Chapter 126 – Borrow Knife To Kill?
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Jian Ningxuan woke up and found his wife missing again. Specifically, she had sneaked out to do something without telling him, only leaving a text message.
Originally, he wanted to call her, but then he worried that she might not be able to answer the phone conveniently, so he sent a text message: [How’s the situation?]
Old Corpse An replied instantly: [Everything is under control.]
Jian Ningxuan breathed a sigh of relief: [Where are you? I’ll come find you.]
In just a moment, a video call came in, showing a location that seemed to be a warehouse, with broken boxes and miscellaneous items all over the floor, no windows, and a dim white light. Besides the two bodyguards he hired, Mo Kang and Tian Qingmei were also there. The camera finally turned to An Bu, who said, “We’re currently inside a container at the southern dock.”
Jian Ningxuan asked, “How did you end up in a container?”
“We arranged to meet the people trying to abduct Molly here. We came to set the scene but ended up trapped inside the container.”
“This is what you meant by everything is under control???”
“Don’t worry.” An Bu turned the camera to a corner where four burly men were tied up like zongzi, “We knocked them out, but this container has a double password lock. We found one key card but are still missing one password. We’re interrogating these guys now. It should be resolved soon.”
Jian Ningxuan fell silent for a moment before saying, “Understood, I’m coming over.”
After ending the call, Jian Ningxuan began tracking An Bu’s phone signal and quickly locked onto her location. He changed his clothes, grabbed necessary tools, and drove straight to the destination.
The southern dock was neatly lined with thousands of containers, bustling with people coming and going, presenting a vibrant scene.
Following the phone’s GPS, Jian Ningxuan accurately found the container where An Bu was located. The lock on the door was still secured. Seeing that there was no one around, he immediately took out his tools and began cracking the code. The container’s password wasn’t particularly high-end, and in just two or three minutes, there was a beep, and the door opened.
The people inside the container all turned to look at them as Jian Ningxuan stepped in, his aura as cold as snow but emitting a scorching heat. The temperature inside the container instantly rose by 10 degrees.
The group subconsciously wiped their sweat, but An Bu remained calm and greeted, “Mr. Jian.”
Jian Ningxuan yook her hand, and the cool sensation instantly dispelled the heat on his body. He glanced at the people and focused on the bound individuals. “What’s going on?”
“These people haven’t said anything,” An Bu replied, “but they were carrying firearms, which is illegal in Country Z. They can be directly taken to the police station.”
They even brought firearms?!
Two sharp glances shot towards An Bu, but seeing that she wasn’t even slightly harmed, they relaxed their vigilance.
Originally, they thought the kidnappers were foreigners, but unexpectedly, they were quite cautious, hiring local thugs. Even if something went wrong, they couldn’t be traced back. But now, Molly was completely exposed. If she wasn’t really important, why would she be protected so tightly?
Jian Ningxuan had the thugs and Mo Kang and Tian Qingmei sent to the police station.
Mo Kang shouted at An Bu, “Didn’t you say that you’d let me go if I told the truth?”
An Bu innocently replied, “I can let you go, but my husband doesn’t want to. What can I do?”
“You…!” Before Mo Kang could finish, a bodyguard handed him a phone.
Mo Kang had been so cooperative earlier because he had already received a hefty advance payment. As long as An Bu didn’t hand him over, he could transfer the money and disappear after finding those people. Who knew they would turn around and betray him.
An Bu gave them a cold glance. They indeed had no intention of killing, but trading an innocent child like merchandise for someone’s pleasure, did they really think this wasn’t a crime? Mo Kang even said that this kind of thing was common in their village. An Bu planned to hire a detective to investigate and gather evidence to arrest these perverts.
After handling the matter, Jian Ningxuan strengthened Molly’s protection and installed a small tracking device on her.
“It seems that Yutafu and Shila didn’t hold back Apollo Corporation,” An Bu wondered, “How did they notice Molly?”
“Many things leave traces, and it’s normal to arouse suspicion,” Jian Ningxuan replied while eating grilled fish.
An Bu turned the skewers of barbecue on the grill and said in a deep voice, “Now that they’ve set their sights on Molly, we probably need to take the initiative.”
Jian Ningxuan elegantly finished a grilled fish and picked up a skewer of squid. “Do you know what I’m best at?”
“Eating fish,” An Bu said firmly.
Jian Ningxuan: “…”
An Bu skillfully arranged the grilled black pepper shrimp, garlic roasted oysters, seafood in wine, grilled fish with sauce, plus several types of vegetables neatly on the plate. Although she didn’t like the taste of garlic, many dishes couldn’t do without it. As long as it wasn’t raw and in moderation, she could accept it.
“What have you done?” Seeing that he seemed to have run out of topics and could only silently eat fish, An Bu asked proactively.
Jian Ningxuan replied succinctly, “I’ve collected information on all the companies competing with Apollo.”
An Bu’s eyes lit up. “Are you suggesting using a borrowed knife to kill a person?”
“It doesn’t exactly count as using a borrowed knife to kill a person,” Jian Ningxuan said plainly, “I’m just providing some intelligence to those companies.”
Providing intelligence to enemies of one’s enemy to help oneself deal with the enemy, isn’t that using a borrowed knife?
“Mr. Jian is really amazing,” An Bu happily fed him a slice of raw fish.
Jian Ningxuan put the raw fish into his mouth. “They probably won’t have the energy to compete for other people’s research results soon.”
“Hmm…” An Bu took a sip of fruit juice and said, “But this research data will always be a trouble, and it will eventually bring danger to Molly.”
Jian Ningxuan pondered silently, ignoring the oil stains on his lips and the way he ate, seemingly thinking seriously about countermeasures.
After a moment, An Bu suddenly said, “I have an idea.”
“What is it?”
“Find an opportunity to make Molly ‘disappear’ and arrange a new identity for her. When she grows up, we’ll give her this research data.” Instead of letting Molly become someone else’s experiment, it’s better to let her decide for herself. Whether to continue the research or destroy it completely.
“Not bad.” Jian Ningxuan gave An Bu an approving look.
For Jian Ningxuan and An Bu, changing Molly’s identity was too easy. Molly had lost her mother, and her father was in a coma. There were no reliable relatives to be her guardians. After changing her identity, they could also solve the guardian problem. There were a few relatives in the Jian family who had been childless, and they should be very willing to adopt the obedient and sensible Molly.
Of course, the premise was that Molly agreed.
“Are you full?” Seeing that all the barbecue on the plate had been eaten by Jian Ningxuan, An Bu asked softly.
“Seventy percent full.” Jian Ningxuan looked at An Bu with lingering satisfaction. It was obvious that he was waiting for her to feed him again.
“Eating too much at night is not good. Let’s call it a day for today.” An Bu ignored his glowing eyes and handed him a cup of sour plum juice. “Drink this to aid digestion, and we’ll go for a thirty-minute jog in the garden later.”
Jian Ningxuan’s eyes dimmed instantly. Despite the lingering aroma of the barbecue and the sour juice, he felt a sense of grievance in his heart.
After finishing the meal, the run, and taking a bubble bath, Jian Ningxuan walked into the bedroom with a steaming aura, only to suddenly see a “fairy” standing by the window.
She was wearing a semi-transparent short skirt with a fluffy and light hem, her slender legs evenly fair, bare feet stepping on the carpet, looking delicate and cute.
“Mr. Jian, do you like it?” An Bu turned around, her skirt swaying lightly, and the moonlight pouring through the window fell on her, making her skin appear ethereal, as if she was wearing nothing underneath.
Jian Ningxuan didn’t say anything, he simply removed the towel around his waist and strode towards An Bu.
Tonight, he was going to battle the fairy!
In the following days, everything was calm on Molly’s side. But on the eighth day, the hidden adversaries couldn’t resist striking again.
Jian Ningxuan and An Bu were prepared. They played a game of wits with the adversaries and created an accident that allowed Molly to fake her death and escape. They arranged a new identity for her, and she was taken in by a distant relative of the Jian family as their adopted daughter. This was largely thanks to the help of the police captain. After learning about the situation, he used his connections to smoothly resolve Molly’s identity issue.
Molly had no objections to their arrangement, but in her heart, she hoped that Jian Ningxuan and An Bu would become her foster parents.
An Bu told her, “There are bad people trying to catch you. If we adopt you, they will come looking for you soon, and changing your identity won’t make sense then.”
Although Molly didn’t fully understand, she knew they were doing it for her own good. After a few days of inner conflict, she eventually came to terms with it. After all, she wouldn’t never see them again, and even without a legal relationship, they were still family.
In fact, Molly’s parents’ artificial experiment had been successful. Although Molly didn’t seem to have exceptionally high intelligence, her emotional intelligence was far beyond that of her peers. Intelligence is malleable, and while it might not be apparent at the moment, as she grows older, her intelligence will gradually increase, making her destined to become a genius in her own right. The research based on her blood would also shine brightly in her hands.
After a busy month, one day Jian Ningxuan pinned An Bu against the wall, “Do you remember our honeymoon trip?”
An Bu hooked her arms around his neck and smiled, “I already have a plan.”
“What plan?”
“How about a road trip?”
Just the two of them, in a car, cruising along the roads, enjoying the scenery, tasting local delicacies, and playing wherever they went, until they were satisfied.
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