We must find Xiao Zi'an!
"Tang Nan, the man in a suit from the renovation company, could it be Xiao Zi'an?"
"Probably not."
After speaking, I looked at Ning Caishen and asked him seriously, "Do you know where Xiao Zi'an is?"
"No, I haven't had any contact with the people from the training class since I was imprisoned. Qin Sisi could find me because we had an intersection in prison. As for others, I don't know what they did, or even what they've become."
"Can people change their appearance?"
"Who knows? With so many modern technological means, let alone changing appearance, even gender can be changed." Da Huang interjected. Ning Caishen and I both looked at him. He scratched his head, "Maybe, I'm just guessing."
...
Da Huang's casual remark unsettled us. Perhaps this Xiao Zi'an had indeed changed. There was nothing else to do but call Ke Yingying. Ke Yingying was also puzzled, "Xiao Zi'an is in China?"
"Shouldn't she be in China?" I asked in surprise.
"She probably isn't. Xiao Zi'an emigrated a long time ago, to Britain or the Netherlands, I didn't ask for specifics. The year before last, when she sold her old house, she asked for my help. I have a Chinese phone number for her. You can try calling her."
Ke Yingying sent me the number, and I called immediately.
"Excuse me, are you Xiao Zi'an?"
"Yes, who is this?"
"I'm a friend of Ye Qingcheng."
There was a moment of silence on Xiao Zi'an's end before she sighed and asked, "Did something happen to her."
"How did you know?"
"If she weren't in trouble, Sister Ye wouldn't have asked a stranger to contact me."
From the phone call, we learned that Xiao Zi'an lived in Foshan. I asked Ning Caishen, "Does our company have a car?"
"We have a van for deliveries, manual transmission."
I looked at Da Huang. Da Huang said, "I can drive."
...
Da Huang drove, and we headed towards Foshan. As Da Huang was driving, he asked, "Isn't it too coincidental? The person who told us about the renovation said that family moved to Foshan, and then Xiao Zi'an's home is also in Foshan."
"Right now, we have no choice. Even if it's a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, we have to follow the lead. For Lin Han's safety, I can't let go of any clue."
Da Huang sighed, then said seriously, "Honestly, I think this time it's my sister who has a scheme again, just like when she and Brother Chang investigated Cao Qian's child."
"Why do you think so?"
"Before you went to Hong Kong, didn't you arrange a banquet? At that banquet, my sister and Wang Zeyu went out alone for a while. We don't know what they talked about. After the banquet, my sister went to your hometown. Logically, she should be fine staying there, but due to cash flow issues, she called me, and I issued a 5 million acceptance bill for her under the company's name. Later I found out, my sister mobilized nearly 50 million yuan in funds in about a month, no wonder she was short on cash."
I was extremely surprised, "What did she spend so much money on?"
"I don't know. My sister has always been steady in her business dealings and never acted rashly. I was afraid she was being scammed, so I specifically contacted a financial person I know in Xi'an. The financial person said she was going to open a branch company."
As we entered the house, a delicate-looking boy was doing his homework. Seeing us come in, Xiao Zi'an called the child to the bedroom and then led us to the flower room, where she made us tea with the tea set.
"Sister Ye, did you encounter some difficulty?"
"She said a tool person controlled her."
Xiao Zi'an looked slightly taken aback, "That's a reason I haven't heard before."
Looking at Xiao Zi'an, she was very ordinary, with no legendary suit and tie or masculine aura. The delicate boy who had just come in also called her 'Mom.'
"Are you married?"
"Yes!"
"I heard that you..."
For a moment, I didn't know how to say it. You like women? Such a question would be very rude. Seeing my embarrassment, Xiao Zi'an smiled and said, "The law here doesn't allow it, so my girlfriend and I emigrated to Britain. Later, there was a traffic accident, and I returned to China with Xiao Enchao. The child is a normal child. He doesn't know about my past, but he knows that I am not his biological mother, and he is an adopted child."
"I see. I'm sorry, I was just..."
"Judging by your attitude, I know you probably heard the stories from Sister Ye, Teacher Li Jiu, and me from back then. Teacher Li Jiu knew my orientation, so he invited me to set up a scheme to prevent the training class from trying to set him up with Sister Ye. In the training class, Sister Ye and I got along the best. We were friends, and I even liked her a bit. However, Sister Ye was deeply in love with Teacher Li Jiu and remained unmarried her whole life."
I told Xiao Zi'an about Ye Qingcheng writing on the mirror. Xiao Zi'an looked a bit troubled, "I haven't set up a scheme in a long time. I heard about Teacher Li Jiu's passing, so I left 'Logical Paradox' to live in Britain. Later, when I returned to sell the ancestral home, I heard from Ke Yingying that an organization called 'Zhengqi' had taken in some elderly people who didn't want to go to 'Fey Forest.' At the time, I wanted to stay in Britain, but some conditions weren't met, especially financial shortcomings. After considering for several days, I joined 'Zhengqi' as one of the Four-Color Aces. In reality, I never carried out any missions for 'Zhengqi.' I returned to China at the end of last year. Cui Fang did contact me, saying to lay low for now. Later, I heard that the Beijing 'Zhengqi' was busted by the police, and their leader, 'Big Tiger,' was punished according to law. That's when I contacted Sister Ye. She said we wouldn't be discovered, as Ren Yingying had already severed our connection with 'Zhengqi.' So, I settled down in Foshan, living with Xiao Enchao."
"Ye Qingcheng put us in danger, why did she ask me to contact you?"
"Probably because we don't have many resources. In 'Logical Paradox,' we were reserve forces for the organizational structure and weren't well-known. After the broker died, Ke Yingying consolidated some of his resources. The x-driver was completely cut off, and we couldn't access him. The gambler betrayed us for money, and he's under strict surveillance by the Criminal Investigation Bureau, so we can't deal with him either. Later, Teacher Li Jiu passed away from illness, and the remnants of 'Logical Paradox' were completely taken over by 'Fey Forest.' We were unwilling to be dictated by a young girl, so we voluntarily withdrew. Of course, that little girl Cao Qian from 'Fey Forest' also knew that we few were difficult to mess with, as we were like lone reeds, so she let us go our own way."