Seeing the earnestness in his expression, Lin Xinlan asked dubiously, "Are you really not lying to me?"
"Mm, I’m not lying to you," Rong Shaoze confirmed with a firm nod.
"Alright, I will believe what you said," Lin Xinlan smiled, but her heart remained somewhat panicked, lacking confidence.
"Let’s sleep," Rong Shaoze turned off the light and lay down holding her.
Lin Xinlan snuggled up to him, gently closed her eyes, and soon fell asleep.
But Rong Shaoze couldn’t sleep, thinking if something had happened to Xiaocong...
He was certain that Xinlan would be in danger as well.
Xiaocong was her lifeline; could she withstand the blow if something happened to him?
Rong Shaoze closed his eyes in agony, hoping only that Xiaocong’s whereabouts could be quickly discovered in the next two days.
Early the next morning, before dawn broke, he left the house.
He went to discuss methods to find Xiaocong with Xu Yao and others.
Eventually, Rong Shaoze decided to call each person who was most likely to have kidnapped Xiaocong.
This included phoning the boss of the Thousand Moon gang, Yuan Ye.
On the phone, he bluntly stated that if anyone dared to harm his son, he would spare no effort to make the enemy pay a bloody price, warning them not to touch him, otherwise, he would turn the world upside down!
Many were intimidated by his threats; even those for whom Xiaocong’s disappearance had nothing to do, were scared stiff.
And they promised that if they found out Xiaocong’s whereabouts, they would notify him immediately.
Only a few gang leaders were not scared by his threats, but they also gave serious regard to his words.
The Flame Phoenix was a gang with a long history whose real strength was inscrutable to outsiders, and the origin of the Flame Phoenix also made them wary.
Only a few historic family gangs had heard some rumors, claiming that the Flame Phoenix was a branch of the Xuanyuan Sect.
Though originally one family, for some unknown reason, the Flame Phoenix replaced the Xuanyuan Sect in the world over a hundred years ago.
The Xuanyuan Sect then vanished without a trace, and no one knew of its whereabouts.
Still, the Xuanyuan Sect was mentioned in some of the family stories.
It’s said that they were an extremely mysterious organization, and no one knew how long they had been around.
The people of the Xuanyuan Sect were each exceptionally skilled, capable of leaping onto roofs and vaulting over walls, and their killings were so stealthy that each time they made a move, it struck terror in others.
Their existence posed a lethal threat to the criminal underworld.
Suddenly, the Xuanyuan Sect disappeared, and after more than a hundred years, it was almost completely forgotten by everyone.
Even the fact that the Flame Phoenix was branched from the Xuanyuan Sect slipped from people’s memory.
But just because the world didn’t know the whereabouts of the Xuanyuan Sect, didn’t mean that those within the Flame Phoenix didn’t know.
If Rong Shaoze decided to use the Xuanyuan Sect to annihilate them, it would be effortless.
This wasn’t an empty threat.
Rong Shaoze dared to speak so arrogantly because he was confident.
And that’s why, after his threats, almost everyone became cautious.
Rong Shaoze wasn’t worried that someone would quietly get rid of Xiaocong to destroy evidence after his harsh words.
He firmly believed that those who kidnapped Xiaocong must be powerful.
Perhaps even capable of a showdown with the Flame Phoenix.
They kidnapped Xiaocong for a reason, and they wouldn’t hurt him easily.
After all, having Xiaocong in their hands was like holding an ace.
When necessary, they could pull it out to turn the tide.