Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 179: The Voice Recorder Pen!

Chapter 179: Chapter 179: The Voice Recorder Pen!

A bright knife flashed suddenly, but fortunately, Tang Xiaowan reacted quickly; with just one step back and a sidestep, she easily dodged the attack.

At the same time, Leng Lingxiao pushed Su Luoyi to the ground, and her phone fell with a thud.

"You actually wanted to kill me?"

"I didn’t, I just wanted to take some of your hair!"

"Still lying!"

"Really, using hair for the test has many benefits. First, it’s less painful and easier to preserve. Second, it carries a lower risk of infection compared to blood, which can easily harbor viruses. Moreover, your blood type is quite special. William emphasized that if we can avoid drawing blood, we should, so I came without telling him."

"Nonsense. You could have just asked me directly. Would I have refused? Was there a need to pull a knife on me? Do you take me for a three-year-old?"

"No, you’ve misunderstood me. I didn’t think this through; I just..."

"Fine, still playing tough, huh?"

Tang Xiaowan picked up the phone from the ground: "Since it’s come to this, shall we call the police to resolve this?"

"Don’t call the police, please, Lady Tang. You can punish me however you like, just don’t call the police. I don’t want my mother to find out; she wouldn’t be able to handle it. She has a weak heart; I’m begging you."

Su Luoyi’s words came out almost pleadingly, her eyes brimming with tears.

The mention of "mother" struck a painful chord in Tang Xiaowan.

She was a child without a mother, raised by her grandmother, not even knowing what her mother looked like.

Her raised hand slowly lowered.

"Lady Tang, please, I truly didn’t mean to kill you. I just wanted to take you as a hostage. We have no grievances; it’s unnecessary, right?"

Seeing that Tang Xiaowan seemed moved, Leng Lingxiao quickly pulled Su Luoyi up and sneered: "Enough talk. I had already called the police before coming downstairs."

"Mr. Leng, you..."

"Oh, you recognize me. Seems you came prepared!" Leng Lingxiao said disdainfully.

"Lady Tang, please let me go."

Before Tang Xiaowan could respond, they heard a tumultuous sound of footsteps. Cheng Shi had returned, followed by two police officers, Granny Yu, and Wang Meijuan.

They had just happened to meet at the gate unaware of the situation.

The police were alerted by Leng Lingxiao, who had texted Zhao Renjie. The message was about a burglary at Jinyuan Academy, building 29.

Suddenly, the study room got crowded.

The police quickly put gloves on Su Luoyi and asked, "Who is the homeowner?"

"I am," Tang Xiaowan immediately responded.

"Could you please accompany us to the police station to assist with the investigation?"

"Sure, no problem."

The scene was photographed, and the evidence was sealed in bags; everything went smoothly.

As they were leaving, Su Luoyi looked back at Tang Xiaowan, seemingly wanting to say something, but ultimately, she just gave a faint smile and was taken away by the police.

"You all stay; Huahua and I will go," Tang Xiaowan said.

Leng Lingxiao smiled and responded, "Okay."

"Lady!"

Cheng Shi started to call out but saw Tang Xiaowan shake her head at him: "Take care of the house; wait for me to return."

"Yes, Lady."

And so, the group left.

...

On the way, Tang Xiaowan reviewed Su Luoyi’s phone multiple times, but unfortunately, she couldn’t find any useful information; it was completely empty.

"Ah, she cleared it all out! Was she not making a phone call just now? I was completely deceived, damn it, so hateful!"

"What about the voice recorder? Why not listen to it?" Leng Lingxiao suggested.

"Oh, I forgot."

Tang Xiaowan then took out the voice recorder.

She played it quickly and listened intently, finding a relevant recording in just a few minutes.

Su Luoyi: "I’ve arrived; as expected, no one’s home."

Electronic Voice: "Check if any books are missing, and if it doesn’t match yesterday’s, check the bedroom, especially under the pillow."

Su Luoyi: "I took a photo, I’ll send it right away."

Electronic Voice: "Remember to delete it, you must leave within 30 minutes, that girl is very cunning, and she may have already noticed."

Su Luoyi: "What if I fail..."

Electronic Voice: "Didn’t you bring a knife? If necessary, you can take measures, don’t worry, she can’t beat you."

Su Luoyi: "Okay, got it."

Electronic Voice: "Ending the call."

...

After listening to the recording, Tang Xiaowan was astounded.

She suspected the person who had spoken with Su Luoyi might be the same one who had called her early in the morning.

What baffled Tang Xiaowan even more was that this person seemed to know her, even knowing her habit of placing things under her pillow.

Could it have been the person who attacked Mei Garden?

Suddenly reminded of the little note, a shiver ran down her spine.

"Huahua, can we keep the voice recorder?"

Leng Lingxiao smiled and said, "Keep it, and keep her phone too. Su Luoyi won’t bring up the hair incident; she’ll probably just admit to illegal entry."

"How do you know?"

"I guessed. Here we are, let’s get out."

Half-doubting, Tang Xiaowan packed up her things and followed Leng Lingxiao out of the car.

She just happened to glance and saw Li Weilian.

The man walked slowly, talking on his phone, followed by a stern-faced Chen Xin, who was also on a call.

"What are they doing here?"

Leng Lingxiao raised an eyebrow and said, "What else but to bail someone out?"

"That was quick!"

"How could it not be? If this gets out and the media blows it up, Yishen Group will lose face, and Li Weilian can’t shirk responsibility. He and Li Zishen are best friends, and he’s just taken over Lin Ping’s position, so it would not look good."

"Do you feel very pleased with yourself?" Tang Xiaowan asked, touching her nose.

"That question... I refuse to answer."

Tang Xiaowan pouted but couldn’t help reaching into her pocket to touch the voice recorder and Su Luoyi’s white phone.

"Ah, I forgot to bring my phone again!"

"No wonder you used mine in the morning, so you didn’t grab your phone when you came downstairs?"

"Annoying, that’s all your fault!"

"Wow, hey, I specifically said... Alright, it’s all my fault."

From early morning when Leng Lingxiao had called her out until now, Tang Xiaowan hadn’t been back to her bedroom; her phone was indeed lying on the bed.

She was angry at that electronic voice at the time.

Yet unexpectedly, halfway through, she saw another all-too-familiar figure.

A few days ago, someone had been lurking outside the small courtyard while Tang Xiaowan was on the treadmill, and she happened to see it.

That incident was followed by the study catching fire and the burglary.

From the content recorded on the voice recorder, it was clear that both incidents were orchestrated by that electronic voice, and Su Luoyi was merely the executor.

They had to catch him!

"Tangtang, Tangtang, they’re coming."

Leng Lingxiao tapped her shoulder, snapping Tang Xiaowan back to reality, and she quickly coughed twice: "Let them come; they don’t have a case!"

Leng Lingxiao grinned wickedly: "Why didn’t Li Zishen come, could it be that he’s afraid of running into reporters?"

"Dignity costs!"

"Can’t help it, his family is tough to manage, especially those old fuddies. They’re quite a handful."

Tang Xiaowan detected a hint of