Su Wan offered no comment on that statement.
“Where is Qin Zhong’an now?”
“In the eastern suburbs, at the Yuanhang Freight Transit Station.”
“It is a Yuansou stronghold in Jiangcheng, usually managed by Fang Yingshan. I’ve been keeping Qin Zhong’an in the basement; Fang Yingshan doesn’t know.”
“How long have you kept him there?”
“Nearly a month.”
Su Wan tapped her fingers twice on the armrest of the chair.
“Why didn’t you just kill him?” Her tone was a statement of fact, not a question.
Liu Junnan shook his head. “I couldn’t.”
“Qin Zhong’an is a formal member of the organization and is equipped with a monitoring module. If his vitals cease, Headquarters will receive an immediate alarm and send investigators. When that happens...”
He didn’t finish, but the implication was clear.
Liu Junnan looked up at her.
“I can help you alter his memories.” Su Wan’s tone was as calm as if she were discussing something perfectly ordinary. “I will erase the memory of your imprisonment of him these past few days.”
Liu Junnan’s eyes lit up.
Su Wan stood up. “Lead the way.”
...
Yuanhang Freight Transit Station.
Located in the eastern suburbs of Jiangcheng, this was an unremarkable logistics park.
It was now late at night, and the park was so quiet that only the whistling of the wind blowing past the shipping containers could be heard.
Liu Junnan parked the car in front of a four-story building deep within the park.
“This is it.” He turned off the engine, stepped out, and opened the door for Su Wan.
Su Wan stepped out and scanned the small building.
The white exterior walls, hung with the “Yuanhang Freight Transit Station” sign, looked no different from the surrounding buildings.
However, her mental power had already spread out silently, penetrating the walls and probing the interior of the building.
When Su Wan’s mental power reached the second basement level, she paused slightly.
The walls of the second basement level were much thicker than those of the floors below it.
Her mental power penetrated the reinforced walls and revealed a room of about twenty square meters.
The room was devoid of furniture, containing only an iron frame bed fixed to the wall and a lidless toilet.
Qin Zhong’an was lying on the bed, his hands secured to the bed rails with plastic zip ties, a cloth stuffed in his mouth, and a black blindfold over his eyes.
His condition wasn’t too bad, and he was conscious.
Su Wan withdrew her mental power and glanced at Liu Junnan.
“You certainly know how to find a spot.”
Liu Junnan lowered his head and said nothing.
“Lead the way.”
They entered through a side door, took the fire stairs, and descended to the second basement level.
Liu Junnan pushed open the heavy iron door, and a damp, cold draft rushed out to meet them.
Hearing the movement, Qin Zhong’an’s body tensed violently. His blindfolded eyes turned toward the door, and muffled groans escaped his mouth.
Liu Junnan walked over to him, removing the blindfold and the gag.
Qin Zhong’an’s eyes squinted at the sudden light before snapping wide open.
The moment he saw Liu Junnan, a complex mix of anger and fear surged in his eyes.
“Liu Junnan! You madman! Do you have any idea what you’ve done?! The organization won’t let you get away with this! You—”
Then he saw Su Wan.
Qin Zhong’an’s voice caught in his throat.
His gaze lingered on Su Wan’s face for a moment, his pupils constricting sharply before he turned back to Liu Junnan, his voice trembling. “She... she is... the eldest Miss Su! Why did you bring her here?”
Qin Zhong’an had seen Su Wan’s photo and knew her identity.
His mind raced, and he made a judgment almost instantly.
This woman’s presence here meant she was either Liu Junnan’s accomplice or his target.
And the way Liu Junnan was looking at this woman...
Qin Zhong’an had never seen Liu Junnan look at anyone with that expression.
It was one of submission and reverence!
He knew Liu Junnan’s personality better than anyone, so seeing him look at Su Wan like that...
A chill ran down Qin Zhong’an’s spine, his heart filled with a sense of the absurd.
What connection could the eldest Miss Su have with Liu Junnan?
What on earth was going on?
“Liu Junnan, what exactly—”
Su Wan didn’t give him a chance to continue.
She stepped in front of Qin Zhong’an and reached out, gently pressing her hand against his forehead.
Qin Zhong’an’s pupils dilated suddenly, and a short, suppressed cry escaped his lips.
Then, his gaze began to lose focus.
Qin Zhong’an was just an ordinary person. With Su Wan’s current mental power, altering his memories was extremely easy.
Su Wan’s mental power delved into Qin Zhong’an’s brain and located the memories of his imprisonment.
Because Liu Junnan had injected Qin Zhong’an with sedatives, his memories of being imprisoned were few due to long periods of unconsciousness. The clearest memory was of the day Liu Junnan had knocked him out.
The argument with Liu Junnan, from initial pleading to the sudden attack...
Every frame was crystal clear, each one carrying the fear and anger Qin Zhong’an had felt at the time.
Su Wan’s mental power acted like an eraser, precisely wiping those memories clean, inch by inch.
Starting from the argument with Liu Junnan, she connected the timeline directly to the moment of his rescue.
In Qin Zhong’an’s mind, only this memory would remain:
He had been discussing work with Liu Junnan in the office when he suffered a sudden, unknown attack and lost consciousness.
When he woke up, he would remember nothing else.
Liu Junnan brought Qin Zhong’an up from the second basement level and placed him in a bedroom on the third floor.
Qin Zhong’an was laid flat on the bed, his hands placed at his sides, and a blanket was pulled over him.
“Master, roughly how long until he wakes?” Liu Junnan asked.
“Three minutes,” Su Wan said flatly.
Liu Junnan nodded and stepped aside.
The bedroom fell silent, leaving only the sound of Qin Zhong’an’s steady breathing.
Su Wan sat down in a chair by the bed, her gaze fixed on Qin Zhong’an’s face. Her mental power, like a layer of thin mist, covered his brain, monitoring his conscious state at all times.
“When it comes to altering memories,” she began, her voice very soft, “the most dangerous part is the moment of waking.”
Liu Junnan stood half a step behind her, leaning forward slightly in a listening posture.
“At the moment of waking, there is a brief period of conflict between the old and new memories.”
“If he encounters any information during this period that contradicts the altered memories, the conflict will intensify and may even trigger suspicion.”
“Therefore,” she looked up and glanced at Liu Junnan,
“After he wakes, every word you say and every action you take must align with the altered memories.”
Liu Junnan lowered his eyes. “Understood, Master.”
After speaking, Su Wan stood up and said to Liu Junnan, “He’s about to wake. Proceed as planned.”
Liu Junnan nodded.
Su Wan’s figure vanished like a wisp of smoke, retreating silently into the storage room next to the bedroom.
Her mental power was like an invisible net, enveloping the entire bedroom, ensuring that even the slightest movement would not escape her perception.
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