Just like that, Zhou Qiang vanished from Wang Xiaoliang's world.
An immense sense of helplessness gripped his heart.
He took out his phone, intending to let Liu Xinyu know.
But Liu Xinyu's name in his contacts carried a weight that kept him from pressing it.
What could he say?
That Brother Qiang had been taken away for unknown reasons, possibly involving the Confidential Organization?
Say all that on an international call?
Was he out of his mind?
He couldn't make this call.
He couldn't mention a single word.
Only now did Wang Xiaoliang truly understand why Zhou Qiang had insisted on bringing Huang Xueli in and making him one of their most important partners.
Huang Xueli was no mere partner. He was the heaviest piece of ballast aboard this ship! In raging winds and towering waves, he was the only navigator who could take the helm and keep them from striking a reef and capsizing!
Political intelligence... ordinarily, it was something you could neither see nor touch, but once trouble struck, it became a matter of life and death.
Better wait until Liu Xinyu returned to Fucheng.
The car drove on through the night, but Wang Xiaoliang's thoughts drifted to something else-Sun Ting.
An unintentional act by Li Le had already cost the supermarket dearly.
What if... Sun Ting deliberately tried something?
When he got home and entered the bedroom, Wei Zijin's voice on the phone grew clearer.
"Haiyan, it really isn't what you think. It's just... Lanxiang's due soon, and the doctor said she really shouldn't overexert herself."
"Think about it. A whole day of wedding festivities would be too much for both mother and baby. That's why it was canceled at the last minute."
"Yes, yes, she's fine. Doing great."
Wei Zijin hung up and let out a