Chapter 138: It Doesn't Matter, Grandpa Has Connections

Her clear, beautiful blue eyes shifted back to Mo Shi. "Mo Shi, go prepare the aircraft."

The man addressed as Mo Shi glanced at her, then at the silent Gong Yi, and nodded in acknowledgment.

He immediately left the ward to ready the private jet.

Knowing the situation was completely out of control, Ouyang Mufeng offered a trembling, awkward smile. "Second Sister-in-law, please don't worry about Second Brother. He... he's just going for a trip, he'll be right back, very soon."

Shangguan Ranran looked straight into his eyes. "Do you even believe what you're saying?"

Pigri said, "Junior Sister, don't panic. There's always a solution to every problem."

"That's right, child. I'll have someone look into the situation over there right now."

She shook her head. "I must go to the Coalition Headquarters myself. I'm worried about him."

A sharp pang shot through Pigri's heart, yet he forced a gentle smile. "Alright, then I'll accompany you, Junior Sister."

Jiliya chimed in from the side in agreement. "Indeed, let Pigri go with you. That way, I can rest a bit easier."

"I will contact some acquaintances at the Coalition to gather some information for you."

Ouyang Mufeng grinned playfully. "There's no need to trouble you all. I can take Second Sister-in-law there."

As if! How could he possibly let another man escort Second Sister-in-law?

Wouldn't that just be adding a crime to his already heavy burden?

"Sis, I brought your phone."

Ye Xin walked over, handing Shangguan Ranran her handbag and phone.

Mo Shi also returned to the room. "Miss Shangguan, the aircraft is ready."

Shangguan Ranran took her belongings and embraced the elderly man beside her. "Grandpa Jiliya, I must go now. Please do not worry about me."

Jiliya patted her back. "Child, be careful!"

Accompanied by Ye Xin, Mo Jiu, and Mo Shi, she boarded the plane.

Watching them leave, Ouyang Mufeng could only stamp his foot in frustration right where he stood.

"What do we do, Third Brother?"

Gong Yi replied, "Contact Big Brother. We're going too."

"Alright."

Ouyang Mufeng pulled out his phone to call Lin Yan, while Gong Yi went to make preparations for another aircraft.

When Lin Yan received the call, he was already flying toward them on his private jet. Upon learning that his sister-in-law had found out about the entire situation, he felt an agonizing headache coming on.

"How on earth do you people handle things? How could you not hide even this?"

How was he supposed to answer to Huangfu now?

Ouyang Mufeng apologized, "Big Brother, Second Sister-in-law is too smart. Besides, members of the Skigove family came over this afternoon, and after that, we couldn't keep it from her anymore."

"Fine, I get it. I'm almost there."

"Great, we'll wait for you here, Big Brother."

Opening her phone, Shangguan Ranran was greeted by a flood of messages and missed calls, but she had no time to deal with them.

She immediately dialed her grandfather, who was far away in Country Y.

***

Having not heard from his precious granddaughter in so long, Ye Hai was just planning to visit Country Z when her call came through.

"Child, where have you been all this time? You couldn't even give your grandfather a call? Did you know I was planning to go to Country Z to look for you? Did something happen? Are you in Country Z—"

"Grandpa..." Shangguan Ranran's voice carried a hint of a sob.

Listening to her grandfather's nagging words, her eyes turned red and her tear ducts grew moist.

"What's wrong, child? Who bullied you? Tell Grandpa, Grandpa will teach him a lesson. Don't cry, don't cry..."

Her tears melted his heart.

With booming, forceful authority, he shouted, "Butler! Butler! Prepare the plane for me! I'm going to Country Z! My precious granddaughter has been bullied..."

"Grandpa, Grandpa, I'm fine, it's just that..."

"Child, what happened? Tell Grandpa, even if the sky falls, Grandpa is here to hold it up! Tell Grandpa what's wrong, Grandpa's heart aches! Child—"

Shangguan Ranran managed to steady her emotions slightly. "Grandpa, I want to know if there are any people from the Dark Night in the Coalition. I..."

Interrupting her, Ye Hai declared, "Child, I'm sending a plane right now. Wait for Grandpa, do not take matters into your own hands! That place is a den that devours people alive. Wait for Grandpa, Grandpa will accompany you, just wait for Grandpa!"

Ye Hai hung up the phone and, accompanied by his butler and a retinue of men, boarded the aircraft, heading straight for the Coalition situated beyond the Four Nations.

"Hello? Hello? Grandpa?..."

"What is it, Sis?"

Shangguan Ranran looked at the darkened phone screen. "Grandpa hung up. He said he's going to the Coalition right now."

"Ah? Then this..."

If Old Master Ye were to find out that Mr. Huangfu and his eldest granddaughter were together, what would happen?

Shangguan Ranran rubbed the space between her eyebrows and asked, "Mo Shi, how much time left until we arrive?"

Mo Shi checked the time and calculated rapidly in his mind, "Three hours, twenty-four minutes, and fifty seconds."

"Mmm."

Shangguan Ranran took out her phone again to reply to the messages from Mu Ya and the others.

Yet, there was still no word from Wanqing.

Sigh!

Was she truly going to draw a definitive line between them?

Sigh!

What a headache!

She was worried sick about Mr. Huangfu, while also dreading what was to come.

Mr. Huangfu, you must be well.

If those people at the Coalition cannot guarantee your safety...

Then I will tear the place down.

A bone-chilling, frozen coldness emanated from her deep blue eyes, and her aura instinctively swelled with overwhelming might, sending a shiver down Mo Jiu's spine.

Wuwuwu, Miss Shangguan is too terrifying!

***

The Coalition, situated beyond the Four Nations.

The allied military officers merely went through the motions with Huangfu Shenqing before locking him deep inside.

The prison was divided into five underground levels.

The deepest fifth level held the most heinous, vicious, and deranged criminals—those sentenced to death or serving life imprisonment.

Huangfu Shenqing was detained on the first level. Each prisoner was kept in an individual cell enclosed by sturdy iron bars, resembling separate rooms, though completely devoid of furniture.

The iron bars formed a square enclosure with gaps just wide enough for a clenched fist to pass through.

Every inmate could clearly see everyone else in the surrounding cells.

The cell directly adjacent to Huangfu Shenqing belonged to a notorious international drug lord who had committed every crime imaginable—murder, arson, and pillaging.

With a robust and formidable build, he practically ruled the prison block like a king, surrounded by underlings he had beaten into submission with his own fists.

Gazing mockingly at Huangfu Shenqing's fair, delicate face, the drug lord sneered, "Oh? Another newcomer? What kind of crime got you locked up in here?"

Huangfu Shenqing walked over to a corner and sat down. His dark hair fell across his forehead, casting a shadow over his lowered eyelids and obscuring his expression completely.

He ignored the man entirely.

The moment he entered, all his communication devices had been confiscated. Weapons like firearms and daggers were strictly subject to surrender.

However, he had received special treatment; no one had dared to search his body.

He knew those items could not be kept on his person—otherwise, dragging others into the mess would spell disaster.

Even so, he had managed to keep a single dagger hidden on him.

Like Huangfu Shenqing, many hardened criminals inside the prison retained at least a blade for self-defense, knowing the risks all too well.

Seeing himself ignored by Huangfu Shenqing, the drug lord cursed under his breath and kicked viciously against the iron bars separating them.

A booming, thunderous clang rang out, piercing everyone's ears with agonizing sharpness.

Yet, the surrounding inmates could only harbor their anger in silence, too cowed to utter a single word.