Chapter 255 — Assassination Client
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"Is this a Jingshan number?" Yang Xutang caught the area code and could not help exclaiming, "How could it be
Jingshan?"
"Then I wouldn't know. I'll leave the investigation to you—I have to get to class. If there's any news,
get in touch anytime," Wang Yanqiu said.
"All right, we'll be in touch." After hanging up on Wang Yanqiu, Yang Ce sank into thought. He had assumed that whoever assassinated Bao Lin and Hou Lin was either Liu Chan, Qu Daming, Tian Long, or someone close to Tian Long—but he had never expected Jingshan to be involved!
At the mention of Jingshan, the first thing Yang Ce thought of was the Sui family, though he could not be certain whether they had anything to do with this matter. Taking a chance, Yang Ce dialed Jingshan's 114 directory assistance.
This was the most ordinary of inquiry channels. Yang Shuoxuan had not expected to find any information about the number through 114—after all, if this was an assassination client, they would hardly be careless enough to make calls from a public telephone.
But the number was one of those auspicious ones, hardly the sort to be registered at random as a temporary line, which was why Yang Ce decided to try dialing 114. If there was no result, he would go to Chen Fei or Xia Xue and use internal channels to investigate the number.
That, however, would inevitably alert the police, making any private action of his far more difficult. Of course, Yang Shuoxuan could simply dial the number directly, but that risked tipping off the enemy.
"Hello, this is the Jingshan 114 directory assistance. How may I help
you?"
A sweet female voice came from the other end of the line.
"Hello, please look up what number 88887777 belongs to," Yang Yanzhou said.
"One moment, please. I'm checking that for you," the operator said. After a while, she continued: "Hello. I'm sorry, sir, to have kept you waiting—"
When Yang Xutang heard the operator say "I'm sorry," he thought at first that nothing had been found and all hope was lost. He was about to say it was nothing and hang up when he heard her finish with "to have kept you waiting"... So Yang Ce waited patiently and listened on.
"Sir, the number 88887777 you inquired about belongs to the Xianren Group of Jingshan City," the operator said.
"The Xianren Group? Thank you." Yang Ce had not expected that such a number could actually be traced—but what sort of place was the Xianren Group? Why did the name sound somewhat familiar?
After hanging up, Yang Ce took out his phone, connected to the mobile G3 network, and searched online for information about the Xianren Group.
The Xianren Group was a comprehensive conglomerate with numerous subsidiaries, covering real estate, food and beverage, entertainment, and many other industries... Xianren Resort... Suddenly a familiar name caught Yang Juehuan's eye!
The Xianren Group was a comprehensive conglomerate with numerous subsidiaries, spanning real estate, catering, entertainment, and other industries... Xianren Resort... all at once a familiar name swam into Yang Juehuan's view!