Chapter 3579 Where do so many coincidences come from?

From that moment on, Ye Chen became extremely wary of coincidences.

When he looks at these coincidences now, a thought immediately pops into his mind: Where do so many coincidences come from in this world?

Even the Nine Mysterious Heavenly Scripture that was revealed when my father-in-law broke the bottle was not something I obtained by chance, but rather the result of my parents' planning many years ago.

My successful enlightenment was also thanks to my father's bestowal of his Dragon Rank upon me, which made me a Ascended Dragon.

So when Nanako overheard in the elevator that Master Jingqing was coming to Qixia Temple, and then went there, and was enlightened by Master Jingqing, these seemingly coincidental events were more like a sophisticated trap that lured people deeper and deeper.

If this series of events is a series of interconnected schemes, then the woman Nanako encountered in the elevator was the first bait!

So he immediately asked Nanako, "Do you know that woman? She lives downstairs from you?"

Nanako nodded and said, "I've seen her a few more times since then, and we've exchanged a few pleasantries in the elevator. We're fairly familiar with each other. She lives on the ninth floor. Her husband is away on business all year round, so she lives alone."

Ye Chen immediately said, "Wait a moment, I'm going to make a phone call."

After saying that, Ye Chen immediately took out his phone and called Hong Wu.

When the call connected, Hong Wu respectfully asked, "Master Ye, what are your instructions?"

Ye Chen instructed him: "Hong Wu, check the owner information of Tomson Riviera and send me the owner information of the ninth floor of Miss Ito's building."

The high-rise building that Nanako bought is the best one in Tomson Riviera, with only one unit on each floor.

Hong Wu had deep-rooted connections in Jinling. Upon receiving the call, he immediately began to inquire and soon sent the information to Ye Chen.

The apartment on the ninth floor is registered under the name Zhang Xixi. However, Zhang Xixi is not a Chinese citizen but an American citizen of Chinese descent. She owns an import and export company in Nanjing, and she is qualified to purchase the property because of her investments in China.

Ye Chen found it strange. The woman's identity was very different from Nanako's description. Nanako said that the woman's husband worked in another city all year round, while she was a housewife, but this did not seem to be the case.

Next, it is necessary to confirm whether this woman's company is a shell company and whether her American citizenship can be verified.

So he planned to have Hong Wu continue investigating the woman and the company, and then send the woman's identity to Fei Kexin, who was in the United States, so that Fei Kexin could help check whether her American citizenship was real.

Nanako also realized the seriousness of the problem and knew that Ye Chen must be very frustrated, so she comforted him, "Ye Chen-kun, don't worry too much. We'll investigate everything slowly and the truth will come out. In the future, we should pay more attention to unusual opportunities and coincidences around us. Maybe we can seize the opportunity."

After saying that, she suddenly thought of a detail and quickly said, "But Ye Chenjun, thinking back, I haven't seen this woman for a while. Maybe she has already completed her mission and left. If you investigate her in a big way now, you might alert them. In that case, they will know that you have noticed their presence. If they had other plans, they will probably be more cautious. Wouldn't that make it much harder to find clues?"

Ye Chen murmured, "You mean to pretend you don't know and then wait patiently?"

“That’s right.” Nanako said confidently, “In Sun Tzu’s Art of War, there is a saying that goes, ‘Use a plan to turn the tables on the enemy.’ Now is a good opportunity to do just that. Pretend you don’t know anything, let the enemy lower their guard and use the same trick again, and then you can turn the tables.”

Ye Chen thought Nanako's words made a lot of sense.

If we investigate, the other party may not be afraid.

In fact, whether or not to investigate this woman thoroughly might be a warning sign left behind by the other party.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen gave up the idea of ​​having Fei Kexin thoroughly investigate the other party's identity. Instead, he asked Hong Wu to arrange for someone to check the water and electricity bills of the ninth floor of Tomson Riviera to see the recent water and electricity consumption of this unit. This would help him determine whether the house was occupied. If the recent water consumption was zero and the electricity consumption was extremely low, it would prove that the house was vacant and no one lived there anymore.

Hong Wu was very efficient. He quickly sent a message back to Ye Chen, saying that the water bill for the apartment on the ninth floor had been zero for nearly a month, and the electricity bill was only 68.03 yuan.

If a house is vacant and there are no leaks or water leaks, there will indeed be no water consumption.

However, electricity is different. The refrigerator, router, and smart home appliances that can connect to the internet will all consume electricity continuously. The monthly electricity bill of more than 60 yuan is only a little over 100 kilowatt-hours, which is four or five kilowatt-hours per day.

The power consumption is at least one-third for a side-by-side refrigerator, and the floor area of ​​a single unit in Tomson Riviera is two to three hundred square meters. The developer installed embedded AP panels in each room, and the network takes up another third. The rest is for gas alarms, smoke alarms, and emergency call buttons.

There's a possibility the other party has installed networked surveillance cameras in the house, so they could be notified in real time if anyone breaks in.

Therefore, judging from the water and electricity consumption, no one has lived in this house for the past month.

It seems this woman has completed her mission and left Jinling. Even if her identity is discovered, it's unlikely she'll be found.

Ye Chen felt somewhat irritated because he realized that there was an invisible net surrounding him, controlling most of his movements, and even starting to arrange and influence his life, much like in The Truman Show.

He even began to suspect that his wife, Xiao Churan, might also be one of them. If that were the case, her departure might simply be because the role they had assigned her had been played out.

Although he knew the other party might not actually have any malicious intent, the feeling of being secretly manipulated still made him very uncomfortable.

Nanako quickly changed the subject, saying, "Ye Chenjun, we've learned our lesson from this. Let's not let her influence us too much now. Our father is waiting for us at home for dinner. Let's go upstairs quickly!"

Ye Chen sighed softly and nodded slightly.

He knew that there was something wrong with his mindset, which was largely due to Xiao Churan's departure. At this moment, he suddenly wanted to find Lin Wan'er, sit with her under the Pu'er tea tree, brew tea together, and tell her about his troubles, to see how she would comfort him or inspire him.

So he adjusted his mindset and said to Nanako, "We can't keep Mr. Ito waiting any longer, so let's go upstairs quickly. But I can't stay too long tonight, I have things to do later."

Nanako knew that Ye Chen had just come out of seclusion and must still have a lot to take care of, so she nodded and said, "After you finish eating, Ye Chen-kun, please go ahead and do what you need to do. Old Man will not have any objections."