Even they didn't have a chance to breathe; they just collapsed on the ground.
After seeing all this, he took a deep breath, then hid the two security guards under a table, so that even if someone came from outside, they would unlikely notice everything here.
Ye Chen glanced at a button on that table, an electronic control button. After pressing the button, the gate slowly opened.
Finally, he took a bunch of keys hanging on the wall and put them straight into his pocket, knowing that these keys were probably for an electric cart.
After entering the estate, he took out the keys and rode the electric cart further inside.
As the driver had described, moving forward felt like he was on a highway, with roads extending in all directions.
About 5 minutes in, he still couldn't make out the locations of the villas clearly.
Finally, after driving for 10 minutes, he reached a dead end; left and right, two roads appeared.
He stopped the cart at the crossroads, looked around; villas were all around, likely all standalone, one by one arranged here.
But the critical issue was, where exactly would Anying hide?
Just looking at both sides, there would be around twenty villas.
There would likely be more villas further down; searching building by building was an impossible task.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen suddenly felt troubled.
If that's the case, how should he find it? If he starts moving aimlessly, his end would be miserable.
Moreover, they had already said most people had moved out of this place, perhaps, that could save him some time.
At least by the lights in the rooms, he could tell whether there were people inside.
Despite this narrowing things down compared to before, searching this way would still waste some time.
After all, different families have different routines; even if there were people at home, they might turn off the lights early, making it hard to tell.
Furthermore, the villa was always strictly managed; looking from the walls inward might not give a clear view of the villas.
But now, Ye Chen had only one thing in mind.
When he just came by taxi, he indeed saw a familiar van.
Parked at a parking lot by the roadside, they probably got off there and walked inside.
Considering the long distance inside, he didn't believe they just walked in openly; there must be other means of transport taking them inside.
Thus, how this vehicle entered and where it went must be registered at the security guard's booth.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen slapped his head, how could such an important clue slip his mind? He then turned his cart around and headed towards the security booth.
In such a high-end villa area, the entry and exit of vehicles would definitely be registered, even if not by video, there should be other ways to register details.
Ye Chen felt this could be a great opportunity.
Then he returned to the place again, and it was still very quiet, given it was late at night, it's unlikely for any homeowner to come in or out.
He glanced at the two security guards, still lying on the ground, they couldn't recover until daylight if nothing unexpected happened.
He looked inside, and unexpectedly, there was a large screen on the wall, divided into several areas, all displaying live footage from surveillance cameras.
However, almost all the cameras were located along the road he just took and near the gate, other parts must be inside, there should be a bigger surveillance room.
After seeing this, he felt everything should be sufficient. He first found the camera right at his door, then started to review the footage.
Since he found the exact time they took Anying away from estate's surveillance footage, with this distance in mind, he knew the time difference wouldn't be more than a few minutes.
Thus, he accurately searched for that time period.
Finally, at 10:40, he saw a black sedan arriving at the gate.
It just stopped there, seemingly not an owner's car; if it were, it could have gone in directly without lingering at the gate.
Two security guards then approached from gate, rolled down window, but exactly what was said, nobody knew.
Following that, a guard took a logbook and registered some detailed information.
But the car was surrounded by black-tinted windows, seemingly with a thick film added.
So, it's nearly impossible to see anything inside.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen changed direction, then saw the driving route tracked by another camera; at a T-junction, the car turned south.
Now that he got this direction sorted, he looked around, apart from this rented car, no other vehicles seemed to have entered or left.
Going south implied he could eliminate at least half of the villas, which should theoretically ease Ye Chen's search.
Ye Chen got on the golf cart and headed in that south direction again.