Chen Dong and his men slowly approached the red dot on the map, only to find themselves in desolate wilderness with no sign of people or buildings.
He followed the signal source and quickly found the discarded mobile phone.
"!" Chen Dong picked up the phone, his brow furrowed, and immediately sent a text message to Yu He.
...
On the other side.
Yu He and Qiao Wei arrived at Duanhun Cliff, where a red jeep was already waiting.
October, usually a time of crisp, clear autumn air, but the weather today was overcast and muggy, giving a sense of oppression.
Qiao Qiao, seeing two people descend from the car, and Qiao Wei among them, showed displeasure.
She got out of the car and stared at Yu He, saying, "Weren't you told to come alone?!"
After speaking, she seemed to remember something and added sarcastically, "Oh, I forgot, you can't drive at all, so you have to use my brother as a chauffeur!"
Yu He: "..."
She couldn't understand what Qiao Qiao found so superior about herself.
"Qiao Qiao, are you crazy? Do you even know what you're doing?!" Qiao Wei shouted when he saw her.
He had a premonition earlier that Qiao Qiao had deliberately sought him out, causing Yu Grandma to be left alone and kidnapped; he hadn't expected that the one who kidnapped Yu Grandma was Qiao Qiao herself!
He was furious, having believed she would truly turn over a new leaf, only to be deceived!
At this moment, the person before him seemed utterly foreign; she was no longer the innocent sister he once knew!
He had failed to educate her properly!
He wanted to step forward and grab Qiao Qiao, to take her back and discipline her, but he saw two fully armed black men with submachine guns disembark from the car behind her. As he approached, they immediately pointed their dark muzzles at him.
Yu He glanced at the two black men; their uniforms bore the insignia of the "Death God" mercenary group.
Given Qiao Qiao's current predicament, she couldn't afford to hire people from "Death God." Someone was backing her!
But after falling so low, who would still support her?
"Of course I know what I'm doing!" Qiao Qiao stared at Yu He with resentment, gritting her teeth, "You all forced me into this!"
"Who forced you?" Qiao Wei questioned, "Think with your conscience, who forced you? If you weren't so greedy, would you have ended up in this situation?!"
"Shut up! You always defend her! Who is your real sister?!" Qiao Qiao roared.
"Oh? So now you admit you're his sibling, not of the Qi family bloodline?" Yu He sneered.
Qiao Qiao choked.
At this moment, Yu He's phone received a message from Chen Dong.
Chen Dong: [The location only yielded the phone, not Grandma Yu.]
Yu He's brow furrowed, and she looked at Qiao Qiao, "Where did you take my grandmother?"
"Hahahaha, aren't you the number one ranked Raven in the country? Aren't you so powerful you can even hack into other countries' satellites? How come you can't find your grandmother's exact location now?" Qiao Qiao suddenly burst into wild laughter.
She knew Yu He would definitely bring others and even have a way to locate the phone, so she had made preparations beforehand, hiding the person and abandoning the phone halfway.
No matter how smart Yu He was, she was still predicted and countered!
Therefore, she was the smartest!
Seeing her rampant behavior, Yu He's brow furrowed even tighter, her eyes hardening, and she replied to Chen Dong with two words: [Search the mountain!]
"Qiao Qiao!" Qiao Wei clenched his fists, "Where did you hide Grandma Yu?! You'd better release her and surrender! I've already called the police, otherwise, when they arrive, you'll be prosecuted according to law!"
"I knew you wouldn't be honest!" Qiao Qiao said with a darkened face, "It's useless even if the police come. You won't find where Grandma Yu is hidden even if you dig three feet into the ground! And if anything happens to me, she will definitely die!"
Yu He's face was as gloomy as the sky at that moment. She was about to reach for her side when Lu Yiming's voice suddenly came through her earpiece.
"Sister-in-law, don't act rashly. We've located Grandma Yu's position, but there are mercenaries guarding the surroundings, and there are also bombs set. Stabilize her first and buy us some time. I'll have them deal with the mercenaries and bombs."
Yu He's eyelashes trembled slightly upon hearing about the bombs. Although the previous bomb didn't detonate, she had already felt its power.
Her left hand was still not very agile, so she absolutely could not let her grandmother get hurt.
With Lu Yiming here, Yu He felt a little more at ease. She pulled Qiao Wei back and deliberately made her voice tremble slightly, "What do you want?"
Qiao Qiao thought she was scared and was very pleased with this reaction. She knew that Old Madam Yu was Yu He's weakness!
This was how she held the lifeline of Yu He's fate.
Thinking this, a smugness unconsciously spread across Qiao Qiao's face, "It's not impossible to know where Grandma Yu is. Come and have a competition with me? If you win, I'll tell you where she is!"
"Compete in what?" Yu He asked.
"There are many wild medicinal herbs on this cliff. We'll go down at the same time, and within half an hour, let's see who collects more types and quantities of medicinal herbs!" Qiao Qiao gestured with her chin towards an extended iron plate at the edge of the cliff.
Two new bundles of nylon rope were placed on it.
"Deal," Yu He readily agreed.
"This is too dangerous! Don't go," Qiao Wei immediately grabbed Yu He.
This area was formerly used for bungee jumping. It had been abandoned for many years, and due to disrepair, issues like terrain stability had not been considered.
The bottom of the cliff was unfathomably deep. If something went wrong during a jump, it would result in being smashed to pieces.
And Qiao Qiao's choice of competition was clearly to make Yu He die!
All along, Yu He had surpassed her in every way, except in the skill of collecting medicinal herbs, where Qiao Qiao held an edge.
When they were still in the mountains, Yu Grandma often took both of them into the mountains to collect herbs. Although Yu He had a stronger learning ability than Qiao Qiao, Qiao Qiao always collected more herbs than Yu He, and Yu Grandma would praise Qiao Qiao as being more capable than Yu He.
This was the only thing Qiao Qiao believed she could outdo Yu He in!
But every time Yu Grandma praised her, Yu He would act indifferent, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable!
Today, she wanted to win against Yu He one more time, and also make her die!
A flicker of sinister triumph crossed Qiao Qiao's face. She stepped forward, chose a rope for herself, and tied it around her body, waiting for Yu He to tie the other rope.
"It's fine," Yu He brushed off Qiao Wei's hand and walked over to pick up the rope.
Qiao Wei immediately snatched the rope, "If you must compete, I'll go."
"No need!" Yu He snatched the rope back.
Qiao Wei still wanted to snatch it, but Yu He stopped him with a question, "Can you identify medicinal herbs?"
Watching their interaction, Qiao Qiao felt a surge of jealousy and hatred. She was his biological sister, yet he didn't worry about her at all!
Every time Yu He was present, whether it was Qiao Wei or Qin Beiting, their eyes were always only on Yu He. She hated it!
Yu He deserved to die!
As Yu He finished tying the rope, Qiao Qiao gave the command, "3, 2, 1, jump!"
The two leaped off the edge.
At that moment, Qiao Qiao suddenly drew a dagger from behind her and swung it at the rope binding Yu He...