As if sensing something, Li Zhanting subconsciously turned his head and scanned his surroundings, but the people around him were all media reporters and elites from all walks of life, and did not seem like people with such strong killing intent.

A dangerous glint appeared in the man's eyes. He decided to protect Gu Momo, but just then, his phone rang.

An urgent email from Mo Feng caught his attention, and Li Zhanting narrowed his eyes when he saw the contents of the email.

A deep, dark undercurrent surged in his deep eyes, and he quickly pulled Gu Momo, who was talking to Fu Yunxin, aside: "Miss Fu, I'm sorry, Momo and I need to talk about something first. Please go to the banquet first, we'll be there shortly."

"No problem, no problem. You must come over here later."

"Rest assured, we will certainly not disappoint Miss Fu's kind invitation."

Gu Momo was quickly pulled to a corner by Li Zhanting. Sensing that Li Zhanting had something important to say, she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Li Zhanting immediately opened it, "Mo Mo, I think you should know this person."

He clearly remembered that among the countless photos that Momo had on her desk before, there was a photo of this girl.

Gu Momo's eyes were fixed on Li Zhanting's email. The email contained the latest intelligence that Mo Feng had compiled about the Dark Moon Organization, but a photo was also attached at the bottom.

In the photo, a young girl in a white hospital gown is hugging her knees, looking at everything outside with fear in her bright black eyes, as if she is both wary and unfamiliar with everything outside.

But when she saw that face, Gu Momo's heart still trembled violently.

"This is..." Gu Momo was shocked. "Where did your people find her?"

Li Zhanting's eyes were thoughtful: "Do you remember the girl my subordinate brought out of the Dark Moon Organization's underground research institute? This is that girl. What's our relationship?"

Gu Momo's breathing tightened. "Her name is Qingluan. My mother and I found her by the roadside in the snow one day. We were both about seven or eight years old at the time. From then on, we were as close as sisters. She lived with my mother until I went on a secret training program with the Dark Moon organization. After my mother disappeared, Qingluan also disappeared without a trace. I always thought she had left the capital..."

So all these years, Qingluan has never left the capital; instead, she was captured by the Dark Moon Organization!

"Where is Qingluan now? I need to see her immediately!"

"She's at the Central Hospital of Beijing right now. She's in pretty good spirits, but her emotions are very unstable. I'll take you to see her!"

Without saying a word, Li Zhanting pulled Gu Momo into the car right in front of countless media cameras and sped off to the Central Hospital!

Inside the special ward of the Central Hospital, guards stood around.

Qingluan's clear eyes stared timidly and warily at everyone's faces. The nurse was about to feed her: "Miss, you haven't eaten since you woke up. I want to tell you that you're in good health, but you can't..."

Suddenly, a chilling light flashed in Qingluan's eyes. She flipped over, snatched the fruit knife from the nurse's pocket, and while gripping the nurse's neck with her wrist, she viciously pointed the fruit knife at the nurse's artery!

The guards immediately drew their guns. "What are you doing? Let her go right now!"

Qingluan's intelligent eyes warily stared at the crowd, her guarded demeanor suggesting she didn't trust anyone: "Who are you? Why did you bring me here? You were all sent by Dark Moon, weren't you? Let me tell you, you won't get a single piece of information out of me! Get out of my way, or I'll kill her!"

"Miss, you've misunderstood. We're not..." The police officer, fearing she might do something rash, hurriedly explained.

Qingluan's emotions became even more agitated. "Nobody believes you! You're all just actors sent by Dark Moon!"

But as she spoke, her emotions seemed to reach their deepest point, and her eyes gradually filled with tears, a sight that was heartbreaking to see.

She had no idea where she was; all she wanted was to see the person she wanted to see…

Just then, the door to the room was pushed open from the outside, and Qingluan immediately became alert and pointed the fruit knife at the doorway.

"Qingluan!" Gu Momo, standing at the door, saw that familiar face and rushed to Qingluan, swiftly snatching the fruit knife from her hand. "Qingluan, look at me! It's me, Momo! Do you remember me?"

Gu Momo was really happy. She originally thought that she would never see Qingluan again after she left back then, but she didn't expect that God would have eyes!

A warm aura enveloped Qingluan. As if she had finally been pulled up from hell, Qingluan stared at Gu Momo in disbelief, tears streaming down her face as she spoke, "Momo... is it really you, Momo?"

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and became agitated, "MoMo! It was Dark Moon who kidnapped Aunt Rong! I'm so sorry I couldn't protect Aunt Rong, it's all my fault!"

Gu Momo quickly patted her back gently to comfort her: "It's okay, this isn't your fault. It's good that you're back safely. By the way, Qingluan, have you been imprisoned by the Dark Moon Organization all these years?"

The voice was soft and warm, and Qingluan seemed to finally calm down. She wiped away her tears and said earnestly:

"When they captured me and took me to the Dark Moon organization, they wanted to use me to blackmail Aunt Rong, but Aunt Rong refused to comply. Later, they couldn't do anything with her, so they took her away. I've been separated from Aunt Rong for almost four years now. I really don't know where they took her or what happened to her..."

As she spoke, Qingluan's voice grew increasingly strained, and she finally couldn't help but sob again in Gu Momo's arms.

Gu Momo could only gently pat Qingluan's back. After confirming with the guard that Qingluan had no injuries, Gu Momo decided to leave Qingluan here to recover for the time being, and then come back to see Qingluan when she and Li Zhanting returned from the seaside music banquet.

Upon hearing that Gu Momo was leaving her, Qingluan hurriedly scrambled up from the hospital bed, pleading, "Momo, please don't go! Where are you going? Take me with you, okay? I'll be so scared if you leave me here alone..."

She looked so pitiful that Gu Momo's heart softened, and she couldn't help but chuckle, "Don't be afraid, I'll take you with me, okay?"

Besides, Qingluan has been locked up for so long, so she might as well take Qingluan out to relax!

Gu Momo led Qingluan ahead, with Li Zhanting following closely behind. When his gaze fell on Qingluan, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Dark Moon is known for its ruthless and vicious actions, and it will never leave any unnecessary people behind.

The Azure Phoenix was of absolutely no use to them, and they had no reason to keep it alive...

But, by some strange twist of fate, Qingluan survived.

Why?