Ling Lan froze when she heard the big man's words.
She understood now. She had become a discarded pawn.
They did not care whether she lived or died. In their eyes, there was only me.
She cried, "You can't do this! I've done so much for you. You can't go back on your word! For your sake, I even..." Before she could finish, the big man made a gesture with his hand. Then I heard a gunshot. The shooter was unexpectedly one of Ling Lan's subordinates from the factory.
Fortunately, Ye Jinghong reacted quickly and pulled Ling Lan aside. Otherwise, the bullet would have gone straight into Ling Lan's forehead.
"You're trying to silence her? I'm curious—how many people across the entire Island Nation have you controlled? Quite a few high-ranking officials must be under your control too, right?" I looked at the big man.
He smiled faintly. "Since Mr. Jiang does not want her dead, I will not interfere. As for the question you just raised, I do not think I need to answer it. Mr. Jiang should already have the answer in his heart, shouldn't he?"
My heart sank. It seemed that, with Ling Lan's help, they had already tampered with some of the Island Nation's higher-ups. If it was only the Island Nation, that would be one thing, but what about other countries? Could the same thing be happening there? And in Great Xia, how many people had they controlled?
That made me even more desperate to obtain that roster.
I walked up to Ling Lan and said softly, "You saw it, didn't you? If not for us, you would already be dead. So you have to give us that roster. I promise you, as long as I'm alive, you won't die."
But Ling Lan looked utterly