I chose one of four options at the start, and I chose the number one clan in Lingnan.

Lin Fu held his laptop, his fingers tapping on the keyboard, the fund flow chart on the screen constantly refreshing.

The dense red lines all point to the Mitsui Group's offshore accounts.

"Three billion." Lin Ting looked at the number on the screen.

Deputy Director Liu knelt on the ground, trembling all over.

"Grandpa, I really didn't know they were going to run away. This 3 billion yuan was the deposit for thirteen infrastructure projects in the province, and they've siphoned it all out."

If this goes wrong, the provincial authorities will definitely try to find someone to take the blame!

Lin Ting shifted his gaze from the screen to Deputy Director Liu's face.

"They shifted the blame to the authorities and used the 3 billion to fill the hole in the Mitsui Group's coffers."

"Bai Yu gave you two million to block the road just to buy time," Lin Ting said.

Lin Fu pressed the Enter key and frowned.

"Grandpa, this account is incorrect. Thirty billion going through overseas accounts must be hedged through underground banks."

The Zhao family's money exchange couldn't possibly handle such a large operation; there must be a core ledger recording all the money laundering transactions and keys.

Lin Ting leaned against the door of the SUV, tapping the walnuts in his hand against his wooden cane.

"Leng Qiu," Lin Ting uttered.

Lin Fu was stunned for a moment, then realized. "That agent of the Jiangnan conglomerate? She ran away with the US dollars and her passport."

"She took a briefcase with a combination lock." Lin Ting looked at Lin Fu. "Check her exit record."

Lin Fu immediately started working on the keyboard to retrieve flight and customs information.

"No." Lin Fu stared at the screen. "Leng Qiu's passport has never been used. She hasn't gone abroad."

Lin Ting turned the walnut. "The briefcase in her hand contains the Chamber of Commerce's core ledgers."

The Jiangnan tycoons are in a hurry to withdraw their funds, and Leng Qiu, holding the account books, has their lifeline in her grasp. The tycoons won't let her leave Jiangnan Province alive.

Deputy Director Liu, who was listening nearby, broke out in a cold sweat and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Grandpa, I really don't want to get involved in the account book matter. Please let me go. I'll return all the money!"

Lin Ting glanced down at him. "Da Biao, take him back to Tazhai, find a basement and lock him up. Give him one meal a day, don't let him die."

Lin Dabiao walked over, grabbed Deputy Director Liu by the collar, lifted him up, and shoved him into the cargo bed of a heavy truck next to him.

Wang Jian and the forty-odd road administration law enforcement officers huddled next to the pickup truck, not daring to even lift their heads.

Lin Ting turned and got into the back seat of the SUV. "Back to Tazhai. Lin Fu, dig Leng Qiu out."

Tazhai Ancestral Hall.

The sky was already beginning to brighten.

Lin Ting sat in the armchair, and the tea beside him was changed three times.

Lin Fu sat at a side table, with two laptops in front of him. His eyes were bloodshot, and his fingers flew across the keyboard.

"Grandpa, the Zhao family, one of the four major families in the provincial capital, has been making a lot of noise these past two days."

"The underground banks under the Zhao family sent three groups of people to several black markets in the prefecture-level city to gather information, all looking for one woman," Lin Fu reported.

"Looking for Leng Qiu?" Lin Ting asked.

"Yes, the tycoon hired the Zhao family. The Zhao family offered a 50 million bonus for Leng Qiu's head and that combination lock box."

Lin Fu took out a printed intelligence report and handed it to Lin Ting.

Lin Ting took the paper and glanced at it.

"Fifty million to buy a live person, the tycoons are in a panic. The Bai family blocks the road, the Su family cuts off building materials, and the Zhao family sends assassins."

These four families have a clear division of labor. Lin Ting placed the papers on the table. "Since Leng Qiu didn't go abroad, where could she be hiding?"

Lin Fu typed on the keyboard and pulled up several blurry surveillance videos.

"Grandpa, the day Leng Qiu ran away, she was driving a black Audi A6."

The car was last seen on the outer ring road in the southern district of the provincial capital. After that, it disappeared completely.

Lin Ting picked up his teacup. "Outer Ring Road. Bai Hao's territory."

"Bai Hao has control of the South District Logistics Park, which is a blind spot for surveillance. If Leng Qiu is hiding in the South District, it will be difficult for the Zhao family to search there," Lin Fu analyzed.

Lin Ting took a sip of tea. "Leng Qiu is a smart woman. She knows she's holding a death warrant, so she won't just find a place to hide."

She has a mother who lives in a nursing home year-round.

Lin Fu's eyes lit up, and he immediately searched for Leng Qiu's family background on the computer.

"We found out! Leng Qiu's mother suffers from severe uremia and has to undergo dialysis three times a week."

"She had been staying at Kang Sheng Hospital in a prefecture-level city. After Kang Sheng was shut down, her mother's transfer records were erased," Lin Fu said quickly.

Lin Ting put down his teacup. "The Wang family controls 70% of the private hospitals in the province. If Leng Qiu wants her mother to get dialysis, she absolutely cannot bypass the Wang family's medical channels."

Lin Fu's hands flew across the keyboard as he hacked into the registration and dialysis record systems of several large private hospitals in the provincial capital.

A series of red warning codes popped up on the computer screen; the Wang Family Hospital's firewall was blocking access.

"Grandpa, the Wang family's medical system has advanced security measures; they are preventing outsiders from checking medical records."

Lin Fu cursed under his breath, his hands still moving.

"Go around it," Lin Ting said.

Ten minutes later, Lin Fu slammed his hand on the table.

"It's broken! Ruihe Private Hospital in the southern district of the provincial capital. This hospital is controlled by the Wang family."

Last night at 11 p.m., a uremia patient named Li Ping went for emergency dialysis.

"I compared the medical records, and Li Ping's blood type and medical history match Leng Qiu's mother perfectly," Lin Fu said, pointing to the data on the screen.

Lin Ting stood up, tapping his walnut cane on the bluestone slab.

"Leng Qiu is at Ruihe Hospital," Lin Ting concluded.

Lin Fu tapped his fingers on the keyboard again, bringing up the street surveillance footage around Ruihe Hospital.

On the screen, several unlicensed black vans were parked at several exits of Ruihe Hospital.

A dozen or so men dressed in plain clothes, with bulging waists, were wandering around the hospital lobby and corridors.

"Grandpa, the Zhao family has already gotten in. They've sealed off the hospital and are checking every floor." Lin Fu's voice was strained.

Lin Ting looked at the image on the screen.

"The tycoons wanted to silence us, so the Wang family provided the venue, and the Zhao family provided the men. This 3 billion yuan pie was split among the four major families." Lin Ting turned around.

Lin Fei walked in from outside the ancestral hall, still wearing the bulletproof bio-fiber vest, with a black suit over it.

"Grandpa, all of Zhongtang's brothers are waiting outside," Lin Fei reported.

Lin Ting looked at Lin Fei.

"Choose ten of the best fighters. Bring them their weapons," Lin Ting ordered.

Lin Fei nodded and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute," Lin Ting called out to him.

"The combination lock box in Leng Qiu's hands is related to the whereabouts of those 3 billion yuan. The person must be brought back alive, and the box cannot fall into the hands of the Zhao family."

"Understood," Lin Fei replied.

"Ruihe Hospital is Wang family territory, and the Zhao family's assassins have already sealed the doors. If you go in, it will be a head-on confrontation," Lin Ting said calmly.

Lin Fei patted his chest, and the bulletproof bio-fiber vest made a dull sound.

"Don't worry, Grandfather. The Lin family's rule is that when we go out to do business, we only follow our principles, not the number of people." Lin Fei replied.

Lin Fei walked out of the ancestral hall and selected ten elite soldiers from the Loyal Hall.

Three black SUVs gathered at the entrance of Tazhai Village.

The trunk was opened, and a steel baton, a tactical flashlight, and a medical first-aid kit were all loaded into the vehicle.

The eleven men were all dressed in black suits, with bulletproof vests underneath.

Lin Fei got into the driver's seat of the lead car, shifted gears, and floored the accelerator.

The black SUV convoy drove into the night, heading straight for the provincial capital.