When Xia Yuanfang said this, her tone was neither hurried nor slow, like a perfectly calibrated timekeeper.
Yet it carried an invisible pressure, more effective than any harsh threat she could have made.
The little bit of "courage" Meng Guanghui had just mustered instantly vanished.
Even his straight back bent slightly. With an unconscious hint of ingratiation and humility, Meng Guanghui said in a low voice, "Xia Gugu, we're already looking..."
As he spoke, he paused briefly and darted a glance toward Huo Yushen, wanting to know whether he could tell Xia Yuanfang the latest news.
Huo Yushen gave him a slight shake of the head.
Meng Guanghui lowered his voice even further. "...But there's no news yet. Please rest assured that as soon as we receive any firsthand information, we'll notify you immediately!"
Xia Yuanfang stared steadily at Meng Guanghui's every movement on the Virtual Display Screen, not missing that fleeting pause just now.
Although it had lasted only an instant, too subtle to distinguish clearly with the naked eye, Xia Yuanfang's sharp instincts and astonishing powers of observation had still caught a trace of something unusual.
Just then, Meng Guanghui seemed to have glanced in a certain direction.
Xia Yuanfang was not entirely unfamiliar with that movement and expression.
It was the look of someone seeking instructions from a superior present at the scene.
A superior?
A glint flickered in Xia Yuanfang's eyes as she asked mildly, "Is that so? You're looking for her? May I ask how you're conducting this search? Could you tell me, Chujian's only Direct Lineage, about your operation?"
Meng Guanghui smiled awkwardly. "That can't be disclosed... it's confidential."
Xia Yuanfang nodded. "So you have indeed taken action. Did you begin recently, or did you start as soon as you learned my niece had