It is said that the son's father is the patriarch of a wealthy family

When Li Mu saw Secretary Dong with an anxious expression, his face paled instantly, and even his figure shook. It was Sun Jie and the others who were alert and immediately supported him. After standing still, he stabilized his mind, and then walked slowly into the room. down the hall.

Seeing Li Mu's figure, Secretary Dong breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Sun Jie: "Clear the scene, I have something important to discuss with the patriarch's wife." After speaking, even his son Dong Hanwu didn't have time to take a look.

Everyone followed Sun Jie and left quickly, even Yuan Bao was carried upstairs by Uncle Zhong.

But in just one minute, the security around the villa more than doubled, and the hall became quiet, only the clock on the wall was ticking, symbolizing the passage of time.

Secretary Dong opened his mouth, and Li Mu immediately raised his hand to stop the other party from speaking.

He first walked to the side sofa and sat down firmly, then said: "Tell me, what happened to Zhang Yi?" After speaking, he stared at Secretary Dong with burning eyes, the coldness in his eyes was like winter snow , all of which cannot be melted away.

It took only a minute or two for Li Mu's expression to change from being nervous and flustered to calm and calm. Facing the man who was becoming more and more like a big family, and more and more like a patriarch's wife, Secretary Dong had admiration in his eyes. , not chaotic in the face of danger, clearly distinguishing the priorities, this is the style of the patriarch's wife.

But thinking of the latest news, Secretary Dong's expression suddenly became more serious. He looked at Li Mu and said, "Xiao Mu, something happened to Zhang Yi, but the current situation is not clear. The news we got is that he disappeared two days ago." As for whether his life is in danger, we don't know for the time being, and Liu Zhen also disappeared with him."

Zhang Yi actually disappeared!

When the news came true, Li Muxuan's heart sank back into his chest. It's better to be missing than to lose his life, and it's better to have news than no news, especially the suspicion and worry of different parties. Crazy people, it's okay to be like this now, you know how to rescue them only when you know the result.

"How many people know about this news?" Zhang Yi's disappearance is not a trivial matter. Zhang's group is such a big family, and the relationships in all aspects are intricate. If it is not handled properly, not only the stock price of Zhang's group will plummet, but People's hearts will also change. At this time, there can be no mistakes.

Although Li Mu's heart ached terribly, he was sincerely thinking of Zhang Yi.

Secretary Dong looked at the rational Li Mu, and he finally understood why Zhang Yi chose this man who seemed to have no merits other than his face. The big picture!No one is more suitable to be the wife of the patriarch of the Zhang family than this man, because this man is the most suitable person for Zhang Yi.

At the same time, he understands that Li Mu and Zhang Yi are the same person, they have the same thinking, and only the same people will have the same pattern in handling the incident.

Regardless of whether there are thousands of thoughts in his mind, Secretary Dong can only quickly answer Li Mu's question: "This news was sent back by Zhang Houzheng, who was stationed in South Africa. Currently, only Zhang Jing from the overseas branch, who is my second brother You know, I was transferred back urgently by him, and at this time, he was also on his way back to Qingdao, and the young master had already left a message, if any accident occurred to him, the entire Zhang family would be temporarily under the control of the second master."

"Then what do I need to do?" Li Mu asked calmly.

"We need you to go to South Africa together. I don't know if it will be helpful to save Zhang Yi, but I think the young master should be the one who wants to see you the first time. That's why I rushed back to China The reason is that the second master can come back here to sit in town tomorrow morning, and we will set off tonight."

"Okay, do you want to tell the clan elders this news?"

"Sorry, I have already used my emergency authority in the Zhang family to notify the clan elders. I believe they will be able to gather in the villa after a while. Such a big event must require the cooperation of the clan elders." Secretary Dong Looking at Li Mu, he said apologetically.

Li Mu waved his hand, not minding the other party's presumptuousness.

After all, Secretary Dong is an old man who follows Zhang Yi. In such an emergency, the Zhang family must have its own emergency handling methods. Only by running the procedures arranged in advance at the fastest speed can this huge The family is not paralyzed by emergencies. If you need to ask for instructions in an emergency, the opportunity will be fleeting, and this family will not survive for so long.

Seeing that Li Mu didn't care too much, Secretary Dong felt relieved, and he also sat on the sofa and waited anxiously.

At this time, Uncle Zhong came in with a bowl of rice soup.

Seeing this, Li Mu took the rice soup and said, "Uncle Zhong, the family is dependent on you, Yuan Bao, please watch over it." The child is too young, he can't take the child to South Africa, and this is to save lives , not to travel, time is the most precious.

Uncle Zhong smiled and said: "What do you mean, this is what I should do. Don't worry, I will take good care of Young Master Yuanbao." After finishing speaking, he stared at the bowl and added: "Drink it, it will warm your stomach. , It is also good for the spirit." This is the most simple concern of an old man.

Li Mu looked at the milky white rice soup, then raised the bowl, and drank the warm juice in one gulp. Suddenly, a tear fell into the bowl, and with the flow of the rice soup, it also flowed into his mouth, very salty !

Just like his current mood, there are mixed feelings, and there are all kinds of tastes.

Seeing that Li Mu had finished drinking the rice soup, Uncle Zhong took the bowl back. When he was going out, the clan elders also arrived one after another. Although they didn't know what happened, they were able to activate the family emergency plan at night. Something important must have happened.

Uncle Zhong and the clan elders passed each other, both of them nodded solemnly.

Not far from the villa, Sun Jie is leading people on guard. At this moment, the villa representing the power center of the Zhang family can be said to be impenetrable.

The elders of the clan arrived, and everyone sat on both sides. Uncle Zhong returned to the hall after finishing the bowl. However, he did not sit on the sofa when he came back, but stood behind Li Mu, which represented his position .

Uncle Zhong has stayed in the Zhang family for most of his life. He has served several generations of patriarchs. He is an old man of the Zhang family, so he also has an extraordinary status in the Zhang family. At this time, Zhang Yi is not here, and he represents a certain force behind Zhang Yi. .

Seeing that all the clan elders had arrived, Li Mu raised his hand first.

Everyone fell silent immediately, the clan elders were hurriedly summoned here, they didn't know exactly what happened, but to be summoned by Secretary Dong with the most urgent summoning order at such a late hour, it shows that the situation is extremely critical Well, the Zhang family didn't encounter such a situation often, but almost every time such a situation occurred was related to the contemporary patriarch.

So, something happened to Zhang Yi.

Faced with such a major event as the patriarch's accident, the faces of the elders can be imagined. It is really uglier than anything else. Although the truth has not been known yet, everyone has already prepared for the worst.

Looking at the serious clan elders, Li Mu said, "I also just received the news that Zhang Yi is missing. The secretary of the board will explain the specific situation to you in detail."

He is the patriarch's wife, and he should be the first to speak on this occasion.

Hearing that something happened to Zhang Yi, the faces of the clan elders suddenly became even more ugly. Although they had been mentally prepared, their conjectures were just conjectures, but when the situation was confirmed, they still felt a little bit in their hearts.

Facing everyone's eyes, Secretary Dong recounted the cause and process of the incident, as well as the news received. People on the scene, although they don't want to see this result, they can find their position and direction in an instant when something happens.

This is a big family, the patriarch is the leader, the pioneer who leads everyone to glory, and the patriarch is the guardian, they guard the peace and continuation of the family.

Everyone has discussed and agreed, and quickly determined the response plan for this possible crisis.

After the meeting was over, Li Mu went back upstairs immediately. The plane was about to take off in half an hour. He wanted to take another look at Yuan Bao, and when he saw the child sleeping soundly on the bed, he almost burst into tears. This peaceful life was only a few days away. Either Yuanbao had an accident or Zhang Yi had an accident. It was really exhausting. I wondered if the children would make trouble after he went abroad, but when he thought of the man who was dedicated to their father and son, he felt that he had to go, and at the same time Feeling a dull pain in his heart, the two men, one big and one small, are his lifelines.

Li Mu grabbed Yuan Bao's warm little hand and kissed it lightly, then covered the child with a quilt before getting up and looking around. This was his and Zhang Yi's master bedroom, nothing had changed, except for the figure of that man.

Looking at the familiar environment, Li Mu only felt that his mind was in a mess. The figures of Zhang Yi were running around in his mind, some were domineering, some were gentle, some were strong, and some were helpless. Flashed in my mind one by one, how can I never forget.

After stabilizing his mind, Li Mu suddenly threw himself on the bed, and then buried his head deeply in the pillow, which was the remaining breath of Zhang Yi.

Taking a deep breath, Li Mu closed his eyes contentedly.

Zhang Yi is so strong and domineering, how could such a man have accidents so easily, certainly not, if his life is really in danger, he can definitely sense it, maybe the other party is trapped somewhere, Li Mu believes that he will find it own man.

Thinking of this, his heart calmed down. From knowing Zhang Yi's accident until now, his heart has been suffering, but he did not cry bitterly, because he believed that only calmness can find clues, and panic can only make people Lost opportunity.

Time is pressing and Li Mu cannot be wasted.

He quickly dialed Zhou Ping's phone number, because he was going to go abroad and he couldn't manage the orphanage for the time being. When good brothers.

Love can only be accepted by the other party if you are sincerely willing to give it.

Zhou Ping didn't say much about Li Mu's temporary errand to go abroad. After all, Fa Xiao has a family now, and they have to keep close while keeping a distance. Sincerity and trust are enough.

After arranging the most important matters, Li Mu sat on Yuan Bao's bed.

In fact, he doesn't want to wake up the child at night, but if he doesn't explain to the child himself, he is really afraid that the child will make a fuss. If a father is not around, Yuan Bao may still accept it. No, it is estimated that he can really turn the world upside down. In order to avoid such a situation, it is still necessary to discuss it with the child.

Moreover, Li Mu didn't know how long it would take to go abroad this time.

Gently shook Yuan Bao's hand, the child turned over and ignored Li Mu at all, Li Mu smiled wryly, and shook the child's small body a little harder, Yuan Bao who was disturbed slowly opened his eyes , he first rubbed his sleepy eyes, then yawned a little, revealing his little pink tongue, then turned his big flexible eyes to look for someone, and when he saw Li Mu beside the bed, he showed a cheerful smile. smile.

Woke up in the middle of the night without losing his temper, Yuan Bao is really a good-tempered child.

Facing his son's fat face, Li Mu held back the bitterness in his heart and kissed him.

"Dad, aren't you going to sleep? I'm so sleepy." The child was really sleepy after playing all day, so he asked Li Mu like this. Although he can get a kiss from his father when he wakes up, he is really nice. sleepy.

Li Mu held back the sourness in his heart, looked at the cheerful child and said softly, "Yuan Bao, Dad will go abroad to pick up your Dad Zhang later, and he won't be back until a few days later, so you can stay at home with Grandpa Zhong and wait for the dads to come back, okay? "As soon as the words came out, his heart tightened. He was afraid of the child crying, but also worried that the child would make noise to follow.

Yuan Bao blinked his eyes first, and asked a little confused: "Pick up Dad, I'll go with Dad." After finishing speaking, he was about to get up. He hadn't seen Zhang Yi for more than a week, and he also wanted to treat Zhang Yi well. dad.

Facing the innocent eyes of the child, Li Mu became ruthless, pressed Yuan Bao's small body and refused cruelly: "It's a long way to go abroad, on the other side of the sea, you are too young, why don't you wait for the fathers to come back at home?" good?"

"I'm too young?" Yuan Bao looked down at his own small figure, stretched out his hand and gestured to Li Mu's height, then sighed like a little adult, and said, "Is it true that only Dad is so big to go?"

"Yes." Li Mu was almost amused by the child, but thinking of Zhang Yi who didn't know his life or death, he could barely keep the smile on his face, but there was also a hint of unspeakable loneliness in the smile.

"Okay, the fathers should come back soon." Yuan Bao nodded in a very reasonable way.

It was so simple to agree, Li Mu was a little confused by Yuan Bao's atmosphere, is this kid a little too talkative?

Seeing Li Mu's doubts, Yuan Bao patted his father's hand graciously, and said, "Oh, I'm too young, I don't think I can even swim in the sea. If I don't have the strength to swim halfway, my father will have to wait for me, so we can't swim." Bring Dad Zhang back, alas, I won’t go, Dad, hurry up and bring Dad Zhang back.”

What is this!

"Okay, then you should be good at home, do you understand?" From Yuan Bao's words, Li Mu instantly understood the meaning of the child. The child has been staying in Qingdao since birth, and the farthest place he has been to is the urban area. He didn't know the meaning of going abroad. In his mind, he thought that going abroad meant swimming along the sea to the other side, which was really a child's idea.

However, since the child had agreed, Li Mu put the child to sleep with confidence, and then walked out of the room. Before going out, he looked back at the sleeping child, and then said to Uncle Zhong by the door: "Uncle Zhong, at home! Just please, I will bring Zhang Yi and Liu Zhen back." This was his promise to the old man.

"Don't worry." Uncle Zhong patted Li Mu's arm and walked into the bedroom. After Li Mu left the villa, he had to keep an eye on Yuan Bao at night.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, Li Mu and Secretary Dong took a few security personnel into the helicopter, and the plane flew directly to the airport in the suburbs of Qingdao, where Zhang's private jet was parked. This time, their first response process was the most urgent, so after more than ten hours, they set foot on the land of South Africa.

South Africa is the second largest economy in Africa, and its citizens have a high standard of living. Compared to Africa, South Africa's economy is relatively stable compared to other African countries.

However, there is also a gap between rich and poor in South Africa. People living in coastal areas or big cities are relatively better off, but in remote inland areas or in the northwest, the situation is much worse. The land here is sparsely populated, and the land, like its name, Quese, is very barren. , just like the lack of vitality of life, but it is in such a place that there are rich diamond resources.

Zhang Yi came here to attend the meeting before. South Africa is rich in diamond resources, but most of the mines here have owners, and most of these owners are outsiders. Faced with such a big piece of cake, latecomers There are many people who want to share, but it's hard to say whether they can get involved.

Because time is of the essence.

The Zhang family had been operating here decades ago, so they owned a lot of diamond mines. In order to monopolize the diamonds in South Africa, the owners of the diamond mines they had owned diamond mines decades ago united to exclude newcomers. With the increasing demand for diamonds in the market, the number of diamonds on this land has also decreased a lot. It is said that rare things are more expensive, and how to allocate resources in the international market needs to be re-divided.

There are seven major consortiums that have the most mines in South Africa. The status of the seven major consortiums is equal, and there is no distinction between primary and secondary. In order to allocate resources for the next stage, they will hold a meeting every five years. This meeting is like the most famous British consortium. The same as the round table conference.

Each meeting requires the participation of the big leaders of each consortium, and Zhang Yi disappeared while attending such a meeting.

Li Mu brought Shi Qing and Sun Jie with him when he went to South Africa this time, while Secretary Dong brought a few experts he had never seen before. It stands to reason that such a few people would definitely be short-handed if they wanted to save Zhang Yi. However, as early as The moment he knew about Zhang Yi's accident, the second master of the Zhang family dispatched a large number of people from overseas to South Africa in advance.

But Li Mu and the others arrived last.

Li Mu didn't know any of the people who came to pick him up at the airport. However, everything was arranged by the secretary of the board, so he just had to follow up. In such an unfamiliar place, it's better to use more professional people.

The person who came to pick up Li Mu and the others was Zhang Houzheng, the top manager of the Zhang family stationed in South Africa.

The coast of South Africa is relatively safe, but the inland area, especially the place with diamond mines, is not safe. In order to ensure the safety of businessmen who mine diamonds in South Africa, the South African government allows the seven largest consortiums to have their own armed forces in the mining area, as One of the seven major financial groups, the Zhang family also has its own armed forces.

Li Mu sat in the car and watched the scenery outside through the thick window.

Yellow, depression, drought, lack of human habitation, only their convoy is moving forward on the empty road, and each car is equipped with two drivers, which is a guarantee in case of accidents .

After driving for a long time, I saw some small villages on the side of the road. To say that they are villages is an exaggeration. In fact, there are more than a dozen earthen houses on the side of the road. The houses here are almost two-story with a big In the yard, when the convoy passed by, some children lay at the gate of the yard and looked around curiously.

Li Mu could see that the children were almost naked and exposed to the scorching sun. It was winter in South Africa at this time, and the temperature was not too high. Maybe this was the reason why the children wore less clothes and basked in the sun.

Looking at such children, Li Mu instantly thought of those children in the orphanage. Fortunately, no matter how hard the children in the orphanage are, they are much better than these children. I can't bear it.

Zhang Houzheng saw Li Mu's expression, and explained: "We are not familiar with this place, so our vehicles can't stop. These children outside the house don't know who they are. Don't look at them as young, but they I may have experienced more things than adults, maybe I am alarmist, but I really don't want our people to be surrounded or brutally killed because of going to rescue them." After finishing speaking, he silently stared at the The child looked at it for a long time before continuing, "Because we have met before."

Li Mu is not the Holy Mother, since he doesn't understand the situation, he won't meddle in other people's business.

Seeing that Li Mu could understand, Zhang Houzheng breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that the patriarch's wife, whom he saw for the first time and who was well protected, was a greenhouse person who didn't understand human fireworks. The convoy was walking all the way to the mine. It is the largest diamond mine in South Africa, and it is also the location where the roundtable meeting happened.

The convoy drove forward for more than two hours, and the buildings on both sides of the road gradually increased. When there were more buildings, there were more people. Slowly, the front became more and more prosperous, and gradually formed a large city. This city It was the destination of Li Mu's trip and the place where Zhang Yi disappeared.

"Aside from the disappearance of Zhang Yi and Liu Zhen, is there anyone else?" Only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one win every battle. Li Mu began to understand the situation.

"No, I brought Liu Zhen to the meeting this time, and the four leaders of the seven major consortiums disappeared at the same time." Zhang Houzheng smiled bitterly. South Africa is his territory. The safety of coming here is also within the scope of his responsibility, but the patriarch has disappeared under his jurisdiction, which is simply a big deal.

He was stunned when he received the news.

So he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and immediately reported such a big event. Perhaps for others, the disappearance of the big leader is estimated to be turbulent for a while, as long as a successor is found, but the Zhang family can't, Zhang Yi is the patriarch of the Zhang family. Thousands of people in the family are waiting for his leadership, so it may be possible for others to go missing, but their Zhang family really can't.

The patriarch can represent the glory of a family.

Li Mu heard that only four of the seven people who participated in the meeting were missing, so what about the remaining three people, so he asked, "You didn't find out any information? What about the three survivors?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Houzheng really wanted to vomit blood, "The round table meeting can only bring one bodyguard each, and the location of their meeting was notified last by the person who is the master of the round table, we don't even know about their meeting Where is the location?" Speaking of this, he took a short breath, and then continued: "The three survivors are all in a coma, and there is no news at all, and the bodyguards they brought with them are also missing."

"Could it be an intentional coma?" Dong Mi asked.

Zhang Houzheng thought about it for a while, and then said cautiously: "Although the doctor said that they had completely lost consciousness, the possibility of deliberate intentions is not ruled out. However, whether they are awake or not, there are people watching them 24 hours a day. Because at this critical moment, getting any news is crucial."

"Who is the master of the round table this time?" Li Mu asked after thinking for a while. Perhaps Zhang Yi and the others could be deduced from here. Zhang Yi has been missing for several days, but there is still no clue. Cognition can be really irritating.

"It's Mr. Baker from Northern Europe. He is among the survivors, but the other party has not been awake, and we have not received any useful information."

"In other words, both Zhang Yi and Liu Zhen disappeared at the same time?"

"Yes."

There was no useful information at all, and Li Mu couldn't help it, so he said, "Where are the survivors now, let's go and see."

"At the mine hospital, the best doctors in the world have been mobilized." But there was still no result, and Zhang Houzheng didn't say what he said later. It's not suitable to pour cold water on everyone at this time.

"Go to the hospital!" Li Mu made a final decision.