She took out her food and ate while pondering. By the time she had made up her mind, the pursuers had arrived. The main problem was that this place was in the middle of nowhere, and the truck was too conspicuous to be missed.
As soon as Liu Gong'an and his men got out of the car, before they could even call out, Jiang Qiao had already started calling for people.
"Uncle Liu, I'm here, I'm alright—"
Seeing Jiang Qiao sitting comfortably in the carriage, Officer Liu patted his chest, finally able to relax after all the worries he had endured along the way.
"You scared us to death! Are you really alright? Are you hurt?"
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "No, but I was so close to losing my life. Luckily, I escaped unharmed."
Police officer Liu and his men knew what Song Zhi's situation was back then. Seeing Jiang Qiao looking so relaxed, it would be a lie to say they weren't curious.
Jiang Qiao explained to everyone's doubts, "I have a secret weapon. That medicine won't work on me for long. Hurry up and tie these three up."
Also, this person is a member of a smuggling ring. The large ship should be at sea. I'll wake him up now. You can interrogate him first and see if you can get the ship and personnel over.”
Liu Qiang had to admire Jiang Qiao: "You, even when someone was being held hostage, you still managed to solve a major case. I'm impressed. I'll contact the higher-ups right now."
Upon hearing that Jiang Qiao was safe and sound, Song Zhi was so excited that he pounded the table several times. He couldn't even describe his feelings at that moment.
He was more excited than if he had survived a disaster himself. At least now, he was sitting in a warm house, but he hadn't heard from Jiang Qiao before.
He couldn't describe the feeling. At that moment, he almost couldn't help but call his brother; the pressure was too great.
Fortunately, God was on the child's side. The girl was alright. The tension in his body suddenly eased at that moment. Song Zhi's body went limp, and he almost fell to the ground. Luckily, someone next to him helped him up.
"Chief, are you alright?"
Song Zhi shook his head weakly. "It's nothing. Just get me a glass of water. I'm just feeling weak all over."
The phone call wasn't over yet. After Song Zhi composed himself, he continued listening to his subordinates' reports. He was especially speechless when he heard that Jiang Qiao had also arrested someone. He thought to himself, "This kid can barely take care of himself, yet he still manages to catch a bad guy. How amazing is that?"
They immediately perked up when they heard about the smuggling boats.
"I'll contact the relevant departments right away and provide assistance from the nearest available location. You just wait—"
After Liu Qiang reported the address, he could only stay here with his men. According to the other party's instructions, there was still some time before they left the ship, but Jiang Qiao was worried that the people who were nearby might not arrive on time.
"How about this, I'll take some men and go up first?"
Police Officer Liu refused, saying, "No, we don't know what's going on inside. This guy is just a small fry. It's too risky to go up there rashly. Let's wait."
Jiang Qiao was fine, so she went to wake up the three people and interrogate them. She wanted to know where Dou Yanhua had been taken.
Based on her judgment, the woman and the driver were cooperating with the correctional officers, so Jiang Qiao was targeting them.
When the man woke up, he saw a face magnified in front of him and almost thought he was seeing a ghost.
"You, you, how could it be you?"
Jiang Qiao chuckled twice. "What's wrong? Scared?"
The man looked around at himself and at the ropes binding him; there was nothing he didn't understand.
Their eyes were filled with resentment; they were so close to living a carefree life.
"How did you do that?"
This was his biggest question. When they tied him up, they had bound him very tightly. With that kind of binding, no one could break free. How did the other person manage to do it?
Jiang Qiao snorted coldly, "You can't do it, but it's not a problem for me. I've managed to evade your assassination attempts. Do you think I'm an ordinary person?"
"You're only thinking about how to tie me up tightly so we can't escape, but have you considered that I'm wearing jewelry? My bracelet—didn't you even consider taking it off?"
The man dismissively said, "It's just a bracelet, what could be wrong with it?"
Jiang Qiao snorted, "There's a lot to learn here. My bracelet is hollow, so it not only hides medicine but also tools. That's why I'm standing right in front of you now."
So, from now on, don't overestimate yourself and underestimate others.
Tell me, where is that special envoy? Where did Dou Yanhua send him?
Faced with Jiang Qiao, the man wanted to remain silent, but seeing the scalpel flying up and down in the other's hand, he chickened out.
Jiang Qiao's infamy is well-known, and most of them know a thing or two about it. If he hadn't spoken up, they believed that the knife would have definitely cut a piece of flesh off him.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. It's just that they're unlucky. They thought they'd gotten a great deal, but who would have thought they'd fallen into a trap?
No wonder that woman was unwilling to confront Jiang Qiao directly and instead sent them to deal with him. She was probably wary of Jiang Qiao's unpredictable nature. Now, they're the ones who are in trouble.
Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow. "What, you don't want to talk about it? You're not convinced?"
The man gave a wry smile. "I have no complaints about falling into your hands. After all, I'm better than them, just a little bit worse, so I'm not ashamed."
Jiang Qiao chuckled. "You're quite good at comforting yourself. Well, among those I've sparred with, you've done pretty well. At least your arrangements were quite thorough."
"Tell me, where is Dou Yanhua?"
The man spoke honestly, "I really don't know where Dou Yanhua was taken, but she definitely took the mountain road. The other party didn't tell me anything about it."
Jiang Qiao asked curiously, "May I ask what you're feeding Dou Yanhua?"
The man gave a wry smile. "The steel balls were wrapped inside the steamed bun. We also used some drugs to make her act convincing."
Jiang Qiao smiled faintly, "In the end, you gave her a mouthful of blood, right?"
The man looked up at Jiang Qiao in surprise. Jiang Qiao sighed and said, "Don't be so surprised. I originally studied medicine. However, at the time, I also wanted to move Dou Yanhua, so I didn't have time to ask more questions."
Who is your superior? Don't tell me it's Cobra.
The man gave a wry smile. "People of our caliber aren't even worth Cobra's attention. We're just a backup plan, only to be used when it matters most."
"It was the strategist who contacted us through a newspaper advertisement."
Jiang Qiao could understand this. After all, so many years had passed, and these people's jobs had changed, so some of their contact information was no longer applicable. Publishing a notice in the newspaper would be a good idea.
Next, the man explained to Jiang Qiao which newspaper and time period they used to contact each other.
"Are you the only few who can pull off a surprise attack?"
The man nodded. "In this county town, as far as I know, there are only a few of us currently, and we only use this system as a last resort."
This is also where our complaints about this special envoy lie. Just to save that Dou Yanhua, they actually made us expose our identities that we'd hidden for so many years. I just can't understand it.
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