"I really don't know the woman who asked me to take Lily's laptop. She didn't look like a university student. I don't know her at all, " Wyon said with a frustrated look.
"Go on, " said Linda.
"She found me and said if I could help her get Lily's laptop, she would give me some money."
"How much did she give you?"
"She gave me 5000. I have followed Lily Jiang for a few days, but I couldn't get the chance to take her laptop until yesterday. Lily went to the library alone, and she left her laptop on the table, so I took it. But I didn't mean to steal it. I planned to return it as soon as I can, "
Wyon said in a low, depressed voice.
"What did you do to her laptop after you got it?" Linda continued asking.
"I brought it to the woman who gave me the money. She took the laptop and gave it back in less than an hour. Then, I went to see the counselor and tried to return the laptop. I really didn't mean to steal it."
"Do you know what she has done to Lily's laptop?"
"I'm not sure, but I saw her disassemble it and put it back together."
That was exactly what Linda was thinking.
"Okay. You can go now, " Linda pointed at the door and said.
Wyon looked at Linda incredulously and said, "I can go? I can go now?"
"What? Don't you want to go? Or do you really want me to treat you to dinner?" Linda said peevishly.
"Oh no, no! You don't need to. I'm going. I'm going now."
Wyon ran to the door without turning back.
He was afraid that Linda would change her mind. He would never forget what he went through tonight. Hanging from the window of the 25th floor was an experience he would never forget.
After they checked the laptop carefully, they found that what Wyon said was true. Lily Jiang's laptop had been disassembled, which meant that they could copy the files directly from the hard drive. Though Lily Jiang had set different kinds of passwords for all sections of her operating system, she hadn't set any for the hard drive.
The files must have been copied, but who would want Amy Qi's photos? What did they want to do with them? Linda didn't understand.
But since Wyon didn't know the woman behind this, there weren't any clues for them to start with. They could do nothing but leave it that way.
Maybe someday, this would all unfold.
Linda decided to put this matter aside. They even didn't plan to do anything to Wyon Zhu. They just wanted him to tell them what really happened.
Now that Wyon Zhu had told them the truth, they let him go. There was no point in making things difficult for him. It would only destroy him if they punished him or delivered him over to the police.
Linda wanted to do some good deeds for her baby's sake, so she decided to cut him some slack.
She believed that Wyon Zhu wouldn't dare do anything like this again.
After they left the hotel, they went home straight. Charles arrived right after they did.
Charles walked up to Linda at once after he saw her and gave her a big hug.
"Honey, where have you been?"
"I went to a hotel."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
Charles was shocked. Out of a million guesses, he would never have thought of that the answer was hotel. Why would Linda go to a hotel? To sleep?
"You should take a look at the surprised expression on your face. What are you thinking about? I'm pregnant. What can I do in a hotel?" Linda sulked.
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