Chapter 31 (part 1)

Shàng Wèi waited impatiently for William and Wĕi Qí to leave the study. He had been forbidden to participate in the interrogation, which made him very nervous. He would have loved to take out all his anger and frustration on that dummy Kan Te and get the truth out of him with his fists.

Adam had been missing for almost three days, and no one knew what had happened to him. No requests had been made. No one had contacted them yet. Worry had reached unimaginable levels, and he needed to do something soon.

Knowing that his Xiao Wū Mù was alone and at the mercy of some compliant evildoer from the Zhao family sent him into a rage. He felt helpless and useless, pacing back and forth along the narrow corridor, waiting for information that would lead him to find Adam and finally get him to safety.

Tired of the interminable wait, Shàng Wèi decided to enter the room but, just then, the door opened, and Wĕi Qí and William appeared before his eyes. The severe gaze of the