Chen Xiao's heart leaped into his throat. He quickly called his mother, only to be met with the familiar message: "The user has switched off their mobile phone."
A buzzing sound filled Chen Xiao's head, his body beginning to tremble slightly. He then called Gu Zhendong.
Seeing Chen Xiao's intense anger, the mountain pig and Wu Sande dared not even breathe, fearing they might be caught in the crossfire.
Gu Zhendong's phone was also switched off.
At this point, Chen Xiao was almost certain that someone was targeting him, and his mother was in trouble.
Instantly, a palpable rage ignited within Chen Xiao, and the mountain pig and Wu Sande felt an extremely powerful pressure emanating from him.
The mountain pig was relatively unaffected, given his substantial build. However, Wu Sande, frail with age, collapsed onto the ground under Chen Xiao's oppressive aura.
Chen Xiao paid no mind to such trivial matters and called Li Ziqing.
Thank goodness, this time the call went through.
"Hello, you scoundrel, you finally decided to call me? You haven't contacted me in so many days, don't you miss me at all!"
On the other end of the line, Li Ziqing's complaining voice could be heard.
As Chen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, he immediately asked with urgency, "Ziqing, how are you? Where are you?"
Upon hearing the unusual tone in Chen Xiao's voice, Li Ziqing quickly became serious.
"I'm fine, what's wrong? Oh, right, I'm on a business trip in Jiaocheng and won't be back for a few days!"
Hearing this, Chen Xiao's anxiety spiked again. He said loudly, "Do not return without my notification!"
"Ah? What's wrong, Chen Xiao, what happened?"
"I'm not sure yet, but don't come back for now. Alright, I'm hanging up!"
With that, Chen Xiao abruptly ended the call and then dialed Qi Tianhu.
"Old Qi, you're not out of town too, are you?"
After the call connected, Chen Xiao asked directly.
Qi Tianhu on the other end was initially taken aback, then replied, "No, I'm right here in Jiangcheng, what's up, Boss Chen?"
Chen Xiao said, "My mom is missing, and she's not answering my calls."
"Boss Chen, don't worry, I'll have people look for Auntie immediately. Perhaps she just went out and forgot her phone."
"No, someone is targeting me. Uncle Gu, who lives at my place, and the bodyguards I sent to secretly protect my mom are all out of contact. You should be careful too; they might target you next!"
Chen Xiao warned.
Qi Tianhu immediately responded, "I understand, Boss Chen. Auntie is blessed with good fortune; you don't need to worry. I'll send people to search right away. We'll turn Jiangcheng upside down if we have to, but we'll find Auntie!"
"Then I'll trouble you, Old Qi. I'm heading back to Jiangcheng immediately. Keep in touch!"
After his phone call with Qi Tianhu, Chen Xiao looked towards the mountain pig.
"Prepare a car for me, the fastest one!"
The mountain pig quickly handed over his Porsche car keys. "Boss Chen, please take this one! It's parked right outside!"
Chen Xiao took the keys and strode out the door.
"Gongsun Yi, stop watching and come with me!"
A figure emerged from the shadows by the wall – it was Gongsun Yi, the Eight Extremities Broken Palm. He followed closely behind Chen Xiao towards the exit.
The mountain pig and Wu Sande exchanged bewildered glances. When had someone hidden here? They hadn't noticed anything, and had assumed Chen Xiao had come alone.
Soon, the roar of a sports car echoed from outside. Chen Xiao drove off, heading straight for Jiangcheng!
...
Meanwhile, in Jiangcheng, Qi Tianhu was also on high alert.
He had heard about Chen Xiao becoming the supreme ruler of all Jiangbei, and his own status was bound to rise with it.
Therefore, anything concerning Chen Xiao was of utmost importance, and he dared not be negligent.
After his call with Chen Xiao, he immediately summoned Da Jun and other core members, ordering them to mobilize their forces and search for Madam Chen.
Da Jun and the others took their orders and left. Qi Qingfei arrived upon hearing the news and asked, "Dad, what's wrong? Why does your face look so grim?"
"Qingfei, something big has happened. You should find a safe place to hide immediately!"
Given that Chen Xiao's associates were going missing one after another, and his daughter had a close relationship with Chen Xiao, he worried for her safety.
"Ah? What is it, Dad? Why should I hide?"
Qi Qingfei was completely bewildered. Just then, a series of crashing sounds could be heard from outside.
Following that, a charming figure walked in.
The woman wore heavy makeup, her eyeliner and lips adorned with a smoky, black-purple hue.
"Who are you? Who allowed you in?"
Qi Tianhu roared.
At this moment, Qi Qingfei recognized the woman before her.
"You're... Sun Li?"
Qi Qingfei had thoroughly investigated all of Chen Xiao's past relationships, so she was no stranger to this Sun Li.
The woman standing before her was indeed Sun Li, though she had changed significantly compared to before, now exuding a strange, demonic aura.
"Hehehe..."
Sun Li let out a series of seductive giggles.
"I presume you two are Qi Tianhu and Qi Qingfei? Forgive this humble woman for intruding!"
Qi Qingfei didn't understand why this woman had inexplicably appeared here and angrily rebuked, "What are you doing here? Do you know where you are? Get out!"
Qi Tianhu, even less inclined to waste words, slammed his hand on the table. "Guards, throw this woman out!"
Just then, a young man entered, arrogantly stating, "Master Hu, don't bother calling. Your subordinates can't get through anymore; I've dealt with all of them!"
Qi Tianhu looked at the young man before him with disbelief.
"You are, Jiang Zhenlin?"
The man paused slightly, then looked at Sun Li with displeasure.
"I thought I had changed enough, but it seems I'm still recognized so easily!"
Jiang Zhenlin, at this moment, was dressed in a red robe, his hair fiery red, and a sparkling earring adorned one ear. His style was extremely unconventional.
It was a stark contrast to his former playboy image.
"Hmph, I could smell your scumbag aura from afar. It's impossible not to recognize you!"
Yu Qingfei snorted coldly, "You two scoundrels, how did you end up together?"
Yu Qingfei was genuinely curious. These two individuals were almost polar opposites, their social circles entirely separate.
The only connection, if any, was that they both knew Chen Xiao and had some grievances with him. Other than that, they had no other intersection.
Jiang Zhenlin, upon hearing Yu Qingfei's words, let out a chuckle. He exchanged a glance with Sun Li.
Then, he said softly, "Yu Qingfei, you've got it wrong. We're not scoundrels; we are a loving mother and son!"