Chapter 360

Reality being what it is, Qing Wei didn't rebut, 'We can only let your people handle it; isn't Z Country the domain of your four great conglomerates?'

He now feels the same heartache for Mingxi's sister as they do, wishing he could slice those people's flesh piece by piece.

He had instructed those people to keep watch, but when he heard the police hadn't stopped anyone and some even let them through, he was helpless.

Mu Xi's expression was inscrutable; how could they be military personnel?

Mu Xianqi suppressed his anger, 'Z Country is our home turf, the four great conglomerates do have enough influence, that's true; the problem now is we have no idea what the other side intends to do—whether they're friend or foe.'

Qing Wei didn't respond, his gaze falling on Mu Xi.

Mu Xi sensed his gaze, looked up, and said, 'Don't look at me; I don't know either.'

The Mu Family wields great power in Z Country, mainly through extensive business and political connections, and has some overlap with the military…… but not much.

The Song Family and the Peiweika family also have considerable military connections, though those are within Z Country and Y Country.

Besides, no matter what, if it were their people who did it, they'd give a heads-up in the family group chat beforehand; they wouldn't just silently abduct someone.

Mu Xi also inexplicably felt that the other side seemed more like friendly forces.

Mu Xianqi walked over to the sofa, sat down, rubbed his forehead, and said wearily, 'If they're friends, why bypass us and take the person directly? If they're helping, they should at least say hello.'

'If they're enemies……'

He didn't finish the sentence, but everyone understood.

If they're enemies, then things get complicated.

He said, 'If they're enemies, we can only contact Mu Yichen and the others to go head-to-head with them.'

The perpetually silent Song Lujing finally spoke: 'Yichen and his crowd have connections and can mobilize some people, that's true, but if the other side are enemies, it'd be tough to handle.'

Really annoying—just as his sister got into trouble, the people who caused her trouble were snatched away.

Mu Xin came back after hanging up, saw everyone's expressions were off, and asked, 'What's wrong now?'

Qing An repeated Qing Wei's words.

After listening, Mu Xin's expression shifted slightly, 'Go find A Jin; he should know about this.'

As several people followed upstairs, the hallway was very quiet.

They exchanged glances, and eventually Mu Xin stepped forward.

He gently pushed open his sister's door, his gaze slipping through the gap, and saw Jiang Liangjin still sitting by the bedside, one hand holding his sister's hand, the other looking at his phone.

The screen's light illuminated his face, his outline tense.

Mu Xin didn't speak, just stood in the doorway.

Jiang Liangjin seemed to sense it, looked up at him, and their gazes met for a moment in the dim light.

He put his phone away, gently released Mu Youyu's hand, rose and walked toward the door, his movements light, making no sound.

The door clicked shut behind him.

'How is she?' Mu Xin asked.

'She's not sleeping soundly.' Jiang Liangjin's voice was low, he glanced at everyone's solemn faces, 'What's wrong with you guys?'

Mu Xin lowered his eyes, saying nothing.

Mu Xi spoke first: 'Something happened downstairs.'

Before he could ask, Qing Wei repeated his subordinate's words.

Z Country's military issued a top-level order for cross-border law enforcement, and that batch of kidnappers was taken away.

After hearing that, Jiang Liangjin's face showed no change; he remained as calm and composed as ever, as if he'd expected it.

Mu Xin stared at his profile, 'Do you know something?'

Jiang Liangjin withdrew his gaze, 'My third uncle.'

The others relaxed; Qing Wei and Qing An exhaled a big sigh of relief—good, they're friendly forces.

Mu Xianqi frowned slightly, 'Your third uncle? Uncle Jiang Yuan?'

'Mm.' Jiang Liangjin replied, 'I called him.'

They exchanged a glance, none interrupting him.

'When Qing An and I went in, the leader, upon hearing my name, first asked if I was Jiang Yuan's nephew.' Jiang Liangjin paused, 'They know my third uncle.'

As for this matter, aside from Mu Xi and Mu Xin not having listened to the bug at the time, everyone else present knew about it.

A flicker of thought crossed Mu Xin's eyes, 'Does your third uncle have connections there?'

He said he's been around in M Guo for so many years that no one dares to move against him.' Jiang Liangjin repeated Jiang Yuan's original words.

The tone was flat, yet everyone heard the weight in those words.

Song Yusui leaned against the wall, 'What kind of person is Uncle Jiang Yuan?'

Jiang Yuan is the third son of the Jiang Family, Jiang Liangjin's third uncle, and Jiang Su's younger brother.

Within the Jiang Family, he's the most unconventional.

Back then, Jiang Huan was busy vying for power.

Jiang Su controlled the Jiang Consortium, a figure who could summon wind and rain in Z Country's business world; Jiang Qing took it easy, raising kids.

As for him, he's seldom domestically, has raised a child in M Guo, runs around the world, occasionally returns for a visit, but never stays long.

The Jiang Family never mentions his whereabouts to outsiders; the outside world knows pitifully little about him.

All we know is that he gets along well with the Jiang Family, seen as someone who idles around traveling the world, especially close to his nephew Jiang Liangjin, often looking after him when he was young.

Anything more, and nobody knows.

Song Lujing murmured, tone a bit bewildered: 'I used to play games with Uncle Jiang Yuan; he's especially skilled, and the red envelopes he gave me for New Year always contained gold bars.'

Song Yan: 'He gives the same to everyone; stop saying useless things.'

The brothers present this year all saw Jiang Yuan when they went to the Jiang Family for New Year.

In impression, he's a man who's always smiling, speaks gently and softly, and looks like a leisurely rich idler.

At this moment, hearing Jiang Liangjin say this…

Qing An pondered before speaking: "So, your third uncle… is someone from the military?"

Jiang Liangjin answered honestly: "I don't know; my third uncle never mentions these things to me."

Every time they meet, they talk about trivial family matters, and the question asked most often is how he and Youbao are getting along.

He even said that if he couldn't stay in the country, he would follow him and roam the world.

He only knows that his third uncle has extensive connections in M Guo, knowing many people whose names he can't even pronounce.

He never imagined it would be this extensive.

Being able to have that legendary unit of the Z Country military cross-border enforce the law and directly take people from the M Guo police…

That can no longer be explained by merely having broad connections.

Mu Xianqi pondered for a moment: "Where is your third uncle now?"

"In the country," Jiang Liangjin replied, "he said he sent people to pick them up, and after picking them up he would send me a message."

He took out his phone, turned the screen toward the few people: it was a message sent twenty minutes earlier by Jiang Yuan: 【The person has been picked up, rest assured】.

After the two of them read it, neither spoke.

Mu Xin withdrew his gaze, leaned against the wall, his brow finally relaxed, and he suddenly felt a bit relieved.

Fortunate that his sister has Jiang Liangjin by her side, fortunate that Jiang Liangjin has such an uncle.

If today, Jiang Yuan hadn't intervened, what would have happened to those people?

How would the M Guo police handle it, how would the imperial court rule?

Death penalty? Life imprisonment?

Too lenient.

Mu Xi and his brother shared the same thought: "How will your third uncle handle it?"

Jiang Liangjin honestly replied: "He didn't say."

Seeing that everyone still looked grave, he added softly: "However, when I contacted him, he said one thing."

"What?" several people asked almost simultaneously.

"He said," Jiang Liangjin said seriously, "those who dare to move against his niece-in-law, he will not let any of them go."

The others all looked at him at the same time.

Niece-in-law?

Jiang Liangjin's expression natural: "He has been calling him by two titles interchangeably since childhood, it's become a habit."

The brothers: "……" Fine.

Several people tacitly averted their gaze, saying nothing.

At this point, arguing about this is pointless.