358: Chapter 358 Great Hatred

Jiang Ye waited listlessly in the private room for nearly ten minutes when his phone screen suddenly lit up.

Feiyue: [Little Uncle! It's 8813!]

Jiang Ye: [OK! Got it! Great job! Stand by where you are and report your dad and Second Aunt's movements at any time!]

Feiyue: [Don't worry, Little Uncle! Mission guaranteed! (Salute.jpg)]

Feiyue: [Ah! Right! Don't go fooling around! The women in this place are very dirty! You'll catch something!]

Jiang Ye: [Don't worry, I took cephalosporin in advance.]

Feiyue: [???]

After waiting a few more minutes, the door to the private room was pushed open again. Xiao Qing slipped in carrying a bulging handbag and gently closed the door behind her.

"How is it?" Jiang Ye immediately sat up straight on the bed.

Xiao Qing put her index finger to her lips and hissed "shh," then leaned in close to the bed and lowered her voice:

"Brother, I checked. There are three private rooms currently in session; two are doing the 598 package, and one is doing the 798. What was the wristband number of the person you're looking for?"

"8813. Which one is it?"

"That's the 798 one."

"798..."

Jiang Ye stroked his chin, a light of "curiosity" flickering in his eyes. "What exactly is the service? What's the deal with it?"

"Sigh, it's just those same old tricks..."

Xiao Qing clicked her tongue. "Actually, the descriptions on the service menu are all pretty much the same. It all depends on how the Technician performs it. For regular customers who come often and are well-acquainted, the treatment is definitely different."

Jiang Ye nodded thoughtfully.

Based on what Second Uncle-in-law said on the phone earlier, it seemed a friend who visited frequently had recommended a specific Technician. It looked like he was aiming for that "different" experience.

"Then you know which room he's in, right?"

"I know..."

Xiao Qing pointed outside the door. "It's just diagonally across, not far away, Room 12."

Having said that, she immediately added warily, "Brother, we had a deal. I'm only helping you see what service he ordered. I'm not getting involved in anything else! Don't even think about making me do anything else!"

"Rest assured! I, Jiang Ye, am a man of my word. I definitely won't make things difficult for you!"

Jiang Ye thumped his chest loudly, then changed the subject. "But Xiao Qing, since you've already helped this much, why not do me one more small favor?"

"Huh?"

Xiao Qing suddenly had a bad premonition and shifted her weight away. "What else do you want to do?"

"Look, could you..."

Jiang Ye chuckled, pulled out his phone, and opened the recording function.

"Find a way to linger near his room? You don't have to go in; just record ten or twenty seconds of the noise inside from the doorway. Evidence needs some substance, after all. Just knowing the name of the service isn't very convincing!"

"No way! Absolutely not!"

Xiao Qing immediately shook her head like a rattle. "Brother, you're asking me to eavesdrop! If a waiter or the manager catches me, there'll be big trouble! Two thousand yuan isn't enough for this!"

"Then... I'll add another 402." Jiang Ye launched a monetary offensive.

"...?"

Xiao Qing was speechless. "Brother, where did you get that number? Why is it so specific? It's really not happening. It's not about the money; it's too dangerous!"

"Sigh... Alright then!"

Jiang Ye nodded reasonably and stood up. "I said I wouldn't make things difficult for you, so I won't. A gentleman doesn't force others to do what they're unwilling to do."

"I'm glad you understand, Brother."

Seeing that he seemed to have given up, Xiao Qing breathed a sigh of relief. "Then lie down. I'll mix the essential oils and we can begin... Eh? Where are you going?"

She saw that Jiang Ye had already put on his slippers and was walking toward the door with a tragic, "if not me, then who" expression.

"What else? Since you won't go, I'll just have to go record it myself."

"You're going yourself?!" Xiao Qing was stunned.

"Yeah, but don't worry. If I get caught, no matter how much they torture me, I won't rat you out."

Jiang Ye gripped the doorknob and turned back to give her a "reassuring" smile. "Trust me, Jiang Ye's mouth is tougher than a dead duck's."

He paused, as if suddenly remembering something, and added:

"But... if they check the surveillance... then there's nothing I can do. After all, as a guest, wandering around is indeed a bit too conspicuous. As for you, you'd better be mentally prepared to run away at any moment."

Xiao Qing: "!!!"

Black lines instantly appeared on her forehead, and she felt a rush of blood to her head.

Damn it!

Why was she so foolish just now, being greedy for his two thousand yuan!

For such a small amount of money, this bastard had managed to tie her to his sinking ship, and there was no way off!

"Brother! Brother! Wait!"

Xiao Qing lunged forward and pressed her hand firmly against the door:

"Can you stop messing around? Even if you want to catch him, can't you just wait at the front desk when he goes downstairs to pay? How much of a grudge do you have that you absolutely have to record it? Is it really necessary?"

"A huge grudge! Irreconcilable! As for the degree..."

Jiang Ye sighed heavily, his face full of grief. "It's roughly equivalent to you women having your nude photos posted online by some scumbag!"

Xiao Qing curled her lip with a "that's it?" expression. "Oh, that is indeed quite infuriating, but it's not like..."

"..."

Seeing her somewhat numb reaction, Jiang Ye rolled his eyes speechlessly and switched to a metaphor that would better make her share his indignation:

"Let's put it another way. It's like if I promised you a two-thousand-yuan tip but didn't give it, and then I went to your manager to report you for snooping at customer spending information and leaking client privacy."

"Holy crap!"

Xiao Qing instantly empathized; her pupils dilated, a surge of anger flared up, and her fists clenched. "That's so over the line?! Is that something a human would do?!"

"Exactly! That's how over the line it is! So, can you understand why I'm so determined to get ironclad evidence now?"

"But... but Brother, aren't you throwing me under the bus? What if..."

"Don't worry!"

Jiang Ye interrupted her, his gaze firm. "I will definitely be careful, careful, and careful again! I'll strive, as much as possible, to do my absolute best not to be found out! But there's always a probability. If... I mean if we're really that unlucky and get caught, you..."

He sighed again and patted Xiao Qing on the shoulder. "Sigh, you should start making plans early."

After speaking, Jiang Ye took a deep breath, as if heading to an execution ground, and reached for the door again.

"Wait!"

The door had just been pulled open a crack when a hand pressed firmly against it, slamming it shut with a "bang."

The veins on Xiao Qing's temples were throbbing. As if having made a monumental decision, she squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "...Add three thousand! Five thousand in total! I'll go record it for you!"

"Sigh, Girl, it's really not that I'm stingy."

Jiang Ye spread his hands in a difficult position. "Mainly, my friend only gave me a budget of 2402. I've given it all to you without keeping a cent; I even have to pay for the entrance fee myself."

"You're so rich, just add some yourself!"

Xiao Qing was on the verge of a breakdown. "I've been dragged into this mess for no reason, and I'm bearing all the risk..."

"One thing at a time!"

Jiang Ye was a man of principle. "Doing things for him, I spend as much as the budget he gives me—that's called professional ethics! Besides, didn't I also book a 2598 session with you? You'll make quite a bit from that too, right? Don't worry, you don't actually have to finish the full service. In a bit, we'll just go through the motions, sit together and chat, and you'll make a huge profit!"