Outsmarting a scumbag

Chapter 4

Maria adjusted the neckline of her dress in front of the mirror, making sure the tiny camera was facing forward.

Avril squatted on the ground and put a locator on her ankle: "Remember, no matter what happens, don't go into any confined space with him alone."

"What if he drugged her?" Maria's voice trembled.

Avril handed her a lipstick: "An improved version of pepper spray, unscrew the bottom and press it on your face.

I hacked into the restaurant's ordering system, and the lemonade at your table will have a special 'addition' - for him, of course."

The phone vibrated, Jarry sent a location sharing. Avril glanced at it and frowned: "No, it's not the Michelin restaurant we booked, it's a private club instead."

Maria's heartbeat quickened. "Did he find us?"

"It's even worse," Avril pulled up the map, "This place is members-only, and there are no other buildings within 500 meters."

She suddenly grabbed Maria's hand, "Cancel it, it's too dangerous."

Maria looked at the pictures of drugged women on her computer screen and shook her head: "If we don't go, there will be more victims."

Avril was silent for a moment, then suddenly began to take off her clothes: "Then follow Plan B."

"R-now?" Maria stuttered.

"What are you thinking about!" Avril took out her waitress uniform and put it on. "I applied for a temporary job at that club."

She put on a wig and glasses, and instantly turned into a plain working girl. "Remember the code: if you say 'remember to help me feed the cat', I will rush in with the security guards."

On the way to the appointment, Maria kept thinking back to the scene she saw from Avril's hacker friend last night - - the video recovered from Jarry's encrypted hard drive, in which the flight attendant was taken into the hotel room with a distracted look...

The door of the club's private room opened, and Jarry stood up to greet her in a suit and tie.

The candlelight flickered on the table, but Maria only noticed the unfamiliar ring on his right ring finger.

"A new ring?" she asked calmly.

Jarry smiled: "It's inherited from my ancestors, specially prepared for the important day."

He poured two glasses of champagne, "Let's make it clear first, we won't talk about work tonight, it just belongs to us."

Maria pretended to drink but actually spit into her napkin.

Jarry suddenly leaned in: "You know what? The thing I like most about you is... intelligence." His fingers traced her waist,

"Like being able to find my little storage room."

Maria was frozen, but Jarry laughed, "Just kidding! But your expression is so cute." He pressed the service bell, "I ordered your favorite..."

Avril came in with a food cart and lowered her head to place the dishes.

Jarry didn't even look at her and continued to say cheesy love words.

When Avril handed over the napkin, Maria noticed the words written in lipstick on it: "The hard drive has been cracked, there is a r**e video, call the police!"

"By the way," Jarry suddenly took out a gift box from his briefcase, "a hundred-day gift."

Maria opened it and found a diamond-studded butterfly necklace - just enough to cover her birthmark.

"Do you like it? I made it for you." Jarry's fingertips caressed her neck, "It's like you were born for me."

Maria used the excuse of going to the restroom to check the videos that Avril had synced to her phone in the cubicle - Jarry's hard drive not only contained r**e videos, but also footage of him trading drugs with the scarred man, and... the encrypted files of Suli's company's financial transactions.

She trembled and sent a message to Avril: "Suli may be in danger!"

When they returned to the room, Jarry was on the phone:

"...Yes, let's deal with it tonight...No, I will do it myself..." When he saw her, he immediately hung up the phone with a bright smile: "It's urgent at the company."

Avril came in to collect the dishes and deliberately spilled the red wine on Jarry's pants. "I'm sorry, sir!" She wiped it hastily and took the opportunity to stick the bug under the table.

Jarry was furious: "Are you looking for death?" The moment he grabbed Avril's wrist, he narrowed his eyes: "Wait, are we..."

"Remember to help me feed the cat!" Maria suddenly shouted.

Avril threw Jarry to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, and she grabbed Maria and ran: "The plan has changed! He just ordered to 'deal with' someone!"

The two rushed out of the club and jumped on Avril's motorcycle. Jarry's roar and the sound of a car engine came from behind.

"Hold on tight!" Avril turned the accelerator to the bottom and shuttled through the traffic.

"Where are you going?" Maria shouted over the wind.

"Save your bestie! The 'deal with' Jarry is definitely Suli!"

The familiar black car was parked downstairs of Suli's apartment.

They rushed upstairs breathlessly and ran into the scarred man trying to pry open Suli's door.

"The police are here!" Avril yelled.

The scarred man cursed and pulled out a gun. Maria instinctively threw Avril to the ground, and the bullet grazed their heads.

At the critical moment, the elevator opened with a "ding" sound, and real police rushed out - it turned out that Avril had already called the police using Maria's phone on the way.

The scarred man jumped out of the window and escaped. The police rescued Suli who was tied up in the house.

She cried and complained that she found something unusual in the company's accounts. She was about to report it when she was attacked.

At the police station, Maria and Avril handed over all the evidence.

But when the police went to the club to arrest Jarry, he had already run away.

"He will take revenge." Maria said softly, looking at the flashing neon signs outside the police station.

Avril held her cold hand. "Then let him come." Her eyes sparkled in the night. "But next time, we will be better prepared."

In the apartment late at night, the two girls sat back to back on the bed, with anti-wolf spray and a baseball bat in the middle.

On the computer screen was a newly created folder titled "Scumbag Destruction Plan 2.0".