If I had known about this earlier, it might have affected my creative work, and more likely, I would have rushed to Hao Yan and fought her to the death.
Even if she does nothing, it's hard to guarantee that Hao Yan won't take a desperate gamble and drag her down with her.
Hao Yan has been in the design industry for so many years, she can't be completely without skills. Today, Bai Qingzhi caught her off guard, which is why she didn't have a chance to work secretly.
In comparison, not telling yourself to take action today is indeed the best opportunity.
Knowing that she had no chance of turning things around, Hao Yan directly admitted to faking her design competition by buying design drafts.
Of course, Hao Ni was also taken in for questioning, but Hao Yan took full responsibility for the crime.
Hao Ni was released.
Standing on foreign soil, Hao Ni looked up at the sky and then suddenly burst into laughter.
Then, intense hatred blazed in her eyes.
"Bai Qingzhi!" Hao Ni said through gritted teeth, tears streaming down her face again.
In her heart, Bai Qingzhi ruined her; Liu Chenghan died because of her; and now her mother has also been imprisoned.
She definitely won't let Bai Qingzhi get away with this!
With a sinister smile, he took out his phone, found the photo he had secretly taken that day, and was about to click send when he hesitated.
Xiao Yuan was doing his best to track down his niece's whereabouts, but he was always a step too late, which made him somewhat suspicious.
The people he brought this time were all handpicked by him and were the ones who had been with him the longest.
He was initially afraid that his own people had infiltrated the big boss's spies, but the initial confidence and the subsequent delays made Xiao Yuan begin to have doubts.
Meanwhile, Bai Qingzhi and the others decided to stay here for a few days before going back to work.
Wenrou got a middle ranking, which was expected, so she was indifferent.
Jiang Yan couldn't recover from that incident for a long time, so spending a few days here was a way for her to let loose.
Among them, the happiest was Qiao Shanshan. Her family was of average means and she had never been to the United States before.
In addition, given her naturally carefree personality, she was the one who had the most fun.
Just then, a man walked over.
Bai Qingzhi recognized him; he was one of Xiao Yuan's men, a man of high status, whom everyone called Brother Liu.
"Miss Bai, the master asked me to come and pick you up," Brother Liu said respectfully.
Bai Qingzhi raised an eyebrow, then asked in surprise:
"Where is he? Didn't they say they found Niu Niu's whereabouts?"
When Xiao Yuan left yesterday, he told her that he probably wouldn't be able to come back to be with her for the whole day.
"Miss hasn't been found yet. The master only said that I should come and pick you up. He's waiting for you at Stan's place."
Stan is a well-known local attraction.
Bai Qingzhi nodded, stood up and was about to leave with Brother Liu when she suddenly saw the gentle expression on her face.
He seems quite happy?
Subconsciously, Bai Qingzhi sensed that something was wrong.
Meanwhile, after making some inquiries in secret, Xiao Yuan noticed something unusual about one of the people, which was none other than Brother Liu, who was standing next to Bai Qingzhi at the time.
When Xiao Yuan learned that Brother Liu was not here, his first thought was Zhizhi, and he hurriedly picked up his phone to call him.
Bai Qingzhi had already realized something was wrong, but she dared not make any rash moves for the time being and instead smiled as she stalled for time.
Just then, Bai Qingzhi's phone rang.
A hint of panic flashed across Brother Liu's face. He glanced at the people around him, but ultimately suppressed his desire to forcibly take Bai Qingzhi away.
Hearing Xiao Yuan's words, Bai Qingzhi smiled and agreed, then looked at Brother Liu with a surprised expression.
"Brother Yuan said you should answer the phone." Bai Qingzhi handed over the phone.
Brother Liu nervously swallowed. He had been by Xiao Yuan's side for almost six years, and he knew what kind of person Xiao Yuan was better than anyone else.
He accepted it shakily and respectfully addressed him as "Sir".
"Old Liu, your daughter is here. She said she has something to tell you, but I had someone call you and couldn't reach you." Xiao Yuan's tone was very calm, as if he knew nothing about his betrayal.
Brother Liu only has this one child, and he cherishes him as much as his own eyes.
When he chose to betray his family, he hid his daughter, but Xiao Yuan still managed to find her.
Knowing he had failed, Brother Liu was afraid his daughter would get hurt, so he hurriedly said he would be right back and ran back.
Meanwhile, Wenrou, standing behind everyone, stared at Brother Liu's back with a gloomy expression.
"Useless!" Wenrou thought to herself.
"Brother Liu is so strange." Bai Qingzhi sat down and looked at Wenrou with a smile.
Before she could switch back to her gentle expression, her face twisted slightly for a moment.
Bai Qingzhi ignored it.
When Brother Liu rushed back in a panic, he realized he had been tricked, but it was too late; Xiao Yuan had already ordered his men to arrest him.
It didn't take much effort for Brother Liu to confess everything. It turned out that he had become addicted to gambling and had been tricked into losing tens of millions of yuan in a card game.
Unable to repay his debts, he had to borrow money, and the interest kept snowballing until it reached hundreds of millions.
When the mortgage lender finally found him, Brother Liu realized that it was all a setup.
The man also kidnapped his daughter, claiming that if he did as he was told, not only would the money be wiped clean, but his daughter would also be safe and sound.
There was no other way, so Brother Liu agreed.
"Considering all the years you've been with me, I'll cripple one of your arms. As for whether you can evade the big boss in the future, that's up to you." Xiao Yuan had obtained all the information he wanted to know.
Brother Liu was extremely grateful and immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times.
After this incident, Xiao Yuan began to re-examine his subordinates, and he was surprised to find that so many of them had fallen into bad habits.
He was always very generous to his subordinates, paying them annual salaries, which led them to squander their money.
That day, a rule was issued that anyone working for him must be morally upright, and those who had developed bad habits were given a severance package and replaced.
Without Brother Liu's obstruction, and with the information he received, Xiao Yuan quickly obtained accurate news about Niu Niu.
On the day of the operation, Bai Qingzhi and Xiao Yuan went together. They drove for over a hundred kilometers before finally spotting a house that might contain Niu Niu.
In the countryside, all around was quiet and deserted. The houses were old and the yards were in disarray.
The drone went to investigate first and found no one stationed there.
The subordinate quietly pushed open the door and then made a hand gesture to the back.
In an instant, Xiao Yuan's mood sombered again.
It seems like another fruitless attempt.
Leading everyone into the house, Bai Qingzhi's first sight was of the dirty baby crib on the bed.
There were also diapers scattered around.
With a tightening in her chest, Bai Qingzhi glanced over and noticed a few drops of blood on the crib sheet.
Lou Xiaoxiao's words instantly came to mind: to cast a spell, Niu Niu's blood was needed as a catalyst.
It's easy to imagine the kind of abuse Niu Niu endured.
Gritting his teeth to prevent his emotions from collapsing, Xiao Yuan put his arm around Bai Qingzhi's shoulder, and the two comforted each other silently.
Suddenly, one of his men spoke up:
"Boss, there's a secret passage here, it should lead to the basement."
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