"Could you not be so aggressive?" Su Xuan said cheerily into the phone.
"Aggressive?" Zhai Defeng replied, "I'll give you a chance to see just how aggressive I can be!"
"Have you returned from Thailand?" Su Xuan asked.
According to the information Zhong Huilan had provided, Zhai Defeng had moved to Thailand long ago.
BEEP BEEP BEEP!
The moment Su Xuan mentioned Thailand, Zhai Defeng hung up.
After that, Su Xuan didn't rush to take another rideshare fare. Instead, he immediately called Zhong Huilan to inform her that Zhai Defeng was planning to cause trouble for him again that night.
Zhong Huilan said, "Su Xuan, don't go out tonight. I'll send people to your house to protect you."
But Su Xuan wasn't just calling to report the threat. "Ms. Zhong," he asked, "I suspect Zhai Defeng is tapping my phone."
The crackling static he'd heard was what made him suspicious.
"Do you have time to come see me now?" Ms. Zhong asked. "I'll have a technician check your phone."
"No problem."
