The Beautiful CEO's Close Bodyguard-Chapter 1374 - 1387

"Stop!" Lin Dong holds the phone thirty centimeters away from himself, blabbering like a woman. "Where’s the person?"

"I told him to report tomorrow."

"Where’s he staying?"

"Seems like it’s in Runquan."

Runquan? Lin Dong lightly runs his index finger over his nose, glances at his watch, and after a silent three seconds, "Tonight, nine o’clock, at my detective agency, I want to see him on time."

"What? Half an hour? You’re crazy, it takes at least fifty minutes from Runquan to your place, plus it’s late at night, I’ve already given him leave."

"If it were you, you obviously couldn’t do it, but if he can’t either, then don’t waste efforts and energy on him."

Without giving the other party any chance to plead, Lin Dong hangs up with a bang, floors the gas pedal, and shoots off like an arrow.

On the way back, Lin Dong receives another call, switches lanes at the intersection and drives to the opposite direction of the detective agency.

He stops in front of a café, lowers the car window, and a stunning woman steps out of the café.

"Mr. Lin, the photo you wanted, this woman is unemployed and lives off men." The woman pulls out a photo from her bag and hands it to Lin Dong.

"This photo, looks like it was taken secretly, a telephoto camera, it’s really clear." Lin Dong’s words are sarcastic as his eyes fix on the woman, and she feels a bit guilty, deliberately avoiding his gaze.

The two people in the photo, disheveled, are hugging each other, seemingly caught unaware, but from their embrace angle, it’s clear the woman turns her head intentionally not to be captured. Although only half of the man’s face is visible, those familiar would know it’s Sun Shufeng, the subject of the marital affair he’s investigating.

"Old friends meeting again, hard to part, aren’t they?"

The woman freezes, her face full of fear despite her heavy makeup.

Lin Dong puts away the photo with a soft chuckle, "Lynne, this woman used to work as a barmaid for you, but left due to certain incidents, right?"

"..." The woman suddenly feels a chill down her spine, having heard of Lin Dong’s decisive and thorough investigation skills, yet didn’t expect even this could be dug up by him.

"Miss the food inside?" Lin Dong suddenly speaks seriously.

His previous mischievousness completely gone, the serious demeanor makes her heart skip a beat, she quickly explains by waving her hand, "Mr. Lin, she doesn’t know you’re investigating her, she asked me to take this photo."

"Alright, I have things to do, you’re smart, best not do anything foolish."

Lin Dong checks the time, speaks while raising the window, and drives off.

At eight fifty-five in the evening, Lin Dong stops the car in front of the detective agency, where a sleek bike is parked as well. A man in a black leather jacket holding a helmet leans against the seat, and when Lin Dong steps out, he immediately stands up in a perfect military stance.

"Hello, sir." The loud voice surprises Lin Dong.

"Stop. First, there are no sirs here. Second, drop your military posture, and don’t be so serious here. Third, don’t shout, your voice is piercing; my heart almost gave out!" Lin Dong clutches his chest with one hand, a look of exaggerated pain on his face.

Three seconds later, Lin Dong becomes serious again.

"Young man, your name?"

"Gu Wenhao."

"Gu Wenhao, come here," Lin Dong beckons with one finger. Gu Wenhao steps forward with a puzzled expression. "What mistake did you make?"

Gu Wenhao looks a bit embarrassed, scratches his head awkwardly, "Boss, well... just... just sleeping on duty."

"Sleeping got you demoted? That strict, huh?"

"Heh heh, not demoted. Coming here for training is a rare opportunity. The guys in the squad are envious of me."

Lin Dong touches his nose, not taking his words seriously, "But you’ve come to my place, you’ve got to abide by the rules here."

Lin Dong speaks earnestly, making Gu Wenhao even more serious, "Yes! Will follow the leader’s commands!"

"There’s no leader, don’t call me that."

"Heh heh, alright, oh by the way, senior, are you just back from a mission?"

"Senior? Am I that old?" Lin Dong strokes his chin, having not shaved for two days, it was slightly prickly.

"There’s work, but before starting, I need to get a sense of your capabilities first."

"Huh?"

"I’m testing you." Lin Dong pulls out a photo, quickly jots an address on the back.

Gu Wenhao, full of fighting spirit, secretly anticipates what kind of test Lin Dong will give.

"Not a tough challenge. Here, this photo, get me a shot of her front view." Lin Dong hands the photo to Gu Wenhao, pointing at the man in the photo, "This man’s name is Sun Shufeng, fifty years old, and every weekend, he goes to Cha Wu Restaurant. This room card is for the hotel opposite Cha Wu Restaurant, the room overlooks his private room," he explains while extracting a black card from his wallet.

"Boss, did this person commit a crime?" Gu Wenhao asks excitedly, can’t believe he’s got an assignment upon arrival.

"Uh, almost. The equipment there is fully set up; just take photos, record their conversation." Lin Dong can’t bear to crush his enthusiasm, but not clarifying things risks him messing up, "Remember, don’t alert the Snake, don’t get caught up and forget the main task."

With that, Lin Dong opens the door and heads upstairs, leaving Gu Wenhao standing there dazed.

Getting caught up? Why did his eyes look strange?

Looking at the ambiguous photo, Gu Wenhao somewhat understands what "getting caught up" means.

Isn’t this a special talent training place? Though transferred, he’s a proper, bona fide criminal policeman!

A week later.

The phone rings, aggressively...

A sleepy mumbling, a hand reaches out from under a pile of newspapers on the couch, instinctively finds the receiver, "Hello?"

"Hi, this is the Third-class Detective Agency..." From sleepy one moment to wide-eyed the next, sitting up straight, "Yes, Captain, no, I wasn’t sleeping."

"Okay, got it."

Hanging up the phone, Gu Wenhao slumps like a deflated balloon, sinking back onto the couch to sleep...

Wait!

The caller just now was...

Not the Captain! It was Lin Dong!

Gu Wenhao sits up again, glancing around the messy office, after a moment of confusion, his brain quickly catches up; he’s been here a week now. Since Lin Dong assigned him the task that night, no more work has been given.