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"Why did she run there?"

"I have no idea. But I’m curious, when the Netherworld Snake people imprisoned her before, why would she return now? Isn’t she afraid of being captured by them again?"

In the surveillance footage Hu Fei played, there was indeed a video of Jiang Yue’e seeking the help of the Netherworld Snake in Jinhai City. Ling Chen was the first to discover Netherworld Snake’s secret hideout in Jinhai City, so he had someone secretly watching the movements at that hideout. Anyone entering or leaving would be secretly recorded.

Ling Chen always thought Jiang Yue’e had completely severed ties with the Netherworld Snake. He never expected her to voluntarily seek them out.

"Fatty, what are those people carrying?" Ling Chen asked, pointing at the surveillance footage.

Hu Fei shook his head and said, "I don’t know." As he spoke, he paused the footage, then enlarged what was wrapped in the black cloth to examine it closely. However, the black cloth covered everything, making it impossible to see clearly.

"Jiang Yue’e and Yang He are both there, but Nanrong Wanqing is the only one missing. Don’t you think that’s strange?"

"You mean... this Yang He and the Netherworld Snake..."

"No," Hu Fei said, "Yang He should have nothing to do with the Netherworld Snake. Look, Yang He initially wanted to follow them, but Jiang Yue’e stopped him."

Ling Chen watched the surveillance footage, deep in thought, and said, "Yang He was probably attracted by what’s wrapped in the black cloth. Did you notice, when Jiang Yue’e stopped Yang He from going forward, his gaze always locked onto that black cloth?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Fei specially zoomed in on Yang He’s facial expression.

"Look, Yang He’s expression clearly shows concern. What does that indicate? It indicates he’s worried about what’s hidden under that black cloth," Ling Chen said confidently.

"Could that thing be..." Hu Fei’s heart skipped a beat, and his ten fingers clattered over the keyboard. Seeing his actions, Ling Chen asked puzzled, "What are you doing?"

Hu Fei didn’t respond, continuing his work. After a while, he pointed at the several numbers displayed on the computer screen and said, "I’ve calculated it. The object wrapped in the black cloth is about one meter seventy. I just calculated that Nanrong Wanqing’s height is one meter sixty-eight. Based on Nanrong Wanqing’s build, the possibility that what’s wrapped in that black cloth is her is quite high."

After hearing Hu Fei’s reasoning, Ling Chen’s expression changed, and he exclaimed, "Are you certain?"

"Can’t be one hundred percent sure, but there’s seventy to eighty percent confidence."

"That’s enough." Ling Chen said solemnly, "No wonder we couldn’t reach Wanqing by phone, and Jiang Yue’e deceived Nanrong Hao, saying they went abroad. If your guess is correct, everything makes sense. But..." He furrowed his brow and added, "What is Jiang Yue’e trying to do? Wanqing is her biological daughter, why would she take Wanqing to the Netherworld Snake’s secret hideout?"

"Don’t be anxious. I’ll make a phone call to check if we have other intel from Jinhai City." Saying so, Hu Fei picked up his phone and dialed a number.

Minutes passed, Hu Fei put down the phone and said, "I just contacted them. They’ll send all the videos taken in the last couple of days over soon."

Ling Chen nodded and said, "You’ll handle these. I need to make a trip back to Dragon Tiger Hall. We initially planned to prepare for a while before acting against the Netherworld Snake. Since Wanqing has been handed to them, we need to speed up the process."

"Alright. I’ll inform you immediately if we discover anything."

Leaving the base, Ling Chen drove back to Dragon Tiger Hall alone. On the way, he received a call from Hu Fei. Based on surveillance footage clues, just yesterday afternoon at three, Jiang Yue’e emerged from the Netherworld Snake’s secret hideout, and boarded a taxi alone.

Hu Fei checked the car’s license plate through the registered plate. According to the driver’s recollection, yesterday he took Jiang Yue’e to the airport. Information checked from the airport shows Jiang Yue’e directly boarded a flight to Yangcheng.

Yangcheng, that used to be the Jiang Family’s old stronghold. What does Jiang Yue’e plan to do alone in Yangcheng?

Quickly contemplating, Ling Chen asked, "Fatty, is she still in Yangcheng?"

"She should still be there. I checked thoroughly; she didn’t purchase any tickets to anywhere else after arriving yesterday in Yangcheng. However, if she leaves by car, I won’t be able to track that."

"Immediately send a few people to Yangcheng’s Jiang Family and see if you can find Jiang Yue’e’s whereabouts."

"Okay."

Returning to Dragon Tiger Hall, Ling Chen headed straight to Ren Donglin’s room. If an attack on Netherworld Snake is to occur, he must consult Ren Donglin’s opinion, as he’s most familiar with the organization.

"Your friend was captured by the Netherworld Snake?"

After hearing Ling Chen’s recount, Ren Donglin pondered for a moment, then said, "You understand the prowess of the Netherworld Snake. If we act hastily, not only will it be ineffective, it could result in significant losses. So I wouldn’t recommend you to proceed this way. According to my earlier strategy, we should prepare for at least one to two months."

Ling Chen forced a smile and said, "Mr. Ren, I’m afraid we don’t have that much time to prepare." Saying so, he extended three fingers and said, "We only have at most three days to prepare now."

"Three days..." Ren Donglin shook his head and said, "That’s tough. Ling Chen, I understand you worry about your friend’s safety, but are you really willing to sacrifice more lives for that friend?"

"This..." Ling Chen was momentarily speechless, unsure of how to respond.

After a moment’s thought, Ren Donglin spoke, "I do have an idea. If your sole goal is to save your friend, then we don’t need to engage in direct warfare with the Netherworld Snake as that would be too damaging. Instead, let’s follow ancient war tactics, ’besiege Wei to rescue Zhao.’"

"Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao?" Ling Chen’s eyes lit up; he instantly understood Ren Donglin’s plan. His main goal is to rescue Nanrong Wanqing. Right now, Nanrong Wanqing is at the secret hideout in Jinhai City. They just need to capture that secret hideout to rescue her. According to the information provided by Ren Donglin, Jinhai City is a significant secret base for the Netherworld Snake, heavily guarded. An assault might not succeed quickly, and if prolonged, Netherworld Snake reinforcements might arrive, not only failing the rescue but trapping themselves.

Therefore, the best strategy is to weaken the strength of that secret hideout, creating an opportunity for themselves.

"Mr. Ren, I know what to do now."

Ren Donglin nodded and reminded, "Be careful out there."

"Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing."