“Uncle He, you need to find the owner of that camera right away and get them to cooperate by showing us the footage from that exact time!”
Xu Fei’s tone was dead serious, leaving Uncle He no room to dawdle.
Without a word, Uncle He led Xu Fei out immediately.
On the way, Uncle He explained that the camera Xu Fei had spotted in the last few seconds of the footage likely belonged to the neighbouring farmhouse inn.
The Yao estate was built here for a reason, the area boasted picturesque mountains and clear waters, a pristine environment.
Such a beautiful spot naturally drew business, and not far from the Yao estate was a well-known farmhouse inn called Shanshui Post.
Despite its unassuming name, Shanshui Post had a solid reputation and was impressively developed.
Soon, Uncle He brought Xu Fei to the entrance of Shanshui Post.
“Stop! Do you two have a reservation to just waltz into Shanshui Post?”
The two hostesses at the door oozed arrogance, used to guests flashing their reservation codes right off the bat.
Since Xu Fei and Uncle He hadn’t, they assumed the pair were clueless bumpkins.
Before Xu Fei could respond, Uncle He let out a cold snort.
“Hmph! Since when do other people’s guard dogs get to act so high and mighty? If you know what’s good for you, go report this now, tell them Yao family’s head steward He Jian’an is here. See if your boss dares ask me for a reservation!”
Though being called guard dogs stung, the hostesses saw the unshakable confidence in Uncle He’s tone and scurried inside to report.
In less than two minutes, a middle-aged man rushed out, his face plastered with a fawning smile.
“Oh, what a misunderstanding, like flooding the Dragon King’s temple! Uncle He, you’re too kind. If I’d known it was you, I’d have sent an eight-man sedan to fetch you, no way I’d dare ask for a reservation!”
The man’s grin practically creased his face as he introduced himself as the manager of Shanshui Post.
The owner rarely showed up, so the manager handled everything, big or small.
“Enough chatter! We’re here for business. Can you pull up your surveillance footage for us? The one from that camera on the utility pole outside!”
Pressed for time, Uncle He cut straight to the point.
The manager blinked, caught off guard. Surveillance footage was valuable to any business, not something you just handed over.
But then he remembered his hostesses had already offended Uncle He. If he didn’t seize this chance to smooth things over, the boss would likely chew him out later!
Gritting his teeth, the manager took charge, “Of course, no problem! This way, gentlemen!”
Soon, he led Xu Fei and Uncle He to the monitoring room.
Xu Fei noted the setup was similar to most systems and got to work right away. Luckily, the footage from the pole camera hadn’t been overwritten and was fully intact.
When Xu Fei adjusted the timeline to the same day Yao Yuanzhou left with his suitcase, he stumbled upon an unexpected scene!
