“And what else?”
Mu Qingxue frowned deeply. The more she listened, the more something felt wrong. A fragment of an idea seemed to stir in her mind, but she couldn’t grasp it.
“Sister Lingling checked the passenger manifest for the flight. Five people had fake identities.”
Hearing this, Mu Qingxue’s face turned extremely ugly, as dark and purple as an eggplant struck by frost.
In other words, there was a mole in the airline who had arranged for those five hijackers to get on the plane.
Thinking this, Mu Qingxue suddenly realized.
This was completely a premeditated hijacking.
“Sister Lingling managed to get the airport surveillance footage. Those five were smart—they deliberately avoided showing their faces to the cameras. So they are definitely not terrorists; those people are desperadoes. They wouldn’t be afraid to show their faces.”
“Moreover, judging by their builds and gaits, they were clearly professionally trained. If I’m not mistaken, they should be Huaguo nationals.”
San Yue Bu Xia Xue slid her finger across the laptop’s touchpad, zooming in on the surveillance images as she carefully explained for Mu Qingxue.
“Now the authorities know about the hijacking. If nothing unexpected happens, they’ll surely negotiate with them.”
“Mm. Any other news?”
“None.”
Mu Qingxue was not in the habit of placing her hopes in others. Huaguo’s organizations were strong in execution, but there were also many rotten elements. Cases of one bad apple spoiling the whole barrel were not unheard of.
–Huashi News: According to relevant sources, at 9:10 AM, flight JK857 was hijacked over Qingzhou. There are 200 passengers on board. It can be confirmed that the hijackers are not armed with firearms. Relevant authorities are in negotiations with them.–
With the release of the official news media, the entire country learned that a hijacking had occurred in Huaguo.
This greatly shocked Huaguo netizens.
Because of Huaguo’s strict gun control, most criminal cases in the country were disputes and fights. There were only a few cases per year that could be considered homicides.
For a country with a population over a billion to have only a few homicides a year—that was practically a fantasy novel in the eyes of foreigners.
Hijackings, such malicious crimes, had basically been eradicated over a decade ago.
Huaguo netizens never thought that one day they would get to feast on such drama in their own backyard.
“Missy, Sister Lingling sent another message.”
In the living room, Mu Qingxue sat on the sofa, scrolling through news headlines on her phone. She saw some netizens still making snide remarks, especially blaming the passengers for not resisting when the hijackers had no firearms. That sentence made her blood pressure spike.
‘Textbook case of someone who stands and talks without feeling the strain.’
“Speak!”
“Sister Lingling found out the travel itinerary of those five. They came from Kyo City, uh…”
San Yue Bu Xia Xue was dumbfounded at this point, finally realizing something was wrong.
“Kyoto?”
Mu Qingxue smiled coldly.
“Oh, I see. I was wondering who had the power to place a mole inside the airline. So it’s him.”
Qin Wushuang of the Kyoto Qin family.
Thinking back to the threat from Zhenwu Xiaoshimei in the game earlier, everything now made sense.
“Qin Wushuang.”
San Yue Bu Xia Xue looked at her Missy, whose aura was bitterly cold, and couldn’t help but shiver.
She knew that Missy was truly furious this time.
Qin Wushuang was not someone to be trifled with either. A clash between the two families would only result in mutual destruction, and the Mu family might even end up at a disadvantage.
Even if the Qin family were weaker, it was still a century-old noble house, not something the current Mu family could compare to.
But looking at the current state of her Missy, she was clearly furious. If she… No, she had to report this to the Chairman.
Mu Qingxue tightly clenched her fists, her expression somewhat ferocious. But then, as if she thought of something, she slowly unclenched her fists and let out a helpless sigh.
“Ah…”
She had no way to retaliate now, and she couldn’t retaliate.
It wasn’t that she was afraid of him, but Xiaoyan was still in his hands. As long as she remained on that plane, she would always be at a disadvantage.
“Qianqian, video call Yaoyao. I have something to tell her.”
San Yue Bu Xia Xue silently nodded and sent a video call request to Qian Renxue on the laptop’s Penguin messenger.
The other side quickly accepted.
“Sister Qian.”
“Missy is looking for you.”
After saying that, she placed the laptop in front of Mu Qingxue.
“Yaoyao.”
Seeing Mu Qingxue’s icy cold face, Qian Renxue immediately became nervous, repeatedly thinking about whether she had done something wrong recently.
Otherwise, why would Missy’s expression be so ugly?
“Missy.”
“Did the Qi sisters enter the game yet?”
“Not yet, they’re tidying up the apartment.”
“Call Qi Yun over. I have something to discuss with her.”
“Okay.”
Qian Renxue left the phone where it was and got up to call Qi Yun.
After about ten minutes, footsteps sounded from the phone, followed by the voices of Qian Renxue and Qi Yun in conversation.
“Take it. Our Missy has something to ask you.”
“Is it about signing the contract?”
“Probably not.”
Qi Yun thought Mu Qingxue was contacting her about the contract for joining the guild, so she picked up the phone and waved a greeting.
“Hi, Guild Leader.”
Mu Qingxue did not give her a pleasant expression. She stared at her coldly without speaking.
Because of this woman, Xiaoyan was still in danger. If it weren’t for her, none of this would have happened.
Qi Yun was embarrassed. It was obvious that this new guild leader didn’t like her.
“Um, Guild Leader, is there something you need from me?”
Mu Qingxue closed her eyes and pondered for a moment.
This matter couldn’t be blamed entirely on this woman. Part of it was her own fault. If she hadn’t been arrogant and given Xiaoyan confidence, Xiaoyan wouldn’t have been determined to help them. But that man was no good; he would stoop to any means to achieve his goals.
…
“Xiaoyan was kidnapped by Qin Wushuang.”
Qi Yun was taken aback upon hearing this, finally understanding why Mu Qingxue’s expression was so grim. She smiled bitterly. “I’m sorry, Guild Leader. It’s my fault for bringing you such a big problem. Is Sister Xiaoyan okay?”
Mu Qingxue shook her head.
“She’s safe for now. Qin Wushuang’s people have taken control of the plane. Xiaoyan is on that plane. He threatened to have me send you back.”
“I understand. I’ll go pack my bags.”
Qi Yun looked dejected, got up, and left Room 302.
Mu Qingxue did not stop her. She had said those words to make Qi Yun sensible enough to return voluntarily, so that when she brought Chen Xiaoyan back, she could have an answer (or an excuse).
“Yaoyao.”
“Here.”
“Watch her.”
“Yes.”
Compared to the situation of the Qi sisters, Mu Qingxue was more concerned about Chen Xiaoyan’s safety.
However, since that Qin Wushuang had made her lose face like this, he wouldn’t get off easy.
She immediately decided to hand over the information Qiu Xue had collected so far to Mu Rongchang, and have him deliver it to the higher-ups.
Although this couldn’t serve as conclusive evidence, it would at least give the higher-ups a clear direction for investigation.
As for Qin Wushuang, if you said he was smart, he would still dare to defy the world’s consensus, knowing full well that the organization valued its international image.
Making those big shots lose face internationally meant the Qin family wouldn’t have it easy in the future.