Chapter 095 Guessing and Offering, the Unspeakable Dilemma of Men
As soon as Xiao Yan said that, Liu Yan frowned.
As for Xiaxia, although she is a bit strong and cold, she doesn't offend people all the time.
Enemy... it's really hard to say, who exactly does she have a grudge against.
Liu Yan thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. She frowned and shook her head at Xiao Yan.
"I really can't think of anyone Xiaxia would have a grudge against, but she has always been at odds with her father's fourth wife. You should also know that Xiaxia's mother and father have been angry about other women. Apart from that, I really can't think of any other enemies she has!"
Xiao Yan frowned, glancing at the door every now and then, hoping Zheng Liu would return soon, even though he had only been gone for a short while. Liu Yan poured Xiao Yan a glass of water, and just as she sat down, she suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"Xiao Yan, do you think this was done by the Huo brothers or Bai Zha Zha? You know, these guys have had a grudge against Xia Xia ever since she started her divorce!"
"No, neither the Huo family nor Bai Zixuan has the ability to maintain a normal cash flow in the company, let alone come up with so much cash."
Xiao Yan had thought about this on the plane. If Xia Xia had the biggest grudge against anyone, it would definitely be the Huo brothers, whom she had sent to the detention center for a few days. However, the Huo brothers had already been sent to England by Huo Jialingling because of this incident. As for her ex-husband Bai Zixuan, it was even more impossible. His company could not possibly have so much spare cash. Therefore, he immediately ruled out these two people.
"Xiao Yan, it's all my fault. If I hadn't gone straight to sleep when I got home yesterday, Xia Xia wouldn't have needed to go downstairs to make the phone call..."
"Now is not the time to blame yourself!"
Xiao Yan actually harbored a great deal of resentment towards Liu Yan, but considering what Liang Yuhao had told him, if this matter was indeed a long-planned conspiracy, then regardless of whether Liu Yan was with Xia Xia or not, Xia Xia would encounter danger in South Africa; it was only a matter of time!
"Liu Yan, where did you go in South Africa?"
"Once we got here, we went straight to the hotel and then went to find Yunqi... We didn't go anywhere else after that!"
When Zhang Yunqi was mentioned, Liu Yan felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, but she knew that this was not the time to be sad or upset. Nothing was more important than finding Xiaxia!
As long as Xiaxia can return safely, Liu Yan will not stay in South Africa for even a minute longer. She will immediately take Xiaxia back to Xiangcheng and will never come back here again!
If Xiaxia hadn't wanted to make her give up and start a new life, why would she have come to South Africa? How could Liu Yan not understand Xiaxia's good intentions? Therefore... she would definitely not let Xiaxia down!
"Alright, let's go see Zheng Liu again after he gets back!"
Although he didn't know if it would be of any use there, this was the only place Xiaxia had ever been to in South Africa, so Xiao Yan had no choice but to go and see it with a try-it-out attitude. Maybe... he could get news of Xiaxia?
"Okay, I'll take you there in a bit!"
At this moment, Liu Yan no longer felt any complaints or sadness. All she could think about was that Xia Xia could return safely. After saying that, she went to her bag to find the address of Zhang Yunqi's village, then changed into a set of casual clothes and put her hair up in a high bun. All her outfits were for convenience.
"Mr. Xiao, I've reviewed the hotel's security footage, and for some reason, the cameras from last night to today are malfunctioning! Someone must have tampered with them!"
Zheng Liu, being a mercenary by birth, naturally knew a lot about these things. So after watching the surveillance footage, he confidently voiced his doubts. Xiao Yan frowned upon hearing this, his expression inscrutable. After only a moment's thought, he made a decision.
"Let's go find Zhang Yunqi!"
He was not unaware of the relationship between Liu Yan and Zhang Yunqi, but for Xia Xia's safety, everything else seemed less important to him. Moreover, Xiao Yan felt that Liu Yan must share the same thoughts as him!
"Okay! Let's hurry, the sooner we find clues, the safer Xiaxia will be!"
Liu Yan, carrying her bag, walked out the door first, and Xiao Yan and Zheng Liu quickly followed.
"Mr. Xiao, should I contact my comrades who settled in South Africa when we were in the army together?"
Zheng Liu walked beside Xiao Yan and offered his suggestions at the opportune moment.
"Then I'll leave it to you! Whether or not we find Xiaxia, I'll pay them according to the current mercenary rates!"
If they could get a group of mercenaries to help them, Xiao Yan felt their chances of finding Xia Xia in South Africa would be much greater. Zheng Liu was also very happy for his old friends; they were getting older and couldn't compete with young men in their twenties, so being able to find someone to hire them was already a stroke of luck!
Zheng Liu sat in the car and made a phone call while driving, speaking in the local dialect. Neither Xiao Yan nor Liu Yan said anything; they just sat quietly in the car, but both had unspeakable worries in their hearts!
"All contacts have been made. There are fifteen people in total, ready to follow Mr. Xiao's orders at any time!"
"Okay, drive to this address! Be quick! And tell your friends to keep an eye out for the recent underground slave market in South Africa, to see if any Chinese women are going to be sold to Arab countries!"
"good!"
Zheng Liu glanced at the address, turned the car around, and made another call. He explained Xiao Yan's instructions and received a positive reply before hanging up.
The car quickly arrived at Zhang Yunqi's village. Zheng Liu only glanced at it before his brows furrowed tightly.
"Mr. Xiao, do you have friends here?"
Is there something wrong?
Xiao Yan noticed the confusion on Zheng Liu's face and asked a question in response. Zheng Liu observed the sadness on Liu Yan's face in the rearview mirror and then gave a simple, honest smile.
"No...it's nothing. It's just strange. Mr. Xiao's friends must be rich, so how could they live in such a remote village!"
"Everyone has their own choices; maybe he just loves the remoteness here!"
Liu Yan couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, then opened the car door and got out. Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and prepared to get out of the car as well, but was stopped by Zheng Liu.
"Mr. Xiao, once you enter the village, do not eat or drink anything from it, including the water! Remember that!"
"good!"
Zheng Liu stayed here, while Xiao Yan and Liu Yan entered the village together. Soon, Liu Yan arrived at Zhang Yunqi's bamboo house again, relying on her memory. As soon as she entered the bamboo house, she saw Zhang Yunqi sunbathing in the courtyard with Liu Di and Nian Liu.
"Xiao Yan? Long time no see!"
When Zhang Yunqi saw Xiao Yan, he was visibly stunned. Xiao Yan had been missing for three years when he left Xiangcheng. He never expected that he would see him in this remote mountain village in South Africa.
"haven't seen you for a long time!"
Xiao Yan replied to Zhang Yunqi indifferently, but there was a hint of helplessness in his "long time no see". If it weren't for Xia Xia's disappearance, he would never have wanted to come to this place, let alone meet him under these circumstances!
"I'm so sorry to bother you and your family of three, but I just wanted to ask if Xiaxia has come back after she left yesterday!"
Zhang Yunqi frowned in confusion. Gu Mingxia hadn't returned since leaving yesterday, so why was Xiao Yan suddenly asking such a question now?
"Something happened to Mingxia?"
Sometimes, a man's intuition is very accurate! From the moment Xiao Yan asked that question, Zhang Yunqi could guess that something must have happened to Gu Mingxia, and Xiao Yan nodded.
"Missing. When Liu Yan called her, two men who spoke English answered the phone!"
Missing? South Africa is such a small place, how could she possibly disappear? But Gu Mingxia is indeed missing! Zhang Yunqi frowned deeply.
"Any clues?"
"According to sources, someone offered 80 million to sell Xiaxia to the Arab world through the underground slave market!"
Xiao Yan spoke with a heavy tone, and Zhang Yunqi frowned deeply upon hearing it. However, after glancing at Liu Yan, he turned around, sighed, and went up to the bamboo house. A moment later, Zhang Yunqi came down with a piece of paper.
"Go find Cai Feng. In South Africa, all the underground businesses are under his protection! Give him a call first and tell him I sent you to find him!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Di's expression turned grim. She wheeled herself to a corner of the yard. Xiao Yan looked at Zhang Yunqi, then at Liu Di, and after a moment's thought, took the paper and handed it to Liu Yan.
"Liu Yan, give this to Zheng Liu and have him call Cai Feng first!"
Liu Yan glanced at Zhang Yunqi, whose gaze was elsewhere, took the paper, turned around, and left without any hesitation.
Only after Liu Yan had walked away did Xiao Yan look at Zhang Yunqi with an unfamiliar gaze.
"This doesn't look like a place you would live! Yun Qi, you shouldn't treat Liu Yan like this!"
Zhang Yunqi smiled bitterly after hearing Xiao Yan's words, then slowly lifted his vest to reveal his festering abdomen.
"It won't be long before these ulcers spread all over my body, and then I won't be able to walk! I'll be confined to a wheelchair, then my arms, my face, and finally my whole body will ulcerate and I'll die! Do you think someone like me still deserves to be with Liu Yan?"
Zhang Yunqi spoke these words lightly, but his eyes were filled with an overwhelming sorrow. He truly did not know what wrong he had done to deserve such punishment from heaven!
"Why don't you just tell Liu Yan directly?"
Zhang Yunqi shook his head, his expression gentle and happy.
"If Yan'er knew, she would definitely stay by my side. I love her so much, how could I bear to let her continue to waste her life? I can only make her hate me so that she can start her life anew and find a better man to love her!"
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