After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me-Chapter 1174: Full Force Mobilized

Zhouzhou's expression shifted. She glanced up at the stage, pressed her lips together, then silently slipped out of the room with her phone in hand.

Qin Lie noticed and, after a moment of hesitation, quietly followed her.

Zhouzhou walked quickly until she reached an empty spot outside. Confirming there was no one around, she made a call. "What happened?"

The line connected almost instantly. On the other end, it was silent except for the sound of waves, and Zheng Yu's panicked voice came through. "Zhouzhou, after Boss and the others entered the international prison, they were ambushed. Now they've all been captured."

Her grip on the phone tightened. Zhouzhou took a deep breath and forced herself to stay calm. "Send me your mission footage."

Zheng Yu nodded and typed quickly on his keyboard, then sent over the video.

"It's not complete—this is all we've got so far."

The international prison had extremely tight surveillance and defense systems. Breaking in wasn't the hard part—doing so without being detected was. If their presence was discovered, the prisoners inside would immediately join forces, and no one would get out unscathed.

That was exactly why they had avoided making a move on the international prison until now.

Zhouzhou didn't respond. She was watching the video closely.

From the footage, it looked like the attackers appeared out of nowhere. Ye Lingfeng and the others were ambushed. There wasn't much bleeding from their wounds, but they passed out quickly. Zhouzhou suspected it was some kind of anesthetic.

But her father and his team had undergone anti-anesthetic resistance training. Even a poison a hundred times stronger shouldn't have worked on them. So why had they been taken down this time?

Then something came to mind. Her eyes narrowed. "Is there a toxicologist inside the prison?"

"Yes." Zheng Yu had noticed it too. He typed quickly again and sent her a list of personnel.

"Eddie's in there."

Eddie? The world's former number one toxicologist? The ghost in the shadows—no one had ever seen his real face. It was said that no one could neutralize the poisons he concocted. Even Alva, the toxicologist ranked ninth on the dark web—whom Zhouzhou had taken out herself—was one of his disciples.

But... "Wasn't he dead?" she asked, frowning.

Two years ago, Eddie had targeted a wealthy businessman from K Country. That man had placed a bounty of ten billion on Eddie's head. As someone who shared a similar price tag to Zhouzhou on the black market, she had taken an interest in the hit.

If she hadn't been busy with another mission at the time, she would've taken it herself.

In the end, it was a mercenary from G Country who accepted the job. Eddie was presumed dead, and the mercenary's value skyrocketed. Zhouzhou had been so jealous, she nearly cried.

And now this "dead" man was somehow alive again?

Zheng Yu's expression turned grim. "I just found out. He used a false-death drug. The mercenary thought he was dead, but he recovered quickly and went into hiding in the international prison."

That prison was completely cut off from the outside world. Eddie had stayed hidden and rarely showed his face, which was why they had overlooked him.

Before the mission, Zheng Yu had checked the personnel list thoroughly—everyone except Eddie. That was the one oversight that gave him the opening and cost their team dearly.

"I was the one who got Boss captured," Zheng Yu said guiltily.

Zhouzhou replied firmly, "We'll talk about that later. First, we rescue Dad. Brother Lightbulb, help me get in touch with Uncle Zhao. We need to set up a meeting."

Her voice was cold and steady, and it calmed Zheng Yu down immediately. The panic in his chest eased a little. "Yes."

Zhouzhou glanced around, debating the best place to hold a meeting—out in the open wasn't ideal for a conversation like this.

Just then, Qin Lie lightly tapped her shoulder and said, "Use the car."

He had overheard enough to grasp what was going on.

Zhouzhou didn't stand on ceremony. She immediately made her way to the car.

The windows were specially treated—soundproof and one-way mirrored. It couldn't have been more perfect.

Qin Lie didn't get in. He stood outside to keep watch.

He also did it to avoid suspicion.

After all, he was only Zhouzhou's legal guardian. He wouldn't be directly involved in her operations.

Still, he couldn't help feeling uneasy. Even Ye Lingfeng had been taken down—could Zhouzhou really handle this?

But no matter how worried he was, he couldn't stop her from going.

Just as Ye Lingfeng wouldn't stop Zhouzhou from saving Qin Lie if the roles were reversed.

They clashed often, but it was all about vying for affection. Neither one truly wished harm on the other.

That line, Qin Lie was very clear on.

As soon as Zhouzhou got into the car, Zheng Yu connected the call with Zhao Xinghua.

He was already aware of the situation. Without any small talk, he cut straight to the point. "Zhouzhou, I've got the people ready. You just finalize the plan. Once that's done, you can move out."

"Got it," Zhouzhou nodded. "Here's what I'm thinking..."

As she spoke, she called up the layout of the international prison in her mind—a map from the materials Zhao Xinghua had previously given her.

It only showed the exterior layout. Internal schematics were partial at best.

But it would do. The priority was to get her father out first.

"We have to keep the operation quiet. I'll lead the Wealthy Group through the same route Dad took. The others will split up and infiltrate from different points."

"As for outside support, I'll have to rely on you, Uncle Zhao."

She wasn't referring to the island, but to the powerful forces behind the prisoners. On one hand, they had to prevent them from sending reinforcements. On the other, they had to keep this from escalating into an international incident—otherwise, their side would be at a serious disadvantage.

"Understood," Zhao Xinghua answered crisply. "Leave it to me. Zheng Yu, you're going too. Keep in close contact with her."

"Yes."

Zhouzhou thought for a second and added, "Also, I want to bring two more people with me."

"Who?"

"My Big Brother and Jing Bai."

Hearing that, Zhao Xinghua paused. His brows furrowed slightly. "You're worried..."

Zhouzhou nodded. "Dad's most likely fallen into Eddie's hands. I don't think they'll kill him right away, but Eddie might use him for experiments."

At that thought, a dark chill radiated from Zhouzhou.

Half the inmates in that prison hated Ye Lingfeng—they'd shoot him on sight if given the chance. But Eddie wasn't like them.

He wouldn't waste such valuable test material.

Zhao Xinghua mulled it over and realized she was probably right.

If that were the case...

His gaze instantly turned cold. He spoke firmly, "Fine. I'm handing full deployment authority over to you. Take whoever you need, no need to report to me. The entire ops team is under your command. I have just one request: bring everyone back."

"Absolutely."

Zhouzhou nodded with determination.

No one touches her dad. No one.

Without wasting another second, Zhao Xinghua connected the meeting feed to the island's main screen. Everyone had already gathered.

Zhouzhou paused, running through files in her head at lightning speed. She quickly finalized the list.

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She read out names one by one and assigned them accordingly.

Just as she finished—

A voice called out in a rush, "What about us?!"