However, they still haven't found any trace of Ding Mingzhen. Li Zhiqun felt that they couldn't wait any longer and wanted to take strong measures to track down Ding Mingzhen's whereabouts.

Wang Hanmin thought for a moment, then hesitated before saying, "Director, Ding Mingzhen is definitely hiding in the shadows. We can't be sure if her family knows where she is. If they don't know at all, arresting her like this might make too much noise and only alert her, which would cut off this lead. We only have this one lead left, and if it's cut off, it will be difficult to find them again!"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun frowned. He had been worried about this as well, which was why he had hesitated to take action against the Ding family. However, time was running out, and he had to find the Kuomintang's Qingdao station before the puppet government arrived. Otherwise, the boast he had made in front of Yingzuo Yushu would be hard to undo.

Wang Hanmin also knew Li Zhiqun's character. Li Zhiqun had been subservient to others for many years, and after gaining power, he always wanted to show his value. He was inevitably eager for success, but lacked patience.

Thinking of this, Wang Hanmin said again, "How about this, according to the information we have, Ding Mingzhen cares a lot about her family, especially her father Ding Chengyun. She is very filial to him and comes back to visit him almost every once in a while. Why don't we arrange an accident to put Ding Chengyun in the hospital, and then spread the news to see if we can lure Ding Mingzhen out?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun agreed that it was indeed a good idea and immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right. If waiting passively doesn't work, we can only lure the snake out of its hole. We must take the initiative. However, if this still doesn't work, we'll have to resort to force!"

At nine o'clock the next morning, Ding Chengyun, a local gentry, had just stepped out of his house when he was hit by an out-of-control car and seriously injured.

At the time of the accident, a team of police officers happened to be nearby and quickly arrived at the scene. They acted swiftly, arrested the driver, impounded the vehicle, and took them all back to the police station.

The Ding family was also quite frightened. Everyone was in a panic and worked together for a long time before finally getting Ding Chengyun to the nearby Chengji Hospital for treatment.

Fortunately, although Ding Chengyun's injuries were serious, he was found and rescued in time, so his life was not in danger, and Ding's family breathed a sigh of relief.

The police then came forward to explain the entire accident, telling the Ding family that the brakes of the vehicle had failed, causing the accident, and that they would severely punish the perpetrator to give the Ding family an explanation, before leaving.

The Ding family simply considered it bad luck; they had encountered such an unfortunate event and didn't think much of it.

All of this was observed by someone with ulterior motives. A secret agent dressed in a white coat, disguised as a medical worker, quietly left the ward, turned two corners, and came to a corner of the hospital to report the details to Wang Hanmin, who was waiting there.

Because Li Zhiqun accompanied Yingzuo Yushu to the airport to welcome Wang Tianhai and his entourage, Wang Hanmin was left here to oversee the situation.

Wang Hanmin spoke first, asking, "How is Ding Chengyun's injury?"

"Two ribs are broken, but his life is not in danger," the agent replied in a low voice.

"Have the Ding family become suspicious?"

The agent shook his head: "It shouldn't be. We made thorough arrangements. They also think it was an accident. They are very angry and have repeatedly demanded that the police severely punish the perpetrator."

"Very good!" Wang Hanmin nodded in satisfaction. "Keep a close eye on the Ding family's every move, and report any developments immediately."

"Yes, sir!" The agent nodded in acceptance and turned to leave.

Wang Hanmin looked around to make sure no one was there, then turned and left the hospital, heading to a surveillance point near the hospital gate to secretly observe everything.

He orchestrated this accident to force the Ding family to contact Ding Mingzhen, or for Ding Mingzhen to have a way of learning about the Ding family's troubles and to show up to visit her elderly father.

By this time, informants had already been deployed around the hospital, and spies were scattered everywhere, setting traps and waiting for Ding Mingzhen to appear.