Chapter 280 Playing the Act
Meng Qingyin looked at Lu Ling, and the confusion on her face seemed genuine.
It seems that Lu Ling was unaware of Chairman Chen's actions.
Lu Ling couldn't understand where things went wrong. Their association was clearly supposed to rescue animals, so how could they be seen as demons by the animals?
What about the animals she rescued?
Meng Qingyin seemed to realize something and asked, "Did you personally witness those two vehicles releasing the animals back into the mountains or taking them to a pet rescue hospital?"
Lu Ling shook her head: "I usually only take care of simple rescues for the animals, and like today, I organize the staff to transport the animals onto the vehicle."
Meng Qingyin then asked, "Who is usually in charge of transporting the animals?"
Lu Ling: "...It was the president." She looked at Meng Qingyin and said urgently, "But it could never have been the president. He is a very loving person and would never hurt animals."
She used the word "absolutely" twice in a row, which shows that Lu Ling trusts Chairman Chen a lot.
Meng Qingyin: "Why are you so convinced it wasn't him?"
Lu Ling said firmly, "Because he raised me from a young age, and he guided me onto the path of animal rescue. He is kind to both people and animals. He would never do such a thing."
Meng Qingyin: "Since you have so much confidence in him, why don't you cooperate with me to put on a show so that we can see Chairman Chen's true colors and find out whether these animals were released back into the mountains or secretly sent to other places."
Lu Ling paused; she should refuse.
Because the president would never do anything to harm the animals.
When she was very young, the president took her in and took good care of her, teaching her many principles and guiding her onto the path of animal rescue.
How could such a gentle and loving person do such a thing?
But……
She was to say no, but she couldn't bring herself to say it; she was struggling internally.
Just then, Qin Jiu sent a message in the group chat: "Lu Cheng, you need to hurry, we can't afford to waste any more time!"
Meng Qingyin's eyes sharpened; it seemed that the situation on Chen Leying's side was not optimistic either.
Lu Ling was still struggling with Meng Qingyin's suggestion.
Meng Qingyin acted decisively, flashing close to Lu Ling, her dagger flashing as she pressed it against Lu Ling's neck.
"I'm sorry, but you have no choice but to cooperate with me now," Meng Qingyin said.
Her movement immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding staff, who all rushed over.
"Release Lu Ling!"
"Aren't you Lu Ling's friend? Would you point a dagger at your friend?"
"You're not a poacher, are you?"
"You poacher! You tricked the deer spirit and sneaked into the association. How dare you! I advise you to release the deer spirit immediately!"
The crowd stirred, shouting for Meng Qingyin to release Lu Ling.
Seeing Meng Qingyin suddenly make a move, Zhang Yan was also eager to rush in and help.
The next moment, Meng Qingyin sent a message: "No matter what happens, you two don't make any rash moves. Keep a close eye on those two animal transport vehicles. I've got the situation under control here."
Zhang Yan immediately became obedient.
Meng Qingyin held Lu Ling's shoulder and neck with one hand, and pressed a dagger against her neck with the other. "Step back, and call your guild leader here immediately."
Lu Ling reminded her in a very low voice, "I'm willing to cooperate with you."
Meng Qingyin smiled and replied almost in a whisper, "That would be perfect."
Lu Ling's willingness to cooperate saved her a lot of unnecessary trouble.
After all, Lu Ling was innocent, and she didn't want to hurt her by mistake.
Soon someone in the crowd called Chairman Chen: "Chairman Chen, come back quickly! A poacher has come to the association and captured Lu Ling!"
...
Chen Leying's side.
Chen Jinliang kept gesturing for them to move forward five steps, but Lu Cheng hadn't even gotten close to them yet.
The two moved forward slowly, step by step.
Suddenly, Chen Jinliang's phone rang.
Chen Leying and Qin Jiu stopped in unison, and Chen Jinliang shouted, "You two keep going, don't stop!"
He didn't want to answer the phone, but it kept ringing, so he picked up impatiently: "What is it? Speak quickly."
"President Chen, come back quickly! A poacher has come to the association and captured Lu Ling!"
Chen Jinliang was startled: "Where are the animals? Were they safely moved away?"
The person on the other end of the phone sounded like an idiot, "President, that poacher is very powerful, please come back quickly and save Lu Ling!"
Chen Jinliang was furious. "Where are the animals? I'm asking you, where are the animals?"
"...They're still driving people into the car. Everyone has stopped what they're doing and is thinking about saving lives first."
With a grim face, Chen Jinliang ordered, "Move the animals away first! I'm heading back right now!"
"But the deer spirit..."
"Move the animals first!!!"
"……Oh well."
Chen Jinliang hung up the phone with a dark expression.
These people are definitely in cahoots!
They sent two women to hold him off, while the others rushed to the association!
He underestimated his enemy and fell for their diversionary tactic!
Chen Jinliang hurriedly instructed his subordinates: "Take care of those two women and then rush back to the association immediately."
After saying that, he disappeared from the spot.
Just as he made a phone call, Lu Cheng finally managed to climb up.
He clearly saw the ambushers; there were six of them, all hiding behind a boulder. On Chen Jinliang's orders, one of them was about to use a dagger to cut the rope.
Lu Cheng had no time to think. He shot out the pear blossom needle in his hand, which struck the man right between the eyebrows.
The others turned around, but one after another they also fell down.
Lu Cheng swiftly stepped forward and rescued the elderly man, then used the teleportation ability of the convoy members to teleport to Chen Leying and Qin Jiu's location.
Chen Leying: "Mengmeng has taken action. We're teleporting to Fei Qiu's side now."
She glanced at the chat group and naturally saw the message Meng Qingyin sent.
Meng Qingyin must have her own plans. They can't blindly teleport to Meng Qingyin. They can only meet with Fei Qiu first and then act according to the situation.
...
Meanwhile, Meng Qingyin was still "kidnapping" Lu Ling.
But to her surprise, the crowd that had been so tightly packed just moments before suddenly dispersed like a receding tide, going about their own business.
Meng Qingyin: "..." Even her villainous role has no presence now, right?
"They've abandoned you?" Meng Qingyin asked.
Lu Ling's expression darkened, and she lowered her eyes: "...Perhaps she received orders from the president."
Animals should be transported with priority.
In the past, when the president valued the animals more than her own safety, she would comfort herself by thinking that that was just the kind of person the president was.
But now, Lu Ling can't help but overthink.
The chairman is in such a hurry to transport the animals...
Where exactly are the animals being transported?
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