A deathly silence hung over the Azure Alliance Headquarters.
Through that tiny phone screen, everyone witnessed the inconceivable scene, their minds instantly going blank.
Empty!
There was nothing inside the coffin!
No body, no burial clothes-not even a single strand of hair.
Yue Xiaofei froze too.
The towering fury in his heart came to an abrupt halt.
Then an indescribable surge of joy erupted from the deepest recesses of his heart!
Mother hadn't been desecrated!
Her resting place was empty!
But that joy lasted less than a second before an even greater, more overwhelming question swallowed it.
Why was it empty?
Where was Mother's body?
A thought spread like a wildly growing vine, instantly entwining his entire mind.
He remembered.
When news of Ye Qingmei's death in the line of duty had arrived, all of Handong Province had mourned.
Yet as Ye Qingmei's own son, he had never once seen her body!
Now a possibility he could scarcely believe, yet desperately longed for, exploded in his mind!
What if!
Mother hadn't died at all?
At Qingshan Cemetery.
Young Master Zhong roared in furious frustration.
"How could it be empty?"
"Where is she?"
"You useless idiots! You can't even dig up a grave properly!"
The image shook violently. Clearly, Young Master Zhong was taking his rage out on his men.
"Young Master Zhong, there's really nothing here!" one subordinate answered, trembling.
"Useless! Every last one of you!"
Young Master Zhong's furious shouting snapped everyone at the Azure Alliance Headquarters out of their shock.
The members of the Ten Great Financial Conglomerates exchanged looks, their faces filled with disbelief and suspicion.
"What's going on? How could Ye Qingmei's grave be empty?"
"Could... her body have been secretly moved long ago?"
"Impossible! Secretary Sha personally presided over the funeral. Who would dare