What to do?
It's a good question, and also the one a leader least wants to hear.
Now Hui Shiba is still missing, and the clues are about to be cut off. Lone Wolf, Hui Yi, and Hui Er are all staring at Xiao Feng, waiting for him to co up with the next plan.
After a mont of silence, Xiao Feng rubbed his brow and said, "Call Hua Ling."
Hui Yi and Hui Er exchanged a glance, and their eyes brightened.
Right!
They could ask their junior sister for help. It was said she manages a mysterious organization.
Moreover, that mysterious organization seems to be quite capable.
Without delay, Hui Yi imdiately made the call to Hua Ling.
"Hey, little Ling, it's your senior brother, yes, yes, how are you?
Oh, having lunch, are you? How's the food?
Good, just make sure you eat well; you're at a growing age, eating and drinking more can help you grow..."
Xiao Feng and the other two suddenly had the urge to grab Hui Yi and give him a beating.
You're supposed to make a call, not chit-chat!
Fortunately, before the three couldn't help but intervene, Hui Yi shifted the topic to business and didn't continue with the small talk.
"Here's the thing, little Ling, your eighteenth senior brother is missing, can you help us find him?" Hui Shiba asked, his tone sowhat humble.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hua Ling responded without hesitation, "No problem finding him, just hand the phone to Xiao Feng."
Hui Yi looked at Xiao Feng, only to find that he was showing him a line on his phone screen: Just say I'm not here.
Hui Yi was stunned, did he know beforehand that little Ling would look for him?
Then, he replied to Hua Ling, "Boss asked to tell you he's not here."
"..." Xiao Feng.
If that wasn't intentional, he'd dare not wear socks or shoes and run a five-kiloter cross-country.
Snatching the phone from Hui Yi, Xiao Feng said in a muffled voice, "What do you want from ?"
Hua Ling gave a silvery laugh, "Aren't you supposed to be not there?"
"Enough with the chit-chat, now your eighteenth senior brother is missing, fate unknown, and there's a high chance of danger. He's your senior brother, you decide what to do." Xiao Feng said testily.
Hua Ling snorted, "He is indeed my senior brother, but he's also under your command. If you want my help, you... beg !"
The last three words almost seed as if she was goading him, screaming: "Hit if you can!"
Xiao Feng chuckled, "Do you really not care whether Hui Shiba lives or dies?"
Hua Ling was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Let put it this way, I have eighteen senior brothers, which is like you guys in ancient tis marrying eighteen wives.
It's not like you can't do without one, so what if there's one more or one less?"
"..." Xiao Feng.
That made twisted sense.
After a brief silence, Hua Ling conceded, "Actually, if you want my help, you don't have to beg .
Just agree to owe a favor, and pay back when I need it."
Xiao Feng suddenly thought that Lin Zhiyan's evaluation of Hua Ling was spot on.
This girl usually seems like she's lacking in IQ, but when her smarts kick in, there's no ambiguity, not a bit of delay at all.
Damn that sudden burst of intelligence!
"Okay, I agree. Start looking for him now." Xiao Feng gritted his teeth and agreed.
Whether Hua Ling truly didn't care about Hui Shiba was another question, but he genuinely couldn't afford not to care.
The eighteen of them working together could beat soone of Uesugi Yumi's caliber.
But without any one of them, they're just a bunch of chickens and dogs, vulnerable, their combat strength dropping significantly.
So, sothing must not happen to Hui Shiba, or it would be equivalent to the other seventeen being rendered useless too.
Thinking of this, Xiao Feng suddenly wondered if this was sothing the Abbot had preplanned.
Afraid that one day he'd abandon any one of his disciples, he used this "all for one" thod to provide another layer of protection for them?
Shaking his head, Xiao Feng dismissed the thoughts that couldn't lead to answers and waved his hand, "Hua Ling has started taking actions, let's go out and wait for news."
Saying this, he led the way out towards the alley.
However, after taking two steps, he stopped.
"Brother, is there anything wrong?" Lone Wolf imdiately beca vigilant.
Xiao Feng ignored Lone Wolf's question, turned to Hui Yi, and squinted with a smile, "With an iron head like yours, just you wait, we'll see!"
Hui Yi's heart skipped a beat and hurriedly explained, "Boss, boss, listen to , sotis I'm just slow to react, it definitely wasn't intentional just now."
But Xiao Feng didn't bother with him, kept walking onward, and then called Xue Nuofu, unleashing a torrent of reprimands.
The reason was simple, if it weren't for the useless "traitor," he wouldn't have needed to ask Hua Ling for help.
But he hadn't thought that building an intelligence network wasn't sothing that could be done overnight, it required ti and money.
And Xue Nuofu possessed neither.
As soon as he got in the car, Hua Ling's call ca through.
"The person has been found, three kiloters north of the town at a Wild Lake, I'll send the exact location to your WeChat." Hua Ling said calmly.
Xiao Feng was shocked, "So efficient?"
At this mont, he even suspected Hui Shiba and Hua Ling had conspired, acting out a play to trap him into it.
Hua Ling sounded innocent, "When you called , you were in the town, which ans the eighteenth senior brother must have been there.
So I naturally had people search around the town. Besides, three kiloters isn't far, isn't it normal to find him?"
"You've got quite the brains." Xiao Feng said through gritted teeth.
Hua Ling giggled, "Don't praise like that, I'll get shy, but many people have told I'm very clever."
Xiao Feng imdiately hung up, not in the mood to hear her brag.
Glancing at the map, Xiao Feng started the vehicle and headed north, soon seeing the Wild Lake Hua Ling ntioned.
Though called a lake, it wasn't particularly appealing.
There were rows of willow trees and wildflowers along the riverbank, but in the deep winter, they were already withered.
The scene truly fit the phrase "fallen flowers and withered willows."
Getting out of the car, the four of them looked ahead, quickly locking onto a figure not far away.
Judging by the motions and the ripples on the lake, he seed to be throwing stones into the lake.
Hui Er raised his arm to wave, attempting to shout to the figure by the lake.
But before any sound ca out, Hui Yi covered his mouth.
Hui Er pulled down Hui Yi's hand, annoyed, "What are you doing?"
"I should be asking you that." Hui Yi retorted just as annoyed, "If little Shiba made such a mistake, he's bound to be filled with guilt. If you shout at him like that, what if he jumps in?"
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