Strongest Soldier King

"I understand the situation, I will support you in finding him, even if it costs us the whole family's fortune. Doesn't that person want money? I'll give it. You figure out how to contact that person. As long as we can rescue him, it doesn't matter if we lose everything. This is what we should do." Mr. Lan advised solemnly.

"Thanks, Dad." Lan Xue said gratefully, with a bitter smile on her face. At this point, money was no longer the issue, but Lan Xue didn't want to say that to avoid making her father feel uncomfortable. After thinking it over, she said, "I came to say goodbye. I'm going to find him, and I won't return until I do."

"You?" Mr. Lan looked at Lan Xue in panic. Seeing her determined expression, he knew persuading her would be useless. Suddenly understanding, he said bitterly, "To get revenge, yet lose my beloved daughter. If I'd known this, maybe the revenge wasn't worth it. What have I done?"

"Dad, don't say that. The family vendetta must be settled. If not, how could you face my mom? And I would be a disgrace as a child. As for him, maybe it's his fate. Don't worry, we will surely return. I firmly believe it. If possible, please take care of his family for me. He has a sister who runs a company." Lan Xue pleaded earnestly.

"Don't worry, I'll arrange for it immediately, whether by investing or acquiring it. As long as she likes it, it's fine. Anyway, it won't cause her any loss." Mr. Lan agreed without hesitation.

"Hmm, she doesn't like help for no reason. Just say you owe her brother a favor." Lan Xue sighed, went to her room to pack a few things, and returned to the living room, where she saw her father staring intently at a photo on the wall. Lan Xue glanced at the photo of her mother, sighed, and left in a hurry.

After getting in the car, Lan Xue drove straight to her grandfather's residence, while contacting Ghost Hand and others. The body had already been handed over to the police, and everyone had withdrawn from the scene. Lan Xue instructed them to find a place to stay and await further orders. She drove to a military restricted area and walked into a courtyard, where an old man was crouching on the ground burning paper in prayer, it was her grandfather.

Lan Xing was helping beside him, sobbing and throwing yellow paper into the brazier. Lan Xue also walked over, picked up sheets of paper one by one, and threw them into the brazier, lost in her own thoughts. To Lan Xue and Lan Xing, their mother was a distant memory. Avenge accomplished, at this moment, the two felt their mother close by, smiling at them, an odd sensation.

After a while, when the paper money had burned out, Mr. Li ordered the orderly to take the brazier away, motioning for Lan Xue and Lan Xing to come to the living room of the courtyard. Once everyone sat down, Mr. Li said solemnly, "The great revenge has been achieved, my wish is fulfilled, and we have someone to thank for that. You know who this person is. They are currently in danger, and we must find a way to rescue them."

"Grandfather, is there any news?" Lan Xue questioned in surprise.

Mr. Li didn't answer immediately but looked at Lan Xing, who nodded in response and said, "Sister, I checked. During last night's sweep, there was a car that wasn't inspected, bearing the license plate of the Sam Embassy, registered and documented, with credentials from the Embassy. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already been in contact, and they completely denied knowledge, claiming it was a cloned plate, and the credentials were fake too."

"Sam Country?" Lan Xue's face turned cold, letting out a snort, before her expression drastically changed, delving into deep thought. She reviewed everything that had happened recently, her expression becoming serious.

"What did you think of?" Mr. Li asked in surprise.

"Grandfather, didn't you say there was a group that diverted Shadow and the others from their pursuit? You also said their operational style suggested they were spies. It seems this matter is linked to Sam Country, their spies collaborated with Tang Tian to orchestrate this whole event." Lan Xue analyzed seriously.

"What are you trying to imply?" Mr. Li sensed that Lan Xue had more to say and pressed further.

"He once said that the person killed last time might not be the real Charlie, suspecting that there was another Charlie. Based on the recent series of events, Tang Tian couldn't have managed all this alone; someone else must be behind the orchestration, and Tang Tian was merely executing it. Maybe this person is the real Charlie." Lan Xue said, her face complex.

"What?" Lan Xing exclaimed in surprise, staring at Lan Xue in disbelief.

"Did he really have that suspicion?" Mr. Li curiously asked, seeing Lan Xue nod affirmatively, he fell into contemplation. After a while, he continued, "The Intelligence Team also harbored this suspicion; their report is still with me. It seems this possibility is true. It takes someone like Charlie to set up such a grand scheme, calculating our every move to the death."

"Hmm, Ghost Hand suspects that Tang Tian demanded a huge ransom as a smokescreen, with the kidnapping merely being the trigger for the entire plan. There are two objectives: to kill Song Tao and to kill him. The abduction of Lan Xing was very crucial. Because of the earlier smokescreen, we thought Tang Tian's aim was ransom, so we agreed to the hostage exchange. But the actual aim was to control him and hand over evidence to us, borrowing our hand to kill Song Tao." Lan Xing analyzed angrily. For the elite of the National Blade to be played like this made Lan Xue very frustrated.

"From the current developments, they succeeded. If that's true, after they kidnapped Ghost, they promptly arranged for Sam Country's Embassy car to take Ghost away. The others probably hid inside the Embassy, and this morning, after we withdrew the checkpoint, they took the opportunity to slip out of Beijing." Mr. Li analyzed, following Lan Xue's line of thought.

"Yes." Lan Xue responded weakly, her face looking grim.

"What a brilliant calculation, it certainly has Charlie's style, could Charlie really still be around?" Mr. Li mused, his brow furrowing. National Blade had lost, and lost badly, which made Mr. Li very frustrated. After a while, an intense light flashed in Mr. Li's partially closed eyes, and he said, "Kidnapping Song Tao's wife was just a lead, the crossroad sniping was a demonstration, and kidnapping Lan Xing was a trap, the aim was to exchange hostages, playing us like fools. The strategist behind this is terrifying, leaving no flaw to be exploited."

"The most crucial segment is the evidence. They knew how much we valued evidence, exploiting our thirst for revenge to kill two birds with one stone and used the chance to make their escape. This person is terrifying and what's more terrifying is how they got hold of the evidence we wanted?" Lan Xue analyzed seriously, her brows furrowed tightly.

"If it's a special agent from Sam Country, then it might be possible." Mr. Li pondered, and seeing Lan Xue not fully understanding, he continued, "That attending doctor was once compromised by a special agent from Sam Country. Possibly due to some unforeseen coincidence, the evidence landed in the hands of Sam Country's special agents, but that's not important now. The urgent task is Ghost's rescue. I've already contacted the military to set up checkpoints at the border, what's your plan?"