Chapter 597 Internal Strife

"What?" Mrs. Ferro exclaimed angrily.

Shen Xiyue was so frightened that she almost collapsed. She regretted being foolishly tricked into becoming the first to speak out. "I really don't know where she is. Rebecca is President Ross's biggest bargaining chip. The person he wants to deal with is Li Tingxi, but he is worried that he can't beat him. He is thinking of getting the Rafero family and Mr. Yin to join him."

“Miss Rebecca is his biggest bargaining chip, so he never intended to hand her over easily in the first place…” Realizing the growing murderous intent in the air, Shen Xiyue clung tightly to Mrs. Ferro's arm, pleading, “I’m just a messenger, a scapegoat. Even if you kill me, it won’t do you any good. Keeping me alive can at least help me deliver a message…”

“No need. I hate people who deceive and take advantage of me the most.” Mrs. Ferro’s expression was cold and stern. “You are indeed even more detestable than Su Youling. The two sisters are equally wicked!”

Just as she was about to fire, Shen Xiyue was so frightened that she almost collapsed. She spoke very quickly, afraid that if she was a step too slow, she would be shot. "At least... at least I can pretend that nothing happened and go back to help you find out where Miss Rebecca is."

Mrs. Ferro paused.

Shen Xiyue quickly seized the opportunity, swallowed hard, and said, "President Ross is very cunning. Only he knows Miss Rebecca's whereabouts. Without the help of an insider, it will be very difficult for you to find her."

At this moment, Old Master Yin suddenly spoke up, "Let's spare her life for now, otherwise Rebecca will suffer even more. That CEO Ross sounds like a treacherous and heartless scoundrel. We can't expect him to have a change of heart and treat Rebecca kindly. We must find a way to rescue her as soon as possible."

Upon hearing his words, Shen Xiyue immediately breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to her knees.

Who understands the feeling of surviving a disaster?

That moment was truly terrifying!

She almost saw herself stepping into the gates of hell, nearly losing her life.

Before she could even catch her breath, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the air, startling Ye Qing into screaming. The sharp sound shattered the silence of the harbor, but no one came looking for her.

This place has long been controlled by Mrs. Ferro's people.

"My leg!" After a long while, Shen Xiyue regained her senses and curled up on the ground in pain, staring in shock at the blood gushing from her left thigh. She almost fainted from fright.

A tremendous pain shot through her leg, leaving her completely stunned. She was in so much pain that she couldn't even scream, her forehead covered in cold sweat from the intense pain. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was in such agony that her face was contorted in agony.

Ye Qing was so frightened that her throat went dry. She bit her lip tightly, afraid to make a sound, lest her movements attract Mrs. Ferro's attention and make her the next target.

Fortunately, she didn't insist on getting a share of the strange kingdom's pie back then, otherwise she would be the one dying today.

Just as she was feeling relieved, the phone suddenly rang.

The piercing ringtone of the cell phone, coupled with Shen Xiyue's scream of pain, sounded even more terrifying. Ye Qing frantically took out the phone, nearly dropping it into the sea in fright.

She was about to shut down the phone, not daring to look up at Mrs. Ferro's sinister gaze.

The more panicked she became, the more mistakes she made, and she accidentally answered the phone.

"Mr. Ye, it's terrible! The company's entire business system has suddenly crashed, resulting in huge losses. Please come back and take a look!" The assistant's voice was almost crying with anxiety. "Good heavens, our company had just secured a new project and recovered a bit, catching our breath after the blow from the Li Group, and now we've suffered this devastating disaster! Have you offended some big shot recently?"

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"What!" Ye Qing was so angry that he forgot his fear from just now and stood up abruptly. "Everything's destroyed? You bunch of useless people, what's the point of having a technical department? Who was the person who hacked into the system? Have you caught them yet?"

"No, the opponent is too powerful..."

"A bunch of nonsense!" Ye Qing angrily interrupted his assistant. "No matter how much it costs, find the best hacker immediately. No, one isn't enough. Find all the top twenty hackers. We must find the culprit."

After saying that, she hung up the phone and tried to rush out, but unsurprisingly, she was stopped by the bodyguards.

Mrs. Ferro said quietly, "Did I let you leave?"

Seeing that his little scheme had been exposed, Ye Qing nervously swallowed. "Madam, you really misunderstood. My relationship with them is at most a business partnership. Some time ago, Li Tingxi attacked Ye's Group, causing the company to face bankruptcy. When I was at my wit's end, President Ross brought Shen Xiyue over, saying that Shen Xiyue was Li Tingxi's first love and that she was sisters with Su Youling, and that she knew their weaknesses best."

"I only cooperated with them because I wanted to get revenge on Su Youling. I just didn't expect them to be so audacious as to kidnap Miss Rebecca. I really didn't participate in this. President Ross doesn't trust me to that extent. There's no use for you keeping me around."

She gave a wry smile. "As you just heard, the Ye family is facing a crisis. If I don't go back soon, it won't be long before they have to close down."

Mrs. Ferro completely ignored her pitiful pleas. "So what? What does Ye's life or death have to do with me?"

Ye Qing "..."

Why is this old woman so stubborn?

Just as the atmosphere was tense, Shen Xiyue's phone suddenly rang.

Like Pandora's box, once opened, the consequences are completely out of control.

Shen Xiyue stared at her vibrating phone, instinctively hesitant to answer.

How could Ye Qing let her have her way?

"I guess your retribution is about to come, isn't it?" Ye Qing took the initiative to answer the phone, and knowing that she was too weak, he turned on the speakerphone. "Listen carefully."

"Miss Shen, something terrible has happened! Lele has been kidnapped!" The private doctor's anxious voice came through the phone. "It was done by a terrorist, a very skilled one. He came and went without a trace. I was knocked unconscious before I could even react, and when I woke up, Lele was gone."

"What? Lele, my daughter..." Shen Xiyue's pupils suddenly contracted, and she gripped her phone tightly, roaring, "If anything happens to Lele, I'll never forgive you! You good-for-nothing, you idiot!"

Mrs. Ferro looked at the two frantic women with impatience and said sternly, "Have you made enough of a scene? I don't care what you want. Now you either call that CEO Ross and find out Rebecca's whereabouts, or I'll send you down to see your ancestors."

Ye Qing and Shen Xiyue came to their senses and trembled with fear.

Even though he was angry and anxious, he didn't dare to utter a single word.

Just then, a bodyguard on the ship suddenly rushed down and handed the phone to the furious Mrs. Ferro: "Madam, your phone!"

Mrs. Ferro frowned: "How did the fighting spread to the ships? Who's so blind at a time like this?"

She stared at the unfamiliar number, intending to throw the phone away, but was stopped in time by Grandpa Yin. "Calling at this time might be related to Rebecca. Don't let anger cloud your judgment."

As soon as the call connected, a cold voice came through, "Your brother, along with the clan elders, is holding a family meeting to expel you. Is Mrs. Ferro sure she wants to waste her time outside?"