“So, Ling Wei killed Ling Xian Zong?”
Upon hearing Wan Yunting mention that Ling Wei had appeared in country H, Director Pang and Ma Zhen Dong immediately made the same guess.
Wan Yunting took a puff of his cigarette and slowly exhaled the smoke, nodding.
This caused Pang Yuan and Ma Zhen Dong to exchange glances, surprise evident in their eyes. They hadn’t expected Ling Wei to be so ruthless as to kill her own father.
“It’s a shame it happened abroad. If it were domestically, she wouldn’t have escaped!”
Standing to the side, arms crossed, eyes wide and gritting his teeth, Niu Qiuling grumbled indignantly, clearly still angry about being teased by Ling Wei during breakfast.
“That’s precisely why she chose to act abroad,” Wu Chaochao said.
Pang Yuan waved his hand and said to Wan Yunting, “Now that Ling Xian Zong is dead, our undercover plan should end…”
“Director Pang, there is still hope.”
Wan Yunting waved his hand and told Pang Yuan and Ma Zhen Dong, “Ling Xian Zong’s businesses will definitely be taken over by Meng Hu, so I want to continue from him!”
“Will that work?”
Ma Zhen Dong and Director Pang raised their eyebrows. In truth, they didn’t want Wan Yunting to take any more risks, especially since Ling Xian Zong was already dead.
“It should be fine.”
Wan Yunting nodded, knowing that Meng Hu was still in country H dealing with Ling Xian Zong’s affairs. He would soon return to China to take over Ling Xian Zong’s territories.
“However, since the news of Ling Xian Zong’s incident, people from other gangs have become restless, seeming to be eyeing Ling Xian Zong’s territories!” Wu Chaochao said with a frown.
After all, the entire underground world of Huadu was divided among several gang powers. Ling Xian Zong occupied the territory of the Western District; the previous Xiong Lao Er was in the Southern District.
Although not annihilated, the Southern District territory was quickly taken over by a new rising force. The gang leader was a man from Hubei named Qiao Cang, nicknamed Qiao Lao San!
And the Western District was ruled by an older power, whose leader was named Du Yuan’an. Although he was currently trying his best to transform the gang into a legitimate enterprise, he was undoubtedly a ruthless man!
Ruling the Eastern District was Ling Wei. Since she parted ways with Ling Xian Zong years ago, with her ruthless methods, she quickly occupied the Eastern District, and her backing was the godfather of Huadu, Master Fu!
“I’ve heard of Master Fu.”
Wan Yunting was no stranger to Master Fu, especially considering he had spent so long in prison and had a basic understanding of Huadu’s underground forces.
As for Master Fu, although he had retired many years ago, he had dominated the entire underground world of Huadu in the last century and even influenced other surrounding cities. He was undoubtedly a generation’s hero.
However, after Master Fu washed his hands of his past, he founded Fuyao Group. Many building brands in Huadu were developed by Fuyao Group’s real estate companies.
Although Fuyao Group could not compare to Kang Hongwen’s Wuhu Group, Master Fu’s influence in both the underworld and legitimate circles, as well as his personal prestige, was something Kang Hongwen, a mere businessman, could not match.
“Ling Wei recognizes Master Fu as her godfather!” Ma Zhen Dong said.
“Godfather…”
Wan Yunting and Niu Qiuling were stunned. Godfathers were common, but a godfather was truly rare.
“That’s why Ling Wei has developed so rapidly in the past two years. With Master Fu as her backer, most forces give her face,” Pang Yuan nodded.
At the same time, Master Fu had basically gone legitimate; otherwise, they would have dealt with him long ago.
“Yunting, you mean you want to help Meng Hu smoothly take over Ling Xian Zong’s territories?”
Ma Zhen Dong understood his intention, and Wan Yunting nodded, saying, “Yes, only in this way can we continue to carry out our undercover plan!”
“Understood.”
Pang Yuan and Ma Zhen Dong nodded. If this was the case, it would surely be a bloody storm!
Thinking of this, Wan Yunting took out his phone, found Cheng Kai’s number, and called him. However, the phone was still switched off. Wan Yunting raised his eyebrows. Pang Yuan asked, “Who are you calling?”
“Uh, my brother-in-law Cheng Kai…”
As Wan Yunting spoke, he called his elder sister Wan Manyu…
“Don’t bother calling.”
Pang Yuan waved his hand and said, “Cheng Kai is missing!”
“What?”
Wan Yunting froze, turning to look at him in shock, “Cheng Kai is missing? When did this happen?”
“It happened yesterday. His family reported him missing, so we are currently looking for Cheng Kai’s whereabouts!”
It turned out that yesterday Wan Manyu and Cheng Kai’s father had come to report Cheng Kai missing. Director Pang was planning to tell Wan Yunting later.
“How could he go missing?”
Wan Yunting was completely bewildered, but he didn’t know that the last time he went to Cheng Quan Group to find Cheng Kai, Cheng Kai hadn’t come to the company the day before.
Now that the news of Cheng Kai’s disappearance had spread, it had caused widespread discussion in Huadu’s business circles. The news continuously reported various tidbits about him. At the same time, Cheng Quan Group was affected, and its stock was in turmoil, causing the company’s executives and shareholders to search for him.
“Chaochao, call Dongzi and ask him to come over.”
“Okay.”
Saying that, Wu Chaochao called Zhou Dong, the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team responsible for Cheng Kai’s case. At the same time, Wan Yunting also called his elder sister Wan Manyu to ask how Cheng Kai went missing.
However, Wan Manyu on the other end of the phone said with a very calm tone, “I don’t know either. Maybe he was doing something bad outside and got killed!”
This made Wan Yunting frown. He knew his elder sister hated Cheng Kai, which was why she said such a thing.
“Sis, I’ll come see you later.”
“Come over this afternoon, and we’ll have dinner together,” Wan Manyu said, as she was at home.
“Okay.”
After finishing the call, Wan Yunting hung up. Then, a man in his thirties walked in. It was Zhou Dong, the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team. He nodded and greeted Director Pang, Ma Zhen Dong, and Wu Chaochao before his gaze fell on Wan Yunting, who was sitting beside them.
Although they had never met, Zhou Dong had heard about Wan Yunting’s special relationship with Director Pang and the others.
“Dongzi, any progress on Cheng Kai?” Director Pang asked.
Zhou Dong knew that Cheng Kai was Wan Yunting’s brother-in-law. Seeing him there, he knew why Director Pang had called him over. So, Zhou Dong shook his head and sighed, “We are still looking, but there’s no news at all. It’s as if he vanished into thin air!”
Wan Yunting frowned and said, “Where was the last place he was seen?”
This question made Zhou Dong look at Wan Yunting in surprise. Being able to ask the key question directly indicated that this person was not simple.
“The last place Cheng Kai was seen was at the camera at the entrance of their villa complex!”
Zhou Dong looked at Wan Yunting and said, “However, the camera did not capture Cheng Kai’s image, only his car. It was on the night of the 7th, at 9:42 PM, when it exited the villa complex. Then, based on the cameras on the road, we investigated. Finally, Cheng Kai’s car went out of the city and took the highway towards Shen City!”
“To Shen City?”
Wan Yunting was confused. Director Pang asked, “Is there any news from Shen City?”
Zhou Dong shook his head, “According to the pursuit by our colleagues over there, Cheng Kai’s car disappeared in a section of Shen City without any cameras!”
“So, he disappeared in Shen City,” Ma Zhen Dong said.
“Yes, I have already dispatched people to cooperate with our colleagues in Shen City for the investigation,” Zhou Dong said.
“Could he have been kidnapped?” Wan Yunting asked immediately.