The Favored Heiress
Chapter 286: You Should Know the Consequences of Deceiving Me

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: You Should Know the Consequences of Deceiving Me

Li Qiao circled around the laboratory building and returned to the dormitory in the backyard.

Once inside, she leaned against the door for a few seconds in silence, her fingers clutching the phone tightening gradually.

Hopefully, Li San hadn’t run into trouble, otherwise...

Li Qiao lowered her eyelids, her eyes brimming with a mix of obscurity and grim determination as she quickly walked into the living room and turned on the computer on the table.

After switching the main screen, she logged into the border’s information database using Nan Xin’s account.

Li Qiao’s fingers flew across the keyboard, from checking recent freight conditions to the weapon factory’s orders, everything was carried out in an orderly fashion.

Suddenly, she caught an important piece of information.

A skirmish had occurred near the weapon factory three days ago.

This detail caused Li Qiao’s fingers to freeze on the keyboard, her gaze fixated, unwavering as she stared at the words "skirmish."

After a moment, Li Qiao repressed certain impulses and continued to browse through the relevant information in the database.

In just a few minutes, she noticed several records of medical supplies purchases over the past two days on a procurement list.

Mannitol, Coenzyme A, ATP, Vitamin B6, Polypeptide Brain Vitality Substance, and many others, the varieties were numerous.

The record of bulk purchases included several imports of medicine from abroad.

Purchaser: Nan Xin.

The border weapon factory itself had its own medical room, and supplies of External Injury Medicine would be replenished periodically, which was unobjectionable.

The problem was that all the recently purchased medications were for treating brain injuries.

Dehydration Medicine, Brain Nerve Protective Medicine, anti-infection medications...

Li Qiao narrowed her eyes, tapping on the computer, her expression growing colder and colder.

Seconds later, she called Nan Xin again.

"Darling, you’ve called me more times today than in the whole past year,"

Listening to her banter with a tone of levity, Li Qiao scrolled through the purchase records and got straight to the point, "Did Li San get injured in the skirmish three days ago?"

The procurement of medical supplies for the medical room had never required Nan Xin’s personal involvement over the years, as it would be using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Yet this time, she was in charge of the entire process.

As Li San’s able assistant, anything involving Nan Xin was undoubtedly related to Li San.

At that moment, Nan Xin seemed to be speaking to someone else. After a pause, she reflexively retorted, "No, didn’t he just call you a while ago?"

"Nan Xin..." Li Qiao called her name softly, with an even tone that betrayed no sign of anything amiss, "You should know the consequences of lying to me."

A statement so bland it carried no inflection, yet it made Nan Xin break out in a sweat on her forehead.

Both were silent over the phone for a long time.

With an expression of restrained emotion, Nan Xin looked at Li Cheng who was still unconscious, hesitated for a long time, and finally, biting her teeth, she still didn’t tell the truth, "Of course I know, so... why would I lie to you, right, darling?"

"Good."

Li Qiao ended the call as if nothing had happened, leaving Nan Xin panicking. She hurriedly called out into the phone, but the only response was the dial tone.

Three minutes later, Li Qiao left the house.

At the same time, at the border near Myanmar, two helicopters slowly ascended and headed towards the border weapon factory.

...

Li Qiao, wearing a Bluetooth headset, arrived at the dormitory’s parking lot.

She got into the driver’s seat, steadied the steering wheel with one hand, and commanded through the earpiece, "Arrange an unmarked business jet to fly to the border at top speed, take the FA312 flight path for direct flight."

The person on the other end of the line efficiently took down all her requirements and, before hanging up, asked, "Miss, what is the FA312 flight path?"

Li Qiao stared at the windshield, her voice even and calm, "My private flight route."

Within less than half an hour, Li Qiao had hurried to South Sea International Airport.

She took a VIP car to the business aircraft apron, where the sounds of planes breaking the wind during takeoff could occasionally be heard in the desolate surroundings.

Standing at the bottom of the air stairs of the business jet ahead was a middle-aged man dressed in a business suit.

This person was the exclusive manager of the international business jet division of the South Sea Aviation Manufacturing Group.

Li Qiao was their top-tier VIP client, with three privately customized planes to her name.

Seeing Li Qiao exit the car, he quickly clutched his briefcase and walked toward her, "Miss, the control tower just notified us, the plane can take off around three o’clock this afternoon."

Li Qiao’s pacing halted, her expression slightly cold, "Three o’clock?"

The manager’s face showed difficulty as he cautiously explained, "That’s the situation, I inquired with the control tower just now, and it seems another private flight route overlaps with yours. According to flight standards, we have to clear the low-altitude area for them, so..."

Upon hearing this, Li Qiao glanced down at the time—it was already half past one.

She furrowed her brows, her voice low and impatient, "What is the number of the other flight route?"

"FA001."

Li Qiao: "..."

It was the very first private flight route launched by South Sea.

This flight route number also corresponded to the sequence of launch. Her normal sequence should have been FA012, but she had specifically requested the number 312, as it was her birthday and easy to remember.

Just like her parking space at Venus, numbered 312 as well.

At this moment, Li Qiao felt somewhat annoyed. No wonder the control tower had directly postponed her departure time. After a moment’s thought, she asked again, "Where is the other party going?"

The probability of two private flight routes overlapping on the same day and at the same time was extraordinarily slim.

How could she have encountered this?

The manager grinned sheepishly, "I asked the control tower, and it seems... they’re also going to the border. Miss, shall we board the plane and wait?"

Li Qiao’s gaze sharply lifted, her cheeks growing increasingly stern.

Was someone intentionally opposing her, or was this an unintended coincidence?

Since when had the border become a popular private flight route?

Just then, someone called out behind her, "Young lady!"

The voice, filled with surprise and familiarity, made Li Qiao sigh with half-closed eyes, an unwelcome persistence.

She turned around expressionlessly and, sure enough, saw Qiu Huan stepping out of a familiar business car.

Behind him, there was another dark silhouette.

Li Qiao’s gaze directly bypassed Qiu Huan, her eyes slightly shocked.

At this moment, Shang Yu, with one hand casually in his pocket, approached Li Qiao with a lazy gait, followed by Liuyun and Luoyu.

In the vast expanse of the apron, his deep black attire made him stand out starkly.

Li Qiao watched him for a few moments, her body responding before she did as she walked towards Shang Yu, stepping past Qiu Huan to stand before him.

The man’s collar was slightly open, his Adam’s apple prominent. He looked down, a smile hooking his lips as he asked, "Heading to the border?"

Li Qiao didn’t make a sound, her gaze slowly moving up from his Adam’s apple. The instant her eyes met Shang Yu’s, she blurted out, "The flight route FA001, is it yours?"

"Mhm," the man replied, stepping forward and taking the opportunity to take her hand, "Let’s go together."

Li Qiao’s eyes flickered, her thoughts a bit scattered, "What are you doing at the border?"

Before Shang Yu could answer, Qiu Huan preempted him, "Young lady, it’s me who needs to go. My cargo is too important. I can’t be at ease without seeing it for myself.

However, it’s quite the coincidence today. My plane is in for maintenance, so I had to temporarily borrow Shaoyan’s private jet for a quick trip."