CHAPTER 613: CHAPTER 613: BACKFIRED

The speaking Granny Bai and Chen Xinwan saw Nan Qiao coming over, and the two of them stopped talking. Chen Xinwan stood up to greet Nan Qiao.

"Qiaoqiao darling, you’re back. Have you eaten? Are you tired? Should I call a masseur for you to relax a bit?"

"Mom, I’m not tired, everything’s fine."

Nan Qiao sat down, deciding to talk to Chen Xinwan and Granny Bai about the twins.

Nan Qiao was about to speak when Granny Bai’s phone rang.

Nan Qiao’s words were interrupted, so she could only talk to Chen Xinwan about something else.

Soon, Granny Bai hung up the phone.

"It was a friend of mine. She’s come to Jing City and asked me out for lunch tomorrow."

As she spoke, Granny Bai stood up: "I’m going back to tidy up now and treat her to dinner tomorrow."

Granny Bai: "Qiaoqiao, Grandma’s heading back first. Take care of yourself, and don’t overwork."

"Grandma, I know. You too, take care of yourself."

The words that were on her lips, Nan Qiao swallowed them back down.

It seems it’s better to wait a bit longer before saying it.

...

Yu Wei requested to see Nan Qiao, her attitude no longer as hostile as at the start; she was a bit silent, very cooperative.

Yu Wei realized deeply that she had lost, disastrously so.

With things as they were, she could only seek help from Nan Qiao.

But would Nan Qiao be willing to help her?

Nan Qiao learned of this and came to meet Yu Wei.

Yu Wei arranged to meet her in a café; after a few days of not seeing her, the investigative Yu Wei was visibly thinner.

"Yu Meng, please help me."

Nan Qiao: "You want me to help you? Begging me?"

Nan Qiao laughed: "Do you think I should help you?"

Yu Wei’s face gradually darkened, her lips twitching as she looked directly into Nan Qiao’s eyes and said: "I know you have no obligation to help me, but don’t you want to know who partnered with me, sent me to Qing University, and for what purpose?"

Yu Wei wasn’t complacent; rather, she was cautious, waiting expectantly for Nan Qiao’s reaction.

If Nan Qiao’s reaction wasn’t favorable, then her last hope would be dashed.

Nan Qiao leaned back against her chair, at ease.

She wasn’t surprised or impatiently questioning because of Yu Wei’s words.

Nan Qiao was very calm, which unnerved Yu Wei to her core.

Does she believe it or not?

Yu Wei quietly said: "Do you really not want to know?"

Nan Qiao: "I can know or not know. Yu Wei, you are using this to negotiate with me, you have quite a lot of confidence in yourself."

Yu Wei: "Nan Qiao, if you have any requests, just bring them up. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it."

A flash of cunning appeared in Nan Qiao’s eyes.

"Now I will ask, and you will answer."

Under Nan Qiao’s pressure, Yu Wei instinctively nodded.

Realizing it, she didn’t resist, still sitting obediently.

Nan Qiao: "Explain in detail the context and aftermath of that person contacting you. Be completely honest, and don’t try to lie or cover up the truth. I won’t trust you solely based on a few words from you; I will verify the truth myself."

Yu Wei straightened up and explained everything in detail.

Through Yu Wei’s confession, Nan Qiao learned that she came to Qing University just to target her and oppose her.

Later, she realized she had gone too far, had played too dangerously.

If she couldn’t stop the losses in time, the consequences were unimaginable.

Yu Wei confessed honestly, worried she wasn’t detailed enough.

"They said that as long as I brought you down from the Medical Club, they would promise the funds to our family company, guaranteed to be on time. I had no choice but to do as they said," Yu Wei complained.

Her father also persuaded her, hoping she would consider the bigger picture.

Yu Wei: "Yu Meng, I really have no choice. If I could save the family company, I would have done it long ago."

Nan Qiao: "Even now, you want to absolve yourself? These are not reasons for your mistakes; your family needing money can’t justify exploiting me."

"You’re right, you’re absolutely right. I already know my mistake and have reflected deeply. If I can get away unharmed this time, I promise I won’t appear in front of you again. I will return abroad and never come back."

Saying so, Yu Wei placed a USB drive in front of Nan Qiao.

"This is all the information my dad compiled; it’s all here. I hope you can use it."

Nan Qiao was somewhat surprised, not expecting Yu Wei to have prepared so thoroughly.

Since all these things were handed over, she naturally had to accept it.

"Since you’ve given it to me, I’ll take it."

Nan Qiao put on gloves, placed the USB drive into a bag, and then put it into her bag.

The whole process, right in front of Yu Wei, wasn’t concealed at all.

Yu Wei, seeing this, twitched her lips.

"Are you afraid we applied poison on the surface of the USB drive?"

Nan Qiao: "Just in case, I naturally need to be careful."

Yu Wei: "..."

"You’re right, everything you say is right," Yu Wei laughed along.

Nan Qiao raised an eyebrow, seeing that Yu Wei had now learned to hold her temper when speaking with her, truly changed, thoroughly frightened by this incident.

Nan Qiao got up to leave, Yu Wei was so scared she immediately stood up.

"Nan Qiao, you can’t just leave like this."

Nan Qiao: "I accepted what you gave me and will go back to verify its authenticity. Rest assured, as long as what you provided is useful, I will naturally keep my promise."

Yu Wei smiled self-deprecatingly; having handed everything over to Nan Qiao, what to do next was her choice.

The choice was in Nan Qiao’s hands; their family of three was like fish on a chopping block, at Nan Qiao’s mercy.

With things as they were, Yu Wei could only wait for Nan Qiao to bring her good news.

...

Nan Qiao left with the evidence and her first action was to find a computer to open the USB drive.

She found a discarded computer of hers; even if it got infected with a virus, it wouldn’t be a loss to her.

She had originally planned to go to an internet café but worried that if something went wrong, it would crash the entire internet café’s system, which would be disastrous.

The contents of the USB drive were very comprehensive, explaining how those people approached them and promised what benefits.

Every chat content was screenshot and pasted, which Nan Qiao viewed clearly.

At this moment, Hou Ze’s call came in.

Nan Qiao answered the phone.

"Boss, based on what Xiao Xing confessed, after investigation, I found that this orphanage gets a few children selected every year. It’s said to be adoption, but afterward, their whereabouts can’t be traced, and there’s no news."

Nan Qiao: "What did Xiao Xing say?"

"She also doesn’t know what’s inside. All she knows is that after being selected, she entered a secret base for training. After the training, she was sent to Jing City as a liaison. As for the others’ information, she knows nothing. None of these people have direct contact info, and after leaving the base, nobody knows each other’s whereabouts."

Nan Qiao: "The darkness hiding in the light is profoundly deep. If we can root out the mastermind, we’ll be able to save many innocent people."