Chapter 122: Wang Qiang’s Reminder
“Hehe…”
Hearing Wang Qiang’s words, Fang Xiaocao chuckled.
“Officer Wang truly deserves the title of an elite detective at the municipal bureau! My little tricks don’t fool you at all.”
She grinned, throwing in a compliment while she was at it.
“Hiding in plain sight is unexpected, but what you’re doing is still very dangerous.”
“Han Xue doesn’t yet know that we’re aware of your lost room key. If she really is the one who took it, there’s a high chance she’ll return to the hotel to find an opportunity to take revenge on you.”
“If you run into her face-to-face in the hotel, or if she happens to spot you by accident, you’ll be in grave danger.”
Wang Qiang’s serious analysis poured a bucket of cold water over Fang Xiaocao, making her shudder.
To be honest, she hadn’t even considered that!
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have checked into Room 507 in the first place.
Sure, staying right next to Room 508 made it easy for her to monitor any activity there.
But it also put her in the most dangerous position.
Anytime she stepped out, she could run into an assassin.
Even when hotel housekeeping came to clean, the moment she opened the door, she risked being seen.
If the assassin had her photo…
She’d be dead before she even had the chance to use her hypnosis technique.
And that’s not even counting Han Xue, who was lurking around like a persistent ghost.
She had already learned that Han Xue’s accomplices were tailing her closely, and Room 508 was likely compromised.
Yet, she hadn’t thought about the possibility of Han Xue waiting for her at the hotel.
She hadn’t even considered that Han Xue might have already scoped the place out.
Otherwise, at the very least…
She would have prepared some food.
“Hiss—”
“I made such a deadly mistake…”
“Good thing nothing happened…”
“Otherwise, I’d be done for.”
Fang Xiaocao let out a sigh of relief, thankful for Wang Qiang’s warning.
Without it, who knows how long she would have stayed oblivious?
She might have only realized the danger when she walked out and locked eyes with Han Xue.
But by then, it would have been too late.
“Officer Wang, thank you for the timely reminder.”
“I really didn’t think about these things.”
Fang Xiaocao sincerely expressed her gratitude.
Wang Qiang’s words had quite literally saved her life.
She had been too careless! Almost got herself killed!
“You’re welcome! I don’t want anything to happen to you.”
Wang Qiang chuckled.
“But don’t worry too much. Our team is still stationed in Room 508, watching for Han Xue in case she tries to hide in the hotel.”
“Give me your room number. I’ll let them know to keep an eye out and provide you some protection.”
Wang Qiang’s serious tone reassured Fang Xiaocao.
Now this was more like it!
With the police around, she’d be much safer.
As long as she kept a low profile, she could wait for everything to settle.
Han Xue, the assassins—none of them would be much of a threat anymore.
Of course…
Sitting around waiting for things to resolve themselves wasn’t Fang Xiaocao’s style.
But she wouldn’t mind having a fallback plan.
If things got too risky, she’d have a relatively safe place to retreat to.
“I’m staying in Room 507…”
She grinned.
“What?”
Wang Qiang’s shocked voice came through the phone.
Clearly, he hadn’t expected Fang Xiaocao to be so bold—staying right next door!
“Hehe~”
She chuckled mischievously.
“You really have no fear, huh?”
After a long silence, Wang Qiang sighed.
“Hehe~”
She laughed again.
“You’re not worried about walking out and running straight into Han Xue?”
His exasperation was evident.
“I just didn’t think that far ahead.”
She scratched her head, feeling a little embarrassed.
“All I can say is… wow.”
Wang Qiang sighed.
“Hehe~”
“Officer Wang, don’t flatter me~”
“I’ll get cocky~”
She giggled.
“For now, just stay put.”
Wang Qiang’s tone turned serious again.
“The assassin is still hiding in the hotel. To avoid panic, we can’t conduct a large-scale search—we have to check each area one by one. It’ll take time.”
“Until we catch him, do not leave Room 507. Don’t even open the door for anyone, or you risk being seen by the assassin or Han Xue.”
His words were stern, as if she could see his serious expression through the phone.
“I got it~”
She obediently replied.
But in her mind, she couldn’t stop replaying what the assassin had shouted while escaping:
“Standing still is for turtles!”
“Uh… Officer Wang, can I still order delivery?”
“The hotel’s food delivery is handled by robots, so it should be safe, right?”
She asked hesitantly.
She hadn’t stocked up on any food at all.
Water wasn’t a problem—the room had a vending machine.
If she rationed it, she could last a few days without restocking.
But there was no food.
Not even snacks.
“No food delivery for now.”
“Even if robots deliver it, the food still has to be placed inside by a human.”
“If someone with bad intentions—like today’s assassin—wants to use delivery as a method to kill you, they could tamper with the food before placing it in the robot.”
“All they need is your contact info. They wouldn’t even need to know your room number. They could just ‘gift’ you a poisoned meal.”
Hearing this, Fang Xiaocao froze.
Holy crap!
Now that was professional-level thinking!
“Every skilled detective is basically a crime expert.”
That saying couldn’t be more accurate.
Wang Qiang’s scenario was absolutely possible.
The attacker wouldn’t even need to confirm if she ordered food.
They could just pretend to be a friend sending her a meal or take a gamble and put a poisoned dish in the system around mealtime, hoping she’d eat it.
Sure, it wasn’t a guaranteed hit.
But there were always greedy people who wouldn’t pass up free food.
But now…
She had another problem.
“What am I supposed to eat, then…”
She asked pitifully.
(End of Chapter 122)
