Yang Yi and his team didn’t rush back but were busy about a thousand meters away from the house they had just entered.
"The camera is on, testing signal."
"Turn on the signal booster."
"Wait a moment, the signal booster is on, connecting to the camera, there we go!"
Schultz handed the tablet over to Yang Yi and said, "It’s very clear."
The image was indeed very clear, though it was black and white due to the night vision mode. Yang Yi looked at it for a while and nodded, "Very good, we’ve succeeded."
Schultz took back the tablet. He tapped a few keys on the keyboard and said, "Now look at this."
After handing the tablet back to Yang Yi, Yang Yi exclaimed in surprise, "This is, is this Deyo’s villa?"
Schultz nodded and said, "Yes, I added a piece of software to the computer that controls the camera, allowing me to receive images from the cameras as well."
"Could it be detected?"
Yang Yi was only concerned about this because, although it was important to monitor Deyo’s house, it was more important not to be detected. However, if they could really use Big Ivan’s cameras to monitor Deyo, that would indeed be very useful.
Now Yang Yi and his team didn’t have a suitable place close by to monitor Deyo’s villa. If they really couldn’t find a place, being able to use these two cameras would be a big help, but again, it was important not to be detected.
"Of course it won’t be detected, unless the hacker himself is using that computer. But since no one lives in that house, there’s nothing to worry about. Besides, we’re monitoring that room. If anyone enters, I’ll immediately clean up all traces of the intrusion. Trust me, there won’t be a problem."
After saying that, Schultz paused and continued, "Also, I found that the computer is a stock machine, meaning it definitely isn’t set up by a hacker. It’s just that someone needed a computer, so they bought a laptop casually and placed it there, then someone remote controlled it and installed some software. Therefore, whomever can enter that house and physically handle the computer is definitely not a hacker."
Yang Yi asked with interest, "How could you tell?"
Schultz hesitated a moment, then said with a wry smile, "I can’t say how a hacker would act, but I know that hackers would never place a computer like that."
"Great, can we wrap up now?"
Schultz nodded, but then he said helplessly, "Our base is too far from here, and even with a signal booster, it’s impossible to transmit the signal that far in a complex electromagnetic environment. Boss, you need to find a place closer to here soon."
Yang Yi exhaled deeply and said, "We can now basically confirm that the house is rented by Big Ivan, so we’ll have to rent the house next to Deyo’s. Well, we’ll start working on this fully tomorrow. You guys will have to take turns keeping watch near here for the time being. As for now, turn off the cameras and the signal booster to save power."
When Yang Yi and his team returned to their base, they ran into Brian and Paul, who had just come back.
Yang Yi entered the house excitedly and then loudly said to those waiting for their return, "Perfect!"
Xiao Ran asked urgently, "Are you sure it’s Big Ivan’s?"
"Yes, we can basically confirm it now. Two cameras are aimed at Deyo’s house, monitoring continuously 24 hours. As soon as Deyo moves in, Big Ivan will know quickly."
Kate said softly, "Then we can only start from the house next door."
"Yes, tomorrow we’ll go talk to the owner of the adjacent building. We must get our hands on that house."
After speaking, Yang Yi gave Brian a thumbs up and said sincerely, "Well done, far exceeding our optimism. How did you manage it?"
Brian smiled faintly and said, "Very simple, so simple there’s nothing much to say."
Annastasia looked at Brian with an appreciative gaze.
Brian couldn’t help but smile, then his expression turned a bit smug.
Suddenly, Annastasia asked, "Done beautifully, huh? How did you manage it, are you very familiar with the current power grid?"
Brian’s smile remained unchanged as he replied, "Hmm, I’m not very familiar with the current power grid, but I can find someone who is, isn’t that enough?"
Annastasia shrugged and said, "Yes, absolutely, you just need to find the right person for the job, well done."
For some reason, Brian felt a sense of relief.
Annastasia continued, "Often, we find that we don’t know everything, but it’s okay not to know how to do something as long as you can find someone who does."
Brian couldn’t help but nod and said, "Exactly, that’s it."
Annastasia looked at Yang Yi and asked, "So, have you figured out what to do tomorrow?"
Yang Yi spoke gravely, "The house is vacant, but the owner is in Paris. I plan to contact the owner tomorrow to express my interest in renting it. If he disagrees, then I’ll have to personally visit the owner, maybe I can persuade him."
Annastasia shook her head and said, "No, I don’t think you should start by asking to rent the house, you should make him offer it to you."
Annastasia spoke calmly and elegantly, "Yes, I recently took some time to do a background check on the owner and discovered a few things. First, the owner is a wealthy man, but not super-rich. He makes furniture, and his factory has been in business for 156 years, but his furniture business is struggling a bit. Although it’s not failing yet, he’s definitely eager to adjust his business structure. Thus, he wants to sell one of his wineries to raise funds."
Yang Yi understood Annastasia’s intent, and asked with interest, "Which winery, where?"
"Ornong Winery, a small and not very famous winery on the right bank of Bordeaux. It spans eleven hectares, producing about nine thousand bottles annually. The owner has been trying to sell this winery for 3.8 million Euros, but it has been on the market since the year before last without any takers."
Yang Yi chuckled, then spoke seriously, "As long as he has a need, that makes things much easier. Since he wants to sell the winery, we’ll have a much easier time handling this."
Annastasia replied lightly, "Then you know what to do next, right?"
Yang Yi shrugged and said, "Of course, if I can’t handle the house matter , then I’m an idiot."