Chapter 115:103, Jinghai Top Floor Bar • ROOF! (3 more updates)_i
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Forcibly catching up was not realistic; the bodyguards of Chen Kainan would notice me without a doubt.
To do such a thing was akin to self-destruction.
Lin Mo wasn’t that foolish.
Moreover, Lin Mo had already figured out that Chen Kainan was indeed a madman, extremely volatile.
But he wasn’t dumb; on the contrary, perhaps because he had made too many enemies, he was very cautious and careful.
He was like this at the hospital, and after getting on the road, he would use various methods to shake off any potential tails.
“Don’t follow him, it’s pointless. We need to think long-term.”
Lin Mo drove his car, turning off the overpass at the next intersection, then parked on the side of the road, turned on the hazard lights, and reserved an Airbnb on his phone app.
The host quickly added him on WeChat, and Lin Mo sent over his ID number and name. The host then sent Lin Mo the address of the Airbnb and the code for the door lock.
For the next 10 days, Lin Mo would not return home, nor would he go to the hospital.
Therefore, he needed a place to stay.
And this place needed to be less publicly exposed.
Thus, a hotel was not suitable.
Some Airbnbs were much more convenient.
After getting the address, Lin Mo drove towards the Airbnb.
The location was in a residential area, a one-bedroom, one-living room, and one-bathroom apartment, clean and tidy, with almost everything needed for daily use.
Upon entering the room, Lin Mo placed his backpack on the couch, then began to organize all the intelligence he had gathered and to plan his next moves.
He found a board and wrote down a big name in the center—Chen Kainan—just like the clue boards commonly seen in cop shows, then drew a line next to it and added the name Chen Shanhe.
Besides that, the bodyguard Biao, Song Xuyan, Lvkai Group, and other people and things he knew were also written down and connected with lines to Chen Kainan.
Simultaneously, Lin Mo noted down a series of characteristics next to Chen Kainan’s name: drug abuse, lechery, emotional instability, extreme caution, and a quirky temper.
This was similar to how police would solve a case, but Lin Mo was, after all, just an ordinary person.
Having written all this, he suddenly wasn’t sure what to do next, or rather, how to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Chen Kainan.
Let alone investigate; he didn’t even know where the man was at that time.
“In the short term, I can’t possibly possess the investigative thinking of a cop; I have to rely on the Intelligence System.”
“The key to obtaining targeted intelligence is to reduce other sources of information while increasing contact with Chen Kainan.”
“Today I’ll try staying in this room all day without going out, just looking at Chen Kainan’s photos and listening to his speeches to see if I can get any useful intelligence tomorrow.”
Although he was very anxious since he only had to days left.
His time was running out.
But Lin Mo knew he couldn’t rush.
The more hurried he was, the more likely he would make mistakes.
Lin Mo closed his eyes, forcing himself to calm down and think.
Although he didn’t have a good plan, one thing was for sure—the Intelligence System was his greatest reliance!
For the entire day, Lin Mo did not leave the room, not even to eat. He repeatedly watched various speeches given by Chen Kainan and searched for information and photos of him.
In the wee hours of the morning,
the Intelligence System updated.
Lin Mo’s guess was not wrong at all.
If one did nothing for an entire day but focus on one person, the probability of acquiring targeted intelligence greatly increased.
Of the to pieces of intelligence refreshed today, 4 were about Chen Kainan!
Unfortunately, these 4 pieces were all trivial matters, and it was hard to see how they could be of any use for the time being.
However, although they seemed useless, Lin Mo still listed these four pieces of intelligence separately.
Any intel on Chen Kainan was something Lin Mo urgently wanted to know.
Even if they appeared to have little use now, they might become very useful at a certain moment.
Just like yesterday, if he had not known in advance about Chen Kainan’s history of long-term drug abuse, Lin Mo probably wouldn’t have been able to corner Song Xuyan, the old fox, so easily.
“This method is correct… As long as we discard the superfluous sources of intelligence and maintain a singular focus on Chen Kainan, we can increase the probability of obtaining targeted intelligence!”
“Again!”
That evening, Lin Mo registered as a Meituan crowdsourcing employee, and the next day, he bought an electric scooter and started to grab orders near the Lvkai Group.
Crowdsourcing is different from delivery as it allows one to freely choose whether to accept orders or not.
Throughout that day, he successfully entered Lvkai Group five times. Although he did not manage to meet Chen Kainan as he wished, he chatted with the group’s security guards and some nearby merchants for a while. In their eyes, Chen Kainan was a legend, a rare and outstanding entrepreneur, young and immensely talented, extremely attentive to people’s livelihoods. Not only did he never delay paying salaries, but he was also very courteous to his employees and often engaged in charity work, contributing significantly to local development!
He was the very image of a great philanthropist!
Regarding this, Lin Mo scoffed.
He could only say that these big shots’ ability to package themselves was really strong!
Over the next two or three days, Lin Mo gathered more intelligence about Chen Kainan.
He also saw Chen Kainan in real life twice.
Once was at a press conference for Lvkai Group’s new real estate development, and the other time was when Chen Kainan attended a charity dinner.
Both times, Lin Mo tried to follow Chen Kainan to find out where he lived but ended up losing him.
This guy was too cautious!
His bodyguards were very professional, always employing different tactics to prevent Chen Kainan from being followed. Plus, Lin Mo’s own tracking skills were amateur, so it was inevitable that he would lose him.
However, through several days of investigation and a pile of intelligence from the Intelligence System, Lin Mo had gained a more comprehensive understanding of Chen Kainan.
In the eyes of most outsiders, especially those among the lower social classes, he was the quintessential genius businessman, responsible and caring, frequently donating, engaged in charity work, handing out money to sanitation workers, providing start-up funds for college students, and, moreover, he never missed a single day of dropping off and picking up his two children from school.
He had accolades aplenty.
Successful entrepreneur, distinguished youth, a good man, kind and sociable, a contributor to society, approachable…
Even the lowest echelon of employees at Lvkai Group had high praise for Chen Kainan, feeling honored to work under such a chairman for their entire lives.
Honestly, if Lin Mo didn’t already know the lowdown on Chen Kainan, he would never have dreamed that such a well-packaged outstanding businessman could actually be a complete pervert in private, a junkie, a mass murderer, a mad dog feared by everyone in their circle!
The little blackboard in the hostel was already filled with dense text, all information about Chen Kainan.
When the blackboard ran out of space, Lin Mo began sticking Post-it notes on the wall to continue recording his daily findings.
Beyond that, he had collected many photos.
Some were taken by him, others were from newspaper reports about Chen Kainan.
Every night, when he was totally exhausted, Lin Mo would bring over a couch and fall asleep facing all this information.
Today was the fifth day.
Lin Mo, finally in possession of Chen Kainan’s private intelligence, arrived early at Rakshasa City’s Top-Floor Bar, ROOF.
This was the most expensive bar in Rakshasa City, boasting a luxurious 4,800 square meters of space. In addition to the largest venue, it was equipped with various screen lifting devices, able to control the elevating and lowering of screens to match the live sound, light, and electrical effects. The place was outfitted with Europe’s top-tier sound system, D&B, creating an immersive experience from all angles.
Those who could afford to spend here were either wealthy or noble. Anyone walking in could easily spend tens of thousands.
Lin Mo chose a quiet spot, ordered a drink, and quietly waited for Chen Kainan to arrive.
As it neared 11 p.m., Chen Kainan finally appeared in the VIP corridor of the bar, escorted by Biao and several other bodyguards. He did not linger on the noisy first floor but headed straight to the VIP boxes on the second floor.
The bar was bustling with all sorts of voluptuous beauties, both domestic and international.
But Lin Mo, sitting in his corner, had no interest in the scenery. His mind was preoccupied with how he could make it upstairs.
But in the end, he realized there was no way to get up there; there was only one stairway leading to the second floor, and after Chen Kainan arrived, two more bodyguards appeared on the stairs to stand guard.
The VIP boxes were only accessible to certain customers, akin to a hospital’s intensive care unit.
If you weren’t a specific client, no matter how wealthy you were or how willing to spend, you didn’t have the privilege to go upstairs.
You could only hear the security guard’s words: “This area is not open to the public.”
Naturally, Lin Mo didn’t have the right connections, and since he couldn’t turn invisible, after observing for a long time, he concluded he could only wait until Chen Kainan had his fill of fun and catch a glimpse of him as he left.
A while later, under Lin Mo’s discreet gaze, the man with the scar and two bodyguards quickly descended from the second floor and approached a girl selling liquor. They whispered something in her ear.
The liquor-selling girl’s face changed dramatically, shaking her head repeatedly, and a small altercation seemed to occur between them.
Too far away to hear what they were saying, Lin Mo could only barely make out the expressions on their faces.