"Brother Wuming..."
Just as Jiang Wuming was about to hang up, Dongfang Xiaoyao hesitated and spoke again.
"What is it?"
"This room is small and dark, and I don't like it. Can we change to another room?"
Dongfang Xiaoyao whispered her request.
This was the first time she had made a request to Jiang Wuming since following him.
Hearing this, Jiang Wuming's heart ached, and he cursed himself for being foolish.
His original plan was to have Qin Linhai bring people over to take Dongfang Xiaoyao away temporarily under the guise of a military investigation. Once Dongfang Xiaoyao's identity documents were sorted out, he would pick her up.
In the meantime, he had to wait for Tianying's call and be ready to act.
However, upon hearing Dongfang Xiaoyao's words, he realized that the priority was to ensure her safety and comfort, with catching the mastermind being secondary.
After all, Dongfang Xiaoyao had never encountered such a situation before. She was completely ignorant of the rules and human relationships of the secular world, and he had also told her not to use the rules of the dark world to solve problems.
Under such circumstances, Dongfang Xiaoyao was likely to be confused and lost.
"Brother Wuming, if it's not possible, then forget it."
Seeing Jiang Wuming remain silent, Dongfang Xiaoyao thought he was in a difficult position and spoke again.
"Yes, of course. Xiaoyao, wait for me. I'll come and pick you up right now and take you to a new place!"
Jiang Wuming snapped back to reality and immediately agreed.
Without further ado, he contacted Qin Linhai.
An hour later, Jiang Wuming and Qin Linhai arrived at the Donghai branch of the Immigration Department, accompanied by two of Qin Linhai's subordinates.
The car was stopped at the entrance of the yard, and the security guard asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Hu Dahai!"
Qin Linhai, sitting in the back seat of the car, rolled down the window and said coldly.
Creak!
Hearing Qin Linhai's imposing presence and direct inquiry for the director, the security guard's heart skipped a beat. He then shrewdly glanced at the license plate and the pass on the lower right of the windshield, and immediately let them through.
Cars from the Military Department were not something he could stop!
Qin Linhai's car stopped in front of the office building. Jiang Wuming and Qin Linhai alighted simultaneously, one on each side, and walked straight into the office building, followed by Qin Linhai's two subordinates.
Two minutes later, Jiang Wuming and Qin Linhai arrived at the door of Hu Dahai's office.
Jiang Wuming stopped and knocked on the door.
Qin Linhai had intended to push the door open directly, but seeing Jiang Wuming knock, he withdrew his hand.
"Come in!"
Soon, Hu Dahai's voice came from the office, his tone deep and giving a sense of authority.
However—
The next moment, when Hu Dahai saw Jiang Wuming and Qin Linhai push the door open, his feigned authoritative demeanor vanished instantly. He stood up in shock, "Director Qin... Director Qin, why are you here?"
"Director Hu, are you not welcoming me?" Qin Linhai said with a mocking smile.
"What are you talking about, Director Qin? I mean, why didn't you let me know in advance that you were coming? I could have come downstairs to pick you up."
Hu Dahai said with a fawning smile, casting a sideways glance at Jiang Wuming, his mind churning.
As the head of the Donghai branch of the Immigration Department, he could be considered a person of influence in Donghai. He had heard of Jiang Wuming, and also of Wei Qianyuan's downfall because of Jiang Wuming. He even knew about the incident at the Donghai Hotel.
Furthermore, he knew that Dongfang Xiaoyao was Su Shiyun's driver and had a close relationship with Jiang Wuming.
In fact, when he received Wei Xiang's call for the first time, he had already realized that this was the Wei family's retaliation against Jiang Wuming!
In this situation, he chose to be Wei Xiang's pawn, not only to curry favor with Wei Xiang and secure a promising future but also because he believed that Dongfang Xiaoyao's identity was indeed fake, and deporting her was legal and compliant, so Jiang Wuming wouldn't do anything to him.
However—
At this moment, Jiang Wuming's imposing arrival with Qin Linhai made him realize he had been too presumptuous, and his heart was filled with unease.
"Director Hu, according to my information, you took away a woman named Dongfang Xiaoyao, is that correct?"
Knowing that Jiang Wuming cared about Dongfang Xiaoyao's situation, Qin Linhai stopped beating around the bush and asked directly.
"Yes, Director Qin, what's wrong?"
Hu Dahai nodded in confirmation and then asked.
"Director Hu, it's like this. According to the information obtained by our Military Department's Eastern Region Corps, Dongfang Xiaoyao is a martial artist and is related to a case we are investigating. I am here today to take Dongfang Xiaoyao to assist us in the investigation."
Qin Linhai spoke again, his tone completely devoid of negotiation, his attitude very assertive.
"No problem!"
Hu Dahai readily agreed.
Although he wanted to align himself with Wei Xiang, he also did not want to offend Qin Linhai.
Regardless of status or family background, he could not compare to Qin Linhai.
Moreover, he had heard that Qin Linhai was almost guaranteed to be the next head of the Qin family!
More importantly, he had no reason to refuse Qin Linhai's request – all martial artists within the Dragon Country were managed by the Military Department. Dongfang Xiaoyao was a martial artist, and the Military Department wanted to take her away for investigation, which was legal and compliant!
"Director Hu, then please have someone bring Dongfang Xiaoyao over, and I'll have my people handle the relevant procedures with you." Qin Linhai said.
"Alright!"
Hu Dahai nodded and then made a phone call in front of Jiang Wuming and Qin Linhai.
A few minutes later, the staff member responsible for interrogating Dongfang Xiaoyao brought her to the office.
Although Dongfang Xiaoyao had sensed Jiang Wuming's presence earlier and knew he had arrived, upon seeing him, a flicker of excitement appeared on her usually indifferent face.
Despite her excitement, she did not salute or greet Jiang Wuming as she usually would.
Jiang Wuming merely exchanged a glance with Dongfang Xiaoyao and remained silent.
"Xiao Zhang, the Eastern Region Corps wants to take Dongfang Xiaoyao to assist in an investigation. You go with Director Qin's people to handle the personnel handover procedures."
Hu Dahai gave instructions before his subordinate could speak.
"Yes, Director."
The staff member immediately took the order and went downstairs with one of Qin Linhai's men to handle the procedures.
"Director Hu, I have a question. Can you enlighten me?" Qin Linhai asked again.
"Please speak, Director Qin."
Hu Dahai's heart skipped a beat at this, but his smile did not waver. He was a typical cunning old fox in official circles.
"How did you discover that Dongfang Xiaoyao's identity was forged?" Qin Linhai asked directly.
"Director Qin, this was discovered by someone below. I'm not quite sure how it was discovered." Hu Dahai chose to play dumb.
He did not want to offend Qin Linhai, nor did he want to offend Wei Xiang, so he naturally could not tell Qin Linhai that Wei Xiang had instructed him.
"Director Hu, thank you. I won't bother you any longer."
Qin Linhai said with a smile and a meaningful tone, "Before I leave, I have a word of advice for you."
"What is it?"
"When gods fight, mortals should not interfere, or they will suffer!"
Qin Linhai's tone suddenly became extremely low as he said this.
Swish!
Hu Dahai's expression changed drastically, and his heart trembled. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but before he could utter a word, Jiang Wuming, Qin Linhai, and Dongfang Xiaoyao left the office.
"Hoo..."
Hu Dahai came back to his senses and let out a long sigh, slumping back into his office chair, feeling his back drenched in sweat.
Because Qin Linhai's last sentence was clearly a warning to Hu Dahai: I know you were instructed, be careful of collateral damage!
After several minutes, Hu Dahai finally recovered and his emotions stabilized. He then dialed Wei Xiang's number.
"Wei xx, just now, Director Qin Linhai from the Military Department's Eastern Region Corps arrived..."
Once the call was connected, Hu Dahai immediately reported what had just happened to Wei Xiang and held his breath, prepared to be blamed and reprimanded by Wei Xiang.
However—
To Hu Dahai's surprise, Wei Xiang merely said four words indifferently: "I know."
With that, Wei Xiang hung up the phone.
What was going on?
Hu Dahai was dumbfounded.
Meanwhile, in Wei Xiang's office at the Donghai Grand Courtyard.
"That bastard Hu Dahai, he handed over the person before calling you!"
Wei Qianyuan was furious when he learned of this matter.
"Director Qin Linhai's request was reasonable and compliant. Hu Dahai had no reason to refuse, and he is not one of our people. It's also normal that he doesn't want to offend Qin Linhai for us," Wei Xiang said calmly.
"But then our plan is ruined!"
Wei Qianyuan said with unwillingness.
"It won't be ruined."
Wei Xiang sneered, "Qin Linhai can take that girl away for a while, but not for a lifetime—forging identity and illegal entry, this matter ultimately has to be handled by the Immigration Department!"
"That's right, Director Qin Linhai can only delay our plan at most!"
Wei Qianyuan's eyes lit up, and he secretly sighed at how much wiser the old are than the young.
"Furthermore, through this incident, it can be confirmed that Dongfang Xiaoyao is very important to Jiang Wuming, otherwise, he wouldn't have used the Qin family's connections for this matter. This means that the plan you proposed is not problematic."
Wei Xiang said cunningly, "Next, we just need to wait patiently."
"Yes, Father!"
Wei Qianyuan nodded.
As long as he could kill Jiang Wuming, he could wait patiently. However, neither he nor his father had any idea what awaited them!
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