Zhan Jingting rushed over and saw Qiao Wanwan squatting in the corner. "What's wrong?"

"Look here!" Qiao Wanwan pointed to the ground. "This must be a distress message left a long time ago!"

There was an "SOS" mark carved on the ground with a stone.

"Are you sure this was left behind early on?"

“And this!” Qiao Wanwan picked up a long hair next to the mark. “I suspect that was also deliberately left behind by Zaozao. A DNA test can confirm if it’s her!”

"Alright, Jiangdong."

"Yes." Jiang Dong immediately came over and took the hair away.

Qiao Wanwan said, "Zaozao is very cautious. She covered the mark with this tattered mat, probably because she was afraid they would find it."

Zhan Yin asked in confusion, "If they really stayed here, why did they leave so quickly? They didn't even have time to eat. Did they receive some news and leave ahead of time? Could there be a traitor among us?"

“Impossible,” Qiao Wanwan said firmly. “I trust our own people, and they were all carefully selected and brought here by Jing Ting. They would never betray us.”

"If there wasn't a mole giving them advance notice, how could they have left so quickly?"

“The mole isn’t necessarily here,” Zhan Jingting said in a deep voice. “When I received the news today, I contacted the police immediately. That means they received the news and rushed here at almost the same time as we did. If there was a mole within the police force who notified them, they would have had plenty of time and it would be perfectly reasonable.”

"So our suspicion that there was a mole in the police force was actually true." Qiao Wanwan frowned. "Then we can't trust the police anymore."

“Now that it’s been confirmed, we can’t believe it.” Zhan Jingting gently patted Qiao Wanwan’s arm. “Since this method works, they’ll eventually have nowhere to retreat. Wanwan, don’t worry too much.”

"Yes, we can definitely save Zaozao!"

Late at night, two cars were parked on the deserted side of the road, and two henchmen gathered firewood and started a fire.

He Songling picked up his thermos, took a sip of hot water, and said, "Zhan Jingting is very clever. He's using external forces to find us. We'll only become more and more passive. Even if we go to the next contact point, we'll probably be discovered very quickly, until he finds us."

The man sitting on the opposite rock slammed his stick heavily onto the fire, sending sparks flying everywhere!

"Zhan Jingting, I will never let him get away with this!"

“Now is not the time for harsh words, but to think of countermeasures,” He Songling reminded. “We have suffered heavy losses this time. Although we still have some manpower in other places, it is not enough. Not to mention that both the police and the underworld are watching us. We are in a very passive position.”

The masked man gradually calmed down. "Wasn't the antidote developed before? Didn't everyone who was poisoned by Qiao Wanwan recover?"

“Those people have indeed recovered and can join us now. But given our current strength and situation, we are no match for Zhan Jingting.”

"Then we'll think of something else. There's no way I'll fall into Zhan Jingting's hands!"

The DNA report came out quickly, and just as Qiao Wanwan had said, the hair did indeed belong to Cheng Zaozao!

Qiao Wanwan was very happy because this meant that the other party was indeed starting to be in a passive state, and if they continued to investigate like this, they might even be able to force them to come out of the shadows!

Two days later, Zhan Jingting received another message.

Two suspicious vehicles were stopped by police at a tollbooth.

Police ordered everyone in the vehicles to get out for inspection, but the two cars suddenly accelerated, jumped over the roadblock, and escaped!

Unfortunately, because they were caught off guard, the police were unable to catch up in time, and they escaped.

Upon learning the news, Zhan Jingting immediately took out a map to study it.

"If the people in the car are them, then judging from the route, they should be trying to escape."

"Uncle, where do you think they're going to run to?"

“If they escape the Golden Triangle area and find somewhere to hide, all our current plans will be wasted.” Zhan Jingting pointed to an area on the map. “Make arrangements to keep a tight watch on this area. No matter how they try to escape, they will definitely pass through this area.”

Jiang Dong nodded. "Yes, Master Zhan."

"And..." Zhan Jingting closed his eyes, as if pondering something, "Do you remember their first stronghold?"

"Of course I remember!" Zhan Yin gritted his teeth in hatred. "That's where I was arrested, and I'll never forget that humiliation! Uncle, why are you asking this?"

"Back then, so many of them were evacuating, but the only entrance and exit was under our surveillance, and we didn't find any signs of evacuation. Didn't we suspect there was another entrance and exit in the mountains?" Zhan Jingting smiled. "We could go and take a look; maybe we'll find something unexpected."

"What could we possibly gain?" Zhan Yin said dismissively. "Even if there were other entrances or exits, there wouldn't be a soul in sight by now."

"That's not necessarily true." Zhan Jingting smiled. "The most dangerous place is often the safest place. Jiang Dong, take some men and go check it out. Be careful."

"yes."

"Me too! Me too!" Zhan Yin volunteered. "I'm getting moldy from staying in the hotel so long, I'm going out for some fresh air."

Zhan Jingting remained silent, indicating his agreement.

When Qiao Wanwan entered the study, she saw Zhan Yin excitedly preparing to leave and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so happy? Where are you going?"

"My uncle told us to check out his old hideout in that miasma forest; maybe we'll find something," Zhan Yin invited. "Wanwan, do you want to come along?"

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