Chapter 2678 - 2740: An Infuriating Secret

This ’insider’ news didn’t affect Li Yifei; after all, this was a girlfriend found by brothers, and Li Yifei couldn’t casually comment or maliciously speculate. The other person didn’t say anything more, handed Li Yifei a cigarette, and began to smoke silently, seemingly finding the matter quite frustrating.

The taste of parting and death is not good. Li Yifei really doesn’t want to experience such things again, but it’s impossible not to. In fact, in the coming years, Li Yifei might frequently experience them, starting with relatives, elders, and then friends he interacts with, especially the latter. They have different nationalities and skin colors and could die at any time. Many people whom Li Yifei now searches for might already be untraceable.

But the departure of the latter would only make Li Yifei lament a little, whereas the departure of these life-and-death brothers would linger in Li Yifei’s heart for a long time.

With a slight sigh, Li Yifei extinguished the cigarette butt. It was close to sunset, and Li Yifei wanted to burn some paper for his brother. Life does not meet, and in this life, it will never meet again.

Halfway through burning the paper money, engine sounds came from the corner, and Li Yifei stepped out of the mourning hall to see Zheng Mingrui and two others striding back.

"Boss, we didn’t find her!" Without waiting for Li Yifei to ask, Zheng Mingrui spoke first.

"Did you go to her house?" Li Yifei asked.

"Yes, we went to her house, but no one was home."

"Did you try several places?" Li Yifei trusted his brother’s ability to find people and had seen Song Shuang’s photo, believing that if she were home, it wouldn’t be impossible to find her. So, it means Song Shuang is not at home right now, but where she really went is unknown to everyone.

"Boss, I feel something’s not right." Zheng Mingrui said with a serious expression.

"Tell me." Li Yifei said.

Dumb Guy jumped in: "It looks like she intentionally disappeared. We’ve had people investigate the number, it hasn’t left the city. The last place the call was answered was on the commercial street. That’s why when Mingrui called, it was a bit noisy, and then she quickly turned off the phone after the call. We’ve lost track since then. Although we didn’t directly question her parents, after asking around, we found she hadn’t returned to those few possible places."

"Is it possible someone abducted her?" Li Yifei asked.

They looked at each other, and Zheng Mingrui shook his head: "It’s not ruled out, but we haven’t found any motive. The thing is, everything seemed normal a while ago, now suddenly she’s hiding, there must be a reason."

"Is it possible she and Mingrui’s relationship has had recent issues?"

Zheng Mingrui shook his head, saying, "Impossible, we’ve all heard him talk about his girlfriend, how could there be issues."

Li Yifei thought of Skinny Monkey’s childhood friend’s words just now, some things may not be true at first glance, what if there are hidden truths...

"Keep investigating, I want exact information by tomorrow morning. You can use some means if necessary." Li Yifei said profoundly. He didn’t mention Skinny Monkey’s childhood friend’s words because things were still unclear, and it would be irresponsible to talk about it at this time.

Zheng Mingrui and others received the order and began investigating, while Li Yifei took a call from his elder and second daughters. The two children have spent the most time together, so their bond is best. Of course, Li Yifei doesn’t stop the development of their relationship because the qualities displayed by the two daughters leave him unconcerned. Receiving the call, Li Yifei felt some of his displeasure slightly disperse. Moving to a quiet place, Li Yifei said, "Daughters, missing daddy?"

"Yes, really missing daddy. We’ve asked mommy many times when you’d be back. Today mommy said you might take calls so we called." Li Yufei spoke first, while her sister Li Yixiang seemed a little anxious and said beside her: "I miss daddy too, daddy do you miss us?"

"Yes, of course I miss you!" Li Yifei hurriedly said.

"That’s good, I said daddy would miss us too, but if you’re too busy to miss us, that’s okay. As long as we miss you, that’s enough." Li Yixiang said.

Li Yifei nodded repeatedly, saying: "What are you two doing?"

"Sis just finished exams, got a hundred, so wanted to tell daddy. I just learned a craft, folding paper flowers, made many today, just enough to give mommies and daddy!" Li Yixiang said in a baby voice, with a hint of pride in her words.

"Paper flowers? You and sister are great. Daddy is proud of you both!"

"Thanks, daddy."

"Did you give those flowers to mommies?"

"Gave them, last one’s for daddy, when you come back I’ll give it to you."

"Thank you, darling daughter!"

"You’re welcome, you’re my best daddy. Sis, say something." Li Yixiang said as she handed the phone to Li Yufei.

"Daddy, when will you finish? Mommies miss you, they won’t tell you but they often mumble to me." Li Yufei said as she took the phone.

"Really? Daddy will be back soon, shouldn’t take long." Li Yifei said.

"That’s good, there’ll be a surprise when you return!" The eldest daughter said mysteriously.

"Oh? Give daddy a hint of the surprise?" Li Yifei asked with interest.

Li Yufei shook her head, saying: "No, no, daddy will know after coming back."

"Haha, okay, daddy will wait."

"Okay, we’ll hang up, daddy be safe." Li Yufei said.

After hanging up, Li Yifei’s spirits lifted a bit. Listening to the children’s voices, the most heartfelt yearning, nothing beats it. Li Yifei then called Na Yi, who was supposed to be with Li Yifei earlier, but felt discomfort after getting out of the car, as if carsick, so Li Yifei let her check into a hotel first.

With so many people, they couldn’t stay at Skinny Monkey’s place, hence Na Yi didn’t follow. Upon asking, Na Yi felt better after a nap and ordered food from the hotel, which should arrive soon.

Li Yifei felt assured, gave a few instructions, saying he might not return tonight, letting Na Yi stay at the hotel. He wasn’t overly worried about Na Yi’s safety; despite her delicate appearance and gentle character, Na Yi is ultimately a Miao girl. Her Worm Technique isn’t weak, and she habitually carries one or two defensive worms, so if a truly wicked person appears, they might be the ones to suffer.

After putting down the phone, Li Yifei looked up; he was standing by the river, neither a large nor a deep river, about twenty meters wide. As it was evening, fish lightly leaped out of the water, causing ripples on the river’s surface. Li Yifei watched quietly for a while, pondering human existence, so fleeting. Sighing, he turned and walked back to the Yang Family.

Despite the Yang Family’s grief, the necessary tasks such as cooking and daily activities had to proceed. Zheng Mingrui and others commenced their investigation in this foreign city, not entirely alien as it’s Yang Yang’s territory. Although the brother died, his influence remains, unquestioned by the group.

The Yang Family was also searching for Song Shuang; she might not come, but hiding away would be hard to accept, especially Yang Yang’s sister, who is usually not overbearing, but in matters concerning Yang Yang, she’s very particular this time.

Song Shuang’s parents were contacted, but they stated they were clueless about the situation. Upon hearing Yang Yang died in service, Song Shuang’s parents seemed shocked but still unaware of their daughter’s whereabouts.

In a city of hundreds of thousands, finding one person seems incredibly difficult. This isn’t merely about investigating ID or lodging records. Although surveillance cameras are everywhere, such thorough checking requires massive manpower, impossible to mobilize now. But there are ways to investigate.

Li Yifei wasn’t too worried. Even if Song Shuang was kidnapped, trapped, or even murdered, the brothers could uncover her whereabouts. If it’s like that, it might be challenging, but if she’s merely hiding, it’ll be far easier to find her.

At around four in the morning, as the sky lighten up, and the sun was yet to rise, Li Yifei got active. Last night, he and some of the Yang Family kept vigil for Yang Yang’s parents, who were also present. Yet, everyone persuaded the elderly to rest; grieving as they might be, caring for their health was necessary, especially since Skinny Monkey’s mother wasn’t well. Excessive mourning leading to serious ailments would be disastrous.

What caught Li Yifei’s attention was the arrival of a car, a white BMW X5, stylish and seemingly new, suggesting a low age for the car. The white BMW drove slowly towards them, Li Yifei stood up, and the Yang Family perked up slightly, someone recognized it and said, "It’s Song Shuang; I know this car."

At four in the morning, Song Shuang arrived by car, the Yang Family went to greet her. The car door opened, and a fashionably dressed, striking woman stepped out, wearing bright red high heels and a tight skirt, with a red handbag. Her outfit didn’t fit with the Yang Family atmosphere, given they were mourning, and she was Skinny Monkey’s girlfriend, her attire was displeasing at first sight.

Li Yifei stood behind the group, scanning Song Shuang with displeasure.

"Song Shuang, why... are you here at this hour?" Skinny Monkey’s father, awakened, hurriedly approached, asking.

"Uncle!" Song Shuang showed a sorrowful expression, nodded forcefully, seemingly very upset, saying, "I... I’m late, sob, sob, let me see Yang Yang."

"Yang Yang... is in the mourning hall, go take a look!" Yang Yang’s father, also overwhelmed with grief, said weakly.

Song Shuang squeezed through the crowd, staggered towards the mourning hall.