Chapter 508: A Great Victory
Jiang Xinghai followed close behind, taking out any dangerous personnel they found one by one.
Ultimately, they successfully penetrated the heart of the scam syndicate.
There, they were met with a shocking sight.
The syndicate's leader sat before a massive computer, his eyes feverish and his face a mask of arrogance.
Surrounding him was a group of equally frenzied members, all working frantically.
The entire room reeked of fanaticism and chaos.
A furious rage ignited in the hearts of Jiang Xinghai and Jin Lin at the sight.
These were merely the "employees" who appeared to have been tamed; in reality, they were all victims.
Jin Lin took full charge of the scene.
Meanwhile, Jiang Xinghai extended his vast Divine Sense, and his search revealed water dungeons and other various, unspeakable cells...
The operation was a resounding success!
Over one hundred criminals were killed, and more than three hundred victims were rescued.
[Due to the sensitive nature of this plotline, further details cannot be described. We ask for our readers' understanding.]
The raging storm continued unabated.
Blood pooled in the courtyard of the scammer's stronghold.
All who died deserved to.
Those who remained were the young men and women who had been lured here by promises of easy money.
Jiang Xinghai scanned the faces of the stunned men and women, his eyes searching until he found the man and woman he was looking for.
Qiu Caimin and Qiu Zhihao.
They were the younger sister and brother of Qiu Caie, the woman he'd met on the plane ride over.
He had kept his promise.
Jin Lin explained the evacuation plan to everyone.
Meanwhile, Jiang Xinghai stood under the eaves, gazing up at the tempestuous sky.
Eleven in the morning.
As the typhoon passed, the land finally began to grow quiet.
The rain washed over the courtyard, gradually cleansing the filth that had covered the ground.
"The transports are here. We can leave now."
Just then, Jin Lin came out to the eaves and stood quietly beside Jiang Xinghai.
"Jin Lin... After these past three days, I'm finding it hard to say goodbye."
Jiang Xinghai dropped his cigarette butt, turning to place his hands on Jin Lin's shoulders. "I couldn't have done it without you. Thank you."
"When you say 'thank you,' are you talking about what happened here?" she teased, holding back a laugh. "Or about... us, in private?"
Jiang Xinghai gently tapped the bridge of her pert nose. "Both. For everything here, and for you. Thank you."
"Alright, alright, stop being so cheesy."
Jin Lin gave him a light punch on the chest, but she couldn't hold back her tears. She buried her face in his shoulder and began to sob.
'She knew that whether they would ever meet again was purely up to fate.'
Jiang Xinghai didn't say anything more, nor did he make her any promises.
'He knew that saying more would only hurt her further.'
'He hoped she would find her own happiness one day.'
「Half an hour later.」
Under Jin Lin's guidance, the three hundred-plus men and women boarded the transports that would take them home.
Only Jiang Xinghai, Qiu Caimin, and Qiu Zhihao remained.
"Mr. Jiang, why are you keeping the two of us behind?"
Qiu Caimin's heart was racing with anxiety, but she didn't dare to question him.
Her brother, Qiu Zhihao, looked just as nervous.
The arrival of Jiang Xinghai and Jin Lin had terrified them and the three hundred other victims.
'So why had everyone else left while they were told to stay?'
"Our ride is here. Let's go, we can talk on the way."
Jiang Xinghai simply gave the siblings a small smile and gestured toward an approaching SUV.
Qiu Caimin looked remarkably like Qiu Caie; only her sharp, Vidal Sassoon-style bob made it possible to tell them apart quickly. Qiu Zhihao, in contrast, was big and burly, but had a rather sleazy and cowardly personality.
"Apologies for the wait, Young Master Jiang. Please, get in."
The SUV driver had been sent by Nightingale of the War Department.
"It's fine," Jiang Xinghai said. "Let's head straight home. To Luo County, under the jurisdiction of Baohong City in Yun Province."
Jiang Xinghai waved his hand. He knew the War Department had reached an agreement with the local authorities, allowing them to take the official route back home safely.
And with that, the three of them began their journey home.
The journey through the mountain forests would have been just over eighty kilometers, but taking the official roads made it a trip of more than one hundred and fifty.
「On the road.」
Jiang Xinghai finally explained everything, dispelling the confusion in the minds of the siblings, Qiu Caimin and Qiu Zhihao.
"It was our big sister!"
Hearing that Jiang Xinghai had come at Qiu Caie's request, Qiu Caimin shot a surprised look at Qiu Zhihao.
"We were so cruel to her... and yet she..." Qiu Zhihao's face was suddenly streaked with tears.
Jiang Xinghai simply lit a cigarette with a somber expression, saying nothing.
Only after the siblings had calmed down did he speak. "To buy your freedom, your sister scraped together a million yuan in loans. And yet, from what I understand, you and your parents have done nothing but treat her with contempt."
Hearing this, the siblings broke down in tears once more.
After being tricked and brought to Myanmar, they had finally, truly understood the meaning of family—that blood is thicker than water.
Jiang Xinghai only said what he did out of sympathy for Qiu Caie, who gave so much to her family only to receive nothing in return.
That was all.
As for what came after, he had no time to concern himself.
He had to return home, to Shanhe Province, as quickly as possible. He had to settle things with the Sun Family and the Wei Family.
Then, he needed to contact Nightingale in Shanghai as quickly as possible, find Mirror Lake Manor, and get word of his parents!