Jiang Qiao hesitated for a moment, "What about the fishing villages down there? If the small fishing boats go out, will the maritime authorities know?"

"We have also considered this issue. It is hard to guarantee that some people below will not sneak out to sea due to personal relationships. We have already arranged for the maritime department to patrol the sea."

Jiang Qiao nodded. "Has the arrest warrant been issued yet?"

"Yes, we also asked the relevant departments to encourage the public to report this. This Cobra is different from the others; he is cunning and treacherous. Before we left, the director also reminded us to pay attention to this."

Jiang Qiao told the two comrades about Lao Liu's situation. "I don't know if Cobra is related to Lao Liu. I've already asked around about it. However, we can't just rely on this person. Let's see how much the local comrades know about him."

"Okay, I'll go take care of this first. You and Lao Zheng wait here for Jian Ling and the others to come back."

After Lao Zhao left, Jiang Qiao sighed and sat down on a stool to analyze the events leading up to and following up with Lao Zheng.

She was also afraid that her brain wasn't working properly and that she might mislead everyone and cause them to work for nothing.

Old Zheng laughed and said, "Comrade Xiao Jiang, I understand how you feel. Don't think too much about it. If we're wrong, we're all wrong together. We also think he might have come here. Otherwise, the leaders wouldn't have sent us here to cooperate with you."

Old Zhao and I analyzed it together last night. In principle, your idea is not wrong, unless the cobra has grown wings. We have strictly checked all the land routes, so the only possibility is at sea.

Actually, to be honest, given your situation, we shouldn't be sending you out on missions anymore. You've already done too much in the past—"

Jiang Qiao gave a wry smile. "We don't care about the number, I'm just afraid of making a mistake and letting Cobra get away. I would really be to blame. We've been busy for so long, isn't the goal to catch them all in one fell swoop?"

Since you also agree that my judgment is correct, let's work together to take down Cobra.

Jian Ling returned much faster than Jiang Qiao had expected, but she was alone.

"Master Hou had Lao Zhao take it with him first, and the things were taken to the new place as well. Shall we set off now?"

Jiang Qiao was quite satisfied with their new residence. It was a detached house with two courtyards, and everything inside was tidied up. It even had a telephone, which greatly facilitated their communication with the outside world.

Everyone had a key, and importantly, everything in the kitchen was ready.

"Who is this person? So thoughtful!"

Old Zhao explained with a smile, "Our comrade, before we came yesterday, the section chief had already made the arrangements by phone. Look, after cleaning all morning, you see the area across from us? That's the military compound. This house is where people prepare for their family members to stay when they come to visit. There's no one here yet, so we've lent it to them."

Hou Diankui clapped his hands and said, "That's great! We can go to them anytime if we need anything."

Old Zhao continued, "You don't know, do you? Our Director Jiang's son is right here."

Jiang Qiao chuckled twice. "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. It's perfect timing that he's here; it'll be convenient to ask for help."

Jian Ling rolled up her sleeves. "I'll cook dinner. After you finish eating, you guys hurry up and go find Xu Tian to ask him for some information."

Just as Jiang Qiao and the others went out, the phone rang inside. Old Zheng went inside to answer the phone, while Jiang Qiao went to the room where the medicines were stored to prepare to make medicine.

Before they could even make a move, Old Zheng excitedly knocked on the door and came in. "Jiang Qiao, good news! Someone found a car in the valley. The police have gone to check it out and confirmed that it's the truck that Cobra and his gang stole."

Jiang Qiaoteng stood up abruptly. "Where are you?"

"The area bordering the neighboring city."

Is the car working or broken?

Old Zheng smiled and said, "It seems that someone pushed him down the valley. We didn't find any injured people. It seems that our initial judgment was correct."

Jiang Qiao breathed a long sigh of relief. "Now I can rest easy. Let's go and take a look."

Now that the car had appeared, and in that kind of place at that, she was confident that the cobra wouldn't have gone far.

"I think Cobra might not be waiting for any cargo to arrive. Perhaps, given the opportunity, he will definitely leave by boat."

As for the ship, one from the inland sea is definitely not suitable; it has to be from the open sea. Actually, the best solution would be for him to simply take a ship out, saving him the trouble of searching for other ways to escape into the forest, where his chances of survival are only fifty-fifty.

Jiang Qiao agreed with this statement, "Could we wait for a suitable ship?"

Old Liu is able to smuggle goods here, so he probably has connections at sea. As for how he does it, we'd have to ask him directly. Perhaps his trip to pick up the goods presents an opportunity.

Hou Diankui nodded. "I think so too. Perhaps he's also waiting for that ship mentioned in the telegram? If that ship really comes, it can go directly overseas, so there's no need for that whole process."

We just don't know when this ship will arrive or where it will dock. I guess even Cobra isn't entirely sure, so it's highly likely he's going to use Old Liu's smuggling route.

Old Zheng and Old Zhao agreed with this statement, saying, "Then I'll have our comrades investigate Old Liu's information later."

Jianling finished making noodles in the kitchen and quickly called the people in the house to come out and eat.

With a clear direction, everyone ate the noodles with extra relish. Moreover, the room was a bit chilly, and the hot noodle soup warmed everyone up.

Jiang Qiao finished eating and sat aside waiting for the old man. They needed to go find Xu Tian to ask about Old Liu's situation later.

"Should we come along?"

Jiang Qiao nodded. "If you have nothing to do, you can go for a stroll and familiarize yourself with the area. If anything happens, you can find someone."

At this time, Xu Tian should have finished get off work. When Jiang Qiao and the others arrived, Xu Tian was having dinner. His get off work hours were quite flexible, and he arrived earlier than Jiang Qiao had expected. When he saw Hou Diankui knocking on the door, Xu Tian didn't dare to lead him into the house and quickly followed Old Master Hou out.

Jiang Qiao and the two comrades did not show themselves, but hid in the shadows and watched. It was not completely dark yet, and if someone with ulterior motives saw her, they would inevitably become suspicious. It was better to let Jian Ling go over and ask. If an outsider saw her, she could pretend to be a family member.

To be honest, Xu Tian is really busy with this matter today. He didn't care before because he only wanted money and had no other thoughts.

Now, his sugar daddy might be hanging out with bad guys. Tell me, if he doesn't hurry up and prove his innocence, is he really going to get involved with them?

To be honest, he was quite surprised when he found out that Old Liu's situation was much more complicated than he had heard before. He only learned about this from different people, and by piecing it together, he had a pretty good understanding of the man.

"They said that this old Liu had been to Shanghai before and spent some years there. After liberation, he came back, got married, and took care of his elderly mother."

After his mother passed away, his wife had a difficult childbirth, leaving him all alone. Later, he ran into an old friend, which led to him selling goods here.