Qiao Wanwan opened the door and went out before answering the phone, "Did you need something?"
"Xu Lai is missing!" He Songling's anxious voice came through the phone.
Qiao Wanwan was both amused and exasperated. "He Songling, you're really something. Xu Lai has disappeared, why are you looking for me?"
"Didn't you take her away?" He Songling questioned.
Qiao Wanwan laughed directly, "If I wanted to take her away, I wouldn't have let her leave in the first place. You are of no use to us now. What would be the point of me taking Xu Lai away? Do I have too much money and want to have another person to eat with?"
Just because you don't have it doesn't mean your husband doesn't.
“My husband wouldn’t do something so pointless,” Qiao Wanwan said without hesitation. “If someone goes missing, go look for them instead of wasting your time calling me. Oh, I forgot to tell you, my sister is back safely, but that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten you. My husband will get his revenge on you sooner or later, just you wait.”
"You know we have a grudge," He Songling said coldly. "Wouldn't Zhan Jingting kidnap Xu Lai to get revenge on me?"
“No, my husband would never stoop to using a woman,” Qiao Wanwan said, enunciating each word clearly. “He’s different from people like you.”
After Qiao Wanwan finished speaking, she hung up the phone immediately.
She didn't take it to heart, but before going to bed that night, she suddenly remembered it and looked at the man lying next to her, "He Songling called today and said that Xu Lai has disappeared. He suspects that you kidnapped her."
Zhan Jingting smiled faintly, "He certainly knows how to make connections. What did you say?"
“I said it wasn’t you, but we don’t need to explain anything to him. If it weren’t for the hard work of searching for Zaozao before, and the fact that our people need to rest, we would have settled all the scores with him long ago.”
"Um."
“How could Cheng Zaozao suddenly disappear…” Qiao Wanwan was completely baffled. “Could it be that the mastermind kidnapped her? That doesn’t make sense. If he kidnaps her, wouldn’t He Songling officially betray him and reveal his identity?”
“That’s why He Songling suspected me immediately. This matter has nothing to do with us. If he cared about Xu Lai, he would naturally search high and low to bring her back.” Zhan Jingting looked at her. “Or do you want to help find Xu Lai?”
Qiao Wanwan shook her head. "Although I think Xu Lai shouldn't be implicated by He Songling, because of He Songling, we can never be friends. Why should I meddle? If I interfere, it's unfair to Zaozao and unfair to our dead brothers."
"Hmm." Zhan Jingting responded calmly, "I'm only doing this because of you, not because of He Songling."
"She was deceived by He Songling and is also a victim, so of course we won't do anything to her."
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Zhan Jingting patted her head. "Go to sleep. Don't we still need to perform surgery on Jiangnan in a couple of days?"
"Um."
Jiang Nan's surgery was successful, and Qiao Wanwan arranged for him to recuperate in the hospital so that the doctors could observe and care for him.
Qiao Wanwan brought the Gu worm back to Wutong Bay for research.
"Well, have you figured anything out?" the Ghost Hand Doctor asked.
"Master, this Gu worm seems to have an exceptionally strong vitality."
"A gu worm that can be controlled needs at least two or three years to develop, so it is impossible for it to die easily."
"I don't actually want to study these harmful things, but I don't intend to kill it." A cold glint flashed in Qiao Wanwan's eyes. "Once we catch the mastermind, I'll return this Gu worm to him!"
"Okay, I'll keep it. This thing is dangerous and needs to be fed."
"Yes, thank you, Master."
......
About a week later, He Songling called Qiao Wanwan again, saying, "I want to see you."
Qiao Wanwan asked, "Has Xu Lai been found?"
"No."
Qiao Wanwan smiled faintly, "Xu Lai hasn't been found, and you suspect that I kidnapped her. If I see you at this time, wouldn't you control me and force Jing Ting to hand over Xu Lai?"
“Some things can’t be explained in a sentence or two over the phone,” He Songling said. “If you’re worried, feel free to bring more bodyguards.”
"Sorry, I'm not in the mood to see you. Like I said, just because I haven't dealt with you yet doesn't mean our past grievances are wiped clean."
"Qiao Wanwan, I really have something urgent to discuss with you," He Songling said anxiously. "It's related to the mastermind behind everything. Haven't you always wanted to catch him? Are you planning to let this opportunity slip by?"
"So you mean you're willing to reveal his identity?"
"Let's talk about it when we meet."
“Okay,” Qiao Wanwan said. “When you come to Wutong Bay, remember not to bring any dangerous items, or you’ll be shot dead before you even step inside.”
"good."
Although they agreed to meet at Wutong Bay, Qiao Wanwan couldn't possibly meet him inside the house. After passing through layers of security checks, the bodyguards took He Songling to the golf course furthest from the house.
Qiao Wanwan had just finished playing ball when she saw He Songling walking over. She wiped her sweat with a towel and greeted him, "Sit down."
Two bodyguards stood behind Qiao Wanwan, and more bodyguards were guarding her not far away.
"Speak your mind," Qiao Wanwan said, taking a sip of water.
“I tracked her down for a whole week and finally found Xu Lai’s trail.” He Songling said with a solemn expression. “She was indeed kidnapped. The last thing I tracked down was that she was taken to the dock and put on a smuggling ship.”
Qiao Wanwan frowned. "So you mean Xu Lai was sent out of the capital?"
"Yes, but that smuggling ship passed through several countries, and I don't know where she will be sent."
Qiao Wanwan seemed thoughtful. "You came to see me today because you know this has nothing to do with me, right?"
“Logically speaking, that is indeed the case,” He Songling said. “If you really captured Xu Lai, there are plenty of places to imprison her; there’s no need to go to such lengths to send her out of the capital.”
“Capturing Xu Lai would be pointless for us, so we won’t waste our time,” Qiao Wanwan asked. “Do you have any suspects?”
"I suspect it's him, but I have no way to contact him right now."
It goes without saying who this "he" refers to.
Qiao Wanwan pondered for a moment and said, "He's not stupid. If he captures Xu Lai, what if you betray him and tell us his identity? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"
“But Xu Lai is in his hands, so I dare not betray him even more,” He Songling said. “Rather than keeping me, this time bomb, and worrying that I will betray him, it’s better to seize my weakness and prevent that worry from happening.”
"Actually, he still has quite a few people in the capital who are secretly watching me. My breakup with Xu Lai and cutting off all ties was just for them to see. I wanted them to believe that I didn't want Xu Lai anymore and that they wouldn't touch her."
"But at the same time, I also knew that he was the kind of person who would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free. Even if he believed that Xu Lai and I had broken up, he might not let her go. So I had been secretly protecting Xu Lai, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't protect her..."
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