Chapter 1041

Therefore, he simply pretended to throw the key not far from him.

"Since that's the case, I'll give you a chance. As for whether you can walk out on your own, that depends on your own fortune."

After Chen Ang finished speaking, he turned and left without any hesitation. Naturally, he wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. With the experience from last time, this departure was smooth and familiar. However, he clearly felt that the range of those mists seemed larger than before; it seemed that completely eliminating these mists would not be an easy task.

He also believed that people nearby would find a way to solve this, but he didn't want to meddle in other people's business; he only hoped to complete what he had promised as soon as possible.

He hurried back to Vilde's villa.

Vilde was not surprised by his appearance, though the other party had returned earlier than he had expected.

And what Chen Ang did next made Vilde somewhat surprised and shocked.

Because he directly took out a pile of things whose value ordinary people couldn't see, and those were things that even he would have eyes shining upon seeing.

"How did you get these?"

Vilde hadn't expected Chen Ang to be able to get things done so quickly while also bringing him such great benefits and profits.

"You did a good job this time. Take this card; I've deposited some things inside, and you can retrieve them at our family's businesses everywhere."

Vilde very politely handed a black crystal card into his hand.

Chen Ang naturally didn't know the use of this thing, and Vilde continued, adding: "You must have come from the Southern Dragon Tribe, right? It just so happens that we want to build a new warehouse over there. Why don't you do me one last favor? I can give you seventy percent of the profits directly."

This was clearly an act of giving away money, and Chen Ang had no reason to refuse.

As for the specific operation, he only needed to bring people back with him.

This matter was even easier to solve because Vilde had already agreed to send him back; all he had to do was lead the way.

Looking at it this way, what he had done before was still worth it.

Since that was the case, all he had to do was silently accept and receive his reward.

Following that group of people onto the flight device, Chen Ang just closed his eyes to rest. When he opened them again, he had already returned to that familiar place.

"Finally back. This trip must have taken about half a year; I wonder if the brothers here have already forgotten about me."

Chen Ang joked half-heartedly; after all, his status was set here, and it wasn't something an ordinary person could shake.

And the news of Chen Ang's return soon alarmed the entire Dragon Tribe, and quite a few people came to welcome him.

"You have finally returned." The Dragon Tribe minister was almost moved to tears.

"You don't know what we have experienced during this time!"

"I don't know what happened, but the surrounding tribes have always been experiencing some strange and eerie things, and quite a few people in our tribe have gone missing inexplicably."

Missing?

Chen Ang hadn't expected that in just half a year, such a thing could happen on his jurisdiction, and this matter could be considered quite serious.

After all, no one knew what kind of treatment those who were taken had received. If they were studying the physical structure of the Dragon Tribe to create a devastating offensive against them, the consequences would be immeasurable.

"Now our tribesmen and the Butterfly Tribe have both been under martial law, forbidding everyone from entering or exiting at will. We hope you can find the culprit as soon as possible and help us find our missing tribesmen."

Regarding the expectations of the ministers, Chen Ang naturally wouldn't refuse, but besides this matter, he had an even more important thing to deal with.

That was to tell Qing Mei that he had returned.

Thinking this, he went directly to the Butterfly Tribe. Upon hearing the news of his return, Qing Mei's parents naturally welcomed him warmly; after all, Qing Mei's return was thanks to Chen Ang.

"We have already heard about the specific situation from Qing Mei, but we still don't know exactly what happened to you two. It's just that Qing Mei's mood has been very low during this time, so we didn't tell her that you had returned."

"Why don't you go find her now? Consider it a surprise for her."

Since his father-in-law and mother-in-law had said so, Chen Ang naturally wouldn't refuse, but he hadn't come here just to notify them that he had returned.

More importantly, he wanted to complete the marriage between him and Qing Mei.

"By the way, after being delayed for so long, now that I'm back, some important things should be completed."

"These are the spoils of war I brought back this time; consider them the betrothal gifts I'm giving to Qing Mei. It is said that the things inside can buy a city, and I estimate there are quite a few rare evolution materials. Added to the mineral vein from last time, these betrothal gifts should be enough, right?"

Although Chen Ang asked humbly, as the side receiving the betrothal gifts, Qing Mei's parents actually felt a lot of pressure; after all, they didn't know what they should return to match these gifts.

"Enough, enough, absolutely enough. You should go find Qing Mei first; we will handle the other matters and will definitely help you hold a beautiful wedding."

However, after this wedding, Qing Mei would have to move from the Butterfly Tribe to the Dragon Tribe and live in the Dragon Tribe's territory in the future, so they wouldn't be able to see each other whenever they wanted. Thinking of this, they still felt quite emotional.

After all, their daughter hadn't been back long, and they were already sending her to someone else's home. They were naturally reluctant; even if they had received so much compensation, in their eyes, their daughter was still more important.

After being dissuaded by Qing Mei's parents, Chen Ang obediently found his way to Qing Mei's room. Hearing the movement outside, Qing Mei also responded to the door with impatience: "Don't come to persuade me anymore. I don't want to eat; I want to be alone and quiet."

"Is your appetite that bad? Why don't I take you out to eat something delicious? Although there isn't much good food in our two tribes, it's not a big problem to make some grilled fish or something."

Hearing Chen Ang's joke, Qing Mei remained calm, but her lips couldn't help trembling, looking as if she were about to cry.

Seeing her like this, Chen Ang naturally couldn't bear it and wanted to step forward to take her into his arms, but the other party retreated a step in defense.

It was very clear that she was still angry with him.

This also gave Chen Ang a headache.

After thinking it over, he could only apologize to her: "This matter was indeed my fault. I know that no matter what excuse I find, you won't forgive me."

"Why don't you tell me what I should do, okay?"

Chen Ang knew that what he said probably sounded quite insincere to outsiders.

But now he couldn't grasp Qing Mei's thoughts; this was already his most direct and honest answer.

As for anything else, no matter what he said, Qing Mei probably wouldn't react.

Sure enough, he heard Qing Mei reply: "Fine, then I'll say it straight."

"I'm not happy that every time something happens, you leave me aside, don't let me participate, and make decisions for me."

"No one likes being ordered around and controlled. You are clearly my lover, and you know that doing this will make me sad, yet you still..."

Qing Mei was about to cry as she spoke.

Seeing her like this, Chen Ang didn't feel good either, but he naturally understood that he definitely hadn't thought that way.

However, the disparity in strength between the two was indeed vast; if he didn't adopt a tough attitude and methods, he didn't know how much more effort it would take.

Even Qing Mei could be in danger of losing her life.

So regarding Qing Mei's request, Chen Ang could only argue based on reason.

"I know everything you've said, but there are some things you must listen to me about. I definitely won't lie to you. Do you really think I have the ability to clone myself and protect you during such a crisis?"

Qing Mei lowered her eyes.

Seeing the other party so angry, she also knew that she had indeed been a bit willful.

Seeing her feeling aggrieved again, Chen Ang could only hold her and coax her: "Alright, at worst I promise you that in the future, as long as the situation is under my control, I will take you with me."

"No need. At worst, whenever you have serious business to attend to, I won't get involved and will just wait for you obediently at home."

Qing Mei also chose to let go of her obsession and instead changed her conditions and rhetoric.

"However, after you finish your work, you must spend a few days with me properly as compensation for me. That's fine, right?"

The two had finally spoken their minds, and the previous rift had been completely eliminated.

After coaxing Qing Mei, Chen Ang naturally had to handle serious business.

Regarding the situation in the tribe, Qing Mei actually didn't know it particularly well, but she did know some of the situation.

"When I returned, this matter had already started. Before that, the Butterfly Tribe had already lost several tribesmen. At that time, our tribe was already under martial law, but even so, the number was still increasing, although the frequency had decreased."

Hearing what Qing Mei said, Chen Ang's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

At the same time, he couldn't help but ask: "This matter is probably not that simple. Why don't we investigate the list and then look for commonalities among these missing people? Perhaps we can find clues from it."

These tribes basically operated within their own strongholds and were still considered mysterious tribes. If someone really wanted to make a move against their tribes, this was a very dangerous warning that they must take seriously.

Regarding this, Qing Mei had long been prepared and handed the relevant information directly to the other party.

"I knew that when you came back, you definitely wouldn't let this matter go, so I collected the relevant clues together just to make it easier for you to analyze this matter."

As Qing Mei spoke, she also pointed out the locations to Chen Ang. Chen Ang then discovered that the places where those people went missing were all very close to each other, and those places were somewhat similar to temples—places where Butterfly Tribe members prayed for love and also important places for men and women to date.

Such places were indeed very easy to make a move in and even easier to succeed in, and in order to meet their lovers, quite a few people were probably willing to take the risk.

Thinking this, Chen Ang asked again: "Do you think it's the same person making the moves? Did these missing people have anyone they were close to before they went missing?"

"I'm not clear about that, because there is another relatively special thing: most of these missing people were orphans, or even if they weren't, they lived alone and didn't have many friends, which is why this matter became a puzzle."

The strange thing about this matter was that so many living people had just disappeared inexplicably in the city, and at the same time, no clues could be found, and no one even knew if these people were dead or alive.

Chen Ang nodded, finally understanding the reason why the development of this matter had reached this stage.

And the whole matter had not produced any eyewitnesses or injured parties, which was what caused the investigation into this matter to fall into a predicament.