After learning all this, Cao Baiming was quickly reported.
While listening to the superficially unremarkable details, Cao Baiming suddenly recalled a scene from her first day at this place!
It was yesterday afternoon, when the chef began preparing ingredients for the evening meal and the staff started busy decorating the main areas for the evening. They were gathered in front of the villa's main entrance.
That was the day the leader assigned them tasks and explained the workflow. Cao Baiming stood beside those people and inadvertently noticed a girl in the crowd.
She was lively and cheerful, her face always beaming with smiles. On their first meeting, everyone was a stranger to each other, yet she appeared very enthusiastic.
And that person, Cao Baiming realized, was Xu Yuan.
In an instant, his conviction grew stronger.
As expected, the technical team investigated some minor details, but none were conclusive.
Unexpectedly, after informing Xu Yuan of everything in person, she confessed immediately.
Cao Baiming didn't want to linger on a mere student. What he truly cared about was the person behind her, who must be someone important and someone who dared to target him.
This was the person he should focus his energy on finding.
Soon, through further questioning and investigation by the team, Xu Yuan revealed a name and a phone number.
Upon hearing the name, Cao Baiming had a sudden realization. He knew this person, of course.
Max. It was the mysterious vagrant who had suddenly appeared on the soccer field that day. Arteta had mentioned that his real identity wasn't that of a vagrant, but that he owned a company worth tens of millions.
However, Cao Baiming could casually buy dozens, even hundreds, of such companies. Why would this insignificant person dare to target him?
Moreover, it wasn't just about the phone; it was also about that day on the soccer field. It was obvious he was targeting him. Who exactly was he?
Although the possibility of a name coincidence couldn't be ruled out, that person had lingered in Cao Baiming's mind. The aura he exuded was too unique.
Not different from ordinary people, but different from everyone else in this world, as if he didn't belong to this world at all.
The next second, Cao Baiming interrupted his own thoughts. A brief reflection revealed how absurd his previous thought was. How could a person not belong to this world?
Fortunately, Xu Yuan provided not only a name but also a phone number. As for his personality, she wasn't clear.
Last night, she was only instructed to place the phone by the villa's rear fence. She never even met the contact person. Everything was done online, like a hired job.
This also explained the information her roommate had overheard. Xu Yuan would hide in her bed and look at her laptop as soon as she returned to the dormitory.
It seemed everything added up. Although the information was scarce, the best clue for now was to temporarily believe that what she said was the truth.
Furthermore, Xu Yuan even admitted that she had been practicing theft since elementary school, reaching a professional level. Her major was psychology, and she had her own set of techniques for deception.
This confirmed Cao Baiming's suspicion. It was indeed stolen by an expert, someone who had been in this line of work since elementary school. By her senior year, she would have at least a decade of experience, certainly qualifying her as an expert.
The phone number was written on a piece of white paper the size of a palm. Cao Baiming took it in his hand and walked out of the room.
As he stepped outside, a sea breeze blew against his face, invigorating him.
At this moment, he needed to decide whether to call the number directly or hand it over to the technical team for further investigation.
After a moment of thought, Cao Baiming chose to make the call immediately.
Regardless of the situation, he was eager to hear who was behind this. Just hearing the voice on the other end would likely provide the answer.
Because Cao Baiming knew Max's voice. If it turned out to be him, things might be more complicated than he initially imagined.
Such an arrogant person, willing to steal a phone to achieve his goals. Was he really doing it for money?
Others might only have this one thought: the sole purpose of stealing a phone is for financial gain. However, at this moment, Cao Baiming had already begun to consider other possibilities.
As he pondered, he dialed the number. The sound of dialing came from the receiver.
After two rings, the call was suddenly answered.
"Hello?"
A woman's voice came from the other end of the phone. Cao Baiming's eyes lit up, genuinely surprised.
After a brief silence, Cao Baiming spoke.
"Who are you? I'm looking for Max. This is his phone number, right?"
After asking, he waited a few more seconds, but there was no response from the other end. Then, the call was abruptly hung up!
"What?"
This only confirmed it. This number definitely belonged to Max. But who was this woman?
Cao Baiming was truly angry now. No one had ever dared to hang up his call. This unknown person dared to do such a thing.
He was certain that her identity would be discovered sooner or later.
Cao Baiming dialed the number again. This time, it wouldn't connect.
Well, now there was no need to overthink. Only one path remained: hand it over to the technical team. With a phone number, it wouldn't be difficult to find out who the user was.
Perhaps the woman on the other end recognized his voice, Cao Baiming thought.
After all, his voice was quite distinctive, and he was a prominent figure worldwide. Almost no one wouldn't recognize him.
He glanced down at the scene below. Detectives were conducting a final check on the other staff members. Afterward, they would be allowed to go home.
The incident here was purely accidental. Cao Baiming would naturally compensate them for the time wasted that morning.
Each person would receive an extra wage as compensation for this unexpected event, both materially and emotionally.