You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 120

“Yes, I have, she is very stoic.” Bai Rong responded, looking at Zhou Min.

Zhou Min combed the room meticulously and expertly, removing each surveillance device and replacing it with a new one. She had also installed counter surveillance equipment at the same time.

“Don’t worry, Agent 1666 is extremely capable and will be able to take care of anything that you ask of her.” Gu Mingchen gently replied.

“Yes, I know.” Bai Rong responded, walking towards the sky garden.

“Do not approach anyone from the prosecutor’s office to help you in your investigation because I suspect there is a mole amongst them.” Gu Mingchen warned.

“I have the same suspicions. Yang Li and Yang Yan were rather nosy the whole trip back.”

“It is normal for them to be curious. After all, both of your arrivals were abrupt and it is natural for them to be worried for themselves. On the contrary, I find the director to be the most suspicious. I have arranged a team for you and all you have to do is instruct Zhou Min and she will contact them to get any jobs you need done.”

Bai Rong’s heart warmed at these words.

On the wooden piece, he had carved his promise to take care of her and she could genuinely feel his presence every step of the way.

“Where are you now?” Bai Rong asked softly.

“I am in the neighboring city. I have already contacted Director Chen and he has agreed to lend you his strength in any way he can, so go ahead and move forward boldly. I will be here for you through it all.”

“You should be careful too. Your mother mentioned that you are starting a dangerous mission again and I am worried about you.”

“Please, it barely counts as dangerous, just some routine exercises. Do you still remember that soldier who lost his leg?” Gu Mingchen asked.

“I do. He is the one whose wife wanted to divorce him.”

“He was injured during a military drill and although many others were injured as well, his injuries were the most severe. I have been looking into it for some time and have found the supplier for the weapons used during the exercise.”

It was even more dangerous than what Bai Rong had anticipated. “Please be careful. I cannot live without you.”

Gu Mingchen smiled. “With you here, I will never let anything happen to myself.”

A blush spread across Bai Rong’s cheeks.

They were both working hard towards their individual goals. It felt good. “I have to go back to work now. Good luck.”

“Good luck to you too. I will see you in two days.” Gu Mingchen’s voice softened as he addressed her.

“You’d better not. It wouldn’t be pleasant if your parents or Su Wanning finds out. I can wait two years.” As Bai Rong worried for the both of them, the area where her pinky used to be started to throb with a dull ache.

If they were being found out again, the consequence would not be as simple as losing a finger.

Gu Mingchen’s stormy gaze darkened as he ended the call.

“Chief.” Lieutenant Shang exclaimed.

Gu Mingchen closed his eyes and responded, “Carry on.”

The special effects makeup artist continued sticking on the fake beard on his face.

Bai Rong and Zhou Min returned to the prosecutor’s office in the afternoon.

She flipped through the case files handled by the office in recent years.

They mostly consisted of financial disputes.

They targeted several state-owned enterprises and caught a couple of people each year in order to meet their quota.

These cases were of no help to them.

“Where are the complaint letters? Show me the ones from this year.” Bai Rong looked towards the Head Commissioner, Zeng Shuying.

Zeng Shuying’s assistant carried a large pile of letters over and dropped it in front of them after which Bai Rong and Zhou Min immediately dived in.

Those were mostly trivial matters, ranging from someone stealing their neighbor’s cable to someone stealing their best friend’s boyfriend to even someone complaining about their boss making them work overtime.

Bai Rong scanned the pile in two hours then turned towards Zeng Shuying and asked, frustrated, “Are these all?”

“Yes. It is rather peaceful here in Jinyang City and there are no major issues such as corruption.” Zeng Shuying replied, smiling.

“Stop treating this so lightly.” Zhou Min growled.

Zeng Shuying’s face fell and she wilted on the spot.

Bai Rong smiled, trying to diffuse the tension. “Having no major problems is a good thing. You have quotas to meet but so do we. What I’m worried about is that the people might have grievances but are afraid to voice them. How about this, Commissioner, let’s start placing anonymous complaint boxes around the city from tomorrow onwards.”

“That does not seem like a good idea. It might make people anxious.” Zeng Shuying opposed.

“Enough nonsense, just do as you are told. We are doing this for the sake of the community so who cares about causing anxiety. If you are unwilling to cooperate, could it be that you are the culprit?” Zhou Min stared down Zeng Shuying as she dared her to object.

The latter was successfully intimidated. “Okay, we shall proceed as you said.”

Bai Rong was worried that the prosecutor’s office might prevent the citizens from submitting complaints.

She visited each town herself and supervised them as they put up the posters. She had also arranged for people to guard the areas near each complaint box.

Each complaint was personally collected.

After a day, over a thousand letters were received.

Bai Rong and Zhou Min went through each page, sorting through and placing aside any of interest.

“Ms. Bai, take a look at this. Someone is accusing the mayor of Jinyang City of colluding with real estate developers to try and force the villages to give up their valuables.” Zhou Min pointed out.

Bai Rong took the letter from Zhou Min and her eyes lit up in eureka.

“We have finally found it. Lu Liangcheng is indeed dirty. The only reason he wanted to be mayor was so that he could steal artifacts and sell them or store them in his private collection. Murdering the curator of the cultural museum might have something to do with him as well.”

“Do we head to Lu Liangcheng’s home now to look through his things?” Zhou Min awaited further instruction.

“He would never leave the valuables at home. A complaint letter is hardly enough evidence for us to rummage through the mayor’s home. Not only will we end up empty handed, we might even put him on alert. We should keep digging and secure more proof before moving forward.”

Someone started knocking at the door and Zhou Min went to open it.

Yang Li carried two cups of milk tea in and beamed at Bai Rong. “Do you need my help?”

“No need. Return to your work.” Zhou Min interjected, preparing to close the door.

“Please enjoy the milk tea that I specially brought you.” Yang Li chimed as she placed the drinks on the table and gave the table a once over.

Zhou Min shut the door and threw the milk teas into the trash. “That was such an obvious tactic.”

“Zhou Min, what do you think about targeting the antique store first?” Bai Rong enquired.

“Sure.”

“We are already being watched, so we cannot leave. Let one of your teammates help.” Bai Rong instructed.

“Understood.”

After a busy five days of digging through the seemingly endless wave of complaint letters, Bai Rong made a mind map based on the information they had gathered from the letters.

It turned out that Lu Liangcheng had a team of antique experts who analyzed Jinyang City’s history to search for possible locations of where treasures might be.

Xingzheng Construction Company was a construction company working closely with Lu Liangcheng.

Lu Liangcheng sold the possible locations of valuables to this company under the disguise of regular business transactions.

This company appeared to be developers but were actually treasure hunters.

Could Tangqian Village’s hidden treasure map be in Jinyang City?

Bai Rong’s head buzzed with questions as she headed back to the hotel while Zhou Min went shopping.

The moment she stepped into the room, a strong hand grabbed her from behind.

Before she could react, Gu Mingchen caught her in a tight embrace and planted his lips on hers.