Ye Wenjie, watch my moves closely.

Chapter 38 Evans' Plans

Evans stopped in his tracks. His gaze did not linger on the crazed Cheng Lihua, but instead fell on Ye Wenjie, who was curled up on the ground covered in blood.

He remembered that he had met this Eastern woman on the day he entered the Red Coast Base.

But unlike her fragility that day, today she reminded Evans of bamboo, incredibly resilient.

Although Ye Wenjie ruined his chance to meet the Lord, Evans still couldn't bring himself to dislike her.

Evans always liked to protect the weak.

"No need."

Evans went downstairs with great interest and said, "I would rather spend two billion dollars to make a deal with the Red Coast people, at least they won't be so bloody."

"Two billion?!"

Upon hearing this number, Cheng Lihua could hardly breathe. In her mind, the number might be 10, or it might be a million, or at most ten million.

The result was actually two billion?!

This is an absolutely staggering amount of money...

Cheng Lihua was worried that the confidential copy of Red Shore would be stolen, leading to the leak of the secret. So, after she finished copying the numbers, she burned the original. She thought everything was foolproof, and even if a thief came, they would never have imagined that such a secret was hidden in the ceiling...

She could have had all of this, but that bitch Ye Wenjie ruined it all!!

"Ye Wenjie!"

Cheng Lihua gritted her teeth and kicked Ye Wenjie in the lower back, then rushed downstairs, grabbed Evans, and said, "Mr. Evans, do you really think the Red Coast people would do business with you? They're in cahoots with that bastard Ye Wenjie! Give me another chance, don't worry, I won't let her suffer! I'll persuade her to join your cause and welcome the Lord's arrival together!"

"Whatever you want. I have to leave this town at 6 a.m. the day after tomorrow to go to Shanghai to confirm the money transaction. I can only give you one more day."

"Yes, Mr. Evans."

Cheng Lihua leaned forward slightly, a smile on her face.

She desperately wanted the opportunity to leave the country.

Evans waved and left.

Cheng Lihua turned around, her pupils suddenly contracting.

She climbed back to the attic and closed the small door at the top of the stairs.

Darkness gradually engulfed the dying Ye Wenjie.

"Ye Wenjie, it's time to settle the debts from 10 years ago."

Cheng Lihua's voice was sharp and shrill, as if a rusty piece of iron scraped against glass.

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The sentry waited for Ye Wenjie at the street corner for two hours, but she didn't return. So he followed the street to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Only one clerk remained at the supply and marketing cooperative, who was closing up shop. The sentry approached her, showed his identification, and then asked, "Comrade, have you seen a woman who is about this tall? Short hair, pale skin, and looks tired."

"Oh, you mean the one who came to buy diapers?"

The supply and marketing cooperative didn't have many customers that day, but Ye Wenjie's unfamiliar face left a deep impression on the clerk. "Hey, comrade, her diapers are still stored here with me. You can take them back."

Where is she?

The sentry held the diaper, at a loss.

Engineer Ye came out today to buy diapers, but after leaving the diapers at the supply and marketing cooperative, he disappeared.

The clerk shook her head. "I don't know either. After buying the diapers, she rushed out, saying she would come back to pick them up later, but now it's almost closing time and we haven't seen her."

The sentry immediately sensed something was wrong.

He ran to carry the diapers back to the jeep, then ran back and forth along the town's main road, asking everyone he met if they had seen Ye Wenjie.

Today happened to be market day in town, and with people coming and going, no one noticed Ye Wenjie, such a thin and petite woman.

The town's police station only had two officers, both of whom were busy with other matters. The sentry couldn't find anyone to help him and had to search on foot. It wasn't until dusk that the sentry, unable to get any answers, hurriedly got into his car and sped off towards Radar Peak.

"What? You're saying Wenjie is missing?"

Yang Weining slammed his hand on the table and jumped up. "How could such a grown person just disappear?"

In recent years, there has been an increase in people taking advantage of child traffickers, and there are frequent reports of children and women being abducted.

Yang Weining was so worried that Ye Wenjie had been kidnapped that he stamped his feet in anxiety. He lost all interest in acting and just wanted to go down the mountain to find Ye Wenjie immediately.

Zhang Zhi'ao stopped Yang Weining and comforted him to calm down. "Chief Engineer Yang, this is a critical moment in the transaction. We can't afford to lose our composure. We will send someone down to look for Engineer Ye. You stay here and wait."

Yang Weining pushed his hand away and shouted, "Wenjie's whereabouts are unknown, how can I sit still? I'm sorry, I have no choice."

"Chief Engineer Yang," Zhang Zhi'ao blocked Yang Weining's path again, pleading. "It's almost done. Going down alone won't do much good in finding Engineer Ye."

Yang Weining suppressed his temper, "That's my wife, my wife."

Just as the two sides were arguing, Li Youyu arrived.

He nodded to Zhang Zhi'ao and said, "Find the people first, we'll talk about the rest later. Old Zhang, you stay here and guard the base's launch system. The rest of the mobile personnel and vehicles come down with me."

Li Youyu was the person in charge of this operation, and Zhang Zhi'ao had no choice but to give up in the face of his demands.

A large convoy descended the mountain and, while passing through Qijiatun, encountered Dafeng, who was still waiting for Ye Wenjie at the village entrance.

Upon hearing that Ye Wenjie had disappeared, Da Feng cried out in alarm, waking up all the men, women, and children in the village who were awake.

"Wenjie has gone missing. Everyone, come with me to town to look for her."

With a wave of his arm, Da Feng called out to the men, women, and children of Qijiatun, who grabbed torches and dry rations. Hearing that there might be a group of people playing the beggars, Qi the Headhunter even brought his hunting rifle.

Everyone crammed into the convoy of jeeps and headed toward a town more than ten kilometers away.

Upon arriving in the town, the two groups split up. One group continued along the road, while the other stayed in the town to continue searching for Ye Wenjie.

Hidden in the shadows under the streetlights, Evans watched the two working together intimately and began to make his own plans.

Yang Weining and Li Youyu formed a team and began their search around the supply and marketing cooperative. When they reached the entrance of the guesthouse, they saw a tall man standing under the streetlight.

"What are you looking for?"

"Evans asked."

Yang Weining was focused on finding Ye Wenjie and had no interest in talking to Evans.

Li Youyu sensed something amiss and stopped. "Where is he?"

"Qin Shi Huang, let's make a deal. I'll tell you where that woman is..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Weining whirled around, his gentle eyes instantly filled with rage. He grabbed Evans by the collar and shouted, "You took Wenjie away! Tell me where she is! Tell me!"

Ye Wenjie and Yang Dong were Yang Weining's bottom line. At this moment, he was like a lion out of control, constantly questioning Evans.

Evans seemed indifferent; he didn't even glance at Yang Weining, his eyes fixed on Li Youyu.

What do you want?

Li Youyu asked.

What do I want?

Evans opened his arms and laughed heartily.

"Of course, it's the way we contact the Lord."