"You are Zhan Jingting, with connections everywhere. It's not surprising that you were able to find out these things." The man's expression was indifferent, as if he wasn't talking about his own affairs. "In this world, everyone has to pay the price for what they have done, commonly known as divine retribution."

"But God may be too busy, and often there is no time to give some people retribution, so naturally someone has to take action."

“I gave them a chance. I went to ask them what happened, but guess what I heard? It turns out they didn’t intentionally leave me near the orphanage. They didn’t even know there was an orphanage nearby. They never expected me to be rescued.”

"Because if I am rescued and the police find them, they will have to continue to treat my illness, which will disrupt their normal lives."

The man sneered and said, "They're lucky; they had another son. Unlike me, this son is healthy, so they're very happy and even less regretful about their decision to abandon me."

“It would be unreasonable for such selfish people not to be punished, so I acted on behalf of Heaven and dealt with them.”

"Absurd!" Jiang Dong frowned. "It was wrong of them to abandon you, but this is intentional homicide. Even if you resent your parents, what about your brother? He's innocent. He did nothing from beginning to end, he might not even know you existed, and he did nothing to wrong you!"

"Is that so?" The man scoffed. "But I feel like he's the one who deserves to die the most. Who told him to be born into this family? Who told him to steal everything that should have been mine?"

"Uncle!" Zhan Yin rushed over. "Did you know he'd been missing for a long time?"

"Hmm," Zhan Jingting responded indifferently.

Zhan Yin rushed forward angrily, grabbing the man's shirt. "You're the ones who took Zaozao! Where is she! Tell me!"

“Young Master Yin, there’s no way he would tell,” Jiang Dong said. “He dared to offend Master Zhan, he probably already disregarded his own life, how could he possibly reveal Miss Zaozao’s whereabouts!”

"Moreover, this kind of person has a distorted worldview. Even if they get wet in the rain, they'll tear up other people's umbrellas. No matter how much you talk to them, it's useless!"

Zhan Yin loosened his collar and said fiercely, "If you lose even a single hair, I'll slash you. I want to see if your skin is tougher than my knife!"

"As expected of someone trained by Zhan Jingting, ruthless enough." The man laughed. "Then I can also tell you that if I lose a single hair, your Miss Cheng will have an extra cut on her body."

Zhan Yin was both anxious and angry, "You..."

"Zhan Yin," Zhan Jingting interrupted Zhan Yin, "Step down."

Zhan Yin could only grit his teeth and suppress the urge to hit him, taking a few steps back.

"It seems you've prepared very well, and there's more than one group." Zhan Jingting toyed with the cigarette case in his hand. "Indeed, even a cunning rabbit has three burrows, let alone you."

"Of course," the man readily admitted. "Speaking of which, I'm reminded of Wen Lijin. He was too clever for his own good, resorting to desperate measures and trying to stage a suicide pact, when in reality he only killed an insignificant henchman. Isn't that ridiculous..."

Zhan Jingting smiled and said, "This time, your people are acting separately. Some are keeping an eye on Wen Lixuan, some are keeping an eye on Cheng Zaozao, and I'm afraid some are still keeping an eye on Zhan Xiuwen. We'll take action wherever there's an opportunity. We have to deal with them all anyway."

“That’s right.” The man looked at him. “You’d never guess how many people we have. Not many people would dare to take your life, but there are always some people in this world who would rather have money than their lives. Besides, I didn’t even order them to kill you directly. They’re just taking double the money to kidnap a girl. Someone will naturally take advantage of that.”

"Judging from your appearance, you're considered a core member." Zhan Jingting smirked. "Do you think your boss will save you, or are you just another dispensable pawn?"

"It would be good if he could save me, but I won't hate him if he doesn't."

"Oh?" Zhan Jingting raised an eyebrow. "Your biological parents abandoned you, and after more than twenty years you're willing to kill them with your own hands to vent your anger. Yet you're so magnanimous after being abandoned by your boss. It seems either you've been successfully brainwashed by him, or he's done you a great favor..."

The man's face showed a barely perceptible pause, but he quickly said, "Since you're so powerful, Master Zhan, you'll naturally find out the truth. Why bother asking me? Now that I'm in your hands, you can do whatever you want with me, but don't forget what I just said: if I lose a single hair, Miss Cheng will have another cut on her body."

Zhan Jingting stopped confronting him and got up to leave.

Zhan Yin hurriedly followed, "Uncle, what should we do now! Zaozao is in great danger!"

Zhan Jingting's face was icy cold. "If you know it's dangerous, you should stay home. Haven't I told you before that staying in Wutong Bay is the safest place?"

"But it's for work, and they can't stay home forever..."

Zhan Jingting stopped and turned to look at him, anger flickering in his dark, deep eyes. "Are you still going to say that she needs freedom and can't be locked up in Wutong Bay like she's in prison?"

Zhan Yin: "......"

"I didn't say that."

“But that’s what you really think,” Zhan Jingting said coldly. “Wanwan raised her, treated her illness, paved the way for her, and made her the shining star she is today. That’s why she has the job you’re talking about. Being dedicated is good and commendable, but given the current special circumstances, I don’t think going to film a movie is some kind of urgent, absolutely necessary thing.”

"She enjoys the benefits that Wutong Bay brings her, so she should abide by Wutong Bay's rules. Moreover, the purpose of these rules is to protect you, not to restrict you. Normally you can go wherever you want, but you shouldn't wander around during this special period. You saw how anxious Wanwan was when she got into trouble!"

"Uncle, stop calling me 'you guys' all the time. I didn't run around..." Zhan Yin protested softly.

Zhan Jingting ignored her and turned to walk out.

When the two returned to Wutong Bay, Qiao Wanwan was checking the surveillance footage in the study.

Seeing Zhan Jingting enter, she hurriedly stood up and asked, "Jingting, how is it? Have you heard anything from Zaozao?"

"No."

Qiao Wanwan sat down and continued looking at the screen. "I'm checking the Sky Eye system. There's no surveillance coverage inside the film studio, so I can only check the surrounding streets to see if I can find anything."

"Have you found anything?"

"Not yet," Qiao Wanwan said while checking. "The other side came prepared and naturally made ample preparations. They won't let us discover anything so easily, otherwise wouldn't all our efforts be in vain?"

"Wanwan," Zhan Jingting stepped forward and massaged her shoulders, "Now that things have come to this, don't be too anxious."