Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

Bai Hanchuan held my hand, and the warmth of his palm seemed to dispel the chill in my heart. When I got home, I looked at the note again and again. The few short words seemed like a sharp knife hanging over my head.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Bai Hanchuan hugged me in his arms with a firm tone.

I knew what he said was true, but I couldn't suppress the uneasiness in my heart. This was no longer a simple business competition, but a naked threat.

In the early hours of the morning, the urgent ringing of the phone broke the silence of the night. It was the call from the base duty officer, and the voice was trembling: "Manager Mu... Manager Mu, it's bad, someone sneaked into the base, and the greenhouse... the greenhouse was destroyed!"

My heart sank, and I grabbed my coat and rushed out. Bai Hanchuan followed closely behind me, his face terribly gloomy.

When I arrived at the base, the scene in front of me almost made me lose my balance. The greenhouse, which was once full of vitality, was now in a mess. Precious flowers were uprooted and thrown on the ground at random, the plastic film of the greenhouse was torn to pieces, and the cold wind blew in, bringing a biting chill.

"Who did it?!" I gritted my teeth and squeezed out these words.

"I don't know. They were masked, moved very quickly, and were very ruthless..." The staff on duty was so scared that his face turned pale and he spoke incoherently.

Bai Hanchuan acted decisively and organized personnel to carry out emergency repairs. Everyone was busy cleaning up the wreckage and rescuing the flowers that could still be saved. I looked at everything in front of me and felt heartbroken. These flowers were the result of the hard work of me and the workers!

The sky gradually brightened, and after a night of emergency repairs, the base was slightly restored to order, but the losses were irreversible.

"I've called the police, and they're investigating." Bai Hanchuan came over and hugged me gently, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

I shook my head, trying hard to hold back my tears. I knew this matter would not end so easily.

"I'll go see if Lin Xiao has found anything." I pushed Bai Hanchuan aside and walked towards Lin Xiao's office...

I pushed open the door of Lin Xiao's office, and a strong smell of cigarettes hit me. Lin Xiao was sitting in front of the computer, the cold light of the screen reflected her tired face, and the ashtray was already full of cigarette butts.

"How is it? Any clues?" I tried to keep my voice down for fear of disturbing her train of thought.

Lin Xiao raised his head, rubbed his sore eyes, and handed me a document: "This is the information I sorted out overnight. Several suspicious vehicles have appeared near the base recently. After comparison, it can be basically confirmed that they are from 'Green Source'."

"'Green Source'?" I took the document, frowning. "They are so bold that they dare to sabotage so blatantly!"

"They are trying to force us into a dead end." Lin Xiao's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, "I won't let them succeed!"

"What are you going to do?" I noticed that there was something wrong with Lin Xiao's tone, as if he was brewing some plan.

"I'll follow them and see what they want to do!" Lin Xiao said as he grabbed his coat and walked quickly out the door.

"Wait, Lin Xiao, calm down! This matter is too dangerous, we should call the police!" I tried to stop her, but Lin Xiao was determined to leave.

"It's too late. I must find out their purpose. Don't worry, I will be careful." After Lin Xiao said this, he rushed into the rain without looking back.

I stood anxiously by the window, watching Lin Xiao's figure disappear in the rain curtain. My heart was in my throat, and I always felt that something bad was going to happen.

In the evening, I was anxiously waiting for news from Lin Xiao, but I never got a call from her. Just when I was getting anxious, a strange number called me.

"Is this Miss Mu? I'm Lao Li's friend, you can just call me Lao Zhang." An old voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Lao Zhang?" I was stunned for a moment, then I realized that Lao Li was a mutual friend of Bai Hanchuan and me, a retired gardening master with a wide network of contacts. Could it be that...

"I have found the evidence you mentioned. Is it convenient for you to come over now?" Lao Zhang's voice was very low, as if he was deliberately avoiding something.

"Okay, I'll be there right away!" I hung up the phone and immediately rushed to the place where Lao Zhang had agreed to meet.

Under the dim street lights, Lao Zhang stuffed a file bag into my hand and said, "Everything is here. Be careful."

I held the briefcase tightly, it felt heavy, as if I was holding a thousand-pound burden.

"Who...are they?" I asked in a low voice.

Lao Zhang shook his head and sighed: "Some things are better for you not to know..."

Before he finished speaking, a black car suddenly stopped in front of us, and the dazzling high beam shone straight at me, making it impossible for me to open my eyes. The car door opened, and several men in black clothes walked down... My alarm bells immediately rang, and I subconsciously hid the document bag behind me, holding the anti-wolf spray in my bag tightly with my right hand. Bai Hanchuan was not around, so I had to be fully alert to deal with it.

"Who are you?" I asked calmly, looking warily at the group of uninvited guests in front of me.

The leading man sneered, with an undisguised threat in his tone: "It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is that we want what you have in your hand."

I took a deep breath and tried to keep myself calm. "I don't know what you are talking about. These are just some personal belongings."

"If you don't accept my toast, you'll have to pay me back!" The man waved his hands impatiently, and the two men in black behind him immediately approached and tried to snatch the briefcase from my hands.

I was prepared and quickly took a step back to avoid their attack. At the same time, I pressed the spray button and a pungent liquid gushed out. The two men in black were caught off guard and fell to the ground in pain, covering their eyes.

"Bitch, you dare to resist!" The leading man roared and reached out to grab me.

At the critical moment, a black shadow flashed by, and the man screamed, covering his arm and stepping back repeatedly.

"Ari!" It's Bai Hanchuan! Why is he here?

"Are you okay?" Bai Hanchuan protected me behind him and stared coldly at the men in black in front of him.

"I'm fine." I shook my head and handed him the document bag. "This is what Lao Zhang gave me. He said it contains evidence of Green Source's crimes."

Bai Hanchuan took the file bag, quickly glanced at the contents inside, and his face suddenly became even gloomier.

"It seems that the opponent we met this time is more difficult than we thought." Bai Hanchuan said in a deep voice, "Ari, don't worry, I will make them pay the price!"

In the next few days, we worked with the police to conduct a comprehensive investigation into "Green Source" based on the evidence provided by Lao Zhang.

The forces behind "Green Source" are complex and involve multiple industries and departments. It is not easy to completely eradicate them.

Just when we thought everything was going according to plan, Lin Xiao lost contact.

"How could this happen? I can't get through to her on the phone. Could something have happened to her?" I paced back and forth anxiously, feeling a strong sense of uneasiness in my heart.

"Don't worry, I'll send someone to look for him." Bai Hanchuan comforted me while making a phone call and arranging people to search for Lin Xiao's whereabouts.

However, our search has made no progress. Lin Xiao seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth, with no news of him at all.

It was not until three days later that we received an anonymous email. There was only one photo in the email. In the photo, Lin Xiao was tied to a pillar, his eyes were closed, his face was pale, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth...