At the same time, Xiao Yebai’s car sped to the spot where his youngest son disappeared.

The news of the little one’s disappearance was also spreading rapidly among Dabai’s circle of brothers. Since the last time he came to dismantle a bomb, the sixth brother hadn’t left the United States. Now hearing from Zang Xiaolian that a little one was missing, his face turned immediately ashen.

He has always hated those who exploit the old, the young, and women for wrongdoing. With his blood boiling, the sixth brother said, "You’re in New York, right? I’ll head over immediately. I know people at the New York Police Department, hold on, I’ll contact them and set up checkpoints at the main traffic points in New York immediately."

Zang Xiaolian nodded eagerly to his words, "Sixth brother, hurry over. I’m scared, I can barely accept this news myself, I’m afraid second brother won’t be able to handle it either."

"I’ll catch a flight and be there in two to three hours," the sixth brother said. "Now tell me where you’ve been searching and what results you’ve found."

"I was originally handling affairs at Christie’s headquarters in New York. After something happened with second brother, I rushed over to the library. There was a famous author holding a new book signing event there. Mingli and an agent went missing from that place. How did they disappear? When did they disappear? There’s no conclusion yet," he replied.

"What do you mean you don’t even know when they disappeared?" With that, the sixth brother was disgusted by the incompetence of the security measures, cursing immediately, "Doesn’t he have a lot of money? Is it so hard to hire more bodyguards for his son?!"

Zang Xiaolian defended Dabai, saying, "Don’t mention the bodyguards, sixth brother."

"What?"

"There were definitely bodyguards," Zang Xiaolian said. "Second brother would never let his son go out alone. However, the agents all arranged for additional bodyguards for Mingli, so second brother’s bodyguards didn’t need to go out this time."

"So what happened now? Even with bodyguards, people have disappeared?"

"Word is, even the bodyguards are missing! Sixth brother—" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Wei Changqing, upon hearing this, felt as if his mind was doused in cold water, realizing the gravity of the situation. If even the bodyguards are missing, the perpetrators are far from ordinary.

"A place like that should have surveillance cameras installed," Wei Changqing said quietly.

"Yes," Zang Xiaolian replied. "After second brother arrived, along with the agents’ team, the first thing they did was request footage from the security department there, only to find some of the cameras had been vandalized. Second brother, there’s no need to contact the police department; we’re already prepared to report the case. Given the circumstances, the police will undoubtedly classify it as a major investigation, and the major crimes unit will be involved. However, we’re worried that if Mingli truly fell into the wrong hands, contacting the police might make them desperate enough to harm him. Based on their modus operandi, it’s not out of the question that these are brutal individuals capable of harming children."

"Can you guess who might have done it?" Wei Changqing asked.

"We don’t know, we really have no idea—" Zang Xiaolian sighed in frustration, his face lined with worry. "Second brother can’t figure it out, neither can sister-in-law. There were no prior plans to come here; it was completely impromptu, so it’s very likely—"

"Very likely what?"

"Very likely that it doesn’t look like something black-hatters would do. If it’s not black-hatters, who else could have the ability to target second brother’s child like this? Second brother and sister-in-law generally don’t have grudges with anyone."

The result is a dead end for everyone involved.

Wei Changqing contemplated with a stiffened face before finally saying, "I know Zhang San is not here. It’s hard for you to contact him, I’ll reach out to him."