Work Prophet
Chapter 64 - 25: Is There Anything Smaller?

Chapter 64: Chapter 25: Is There Anything Smaller?

Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "We can try, but I need your cooperation."

"How do you want me to cooperate?" the girl asked.

"Remove the guard outside your aunt’s house and stop restricting her freedom, and it would be best to also show some goodwill to other family members."

"This..." Ireya seemed somewhat reluctant.

She had just been deeply hurt by her own kin; not flipping the table was already a sign of her good restraint. Now she felt completely estranged from those people and didn’t want to show them any kindness.

Li Yu seemed to guess what the girl was thinking and said, "You want me to help you catch someone, but that person needs to appear again. I’ve told you before, whoever that guy is, his purpose in leaving the note was to drive a wedge between you and your relatives. Now that he has achieved his goal, he likely won’t make a move anytime soon."

"Unless you can demonstrate through your actions that his scheme is ineffective, he might not be able to restrain himself."

"But if he can’t restrain himself, doesn’t that mean I could be in danger?" Miss Rabbit’s face changed.

"Yes, that possibility cannot be ruled out, so you should also enhance your protection for the time being, avoid being alone, and it’s best to have several guards with you wherever you go," Li Yu paused, then reassured her, "Actually, since he had such a good opportunity this time and didn’t lay a hand on you, the chances he will act against you later are probably not very high."

"Not very high means there’s still a chance," Ireya hesitated upon hearing this, as she was quite cautious about her life when it didn’t involve money.

After all, unlike some people, she only had one life, and once it was gone, it was gone.

But Li Yu’s next words still convinced her.

"If you ignore it, the threat will always be there, and who knows when it might emerge and stab you in the back. It’s better to deal with it now."

"You’re right, okay...then I’ll try to ease my relationship with Aunt Alisa and the others a bit," Miss Rabbit finally accepted Li Yu’s suggestion.

Then she curiously asked, "If everything goes smoothly and in the end you successfully draw the snake out of the hole, how will you catch him? Oh right, I almost forgot, aren’t you supposed to return to your ’Divine Country’?"

"Uh... you only have one day here in three, if that guy shows up on the other two days, wouldn’t my risk be in vain? Not to mention, even on the day you are here, you can’t just do nothing and keep an eye on me, right?"

"Of course not, if I watch too closely, the insider will feel the danger and definitely not show up," Li Yu said, "Also, don’t worry. Even if he chooses to act on the two days I’m not here, I can still track him down after I get back."

"Really? Is it that miraculous?" Miss Rabbit was somewhat disbelieving.

She had already seen quite a few of Li Yu’s miraculous actions, but whether repeating sounds, emitting electricity, or conversing with God, all were abilities that this self-proclaimed Prophet could perform only when present.

If he wasn’t around, how could he still deal with that equally elusive and "invisible" insider?

Could it be that he really was like those gods in Divine Country, who could merely sit on their divine thrones and see everything happening in the mortal world, hearing the devout prayers of their followers?

Looking left and right, the girl didn’t think he was capable of such feats.

Of course, Li Yu didn’t have that capability, but he knew someone who could.

After work, Li Yu retrieved the WeChat ID pushed to him by the woman in the A-line skirt, noted as ’Ice Cream’s friend,’ and sent a friend request.

’Ice Cream’ was the name of the Golden Retriever owned by the woman in the A-line skirt, which she also used as her WeChat name.

Soon after, the other side approved his request and enthusiastically wrote, "Boss, what are you looking to buy for self-protection?"

"Do you have surveillance cameras?" Li Yu typed, "A small one, with its own memory card and battery, that can work without internet."

The other side replied with a ’wait a moment,’ then sent several images later.

"Would this one work for you?"

Li Yu glanced at it, a square surveillance camera equipped with human detection and hotspot functions, capable of working offline, and it could also connect directly to a mobile phone through a hotspot.

Li Yu replied, "4cm by 4cm is too big, do you have anything smaller?"

The other side was silent for a while before replying, "This is the smallest model we have."

"Then I might as well just buy one online, what use do I have coming to you?" Li Yu continued typing.

This time, the other side was silent for an even longer time, before sending back a message after a long while, "What are you trying to do, brother?"

"Don’t worry, I absolutely won’t use it for anything illegal," Li Yu explained, "I just want to observe the ants in my ant farm, the smaller the better, so it’s easier to place, and oh, I want to watch at night, so it should have infrared capability."

The other side was silent for a full ten minutes.

Just as Li Yu was considering settling for a square surveillance camera and figuring out how to disguise it, the other side suddenly sent a string of mysterious numbers.

"I don’t have what you’re looking for, but I have a friend who might have the device you want. This is his QQ number, you can talk directly to him on QQ."

"Thanks."

Li Yu didn’t know if the other side really had a friend or was just trying to minimize legal risks by providing this kind of channel, similar to his own pretense about watching ants.

In any case, he successfully added the QQ number, and after some haggling, he bought two "security" cameras for a high price of one thousand yuan.

Li Yu paid a two hundred yuan deposit first; he was ready to be scammed, but surprisingly, he actually received the goods through local express delivery an hour later.

When Li Yu got home, he opened the package; the box looked a bit cheap, but the device matched the pictures, included all the functionalities he wanted, and the camera was extremely small, each side less than 1cm, connected to a long thin flat black data cable at the back of the body, which made it very suitable for hiding.

Besides, the seller also thoughtfully included two 64GB Kingston SD cards.

The number of days of recording a surveillance camera can save generally depends on the capacity of the storage medium, the compression mode, and the number of cameras.

Like the one Li Yu had, 64GB could store about 15 days of footage, after which it would automatically overwrite the old files, which was completely sufficient for him. The only tricky part was the battery; the internal battery only supported six hours, definitely not enough, but fortunately, it could also be connected to an external power bank, which meant it could last over a three-day period.

Li Yu planned to bring two power banks for rotation, hiding them well, and only the camera exposed outside, making it hard for anyone to find.

It looked like he wouldn’t be able to take the subway to work tomorrow; he’d have to take a taxi instead.