Guilongchao: I played the domineering CEO to the bone.

This was the fifth day since Director Tong went missing. Madam Shen had gone out to look for the director the day before, but to no avail.

Whether it was Madam Shen, Master Du who had worked with Tong for a long time, the unofficial member Zhu, or "Zi Shu," a junior member of the Dragon Tide Pavilion, they all couldn't help but feel worried about Tong's disappearance.

However, there are some exceptions—for example, Hikari. Given her personality and the relationship between Hikari and Hitomi, she should be the one most worried.

However, over the past few days, Mr. Du has consciously tried to contact Xiao Guang and discovered that the other party seems to be living a comfortable life and is quite nonchalant about Tong's disappearance... Perhaps the clue to Tong's disappearance lies with Xiao Guang.

And so, Boss Shen continued to gather information outside, while Master Du kept a close eye on Xiao Guang, hoping to gain some insights.

That day, just as Master Du "bumped into" Xiao Guang on the street and returned to Longchao Pavilion, the landline phone on the table suddenly rang.

That's normal, though. Tong isn't the only one doing commissions in Dragon Tide Pavilion; there are other lower-level members too—who would have thought? Tong is actually a high-ranking member of Dragon Tide Pavilion!

Mr. Du answered the phone as usual, and a cheerful male voice came from the other end:

"Hello? Dragon Tide Pavilion? Master Du?"

"It is indeed me. Judging from your voice, is it Lord Fuyun?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Master Du quickly recognized the person's identity.

This is a friend that Tong made when he went to the Lion District for a mission in his early years. He is the current leader of the White Lion Hall in the Lion District and can be considered one of the middle and upper-level leaders among the many forces in the Lion District. He is young but has considerable strength, and is generous, lavish and loyal.

"Oh, it's an honor that Mr. Du still remembers me."

"Your voice is very distinctive."

"Let's catch up later when we have some free time. Shall we talk about business first?"

"please say."

"I came to Zhongpu Ward this time to accept a lion dance performance. After arriving in Zhongpu Ward, I discovered some clues about the recent unexplained disappearances of residents in the Lion Ward... As you know, Mr. Du, the situation in our Lion Ward is quite complicated. Without the intervention of the Zhenlong Division, the burden of investigating these matters has fallen on our shoulders."

"Hmm. So you're planning to issue a request to Dragon Tide Pavilion for assistance?"

"Yes. Regarding that clue, it was actually a slight fluctuation of magical power that I sensed, but it wasn't very clear, and I couldn't quite pinpoint its exact location. I might need to ask your esteemed director for help with his pupil technique."

"So, this commission has to be accepted by the director himself?"

"Here's the thing. Is the director available? The price is negotiable. I can deduct the travel expenses back to the lion dance area from the earnings from this lion dance performance in Zhongpu Ward, and keep the rest as commission."

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Fuyun, but I regretfully refuse your request to act as your agent."

"Um? Is the director busy lately? I tried to contact her, Xiao Ling Tong, yesterday but she didn't answer. Or is it that the commission fee isn't enough? Perhaps you could tell me the amount, Mr. Du? It's over ten thousand Nine Square Coins!"

"No, it's not."

Master Du's tone remained calm and composed as always, but his heart was bleeding—that was a huge order of tens of thousands of Nine Square Coins!

Why did Hitomi have to disappear right around the time this order was placed?!

"Your Excellency Fuyun is no stranger, so I'll be frank—Director Tong has gone missing. She's been missing for five days now, and we at Longchao Pavilion haven't been able to contact her. We still haven't found her, so we can't accept your commission. Longchao Pavilion sincerely apologizes to you."

"Huh? What? The director has gone missing? No wonder we couldn't get in touch with him... Do you have any leads? My brothers and sisters in the lion dance troupe and I are still in Nakaura Ward, we can help too. Or did he go missing in another ward?"

"Thank you for your kind offer, Lord Fuyun. However, our Dragon Tide Pavilion's Boss Shen has already gone out to search, and we should have results soon. Once we find the director, we will inform you. If you still need to place a commission at that time, our Dragon Tide Pavilion will also offer you a certain discount to make up for the inconvenience caused to you at present."

"Alright... then please let me know as soon as you find the director, Mr. Du. My investigation is urgent, and I'm also very worried about the director's safety."

"Very well. Farewell, Your Excellency Fuyun."

"Bye-Bye."

.........

Master Du hung up the landline phone—there were clues pointing to Xiao Guang, but he hadn't told Fu Yun about it.

In its impression, if Fuyun had a forthright personality, he might be a bit impatient or carefree—although it rarely had the opportunity to interact with Fuyun, this was just its inference.

But if I give him a clue, it might alert the enemy, which would be bad.

Soon... Xiao Guang is about to give himself away, and Boss Shen has also used his network of contacts and intelligence to search the entire Nakaura area and the two surrounding districts.

Director, please hold on a little longer.

We will definitely find you.

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Meanwhile, in a certain dragon realm, someone was leaning against a soft, comfortable bed, rubbing his slightly protruding belly, holding a beautiful fox in his arms, and quietly taking out the new phone that Min Moyou had given him to leisurely browse short videos.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not pregnant. I just fed Yubing too much food while she was tasting it.

Yu Bing is the only one who can finish all the dishes she makes without changing her expression—they all use high-quality ingredients, but the cooking is just so-so...but they're edible!

As long as it doesn't kill you, it's okay to eat!

Who is Tong Dao? He naturally knows how to gain a foothold in a new environment—although he still feels a little uneasy.

However, she has never experienced such a leisurely and wonderful life before—she wouldn't trade it for being an immortal!

Dragon Tide Pavilion? It doesn't seem like I'd really like that~

The fox beauty in her arms seemed to sense Tong's joyful mood and happily rubbed against her, picking up a strawberry from the plentiful fruit platter on the bedside table with her sharp fingernails and feeding it to Tong.

I rested my head on Tong's chest and watched short videos with her with great interest.

Tsk, what a life!

Happy Dragon Tide Pavilion!

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