John stared at his phone screen that had gone dark, his face grim.
When he took the call, Frank was right beside him.
But Frank couldn’t hear what was being said on the other end of the phone, unaware of what the person had said.
Seeing John’s displeased expression, he asked with some suspicion, "Mr. John, what’s wrong? Who was that on the phone?"
John snapped back to reality, looked up, and glared at Frank, shouting angrily, "It was all your lousy idea! If we can’t find Professor Qiao, I won’t let you off the hook!"
Frank, stunned by his shouting, was a bit slow to respond, "Mr. John, what are you talking about? What lousy idea? I don’t understand."
"Hmph." John snorted angrily, his rage unabated, "Do you know who the leader of the Zone organization is?"
Thinking about how he had foolishly spent a billion only to be played for a fool made his blood boil!
Frank didn’t know why John suddenly asked this, but he still truthfully replied, "The leader of the Zone organization is secretive and rarely makes public appearances, hardly anyone knows his real identity..."
"You don’t know, do you? Let me tell you!"
John angrily cut off Frank’s words, gritting his teeth and said word by word, "The leader of the Zone organization is Zhan Qipei!"
At this statement, Frank was completely taken aback.
After a while, he managed to squeeze out, "Are you referring to that Zhan Qipei from the Empire Zhan Family?"
John snorted coldly, replying disdainfully, "Other than him, could there be another Zhan Qipei?"
Frank’s face turned all kinds of colors momentarily.
Zhan Qipei being the leader of Zone meant that his previous suggestion had just made things worse.
He started to hurriedly defend himself, "Mr. John, I didn’t know it was , I only came up with that idea in order to find Professor Qiao as soon as possible."
"If I had known Zhan Qipei was the leader of Zone, I definitely wouldn’t have..."
"Enough, what’s the use of saying this now!"
John spoke impatiently, "The person who just called revealed the whereabouts of Professor Qiao. You must assemble a team immediately, and come out to sea with me. We have to get to Professor Qiao before Zhan Qipei does!"
"Yes," Frank quickly responded.
Dozens of speedboats raced across the sea, followed by several cruise ships.
About three or four hours later, the speedboats and cruise ships one after another docked beside a small island.
Zhan Qipei was the first to set foot on the island.
Tang Yan and Claire led the others, following behind Zhan Qipei, waiting for his commands.
Zhan Qipei scanned the surroundings, checked the position on his phone again, and then spoke, "This is the place, everyone hurry up and start searching separately. We must find him before it gets dark."
Although he had brought quite a number of people, the island was sizable, and with its many trees and overgrown weeds without a specific location, finding someone was actually not easy.
Upon receiving the order, Claire wasted no second and immediately deployed her team, initiating a carpet search on the island.
Zhan Qipei, trusting his instincts, chose a direction and strode forward.
Seeing this, Tang Yan was about to follow, but Zhan Qipei stopped him.
He halted momentarily, his expression stern as he said, "Don’t follow me, search as widely as possible, don’t waste any manpower."
Tang Yan knew President Zhan was doing this to find Miss Qiao as quickly as possible.
But knowing was one thing, he still felt somewhat uneasy.
This unease wasn’t because he doubted President Zhan’s capabilities, but because it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Based on this, Tang Yan advised, "President Zhan, please let me come with you. This deserted island has been uninhabited for a long time, and there might be dangerous animals around. You alone..."
Zhan Qipei gathered his long eyebrows, which looked like mountains shrouded in fog, and interrupted Tang Yan, "No need to say more, do as I say."
Having said this, Zhan Qipei took a step forward and continued walking.
His tone had been very firm, carrying a hardness that did not allow others to argue. Tang Yan didn’t dare to disobey and had to give up the idea of following him.
Meanwhile, in a certain part of the island’s forest.
George stood under a big tree, leaning against the trunk and vigilantly scanning his surroundings.
Just ten minutes earlier, he had been out hunting rabbits for dinner with his master. They hadn’t expected to be so lucky as to stumble upon a fountain in these woods.
They had been on the island for two days, and hadn’t had a chance to wash in that time. He, a man, didn’t mind much, but his master, being a woman, inevitably found it a bit unbearable.
So after discovering the fountain, his master decided to take a good wash.
And his task, naturally, was to guard her and ensure her safety!
Although there were no others on the island except for him and his master, washing in the open felt safer with someone keeping guard...
As George was thinking, he suddenly heard some noises not far away.
Listening carefully, it sounded somewhat like footsteps.
He frowned, his heart suddenly racing.
Logically speaking, there should not have been anyone else’s footsteps in this place. Could it be that Mr. John had discovered their whereabouts and come to capture them?!
As George was feeling uneasy, a tall, extremely handsome man appeared before him.
The man had a powerful presence, and with each step he took towards him, George’s tension increased immensely.
Almost subconsciously, he assumed this man was sent by Mr. John.
As the man approached closer, George bit his teeth and tried to calm himself, "Stop! Don’t come any closer!"
Hearing this, Zhan Qipei paused in his steps, his sharp gaze sizing up George.
According to those who had kidnapped Qiao Jing, she had escaped with a man named George.
If his guess was right, this man before him was George!
There didn’t seem to be anyone else on the island. Thinking about the fact that Qiao Jing had been alone with this man for so long, Zhan Qipei’s gaze turned even colder, and a chilling aura emanated from him.
Feeling the murderous intent in Zhan Qipei’s gaze, George was even more convinced that this was one of John’s men.
His face full of caution, he stared at Zhan Qipei and gathered his courage to say, "Professor Qiao isn’t here. When the cruise ship hit the reef, we jumped into the sea and got separated. She’s not on this island."
Zhan Qipei said nothing, only staring coldly at George, before starting to walk again.
Seeing this, George began to panic.
The man’s aura was too strong, giving him a tremendous sense of oppression.
But his master was just behind him, not far in the fountain taking a bath. If he let this man go past, his master would not only be captured and taken back to the lab, but her innocence would also be at stake!
Thinking of this, George suppressed the fear and unrest in his heart and bravely stepped forward to block Zhan Qipei, who was steadily advancing towards him.