"Dad, you scared me to death!" Qiao Xia rushed over and hugged him.
"Ah—" A muffled groan came from below, and Qiao Xia then realized that there was someone hiding behind Qiao Zhaoxing.
"Jiang Tianci, what are you doing here?" Qiao Xia wiped away her tears, her eyes full of confusion.
Jiang Tianci's face turned red, veins bulging on his neck, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Could you please take your foot off my hand before you speak?"
"Oh, oh..." Qiao Xia quickly lifted her foot and, using the dim light, saw the situation on his body clearly. She exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you covered in so much blood?"
Jiang Tianci said weakly, "Try cutting open your stomach and see if you bleed."
"It really is human organ trafficking." Qiao Xia anxiously checked on Qiao Zhaoxing's condition. "Dad, are you alright?"
Qiao Zhaoxing shook his head. "I'm fine. I owe it to him for saving me."
Jiang Tianci waved his hand, "Could you call an ambulance for me first?"
Zhao Yuncheng removed his hand from the earpiece. "The ambulance is on its way. What exactly happened to you? I need detailed information."
Qiao Zhaoxing and Jiang Tianci exchanged a glance.
Qiao Zhaoxing said modestly, "You know more details, so you should do it. Don't worry, I will definitely give you the ten million I promised."
Jiang Tianci rolled his eyes and removed his hand from the wound. "Do I look like someone who can tell you the whole story right now? You tell me, and I'll add to it."
In short, the human organ traffickers kidnapped a total of three men and five women, and Jiang Tianci was one of them.
Originally, those people planned to cut off his kidney before he boarded the ship, but Jiang Tianci woke up during the surgery, won a 1v1 against the lone doctor, and successfully escaped.
The two blond-haired men who arrested Qiao Zhaoxing were too inefficient. They even posted on their WeChat Moments while preparing to flee that night, which exposed their location. As a result, their former gang called people over to make up the numbers.
Despite their encirclement, Jiang Tianci was unable to escape. There were two vehicles transporting people: a van that acted as a lookout in front and a truck that carried the people.
Jiang Tianci played a trick, hiding under the seat of a black van.
Because it was already dark when they were transporting people, Jiang Tianci was fortunate enough not to be discovered.
Taking advantage of the moment when the group was trying to get close to the cruise ship manager, he jumped into the bushes and immediately recognized Qiao Zhaoxing, who was tied up tightly in the back of the truck.
He wanted to take a gamble, so he dragged Qiao Zhaoxing out of the car and kept running without stopping.
Fortunately, the reeds along the river grew tall, and they were not caught. "I knew someone would come to rescue him."
Jiang Tianci curled his lips into a smile. As the ambulance siren wailed in his ears, he fainted with relief.
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Unfortunately, Qiao Xia couldn't care less about any of that at the moment.
Not far away, the ship's horn sounded, and well-dressed men and women cheered loudly as the ship docked, clearly having drunk quite a bit.
Qiao Xia handed Zhao Yuncheng an exquisitely crafted gold card. "You can bring two people in with you. I'm taking my dad to the hospital, so I won't be coming with you."
"No way," Qiao Zhaoxing objected. "They've arrested Lingling too."
"Tang Ling?" Qiao Xia felt a headache coming on. "How did she end up here?"
Qiao Zhaoxing shook his head and advised, "I'll go up with you. The cards that the Mu family sent out are all recorded. Officer Zhao is a new face, and if you go in alone, the people inside will definitely become suspicious."
Qiao Xia really couldn't leave Tang Ling alone. "I'll take him inside, you go home."
Qiao Zhaoxing refused without even thinking, "How can that be? I'm the father, of course I should stand in front of you if something happens."
Qiao Xia said helplessly, "You can't fight, you'll only be a hindrance if you go up there."
Qiao Zhaoxing said smugly, "But I know how to play cards."
"play cards?"
Qiao Zhaoxing nodded emphatically, "How could they openly engage in the practice of prolonging lives with living people? So everyone who boards the ship is there to gamble. If you don't play a few rounds, you'll be exposed."
"Mu San's father tricked me into going up there once, but I was too lucky. Not only did I not lose a single penny, I also won 30 million from him, which made him so angry that his face turned green. He never asked me to play cards again after that."
Zhao Yuncheng also advised, "Let Mr. Qiao go with us. We need someone familiar with the layout, and besides, he knows those victims."
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people on the shore, Qiao Xia had no choice but to agree.
Qiao Xia and Zhao Yuncheng each supported Qiao Zhaoxing's arm as they walked toward the boat.
Although Qiao Xia had tidied up Qiao Zhaoxing's appearance, the mud on his elbows and the wrinkles on his trousers that couldn't be smoothed out still attracted the doorman's strange looks.
Qiao Xia held the card between two fingers and presented it to him, raising an eyebrow slightly. "What? Can't I come in?"
"Wait a moment." The doorman smiled and took the card from her hand. He turned his head and did something on the computer. His gaze lingered on Qiao Zhaoxing's face for a couple more seconds before returning the card to her.
The doorman gave an apologetic smile. "Madam, this card is indeed a VIP card issued by our Lanceart, but you need to pay a deposit of thirty million before boarding."
Qiao Xia was about to take out her card when she saw a couple, reeking of alcohol and leaning on each other, simply wave their cards in front of the doorman before swaggering inside.
This annoyed Qiao Xia, who crossed her arms and stared at the doorman without saying a word.
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