Chapter 456: Conversational Techniques, Exposed
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Li Jie exhaled, sighing, "I was really worried at first, but it seems like, at least tonight, there’s nothing to worry about. I can finally get a good night’s sleep."
"I’m just saying tonight is relatively safest, but I’m not saying nothing will happen. While we’re discussing here, I’m sure that group of bodyguards is having a eting to discuss making the best arrangents, and those arranging the assassination are certainly discussing too. Whether they’re short-handed or making strategic arrangents, there will definitely be more attempts to assassinate. One can test your strength, and two can weaken your strength, to prepare for a final comprehensive assault. This process will start from tonight... no, it should start from their mission failure at the restaurant this afternoon."
Li Jie showed a worried expression, "You’re saying... the target they’re protecting tonight should be safe. Because the enemy is also aware that it’s relatively difficult to attack at once, but from now on, they might start assassinating the bodyguards by taking them down one by one?"
"It’s possible." Li Yan nodded.
"I need to notify my dad!" Li Jie imdiately grabbed her phone, then explained, "I won’t ntion you, I’ll just say this is my own analysis."
"Mm."
She took her phone to the bathroom.
Li Yan brought the laptop over, sat on the bed, and took the opportunity to check the surveillance footage. Everything was normal. In the one or two hours since Li Jie arrived, nothing unexpected had happened.
What he just analyzed for Li Jie was mostly true, except he concealed the involvent of another real assassin force, and he actually wasn’t worried about any problems happening tonight. If the agents from Si Country were acting alone, the eager assassins would surely eliminate them first!
The assassins wouldn’t specifically protect the bodyguards, or even specifically protect Julian, but because of the mission’s involvent, if the bodyguards die, Julian will be easier to kill too. If Julian dies, then things won’t continue. So for indirect reasons, Julian must be protected, and even his bodyguards should be protected as much as possible. And this is of course another important reason why the leaker hired assassins!
These weren’t convenient to tell Li Jie, but using her as a mouthpiece to convey the current situation to those bodyguards was good; it could make them more cautious and relieve so overall pressure.
...
After finishing the phone call, Li Jie saw Li Yan playing on the computer on the bed and went over.
Li Yan closed the surveillance screen, switching to the news window.
"What are you looking at? The news? Did today’s incident make the news?"
"No. As long as no civilians died, suppressing it won’t cause an outcry." Li Yan said casually.
"Oh, you like to read news on this site too?"
"Mm."
"Besides reading news, what else do you like to see online?"
Li Yan was a bit surprised. The usually cool Li Jie had spoken more today than she usually did, even combining her words previously would not be this much, but it wasn’t nonsense. Why did she suddenly beco more talkative? And these are very mundane questions, was she trying to get to know better?
"A lot, like reading novels on Qidian, also like looking at beautiful pictures."
"Oh, what exactly are you here for?"
"I am..." Li Yan stopped, glanced over, and then smiled, "Ah, so you’re using this trick on !"
This was a small conversational technique, asking several continuous questions, and when the responses were smooth, suddenly toss in an important question, often the person would give a candid answer.
Li Jie didn’t expect him to catch on, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Little sister, you obviously still need practice with this technique. To fish for answers, you should ask very skillfully, just requiring simple ’yes or no’ to get the information. Your questions made think more, so naturally, it was revealed." Li Yan chuckled.
"Hmph, you’re just too clever and cunning." Li Jie didn’t want to admit it.
"No, no, you must have faith in techniques. Why don’t I try, even if you’re prepared, I can still get your answers!"
Seeing Li Yan’s confident look, rembering when he said earlier that he could knock her down wailing and fleeing with one move, it was also this look. This made Li Jie a bit hesitant, but quickly she scolded herself for being so unambitious. This isn’t like the previous situation, and now I’m already ntally prepared, will I be tricked? I’m not really a naive girl!
Thinking of this, she confidently raised her head, "Okay! You ask!" This ti she was smart, she didn’t set conditions, as long as she could win, she would be satisfied.
Li Yan got serious, "When you saw those people shooting today, did you feel any fear at all?"
Li Jie hesitated slightly, then answered softly, "Yes."
"Did you ever think of asking your father to give up?"
"Yes." This ti she answered decisively.
"Do you bla your father for not being interested in making money?"
Li Jie hesitated again slightly, then said, "Yes."
"When staying at my place, were you very afraid I’d take advantage of you?"
"No!"
"Do you think I’m very handso?"
"No!" Answering this, Li Jie looked at Li Yan’s earnest expression and couldn’t help but giggle. This guy is too narcissistic!
"Do you dislike watching that ’My Fair Princess’ just now?"
"Yes!"
After answering, Li Jie wondered why he didn’t continue questioning. She saw him looking at her with a half-smile, and after pondering a bit, rembered his last question. Her face imdiately turned red, reprimanding, "You’re so boring! How can you ask such questions?"
"Heh heh, this is the trick to fishing for answers. Ask simple questions to relax you, sprinkling in a bit of difficulty to make you serious, and while diverting your attention, suddenly pop the question you actually want to set up, many people just answer without thinking."
Li Jie felt awkward, helplessly sighed, "Alright, I lost, can we stop discussing this now?"
"Let’s go see a movie!" Li Yan suddenly suggested.
"Huh?" Li Jie felt her mind couldn’t keep up with this guy. How did the topic suddenly jump to seeing a movie?
"The TV’s not interesting, what are we doing here?" Li Yan shut the computer and got off the bed.
Li Jie huffed, "Hm! Don’t worry. Being with you, there’ll be animosity, never chemistry!"
"Alright, this is the relatively safest ti. If I don’t take you to relax, from tomorrow onwards, you may not have the chance to relax."
"You should be the one who won’t have a chance!"
"Heh heh, misunderstanding, I’m not saying you’ll never have a chance, just this period. Let’s go!"
"Not going! Didn’t you say you’re on a business trip? Why aren’t you working? You work, and I’ll be here alone, so it won’t be just the two of us." Li Jie leaned against the bed, unmoving.
"Sorry, I’m now the general manager of a newly invested film company. Watching movies is work, inspecting basic terminal construction, secretly observing custor flow tendencies, and understanding viewers’ mindsets."
"You? General manager?" Li Jie widened her eyes, finding it unbelievable, "Oh my! What kind of boss makes such an unreliable decision?"
"Well, if you’re not going, I’ll save a few tens of bucks, and it could go towards dinner money."
Actually, Li Jie was a bit tempted. Since tonight won’t be the worst ti, staying here doesn’t really help. It might really be better to relax and then face the impending serious challenge. It’s just that she hasn’t gone to see a movie alone with a man before! To her, that was the way couples in love dated. For example, when she was protecting Yu Xiaodi, she once went to see a movie with her, Yu Xiaodi went alone, but also t Li Yan at the cinema. Although this guy, without showing decency, brought another woman.
But hearing him say to save money, it clearly wasn’t particularly to invite her to a movie but was conveniently for work. How could she let such a stingy guy go?
"Aren’t you going to take to relax? Being so sincere, how could I let you down?" Li Jie said and jumped off the bed, "Let’s go!"
Li Yan found it funny. Is this what they an by provoking until willing?
...
It was only around five o’clock, a bit early for dinner, and the movie wasn’t at a pri-ti slot. The hotel was in a bustling area, inquired about it and found out that on the sa street, less than a kiloter away, there was a cinema.
Not rushing, but passing ti, Li Yan suggested walking over, and Li Jie had no objections.
After leaving the hotel, both kept an eye out for the situation at the restaurant across the street.
Li Yan taking her out was really to pass ti. Two people in a room, not a couple, and not ti to rest separately, would inevitably be awkward. Besides, he wanted to take her out to relax and spend more ti outside, return later, and then just sleep. This way, Li Jie won’t get involved tonight. He knew so things would still happen tonight.
What was slightly unexpected was, while the two leisurely strolled to the cinema as if shopping, he discovered soone was following them! Who could it be? He shouldn’t have been exposed, was it because Li Jie followed Julian and his group out of the restaurant first and got targeted?
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