Led by the private butler, I quickly arrived at the villa where Wei Shengnan was.
When Wei Xiao heard the gatekeeper announce my name, he immediately had someone let me in.
When I got to the second floor, it was quiet all around, and there was no sound from Wei Shengnan's ward either.
I walked into the office and saw the bloodshot eyes in Wei Xiao's eyes from staying up all night. I asked, "Uncle Wei, has there been any news from Sheng Nan?"
"Shortly after you left yesterday, Shengnan stopped shouting, but until now, the little girl who came with you hasn't come out or made any requests from inside."
Wei Xiao shook his head: "This little girl is the only hope to save Nan Nan. In order not to disturb her, I have not gone to ask her anything. At the same time, I have sent people to guard the area around the villa to avoid making noise and disturbing her."
I heard that there was still no news from Miao Xiaoxian, so I waited patiently. At the same time, I asked Wei Xiao to send someone to the hotel where Monkey and the others were staying to pick them up.
About ten minutes later, Song Laosan and a young man in sportswear walked into the office one after the other.
When Wei Xiao saw the young man in sportswear enter, he asked, "How's it going? Have you investigated everything?"
The young man looked at the people in our room, seemingly wanting to say something but then hesitated: "We've made some progress."
Wei Xiao urged, "There are no outsiders in this room. This intelligence was gathered for them, so please speak freely."
Upon hearing Wei Xiao's words, the young man was no longer hesitant: "Mr. Wei, the situation is a bit complicated! Our intelligence network has already compiled the information. Currently, we have been able to find six large-scale shamanic altars, three of which are in Northeast China, one in Inner Mongolia, and two abroad, namely in Inner Mongolia and the Outer Khingan Mountains in Russia."
"Six places?"
Wei Xiao frowned and asked, "Do all of these large altars have the Dokoho stone statues?"
“That’s right. We found a total of eleven altars, six of which were made of stone statues! Shamanic altars are sacred places, and they refused to let our informants take photos.”
The young man paused for a moment: "Investigating altars in China is relatively simple, but investigating altars abroad will probably be difficult. This round trip will waste a lot of time."
After hearing the young man's answer, Wei Xiao turned his gaze to me and Song Laosan: "What are your thoughts on this matter?"
“We cannot be certain that the statue we are looking for is in one of these six altars, and the round trip is also a big problem. If none of these altars are the place we are looking for, we must allow some time for a second round of searching! This is a matter of life and death, and we cannot gamble everything.”
I paused for a moment and then shared my thoughts: "Sending out teams to search one by one would be too time-consuming. I suggest that each of our existing personnel lead a team out so that we can all search simultaneously! This would save several times the time. Once a team finds the real thing, we can all regroup at one place."
Old Song glanced at me sideways: "But we don't have enough manpower! Qu Ruilin, you, and me, that's only three people in total! We can't ask other fellow martial artists for help with this kind of thing, otherwise if they get greedy and want to keep the strange stone for themselves, then we'll be in real trouble."
I replied, "The monkey counts! Finding a statue isn't like tomb raiding. He's been with me for so long and has learned a lot about exploration. It's just finding a statue; there shouldn't be any problems."
After listening to my words, Wei Xiao quickly made a decision: "Then it's settled. The four of you will each lead a team and set off. The team members will be dispatched by the Wei family! As for the two altars abroad, I will find a way to send people to investigate. This will save time on the procedures."
I nodded: "The monkey has already arrived in Shenyang, how long will it take for Qu Ruilin to arrive?"
Song Laosan interjected, "Before I went upstairs, I spoke with Qu Ruilin on the phone. He went to a country in Southeast Asia to see if the witchcraft there could help Wei Yatou's condition. He has to take a bus to a border city first, and then transfer several times to get to the airport."
"Since the plan has already been decided, there's no point in bringing him back. Just tell him to go to one of the locations and save time."
I turned my gaze to the young man in sportswear: "Do you have the list of those locations?"
The young man pulled a folded piece of paper from his pocket: "Yes, it's here."
I took the paper and glanced at it. These four altars in China are located in Baishan, Jilin; Suihua and Daqing, Heilongjiang; and Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia.
After thinking for a moment, I said to Song Laosan, "Monkey has too little experience in leading teams, so there will inevitably be times when he needs my help. My suggestion is that we each go to the altar in Heilongjiang, so we can support each other if anything happens. You and Qu Ruilin can handle the other two separately. What do you think?"
"Okay, whatever you say."
Song Laosan glanced at his watch: "It's 11:30 now, Mr. Wei. Could you please help us prepare supplies and the convoy, and also get the personnel ready? The convoy will set off after lunch."
"No, driving is too slow. You should take a private jet!"
Wei Xiao waved his hand: "After you land, you can arrange the vehicles yourselves. I will provide you with sufficient funds. Whether you rent or buy, it's up to you! There are no outsiders here, so I'll be frank with you: as long as it can save my daughter's life, I, Wei Xiao, will spare no expense, even if it means going bankrupt!"
After hearing Wei Xiao's words, I was truly taken aback by his extravagant spending.
To save time, he has even started arranging for a private jet to take us around.
However, with the Wei family's financial power, it can indeed save us a lot of time.
After we finished discussing the plan, Song Laosan and I went to eat.
Halfway through the meal, Monkey brought Manjing into the restaurant: "Young Master Duan, what are you up to? You called me last night, all fired up, telling me to come back to Shenyang, but you didn't see me until noon?"
"Sit down and let's talk!"
Seeing that the monkey only brought Manjing with him, I asked, "Didn't Lin Que come back to Shenyang with you?"
"No, he said his hand was inconvenient and he stayed at the hotel. I think he made an appointment to go to the Second Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University for a follow-up examination tomorrow."
The monkey shook his head: "I think he might have lost an arm and thinks he's a burden to the team, so he's intentionally avoiding us. I was afraid of hurting his pride, so I didn't have the heart to force him to come over."
I knew that Lin Que didn't come to the Wei family because of her awkward identity, but I didn't mention to Monkey and the others that Lin Que was an undercover agent. I said directly, "I called you here this time because we need to find a Duokuohuo statue."
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