Part 4
With one minute left, An Dong tentatively asked: [Mr. Zong, can I call now?]
Receiving Ning Yunyi’s affirmative reply, An Dong breathed a sigh of relief but was also curious: what kind of person is the mysterious Mr. Zong?
What is his voice like?
From the pair of jade-like white hands shown in the livestream, he imagined Mr. Zong must be very young. The hands were slender and fair, but the skin was very white, not looking like someone with high combat power, but more like a researcher.
In An Dong’s mind, there was an image of a tall, slender, refined young man with a gentle and warm smile.
The prelude to the call connecting made the four people present very nervous.
Xun Xun had recovered quite a bit. At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged in the medical cabin. He was grateful for this life-saving grace but didn’t fully believe Mr. Zong’s explanation to An Dong.
Just because he was a past idol, he used such a sky-high favor in exchange for inquiring about news of a single person?
The moment the call connected, the other side was very quiet. Not even breathing could be heard.
An Dong tentatively asked, “Is this Mr. Zong?”
Whether from nervousness or too much anticipation, his voice trembled.
Elder An and Elder Xun cast a look at An Dong, looking down on his lack of worldly experience. But when it was their turn to speak, they couldn’t help trembling too. “Hello Mr. Zong, I am An Dong’s grandfather.”
Elder Xun barely controlled himself, but couldn’t suppress his excitement. “Hello Mr. Zong, I am Xun Xun’s grandfather.”
Beside them, Xun Xun, with a wooden face, almost couldn’t hold it together: ??
An Dong glanced at him. Young man, what are you pretending for? I still remember how you looked for Cumin Lamb everywhere when you just woke up. Your foodie nature was exposed long ago, okay?
No one can walk out of Mr. Zong’s livestream calmly, okay?
Let alone facing Mr. Zong himself… well, his voice.
At this moment, there was movement on the other side. A cold, indifferent voice rang out, merging with the deathly silent background, inexplicably making the people present shiver. “I am No.1 Knife of the Sect.”
An Dong froze on the spot: Why does Mr. Zong’s voice sound so ghostly?
No, how can I say that about Mr. Zong?
Ning Yunyi didn’t care. In fact, this was the effect he wanted to achieve, striving to ensure that when he returned to the First Star in the future, even face-to-face, these people wouldn’t be able to connect him with “No.1 Knife of the Sect.”
An Dong and the other three knew Mr. Zong had questions for Xun Xun. They politely greeted him this time and didn’t dare stay long, quickly leaving the room alone for Xun Xun.
Xun Xun was silent for a long time before asking directly, “Mr. Zong, I am very grateful that you saved me. I will repay this life-saving grace. However, before I fully trust you, I cannot tell you everything about Ning Zhanfeng.”
He paused, then explained, “Firstly, some matters involve military secrets, which I cannot divulge. Secondly, Mr. Zong saved my life; if you want to take my life, I will have no complaints. But Mr. Zong has not saved Ning Zhanfeng. Whatever your intentions towards him are, I cannot make a judgment based solely on one side. Therefore, regarding anything that might pose a danger to him, forgive me for not being able to inform you.”
Ning Yunyi wasn’t surprised by Xun Xun’s words; instead, he appreciated them.
Xun Xun didn’t know he was Ning Zhanfeng’s second brother. Maintaining vigilance towards a stranger was actually better for Ning Zhanfeng.
Otherwise, if he told everything to anyone who wanted to know about Ning Zhanfeng, it wouldn’t be good for Big Brother Ning.
Ning Yunyi responded, “No harm. You can choose to tell me what can be said.”
Xun Xun breathed a sigh of relief. If the other party really insisted, he didn’t know if he should give up letting him continue the treatment.
He was grateful for the life-saving grace, but similarly, he couldn’t place Ning Zhanfeng, who was already under attack from all sides, in further danger.
Xun Xun spoke again, much more frankly. “What does Mr. Zong want to ask?”
Ning Yunyi: “What happened in the military before Ning Zhanfeng disappeared? If he simply went missing, why was there news of betrayal? Did he really betray?”
Xun Xun was silent for a long time before speaking. “This is a military secret. What I can tell Mr. Zong is that externally, it appears so. But internally… I didn’t have much contact with him, but I understand him somewhat. Ning Zhanfeng values his family very much, more than his own life. I don’t believe a person who values his family’s safety so much would betray them and disregard his family just to drag out an ignoble existence. But my rank is not high enough to access the details, nor can I inform you in detail.”
After Xun Xun finished answering, there was no sound from the other side for a long time. He felt unsure, fearing this answer displeased the other party.
Fortunately, the other side only asked one sentence: “When was the last time you saw Ning Zhanfeng? Where did you see him?”
Ning Yunyi asked with too much certainty. Xun Xun was surprised by the other party’s keenness and froze on the spot.
The reason Ning Yunyi was so sure Xun Xun had seen him after Big Brother Ning’s accident was because of a flaw in his words.
Xun Xun said he didn’t have much contact with Ning Zhanfeng, yet said he valued his family more than his life.
Since they weren’t familiar, how was he sure of this?
Obviously, after the news of Big Brother Ning’s betrayal spread, Big Brother Ning likely risked being caught and judged to return to the First Star.
Xun Xun happened to see him, so he was so sure that Big Brother Ning would rather disregard his life to go back and save his family, leading to such a categorical conclusion.
Xun Xun’s voice came hoarsely after a long time. “Yes, I saw him once just after the news of his betrayal spread.”
Ning Yunyi: “On the First Star, right?”
Xun Xun rubbed his face and sighed. “Yes. But I can only tell you this much. As for exactly where I saw him, I’m sorry I can’t tell you.”
Ning Yunyi didn’t pursue it. This was enough.
If Big Brother Ning returned to the First Star after the accident wanting to go back to the Ning family, he would definitely have gone back without hesitation. But he didn’t.
That meant Big Brother Ning met with an accident on his way to the Ning family on the First Star.
In other words, the location where Big Brother Ning ultimately disappeared completely was the First Star. As long as this was confirmed, Ning Yunyi needed to make a trip back to the First Star.
As long as he had existed, he would inevitably leave traces.
This might be a clue to finding Big Brother Ning’s current whereabouts.
Ning Yunyi got the answer he wanted and didn’t ask any more questions. He knew he couldn’t get anything else out of Xun Xun, so he quit while he was ahead.
After Ning Yunyi turned off his wristband, he sent a message to City Lord Bai, asking him to finalize the identity IDs as soon as possible.
City Lord Bai agreed readily. The speed of completion depended on the amount of Star Coins, and that was the one thing he didn’t lack.
Ning Yunyi thought of something and replied with another sentence.
On the other side, City Lord Bai looked at Ning Yunyi’s sentence: [To express my gratitude, I will bring a gift for Young Master Bai tomorrow that he will definitely like as a thank-you gift.]
Suddenly excited, he pounced to the window, pressed his face against it, and said with surprise to the little ball inside: “A’Cheng, your Uncle is bringing you a gift tomorrow!”
The little rabbit, who was originally flattened like a pancake, heard this explosive form of address. His ears instantly perked up and pressed tightly together, refusing to listen.
In the evening, Big Cat and Little Meow Cub saw a table of familiar Broccoli Stir-fried with Carrots. Their hearts refused, but they still honestly put on masks of pain and swallowed it down mouthful by mouthful, barely chewing.
Ning Yunyi watched the nearly identical expressions of the big and small duo with extraordinary calmness. His mood was fairly good, pretending not to see.
How can cute little cubs be picky eaters?
After eating, Big Cat and Little Meow Cub looked at each other and exhaled softly, hoping not to see this dish tomorrow.
It was killing the cat.
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