"Not only the people in your village, but also some other leaders, have been threatened."
"Who else?" Lin Xiao Tian frowned.
"For example, your driver, her daughter went missing not long ago."
"And your lover in Jiangcheng, her mother too."
"Do you still remember Yu Xiang's good friend?"
"And your good brother who manages the company for you."
"They have all been captured now."
Lin Xiao Tian was stunned.
He hadn't expected the other party to take action against these people to stop him.
"Lin Xiao Tian, you should be fortunate that we have kept a large portion of the people around you safe. For instance, your little lover by your side has always been guarded by someone. You should thank me."
"Then what about those people? Why did you still threaten them, otherwise they would come to me?" Lin Xiao Tian questioned.
"Is it useful for them to come to you?" the old lady retorted.
"This matter is targeting you, so these people are implicated. Are your Lin family just going to stand by and watch?" Lin Xiao Tian argued.
The old lady smiled calmly, "Lin Xiao Tian, we are all human, not gods. I cannot take care of everyone. I can only guarantee that the people around you will be fine, but for those who are not directly involved, we cannot guarantee their safety. For example, your good buddy Li Er Guai, if I hadn't sent people to follow him, he would have been captured too."
"To put it another way, Lin Xiao Tian, do you really think that if I kept all these people safe, they wouldn't find someone else to threaten you?"
"What about your colleagues at the National Medical Hall?"
"Or some innocent people?"
"No matter what, they will find something to threaten you with. You cannot prevent it. All you can do now is help me. Only when I am safe can these people remain unharmed."
"You are a smart person, you should understand what I mean."
Lin Xiao Tian fell silent.
For the first time in his life, he felt like a deflated balloon.
The old lady's words had accurately hit his soft spot.
In fact, he had considered this.
But he was also anxious.
If something were to happen to anyone, Lin Xiao Tian wouldn't know how to face their families.
"Lin Xiao Tian, come back! When I appear safely before certain people, they will realize what they should and should not do!"
"Of course, you can refuse. I know you are very powerful, and the people from the Lin family cannot stop you. If you do something extreme, I'm sure certain people will suffer greatly, but this will only put the people around you in greater danger."
"Do you think Fang Wen Hua is reliable? Don't think that you can rely on others for everything. Only when you are safe can the people around you be safe!"
The old lady's tone was calm.
Listening to the old lady's words, Lin Xiao Tian fell into deep thought.
Finally, he sighed helplessly.
He put his phone away, then said to the bodyguards in front of him,
"Let's go!"
The bodyguards naturally made way for Lin Xiao Tian.
Before leaving, Zhang Cui Hua reluctantly held Lin Xiao Tian's hand.
"Leaving so soon?"
"I have a troublesome matter to attend to." Lin Xiao Tian patted her head, "Please tell Brother Er Guai for me that I'm sorry."
After speaking, Lin Xiao Tian turned and left the house.
Not long after, only Fang Yan and Zhang Cui Hua were left in the house.
Zhang Cui Hua watched the receding figure with mixed emotions.
But she didn't have time to think too much. Instead, she went to Li Er Guai's house, with Fang Yan following behind.
Zhang Cui Hua explained the situation to Li Er Guai. After listening, Li Er Guai couldn't help but tear up.
"This silly girl, how could I blame you? It's not your fault! If anyone is to blame, it's my own bad luck..."
"If I wanted to say something, could anyone stop me? I, Er Guai, am not a fool. At this point, can't I see that something serious has happened on your end? I don't want you to be in trouble either!"
Li Er Guai wept profusely.
He had no family. In the past, Lin Xiao Tian was his closest kin.
After explaining the situation to Li Er Guai, Zhang Cui Hua went home.
In the house, Zhang Cui Hua hummed a little tune, preparing dinner for the day.
Lin Xiao Tian's rare visit today made her very happy.
"You really are a silly girl," Fang Yan murmured beside her.
"You're the silly one!" Zhang Cui Hua didn't have a good impression of Fang Yan, as she knew Fang Yan was there to monitor her. However, having seen Fang Yan at Lin Xiao Tian's place before and because Fang Yan had been protecting her during this period, Zhang Cui Hua didn't show too much resistance.
"Hmph! Acting like a child. How will you compete for favor in the future? You'll definitely lose to the other women," Fang Yan deliberately provoked Zhang Cui Hua.
"That's none of your business!" Zhang Cui Hua glared at her, "I'm willing."
"Serves you right for being a widow your whole life," Fang Yan stuck out her tongue. "Once he marries Qin Yu Xiang, you'll have no part in it."
Upon hearing Fang Yan's words, Zhang Cui Hua visibly flinched.
"I wasn't thinking too much about it. If he gets married, it's a good thing. Yu Xiang is a very good person."
Although Zhang Cui Hua said this, the loneliness in her eyes could not be hidden at all.
"Hmph... you're not doing this right. You need to have some tricks..." Fang Yan suddenly said...
On the other side, Lin Xiao Tian, followed by the bodyguards, smoothly left the village.
When they reached the roadside, Lin Xiao Tian discovered that the road had been destroyed.
Several excavators were parked by the roadside, with several traffic police officers nearby.
"What's going on?" Lin Xiao Tian asked.
"Someone sent excavators to destroy the road. The road is impassable now," the bodyguard captain replied.
"This little stretch of road shouldn't be a problem." Lin Xiao Tian looked at the road surface, which wasn't dug up too severely. It could still be bypassed.
"It's not just this section; other sections are the same," the bodyguard captain replied again.
"Then what do we do? I can't make an antidote with just the materials I have."
"It's alright, Mr. Lin, we have a backup plan."
"Backup plan?"
Lin Xiao Tian was wondering what backup plan they had when he heard a rumbling sound.
"Helicopter?"
Lin Xiao Tian paused.
Several helicopters were rapidly approaching them from a distance.
Before long, under the astonished gaze of the traffic police and the excavator operators, the helicopters landed in front of Lin Xiao Tian.
"Mr. Lin, this is the backup plan." The bodyguard captain said, gesturing for Lin Xiao Tian to board.
Lin Xiao Tian did not hesitate and got into the helicopter.
"Officer, are you guys doing a drill? Such a big show? Were those military helicopters just now?" the excavator operator stared blankly at the sky.
"This... I don't know either? I haven't received any drill notifications?" the traffic policeman looked completely bewildered.