Chapter 128: What’s Inside the Suitcase
Hearing the loud argument outside her hotel room, Fang Xiaocao scratched her head in confusion and muttered, “Weird, why is it so noisy outside?”
First, there was a mother and child, and now a quarreling couple. Both seemed quite dramatic.
She didn’t dwell on it and continued eating her boxed meal.
And honestly? Free food always tastes better!
It wasn’t that Fang Xiaocao lacked vigilance, but in her mind, if someone truly had ill intentions—like a hitman or a schemer—they wouldn’t make such a scene.
They’d be doing everything possible to avoid attention. Who would deliberately act so high-profile?
It was a common way of thinking—logical for most people.
But it didn’t apply to cunning foxes or psychopaths.
For most, guilt and fear go hand in hand.
Outside Room 507
The man seemed to soften, crouching down to help the woman up. He even picked up a diamond-studded earring from the carpet and carefully put it back on her.
The woman threw herself into his arms, sobbing quietly. Holding her close, the man turned a corner and used a keycard to unlock Room 513.
Hotel Surveillance Room
Watching the scene unfold, Wang Qiang picked up his radio and pressed the talk button. “Any findings?”
“Reporting, team leader—nothing unusual,” a female voice replied.
“Understood. Stay on alert.”
“You two remain stationed in Room 513. Be careful not to blow your cover. Someone must stay on watch at all times tonight.”
“Yes, sir!”
Wang Qiang set the radio down, but his brows furrowed deeply. Something didn’t sit right. He felt like there was a critical detail missing, yet he couldn’t pinpoint what.
“Hopefully, I’m just overthinking…” he muttered with a sigh.
Inside Hotel Room 512
The moment they entered the room, the woman yanked her hand away from the little boy and threw her suitcase onto the floor with a loud thud.
“Hey! Be careful!” the boy complained.
He ran over, struggling with his short legs, and worked hard to prop the suitcase upright again.
“Phew…” The boy exhaled deeply.
“So heavy…” he grumbled.
The woman rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, “Well, it’s carrying the weight of two people—of course it’s heavy.”
“Shhh! Keep your voice down!” The boy glared at her.
“Oh? Now you’re scared?” The woman scoffed.
“Han Xue! Keep acting up, and I swear I’ll kill you.”
The boy’s words were chilling as he glared at her.
Fang Xiaocao, in Room 507, would have been stunned to hear that name.
So this seductive, ill-tempered woman with a surgically altered face was Han Xue?
Which meant the boy with her—there was only one possibility.
That’s right. The boy was none other than the unbelievably resilient Ah Xi.
Who would have thought?
Even if Fang Xiaocao were face-to-face with Han Xue, she wouldn’t have recognized her due to the excessive plastic surgery.
Han Xue sneered, rolling her eyes. “What are you yelling for? You think I want to be stuck with you?”
“You better know your place.” Ah Xi’s voice was cold.
“Ugh.” Han Xue scoffed, then plopped down onto the bed.
Disgusting woman… Ah Xi thought.
He crouched down and carefully unzipped the suitcase, slowly lifting the lid.
Inside…
Were two bodies, curled up together, naked and sealed in transparent garbage bags.
“Whew…”
“The bags didn’t break,” Ah Xi murmured in relief.
He zipped the suitcase back up, struggled to drag it into the bathroom, and stashed it there.
Then, he walked out and slumped onto the sofa.
From the back of his waistband, he pulled out a gun, loading it with a crisp click-clack.
The sound sent a shiver down Han Xue’s spine.
He wouldn’t actually kill me, would he? she thought, heart pounding.
Quietly, she adjusted her position, ready to run for the door if needed.
She wasn’t the type to just sit and wait for death.
If Ah Xi really tried to kill her, she’d make sure neither of them made it out alive.
Ah Xi, meanwhile, said casually, “To be safe, one of us must always stay in the room. From now on, we’ll only order delivery—no unnecessary trips outside.”
Han Xue rolled her eyes but didn’t argue.
She might be arrogant, but she wasn’t stupid.
She feared Ah Xi.
This little runt was far more ruthless than she had imagined.
She was no fool—she knew how to pick her battles.
That’s how she had survived this long, after all.
Hotel Surveillance Room
Wang Qiang still felt uneasy.
Something was off, but what?
Everything seemed logical on the surface…
Taking out his phone, he called Shi Guang.
“It’s me, Wang Qiang.”
“Team leader, what’s up?”
“Did the facial recognition results come in?”
“They just finished. I was about to call you.”
Shi Guang glanced at the computer screen and reported, “The woman’s face is heavily altered, but it still has a 60% match with the ID photo.”
“But when compared to Han Xue’s previous photos, the similarity is only about 30%.”
Wang Qiang’s frown deepened.
“So… there’s a possibility she’s an imposter?”
“Uh… it’s hard to say,” Shi Guang hesitated.
“What do you mean, ‘hard to say’?” Wang Qiang snapped.
Then, he sighed.
He couldn’t blame Shi Guang.
After all, in a country with such a long history, it wasn’t uncommon for people to have similar features.
Many could be distant relatives without even realizing it.
And given that the woman had undergone heavy plastic surgery, her pre-surgery similarity to Han Xue could be even higher.
On the other hand, a 30% resemblance wasn’t much.
It was usually enough to rule someone out.
(End of Chapter 128)
