After ending the call with Gu Yanran, Huo Shaoheng looked up Mandala Manor.
According to the map, it was a large manor of about ten acres. There weren't many houses in the garden, only one main building and three or four other smaller buildings. Other than that, there were trees everywhere, and it was near the mountains and the sea. It was a good location.
"Big Xiong, prepare the car. We'll leave at eight tomorrow morning for Mandala Manor in the suburbs." Huo Shaoheng sent the address to Yin Shixiong. "Little Ze, prepare backup data and be on standby."
"Roger, Chief!"
Because he wanted to bring Gu Xiangwen back to the Hua Xia Empire, after consulting with General Ji, the higher-ups in the military gave him the green light to mobilize more people from the Special Operations Forces to Barbados to help.
These people were now under Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze's management.
Gu Nianzhi, Ye Zitan, and Chen Lie were under Huo Shaoheng's management.
The three of them stayed at the consulate while Huo Shaoheng and the others stayed at the hotel.
In order to prepare for tomorrow's mission, Huo Shaoheng, Yin Shixiong, and Zhao Liangze didn't sleep the entire night to prepare the first step of the plan.
"Tomorrow is the last time we urge her to hand over Gu Xiangwen. If she still refuses, we'll execute plan B." Huo Shaoheng passed the two plans to Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze. "If she thinks it through, we can discuss the specifics of returning to Barbados tomorrow. Then we'll execute plan A."
"Roger, Chief!" Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze took the two plans from Huo Shaoheng and started preparing.
At seven the next morning, Huo Shaoheng and Yin Shixiong had already packed up and went to the hotel lobby for breakfast.
Yin Shixiong left early and drove the car over.
It was a bulletproof car from Cuba. To prevent any ambushes near the Gu manor, Huo Shaoheng had specifically contacted the Hua Xia Imperial Embassy in Cuba to ask for the car.
Huo Shaoheng strode out of the hotel, and Yin Shixiong quickly got out to open the door.
A few staff members followed him into the car. They were actually Huo Shaoheng's bodyguards, which meant they were his personal bodyguards.
Traffic in Barbados was very smooth in the morning, especially from the city to the outside. It was a bit crowded from the outside to the city.
Many people lived in the suburbs but worked in the city.
Fifteen minutes later, Huo Shaoheng's car arrived at the entrance of the Gu's Mandala Manor.
Ye Xuan did not leave. He had been hiding in the forest outside the Gu manor. He wanted to see why Gu Yanran wanted him to leave.
When Huo Shaoheng's car drove over, Ye Xuan's heart skipped a beat. He quickly climbed up the tree and hid himself in the foliage.
He drove the low-key but luxurious car and stopped in front of the iron gate of the Gu Manor.
First, a capable young man got out of the car. He wore sunglasses and looked around before bending down to open the car door.
Then, an even taller and more handsome mature man slowly walked out of the car.
He was diagonally facing Ye Xuan, so Ye Xuan could only see the side of his face. However, it was only the side of his face, but the handsomeness of his face was enough to make Ye Xuan's breathing almost stop.
It must be because of this man …
Ye Xuan silently concluded in his heart.
Not to mention this man's ridiculously handsome face, Ye Xuan could tell from the way he stood there that this was a man who had been in a high position for a long time. He had the aura of a person of high status and power.
This kind of aura set them apart from normal people. When people saw them, they couldn't help but submit and listen to them.
Ye Xuan's eyes revealed a trace of animalistic ferocity. Was it because of this man that Miss Gu didn't want him anymore?
He might never be able to compare to this man in this lifetime, but did he have his heart?
As his emotions surged, Ye Xuan's body swayed slightly. It was only a very slight sway, almost comparable to the feeling of the wind rustling the leaves of the trees. However, Huo Shaoheng keenly sensed that someone was secretly spying on them.
He raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed softly. He had already whispered into the receiver on his hand, "There's something strange on the right side at three o 'clock."
Zhao Liangze, who was in the middle of dispatching, received the news and immediately contacted their people to mobilize satellites to conduct a blanket search of the area.
Not long after, Ye Xuan's blurry silhouette and face were transmitted to the receiver on Huo Shaoheng's hand.
The receiver looked similar to an apple-watch, but in reality, its functions were worlds apart.
When Huo Shaoheng looked down at his watch, he could already see Ye Xuan's face on the screen.
"Find out who this person is." Huo Shaoheng saw that the person's fierce expression carried an inexplicable sorrow and sadness. He didn't think this was the gunmen from last time.
Every single one of the gunmen from last time looked like outlaws who only cared about money. There was no other way.
Zhao Liangze began to search the database. The first thing he searched was, of course, the Barbados government's population database.
There were all the detailed information of Barbados citizens and all tourists who entered the country legally, including photos, passports, and fingerprints.
Of course, if this person wasn't a Barbados citizen or a tourist who entered the country legally, but an illegal immigrant, then he wouldn't be able to find them.
However, Zhao Liangze was very lucky. He found this person in the first round of searching the Barbados government database.
Overjoyed, he sent all the information to Huo Shaoheng.
By the time Huo Shaoheng walked from the iron gate to the entrance of the Mandala Manor house, he had already gotten most of Ye Xuan's information.
So this person was an orphan that Gu Xiangwen had sponsored back then. He was originally studying in the United States, but after Gu Xiangwen's accident, he returned from the United States and followed Gu Yanran to manage the Gu family's business.
He didn't know why he was hiding in the forest to spy.
Huo Shaoheng felt that with this person's relationship with the Gu family and Gu Yanran, he could openly stand by Gu Yanran's side and receive Huo Shaoheng's group with her.
Was there a problem?
Huo Shaoheng's occupational disease was acting up again, and he ordered Zhao Liangze to continue looking into Ye Xuan's information to see if he could find the boarding school he attended in the United States for 10 years. That way, he could learn more information.
As soon as he sent the order, the door in front of Huo Shaoheng opened from the inside.
Gu Yanran wore a very close-fitting light gray professional suit and raised her hand at Huo Shaoheng. "Mr. Huo is so punctual."
"Punctuality is the virtue of an emperor. It's only right." Huo Shaoheng bowed slightly and led Yin Shixiong inside.
Gu Yanran looked curiously at the four or five smart and capable young people standing outside the door and asked Huo Shaoheng, "They are …?"
"They are my subordinates. You don't have to pay attention to them." Huo Shaoheng glanced at them. "Stand guard at the door."
"Yes, sir!"
Although there were only four or five people, the chorus of responses was still very impressive.
Gu Yanran was shocked, but she quickly recovered and smiled. "Mr. Huo is too cautious. It's actually very safe here."
"Just in case." Huo Shaoheng sat down, and a young black girl from Barbados in a white maid dress walked over with a cup of coffee. She placed it in front of Huo Shaoheng and said in very broken Chinese, "Huo Xiansen, please …"
Huo Shaoheng nodded and said thank you.
Gu Yanran watched the black maid turn and leave. She couldn't help but sigh. "These are the servants I just recruited. They haven't trained much. We are going to leave anyway, so what's the point of training? That's it. "
"What happened to your previous servants?"
"They're all dead. They were all killed by the gunmen that day. They were all old servants who had been with the Gu family for more than 20 years. Some of them had been serving the Gu family for more than 20 years, and they're gone just like that. I'm very sorry to their families. I just prepared a large sum of compensation money yesterday and sent it to the servants' families. "
Gu Yanran took a sip of coffee and looked distressed. "We don't know what happened either. Everyone in the family is gone. I'm the only one left now."
Huo Shaoheng listened quietly. He turned his coffee cup and put it back on the coffee table. He waited for Gu Yanran to finish before asking, "Isn't there still your father? Although he's in a vegetative state, he's still alive. "
"Oh, yes, there's still my father." Gu Yanran wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. "But his condition isn't very good. Recently, his condition has worsened and he's been hospitalized several times. "
She finally got to the point.
Huo Shaoheng sat up straight and looked at her with concern. He asked in a low voice, "Is he still in the hospital?"
Actually, he had already done his research. Before Gu Yanran suddenly returned to Barbados, the He family had stepped in and taken Gu Xiangwen out of the hospital.
But no one knew where he went after he was taken out.
At least the gunmen didn't know, so they used the lives of all the servants in the Gu family to force her and almost killed her in the end.
Gu Yanran tilted her head and thought about it. "As expected of Mr. Huo. You got to the point right away."
"Ok, go ahead."
"Actually, my father is still in the hospital. But he's being heavily protected by the He family. " Gu Yanran said word by word, "A few days ago, my father's condition worsened and he was admitted to the hospital. At that time, the He family said they received news that someone wanted to harm my father, so they came up with a plan. They pretended to take him out of the hospital and made it look like my father had already been discharged to divert their attention. Therefore, the gunmen didn't know my father was still in the hospital. They only changed the ward and all the caregivers."
"There are many people in the hospital. You're saying no one knows?" Huo Shaoheng was in disbelief.
"Now, even my father's doctor and caregivers don't know who they're seeing. Also, I haven't been to the hospital even once since I came back, so they won't suspect anything." Gu Yanran was very confident. "But Mr. Huo, if we want to take my father out, I will have to personally handle all the procedures at the hospital. But the moment I go, the people behind the gunmen will know where my father is. When that happens, I don't even dare to think about what kind of fate that will befall the hospital. Tell me, what should I do to get my father out in one piece without alerting the gunmen? "
This was a dilemma.
If Gu Yanran didn't go, they wouldn't be able to take Gu Xiangwen out of the hospital. But if Gu Yanran went, the mastermind who was after Gu Xiangwen's life would immediately know where he was. By then, it was even possible that the hospital would be bathed in blood.
Of course, Huo Shaoheng didn't want to make a big deal out of it.
What should he do?
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