Qiao Wanwan peeled an orange for him. "Judging from the speed at which he called me, he really cares about Xu Lai. I'm willing to believe that their love is truly pure."

"How could such a vicious person be pure?"

“Perhaps they are two people who redeemed each other?” Qiao Wanwan said. “Anyway, I don’t think Xu Lai is lying, but He Songling’s evil is a fact and unforgivable. It’s just a pity for such a good girl like Xu Lai. It’s already tragic enough that she lost both her parents. She thought she had met a good man, but unexpectedly…”

"If I were her, I wouldn't be able to accept it..." Qiao Wanwan said, then suddenly startled and hurriedly took out her phone to make a call.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Jingting answered quickly. "I'm in the study."

"I'm worried Xu Lai might do something rash!" Qiao Wanwan said anxiously. "Call the bodyguards right away and tell them to keep a close eye on her! She's innocent, and I don't want her to hurt herself for someone like He Songling!"

"Okay, I'll make the call now."

Qiao Wanwan hung up the phone and said to Zhan Yin, "I'm not talking to you anymore."

"Hey, Wanwan, where are you going...?"

Qiao Wanwan ignored him and went straight upstairs to the study, where Zhan Jingting was on the phone.

"...You can arrange it as you see fit, but there's only one rule: no one can get hurt."

"How did it go?" Qiao Wanwan asked immediately after he hung up the phone.

“She was indeed very depressed. The bodyguard said she was hiding in a corner and crying. I have arranged for a female bodyguard to stay in the room and keep an eye on her, even if she goes to the bathroom. Nothing will happen.”

"That's good." Qiao Wanwan sat down in the chair opposite him. "Putting myself in her shoes, if I found out that the man I love is a murderer, I wouldn't be able to accept it either. He Songling is her emotional support, and I'm just worried that she might not be able to handle it and do something foolish."

Zhan Jingting said calmly, "No normal person would be in such a hurry to commit suicide; they would definitely want to ask in person to find out the truth."

"...That makes sense."

“However, your concerns are valid.” Zhan Jingting looked at her gently. “She is different from ordinary people. She has suffered a severe emotional trauma and is more vulnerable than others. It’s good for us to be cautious.”

"Hmm." Qiao Wanwan rested her chin on her hands. "I hope He Songling truly loves her and can bring Zaozao back. That would be a happy ending for everyone."

Zhan Jingting didn't say anything.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Wanwan asked. "You think this is impossible?"

"It's difficult," Zhan Jingting said truthfully. "Even if He Songling is a friend of the mastermind, do you think that person would be kind enough to help He Songling save his girlfriend so early in the morning? If not, then He Songling would have to do it secretly, which is probably not easy, let alone..."

"What?"

"Since there are rumors that Zaozao has been harmed, if that's true, how could He Songling hand over a completely unharmed Zaozao?"

Qiao Wanwan's face paled. "Yes, the fact that we can't find anyone at bars and nightclubs doesn't mean nothing bad has happened yet..."

“Wanwan, Jiang Dong has already interrogated the two people who were captured. They didn’t hear anything about Zaozao being hurt, so don’t worry.”

"Well, now we can only do our best to search and try to think of things in a positive direction."

......

Following Zhan Jingting's instructions, Jiang Dong arranged for people to search for the person in various casinos.

As predicted by the pharmaceutical man, they found the person in a casino on the fourth day!

In order to avoid attracting attention, Jiang Dong did not arrest him in the casino, but secretly watched him until he left the casino late at night, and then caught him in an empty alley!

"Ah!" The man screamed as he was pinned to the ground, "Who are you people! Let me go!"

Jiang Dong squatted down, pulled off the mask from his face, and patted his oily face. "Of course, he's from the Imperial View Group."

"Emperor's View Group..." The man's face paled with fright, then he said angrily, "The boss was right, those two bastards really did betray us! It's outrageous! But I was clearly wearing a mask, how did you find me!"

Jiang Dong smiled and said, "It's precisely because you're wearing a mask that you're the most suspicious. Didn't you notice that you're the only one in the entire casino wearing a mask?"

The man, looking speechless: "..."

"You've won so much money, you're happy enough now, come with us."

The man was taken back to the hotel and interrogated overnight, but he was unaware of the other people's new residences.

"I really don't know. The boss said that in order to prevent us from being betrayed, we are not allowed to meet in private or reveal our addresses. We just need to stay where we are and wait for orders. He will contact us if he has any instructions."

"Do you know if your boss did anything to Cheng Zaozao?"

"No, he didn't say, and I didn't dare to ask. The boss hates it when people ask about him. There were two guys chatting privately before, discussing his age and saying that his voice sounded young. As a result, the boss shot them dead. He made an example of them, and since then, no one has dared to talk about him, let alone ask about him."

"Alright." Jiang Dong pulled out his gun. "Since you can't provide any useful clues, you're just wasting air living. I'll send you to report to the King of Hell first."

"No!" the man cried, "I really don't know much. I'm just an insignificant thug, the kind that's dispensable! Please let me go!"

"Let you go? Do you think that's possible?" Jiang Dong pointed a gun at his head. "When you get to the underworld, remember to reserve a seat for your boss first, because he'll be coming for you soon."

"No! Ah—I can help you find him!"

"Bang!"

Two voices rang out almost simultaneously!

The bullet grazed the man's ear and struck the opposite wall.

The man raised his hand to cover his bleeding ear, crying out in pain, "Ouch—it hurts—"

"Your marksmanship is off, you missed," Jiang Dong said. "Take another shot, don't worry, this one will be accurate."

"No! No!" The man, ignoring the pain, pleaded urgently, "Although I don't know where my boss is, I can help you find him, really!"

"Oh?" Jiang Dong raised an eyebrow. "He hid so well, how did you help me find him?"

"I really have a way!" the man said. "Give me back my phone, and I'll help you contact them!"

Jiang Dong glanced at it, and the bodyguard immediately handed over the phone he had collected.

"You'd better not try anything funny, or else..."

"How could that be?" the man chuckled. "I mean what I say!"

Jiang Dong looked at him and said, "Hurry up."

"Okay, right away!"

The man picked up his phone and started using it.

Suddenly, a loud "bang" rang out, and the phone exploded!

Jiang Dong was startled and instinctively raised his hand to block!

"Assistant Jiang, look!"

A bodyguard's exclamation rang out!

Jiang Dong turned his head and looked closely. He saw that the man had somehow acquired a razor blade in his hand and had already slit his own throat, causing blood to flow incessantly!