Dahai didn't outright reject the idea, and Chen Die felt a sigh of relief.

"I got a bit excited."

Chen Die said, "Take your time to think about it, no rush."

"Okay."

After washing up, Dahai and she left the house together.

When they got downstairs, Dahai pretended to take a phone call and said, "I've got something to take care of, so I won't be going to the office."

"Oh, okay... Is it an emergency? Do you need my help?"

"No need, it's just a small matter."

Dahai walked towards the outside, then looped around the neighborhood before coming back, straddling his motorcycle, and driving away.

He casually ate something outside and bought a bunch of snacks and water to the villa.

Sitting on the second-floor balcony, he looked at the house across from him.

He now needed to pin down Qin Xiaotian's daily routine to discern a pattern.

There were originally three cars outside the villa, but now only one remained, which was Qin Xiaotian's.

Qin Fuhai's and that woman's cars had already left.

From the look of the vehicles, the house should only have Qin Xiaotian and that young woman left.

He couldn't understand why the woman lived in Qin Xiaotian's house.

Knowing the feeling of living under someone else's roof all too well, Dahai could empathize.

It wasn't a pleasant feeling.

Around eleven in the morning, he saw Qin Xiaotian come out.

Dressed in fashionable clothes, he got into his BMW and left.

Not long after he departed, Dahai saw that woman.

She went into the yard to water the plants.

She wore a beige knitted sweater, her hair gathered to one side, looking very gentle.

After watering, she went back inside.

The first floor of the villa had a lot of glass doors and windows, making it easy for Dahai to see most of the activity space on the first floor.

She was in the kitchen, presumably cooking.

Dahai casually ate some snacks.

Suddenly his phone rang—it was Zhang Yue.

"You promised to take me out for a meal!"

Dahai was momentarily stunned, somewhat taken aback.

He had forgotten about it.

He had agreed to take her out yesterday, and now a day had passed...

Dahai with a pained expression: "Something came up, I didn't manage to, next time."

"Hmph!"

Zhang Yue replied with just that one word.

Clearly, she was angry.

Dahai had no desire to deal with her.

Let her be angry, he had serious matters to attend to.

He needed to quickly confirm his plan, make sure it was feasible, and then go to talk to Secretary Chen.

This matter was directly related to whether Qin Fuhai could be taken down.

If Qin Fuhai didn't fall, Han Lan's position as the Director of the Education Bureau would be unstable.

Moreover, once Qin Fuhai fell, Secretary Chen would have the chance to replace him.

Helping Secretary Chen take down Qin Fuhai, this favor was no small thing.

Though he hadn't been part of the system, he had heard about it.

In the system, favors were the hardest debt to repay.

He didn't ask for anything else, just to use this favor in exchange for Director Han's security.

With Director Han secure, Wu Qiangwei would have backing as well.

So, he must hurry.

One o'clock in the afternoon.

The woman suddenly came out.

Dahai quickly sat up straight to watch.

The woman left the villa, walking towards the outside.

Dahai thought to himself that perhaps he could seize the opportunity to infiltrate the villa.

But he soon dismissed the idea.

This kind of thing was too risky.

But he could find an opportunity to strike up a conversation with that woman.

He immediately went downstairs and followed the woman from a distance, pondering how to approach her.

As he walked, the woman arrived at the artificial lake in the residential area.

The villa area had a large green space, and the artificial lake was big with excellent scenery.

After arriving at the lake, the woman stopped.

Then, she slowly approached the edge, looking at the calm water surface, lost in thought.

Dahai thought to himself, was she in a bad mood, coming out to enjoy the scenery and relax?

Just as he was curious, he suddenly widened his eyes — the woman actually jumped in.

Holy shit!

Dahai hurried over.

The woman must have been driven crazy by Qin Fuhai and his wife to choose to jump into the lake.

He rushed over and quickly pulled the drowned woman out of the water.

She had swallowed a few mouthfuls of water, but nothing serious; her consciousness was very clear.

Only her clothes clung to her body.

She was wearing yoga pants and a short-sleeve T-shirt.

Once wet, the form-fitting yoga pants clung even tighter.

The triangular area between her legs was distinctly outlined, exceptionally plump, even showing the outline of her privates.

Under the T-shirt, her breasts were also clearly visible.

"Are you alright?" Dahai asked with concern.

The woman shook her head, stood up from the ground, "Thank you."

"No need to thank me," Dahai said. "You were too careless, remember to stay away from the lake next time."

He pretended not to know that the woman had intentionally jumped into the lake, acting as if he just happened to be passing by.

The woman squeezed out a forced smile, saying nothing more.

Dahai asked, "Where do you live? I'll take you home."

"No need..." The woman began to refuse, but seeing that Dahai's clothes were also soaked through, she felt somewhat apologetic, "Then I'll trouble you."

The two did not speak on their way back, and Dahai didn't know what to say.

Silent all the way, they arrived at the villa.

Dahai specifically looked at the yard; there were no cars, meaning no one else was back yet.

After entering the villa, the woman said, "You go ahead and shower; I'll wash your clothes for you."

"Okay, thank you for the trouble."

"You saved me; I should be the one troubling you."

The woman's smile was lovely and gentle.

Dahai hummed an acknowledgment and went to take a shower, feeling excited inside.

He had not expected to enter Qin Fuhai's home in such a manner.

After the shower, he came out wrapped only in a bath towel.

He also took a special look at the living room; he didn't find any home cameras.

Good, there wasn't any surveillance.

Although most people who have home surveillance don't often watch it,

it's the one in a thousand chance that you fear.

Not having any was the best.

When the woman saw Dahai wrapped in a bath towel, with his upper body bare, her cheeks flushed slightly.

She picked up his clothes and went to wash them.

This villa had the same layout as the one Dahai had rented.

There were two rooms on the first floor, three on the second, and three on the third.

He just didn't know which floor Qin Xiaotian lived on.

He really wanted to take a turn in his room to see if he could find anything.

"The clothes might take a while; I'm really sorry," the woman said. "You sit for a while; I'll go buy you a new set of clothes."

"No..." Dahai started to refuse but realized that this might be a good opportunity.

If he was the only one left in the house, he could move around freely.

"I'll go buy them for you; you sit for a while."

The woman didn't give him a chance to refuse, cut him off, and then walked out without further discussion.

Dahai watched her figure leave through the courtyard gate, fading into the distance.

After she was far enough away, he immediately turned and ran into the rooms.

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