Without dwelling on Lin Zilan's mood, Chen Fan and Xiang Jingzhong got into the car. The convoy immediately started moving. Chen Fan looked at Xiang Jingzhu.
"Jingzhu went to Sakura Country and has lost contact," Xiang Jingzhong said.
Chen Fan frowned and said, "She went to Sakura Country? When did she go?"
"A month ago, you had already left the capital then," Xiang Jingzhong said.
"That's simply absurd! Didn't you stop her?"
Xiang Jingzhu was already a member of the special department, and her position was not low. Before Chen Fan left the capital, she had mentioned applying for an external mission, but she hadn't expected it to be Sakura Country.
Furthermore, it had only been a month, and she had already lost contact.
For ordinary people, losing contact might not be a big deal.
But for the special department, any person losing contact meant something had gone wrong.
"Do you think we didn't try to stop her? But it was useless!" Xiang Jingzhong said to Chen Fan with no small amount of anger. "She was determined to go on the external mission, and we couldn't stop her. Besides, you should know the reason why she wanted to go on the mission!"
Chen Fan was momentarily speechless.
He suppressed his emotions and said, "What's the situation now? Haven't people been sent there?"
"How could no one have been sent? But they couldn't find anyone, and the people sent were targeted by Sakura Country, leading to official protests!" Xiang Jingzhong said. "Jingzhu and her group on the external mission in East Sakura City have all vanished. Their stationed site has also been completely swept clean."
"Does the official Sakura Country have any information?"
"No," Xiang Jingzhong shook his head. "That's what's strange about this matter. Normally, for an incident like this, foreign officials would inform or protest. But this time, there's been no news at all!"
"We have some intelligence channels in Sakura Country, and we haven't heard any movements either!" Chen Fan said, "What crucial intelligence did they obtain?"
"It's possible, but they didn't have time to report back to the country. Their last communication indicated everything was normal!" Xiang Jingzhong said.
Chen Fan's expression turned serious.
This meant the situation was grave.
Either this was a deliberate act by the official Sakura Country or some other force, but that possibility was relatively low.
The most likely scenario was that Xiang Jingzhu and her team had obtained some information or a highly valuable item. The incident happened so suddenly that they were apprehended before they could contact the country!
"You came to find me because you want me to act?" Chen Fan squinted and said.
"Many people have been dispatched, causing dissatisfaction in Sakura Country, so we had to withdraw most of our personnel."
"In this situation, only you can save Jingzhu," Xiang Jingzhong said.
"I understand!" Chen Fan nodded.
Xiang Jingzhong took out a bag and handed it to Chen Fan. "Specific information, passports, relevant fake identities, and everything else are prepared. A private jet will fly directly to Modu, and then you will go to Sakura Country from there!"
The Xiang family was undoubtedly impatient!
Chen Fan took the bag and looked at it. It contained arrangements for his fake identity, a dedicated satellite phone, and all necessary preparations.
He put the bag aside, picked up his phone, and said, "I don't need your arrangements. I'll decide when to leave. When we get to the Xijiang Grand Gathering, you can return to the capital yourself. Don't worry about anything else!"
"What else do you have to do?" Xiang Jingzhong said indignantly. "Jingzhu is in mortal danger and is waiting for you to rescue her!"
"Are you telling me how to do my job?" Chen Fan said coldly. "Xiang Jingzhong, your position and status are not low, yet you still handle things this way?"
"I have my own plans. If I could have found Xiang Jingzhu and brought her back according to your arrangements, would you have needed to find me?"
Xiang Jingzhong's expression froze at these words.
Chen Fan spoke very impolitely, but it was the truth.
If there were no other options, with the Xiang family's influence, they wouldn't have needed to find Chen Fan.
Furthermore, when they found Chen Fan, he was in the snow mountains of Xijiang, difficult to locate.
"If something happens to Jingzhu, I will absolutely not let you off, and the Xiang family will not let you off either!" Xiang Jingzhong said, gritting his teeth, clearly very worried about his sister.
"Stop the car!" Chen Fan shouted.
The driver in front immediately stopped the car.
"You can get out," Chen Fan said indifferently.
"You..." Xiang Jingzhong trembled with anger and pushed the door open to get out, feeling wronged.
Only then did Chen Fan say, "As long as Xiang Jingzhu is alive, I will bring her back. If something has already happened to her, I will not let anyone involved off the hook!"
Xiang Jingzhong was stunned.
"Drive!"
The driver continued driving towards the small airport.
Chen Fan picked up the satellite phone and dialed a number.
"Dark Night, my King!"
The call was quickly connected, and the voice of the Prophet came from the other end.
"New mission, go to Sakura Country," Chen Fan said. "Find a woman named Xiang Jingzhu, an agent on an external mission for Great Xia. I will join you as soon as possible."
"I will send you the detailed information and situation via email!"
The Prophet said, "Alright, I'll arrange for Magician and Shadow, along with Xin, to head to Sakura Country immediately."
He paused and said, "King, are you planning to come out of seclusion again?"
"I have this intention. We'll discuss the specifics after this mission." Chen Fan said, "As for the commission, it hasn't been set yet. However, if the rescue is successful, it won't be low. If the mission fails, there will be nothing!"
"My King, you know, we don't care about the commission. Each of us is worth more than a billionaire."
Chen Fan said, "This is the rule. Alright, make the arrangements immediately."
After finishing the call, Chen Fan requested a computer and sent out the information.
After completing these tasks, he had already arrived at Qingmu Airport. Chen Fan took his belongings, boarded the helicopter, and headed straight for the Xijiang Grand Gathering.
He arrived past midnight. The private jet was already waiting. Before boarding, Chen Fan called Zhong Yiming again.
Then, the plane took off, heading directly for Jinling.
Upon arriving in Jinling the next morning, Chen Fan disembarked and went straight to the Zhong family.
When he arrived at the Zhong family, Zhong Yiming was already waiting.
After taking Chen Fan's pulse, Zhong Yiming frowned and said, "Mr. Chen, how did you get into this state?"
"I encountered some experts." Chen Fan smiled. "Old Zhong, you can speak frankly."
"The injuries aren't critical," Zhong Yiming said. "However, the aura within your body is extremely chaotic. Especially that overbearing and violent aura, it has already mixed with your flesh and blood and true qi, constantly eroding your meridians and dantian."
"For a long time to come, you should refrain from using your true qi!"
Chen Fan nodded, not particularly surprised.
The leader of the Fish Dragon Society had given him the demon core, intending for him to refine it slowly. He had directly consumed it when facing Golden Core experts like Qu Tong and Mo Yunfeng, so he naturally had to pay the price.
He was about to go to Sakura Country and being unable to mobilize his true qi would cause him great inconvenience.
However, this was not a major problem.
"Here, I'll prepare some medicine for you to recuperate. Take the medicine and after a period of recuperation, try to slowly expel that violent and overbearing aura!"
"In the future, if you can avoid using your true qi, don't use it. Every additional use will deepen the combination of your true qi and that overbearing aura, making it more troublesome later on," Zhong Yiming added.
"How long will it take to prepare the medicine?"
"It will be ready today for sure," Zhong Yiming said.
"Good!" Chen Fan nodded and asked Zhong Yiming to prepare the medicine.
As for himself, he dialed Han Shuying's number and asked her to book a flight to East Sakura City under his new identity.