That night.
In the Capital.
At the Ding Family's private residence.
Compared with the Four Great Clans, the residences of Guotai Min'an were not particularly luxurious, nor did they have many visitors at their doors.
At their level, money alone would not get you an audience.
At that moment, however, the courtyard of the Ding patriarch, who had always preferred quiet, was filled with voices.
"Have you found her?"
"I don't care what connections you use. I want her found within three hours."
"Yes, yes, contact Sikong Jian immediately... He's not answering? Then fly over there yourself. I want to speak to him."
"Use every connection we have. You must find Yaya before dawn."
In the courtyard, members of the Ding Family's direct line held their phones, directing their subordinates' search as they paced anxiously around the yard.
Ding Ya was missing.
The entire Ding Family had erupted.
Minister Ding had many sons, but only one daughter.
Who in the Capital didn't know that Old Ding doted on his daughter?
That night, the normally low-profile Ding Family showed the world their astonishing network of connections.
Within just two hours, powerful figures across the Northeast had gone out to search for the Ding Family's young lady.
Calls had even reached Xiao Yuan and Overlord.
Compared with the commotion in the courtyard, the tea room was much quieter.
The Ma Family's old man and the Ding patriarch sat cross-legged at the tea table.
After Ma Qingshan got into trouble, his father had rushed straight to the Ding Family without stopping.
There was a reason this old man was suited to politics. His first reaction when trouble struck wasn't to save his son, but to run to the Ding Family and get his version in first.
First, he could explain the whole course