Upon arriving at the encampment, Jiang Qiao stopped the car and shouted to the people inside, "Everyone get out, stop dawdling!"

After everyone came down, Jiang Qiao looked them over one by one and said, "Now, we should have a good talk."

Upon hearing this, someone protested, "Why should we? You may be Jiang Qiao, but you have no right to interrogate us!"

Jiang Qiao gave the other person a cold look. "The fact that I'm here means I have the right to cooperate. Anyone who doesn't want to cooperate, step forward!"

Now no one dared to step forward; they all shrank back, pretending to be dead.

"Since no one is stepping forward, then cooperate properly. Like I said, if you haven't done anything wrong, no one will bother you. Alright, take them over for questioning."

Just as Jiang Qiao was about to lead a few people over to inquire, someone called out to her.

Song Shutian sat with Zhao Anbang inside the house, while someone examined the old man's wounds.

"Jiang Qiao, come over here and let Old Zhao take a look. Is there anything else wrong?"

After taking Zhao Anbang's pulse, Jiang Qiao sighed and gave the old man some medicine. "Lie down, I'll give you acupuncture—"

Zhao Anbang gave a wry smile. "I haven't been able to take my medication properly during this period, so you really can't blame me for this. I listened to you back then."

Jiang Qiao nodded. "I can understand that. Tell me, what's your predicament?"

Zhao Anbang glanced at the medic bandaging his wound, "You can go now—"

When only the three of them were left in the room, Zhao Anbang looked at Jiang Qiao and Song Shutian with a serious expression.

"If the two of you hadn't come, I'm afraid my old life would have been in danger."

"Uncle Zhao, can you tell me what exactly happened here, how the fire started, and why there are burn marks in your yard?"

Also, why didn't you say anything when I sent someone to contact you?

Zhao Anbang sighed, "How can I say for sure? Who knows if the people you sent have already been won over by someone else?"

Let me put it this way: have you considered why I was taken away by Feng Lan and her group?

Song Shutian frowned deeply. "You mean there's something wrong with the people in the task force?"

Zhao Anbang gave a wry smile. "It's not that simple. Do you know how crucial our experiment has become? These materials and data are extremely important. At this critical moment, my deputy is on leave, and the Party Secretary is in a meeting. Don't you think this is just a coincidence?"

Jiang Qiao couldn't wait any longer. "Uncle, just tell me, what exactly happened? Who's causing trouble here?"

Zhao Anbang shook his head with great regret. "If I had known, things wouldn't have come to this, and the comrade in charge of security would have died in vain."

I did feel something was off before. Why would they suddenly let these two people leave at such a crucial time? And before Feng Lan led those people to cause trouble, I did have people deal with the matter, but the result was that these people became more and more arrogant.

Furthermore, in the past, the submitted materials were generally in the correct order. The experts, researchers, and their staff were extremely serious and meticulous about these matters. However, I discovered that the materials had this problem on one occasion.

Later, I told the people on the other end to put a hair in the documents, but when the documents were sent to me, I couldn't find a single hair.

As for the person who delivered the information, I had already ordered his arrest. No one expected that he would commit suicide at such a critical moment. So, I had to take precautions. The house burned down, but the real information has been moved to a safe place.

I only said these words today because you and Jiang Qiao are both here.

To be honest, I don't know who to trust right now, but I can trust Jiang Qiao.

Song Shutian gave a wry smile. "So, you don't even trust me anymore?"

Zhao Anbang patted Song Shutian on the shoulder and said, "Try to understand. The working group has run into problems. You think I can easily trust someone you sent all the way here?"

That represents the hard work of so many people. Do you even know how important it is? It's even more important than my own life.

"Don't argue with me, kid. At this moment, I think Jiang Qiao is someone I can trust. She has a pure and innocent heart."

Jiang Qiao herself felt embarrassed. "Uncle, I didn't know you valued me so much. Oh, thank goodness I came, otherwise you would have been so disappointed."

Thank you for your trust. You should keep this safe. It's a hot potato in anyone's hands and could become a target for enemies.

I just woke up, and I still want to live a good life. I don't want to become someone else's target again.

Zhao Anbang patted Jiang Qiao on the shoulder. "Good boy, it's really best if you keep this for the time being. The enemy does want to attack you, but they'll have to be capable first."

Xiao Song, this is really not suitable for you to handle right now. Your uncle hopes that you can do your best to find out the truth this time.

If the information were in your hands, you might not even have the chance to uncover the truth.

Song Shutian understood what Zhao Anbang meant.

He looked at Zhao Anbang with a serious expression and asked, "Uncle Zhao, didn't you already hide that thing? How can anyone else find it?"

Zhao Anbang gave a bitter smile. "There are no secrets in this world. I'm afraid that if the enemy finds out, they'll take the data first. Wouldn't we be at a disadvantage? We'd be letting down those researchers even more."

Girl, come here, I'll tell you the location—

Jiang Qiao frowned after hearing this, then smiled with relief, "You old man are really daring. You actually dared to put such an important thing in such a place?"

Zhao Anbang gave a wry smile. "The most dangerous place is the safest place, so I have no choice. I really can't find a suitable place. Go and get it back right away."

Song Shutian was curious about where this thing was hidden that could make the old man so worried and make Jiang Qiao say such things.

"Qiao'er, where did you put the things?"

Jiang Qiao smiled and glanced at Zhao Anbang. "You should ask your Uncle Zhao. I'm going to get my things now. I'll have Lao Cao come with me. I'll talk to you later."

Song Shutian made a phone call, and Cao Mingyuan soon appeared at the door. Song Shutian gave him a few instructions, and then the two of them left.

Only Zhao Anbang and Song Shutian remained in the room. "Uncle Zhao, where exactly are you hiding? Why are you being so mysterious?"

Zhao Anbang just smiled and said, "You'll know once Jiang Qiao gets the things."

Now, let's get down to business...

After listening to all of Zhao Anbang's doubts, even Song Shutian was stunned. "You mean the Party Secretary, not your deputy?"

Zhao Anbang nodded. "The deputy is just a cover for them. I'm stepping down, so naturally the deputy will take over. But ultimately, they'll still be under the secretary's jurisdiction, right?"

Although I'm the top leader sent from above to specifically oversee this project, do you think the secretary who's cooperating with me here has no connections whatsoever?