"Missing?"
"They called it missing, but anyone with a functioning brain knew there had to be more to it. Some faction probably orchestrated it to get his Yellow-Silver Star Ore, or force him to reveal the connection between Yellow-Silver Ore and Yellow-Silver Star Ore."
"What did Zhong Dingming do, then?"
"The old professor was stubborn as hell. He refused to compromise with any faction that would stoop so low, and insisted he knew nothing. In the end, none of his three missing children were found. It was pretty much certain that the kidnappers had killed them."
Qin Siyang asked curiously, "Once, twice, but three times? One child going missing was one thing, but how did all three disappear? Couldn't he find a way to protect the others? With his abilities and standing, he could have developed powerful God-Hunting Artifacts for his children to defend themselves, and demanded that Western Glory University provide comprehensive protection."
"Yellow-Silver Star Ore represented astronomical profits. Zhong Dingming couldn't trust anyone. Who knew whether his children's disappearances had anything to do with those families controlling the mining industry at Western Glory University?"
Qin Siyang agreed. "True. He held the only specimen of Yellow-Silver Star Ore. Anyone would covet it."
Hu Chan shook his head helplessly. "His first wife was the pitiful one. Losing three children all at once was too much for her. She had a mental breakdown and was admitted to Western Glory University's psychiatric hospital. Given Zhong Dingming's standing, the university assigned dedicated staff to care for her."
Qin Siyang frowned. "But I heard Professor Zhong Dingming had a wife and child?"
"That's his second wife, and the child she recently gave birth to."
"No wonder... But he didn't reveal anything even after his three children died one after another. Doesn't that prove he