Fang Zhihuan watched Xin Xuanlai with a smile that was neither a smile nor not.
Xin Xuanlai looked somewhat confused.
"Is there anything else about Mr. Wen that we don't know?"
Xin Xuanlai's lips curved upwards, and he replied politely, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fang, I don't quite understand what you mean. Moreover, we are only in a cooperative relationship now. There's no need to know things outside of our cooperation, is there?"
Fang Zhihuan was silent for a while. "Suddenly I find you more interesting than my assistant. Would you consider switching jobs? I'll definitely offer you a satisfactory salary. What do you say?"
"Thank you for thinking so highly of me, Mr. Fang, but I'm quite content by Mr. Wen's side."
After speaking, Xin Xuanlai walked directly behind Wen Zhiyan.
"Their direction, are they trying to get to the island?" Xu Lin said with some worry, looking at the end of the road. "If they reach the island, it will be troublesome."
"What's the current situation with Ran Qiu?"
"According to our people, he hasn't left his place of residence."
"Could it be that this matter has nothing to do with Ran Qiu?" Xu Lin and Wen Zhiyan exchanged a look.
"Perhaps you missed some information?" Fang Zhihuan rubbed his chin with his finger. "Why don't you sneak into Ran Qiu's place and have a look? Ran Qiu isn't an idiot."
Although they had found out a lot during this time, Ran Qiu, who had managed to survive by keeping a low profile, was not to be trifled with.
"I think, Fang Miaomiao is one lead, and we can also investigate Ran Qiu and Hong Lu."
After all, resources were meant to be used.
Xu Lin was silent for a moment. "We need to discuss this matter at a meeting. Once we have a result, we'll be in touch."
Wen Zhiyan looked at Xu Lin without speaking.
Xu Lin sighed. "You, like the captain, let us resolve this. We will definitely catch the culprit and rescue the two safely."
That place might even have other children.
"Then I'll trouble you, Captain Xu."
Wen Zhiyan said lightly and then had Xin Xuanlai push him away.
"Little Uncle."
"Where is your mother now?"
"She's under the control of my people," Wen Wenlan said after a moment of silence. "Little Uncle, can I go with you to listen?"
"Are you sure?"
The interrogation might be uncomfortable.
"I'm sure." Wen Wenlan took a deep breath. "I want to know why she did this, and I want to know where Little Aunt and the others were taken."
"If she is truly wrong, I will send her to prison."
Wen Zhiyan looked at Wen Wenlan's somewhat lost and dejected profile.
He seemed to understand why the production team had chosen Wen Wenlan as the male lead early on.
At least, his moral compass was genuinely sound.
It wasn't easy to avoid being led astray by Hong Lu and the Wen family.
"What are you doing? Don't you know I'm the third madam of the Wen family? Let me go immediately, or I'll call the police."
Wen Zhiyan listened to the incessant barking from inside the room and looked at Wen Wenlan beside him. "Do you want to go somewhere else?"
Wen Wenlan nodded.
Da Chen took him to another room where there was a monitor.
On the monitor, Hong Lu's face, which had been well-maintained, was now contorted with rage as she glared at the screen, still shouting.
This made it difficult for him to compare her to the gentle mother he remembered.
"Wen Zhiyan, I know it's you. Get out here."
"Did you hear me? Do you think you can save Fang Miaomiao and Wen Yan'an by kidnapping me? Dream on. I'm telling you, you'll never see Wen Yan'an and the others again in this lifetime."
Those two should be lying on cold laboratory tables, used for research.
The iron door clicked open.
Hong Lu suddenly turned around, attempting to escape, but was grabbed back by several burly men.
"Wen Zhiyan, you dog, you disaster, if you have the guts, come out and talk to me."
"I'm here. What do you want to say?"
Hong Lu looked at the two people at the doorway and was stunned.
"You're surprised to see me?" Wen Zhiyan smiled faintly. "Or, you thought I wouldn't come out to see you so openly, right?"
"Pah, I'm not afraid of you. I've made a profit anyway." Hong Lu leaned against the wall, her eyes full of mockery as she looked at Wen Zhiyan.
She had traded two lives for hers, so she had made a profit. Moreover, Wen Zhiyan couldn't do anything to her. At most, he would send her to the police, and she would be brought to justice.
But what did it matter? After serving her sentence, her son would surely support her.
In the end, she would still be the winner.
"Do you really think you've made a profit?" Wen Zhiyan chuckled, guessing Hong Lu's inner thoughts. "You think I won't harm you, but will hand you over to the police, and you'll only face jail time. After your sentence is over, you'll come out and find your son. Your son is very filial; he wouldn't abandon you, right?"
Hong Lu's eyes flickered. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"It doesn't matter. Whether you know it or not is no longer important," Wen Zhiyan said indifferently. "You will eventually pay the price for your actions, just like your deceased brother."
"Shut up! You have no right to mention my brother. If it weren't for you, my brother wouldn't have died." Hong Lu roared, staring intently at Wen Zhiyan. "My brother."
Xin Xuanlai couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw her blaming everything on Mr. Wen. "What kind of person are you? To speak to me like that."
"I'm a person, not a thing," Xin Xuanlai replied politely. "At least I'm a human, and I don't do things worse than animals, like human trafficking."
After speaking, Xin Xuanlai apologized to Wen Zhiyan. "Mr. Wen, I'm sorry, I just couldn't help it."
Wen Zhiyan glanced at him and said nothing.
"Our team doesn't do that kind of thing," Hong Lu said with a cold laugh, leaning against the wall. "If I were involved in such things, do you think you could have caught me?"
"Your team's job was to provide cover and clean up, wasn't it?" Wen Zhiyan's gaze was sharp. "However, I'm curious, why did Ran Qiu let you marry into the Wen family?"
Hong Lu was stunned at this question and sneered. "You want to know? But what a pity, I just don't want to tell you."
"Damn it, you really think we can't find out?"
"If you could find out, you wouldn't be asking me," Hong Lu said, her eyes full of sarcasm as she looked at the two of them.
Xin Xuanlai: "..."
Why hadn't he realized Hong Lu was so annoying before?
"Little Uncle, let me handle it."
The sudden voice made Hong Lu, who was in the room, stiffen.