Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu
Chapter 1007 - 1007: In the shadows

"Don't lose sight of him, okay?"

Shui kept her gaze glued at the black car three cars ahead of her as they stopped at the signal.

"I have him in my sight, Miss. But should we be really doing this?" The driver posed a question.

"What do you mean?"

"I think Master Han will be very…distraught by your tailing a dangerous drug dealer and putting your safety at risk."

"Aren't you with me?"

"With due respect, Miss. I am just a humble driver, not a bodyguard."

"Don't worry, we are just tailing. We will keep a safe distance. Plus Yijun must be tracking me too. Oh, go, go!" She patted on his shoulders urgently, seeing the signal turn green.

He sped up while Shui kept her attention razor focused on the dealer's car. Confusion soon gripped her as she wondered about his destination. She felt even more puzzled when she saw the black car heading towards a hotel.

Why would he come here?

All of a sudden, Shui jerked her head to the side. The man went out of her view just as she turned her head.

Was that Jin?

She knitted her brows in wonder.

"Miss., it will be suspicious if we drive in the hotel behind that car. That black car could realize that we are following them."

"You are right…"

She gave it a quick thought and said, "Okay, you stay here and I will go in."

His eyes widened. "Shouldn't we wait for Mr. Soo? He could be reaching at any time."

"He could still take some time and I don't want to lose him. Don't worry. I will be alert."

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Shui caught the black car driving through the parking lot and after giving it some thought, she decided to wait at the hotel lobby instead of following him at the lot.

He would definitely come through the lobby's elevator and then I would be able to follow him, she thought.

The hotel receptionist greeted her as she stepped in and asked if she needed any help.

"No, I am waiting here for someone."

"Sure, Mam. Please ring the bell on that side if you need any assistance."

She thanked her and took a seat on the couch. Checking her watch every minute, she counted the time until when she would see him walk in but even after five minutes, she saw no movement at the elevator side. Nobody stepped out.

Shui couldn't wait any longer and hurried towards the elevator, pressing the lower floor button of the parking lot.

What if he is meeting somebody in the parking lot? Shit!

Stepping in the slightly dark parking lot, she cast her glance around the rows of cars lined up. At the far end, she recognized the same black car. She took a deep breath and slowed down her pace. She took out a set of keys just in case to act like she had her car parked too.

As she reached step by step closer, she stopped near a pillar, hiding behind it and squinted her eyes. She faintly recognized that the window was pulled down and the dealer seemed to be talking to someone.

I don't see him using the phone so who is he talking to-

Suddenly, she noticed a faint movement from the car parked right beside his car. The other side's window slowly began to roll down and a face came into her view.

What the-...He is that prison officer. What the hell is he talking to the dealer and not arresting him?

She realized that her nagging suspicion about him turned out to be true. Instead of putting handcuffs on his wrists, they were having a conversation as if they were some two good old friends.

Unbelievable…

Why would he do this though? What would he get out of trapping Hou Lin?

A light movement from the back seat drew her attention but it was too dark to see. The passenger side windows were shut but Shui felt she surely saw the presence of a second person in there too.

Who is that…? She frowned.

She hesitated for a moment but hopped to a closer pillar to get a better view. That man at the back felt like an important figure who seemed to be doing the talking through the prison officer, Chang Fang.

If I just get a look at his face…

She kept her gaze fixed at the man when he suddenly moved and turned his head to his right. Shui retreated in a flash, standing still and quiet. Her heart pounded rapidly with shaky breaths escaping her lips. Amidst that ringing of her heart, she heard a car's engine start. She almost peeked out to check but stopped herself in time, not wanting to risk anything else.

Silence returned when the sound disappeared into the distance. She wondered who it was that left. Chang Fang or the dealer?

She quickly took out her phone, typing a message to Yijun when she felt a shadow envelope her. She stopped moving completely, holding her breath in her throat.

"Who the hell are you?"

She moved her gaze slowly, facing the dealer right in front of her. The angry and irked lines on his face expressed how horribly impatient he was at this moment. She felt her blood making a mad rush in every part of her body as adrenaline pumped in crazily. She almost jumped away to escape but stopped herself.

Shui forced herself to be calm and raised her hand. She jingled the keys between her fingers and raised her brow.

"What else will I be doing in a parking lot? And what is with that tone? Do we know each other enough for you to talk to me like that?"

The dealer tapped his foot in impatience, which led Shui to believe that nobody among the three actually caught her snooping on them. He was simply paranoid by her presence.

"Are we done here?"

Shui turned, acting confident and in control of the situation but only she knew how badly she wanted to leave.

"Wait!"

He held her arm and pulled her back to which she harshly rebuked, glaring at him. "Don't touch me."

"Show me."

"Huh?"

"Show me which car it is. Which is your car?"

Her gaze darkened. "I don't have to entertain your curiosity."

An alarming glint of danger shone in his eyes as he took a threatening step forward.

"You better do it unless you don't want me to punch your pretty face."

All of a sudden, Shui caught a flash of a shadow passed by from one of the pillars from behind the dealer. She blinked rapidly.

What was that?