Cold sweat trickled down the Dragon King's forehead. So many guns were pointed at him, and he had many subordinates guarding the entrance outside.
A direct confrontation was out of the question.
The Dragon King's own men were outside the library, unable to help.
While the Dragon King was contemplating how to get his men in, the Snake Head spoke again, "You don't want to die, and I don't want to die. How about we compromise?"
"How do we compromise?" the Dragon King asked.
The Snake Head replied, "I'll give you the antidote for Lu Ming's knockout drug, and then you leave. I won't send anyone after you. We'll pretend today never happened. You can rest assured, Snake Head always keeps his word and never goes back on it."
The Dragon King roared, "No, I must take Xian'er with me today!"
The Snake Head sighed, "Don't be too greedy. Chen Xian's ticket has already been reserved by a distinguished guest. You can't take her."
The Dragon King was furious, "Don't you do this for money? How much did that guest give you? I'll give you double!"
The Snake Head chuckled, "You underestimate my profession. One must love their craft, and every profession has its rules. First come, first served. One ticket, no double sale, understand?"
A human trafficker, yet he had so many rules.
Neither side was willing to budge.
The Snake Head continued, "The longer this drags on, the worse it will be for you. Let go and leave."
The Dragon King gritted his teeth, "Then tell me the seller's information, and I'll negotiate with them!"
The Snake Head was utterly speechless, "Leaking the seller's information is a major taboo in this line of work. You could kill me, and I still wouldn't tell you."
One had to admit, this Snake Head was quite cunning and remarkably bold.
With a gun to his head, he remained calm.
In just a few words, he had cornered the Dragon King. Despite reaching the enemy's lair, he was unable to rescue Chen Xian.
What could be done?
Sweat continuously dripped from the Dragon King's head.
He finally asked, "One more question, how is Xian'er's health? Is she injured?"
The Snake Head said indifferently, "Never healthier. For a ticket of this caliber, I must ensure it's delivered to the client in perfect health, understand?"
At this moment.
Lu Ming, who had been kneeling on the ground, swaying and looking as if he would pass out at any moment, suddenly said, "All information gathered. Initiate the net."
Huh?
It was only then that the Snake Head became nervous.
His pupils contracted, and he looked at Lu Ming with disbelief.
Lu Ming slowly stood up, brushed the dust off himself, his complexion looking perfectly healthy, without any trace of poisoning!
The Snake Head said incredulously, "This is impossible. The poison wouldn't be neutralized this quickly."
Heh heh.
Lu Ming said, "Sorry, I wasn't poisoned, so there was no antidote to release."
As a renowned physician of Huaxia, Lu Ming had smelled the poison the moment he entered the room. A scent ordinary people couldn't detect, Lu Ming had discovered it early on.
The supposed poisoning was a ruse, a plan to feign incapacitation to lower the Snake Head's guard, allowing the Dragon King to extract information.
It was laughable how the Snake Head thought himself clever, when in reality, he had been completely manipulated by Lu Ming.
The Snake Head panicked for the first time, finally realizing Lu Ming's terrifying prowess.
He shouted desperately, "Don't mind me, open fire, shoot Lu Ming!"
Unfortunately, his warning came too late.
Lu Ming pulled out bamboo needles from his hands and flung them forcefully to both sides. Like a storm of flowers, they pierced the gun-wielding men, turning them into porcupines!
The bamboo needles penetrated their throats.
None of them had time to fire before they met their end.
Concurrently, the Dragon King signaled his hidden subordinates, who stormed the building and forced their way in!
Within ten minutes, the entire library was secured.
The Snake Head was bound tightly and thrown on the ground.
Lu Ming accessed the Snake Head's computer to retrieve information on Chen Xian's location. At that moment, the Snake Head suddenly burst into laughter.
"Lu Ming, I admit you're capable, but you're still too late. Your child was sold an hour ago! She's already on a private jet, sent away! Hahahaha."
This...
The Dragon King was shocked, "Stop spewing nonsense!"
Lu Ming, however, said very seriously, "No, he's telling the truth."
Lu Ming had indeed found on the Snake Head's computer that Chen Xian had been put on a plane an hour ago and was already sent away.
The Snake Head laughed heartily, "In the end, you've gained nothing. Oh-ho-ho, this is hilarious."
The Dragon King huffily walked over and kicked the Snake Head in the head, sending blood gushing from his mouth and his glasses flying over ten meters away.
"You bastard, I'll kick you to death!" the Dragon King continued to kick, venting his rage.
Lu Ming remained calm, continuing to search for useful information.
Although the computer didn't record the seller's information, it did contain remittance records. Today, there were 12 remittances. Eleven were between 30,000 and 150,000, and only one was a massive remittance of 5 million.
The Snake Head had rated Chen Xian at 90 points, and she was sold to a very wealthy family, so the selling price must have been high.
It could only be this 5 million!
Lu Ming pointed to this record and said, "Immediately trace the source of this 5 million remittance."
"Yes!"
Within ten minutes, the source was identified.
The Dragon King said, "It's from a public account, originating from Wudu, Qiyuan Jihua Youxian Gongsi (Origin Project Co., Ltd.)."
Origin?!
One of the three great powers of Wudu, incredibly strong, with over a hundred years of experience and operations in dozens of fields in Wudu.
Intricate and complex.
Known as the "Root" of Wudu!
Chen Xian being bought by people from Origin made things difficult.
Finding her within Origin was already a difficult task, let alone Lu Ming not knowing specifically which person within Origin had bought Chen Xian.
Was it a family member, a high-ranking executive, an internal employee, or a partner?
Most importantly, would the other party have only paid through Origin, but not actually be in Wudu?
At this moment, the Dragon King received an intel. He said, "I just had someone investigate. Helicopter departures from Modu are rare. Today, there were only five records of entry and exit. An hour ago, a helicopter indeed flew out of Modu, with Wudu as its destination!"
That makes sense.
Everything aligned.
Lu Ming said, "Xian'er was bought by someone within Wudu's Origin Company. To save Xian'er, we must go to Wudu."
The Dragon King said, "Your subordinate will make arrangements immediately."
The Snake Head on the ground glared hatefully at Lu Ming and cursed, "Even if you find these clues, it's useless! Origin is one of Wudu's three behemoth companies, incredibly powerful. Wanting to snatch someone from them is wishful thinking!"
Is that so?
No matter how strong Origin is, is it stronger than the Dragon Warlord?
Lu Ming closed the laptop screen, stood up, walked to the Snake Head, and said sternly, "Whether it's strong or not, it's no longer your concern."
With that said.
He took a gun from a soldier's crotch and fired three shots at the Snake Head.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Snake Head died.
Lu Ming returned the gun to the soldier's crotch and strode out of the office.
Next stop, Wudu!!!