"I'm not in a hurry." Qiao Wanwan looked up at him and gave him a reassuring smile. "Being anxious won't solve anything. Instead of worrying, I'd rather calm down and think of a way to save her."

Zhan Jingting secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiao Wanwan was calmer and more clear-headed than he had imagined.

Perhaps her eyes were uncomfortable, Qiao Wanwan subconsciously rubbed them.

Zhan Jingting felt sorry for him. "Have your men handle the CCTV footage. Go and rest."

"It was done by my subordinates. I just wanted to do my part to check it again so that I wouldn't miss anything."

Zhan Jingting sat down on the chair next to her. "Then I'll stay with you."

"No need, you must be very tired today, go and rest."

"It's better for me to watch it with you than for you to watch it alone."

Qiao Wanwan had no choice but to shut down the computer. "Alright, let's all go and rest."

"Okay, we'll look at the rest tomorrow."

......

Jiangdong arranged for people to work in shifts around the clock to check the surveillance system. After two days and two nights of searching, they checked almost all the surveillance cameras around the film studio, but still found nothing.

As soon as he learned of Cheng Zaozao's accident, Zhan Jingting arranged a thorough search of the capital, but there was still no trace of Cheng Zaozao.

When Jiang Donglai reported this result to Qiao Wanwan, she seemed to have expected it.

“I guessed it. Once someone is taken away, it’s not going to be easy for us to find them again.” Qiao Wanwan was calm, but Jiang Dong could still feel her anxiety. “Although the capital is our territory, it’s not our home. It’s not difficult for someone to disappear without a trace, bypassing surveillance.”

"Madam, Master Zhan has given the order that all available manpower is being used to help," Jiang Dong reported. "Except for the manpower in Wutong Bay, which cannot be used to ensure the safety of the family."

“I know,” Qiao Wanwan said. “I was thinking that if the other party wanted to kill Zaozao to make me suffer, they could have done it in the dressing room. Killing her is much easier than kidnapping her. So he probably won’t make a move on Zaozao for the time being. Since he went to all the trouble of kidnapping her, he must have some purpose, so I’m waiting for him to contact me first.”

“What you say makes sense,” Jiang Dong said. “What do you think their purpose is?”

"If he really knew Jingting and me that well, he should know that although Zaozao is my sister, I would never trade my husband or children for her. So, the only thing he could ask for is money." Qiao Wanwan suddenly remembered something and looked at Jiang Dong, "Or perhaps..."

Jiang Dong seemed to have made the same connection and blurted out, "Or perhaps it's a person?"

"That depends on whether this person is worth saving."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Qiao Wanwan's phone rang.

It is an overseas number.

Qiao Wanwan answered the phone directly, "Hello?"

"Miss Qiao," a mechanical voice, altered by a voice changer, came from the other end of the phone, "Right now, you must be frantically worried about your sister, right?"

Qiao Wanwan immediately turned on speakerphone and gave Jiang Dong a wink!

Jiang Dong hurriedly went to his study, turned on the computer, and started working on it!

"What do you want in order to release my sister?" Qiao Wanwan asked.

"You seem quite composed, not in a hurry at all." The other person sneered and said, "Perhaps I really am overthinking this, after all, she's not your biological sister, and you have no blood relation to her."

"Name your price," Qiao Wanwan asked directly. "How much do you want? Just tell me."

"As expected of Madam Zhan, you're so generous." The other party said, "Then I'll be frank with you and not beat around the bush. One hundred billion, plus the person you captured."

Qiao Wanwan curled her lips, "You're trading my sister for 10 billion, plus another person? Do you think I'm stupid? Friend, this isn't how business is done. If you succeed this time, and then you capture Zhan Yin next time, won't I have to spend a huge sum of money again?"

"Looks like blood ties are a good thing. Last time your son was in my hands, you could have as much as I wanted. This time it's this cheap little sister of yours, and she knows how to calculate her gains and losses." The other party said darkly, "Looks like I'll have to throw your sister to the crocodiles..."

Before Qiao Wanwan could speak, Cheng Zaozao's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Sis! Don't worry about me! Don't agree to him! I'm not afraid, boohoo..."

"Stop!" Qiao Wanwan exclaimed in shock. "You're not allowed to hurt my sister, or you'll get nothing!"

"It seems there's some affection involved," the other party chuckled. "You can't have any of my conditions removed."

Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes briefly and quickly calmed down. "If you wanted to kill my sister, you could have done it long ago. Since you're going to use her as a bargaining chip, you certainly won't feed her to the crocodiles."

"In that case, we need to discuss this deal further. I'm a businessman; I don't do business at a loss."

“I didn’t realize you were so interesting.” The other party said with great interest, “Since you’ve piqued my interest so much, I’ll compromise. I don’t want the money. We can exchange the people we each have, but there’s a condition: you must come to me in person to make the exchange.”

Qiao Wanwan smiled and said, "Perfect, I'd like to meet you too."

"Your subordinates have probably already located me, haven't they?" the other party laughed. "I'll be waiting for you right here, Madam Zhan."

The call ended, and Qiao Wanwan immediately went to the study. "How did it go? Did you find anything?"

"Madam, we've found it. The phone you used to talk to is located in the Golden Triangle."

Qiao Wanwan frowned, "They were taken to the Golden Triangle so early."

“In China, it is not difficult to smuggle someone out of the country.”

“I know.” Qiao Wanwan composed herself and said, “I’ll call Jing Ting right now to discuss saving Zaozao.”

Upon receiving the call, Zhan Jingting immediately objected, saying, "I can give him 10 billion and the person, but you absolutely cannot go."

“Jingting, I think that since he’s made this offer, he won’t change his mind easily,” Qiao Wanwan analyzed. “Besides, this is my only chance to get close to him, and I don’t want to miss it. If we can use this opportunity to expose him, we won’t have to be in such a passive position.”

Zhan Jingting insisted, "Wanwan, I will not let you get close to such a dangerous source. From now on, you will stay in Wutong Bay and you are not allowed to go anywhere else."

“Jingting, Zaozao is my sister, I must save her.” Qiao Wanwan was equally determined. “You know very well the saying ‘Nothing ventured, nothing gained.’ I can only find out who he is and deal with him if I get close to him. Otherwise, if he stays in the shadows forever, are our family and children really going to stay in Wutong Bay forever?”

Zhan Jingting closed his eyes and could only compromise, "Okay, but you have to give me time to prepare. I need to make sure everything is safe at home before I go with you."

"No, you can't go!"