Chapter 1433: 1433: Unexpected Gain

Chapter 1433: Chapter 1433: Unexpected Gain

“Hey, what’s up?”

“Mr. Ling, I’m sorry to inform you that the call you just made has been fully monitored by us. Haha, I really didn’t expect you despicable scum to treat your own family like that.”

“Who are you?”

“Who I am is none of your concern. Anyway, the Ling Haijun who spoke with you on the phone earlier has now fallen into our hands. With the recording of your conversation, I believe the show that’s about to unfold will be very exciting.”

“Hello? Hello…?”

The call was cut off.

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After going to bed, Luo Ziling received a call from Yang Xiaodong.

“Young Master, something unexpected has happened. There’s been a fundamental breakthrough in the situation.”

Luo Ziling, who had been casually chatting with Yang Qingyin while planning to make the most of their last day in America, was pleasantly surprised to receive Yang Xiaodong’s call.

But he wisely refrained from asking questions and simply said he’d come by later. He told Yang Xiaodong to send him the address when the time came.

Half an hour later, Yang Xiaodong sent Luo Ziling the location.

Luo Ziling got dressed, quietly avoided waking Ling Ruonan, who had already gone to bed, and jumped out of the window.

His movement startled the bodyguards outside, but upon recognizing him, they did nothing.

Luo Ziling notified Wuyue, who was also getting ready for bed, asking her to accompany him on a short trip.

Having dealt with Luo Ziling’s temper earlier that day, Wuyue was feeling uneasy. She hadn’t expected him to call her out in the middle of the night.

She hadn’t been briefed by Yang Xiaodong, so she was entirely in the dark about what had transpired, let alone why Luo Ziling wanted her to go out with him at this hour.

Despite her doubts, she chose to follow Luo Ziling’s instructions and accompanied him.

When she met Luo Ziling outside the villa, he whispered for her to drive a car out without alerting Ling Ruonan.

Though confused, Wuyue complied, taking a plain sedan and driving Luo Ziling out of the villa.

“Young Master, where are we going?” Wuyue couldn’t help but ask as they left the residential area.

“Yang Xiaodong and the others had an unexpected find. We’re going to check it out.”

“What kind of find?” Wuyue asked, surprised.

“I don’t know either. We’ll find out when we get there!”

Wuyue dropped her questions, but a strong sense of unease grew in her.

She knew that with Yang Xiaodong and Wang Zhenjun now in the picture, her importance in Ling Ruonan’s eyes had begun to wane.

Previously, Ling Ruonan entrusted her with most matters. Now, many responsibilities had shifted to Yang Xiaodong and Wang Zhenjun. As a result, there were things she was no longer privy to, leaving her feeling less trusted.

If Yang Xiaodong and Wang Zhenjun had made another significant breakthrough today, their value to Ling Ruonan would increase even further.

Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Luo Ziling had been curt with her, scolding her for overstepping and insisting she focus only on her duties—even going so far as to threaten her dismissal. While Wuyue was usually composed, reflecting on this left her feeling sour.

However, she hid her emotions and drove with focus.

The address Yang Xiaodong gave to Luo Ziling was one of their temporary safe houses, a location Wuyue was familiar with.

In fact, since Yang Xiaodong and Wang Zhenjun fell under her management, she had knowledge of all their locations.

But this was Luo Ziling’s first time visiting one.

It was a regular unit in an old apartment complex, located on the ground floor of a side building. The place offered reasonable concealment.

Wuyue skillfully led Luo Ziling into the first-floor room without encountering any hindrance.

The heating was on inside. Yang Xiaodong and Wang Zhenjun were sitting at a table, eating a late-night snack.

On the floor in front of them lay a man, bound with ropes and gagged with a piece of cloth. He squirmed and let out muffled cries, his face contorted with fear. When Luo Ziling, following Wuyue into the room, glanced at him, he didn’t immediately recognize who the man was.

“Wow, eating a late-night snack, huh?” Luo Ziling remarked as he saw Yang Xiaodong and Wang Zhenjun eating. He immediately sat down, grabbed a drumstick from one of the takeout boxes, and began munching. “You guys sure know how to enjoy yourselves.”

“Miss Wu, care for a bite?” Yang Xiaodong called out with a grin. “Now that we’ve caught this guy, you can relax.”

Wuyue ignored his offer to share the food and instead walked over to the man on the floor, pulling him up.

“Ling Haijun?” Upon seeing the man’s face, Wuyue gasped in shock.

These two actually managed to capture Ling Haijun.

“When we sneaked into his place, we overheard him on the phone with Ling Haining,” Yang Xiaodong muttered through mouthfuls of food. “We recorded their conversation and then subdued him. Crazy enough, his phone had been set to record the call, so we got the whole thing unfiltered. I’ve never seen anyone this dumb. Honestly, the fact that someone like him dared to plan revenge on us is truly laughable.”

He tossed the phone sitting on the table towards Wuyue. “Miss Wu, listen to tonight’s call first.”

Wuyue was about to catch it, but Luo Ziling snatched it mid-air.

Luo Ziling unlocked the phone and played the recorded call.

The content of the call between Ling Haining and Ling Haijun played out in full.

The call lasted one minute and twenty-five seconds, all of it focusing on their scheme for the attack.

After listening, Luo Ziling couldn’t help but smirk. “Can’t believe there are morons who intentionally keep their own criminal evidence.”

He chuckled and turned to Wuyue. “My mom’s got quite the instincts—she actually predicted their next move.”

Wuyue rolled her eyes at him, looking visibly displeased.

She yanked the cloth gag from Ling Haijun’s mouth and coldly demanded, “Spill everything you’ve planned.”

“Otherwise, we’ll cut off your little buddy—or crush the whole family jewels. Make sure you’d never be a man again,” Luo Ziling added with a threatening smirk, picking up Yang Xiaodong’s teacup and crushing it in his hand.

“Luo Ziling, I… I beg you, let me go! I won’t go against you anymore!” Ling Haijun cried, his face full of despair. He quickly threw Ling Haining under the bus. “It was all Haining’s idea! I was only following orders. Please, let me go!”

“We’ll release you if you spill everything you know. Otherwise, not only will you not go free, but I’ll do exactly as I threatened,” Luo Ziling said, making a squeezing motion with his hand.

Ling Haijun’s body visibly tensed. Instinctively, he crouched and covered his groin with his hands.

Meanwhile, Wuyue’s face turned slightly red as she shot Luo Ziling a resentful glare, clearly annoyed by his lewdness.