Ling Qingyi remained silent.
Before meeting Luo Chen, she would have tentatively believed Zhang Long's words, thinking that this matter could not be known to outsiders except for those who knew it.
This plan was arranged by her, and she hadn't even told her father, Ling Tianba, about it. The possibility of something going wrong was extremely low, even if an accident occurred.
She also had other plans to complete it.
However, after meeting Luo Chen, she no longer believed what Zhang Long said.
Even the rich young master who usually idled away his time could guess that she had made arrangements in secret, although he said some strange things.
It cannot be ruled out that others might get involved.
But who exactly would care so much about that USB drive?
Could it be that Ye Lin was worried about them and thought they were unreliable, so he arranged for other people to handle the situation?
Ling Qingyi remained silent, which deepened the fear and anxiety of Zhang Long and the other two.
Ling Qingyi's methods are even more ruthless than her father Ling Tianba's. Don't underestimate her just because she is a delicate woman. Those who look down on her will not have a good ending.
Otherwise, such a large underground force would have disintegrated long ago.
"Is that hacker still in the car?" Ling Qingyi finally asked.
Zhang Long and his two companions were inexplicably relieved and nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, he is still here. We haven't given him the remaining balance yet, so we thought we'd tell you the information first, Miss."
Zhang Long and his two companions were particularly curious as to why the underling who had gone into the Supervisory Bureau hadn't shown up yet, since he should know more and be clearer about the situation.
Although we learned some things through the conversation, there were bound to be some omissions and errors.
"Okay, take him to destroy the car first, then give him the remaining payment and arrange for someone to help him leave by boat," Ling Qingyi instructed.
Hearing that Ling Qingyi didn't blame him, Zhang Long and the other two finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly nodded in agreement.
Ling Qingyi poured out the cooled black tea from the cup and poured out a fresh one.
Zhang Long understood that they were being asked to leave, so he quickly led the other two away.
Ling Qingyi sat quietly on the sofa, looking at the steaming teacup.
He murmured, "Who is it..."
Zhang Long and his two companions got into the van, where the hacker who had been waiting looked over.
"Don't rush, let's destroy the car first to avoid leaving evidence."
"What about my money..."
"Don't worry, it will be given to you after it's destroyed. Miss has already made arrangements. Once you have the money, she will take you away by boat to hide out there for a while. You can come back when things have calmed down."
The hacker nodded after hearing this. Although he was very confident that he would not leave any traces, he was still worried that some expert might find a clue and come looking for him.
He was satisfied with Ling Qingyi's arrangement; as long as he left this place, he would no longer be in danger.
My brother drove quickly to the suburbs and arrived at an abandoned vacant lot.
Gasoline was already prepared in the van, and they poured it onto the van from the front and back.
Zhang Long lit a cigarette and flicked the lighter.
After they finished pouring, Zhang Long threw away his cigarette butt, then stepped forward and lit the gasoline. Flames instantly filled the entire van.
They retreated far away, watching the van engulfed in flames. One of the henchmen lit a cigarette, looking somewhat worried.
"Brother Long, we didn't handle things well this time, and we almost got exposed. Are you sure Miss won't punish us?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Long lit a cigarette and frowned.
"Probably not. If there were to be any punishment, Miss would have given the order just now. There's no need to wait until now. Besides, we haven't actually been discovered. At most, the people from the Supervision Bureau will focus their attention on Xiao Chen."
Xiao Chen was the one who broke into the Supervision Bureau to steal the USB drive.
"But we've been back for so long, and Xiao Chen still hasn't returned. Could something have happened to him?"
These words reminded Zhang Long, and he subconsciously took a few deep drags on his cigarette, until the mouthpiece was burning hot.
"Brother Long, do you think Xiao Chen might get arrested?"
The younger brother said fearfully, "If he gets arrested, won't he expose us?"
"Xiao Chen is not that kind of person."
Zhang Long shook his head: "I know Xiao Chen's character, otherwise I wouldn't have let him do this."
"But he hasn't shown up yet!"
Zhang Long didn't know how to bring it up.
Indeed, since Xiao Chen has not shown up, the probability of something going wrong is very high.
Although I know Xiao Chen's character well, if threatened, there's no guarantee that Xiao Chen might actually betray them.
As the saying goes, human nature is unpredictable.
“Brother Long, this matter has blown up so much. Small squabbles are one thing, the brothers come out as good men, but…”
My meaning is clear: arranging for hackers to infiltrate the Bureau of Supervision's network is a capital offense, after all, it's an officially managed place.
This isn't something that can be solved by simply working on a sewing machine for thirty years.
In addition, Xiao Chen is very familiar with the plan, and with them, if Xiao Chen is really arrested, then the chances of them being implicated will be very high.
At that time, they will have nowhere to stay in the entire Ningcheng.
"Put your things aside for now, give me the balance first, and then quickly arrange for me to leave."
The hackers standing nearby were also frightened after hearing what they said.
Zhang Long nodded.
"Brother Long, why don't we run away too?"
The younger brother then suggested, "Since Miss has already arranged for him to leave by boat, he can go alone anyway, so we can go with him."
"What are you saying!" Zhang Long said, displeased.
He finally managed to become a legitimate citizen and had considerable wealth, though it can't be said that he could turn the world upside down at will.
There are plenty of beautiful women and pleasures waiting for him to enjoy.
Letting him escape is tantamount to taking his life.
"But... Brother Long, to put it bluntly, if we're exposed, do you think Miss will let us go?"
"..."
Zhang Long panicked immediately.
Yes, if Xiao Chen really gets arrested, then they'll be in real trouble.
"And, Brother Long, didn't you notice?"
The younger brother then looked around at the eerie environment.
"The young lady only instructed us to destroy the car, but how are we supposed to get back?"
"not good!"
Zhang Long panicked; he guessed at one possibility.
"We need to leave quickly. While we still have time, we should take a boat and leave immediately."
Yes, I was just focused on getting the car here to be destroyed, but what am I going to do when I get back?
This is the suburbs, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the middle of nowhere. To get back to the city, it would take several hours just to walk there.
This is very abnormal.
Ling Qingyi, who is usually meticulous, would never have made such a mistake.
Unless, the mistake was made by them...
Thinking of this, Zhang Long quickly turned around and led everyone away.
But then it turned around.
Zhang Long's hair stood on end.
His pupils contracted as he stared in fear and dread at the person standing quietly in the shadows.
"You, you, you, how did you get here?" Zhang Long exclaimed.
Hearing Zhang Long's panic, the other three looked over and immediately panicked as well.
Uncle Xu.
The shadow beside Ling Qingyi.
How did he end up here?
Uncle Xu was still wearing a black trench coat, his expression calm, his gaze indifferent and indifferent.
He slowly emerged from the shadows.
Zhang Long and the others quickly took a few steps back.
"Uncle Xu, what are you doing here?" Zhang Long shouted in fear again.
"Obviously... to prevent any accidents," Uncle Xu said coldly.
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