Chapter 2841: Preparing for the Worst

Time had already come to one o'clock in the morning, but the study of Yin Zongquan was still lit, the room full of people, even the collateral branches had come. It could be said that this time the Yin family had gathered most completely, even more so than on New Year's Eve.

Besides the eldest son Yin Mingsheng and Yin Meihong who was still in Jiangzhou, even the few-year-old children had come. Only, the atmosphere in the study at this moment was somewhat oppressive, everyone had grim faces, even the children sensed the atmosphere was off, some stood there honestly, some leaned against their mothers, and some kept nodding off, but just dared not sleep.

This kind of oppressive atmosphere lasted for more than ten minutes, Yin Zongquan suddenly laughed, but his smile made people feel chilled all over, their scalps numb.

"Good, good, really not bad!"

Yin Zongquan's tone was very calm, no joy or anger could be heard, but the calmer he was, the clearer it became to his children that their father's anger had reached its peak.

"Two days, not a single piece of news, a living person just vanished without a trace, neither alive nor dead seen, who among you can give me an explanation?"

Yin Mingyu said weakly: "Dad, I didn't hide him, I truly can't find him."

"Right, right, right!" Yin Meilan nodded along: "Dad, I've mobilized all my connections, not a single clue."

Yin Mingxing's eyes were sinister as he slightly lifted his head, not knowing what on the ceiling attracted him, but his tone when speaking was very low: "Dad, I think we should prepare ourselves for the worst."

Upon hearing Yin Mingxing's words, everyone looked at him, their faces even uglier. Although they didn't want to admit it, they had to consider Yin Mingxing's words. The Yin family had mobilized all their strength and still couldn't find the person, which was absolutely abnormal.

Moreover, the police had indeed given them two days, but this was merely delaying the issuance of a wanted notice, certainly they were also making every effort to apprehend. The Yin family and the police were both searching with all their might, yet still had no news, it could only be said that the possibility of an accident befalling the person was very high.

"Impossible, impossible!" Ruan Huiqin, as a mother, tears streamed down her face as she cried out: "Xiao Xuan is just playful, surely he's hiding somewhere we can't find, he definitely won't come to harm."

Yin Meilan glared fiercely at Yin Mingxing, then embraced Ruan Huiqin, softly comforting: "Sister-in-law, don't listen to my second brother's nonsense, Yin Xuan will surely be fine, rest assured."

Yin Zongquan closed his eyes, in fact he too had a bad premonition in his heart. Moreover, he faintly felt that Yin Xuan's sudden disappearance was very likely related to Zhou Andong. Because only Zhou Andong had the ability, means, and resources to make Yin Xuan vanish without a sound, leaving the Yin family and the police unable to find him.

The study once again fell into terrible silence, about another five minutes passed, it was already past one o'clock in the morning, the children were so sleepy they could barely stand, hurry back to sleep."

"Dad!" Ruan Huiqin's eyes were all swollen from crying, she pleaded: "Please, you must find Xiao Xuan."

Yin Zongquan expressionlessly waved his hand: "Xiao Xuan will be fine, wait until tomorrow when the police issue the wanted notice, maybe it won't take a few days before we get news."

Since the old man had said so, those with children hurriedly took their children out, the rest also left the study one after another. In less than two minutes, only Yin Mingxing, Yin Mingyu, and Yin Meilan siblings, along with Ruan Huiqin, remained in the study.

"Dad!" Yin Meilan's man Wang Jiangtao said thoughtfully: "Yin Xuan's disappearance, could it be related to Zhou Andong?"

Yin Zongquan looked at Wang Jiangtao, his eyes full of appreciation as he asked: "Why did you think of Zhou Andong?"

"Yin Xuan hiring assassins to kill him, he must already know." Wang Jiangtao said: "And being able to hide the truth, make our Yin family blind, silently making Yin Xuan disappear, in all of Jingcheng, few could do it, but Zhou Andong is one of those who can."

A hint of smile appeared on Yin Zongquan's face, this was also the first time he had smiled in these two days: "Not bad, Yin Xuan's disappearance is inseparable from Zhou Andong."

Yin Meilan's originally pretty face became somewhat distorted: "Report to the police, arrest Zhou Andong."

"No!" Wang Jiangtao shook his head: "Zhou Andong is so cunning, you know that too. Since he dared to act against Yin Xuan, he certainly won't leave any evidence. If you find a loophole, you must be careful, it's very likely this is a trap, waiting for us to jump in."

So, reporting to the police is useless. Not only will it not harm him, it might even backfire, letting him accuse us of false charges, and by then the trouble will still be ours.

"What should we do then?" Yin Meilan gritted her teeth: "Are we just going to let Yin Xuan fall into Zhou Andong's hands, let him knead and shape him at will?"

Yin Mingyu's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, but his expression was very solemn: "If Yin Xuan is really in Zhou Andong's hands, at most he'll suffer some hardship, his safety is definitely not a problem."

Yin Mingyu looked at Yin Meilan and his sister-in-law Ruan Huiqin: "Although Zhou Andong is as cunning as a fox, ruthless and cruel, but as long as we understand him more, we can know he has always played within the rules, never crossed the red line."

"What Mingyu said is correct!" Yin Zongquan said calmly, still unable to detect joy or anger: "I don't like Zhou Andong, but I must admit he is very law-abiding, never crossed the line. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been made so disheveled by him."

So, there's no need to worry about Yin Xuan's safety. Besides, whether Yin Xuan is in Zhou Andong's hands or not is just our speculation. Therefore, we must continue searching, we cannot just wait idly.

"Dad!" Wang Jiangtao hesitated a moment, then gritted his teeth: "Otherwise, you could talk to Elder Jian, sound him out?"

Ruan Huiqin's eyes lit up, she pleaded: "Dad, you just go ask Elder Jian, I only need to know Yin Xuan is still alive."

Yin Zongquan frowned slightly, his fingers lightly tapped the table, producing a soft tat-tat-tat sound: "Asking Elder Hongzhang Jian that old fox for inside information, aren't you afraid of getting scolded?"

Yin Zongquan pondered for a moment, then said: "But indeed, we should go find Elder Hongzhang Jian that old thing, have a cup of tea, catch up."

How the old man thought, Yin Mingyu didn't care, whether Yin Xuan was dead or alive, he didn't care. To be honest, he hoped that Yin Xuan, that disaster, would be killed by Zhou Andong, purifying the air of Jingcheng.

"Dad, there's nothing else, we're going back."

"Let's go!" Yin Zongquan glanced at the time, stood up and said: "It's almost two o'clock now, this old body of mine can't take staying up this late."