The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1906: Astronomical Phenomenon

"Kai, if you drink so much coffee late at night, how will you fall asleep?" Chen Yuxin worried that Ye Shikai’s body couldn’t handle it, even though he was a cultivator, a regular lifestyle was still necessary for daily life.

"It’s okay, I’m not very sleepy yet." Ye Shikai took out the photograph from his pocket.

"Kai, what’s this?" Chen Yuxin asked curiously.

"You mean this photo? This was exchanged for Tianjing’s life." Ye Shikai sighed heavily.

"Is it this photo?" Chen Yuxin took the photo and looked at it carefully, but appeared puzzled, as there seemed to be nothing special about it.

"It’s just an ordinary photo. Moreover, this seems to have been secretly taken of this female star," Chen Yuxin questioned.

"Yeah, the person who took this photo was actually a paparazzo. To outsiders, this photo is just about the female star’s gossip, but for this photo, Tianjing lost his life." Ye Shikai would rather believe that there’s an earth-shattering secret hidden in this photo. Otherwise, Tianjing’s death would be too worthless...

"I think this is just a very ordinary photo, nothing significant." Chen Yuxin said softly, reaching for the coffee cup on the table, but accidentally spilled some coffee onto the photo as her hand shook.

"Ah, sorry." Chen Yuxin quickly grabbed a napkin and wiped it up, though a small stain remained.

"Forget it, we already have an electronic copy of this photo. We can print another one tomorrow." Ye Shikai waved his hand, setting the photo aside.

Night.

The past few days, Ye Shikai had been sleepless almost every night because of the case. Yet tonight, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down. All that coffee he drank earlier seemed to be "helpful for sleep" rather than keeping him awake.

Ye Shikai rarely had nightmares. Not everyone who does evil things has nightmares; truly evil people don’t; when a person is evil enough, even nightmares avoid them. Good people, however, may still have nightmares, because as long as there’s worry on the mind, dreams follow.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...

Ye Shikai abruptly sat up in bed, gasping for air, his back drenched in cold sweat. He didn’t know what was going on, but every time he had a nightmare, something bad was bound to happen.

"Kai, what’s wrong?" Chen Yuxin, half-asleep, was startled awake by Ye Shikai’s movement.

"Did you have a nightmare?"

"A bit, maybe I’ve just been too exhausted lately, so my sleep isn’t good. It’s alright, I just need more rest." Ye Shikai waved his hand, signaling that he was okay.

"Alright then, get some rest, there’s work to do tomorrow." Chen Yuxin turned over and went back to sleep. Ye Shikai also turned to sleep, but his heart was full of concerns. It was because of these worries that he couldn’t sleep, and even when he did, it was accompanied by nightmares.

Ye Shikai didn’t think too much and quickly fell asleep again. He felt a nagging unease—could this nightmare be a sign of impending doom?

The next day, at the National Security Bureau.

"So, how are you doing here?" Ye Shikai asked lightly. The female photographer and De had become "neighbors." Though they were in prison, it was the safest place in the entire National Security Bureau. Since Zhao Rou’s death in prison last time, the security here had been strengthened significantly. Because of this, De was able to live there without incident, watching TV and reading newspapers daily. The woman didn’t mind either; although it was prison, she didn’t have to do anything except stay there—everything was provided for her. The most important thing for her now was safety. Like a scared bird, as long as it promised safety, even a broken cage was acceptable to her.

"It’s okay, it’s pretty safe here."

"You’re very safe here now. Once this blows over, we’ll send you out, but I suggest not going back to Yanjing."

"Wait, aren’t you from the National Security Bureau? If these people are so dangerous, aren’t you going to catch them?"

"Of course, we’ll catch the culprit, but we must investigate first. If you want safety and only wish to leave once the perpetrator is caught, I don’t mind. However, you cannot leave here."

"Alright, no problem." The woman agreed immediately, also concerned for her life; nobody would dare gamble with their life.

"I came today to confirm something with you," Ye Shikai’s tone suddenly turned serious.

"Are you sure... the victim wanted this photo and not something else."

"Of course, you have to believe me, it really was just this photo. I didn’t lie to you." The woman exclaimed excitedly, pounding the table as she spoke.

"Alright, alright, I believe you’re telling the truth. Besides buying the photo, was there any other transaction between you, or rather, anything else you discussed besides the photo?"

"No, really just that. Actually, I didn’t even know him before. If he hadn’t insisted on buying the photo, I wouldn’t have bothered with him at all. Really, you have to believe me, my life is in your hands."

Half an hour later.

"How did it go, Jing Xie, what did you ask?" Ye Shikai inquired. Jing Xie was the most skilled at interrogation among them, but even he couldn’t extract much information.

"Nothing; she always seemed terrified, genuinely scared,"

"Forget it, I wasn’t expecting to get much." Ye Shikai gave a bitter smile.

"Alright, let’s go."

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Ye Shikai walked along the street, engrossed in thoughts, when he suddenly noticed everyone looking up at the sky, as if watching something interesting. Out of curiosity, he looked up as well.

"Kid, what are you looking at?" Ye Shikai asked a little boy, who was intently watching the sky as if there were something fascinating.

"Look at the sun up there." The little boy said excitedly. Ye Shikai looked up, noticing a small black dot in the middle of the sun. It wasn’t large but was clearly visible, moving slowly across the sun’s surface.

"This is a major astronomical phenomenon, called a ’Venus transit.’ It happens very rarely." The little boy said excitedly and continued to gaze at the sky.

"Indeed, it’s a true astronomical spectacle." Ye Shikai marveled. These past days, he’d been so busy he barely had time to appreciate such things.

As he watched, Ye Shikai’s expression grew serious. This ’Venus transit’ phenomenon—they’d encountered it somewhere recently...