Hua Yuyu nodded, and the Special Force soldier continued, "We got intel from another team that our target seems to have taken an interest in Miss Bai. After receiving the report..."
He pointed to the sky with his index finger and added, "That person ordered our team to protect Miss Bai while investigating her possible connection with the target."
Seeing Hua Yuyu’s interest, the Special Force soldier stepped closer and whispered, "Brother, let me tell you something."
Hua Yuyu raised an eyebrow and watched as the Special Force soldier glanced left and right like a thief before saying, "When your client was selling antiques in Shang Du City, I was there with Captain Lei and our team. If we had found out she was involved with the underworld, we would have arrested her on the spot."
Recalling that day, he sighed and added, "You know, Captain Lei was shocked when he saw you there. We even thought you might have changed careers and joined the underworld. Luckily, you became a bodyguard after retiring instead of joining those people."
After sharing this information, the Special Forces soldier started grumbling about his captain. "After you retired, our captain became scarier than ever."
"The higher-ups dumped everything on our team—missions that used to be handled by yours. We have lost weight and sleep because of it. Brother, can’t you have pity on us and come back to the army?"
Hua Yuyu shook his head and explained, "I can’t. My grandmother only has me, and she still needs to undergo a few more surgeries. I can’t leave her alone."
Understanding that it wasn’t right to ask him to abandon his only family, the Special Force soldier could only sigh at their growing workload.
While the two caught up on the latest happenings in the Special Forces and the missions they were working on, the two bodyguards could only pretend to be blind, deaf, and mute.
After chatting for a while, Hua Yuyu glanced at his watch and said, "I need to go buy breakfast for Miss Bai. Give me your contact number."
Hearing that, the Special Force soldier took out a pen and a small sticky note. While writing his number down, he said, "Brother, I heard you asked your friend from the police investigation department to find out who posted the bounty on Miss Bai’s head."
Hua Yuyu took the note and replied, "Yes. Do you know something?"
The Special Force soldier nodded and spoke in a low voice, "It was her father, Bai Yansheng. If there is anyone you should be guarding against, it’s him. We have recently uncovered some suspicious things about Bai Yansheng. You might want to look into it."
Hua Yuyu tucked the note away and nodded. "Thanks for the information."
Then he turned to the bodyguards and said coldly, "I won’t stop you from following us. But if you interfere with my work, I won’t be so polite next time."
Hearing this, the two bodyguards quickly nodded and promised, "We will only protect Miss Bai from a distance and won’t interfere with your work."
Now that everything was settled, Hua Yuyu turned and left to buy breakfast for Bai Hanyun.
After he was gone, the Special Forces soldier looked at the bodyguards with pity and shook his head.
He said, "Getting kicked by Captain Hua is no joke. I suggest you take your friend to the hospital to make sure he didn’t break any bones."
Leaving those words behind, the Special Force soldier went to check on his teammate, leaving the two bodyguards grimacing in pain.
While Hua Yuyu was on his way to buy breakfast, Bai Hanyun was already in the middle of a photoshoot session. Since she had fair skin and was quite photogenic, it didn’t take long for her to finish taking photos in the first costume set.
By the time Hua Yuyu returned with their breakfast, Bai Hanyun had already changed into the second costume and was ready for the next round of photos.
Seeing him walk into the photo studio, she said, "Brother Hua, I’ll need at least half an hour to two hours to finish the photoshoot. You can have your breakfast first while you wait."
Nodding at her, Hua Yuyu picked a corner where he could clearly observe everyone and began to eat.
As he quietly sat in the corner, the others quickly forgot about his presence and busied themselves with the photo session. After finishing his meal, Hua Yuyu took out his phone and dialed a number.
He didn’t have to wait long before the other side picked up. "Brother Hua, you called just in time."
Hearing this, Hua Yuyu asked, "Have you found out why Bai Li is getting close to Gui Xiaoxu?"
Lu Renyi typed something on his keyboard and sent an investigation file to Hua Yuyu’s email while replying, "Based on my investigation, she just wants to become a rich madam. But I have a feeling this matter isn’t as simple as it seems."
Just as he finished speaking, a notification sound came from Hua Yuyu’s phone.
While he checked the email, Lu Renyi added, "I just sent the file to your email."
"Thank you," Hua Yuyu replied.
Lu Renyi hummed in response and said, "Brother Hua, I also just discovered that the person who posted the bounty for Bai Hanyun’s assassination is one of the Bai Group’s shareholders. I tried to follow the lead, but someone seems to be intercepting my investigation. I couldn’t dig any deeper."
When Hua Yuyu heard this, he said, "You don’t need to look into it further. The one who ordered the bounty is Miss Bai’s father, Bai Yansheng."
Lu Renyi was stunned at his words. Coming back to his senses, he asked curiously, "Brother Hua, where did you get this information?"
"I ran into one of Captain Lei’s subordinates earlier. He told me," Hua Yuyu replied calmly.
Lu Renyi raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. "I heard Lei Jingqian’s current mission is top-secret and connected to the underworld. They should be extremely busy at this time. How did you run into his subordinate in that small town?"