I Received Messages From Future Self!

Chapter 122: Chapter 122 Wang Qiang’s Pointers

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“Hehe…” Fang Xiaocao laughed upon hearing Wang Qiang’s words.

“Officer Wang truly is an elite detective of the city bureau!” she said, grinning. “You saw right through my little ruse without any effort.”

Her laughter was cheery as she offered Wang Qiang a bit of flattery, complimenting him.

“Although a dark environment can bring the element of surprise, this kind of behavior is still very dangerous,” Wang Qiang analyzed gravely.

“Han Xue still doesn’t know that we’re aware of your room card being lost.”

“If the room card was indeed taken by Han Xue, then she may very well return to the hotel to look for an opportunity to retaliate against you.”

“Staying at the hotel, if you encounter Han Xue face-to-face, or if she happens to see you by chance, it would be extremely dangerous.”

Wang Qiang’s words poured cold water on Fang Xiaocao, sending a chill through her heart.

Honestly! Fang Xiaocao really hadn’t considered what Wang Qiang had said.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have checked into room 507.

Room 507, although closest to room 508 and convenient for keeping watch on any movement from room 508, was also the most dangerous.

So dangerous that every time she went out, she could run into the assassin face-to-face.

Even when the housekeeping came to service her room, opening the door at that moment could allow the assassin to see her.

If the assassin had a photo of her…

Then Xiaocao, unprepared as she was, would be in great danger.

She might not even have the chance to use hypnotism before being taken out by a professional killer.

Not to mention those professional killers who could appear at any moment, there was also the ever-present Han Xue.

Xiaocao had already known that Han Xue’s partners had been closely trailing her and that room 508 might have even been compromised.

But Xiaocao hadn’t considered that Han Xue might come to the hotel to wait for her.

Nor had she thought that Han Xue might have already scoped out the hotel.

If so, Xiaocao wouldn’t have been completely unprepared.

At the very least…

She would have prepared some food in advance.

“Sss…”

“To make such a fatal mistake…”

“Luckily nothing happened…”

“Otherwise, I could have been in real trouble.”

Xiaocao silently congratulated herself inside.

If it weren’t for Wang Qiang’s reminder, Xiaocao could hardly imagine how much longer she would have been careless.

She might have only realized her error when she walked out the door and came face-to-face with Han Xue.

But…

By then, it would likely be too late.

“Officer Wang, thank you for your timely reminder,” Xiaocao said formally, expressing her gratitude to Wang Qiang.

Wang Qiang’s few words had saved her life, in a way.

She had been careless!

And nearly made a grave mistake!

“Don’t mention it!” Wang Qiang said with a chuckle. “I wouldn’t want anything to happen to you.”

“But you shouldn’t worry too much,” he continued.

“Our people will keep watch in room 508 to prevent Han Xue from hiding out at the hotel.”

“Tell me your room number, and I’ll ask them to pay extra attention, to provide you with some protection,” Wang Qiang stated seriously.

Upon hearing this, a wave of relief washed over Fang Xiaocao.

This was great news!

With the city bureau’s people around, she would be much safer.

As long as she didn’t draw attention to herself, she could wait until everything settled down.

Whether it was Han Xue or the never-ending stream of assassins…

They could hardly pose much of a threat to her anymore.

Of course…

Waiting passively for the end…

That wasn’t Fang Xiaocao’s style.

But Xiaocao didn’t mind having an extra way out, a relatively safe place to seek refuge if things really turned sour.

“I’m staying in room 507…”

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Fang Xiaocao said with a giggle.

“What?”

Upon hearing Fang Xiaocao’s words, an astonished exclamation came from Wang Qiang through the phone’s earpiece.

Clearly, Wang Qiang had not expected that Fang Xiaocao, playing “in the dark under the light,” would actually be so daring.

She had moved right across the face of the action, staying right opposite.

“Hehe~”

Hearing Wang Qiang’s exclamation, Fang Xiaocao chuckled.

“You really are audaciously bold!”

After a while, Wang Qiang sighed.

“Hehe~”

Again, Fang Xiaocao let out a mischievous laugh.

“Aren’t you afraid that once you step out, you’ll run into Han Xue with open arms?”

Wang Qiang’s resigned voice came through the phone’s earpiece.

“I just haven’t thought that much about it.”

Fang Xiaocao said, somewhat embarrassedly.

“Now I can only say six words.”

Wang Qiang said, sounding helpless.

“Hehe~”

“Officer Wang, you shouldn’t praise me~”

“I’ll get cocky~”

Fang Xiaocao joked light-heartedly.

“You better not go out for now.”

Wang Qiang said in a deep voice.

“The assassin is still hiding in the hotel, and to avoid causing panic, we can’t conduct a large-scale search, only a case-by-case investigation, which could take a long time.”

“Before that assassin is caught, don’t leave Room 507 at all, and even try not to open the door for anyone, to avoid being seen by the assassin or Han Xue.”

Wang Qiang cautioned in a stern voice.

Listening to Wang Qiang’s voice, Fang Xiaocao could even imagine how serious Wang Qiang’s expression must be on the other end of the phone.

“I got it~”

Fang Xiaocao obediently responded.

But in her mind, she couldn’t help but recall what the assassin said while escaping, “Don’t move, or you’re dead!”

“Umm…”

“Officer Wang, I can still order takeout, right?”

“The takeout from this hotel is delivered by robots; it should still be safe, right?”

Fang Xiaocao asked tentatively.

Fang Xiaocao indeed hadn’t prepared any food for herself.

Water was not lacking.

In the hotel room, there was a vending machine.

With the water from it, used sparingly, she could make it last a few days without notifying the hotel for a restock.

But the vending machine had no food.

Not even snacks.

“Don’t order takeout for the time being.”

“Even if it’s delivered by robots, it’s still the delivery guy who puts it inside the robots.”

“What if someone with ulterior motives, thinking like today’s assassin, intends to kill you using the takeout?”

“If they put poisoned takeout in the robot, just by entering your contact information, they wouldn’t even need to know your room number to poison you from afar.”

As soon as Fang Xiaocao mentioned ordering takeout, Wang Qiang immediately stopped her with a stern tone.

Startled by Wang Qiang’s words, Fang Xiaocao was shocked once again.

Good heavens!

Truly befitting a professional detective!

“Every professional detective is an expert at crime.”

That saying was absolutely true.

The method described by Wang Qiang was indeed feasible.

The other party wouldn’t even need to know whether Fang Xiaocao had ordered takeout or not.

All they had to do was pretend to be her friend, or just place a poisoned order into the robot around meal times, and bet on whether Xiaocao would eat it or not.

Even though the chances of it working were likely slim,

it wasn’t impossible.

Some people tempted by freebies might fall for it.

But then again…

The topic came back full circle.

Fang Xiaocao’s problem with food was still unresolved.

“So, what do I do about meals…”

Fang Xiaocao asked pitifully.