Don't be fooled by Wang Xiaobian's arrogant attitude outside. Once he's in the police station, he'll become a coward and spill everything.

In this way, Wang Xiaobian became a kidnapper, committing the crime of illegal detention, and would be sentenced to at least three years in prison.

Ma Yunfei's attempt to introduce Li Meng to Wang Xiaobian backfired.

From now on, he can forget about doing business with Qiankun Trading Company.

This is something Ma Yunfei absolutely does not want to see, nor does he want it to happen.

He had no choice but to keep quiet.

"Mr. Xia, based on what I know, I can say with certainty that Xia Tian will not be in any danger and will not be mistreated. Perhaps in three to five days, or at most a week, Xia Tian will be back by your side."

Are you sure?

"I'm pretty sure about it."

"Xiao Ma, I think you know something. Tell me quickly, what exactly happened to Xia Tian? Where is she now?"

"President Xia, if I knew where Xia Tian was, I would have rescued her long ago. Everything I just said was merely my analysis."

Xia Jiu sighed and said dejectedly, "Xiao Ma, my daughter's disappearance really has nothing to do with you?"

Ma Yunfei said confidently, "President Xia, even a fool could figure it out. Why would I harm Xia Tian? Do I have that motive? Do I have that reason? Besides, even if I were a thousand times worse, I wouldn't be that bad."

Xia Jiufa looked at Ma Yunfei and said, "Kid, I will never have any confidence in you."

"President Xia, I...I have nothing to say."

Ye Ya grabbed Ma Yunfei's hand and said unhappily, "Brother Ma, don't waste your breath on this old guy. I can tell he's trying to frame you, saying you kidnapped his daughter."

Ma Yunfei didn't want to argue with Xia Jiufa any further. Even if he talked himself hoarse, it would be difficult to change Xia Jiufa's prejudice against him.

"Mr. Xia, please go home and rest. Don't worry too much. I will definitely find a way to bring Xia Tian back as soon as possible."

Ma Yunfei and Ye Ya left.

Ye Ya said angrily, "Brother Ma, is this the boss you were talking about? You've been doing business with him for so long, but he's been quite rude to you. I just don't understand, if this boss doesn't like you, why would he do business with you?"

“Wild girl, although the boss doesn’t like me, he likes money and yams. If he doesn’t do business with me, he won’t get yams and won’t make money.”

Ye Ya asked, "Brother Ma, is he the only one doing business in such a big city like City A? Since he doesn't like you, you shouldn't do business with him anymore. You can find someone else to do business with and still make money."

How can Ma Yunfei explain this?

To put it simply, if it weren't for the summer, Ma Yunfei would never have done business with Xia Jiufa.

Back when Ma Yunfei first did business with Xia Jiufa, Xia Jiufa ruthlessly lowered the price, almost causing Ma Yunfei to lose money.

If it weren't for the summer, Ma Yunfei would never have done a second business deal with Xia Jiufa.

They returned to Xiaojie's house.

As soon as they entered the villa, Xiaojie blurted out, "Just now, Xia Tian's father called, asking about Xia Tian's whereabouts. He even said, 'You must know where Xia Tian is.' I... I couldn't resist Xia Tian's father's nagging and almost told him the truth."

"Xiao Jie, you didn't tell, did you?"

"No, luckily the nanny called me to eat, and Xia Jiufa heard it. He said, 'Go eat,' so I swallowed back what I wanted to say."

Ma Yunfei told Xiaojie, "Just now, I ran into Xia Jiufa on the road. He actually grabbed my collar and said that I had kidnapped Xia Tian and was going to take me to the police station. A group of onlookers on the road also thought I was a kidnapper, and two young men even tried to beat me up. Luckily, Yeya arrived in time, otherwise, I would have been beaten black and blue and Xia Jiufa would have dragged me to the police station."

Xiao Jie said in surprise, "No wonder Xia Jiu asked earlier: Does Ma Yunfei know Xia Tian's whereabouts? I found it a bit strange, but I didn't say you lived in my house."

“I have already told Xia Jiufa that I arrived in City A five days ago and am staying at your home.”

Xiao Jie sighed and said in a consultative tone, "Xia Tian's father is going crazy with worry. Otherwise, let's give him a little hint so he doesn't get sick from worry."

Ma Yunfei firmly refused, saying, "Xiao Jie, don't tell anyone. Xia Jiufa can't know anything, otherwise, it will ruin my big plan."

At 10 p.m. that evening, the Sherlock Holmes Detective Agency called right on time.

The boss said in a somber voice, "Let me give you a report on Wang Xiaobian's itinerary today: At 7:42 this morning, Wang Xiaobian drove his red BMW from his villa to Qiankun Investment Company. At 2:05 this afternoon, Wang Xiaobian and his father, in his father's black car, went to a restaurant to discuss business. At 9:12 this evening, Wang Xiaobian and his father returned home, and he is still at home. Our investigators are continuing to monitor him at the gate of his villa."

Ma Yunfei said with satisfaction, "Boss, thank you. I trust your company."

"Hehe... I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration."

The owner of the Sherlock Holmes Detective Agency said half-jokingly, "Brother, I don't know why you're spying on this Wang Xiaobian, but I have a feeling that maybe this Wang Xiaobian is your love rival."

Ma Yunfei was taken aback by the boss's words. He had to admit that the boss was exceptionally professionally astute.

Although Xia Tian is not Ma Yunfei's lover, she is his adopted sister, and in a sense, their relationship is indeed somewhat ambiguous.

"Hehe... Boss, your hunch is quite wrong."

Of course, Ma Yunfei wouldn't reveal the truth about investigating Wang Xiaobian.

"Brother, I feel that you seem to want to find out the truth about something, so you're investigating this Wang Xiaobian. May I offer a suggestion?"

"Boss, just say what you want to say."

"I think you can use an unconventional method to get what you want out of Wang Xiaobian."

Ma Yunfei knew perfectly well what the boss meant by the unconventional method: kidnapping Wang Xiaobian, intimidating and threatening him, and even torturing him to force him to reveal what Ma Yunfei wanted.

Ma Yunfei is not planning to do that for the time being, because if he does, he will offend Wang Xiaobian, and then he will not be able to do business with Wang Xiaobian in the future.

Ma Yunfei is playing a grand game; he's thinking ten steps ahead for every one he takes.

If Ma Yunfei wants to become the world's richest man, he needs to have a long-term vision, seize every opportunity, expand his business channels, and make it bigger and stronger.

He didn't want to plant thorns, he only wanted to plant more flowers.