The door from the master bedroom to the terrace was open, and the evening breeze lifted the floor-length white gauze curtains. Cheng Zaozao stood there with a look of horror on her face.
"Brother-in-law... I'm sorry, I knocked, but no one answered, so I had to come in myself..."
Zhan Jingting frowned slightly, his expression displeased.
Huo Shiqian asked, "Zaozao, when did you come in? What did you hear?"
"I just walked in and didn't hear anything," Cheng Zaozao hurriedly explained.
"Is there something you need?" Huo Shiqian asked again.
"It's okay, I just want to see my sister."
"If no one answers the door when you knock in the future, don't come in easily," Huo Shiqian instructed. "Jing Ting hates it when people enter his room without permission."
"I understand, brother-in-law. I'm sorry, I won't do it again..."
"Jingting and I are discussing something. You can come see Wanwan later."
"Okay." Cheng Zaozao obediently left.
Huo Shiqian looked away. "Zaozao is timid to begin with. You're likely to scare her like this."
"I don't have the habit of showing mercy to women," Zhan Jingting said calmly. "Besides, don't forget, I have traitors around me."
"...You don't suspect Zaozao, do you?"
"You can't be too careful. Wen Lijing is sincere and honest, even your grandfather praised him highly, but he still stabbed you in the back. So I never judge people by their appearance."
Huo Shiqian was speechless.
"The traitor shouldn't be from Wutong Bay. After all, they're all family. Zaozao is Wanwan's closest sister, and she wouldn't possibly harm you."
“I didn’t say it was her.”
Huo Shiqian said, "Getting back to the main topic, do you have any plans regarding Wen Lijing?"
"There are no special arrangements. After all, the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. If we deploy too many things, we will be easily discovered, allowing the enemy to hide even more deeply."
"That's true." Huo Shiqian didn't ask any further questions. "Just let me know if you need any help."
"good."
......
The medical team split into two groups and worked day and night on the research. The "ghost hand doctor" also spent most of his time in the pharmacy every day, but there was still no progress.
Although Qiao Wanwan was well taken care of by Zhan Jingting and her physical condition was good, the Ghost Hand Doctor still started to try giving her medicine.
This inevitably rekindled hope in his family, after all, he was a miracle doctor with miraculous healing skills.
With the insistence of his family, Zhan Jingting started going to the Dijin Group during the day and going to get off work normally, which was a forced return to normalcy in his life.
In the evening, as usual, he came out of the Imperial View Group and was about to get into his car when a white sedan suddenly drove up from not far away. Two arms stretched out of the car, each holding a gun!
"Master Zhan, be careful!"
Zhan Jingting was quickly protected by bodyguards, while the other bodyguards immediately drew their guns and engaged in a fierce gunfight with the other side!
The opponent quickly found himself at a disadvantage and stepped on the gas, preparing to escape.
The next second, tire spikes suddenly rose from the ground!
The white car couldn't brake in time and ran over it!
The white car was forced to stop because its tires were punctured!
The bodyguards immediately drew their guns and surrounded them!
The people in the car did not seem to want to die together with each other. Instead of continuing to resist, they threw down their guns and surrendered.
Jiang Dong quickly arrived to report, "Master Zhan, there were three people in total: a driver and two assassins, all of whom were foreign mercenaries."
Zhan Jingting was already in the car, his face ashen. "Take him away and question him thoroughly."
"yes."
Zhan Jingting returned to Wutong Bay as usual, without telling his family about the attack.
But then, in the evening, an uninvited guest suddenly arrived.
"Master Zhan," Aunt Zheng knocked and came in to report, "Zhan Xiuwen has arrived."
Zhan Jingting was wiping Qiao Wanwan's face when he heard this and said coldly, "Isn't he hiding in a villa under Wanwan's name? Why isn't he afraid of dying and coming out?"
"I don't know. He seems to be in a great hurry and insists on seeing Madam. It seems he doesn't know anything about Madam's affairs."
"Take him to the side hall."
"yes."
When Zhan Jingting arrived at the side hall, Zhan Xiuwen was pacing anxiously back and forth inside.
Upon seeing Zhan Jingting, Zhan Xiuwen visibly flinched. "Jingting, it's you? Where's Wanwan?"
Zhan Jingting's gaze darkened. "You call me Wanwan?"
Zhan Xiuwen: "..."
"Where is Miss Qiao?" he obediently changed his address.
"Get to the point."
"...She promised to protect us, but Xinyi still got into trouble. Doesn't she owe me an explanation?"
Zhan Jingting walked to the sofa and sat down. "Explain yourself."
"You didn't know about something this big?" Zhan Xiuwen was even angrier. "Xin Yi was locked up in the villa like she was in prison, but she insisted on going out to work. Didn't your bodyguard come to report that?"
Zhan Jingting then remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.
However, he wouldn't concern himself with such trivial matters and simply left it to Jiang Dong to handle.
"You only arranged two bodyguards to protect Xinyi, that's not enough, and then this really happened!" Zhan Xiuwen became more and more agitated as he spoke. "She attended an event today, and then she was attacked. The attackers even had guns, guns! She was shot and is still lying in the hospital unconscious!"
Zhan Jingting said calmly, "As long as she stays obediently in the villa, she won't be attacked. She asked for trouble by going out, so she can't blame others for not protecting her properly."
Zhan Xiuwen: "..."
"I don't care! Qiao Wanwan promised to protect our safety, and now that this has happened, she's not entirely without responsibility! Xinyi's life is hanging in the balance; she has to go to the hospital to wake her up!"
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