Detect Secret Bugs

So, Steve turned off all the lights and started thinking deeply to come up with a plan.

He realized that there are no cameras and only voice recorders were there, so he decided to use these recorders to his own advantage.

While thinking about a plan, he checked his phone and was planning to message someone when the thought of his phone being hacked struck him.

He then took out an old phone from his luggage and switched it on.

This was a very old model of phone which can only be used to call or message someone, it was not high tech enough to be hacked and Steve kept it on him as an emergency in case he faces a situation like this.

His profession and status forced him to take precautionary measures for every scenario.

He found a number from his contact and messaged him,

"Dude, awake?"

"Obviously, do I ever sleep so early? And why the fuck are you messaging me from this number?"

"I think my phone is hacked, check it"

"Impossible, I would know if that were the case"

"Check dude, please" Steve had a strong feeling his phone was hacked so he insisted.

"Give me two minutes"

Within two minutes, Steve received another response, "Fuck dude, your phone is indeed hacked"

"I knew it" Steve wanted to shout in frustration but because of the bugs in his room he controlled himself.

"Dude, what is happening? Anyway give me five minutes, I'll set everything straight."

The guy on the other side messaged him.

"No, don't do that, just tell me when was my phone hacked?"

"Today morning"

"Great"

Steve sighed in relief as the entire day today he didn't talk to his father on the phone and neither did he message him as the entire day he only thought about Erica and was excited to meet her after so many years.

When he thought of Erica and their past, he suddenly thought of an idea, after thinking more deeply about it, he felt this idea is perfect to execute his plan.

"If my phone is with me and I am talking to some other person, not on phone but face to face, then can the person who hacked my phone can hear what I talked about?"

"No, only your messages and phone calls can be read and heard."

Steve sighed in relief, "Got it. Dude, I am in Seattle right now, can you arrange a device for me which can detect if there are any bugs around me?"

"Sure, I'll send a device to you which can detect secret bugs in 500 meters radius"

"Wow, that's awesome"

"Send me your hotel address and by tomorrow morning it will be delivered."

"Dude, you are awesome but don't send it to my hotel, I am not sure which place around me is secured."

"Okay, let me think of something"