A night later.
At the Chen Family's house in the Southern Region.
“Master, we have good news!” The butler sprinted into the room.
Chen Jindong was reading in the study room. Upon seeing the butler coming into the room, he rubbed his temples and took off his glasses.
“What’s the good news?” Chen Jindong asked.
“It’s about Mo Changkong! It has been half a year since his family started tormenting us, especially his son, Mo Jian. But we have just received news from a reliable source that Mo Jian has gone missing!”
“Huh? Mo Jian is missing?” Chen Jindong immediately stood up.
As a matter of fact, although Mo Jian was merely the third and youngest son of Mo Changkong, he managed to build his forces and relentlessly went against the Chen Family.
Chen Jindong didn’t really bother much about Mo Jian's existence, though he was as pesky as a housefly.
Indeed, he had caused a lot of trouble which greatly worn out the Chen Family.
He was nothing but a threat to them.
And now, he had gone missing!
“Yes. Now that he is missing, most of Mo Changkong’s men have retreated yesterday night. It seems like our family can finally let our guard down for now,” the butler said with relief.
Chen Jindong also nodded his head with a smile.
“But…”
The butler frowned and said, “Mo Jian is the most-beloved son of Mo Changkong and he’s in trouble now. I wonder if Mo Changkong will suspect it was our doing and put the blame on the Chen Family?”
“Definitely not!”
Chen Jindong cast his book aside and said, “Mo Changkong is not a fool. Mo Jian is really strong and powerful, thus it’s impossible for our family to fight against them. Even if we could, we would not dare to do anything to Mo Jian too, looking at the current situation. Mo Changkong should be very clear on this point. Since he withdrew all of his people from here, it’s obvious that they have met a big problem now!” Chen Jindong laughed.
It was a huge weight off his shoulders.
“You’re right! I have worried too much!” The butler laughed.
“However, to be able to abduct Mo Jian so effortlessly, this person must be very powerful. Fu!” Chen Jindong’s expression turned serious at once.
“Yes, sir.”
“I have a secret task for you. I want you to investigate this matter for me at all costs. It would be great if we could find out which group this skillful person belongs to. If we could hire him to help us, we might be able to end this never-ending battle with Mo Changkong. Remember, do it at all costs!” Chen Jindong tapped the desk and spoke.
“Understood. I’ll start the investigation now!”
“Hold on. Please invite Chen Xiao, Shen Lan and madam to have dinner together. It has been a long time since we had that. Let’s have a feast today!”
“Yes, sir!”
The butler was pleased to see Chen Jindong this happy.
Ever since Chen Hao went missing half a year ago, the Chen family had never had a feast together.
Even Yang Yuping was seldom around Chen Jindong for the past six months.
He had gotten used to shutting himself in his study room.
Looking at how happy their father was, Chen Xiao and Shen Lan were relieved too.
“Dad, what happened that made you so happy? Is there any news about Chen Hao?” Chen Xiao asked.
Chen Jindong shook his head dejectedly and said, “No, Chen Hao is still missing…”
Everyone's face turned ashen.
“Nonetheless, today is a good day! I’ve just received news that Mo Jian has gone missing. Also, there was a ghastly murder case that happened in the Cloud Mansion. Many of Mo Changkong's men were killed!” Chen Jindong said.
“What? Mo Jian went missing?” Chen Xiao stood up and laughed.
“Indeed. I wonder if the mysterious yet skillful man abducted Mo Jian with intention. Anyhow, he did help us a lot!” Chen Jindong said with a smile.
“Dad, is there any other hidden tribes other than the Mo family?”
Pfft! Everyone in the bus started laughing. It was obvious to them that the fatty was trying to sell his cookies from the beginning.
Nevertheless, they didn’t mind spending that few bucks so they took out their wallets and bought from him.
“Guys, you have been so quiet all this while! You all must be hungry. Do you want some cookies?” The fatty was distributing along the way until he came to the middle section of the bus. He saw a man in a black coat with the hood over his face but couldn’t tell how old he was as he had a face mask on. Apart from that, there were two weak-looking young men sitting behind him.
The fatty thought it to be quite weird from the beginning.
Meanwhile, the man in the black coat shook his head.
“Let’s be friends. I won’t take your money!” the fatty said.
However, the man in the black coat turned his head and looked out of the window.
What a strange man, the fatty thought.
After that, he turned to the left and saw a beautiful girl who wore a leather suit and pants. She looked as though she came right out of a spy movie.
The girl had long hair and an ice-cold expression. She was resting with her eyes closed.
“Hey beautiful, do you want some cookies too?” the fatty asked with a smile.
The beautiful girl shook her head.
“This cookie is slightly sweet. You’ll feel quite refreshed after having it!” the fatty said again.
The girl probably wanted the fatty to leave her alone, so she said impatiently, “Just give me one pack then!”
The fatty was waiting for the girl to pay him after giving her the pack of cookies.
To his dismay, the girl frowned as if she had suddenly realized something when she was about to take out her wallet after opening the packet of cookies.
“I don’t have money with me!”
“What? You don't have money? Who would believe that? You don’t even have 3 bucks with you?” the fatty asked in surprise.
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