On the way back.

When Chen Fang told Yu Zhengchuan that the woman they had just rescued was Qu Hongying.

Yu Zhengchuan slammed on the brakes and stopped in the middle of the road.

If it weren't for the fact that there weren't many cars at night.

They would probably have been rear-ended.

Once Yu Zhengchuan calmed down, he started driving again.

He asked, "I'm puzzled, you knew it was Qu Hongying, why didn't you rescue her? Based on your character, that doesn't seem like you."

Chen Fang's eyes were deep.

He looked at the flickering streetlights.

He asked, "Haven't you noticed that ever since we arrived in Guanghe County, everything we've experienced has been strange?"

"Strange? How so?"

Yu Zhengchuan asked.

Chen Fang shook his head.

He said, "From Zhang Building's toll blocking, to being extorted by the police in Xinwei Village, to the USB with Qu Hongying's recording on the table, and finally rescuing Qu Hongying by accident, I feel like there's a hand orchestrating all of this, leading our attention to Sun Yangqian."

"Aren't you being overly sensitive? We came to Guanghe County according to your plan. How would an outsider know when we'd arrive? Also, our rescue of Qu Hongying was a spur-of-the-moment decision. If we hadn't saved her, she'd be in trouble now."

Yu Zhengchuan asked.

Chen Fang furrowed his brows.

Indeed, it made sense.

After leaving the county guest house, he took a random route to the dormitory, and at an unpredictable time. If rescuing Qu Hongying had been planned, their movements must have been constantly monitored.

It's worth noting.

There's a shadow behind them.

If they were really followed, even if Yu Zhengchuan didn't notice, Hua Limo surely would have.

So his suspicion might be unfounded.

"What's this?"

Chen Fang's gaze fell on a bag on his seat.

Yu Zhengchuan glanced at it through the rearview mirror.

He said, "You forgot, it's the gift bag He Meili gave us when we left the county guest house."

"Oh."

Chen Fang opened the bag.

Inside was a box.

When he opened it, he found a pen.

It looked very ordinary, presumably not very expensive.

He fiddled with it in his hand.

Asked casually, "Do all the guests who left today have one of these?"

Yu Zhengchuan shook his head and said, "I didn't notice. I didn't see anyone else with one. Maybe it's a special gift for you since you're new here."

As soon as he said that.

Chen Fang was immediately on alert.

He quickly opened the pen cap and checked it; finding nothing unusual.

Then.

He turned on the car light.

Peering inside the unscrewed pen cap under the light, his face darkened instantly.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Yu Zhengchuan saw his unusual behavior and asked.

"There's a tracker inside."

Chen Fang said.

Yu Zhengchuan drove slowly into a nearby residential area.

After parking.

Yu Zhengchuan took the pen cap, mimicking Chen Fang's look, and sure enough, inside the cap was a complex-looking tiny device, flashing a faint red light.

"What's going on?"

Yu Zhengchuan asked.

Chen Fang shook his head.

His mind was racing.

Could this pen be used to monitor his movements?

Jiang Tuo came to mind first.

But Chen Fang thought it unlikely.

After all, he had just arrived in Guanghe County and had not posed a threat to Jiang Tuo. If Jiang Tuo was monitoring him now, it would be unnecessary.

If not Jiang Tuo.

Then there could only be one explanation.

Besides Jiang Tuo's faction, there was another group "interested" in him.

Recalling the events of the evening.

Chen Fang let out a long breath.

He said, "I understand why we ran into Qu Hongying."

Yu Zhengchuan suddenly looked up.

He asked, "Are you saying our whereabouts were constantly monitored by this tracker, so wherever we appeared on the road, that's where the accident would occur?"

"Yes. That seems to be the case."

Chen Fang replied.

After a pause, he continued, "The USB was meant for me to learn about Qu Hongying's situation, then she escaped from the Disciplinary Committee and we saved her, bringing us into contact. They believed I would definitely investigate Qu Hongying's matter, but I sensed something odd and refused."

"Are you saying that Qu Hongying's incident was a trap?"

"Yes, I feel that way. Someone is trying to create a rift between me and Jiang Tuo's faction. But there's still something unclear, the purpose of this trap seems to target Jiang Tuo and Guo Ruiliang's faction. Who is behind all this?"

The protagonist is Qu Hongying.

This pen was given by He Meili.

The two had no connection whatsoever.

Following this line of thought.

Chen Fang thought of another woman, Zhang Shihua.

If it weren't for the toy inside Zhang Shihua.

Chen Fang wouldn't have ended the banquet early.

Or followed Zhang Shihua to the restroom.

If he hadn't gone to the restroom, he wouldn't have wasted so much time, and by the time he came out, all the guests had left. He Meili's unique gift wouldn't have aroused his suspicion.

Could it be that everything that happened tonight was orchestrated by these three women?

Is that possible?

What connection exists between them?

What are their reasons for doing this?

Chen Fang couldn't figure it out.

"Alright, let's not think about it. Should we head back and sleep?"

Chen Fang waved his hand and said.

Yu Zhengchuan was stunned, asking, " Are we just going to let it go?"

Chen Fang smiled slightly and said, "Of course not. Since someone wants to drag us into the water, they won't want their efforts to go to waste. I'll test those women tomorrow myself, and the truth will reveal itself..."

At this moment.

In the room where Qu Hongying was staying.

There was a sudden knocking on the door.

Qu Hongying jumped up from the bed.

She leaned against the door.

In a low voice, she asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me!"

A similarly low voice came from outside.

Qu Hongying immediately opened the door.

Then.

A figure in a black jacket, wearing a mask and a baseball cap, slipped in.

This person was about 1.7 meters tall, wrapped in loose clothing, making it hard to discern their figure.

But based on the revealed eyes, it seemed to be a woman.

As soon as she came in, she asked anxiously, "Are you okay?"

Qu Hongying shook her head and said, "I'm fine, but something seems to have gone wrong, Chen Fang may not want to get involved in this matter."

"Could it be that Chen Fang isn't what the rumors say?"

The woman in the baseball cap muttered.

Qu Hongying sneered and said, "Officials protect each other. None of them are good people. It seems we need to change our strategy. Depending on him is not as good as relying on ourselves."

The woman in the baseball cap paced around the room twice.

Then she suddenly stopped.

She said, "No, maybe he noticed tonight's anomalies?"

"How is that possible? Is there such a smart person in the world? Our setup is impeccable. If he could see through it, he would be Sherlock Holmes."

Qu Hongying said disdainfully.

The woman in the baseball cap, with a deep gaze, said, "At least he did save you tonight, didn't he? Even if he doesn't want to get involved, it doesn't matter. We just need to let Jiang Tuo know you're in his hands, right?"

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