Chapter 439: 439: The Disappearance of Ding Dong

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Chapter 439: Chapter 439: The Disappearance of Ding Dong The sword light swept past, and two headless corpses were thrown into the magma pool below, turning into two wisps of smoke... Lin Xiaosu walked to the entrance of the cave in front, turned back, and invoked the Heavenly Tao Wisdom Eye for time space reversal... The Left Envoy and Qing Ru did not appear. After entering the Bridge Realm that day, they did not turn back. Consider yourself lucky! Lin Xiaosu entered the cave, hurried along, walking through the underground maze for half an hour. Finally, an ancient bronze gate appeared in front, Lin Xiaosu raised a hand, and the Five Elements Sword in his palm struck out five times, representing metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The Five Elements Gate opened. He stepped out from the door. Yes, this was another gain from his entrance into the Underworld. He had completed the Five Elements. The sword could be used as an Array Pen. He had just used this technique to trick over a hundred Array Masters to death, which was worth mentioning. As he stepped into the basement of the Divine Temple, he had a premonition that he would encounter the top tier of the Divine Temple. However, the place was empty! The Five Elements Gate slowly closed behind him. A team of soldiers came running from the front. Dressed in military uniforms, with a Flying Eagle insignia on their armbands. “Who are you? Get down!” a soldier shouted in Arabic. Lin Xiaosu spun around and disappeared from where he stood. The next moment, he caught a lone soldier in the corridor, stripped him of his clothes, threw the soldier into a dark room, and became a member of this army, left the chamber, walked out of the passage, and into the sunlight. He took a deep breath, feeling a bit sorry for his lungs, what had he been breathing these past few months? Sulfur gas, volcanic ash, the aura of death, the aura of yin; none of it normal air... Now he was finally free. He could walk freely in the sunlight. He also figured out the current situation... This army was another armed force from the Durta Country, called the Flying Eagle Armed. On July 3rd, they launched an attack and occupied the Divine Temple. The situation was quite interesting. The Divine Temple used the Earthfall Beast army to destroy Menghu, and Flying Eagle launched an attack and took over the Divine Temple. The Middle East is like a revolving lantern. Fine, the trip to the Middle East is over, time to go home! Lin Xiaosu drove a military vehicle, speeding out of the site of the Divine Temple, even avoiding checkpoints along the way. Upon reaching the Durta Capital, he slipped into a street, and in the next moment, transformed into an ordinary Daxia merchant disguise. Then, he went to the airport, entered a bathroom, and knocked out a middle-aged man who was in there. Half an hour later, he boarded a plane heading to Jiangcheng. The fact proved that for someone with his means, if he loosened his moral constraints slightly, traveling around the world would indeed be like playing a game. Upon arriving in Jiangcheng, Lin Xiaosu exited the airport, changed clothes, and restored his appearance. He was finally back. He retrieved the phone from the Secret Realm Space, turned it on... Date, August 4th. He entered the Middle East on May 13th. Entered the Underworld on May 19th. Two and a half months. What events occurred in the outside world? The phone turned on, and messages came in... The topmost ones were the most recent. Yixiang: “Brother, I’ve completed the Jiangcheng task and am coming home, where are you?” The time was three days ago. Scrolling further, there were several more messages, starting with a nonchalant tone and becoming increasingly urgent, filled with deep concern in every word. Chang Ye: “We went to the place you mentioned and couldn’t find you! Where are you?” Time was a month ago. Only one message, but it doesn’t mean she wasn’t worried, just that her status was different, preventing her from saying much through messages. She didn’t even mention the Divine Temple, only saying “that place”. Even Ruolan, who usually never bothers him during missions, sent a message: “Little Su, you’ve been gone too long this time, is something wrong?” The time was half a month ago. Ding Ruoshui called, she directly called, and seventeen times! In addition, his parents also called several times. After two and a half months underground, there were still a bunch of people calling. Lin Xiaosu suddenly felt, perhaps he’d been a bit too much; disappearing for two and a half months, he could imagine the anxiety behind each message and call from those who cared about him. For Chang Ye, Lin Xiaosu directly sent a message: “Hey, I’m back, alive and kicking. All three legs intact.” To Yixiang, he made a call... The call connected quickly, and Yixiang’s voice came through, very excited: “Brother.” “Little darling, you’re home?” “Mm, been home for two days, thinking every day about why my brother is missing, can’t eat well, can’t sleep well...” Yixiang seemed to be acting coy. “Then quickly have a good meal and a sound sleep.” “I want to talk to brother...” Yixiang said, “The Life Soul Gu case is over, so I withdrew. Originally, I thought I’d meet brother when leaving Jiangcheng, but brother forgot his sister...” A soft voice came from the other side: “Who is it?” It was her mother’s voice. Spoken in Miao Language. Yixiang said: “Little Su!” “Ah? Quickly tell him to come over, I’ve prepared lots of small river fish and small river shrimp...” Yixiang giggled: “Brother, did you hear that?” “I heard, your mom prepared a bunch of small river fish and shrimp, I’ll come next time to eat them all.” “Then hurry over, let me tell you, mom won’t keep meat, if you’re late, the fish and shrimp will definitely smell...” They chatted happily, with her mom occasionally chiming in with a few words. This is the change in the Miao Village. Now Yixiang is all lovey-dovey with her brother, no longer avoiding their mother. The mother urged him to hurry over, actually with another purpose in mind, though it’s hard to say it out loud—to break the love spell on him. She put a love spell on Lin Xiaosu. The love spell is quite magical. An antidote must be taken within a year, or else the love spell kicks in. So, she’s worried that her son-in-law might be away for a year, which would be a disaster. Of course, she doesn’t know that the time restriction she set means nothing to Lin Xiaosu—the spell is long gone. After chatting with Yixiang for an hour, Yixiang reluctantly hung up the phone, her face glowing as she went to cook. Lin Xiaosu made a call to Ding Ruoshui. Ding Ruoshui reacted intensely: “You little rascal, where the hell have you been? Hurry and get over here, my mom is going crazy!” “Huh? What’s the situation?” “Don’t get it wrong, it’s not because she misses her son-in-law, but because of my brother! This time my brother is probably in real trouble. He’s been missing, and even after reporting to the police, there’s no progress. The captain of the Criminal Investigation Team, Shen Yinchuan, is just useless. Get here fast and help out. You want money, I’ll give you a billion! You want people, I’ll let you have them as far as the thigh!” Lin Xiaosu was stunned... The price was sky-high. A billion for money, as far as the thigh for people... The only aim was to help the Ding family find that super playboy, Ding Dong. What should he do about this? Only he knew that Ding Dong’s disappearance was essentially not a disappearance, nor was it what the Ding family imagined, that he had gone for a romantic escapade with some woman. He was on serious business. He had been picked up by Qianlong. But can he say this? He could only give a vague answer: “Don’t worry, I’ll contact Chief Shen first, get a grasp of the situation before making any move!” “Okay!” Ding Ruoshui hung up the call immediately. Lin Xiaosu hesitated for a moment, picked up the phone, and called Shen Yinchuan. Shen Yinchuan didn’t delay a second in answering: “Where are you?” “Walking on Jiangcheng Street...” “Name a place, find a bench to sit down, I’ll come look for you...” “...” About ten minutes later. A car stopped in front of Lin Xiaosu. Shen Yinchuan personally drove his car. The window rolled down, his head tilted slightly, signaling for Lin Xiaosu to get in. Lin Xiaosu got into the passenger seat, the window closed. “Brother, you really need to help this time! Your cheap mother-in-law is in my office daily, more punctual than me at work, her son has been missing for over two months! I’ve tried everything, I’m really out of options.” “So?” “So, you need to use that ancestral detective divine skill you once mentioned to help out your old brother this time!” said Shen Yinchuan. “What you once mentioned... if I remember correctly, you said: you wouldn’t trouble me because of my detective skills, you even swore on your son’s marriage.” Shen Yinchuan had said: If I, because of your detective skills, cause you not to sleep day or night, let my son never find a wife. Shen Yinchuan said: “I don’t have a son, just a daughter, whether my son finds a wife or not, how’s that my concern?” “Damn! You’re cheating!” Shen Yinchuan said: “I admit it even if it’s cheating! You don’t know, this matter is very significant, even Mayor He is anxious, he believes it’s an adversarial force targeting Ding Lizhong!” Lin Xiaosu leaned his head back on the seat, bumping it lightly. Shen Yinchuan said: “I’ve brought all the documents, I’ll show them to you now...” “No need!” Lin Xiaosu said: “I know where he is! But Chief Shen, I really can’t say...” Shen Yinchuan was visibly shaken. “Don’t worry! Just leave it be!” Lin Xiaosu said: “You tell that cheap mother-in-law, I guarantee that this New Year’s Eve, my cheap brother-in-law will come back to have the holiday dinner with her!” “You guarantee?” “I guarantee!” “Can I tell her... you guarantee?” Lin Xiaosu patted his head: “Alright, you tell her, I guarantee! If there’s any unexpected situation, I’ll stand in for the son-in-law, isn’t a son-in-law already half a son? Even if it’s just a half-son, doesn’t he count more than a playboy?” “My God, do you really know, or are you pretending to know?” Shen Yinchuan wanted to slap his forehead. “Real or fake, can’t you, a Criminal Investigation Team Captain, tell the difference?” Lin Xiaosu shot him a sideways glance. Shen Yinchuan nodded, his gaze slowly rising: “Does this information really come from... up above?” Lin Xiaosu said: “Stop asking! In these times of great competition, everyone has their place, you, me, him! All the same!” Shen Yinchuan’s gaze flickered, really not asking anymore. He truly understood... “Tell me, how’s the progress on the Life Soul Gu?” As for this matter, Shen Yinchuan actually only had a rough idea. The part he knew came from his identity as the Jiangcheng Criminal Investigation Team captain. The part he didn’t know was because he’s not Qianlong. The Life Soul Gu major case was led by Qianlong. Jiangcheng’s Changsheng Group was the most vital pivot point—probably the reason Mayor He Gaosheng is so sensitive about the Ding family’s son’s disappearance. He spoke about a lot... The key to breaking the Life Soul Gu case was establishing a treatment center in the Changsheng Group. A fierce game surrounding this treatment center was fought for over three months. The preliminary result is out now. The Nine Headed Snake has suffered heavy losses. In Daxia, their layout has been almost completely shaken. The losses in personnel are in tens of thousands! Daxia also suffered huge losses, the hardest hit area being the scientific research line. However, this loss has to be seen from two sides. Purely from a personnel loss perspective, it’s a loss. But these personnel had been infiltrated and defected, their capture is a great success in rooting out treachery, isn’t it? Jiangcheng was in turmoil, but now peace has been restored. Quite a few people have been arrested, interrogations are ongoing... This is all he knew. From his focus points, Shen Yinchuan also caught some things baffling to him: “Brother, have you been on a honeymoon in Java Island these last few months? How come some old guys playing chess on the street know things you don’t?” Lin Xiaosu said: “What if I told you I was underground for two and a half months, would you believe it?”

Chapter 439: 439: The Disappearance of Ding Dong

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