Qiao Wanwan pondered for a moment and shook her head. "I don't know either."

After the questioning was over, Jiang Dong took the man out.

"Uncle, do you think it's him?" Zhan Yin couldn't wait any longer.

"I'm not sure, but I can check."

"Great! If that's the case, let's blow up his mountain so he can never harm anyone again!"

Qiao Wanwan also felt a strong aversion to it. The Dijin Group had an anti-drug foundation, into which a considerable amount of money was invested every year, contributing her share.

“If so, of course we should spare no effort to help crack down on these criminals,” Qiao Wanwan said. “Jingting, investigate this thoroughly.”

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements."

......

Qiao Wanwan received another call the following day at noon.

"Qiao Wanwan, you're ruthless! I've agreed to your conditions, but the antidote can only be exchanged for your bodyguard. I won't give your sister back to you."

Qiao Wanwan frowned. "Then we have nothing to say."

"Qiao Wanwan, don't be stubborn and ask for trouble." The other party warned, "Let me tell you the truth, since I've decided to go against you, I've never been afraid of death."

"If you agree, we can still ease things a bit. If you don't, I might as well die, but before I die, I'll torture your sister to death. She's right next to me right now, and my men are itching for her. If you don't believe me, I'll film a video for you..."

The call was disconnected, and shortly after, Qiao Wanwan received a video.

In the video, Cheng Zaozao is bound hand and foot and thrown on the ground, while the man's hand lightly and provocatively strokes her face.

Cheng Zaozao broke down in tears, "Don't touch me, please... Sister, save me, waaaaah..."

Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes in pain, and without hesitation, immediately dialed the number back, "I promise you, don't touch her!"

"You're smart enough to know what's good for you!" The other party sneered smugly. "Prepare two doses of the antidote. I'll give it to your sister first, and I'll only use the medicine if she's fine. Remember, don't try anything funny, and don't even think about tampering with the antidote."

"I'm barefoot and I'm not afraid of you guys wearing shoes. If you dare to provoke me, I'll make you regret it! You deliver the antidote to the beach we met last time, and my people will send your people there. We'll exchange the people for the antidote!"

Qiao Wanwan looked at the phone that had been hung up and called Jiang Dong over, "Send the antidote over there and bring the bodyguard back."

"Madam, but Miss Zaozao still hasn't returned!"

Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes briefly. "He's too despicable. I have to ensure Zaozao's safety, so I have no choice but to agree. Let's rescue the bodyguard first, and then we'll take it one step at a time."

"yes."

Because both sides had reservations, the exchange went smoothly. When the bodyguard returned, Qiao Wanwan examined him and then gave him the antidote.

How are you feeling now?

"Madam, I'm alright now." The bodyguard's pain quickly subsided. "Thank you, Madam."

"I should be thanking you. This mission was too dangerous, but you carried it out for me without hesitation."

"I have no complaints about risking my life for Master Zhan and his wife."

"Thank you." Qiao Wanwan smiled slightly. "By the way, they didn't hurt you, did they? When I took your pulse just now, I didn't find any internal injuries."

"No, although they weren't polite to me, they didn't lay a hand on me."

"That's good." Qiao Wanwan was relieved. "Did you find anything on this trip?"

The bodyguard shook his head. "At first, they didn't realize I was an imposter. They took me to a clinic-like place for a checkup, partly to check if I was injured, and partly to keep an eye on you. That's why they found the tracking device on me."

“That’s right, the tracker only tracks up to the clinic.”

“Those two men knew He Songling, but they probably weren’t very close. I did as you said and pretended to have a hoarse voice so I didn’t give myself away. Later, I was taken away from the clinic and put on a ship. On the ship, I met a Chinese man wearing a mask, but he quickly realized something was wrong with me and tore off the mask from my face,” the bodyguard recounted. “He was furious and wanted to kill me, but as Madam said, I told him that I was poisoned and that he was already poisoned. If I died, he would never get the antidote, so he didn’t kill me.”

Qiao Wanwan grasped the key point: "He was wearing a mask?"

"Yes, I didn't see his face, but I can confirm that he was a Chinese man, almost 1.8 meters tall, with a well-proportioned figure, neither fat nor thin. He didn't have a particular accent, and his voice wasn't anything special, just quite ordinary."

"After that, I was kept on a wooden boat and had no chance to go out or see Miss Zaozao. Even when I was brought out, I was blindfolded and had no idea where I was being held. I'm sorry, Madam, I couldn't save Miss Zaozao."

"Don't say that. Your purpose in coming here was not to save Zaozao at all," Qiao Wanwan comforted her. "Although you used the antidote, your body still needs to rest for two or three days to fully recover. Just lie down and rest, and don't worry about anything."

"Yes, I will recover and return to the team as soon as possible," the bodyguard said. "We didn't bring many people with us this time, and I can't hold them back."

"Okay, feel free to call Jiang Dong if you need anything."

"Yes, thank you, Madam."

Qiao Wanwan returned to her room, leaned back on the sofa, and closed her eyes to rest.

Suddenly, I heard faint footsteps, followed by a force on my shoulder.

While massaging her shoulders, Zhan Jingting asked, "Are you unhappy?"

“Jingting, do you think I’m incredibly naive?” Qiao Wanwan slowly opened her eyes, a little disappointed. “How could I be so smug about bringing him to justice just because I poisoned him? I almost forgot he’s a devil. We have weaknesses, but devils don’t. I don’t know how important He Songling is to him, but I think he can abandon He Songling.”

“Wanwan, we can’t underestimate others, nor can we underestimate ourselves. At least we’re getting closer to him, and it turns out you have a way to deal with him. If it weren’t for using Zaozao as a threat, he would be dead for sure.” Zhan Jingting said in a deep voice, “So don’t be anxious. If you can succeed once, you can succeed a second time. As long as you rescue Zaozao and remove the threat, he will have nowhere to escape.”

Qiao Wanwan felt much more at ease and reached out to hold his hand. "Yes, I was too impatient. We can't rush things at this time. We need to calm down and plan slowly."

"yes."

......

The next day, the people sent to investigate returned to report.

“Master Zhan, Madam, we’ve already looked into it. Although that place isn’t the largest mountain in the area, it’s the most secluded. It’s surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces a river on the other. The only entrance and exit is across the river, so it’s very difficult to sneak in.”

"Can't we climb over the mountain?" Qiao Wanwan asked.