NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1229: Order
"I understand."
Watching her father hang up the phone, Wei Li silently glanced at her elder brother beside her who was also being punished by standing.
"Bang!"
The sudden loud noise startled her.
Without bothering to exchange glances with her brother, Wei Li withdrew her gaze, looked at her father's ashen face, and then at the withered hand that seemed ready to smash the tea table.
"Dad, don't get too worked up, take care of your health."
Even towards his usually pampered youngest daughter, Wei Bangxiong had no pleasant expression at this moment. His face was so dark it seemed water could drip from it.
"Did you really see nothing at the time?"
Wei Li immediately shook her head.
"No, we were outside the train station the whole time, we didn't see big sister come out at all, right, brother?"
Wei Bangxiong turned his gaze to his eldest son.
"Dad, we really didn't see Wei Hong, and didn't notice anything unusual."
After all, it was still poor and backward.
In a more developed place, how could a living person disappear without a trace, especially at a transportation hub like a train station.
If it were in the east, even a strand of hair could be detected, but in Myanmar, there's no such advanced Heavenly Eye system.
Of course.
Thirty years ago, Shen Zhou wasn't much different.
"Dad, over there... are there no clues either? Aren't Westerners quite skilled in this area?"
Wei Li asked bravely.
"Westerners are skilled, but will they wholeheartedly help us?"
Wei Bangxiong said coldly, his eyes sharp, but his focus showed he wasn't targeting his youngest daughter.
What does his youngest daughter have to do with this.
The youngest daughter is innocent.
After learning that his eldest daughter "disappeared into thin air," he immediately contacted foreign aid, but even though they agreed to help, their attitude was quite perfunctory.
What could the Four Major Families in Myanmar do?
Not just the Wei Family, the whole of Myanmar might not even catch their eye.
"Dad, let's rely on ourselves. We need to hurry now, the more we delay a minute, the more danger Wei Hong will be in. Let's contact Uncle Bai and the others to help find her."
Wei Zu suggested seriously, in a missing persons case, the golden rescue time is 48 hours; beyond that, the chance becomes slim.
And now, two days have long passed.
But at any time, one cannot be pessimistic and must maintain an optimistic attitude.
"Find them? How are they any better than Westerners? Asking them for help would just bring disgrace, it's good enough they don't laugh at us."
"Dad, then let's do it ourselves. I'll go out right now, I'll definitely bring back big sister."
After all, they are family.
Wei Li made a move to go out.
"Stop."
Wei Bangxiong ordered sternly, "Stay quietly at home these days, you can't go anywhere."
"Why?"
Wei Li was puzzled.
"No why, it's an order."
Wei Bangxiong declared indubitably.
Wei Li was about to protest, but Wei Zu spoke: "Dad is thinking about your safety. Now that Wei Hong's whereabouts are unknown, we know nothing about who did it, the target might not only be Wei Hong."
Wei Li found this unacceptable and argued: "I'm different from big sister, big sister is capable. But what's the point of catching me?"
As soon as she said this.
The atmosphere instantly turned silent.
She was quite clear-headed.
Yes.
What's the use of catching a mascot?
Wei Zu was speechless, at a loss for words.
"Wei Li, now is a critical time, not the time for you to be willful. If something unexpected happens, you'll regret it later."
Wei Li looked at her father, who was more serious than ever before, and stopped arguing, seemingly aware of the turbulent situation.
One family member after another was encountering trouble.
The power and glory of the Wei Family was no longer enough to provide a carefree sense of security.
"Fine, I understand. But Dad, when can I go out, please inform me the first moment."
Wei Bangxiong remained silent.
"You all talk."
After saying that, Wei Li glanced at her elder brother Wei Zu, then left the hall. Although she was the youngest among her siblings, she was sharp-eyed, giving space for her father and brother to talk privately.
Their eyes met.
The father and son, alone together, fell into silence.
"Do you think your sister is still alive?"
After a long pause.
Wei Bangxiong broke the silence with a haunting question.
"Of course. Wei Hong will be fine."
Wei Zu replied firmly, in a way that befitted an elder brother's role and position.
Wei Bangxiong gazed at his eldest son, who had always reassured him, and continued to ask, "Do you think Wei Hong will come back safely?"
"Dad, I will do my utmost to rescue Wei Hong."
Wei Zu met his gaze, resolute and unwavering.
"Is that so? I thought perhaps you actually don't welcome your sister back. Haven't you always had a difference in philosophy with her?"
Wei Bangxiong spoke lightly, without haste.
Wei Zu remained calm and composed, "Indeed, there are philosophical differences between Wei Hong and me, but it doesn't change the fact that she is my sister."
Wei Bangxiong fell silent again for a long while, then rasped slightly, "Do you know why she was able to come back this time?"
Wei Zu shook his head.
"Because the government has already negotiated peace with the Allies."
Wei Bangxiong no longer concealed the truth.
Wei Zu's expression changed slightly, "How is that possible..."
Wei Bangxiong looked at him expressionlessly, "Nothing is impossible. Once the Allies and the government have reconciled, do you know what that means?"
"It means turning enemies into friends with the Allies."
Wei Zu replied as if interpreting a picture, then added, "The electronic fraud business will have new opportunities."
"Is that the reason Dad called Wei Hong back?"
Wei Bangxiong neither confirmed nor denied.
"Dad, even if we make peace with the Allies, it doesn't mean the electronic fraud industry can flourish again. Dad, this business is truly unscrupulous, the real threat to it isn't the Allies, the Allies are just a tool."