"Is that cowardly wretch, who fears death, finally back?"
Upon hearing the news, Jiao Yin's eyes lit up.
Her subordinate replied, "Yes."
She had to keep a tight watch on the whereabouts of a certain good-for-nothing!
Because this good-for-nothing was of great use to Jiao Yin.
For this purpose, she dispatched dozens of subordinates to the airport, train stations, and highway exits, all to be the first to know when Li Qianfan would return to Tiandong.
"Good."
Jiao Yin nodded lightly and whispered, "The plan to provoke that wretch into going to the Black Water Forest at any time is now upgraded."
Thirteen noble families had sent out a group of pigs, completely reversing the advantage between the enemy and us.
This put Dongtu in a very, very passive position.
Zhao Tingshan personally went to the Black Water Forest and saw with his own eyes what kind of suffering those fat pigs were enduring there.
The first negotiation between the two sides ended in failure, as expected.
Our side's only gain—
It was only by relying on the personal prestige of the Lord of Longxu that they were able to retrieve the bodies of 37 brave sons and daughters from the Black Water Forest.
The location of future negotiations between the two sides would be held within the "neutral" Moses family.
As Zhao Tingshan could not accept any of the three basic demands proposed by the Rhode family, the subsequent negotiations would inevitably fall into a stalemate, which was common knowledge.
Therefore.
At this time, the enemy and our side would inevitably continue to increase their bargaining chips in places unseen by the negotiating table.
Putting aside for now how Zhao Tingshan's side would increase their chips.
Let's talk about the Rhode family.
The Rhode family hoped to obtain bargaining chips more important than the 66 fat pigs!
Working closely with the Rhode family's dark web, the six presidents, and the consultant Yamaguchi Kyoko, after repeated online discussions, all identified Li Qianfan as the most crucial bargaining chip to increase their leverage!
If Li Qianfan could be captured alive—
At the very least, the neutral Longxu would have to say something for the safety of Young Master Li, wouldn't they?
The weight of Li Qianfan alone was many times greater than that of those 66 pigs!
The question was—
How could Li Qianfan be captured alive?
Making a move within the country?
The six presidents and Yamaguchi Kyoko didn't even dare to think about it.
If they really made a move within the country, it would violate the rules.
Not only would Yang Xiao and Li Wujiang be enraged.
The crucial point was that Longxu would also directly launch a devastating attack on the Rhode family's stronghold.
Therefore, there was only one way to capture Li Qianfan alive.
That was to make him go to the Black Water Forest voluntarily!
As long as Li Qianfan went to the Black Water Forest, it would be no different from the 66 fat pigs (who sent themselves to the door, whose fault was it?).
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Even if he were captured alive, neither Yang Xiao, Li Wujiang, nor Longxu would be able to make a big fuss about it.
How to make Li Qianfan go to the Black Water Forest voluntarily?
Public opinion on the internet!
"Even if that good-for-nothing has no backbone, as long as we create the right atmosphere. The key is to make him feel that even if he goes to the Black Water Forest, he can return safely, and it's just a quick visit to shut up those who are dissatisfied with him."
As Jiao Yin muttered to herself, her eyes flickered.
She picked up her phone again and called Bai Ziyan.
"Mom."
Bai Ziyan's obedient voice came.
Jiao Yin usually paid no attention to what this "daughter" was doing, only contacting her when necessary: "Ziyan, what are you doing?"
"I'm in a meeting at the company," Bai Ziyan replied truthfully.
"It's like this," Jiao Yin's tone was gentle. "After you brought Li Qianfan home last time, I might have done poorly. I've been very guilty about it these past few days. I want to find an opportunity to explain to Li Qianfan again. See when you can invite him over to our house again."
Bai Ziyan didn't speak.
After waiting for a moment, Jiao Yin—
Her usually gentle and charming voice suddenly turned sinister: "What, you're not listening to your mother anymore?"
"I, I am!" Bai Ziyan shivered and quickly said, "I will definitely help you invite him to our house again. But he's not in Tiandong right now."
Jiao Yin replied, "Then invite him after he returns. Mom isn't in a hurry. But you can't forget about this matter. After all, everything Mom does is for our entire Bai family."
"Okay, I'll find an opportunity to invite him again after he returns to Tiandong," Bai Ziyan said cautiously from the general manager's office of Ziyan Technology before ending the call.
On the computer screen on the desk, the scene of Chu Yazhi waiting at the entrance of the airport lounge to welcome Li Qianfan back to Tiandong was playing.
Seeing Li Qianfan get into the car, Chu Yazhi quickly started the car and drove away. Bai Ziyan then smiled and turned off the monitoring screen.
She picked up her phone and called Li Qianfan: "A few minutes ago, my beautiful mother learned that you had returned to Tiandong. She forced me to invite you to our house again, saying she wants to apologize for having certain fantasies about you last time."
"Heh heh."
Li Qianfan, sitting in the passenger seat, chuckled: "Miss Jiao's news is quite well-informed. The key is, I was just about to fall asleep, and she handed me a pillow. Alright. I'll go home and rest for two days first, then I'll come to your house as a guest. By the way, I'll see if her bruised backside has healed yet."
Li Qianfan wasn't surprised that Jiao Yin had tracked his whereabouts.
On the contrary.
He had deliberately let Jiao Yin know that he had returned to Tiandong.
Otherwise, with his disguise skills, how could the small fry from the dark web have tracked him at the airport?
"I hope the dark web, in order to cooperate with the Rhode family's negotiations, will quickly provoke me into acting like those fat pigs and delivering myself."
Li Qianfan held his phone, muttered to himself, and looked out the car window.
Jiao Yin's attempt to provoke him—
This was exactly what Li Qianfan had hoped for the most!
However.
If President Jiao didn't go to the Black Water Forest, Li Qianfan would absolutely not go there to sacrifice himself.
The Rhode Group had now expanded the inner defense of the Black Water Forest outwards by a full kilometer.
That kilometer was an absolute death zone for anyone!
Even if Li Qianfan had nine lives, three heads, and six arms, it wouldn't be enough to survive.
He needed a guardian to traverse the death zone.
He hoped Jiao Yin would be his guardian.
As long as he could cross the death zone and enter the enemy's defense perimeter, the enemy's high-tech weapons would be rendered almost useless.
Once Primitive 209 was activated, if it was purely about fist fighting, Li Qianfan truly didn't fear anyone.
So.
How could he make Jiao Yin voluntarily become his guardian and go to the Black Water Forest together?
The sky gradually darkened.
Qingyun.
Qianfan Hospital!
Su Ziyu finally finished the last task.
She raised her hand and pinched her temples to relieve the fatigue in her eyes.
After taking another sip of water, Su Ziyu picked up her phone.
No messages.
"My little husband forgot to say good morning again. Or perhaps he's so enjoying himself in Lingnan that he's forgotten his way home."
Su Ziyu murmured the idiom "乐不思蜀" (happy and forgetting to return home) and her eyebrows twitched slightly. She sighed softly.
These days, Yang Xiao had told her many things.
Just this noon, during her lunch break, Yang Xiao casually revealed a piece of information to her.
The gist was—
"Good baby, Qianfan's wish to have your name enshrined in the Li family village ancestral hall might turn into a bubble."
Why would it turn into a bubble?
Yang Xiao began to tell Su Ziyu the love story of her father-in-law, Li Xiao, and Lu Ziqi, and Li Wujiang.
The acre of land in Li family village belonged to Li Wujiang.
Apart from Li family village, Li Xiao's area of activity outside was Lu Ziqi's.
Su Ziyu wasn't stupid; how could she not understand that Li Qianfan was her father-in-law Li, she was Lu Ziqi, and Du Junlin was Li Wujiang?
This kind of division—
If it had been six months ago, anyone who said this to Su Ziyu, she would have scoffed: "Tch, you really think I can't find a man? I'd rather be single than split the territory with the wife of the village chief of Li family village!"
But now.
Su Ziyu had learned a lot.
And seen a lot!
To use a cliché, her perspective had broadened.
When she was an ordinary person, she could never have imagined that people like Wang Zhe would form a team to conquer the West despite knowing the low survival rate, just to vent Dongtu's anger.
Su Ziyu finally understood—
Why Shenzhou, with its five-thousand-year history, after its homeland was destroyed multiple times, could still rise from the ruins and stand forever in the East of the world.
"Where is there such a thing as peaceful times?"
"It's just that some people are carrying the burden for us in places we can't see!"
Su Ziyu had also personally experienced—
The moment when Li Qianfan, who could have lived a sweet life with her by relying on Li Wujiang's achievements, disregarded his own lifespan, activated 209 through the "Pai Pai," and slowly disappeared into the distance on a sunset evening, making her unable to stop her tears.
How could she not love such a man?
For the sake of the overall situation, this young man of only 21 years old was willing to risk his life. If Su Ziyu were to complain about his personal life, then she would not be worthy of being the eldest daughter-in-law of Longxu!
"He who wishes to wear the crown must bear its weight!!"
This was the exact information Yang Xiao had conveyed to Su Nanyin at noon today.
Su Ziyu could choose to wear it or not.
No one would force her, just as Yang Xiao and others would never force Li Qianfan to conquer the West.
"I'm going to wear this crown of Longxu's eldest daughter-in-law," Su Ziyu said softly, picking up a small mirror and looking at the serene-faced girl within.
Knock, knock.
A soft knock on the door interrupted Su Ziyu's monologue.
She casually flipped the small mirror face down and looked up, saying in a soft voice, "Please come in."
The door opened.
Su Ziyu immediately felt as if the light in the entire world had suddenly brightened.
All because a little fellow appeared at the doorway.