Matilda ultimately still set out for the neighboring country.
Her younger brother, older sister, parents, and Stanfield accompanied her.
They were going there to pry open Ding Ling's assets in the neighboring country.
Stanfield was personally taking action, preparing to cooperate with the major figures in both the overt and covert worlds of the neighboring country, joining forces to "encircle and exterminate" Ding Ling in a Taotie feast.
Stanfield had enjoyed himself immensely during the Taotie feast in his own country.
And it was not just him who had enjoyed it.
His superiors, partners, and colleagues had all benefited.
Because it had been too successful.
And he had given his superiors too much!
So Stanfield had been promoted again.
His authority had grown.
Naturally, he could mobilize more people and resources as well.
This time, he had personally set out with the determination to succeed at all costs.
As for Matilda's family, they were merely his pawns. If they refused to cooperate, he would eliminate them. If they obeyed, he would make good use of them and increase his chances of success.
So toward Matilda's family,
Stanfield's attitude was not good at all. It was even somewhat vicious.
The way he looked at Matilda's parents was like a hyena looking at food, filled with contempt, disdain, greed, and bloodlust.
Matilda's parents trembled under his gaze, terrified and uneasy.
They knew that if they failed this time, they were absolutely doomed.
They regretted their actions even more.
If only we had known, we never should have betrayed Mr. Ding back then...
They missed the life they had lived with Ding Ling more and more.
Matilda saw all of this, her heart aching with grief. While missing Ding Ling more and more, she also grew deeply worried about him. She wondered