Yihshyong waited anxiously in the living room of their house. It was almost half-past twelve, yet Shannchyuan and the others had not yet returned. Indeed, there was still more than half an hour before the kidnappers called them. But before twelve o'clock, they should be ready. There was no way that Shannchyuan, as soon as he entered the house, immediately had to take a call.
"I've noticed that since a while ago, you seem very restless." Duanmuh Jinqkang opened his mouth. Just like Yihshyong, the young man was sitting in the living room.
Yihshyong turned to the young man. The young man's voice was indeed very similar to Shannchyuan's voice. With almost the same accent, if Yihshyong had not come face to face with the young man, he would not have known that it was not Shannchyuan speaking.
"Not just nervous. I'm really panicking right now." Yihshyong sighed once again. "Where have they been? It shouldn't take so long to give statements to the police. After all, even if it took the police a long time to extract information from them, Dahge could have gone home first. He didn't have to wait until it was over."
"Don't worry, Sir! I think they'll be at the door soon. I'm also sure they have good reasons not to hurry home."
Yihshyong knew Jinqkang was trying to calm him down. He realized he shouldn't make things more complicated. The restlessness he showed could have made the young man sitting near him feel uncomfortable. But Yihshyong was unable to hide what he felt. The thing that was happening was not an everyday event that he could take lightly.
He turned his gaze back to Duanmuh Jinqkang. The young man was very friendly. For the past few hours, Yihshyong had spent conversing with the young man. Yihshyong was happy that he had someone to chat with. The young man also seemed happy. Maybe because that day he didn't have to work.
Yihshyong concluded that the young man was very outgoing. He did not hesitate to talk at length about his background and family. Yihshyong was somewhat surprised to learn that the young man was actually from the same root clan as Shannchyuan, namely the Duanmuh family of the Nandao clan. He looked simple, far different from the image of the Duanmuh family who came from the Nandao clan.
Yihshyong thought back to Shannchyuan's story about his family background. In the old world, where their ancestors came from, there were many clans that bore the surname "Duanmuh." Of the many Duanmuh clans, there were five that were very prominent. The five clans were the great clans that were dominant in all aspects of life in society in the old world. The clans were Jongshan, Beeiguu, Shiya, Donghwu and Nandao.
Actually, not everyone was willing to leave the old world. The number of people willing to emigrate was far less than the population in the old world. The group that was willing to move was also divided into several social strata. Important people who hold control in society belong to the elite. They, all members of their families, servants, and family members of their servants, would get a prime place in every fleet that would sail through the sky in search of a new world. That prime place was in the first, second, third, and so on, until the sixteenth ship in each fleet. The seventeenth ship to the last ship was filled by ordinary people.
The 21st Fleet, led by the Great Admiral Maajenq Baoher, was one of the many fleets that transport people who would emigrate to the new world. Like other fleets, the 21st Fleet was enormous. Comprising three hundred giant ships, each of which could carry an unusually large number of passengers.
Yihshyong waited anxiously in the living room of their house. It was almost half-past twelve, yet Shannchyuan and the others had not yet returned. Indeed, there was still more than half an hour before the kidnappers called them. But before twelve o'clock, they should be ready. There was no way that Shannchyuan, as soon as he entered the house, immediately had to take a call.
"I've noticed that since a while ago, you seem very restless." Duanmuh Jinqkang opened his mouth. Just like Yihshyong, the young man was sitting in the living room.
Yihshyong turned to the young man. The young man's voice was indeed very similar to Shannchyuan's voice. With almost the same accent, if Yihshyong had not come face to face with the young man, he would not have known that it was not Shannchyuan speaking.
"Not just nervous. I'm really panicking right now." Yihshyong sighed once again. "Where have they been? It shouldn't take so long to give statements to the police. After all, even if it took the police a long time to extract information from them, Dahge could have gone home first. He didn't have to wait until it was over."
"Don't worry, Sir! I think they'll be at the door soon. I'm also sure they have good reasons not to hurry home."
Yihshyong knew Jinqkang was trying to calm him down. He realized he shouldn't make things more complicated. The restlessness he showed could have made the young man sitting near him feel uncomfortable. But Yihshyong was unable to hide what he felt. The thing that was happening was not an everyday event that he could take lightly.
He turned his gaze back to Duanmuh Jinqkang. The young man was very friendly. For the past few hours, Yihshyong had spent conversing with the young man. Yihshyong was happy that he had someone to chat with. The young man also seemed happy. Maybe because that day he didn't have to work.
Yihshyong concluded that the young man was very outgoing. He did not hesitate to talk at length about his background and family. Yihshyong was somewhat surprised to learn that the young man was actually from the same root clan as Shannchyuan, namely the Duanmuh family of the Nandao clan. He looked simple, far different from the image of the Duanmuh family who came from the Nandao clan.
Yihshyong thought back to Shannchyuan's story about his family background. In the old world, where their ancestors came from, there were many clans that bore the surname "Duanmuh." Of the many Duanmuh clans, there were five that were very prominent. The five clans were the great clans that were dominant in all aspects of life in society in the old world. The clans were Jongshan, Beeiguu, Shiya, Donghwu and Nandao.
Actually, not everyone was willing to leave the old world. The number of people willing to emigrate was far less than the population in the old world. The group that was willing to move was also divided into several social strata. Important people who hold control in society belong to the elite. They, all members of their families, servants, and family members of their servants, would get a prime place in every fleet that would sail through the sky in search of a new world. That prime place was in the first, second, third, and so on, until the sixteenth ship in each fleet. The seventeenth ship to the last ship was filled by ordinary people.
The 21st Fleet, led by the Great Admiral Maajenq Baoher, was one of the many fleets that transport people who would emigrate to the new world. Like other fleets, the 21st Fleet was enormous. Comprising three hundred giant ships, each of which could carry an unusually large number of passengers.
