My Wife, The Ice Queen President-Chapter 480 - : The 0479th Heading to Macau (Third Watch)_1
Chapter 480: The 0479th Heading to Macau (Third Watch)_1
“Xia Youcai, you good-for-nothing punk, you even steal bricks when you lose at gambling—I’ll beat you to death.”
An old man in his sixties charged at him with a broom, attacking viciously.
The Xia siblings were notoriously infamous in the area, known by everyone.
“Steal your mother, bricks are just over a dime each, you can’t even make ten bucks working yourself to death, would I steal your bricks?” Xia Youcai cursed as he fled, and upon seeing Xia Youqian still dazed, he urgently shouted, “Idiot, run, what are you waiting for?”
It was then that Xia Youqian snapped out of it and followed Xia Qiqi and Xia Youcai in a frantic escape.
They ran for several hundred meters before the siblings finally stopped and gasped for air.
“Why did you stop running?” Xia Youqian asked, puzzled by their sudden halt.
Xia Youcai was totally impressed; despite running so far, Xia Youqian hadn’t even lost his breath.
The next day, Xia Youcai brought a man back with him.
“Qiqi, let me introduce you, this gentleman is Mr. Su Dong, a contact person for the boxing matches. Mr. Su, this is my sister, and the person standing next to her is the one I mentioned, ready to participate in the fights.”
Su Dong was a person Xia Youcai had met in the underworld; they had known each other for a long time, but one gambled at casinos and the other on underground boxing—different paths, so they rarely crossed.
“Your sister is pretty.”
Su Dong’s gaze fell on Xia Qiqi, offered a compliment, then turned to Xia Youqian.
Compared to Xia Qiqi, Xia Youqian, whose skills and martial arts were highly praised by Xia Youcai, attracted his attention even more.
“You’re called Xia Youqian?” Su Dong asked.
Xia Youqian nodded, looking ahead with a mysterious air.
Because Xia Qiqi had told him not to speak or move without her command, he could only stand there silently.
Seeing his inscrutable demeanor, Su Dong nodded secretly, thinking that he really seemed like a master.
“Get in the car.”
Following that, the three Xia siblings got into Su Dong’s car to go to the underground boxing match venue.
…
Hunter Bodyguard Company.
He Mengji sat in the office, lost in thought.
Recently, she had dispatched all the staff she could to search for Ye Xiong, spending a lot of money but still coming up with nothing.
It seemed that relying solely on the company’s abilities was far from enough; if they could mobilize the Dragon Group’s resources, the search efforts would be greatly intensified.
With that thought, He Mengji pulled out Phoenix’s phone number.
She had never called Phoenix’s number because of her special status, and unless there was an emergency, she would not seek her help.
She took out her phone and dialed.
After a moment, the familiar voice of Phoenix came through.
“Phoenix, Reaper has had an incident…”
In the Northwest, within a small town, inside a hotel room.
Phoenix listened silently to He Mengji’s words without uttering a word.
It wasn’t until He Mengji finished that she said indifferently, “I know,” and then hung up.
After hanging up the phone, Phoenix immediately dialed Long Zaitian’s number.
“Commander, I need to request a return,” Phoenix suppressed the excitement in her heart.
“When the case reached a critical moment, you couldn’t come back,” Long Zaitian refused.
“Why didn’t you tell me when Reaper was in trouble?” Phoenix asked anxiously.
“I didn’t want to disturb your investigation. I have already dispatched people from Dragon Group to look for his whereabouts. You don’t need to worry.”
“How can I not worry?” Phoenix raised her voice, “He is the only one left from the Reaper Squad. I can’t just watch him die.”
“What use is it for you to come back? With one more person like you, what can be done?”
“I don’t care, I’m returning tonight. I can’t just stand by and watch him go missing.”
“Phoenix, don’t be impulsive.”
“How can I not be agitated?” Phoenix’s voice changed.
In Long Zaitian’s memory, Phoenix was the most rational. In her world, the country was the most important. He hadn’t expected her to become so irrational.
The day Reaper went missing, Long Zaitian called together the members of Dragon Group, preparing them to search for Ye Xiong. To his surprise, when they heard he was missing, everyone was extremely agitated, each insisting on finding Reaper at any cost.
If the team members were like this, and even the most rational Phoenix felt the same, it only showed just how strong Reaper’s charismatic influence was.
“Phoenix, I know your relationship with Reaper is very close; you are comrades in life and death. But I ask you to seriously consider this. Do you know how important your current assignment is? Do you think I just asked you to look for an old man? The person you are investigating is tied to the entire Dragon Group, the entire Beast Organization. This case is one I stole from the intelligence division, and now I only trust you. I really hope you can handle this case well,” Long Zaitian said very seriously.
“It’s just an old man who has been missing for over a decade. Is this case really that important? Even if we investigate it later, it will have no impact,” she retorted.
“It might be that by delaying a few days, we won’t have a chance to turn things around. You know the current state of Dragon Group. Long Tianya has already extended his reach above me. I don’t even know how long I can hold on. Now it all depends on you.”
“The person you want me to investigate, what’s his identity exactly?” Phoenix couldn’t help but ask.
“I can’t say, but I can only tell you, his identity is anything but simple.”
After listening, Phoenix fell silent for a long while before saying, “Alright, notify me the moment you find Reaper.”
“Phoenix, thank you for understanding.”
After hanging up the phone, the violent heaving of her chest betrayed her inner turmoil.
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Ye Xiong’s home.
Yang Xinyi returned home, looking at the empty room, her heart ached anew.
It had been more than a week, and there was still no news of Ye Xiong, a feeling that was hard for her to bear.
Seeing her becoming thinner day by day, Tang Ning felt both sour and pained.
“Cousin, if this goes on, your health will collapse even before we find brother-in-law,” Tang Ning said urgently.
“I don’t want this either, but my heart just doesn’t feel right,” Yang Xinyi said.
“You can’t keep staying like this. Cousin, why don’t we go out and take a break?”
Had it been before, Yang Xinyi certainly wouldn’t have agreed, but now, with no news from Ye Xiong for more than a week, being anxious was useless. It might be better to go out and relax, to ease her mood.
Perhaps she would receive news of Ye Xiong when she was in her best spirits.
“Alright,” Yang Xinyi nodded.
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“Cousin, where would you like to go?” Tang Ning asked.
“Anywhere you want.”
“How about we visit the casino in Macau? I’ve always wanted to experience the splendor of Huaxia’s gambling capital,” she suggested.
“Fine, let’s go there tomorrow together.”
PS: Do you know why I’ve updated so late? I deleted the two chapters I had written, not leaving a single word, and then rewrote this one chapter. Since you all don’t like the amnesia plotline, I’m moving past it quickly. You are my readers, my bread and butter. I respect your feelings.
