Chapter 88 "Jiang Miaomiao..."

“Jiang Miaomiao…”

Yan Yousui stood straight, her voice soft and slightly coquettish, pleasant to listen to, clear and delicate.

Jiang Miaomiao could clearly see this person reflected in her eyes.

This person, with a faint smile and soft, delicate breath, said earnestly, "My surname is Yan, and my name is Yan Yousui. I am currently a doctor, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will remain a doctor in the future. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, being a doctor will be my lifelong career. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will be able to rely on this career to have a stable and continuous income."

He knelt on one knee, his posture as perfect as the Little Prince offering flowers.

Yan Yousui looked at the rose he loved most in his life and asked sincerely, "So, will you marry me?"

Han Cuo, having been monitored, frowned and snorted, "I'm handsome and good-looking, would I stoop to being a mistress?"

"Oh." Jiang Si nodded perfunctorily.

That being said, didn't he realize that his clenched teeth made him look like a resentful, jealous husband? After all, Jiang Miaomiao was his first love and had always put him second!

...

Looking at Yan Yousui's serious yet anxious face, Jiang Miaomiao simply said, "Okay." Without any hesitation, she gave her approval, leaving everyone stunned.

Why did Yan Yousui have to do so much preparation for her marriage proposal?

Who made Jiang Miaomiao so notoriously pretentious and difficult to deal with?

Who made...

Huh?

Jiang Miaomiao waved her hand in front of Yan Yousui's eyes, "What's wrong with you? Don't you want to put a ring on my finger?"

"You're the idiot!" Yan Yousui retorted, with a smug air of taking advantage of the situation.

He quickly slipped the custom-made diamond ring onto her ring finger, looked up, and said, "So, my future wife, please take good care of me in the future."

Jiang Miaomiao couldn't help but chuckle and reached out to poke his dimple. "With so many people watching, hurry up and get up." As she spoke, she couldn't resist bending down and wrapping her arms around Yan Yousui's neck, so that when Yan Yousui stood up, he lifted her off the ground as well.

He embraced her contentedly.

It's as if it's embracing the entire world and universe.

A round of applause erupted, but it only lasted three seconds.

After all, humans are realistic!

Amidst the noise.

Jiang Si received a call from Jiang Zhengye, but the signal in the stadium was too poor, so she had to temporarily leave the noise and go to the outside corridor.

Jiang Zhengye had no problem with Yan Yousui herself, but he was quite prejudiced against Yan Yousui for not marrying into the Jiang family!

He considered himself open-minded enough to allow the Jiang family's assets to fall into the hands of women, but he would never allow them to fall into the hands of women who married out of the family!

Jiang Si said: I'm sick.

Even if Yan Yousui agrees to marry into the family, how could she possibly give up the Dajiang Group, which is now in her hands, to Jiang Miaomiao?

"Hey, big brother... ugh!"

As soon as she leaned against the wall, and before she could even offer some polite words, several rough, large hands suddenly reached out towards her from the darkness.

Oops! I've been infected!

Before Jiang Si was drugged, she realized that something unexpected had happened.

...

Why would someone need to make a phone call when they're already here?

She muttered to herself, answered the phone with a puzzled look, and then heard a completely unfamiliar male voice come through the receiver: "Miss Jiang, nice to meet you."

"Who are you?"

“I am Yamada.” He spoke in fluent Japanese-accented Chinese.

Jiang Miaomiao glanced around instantly, seemingly unable to find Jiang Si anywhere.

She patted Yan Yousui's head, who was happily eating next to her, and casually got up and walked towards Jiang Mian, covering her phone and whispering, "Find Jiang Si, I suspect she's been taken away."

"What?" Jiang Mian frowned, and then saw Jiang Miaomiao subtly nudge Wen Rongying. The two looked at each other, and the latter immediately hugged her computer and left with her.

Jiang Mian said softly, "It seems something has happened."

The two walked into the corridor.

Jiang Miaomiao immediately switched to speakerphone and asked in a cold voice, "So? Jiang Si is in your hands now?"

Wen Rongying was clever; after only a half-second of hesitation, she quickly took out a charging cable, connected Jiang Miaomiao's phone to the computer, and began tracking the other party's IP address.

The person on the other end chuckled, "Miss Jiang, you're really clever. Not only are you not afraid, but you also reacted immediately and called for someone to track you back."

This person can see her!

Jiang Miaomiao's pupils contracted as she looked around again. The corridor was empty, so that meant…

She looked up at the security camera in the corner of the corridor, slowly approached, and waved her hand with a forced smile: "It seems you just found out about my conversation with Xie Ran. Even if there are many people around, I'm still going to kidnap someone. So, what conditions do you want to negotiate with me?"

"If you're sincere enough, then clean up your act and wait for me to contact you again." With that, the other party hung up succinctly.

Sure enough, Wen Rongying frowned and said, "Your conversation didn't last long enough for me to trace the source." He was indeed afraid that Wen Rongying could find out his IP address.

Jiang Miaomiao hummed in agreement and immediately turned around, only to see Jiang Mian rushing out and saying, "I couldn't find Jiang Si."

"It's just been confirmed that she's been kidnapped." Jiang Miaomiao said casually, as if she were talking about the weather, but she made a rational speculation that shouldn't be there at this moment: "But she doesn't smoke and she loves to join in the fun. Why would she be kidnapped in the corridor? Expert, check Jiang Si's phone records, including all her phone calls, text messages, and WeChat messages."

Wen Rongying gave an "OK" sign.

This time it only took 15 seconds to reply: "The last call that was forced to be interrupted was from Hong Kong, it was from your own father."

Jiang Miaomiao immediately sent a message to Jiang Jiezhi: "Try to get some information out of Lao Jiang and ask him why he called Jiang Si just now."

Jiang Jiezhi, who was doing his homework in his study in the port city, was flattered and surprised to receive the task.

He went out for a stroll, feeling both excited and sleazy, and gave Jiang Zhengye, who was smoking loudly in the living room, a sneaky look before returning to his study to report: "You didn't even tell me you were getting engaged? If I hadn't just asked the old man, I wouldn't have known either! Humph!"

"Say it, the important thing," Jiang Miaomiao emphasized, "Of course, you'll definitely get your share of the wedding candy."

Jiang Jiezhi reluctantly hummed, "That's alright. Actually, it's nothing much. The old man has been calling my aunt a lot lately, asking her to persuade Dr. Yan to marry into the family or to arrange a marriage between her and Han Cuo."

"Then why did you choose this time to call tonight?"

"If I don't stop you at the last minute, when will I?"

Jiang Miaomiao, caught off guard, laughed angrily, "You've gotten smarter? Then I have no problem with you. You can continue with your homework." Then she hung up decisively.

Jiang Si asked worriedly, "What should we do now?"

“Since he told me to keep my hands clean and wait for the next contact, then Jiang Si will be safe. Just to be on the safe side, you should also be careful yourselves, as there’s no guarantee they won’t kidnap more hostages to blackmail us!” Jiang Miaomiao said, with a hint of reminder to Jiang Si: “When I first arrived, Xie Ran contacted me. He wanted me to join forces with Xia Renyao and the Shanzhu Group, and then Jiang Si was captured by Yamada.”

Jiang Si astutely grasped the key information: "So Yamada belongs to the Yamazu Group..."

Wen Rongying, who was standing next to him, added: "Tonight, Master Miao asked me to investigate the Shanzhu Group. I found that the capital behind it belongs to Japanese capital, and the people in power are all from the Yamada family."

"I understand." Jiang Si realized. "Don't worry, if I can't separate public and private matters, I'm not qualified to accomplish anything!"

"That's good." Jiang Miaomiao nodded, stroking the ring on her ring finger, sighed, and said softly, "Tonight was supposed to be such a beautiful night..."

***

The following day.

Good people, bad people, loyal people and treacherous people, all gathered together.

This was supposed to be an awkward moment, but it was made somewhat solemn by the fact that Jiang Si had been kidnapped.

The location is Jiang Miaomiao's apartment.

She not only turned off the WiFi, but also demanded that everyone turn off their devices, and even added all sorts of additional jammers. Not to mention Xie Ran, Jing Yanyu, and Han Cuo, who were visiting for the first time, even Ren Ziwei, who had visited many times, stared at the pile of jammers in astonishment: "Is this a real-life version of 'Overheard'?"

Wen Rongying, who was in charge of adjusting the machine, corrected: "Wrong, it should be 'Anti-Eavesdropping Storm'."

"Why is he here too?" Xie Ran, who had just stepped into the living room, suddenly turned around and pointed at Xia Renyao, who was sitting alone on the sofa, questioning Jiang Miaomiao: "He's a traitor who collaborates with the Shanzhu Group..."

"If cooperating with Japanese companies makes you a traitor, then isn't your so-called transnational cooperation also treasonous?" Xia Renyao stood up, his left hand in his pocket, and pointed aggressively at Xie Ran with his right hand: "I thought it was normal cooperation with Shanzhu, but who knew they were plotting behind my back?! You're the one who's ridiculous. We were allies before, negotiating to jointly expel Jiang Miaomiao, but you betrayed us and became a traitor. How dare you question me? No wonder you can be manipulated by a woman. You're truly incompetent."

Xie Ran interrupted, "If what you say is true, and you didn't know that Shan Zhu was up to something behind the scenes, then you were also manipulated by Shan Zhu. You're equally incompetent."

A voice interrupted, "The pot calling the kettle black, Mr. Xia, are you still proud of that?" Jiang Miaomiao had lost interest in listening to the two men bickering. She tilted her head and gave Xia Renyao a cold look: "Besides, I really don't believe you wouldn't know that Shanzhu Group is doing cultural tampering in China?"

Xia Renyao took a deep breath, his knuckles cracking. "The Xia family is based in Macau, and only this year did they plan to expand into the mainland. But gambling is illegal in the mainland, so they need to establish industries and rely on other companies to set up operations there. Yamamoto was so well hidden that I mistakenly thought it was a Japanese company that could cooperate amicably!"

Finally catching the young master Han speaking, he spread his hands and said with a grin, "Knowing full well that 'those who are not of our kind must have ulterior motives' and still choosing to cooperate, isn't that what you call 'incompetence'?"

Xia Renyao glanced at his so-called "love rival" and snorted coldly.

"Men are truly boys until they die. In other words, they're childish and laughable." Jiang Miaomiao dismissed the conclusion with disdain, and even the angry glares from the three men did not affect her attitude in the slightest.

She gestured for everyone to move to the dining table to discuss the matter. "Enough with the nonsense. I can't save Jiang Si on my own, and you all have your own demands, so let's join forces! But let's get this straight: this involves the treacherous Japanese devils. If any of us are traitors, then we'll all die together. But before we die, the rest of us must expose these traitors without reservation. Maybe we can even get a national flag to cover our coffins..."

Ren Ziwei said with a pounding heart, "Brother Miao, is it really that serious?"

Jiang Miaomiao rolled her eyes: "I have an irreconcilable hatred for the Japanese devils. Especially the 713 Unit, which used Chinese people for human experiments, as mentioned in history textbooks!"

Ren Ziwei secretly poked his fingers, feeling guilty and remorseful for the first time because he was a terrible history student.

On his way here, Xia Renyao had approached Yamada demanding the release of Jiang Si, but even when threatened with a partnership, he refused. The meeting ended badly; otherwise, he wouldn't have cooperated with such an annoying woman as Jiang Miaomiao!

He inherently looks down on women, especially strong-willed women.

Jiang Miaomiao sighed and rubbed her forehead: "You've completely broken ties with Yamada, and you don't even have the chance to become an inside agent to coordinate an attack from the outside. We're completely clueless now."

Han Cuo then added, "Brainless."

Xie Ran, unusually, chimed in: "Incompetent."

Xia Renyao nearly jumped up, but Jiang Miaomiao pressed him back down: "We either wait for Yamada to contact us, or we take the initiative to find where Jiang Si is hiding. We also need to take down the Shanlian Group, both for personal and professional reasons. Does anyone have any objections to our objectives?"

No one objected.

The meeting had a unified theme: find Jiang Si and destroy the Mountain Alliance.

Jiang Miaomiao sat coldly in the center of the crowd, "Now the most influential young people from Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen are gathered here. If we can't take down a foreign Japanese company if we join forces, it will be a laughing stock!"