Chapter 173: The Cat is Out of the Bag

Lu Yao suddenly saw the light!

She had thought it strange at the time why the truck driver was in such a rush.

Everyone else was passing through the toll gate at a normal speed, so why was the truck driver honking his horn so frantically?

It turned out that he was tipping off Ye Hua!

Lu Yao sighed helplessly.

Ye Zehong placed a hand on her shoulder, giving it a gentle press to comfort her, "Since Ye Hua acted with such secrecy, she was definitely meeting with the organization behind her. That organization has managed to exist for so many years, so they must be extremely cautious and impossible to track casually. It didn't work this time, but we'll try harder next time."

"But Ye Hua doesn't meet with people from her organization very often." Lu Yao felt somewhat discouraged and even more impatient. She was just a hair's breadth away from uncovering the mastermind behind her mother's murder.

She lifted her foot and kicked the car beside her, setting off the vehicle's alarm. The headlights flashed on and off, appearing particularly glaring in the underground parking garage.

Ye Zehong supported her shoulders and led her back into the car.

Just as he was about to offer a few words of comfort, he stopped upon meeting her cold, detached gaze.

Lu Yao's brain had not stopped working for even a second.

As soon as the car drove out of the underground parking garage, she patted her thigh and said excitedly, "What if we check the underground parking garage's surveillance footage, track that white truck, and then follow its trajectory? Wouldn't that lead us to the destination?"

"We can give it a try, but I don't think the other party is a fool either. They've definitely set up plenty of decoys."

Although Ye Zehong spoke discouraging words, his hand was already dialing the cell phone of the shopping mall's manager, who answered in a second.

"Manager Zhang, I'd like to review the surveillance footage of the underground parking garage."

"Alright, thank you for your trouble."

Ending the call, he drove the car back into the underground parking garage.

Lu Yao reached out to unbuckle her seatbelt, her gaze falling on Ye Zehong as a gratified smile bloomed on her face.

She said in a low voice, "Thank you."

Ye Zehong affectionately rubbed the top of her head. "Didn't we agree to fight side by side?"

Lu Yao smiled softly, tightly holding his hand, and whispered silently in her heart: Thank you.

As soon as the two stepped into the control room, Manager Zhang greeted them warmly.

Just as Manager Zhang was about to exchange pleasantries with Ye Zehong, Ye Zehong cut in first, "Manager Zhang, we can save the polite talk for when we have time to sit down and drink tea later. For now, please pull up the surveillance footage of Zone A from five minutes before and after the 15-minute mark for me to review."

Manager Zhang's outstretched hand hung mid-air. Hearing Ye Zehong's words, he awkwardly withdrew it.

Immediately afterward, he instructed the staff to pull up the surveillance footage Ye Zehong needed.

After carefully reviewing the footage, Lu Yao slumped into a chair in even deeper disappointment.

The other party was extremely familiar with the layout and camera locations of the mall's underground parking garage, deliberately choosing blind spots, switching cars multiple times, and finally blending into the traffic to confuse pursuers, making accurate tracking impossible.

"Young Master Ye, I am truly sorry, but there is nothing we can do either. With so many cars coming and going, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Please forgive me for not being able to help." Manager Zhang had also watched the footage several times, yet he could not discern which car Ye Hua had ultimately boarded.

"Manager Zhang, thank you for your hard work. Please make a copy of this video and email it to me." Ye Zehong gently patted Manager Zhang's shoulder, flashing a faint smile.

The tension in Manager Zhang's heart finally dissipated, and he deftly made a copy of the video footage and sent it to Ye Zehong.

Carrying the recording and Lu Yao, Ye Zehong returned to their residence.

As soon as the two stepped through the door, Shen Qingyin, who had been waiting by the entrance, set off a party popper right in their direction.

Pop!

Confetti showered all over Lu Yao and Ye Zehong. Shen Qingyin feigned unhappiness and said, "You brat, proposing to Lawyer Lu without giving me a heads-up so I could go to the scene and bless you both! Hmph! I knew you didn't have your own dear auntie in your heart at all. Your auntie here..."

Lu Yao frowned in confusion. "Dear auntie?"