Realizing Wu Nian and the others were in trouble, Zhang Wei quickly asked, "Wu Nian and Zhang Chao are out of contact? How certain is that?"
"The certainty is high," Lu Lianxue replied.
At this moment, Lu Lianxue, on the other end of the phone, held her mobile phone while talking to Zhang Wei. With her other hand, she held a mouse, scrolling to browse the content on the Wei Dao Si forum.
There was a post about the monk Wu Nian going missing.
Looking at the content of the post, she told Zhang Wei, "Personnel from the Wei Dao Si in the Northeast have come out to confirm it."
"The Northeast Wei Dao Si has completely lost contact with Wu Nian and the team members who were on a mission with him. They are completely unreachable."
Zhang Wei frowned and asked, "What about the locator radar?"
He had spoken with Lu Lianxue before. To ensure the safety of their personnel, the Wei Dao Si not only equipped them with certain magical artifacts but also provided mobile phones that could resist interference from certain ghosts.
At the same time, the phones were equipped with a positioning device. This allowed them to know the real-time location of personnel, so that if someone was injured or in danger, they could be supported and rescued immediately.
"The locator radar is also out of contact."
Lu Lianxue slid the scroll wheel and checked the post. "The Northeast Wei Dao Si has lost the location signal of Wu Nian and his teammates."
"Generally speaking," she continued, "there are only two situations for a lost signal. One is that the magnetic field in the place they went might be chaotic or the signal cannot be received, such as underground or in deep mountains and old forests. It's difficult to not receive signals in such places. Aren't there many deep mountains and old forests in the Northeast?"
"The other is that they might have entered a ghost domain. And a large-scale ghost domain at that. Because the Wei Dao Si phones are specially made, they can still receive signals even when entering a ghost domain."
At this point, Lu Lianxue paused and looked at the latest replies in the post. "The Northeast Wei Dao Si has made a deduction. Wu Nian and the others went missing this morning while carrying out a mission to hunt down a red-clothed fierce ghost in a deep mountain and old forest. That deep mountain and old forest is covered by signal towers. So, it's basically determined that Wu Nian and his team are either underground in a very deep location, or in the ghost domain of a very powerful ghost."
"I'm asking if you want to go with us because Wu Nian and the others have gone missing."
Before she finished speaking, Lu Lianxue looked at the forum and added grimly, "Actually, it's not just Wu Nian and his team who have gone missing this time. Many Wei Dao Si personnel in the Northeast have gone missing today. It is said that besides the Wei Dao Si, some freelance ghost hunters in the Northeast have also disappeared. Even a few disciples from the Chu Ma families have gone missing. Among them is the favorite granddaughter of the Eighth Grandfather Hu, who also disappeared this morning. The five major Chu Ma families are in chaos now. Especially the Hu family. Almost all Hu family descendants and Chu Ma disciples have been mobilized."
Zhang Wei's eyes flickered. After a moment of silence, he rubbed his temples. "Brother Wu Nian and the others really don't make me worry less. Class monitor, I'll go with you."
Although Zhang Wei had only known Wu Nian and Zhang Chao for a day, he still planned to find them. It was his principle to treat those who were good to him with even greater kindness. Everything was driven by his conscience, seeking peace of mind.
"Okay," Lu Lianxue nodded. "Then I'll book you a plane ticket. It's the 9:30 AM flight tomorrow morning. I'll pick you up at your dorm, and then Captain Lin will drive us to the private airport. Since this is an emergency support mission, we'll use the Wei Dao Si's private plane to get there faster."
After talking with Lu Lianxue for a few more sentences, Zhang Wei hung up the phone, as he was out with friends.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, Li Junfei and the others all looked at Zhang Wei. Zhang Wei was unaware of the previous conversation between Zhang Ya and the others.
"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Zhang Wei sat down.
"Brother Wei, what did you talk about with the class monitor? Why are you embarrassed to talk about it in front of us?" Li Junfei scooted closer to Zhang Wei, with a lewd and flirtatious smile. "Did the class monitor ask you out? Then we shouldn't disturb your date. We won't see Brother Wei for several days, because someone as fierce as Brother Wei must be like Hou Yi, shooting nine suns in a row! Or did the class monitor confess to you? And then Brother Wei plans to refuse, afraid that we'll hear it and spread it, making the class monitor lose face, so you're going out to talk?"
Zhang Wei tapped Li Junfei on the head. "What are you talking about? She asked me to talk about something important."
Just as Zhang Wei was speaking, the waiter brought the ordered Thai dishes. While taking the Thai dishes, Zhang Wei slowly said, "Junfei, I plan to go to the Northeast again tomorrow. There's something going on over there. I still have two days of leave. If I don't come back in two days, help me extend my leave with the class advisor."
Li Junfei's eyebrows shot up when he heard this. Going to the Northeast? Although he was an ordinary person, like Yu Weihong, Zhang Wei hadn't told Li Junfei much. But Li Junfei wasn't stupid. After asking Yu Xiaoqi about the conversation between Yu Weihong and Zhang Wei, he could infer that something might happen in the Northeast, which was why Zhang Wei had returned early. But now... he had only been back for a day, and Zhang Wei was immediately flying back to the Northeast. Li Junfei realized that Zhang Wei's trip to the Northeast might not be simple.
"Understood, Brother Wei. Leave the matter of extending your leave to me." He changed his lewd expression and patted his chest.
On the other side, Zhang Ya and the others, who were unaware of the situation, looked confused. Qiu Xiaolin glanced at Zhang Wei deeply. Having spent many years with Zhang Wei, she understood him. Although Zhang Wei was usually carefree, he valued his studies. Unless it was something very important, he rarely took leave, even if he was sick, he would still attend school. She clearly remembered that when she first met Zhang Wei, he had only taken leave once. That was when his grandmother passed away. It was also that time when she saw Zhang Wei cry for the first time, crying so heartbreakingly.
"Is everything alright?" Qiu Xiaolin hesitated, but still spoke. Zhang Wei's trip to the Northeast must be an urgent matter, and she knew that Zhang Wei had no relatives in the Northeast, so it was clearly something extremely important that made him go there.
Huh? Zhang Wei, who was eating Thai food, was stunned. He looked up at Qiu Xiaolin. On her cute round face, there was a hint of worry. Li Junfei, Zhang Ya, and the others didn't understand the veiled meaning of Qiu Xiaolin's words. But Zhang Wei, who was familiar with them, knew. Zhang Wei smiled. "Don't worry, it's nothing."
As he spoke, he recalled the past, when his grandmother passed away and he cried sadly. Qiu Xiaolin chose to stay by his side, causing her to miss her piano grading exam and be scolded by her family.
"Are you sure?" Qiu Xiaolin gave Zhang Wei a sideways glance.
"What's there to be unsure about?" Zhang Wei took a bite of the Thai seafood fried rice and chewed as he said, "I'm just going to see a friend. My friend is getting married and asked me to be his best man."