Chapter 1663 Spy
Meanwhile, in the study upstairs.
Davin turned to Evan. “Do you think Steven will believe the controller in your hand is real, and his hideout will explode at five in the morning tomorrow?”
Evan contemplated for a moment, then pointed out, “He won’t trust my words completely. He was in a hurry to get back to discern the truth.”
Davin nodded after hearing that.
“Right. His investigation will reveal nothing, and fear and insecurity will creep into his every thought. He’ll keep mulling over if there will be an explosion and whether there’s a spy among his men. To ensure the safety of his hideout, he will temporarily remove the chip from his hideout and place it at an empty lot. He’ll then wait to see whether it will explode at five in the morning tomorrow.”
“That’s right. Everything will depend on Juan next.”
Evan narrowed his eyes as his mind continued to churn. Steven certainly is someone to be admired. Just look at the talented individuals working for him for over ten years of research. That’s why I want the chip. I want to take a good look at what exactly almost destroyed Imperial Garden.
On the other side, Juan led a few subordinates and stealthily trailed Steven’s car. When he saw Steven had returned to his underground hideout, he assigned someone to keep watch.
“I want you to follow if any of them goes anywhere.”
“Yes, Mr. Juan.”
The subordinates kept a watchful gaze, waiting for Steven’s next move.
When he got back to his hideout, Steven let out his anger.
It was already bad enough that Lucas impersonated Riley and designed the extensive trap. Now there’s even a spy among my men?
Why does the Maupay family have so many spies?
Are they all f*cking born as a betrayer?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt his anger rise.
He reached for the glass of water on his desk and threw it against the wall. Sparkling bits ricocheted off the wall flying in every direction. Water drenched the entire area.
His men standing aside held their breath as they cautiously observed Steven’s mood, waiting for the storm to pass.
“Go and call everyone from the chip developer team!”
“Yes, Mr. Maupay.”
Soon, all the developers had gathered in front of him. Their eyes were downcast as they felt the tension in the air.
“Among the nine of you, who was the one that leaked out the chip’s information to Evan?”
The nine developers exchanged glances. They were shocked that Steven called them there regarding a spy.
This is serious. Mr. Maupay suspects there’s a spy among us.
The team leader took a step forward.
“Mr. Maupay, we had sworn an oath to follow you in this life and had promised we won’t leak any of your research from the start. I think the oath we had was sincere, so I believe none of us here betrayed you. Could there be a misunderstanding?”
Steven slammed his palm onto his desk to further intimidate them. “A misunderstanding? Evan even has a keypad to control the chip. So how would he get that if there wasn’t a spy among my people? Moreover, his keypad is more advanced than mine. It could even set a timer. Do you understand what that means? That means he can set the time of our death beforehand. The chip will explode tomorrow the minute it hits five in the morning. By then, we along with this hideout will merely be ashes.”
A timer.
The developers continued to exchange glances. After contemplating for a short moment, their gazes landed on three individuals among them because they had proposed the idea of setting up a timer before.
Hence, the keypad was most likely done by them.
Steven’s keen gaze was scrutinizing each of them and finally landed on the three as well.
“I want the spy to come forward! You better think of a solution. Otherwise, I’ll send you to hell myself if I lost my chip.”
