Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Chapter 1007  In the shadows

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

"Who the hell are you?"

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

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.

"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.

"Are we done here?"

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

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

"Show me."

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

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

Who is that…? She frowned.

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.

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

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.

She knitted her brows in wonder.

"Wait!"

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

If I just get a look at his face…

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.

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.

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

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

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

"No, I am waiting here for someone."

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

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

"What do you mean?"

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

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

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

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.

"You are right…"

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

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.

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

"Huh?"

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

Why would he come here?

Unbelievable…

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.

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

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

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"Aren't you with me?"

What was that?

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.

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.

"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?"

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Was that Jin?

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.