Chapter 2826: A Catastrophic Fall

The atmosphere in the study suddenly turned eerie, everyone's gaze shifting to Yin Meilan, their minds racing—Yin Xuan that little bastard really might have fled.

Before, when he caused trouble and fled to his grandfather's place to hide, it was because he knew his grandfather could protect him. But this time, he hired thugs to assassinate Zhou Andong, stirring up too much trouble, knowing his grandfather couldn't cover for him, so he simply ran away.

Wang Jiangtao glared at his wife Yin Meilan, Wang Jinhong personally went to the grandfather's place to demand the person, and if they didn't turn themselves in within two days, a wanted notice would be issued.

Now you say Yin Xuan that little bastard has fled, and will soon be wanted—isn't that stabbing Man Laoyezi Wang in the lung?

Just wait—if we still can't find Yin Xuan today, once the wanted notice is issued tomorrow, Man Laoyezi's face will be completely stripped bare. When we find Yin Xuan, even if we don't kill him, we'll have to break his legs and personally deliver him to the municipal bureau.

And Yin Meilan, that prodigal daughter-in-law, saying Yin Xuan fled to avoid guilt, is just slapping Man Laoyezi Wang across the face.

Wang Jiangtao said: "Will Yin Xuan go to Fengjing to find his father, or to Jiangzhou to find his great-aunt?"

Ruan Huiqing's eyes lit up: "Very possible—I'll book a flight to Fengjing right now."

"What use is going now?" Yin Zongquan snorted, lifted his hand, grabbed the phone, dialed a string of numbers, and soon the receiver carried Yin Mingsheng's voice: "Dad, what's the matter?"

Yin Zongquan said in a deep voice: "Has Yin Xuan come to your place?"

"No!" Yin Mingsheng immediately realized something had happened: "Dad, what's going on?"

Yin Zongquan took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his chest, and explained the situation: "Now we can't find the person; if he doesn't turn himself in tonight, a wanted notice will be issued tomorrow."

"This beast!" Yin Mingsheng roared in anger—the situation was already unfavorable for the Yin family, he too had to lay low, originally planning to go south for an inspection, never expecting Yin Xuan to stir up such a huge mess.

"Enough!" Yin Zongquan said in a low voice: "Meihong has already gone to Jiangzhou; you contact her immediately, ask if Yin Xuan is with her."

"Alright!" Yin Mingsheng said through gritted teeth: "I'll contact him right now; once I find him, I'll definitely break his legs."

Besides Ruan Huiqing this mother, everyone in the Yin family was made to have their brains ache by Yin Xuan's stupidity—how did the Yin family produce such a foolish thing? If Zhou Andong could easily move, would they need to hire assassins to kill him?

The study fell into a quiet, oppressive silence, everyone waiting for Yin Mingsheng's phone call.

"Ding ling ling..."

More than ten minutes later, the urgent phone ring shattered the oppressive silence in the study.

Yin Zongquan reached out and grabbed the phone; the receiver immediately carried Yin Mingsheng's voice: "Dad, Yin Xuan that little bastard didn't go to Jiangzhou."

Yin Zongquan fell silent for a moment, then asked: "How's the situation on Yin Mo's side?"

Yin Mingsheng said: "Meihong hasn't yet contacted the Jiangzhou authorities; she's secretly investigating those few prostitutes."

Yin Zongquan asked: "Found them?"

"No!" Yin Mingsheng said: "Others from several households have also arrived, all conducting a full-scale search. But those five women vanished after leaving the detention center, as if they'd evaporated into thin air—no trace at all."

Yin Zongquan fell silent again, and after a while said: "Keep searching—even if we have to dig three feet deep, we must find the person."

Yin Mingsheng's tone carried an indescribable fatigue; before taking up his post in Liaoning Province, he truly hadn't taken Zhou Andong seriously, thinking that once he arrived in Liaoning, Zhou Andong would be at his mercy, even regarding the Tribute Group as something already in his pocket.

But after taking office, he finally understood what it meant to feel tormented—every step he took was met with resistance, as if he were deep in a vast ocean, no matter how he twisted and turned, he couldn't exert any force.

And Jiangzhou, already turned by Zhou Andong into an iron barrel, he couldn't even splash water in. Yet this high-ranking provincial official, he had been made a laughingstock by Zhou Andong.

Especially, Yin Mo's prostitution arrest, followed by the exposure of him carrying guns and premeditating Zhou Andong's kidnapping, drew widespread social attention, and negative public opinion against him as a provincial party secretary ran rampant, leaving him very passive.

Such a situation would be impossible elsewhere—even if one had the courage of a bear and the gall of a leopard, they wouldn't dare stir public opinion against a provincial party secretary of such stature. Even if someone recklessly daring dared to act, they'd likely be suppressed at the outset.

Thus, Yin Mingsheng felt extremely stifled during this period, the negative public opinion against him even more rampant, forcing him to temporarily avoid it under the pretext of going south for an inspection. And at this critical juncture, his son Yin Xuan stirred up another huge disaster—actually hiring assassins to kill Zhou Andong. If this were reported by the media, Yin Mingsheng's reputation would truly be utterly destroyed, and the Yin family's honor would suffer a catastrophic fall.

Yin Mingsheng said: "I've already instructed Meihong—no matter the cost, we must find the person."

Whether it's Yin Mingsheng this father or others in the Yin family, none believe Yin Mo visited prostitutes; they're certain he was framed by Zhou Andong, and as long as those five women are caught, the truth will come out. By then, Yin Mo's case of premeditated kidnapping of Zhou Andong might even have a chance to be overturned.

Yin Zongquan asked: "When are you going south for inspection?"

"Temporarily set for the twentieth." Yin Mingsheng said: "I still have a few things to handle; I'll leave after I finish them."

Yin Zongquan said: "I have a premonition that something big might happen—you should go there as soon as possible."

"I know!" Yin Mingsheng said with some worry: "What should we do about Yin Xuan?"

No matter how much we scold or hate iron for not becoming steel, he's still our own son. Now that such a huge thing has happened, not worrying would be fake.

Yin Zongquan sighed: "The hired so-called assassin, out of fear, didn't carry out the act and turned himself in; Zhou Andong suffered no harm at all.

But because Zhou Andong's identity is sensitive, the situation is quite serious, so he'll definitely get a few years in prison. Still, I think this is actually good for Yin Xuan—it'll temper his character, let him suffer a bit, so he won't stir up bigger trouble later that we can't clean up.

Yin Mingsheng gritted his back teeth and said: "Indeed, he needs to suffer a bit."

"Alright then." Yin Zongquan put down the phone, looked at his children, and said: "I don't care what methods you use—by tomorrow morning, you must find Yin Xuan for me."

Yin Yuyu pondered and said: "That day at the vegetable market, Yin Xuan and Zhou Andong had a conflict, Seeing Tong Huaiyu was also there—I suspect this brat was stirring things behind the scenes, even hiring assassins to kill Zhou Andong might have been Seeing Tong Huaiyu secretly pulling strings.

After all, the Tong family suffered quite a loss at Zhou Andong's hands. Especially between Seeing Tong Huaiyu and him, there's an irreconcilable hatred.

And Yin Xuan is young and rather simple-minded, easily swayed by provocation, so it's very likely he was used as a pawn by Seeing Tong Huaiyu. Now Yin Xuan is missing again—I suspect he's likely connected to Seeing Tong Huaiyu, so I'll go to the Tong family, find Seeing Tong Huaiyu, and talk to him."