Xia Chujian saw Zong Ruoning out, then directly reminded him, "After you get back, carefully investigate your grandfather's 'Genetic Disease.'"
"I heard Gene Evolvers generally don't get this kind of illness. Your grandfather is a Gene Evolver too, right?"
Zong Ruoning nodded. "Yes, my grandfather is an A-Class Gene Evolver."
This was common knowledge throughout the Beichen Empire.
Master Zong was old, so these matters had long ceased to be secrets.
Xia Chujian said, "So what if it was a misdiagnosis?"
Zong Ruoning said, "Can a Genetic Disease be misdiagnosed?"
Xia Chujian said, "Any illness can be misdiagnosed, let alone something as complicated as a Genetic Disease..."
Zong Ruoning fell into thought.
When he returned to his villa, all his trusted subordinates had gathered there.
Zong Ruoning assigned them their tasks, then concealed his identity and bought a ticket for an official Interstellar Spaceship, immediately returning to Shaofu Star.
Thus, the next morning—seven days after Zong Ruoning's disappearance, though it was only the sixth night on Shaofu Star—some people had already run out of patience.
At the Zong Family Ancestral Home on Shaofu Star.
Before Master Zong's Medical Cabin, Grand Princess Tantai Jinyu stood in a plain white dress, wearing plain white silver jewelry in her hair. Her eyes were swollen red from weeping as she choked out, "Old Master is gravely ill, and the Eldest Young Master has gone missing..."
"Zong is now leaderless."
"I have informed the Zong Family Elders Council to convene immediately."
"While Old Master is seriously ill, we need an acting Family Head. Otherwise, such a vast family enterprise as Zong could fall apart at any moment."
Standing before her were all people from the Zong Family Second Branch and Third Branch.
Ever since the eldest son, Zong Weiping, had died in battle, the