumbled: “Not yet.”
Yu Yi thought he had mentioned four minutes earlier, and the time was clearly past, but since he wouldn’t let her go, she said: “After midnight, it’s the next day.”
Meng Qing laughed softly: “Are you trying to count it for two days? You’ll need to be more proactive.”
Yu Yi couldn’t glare at him clearly, so she pinched his shoulder. However, she again covered his lips, actively extending her tongue for another passionate kiss.
This time, Yu Yi herself became lost in the moment, kissing him for quite a while before suddenly realizing Nelson was no longer speaking – his call had ended!
She hastily pushed Meng Qing away, blushing as she looked behind him.
Nelson stood at the doorway of the study, smiling kindly and saying: “There are two guest rooms downstairs, you can choose freely to rest. This place is cleaned weekly, so it’s very clean. You can feel free to use the kitchen, bathroom, and other facilities.”
