Chapter 552 — It Should Be Fine
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Still, over time Wei Zhao grew used to it. The mission was complicated enough; from start to finish it seemed to have nothing to do with him, yet every single day there was never a break in the business. If the old man had not promised that the pay for this mission would be enough for him to retire on, Wei Zhao would have started questioning it long ago.
This young lady truly gave him no peace of mind. Now that something had happened to her, Wei Zhao really could not just leave it alone. Because by now it was no longer merely a question of Gu Pengzhan being his employer; Wei Zhao had genuinely grown attached to Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu. After all, they lived under the same roof every day, and if they ran into danger, Wei Zhao certainly would not turn a blind eye.
The auction had ended by now, but there were still follow-up matters to handle, and in particular the sellers and buyers all had to stay behind.
Wei Zhao said his goodbyes to Guan Xuewen and Fatty Lai, then took the night flight back to Songshan City. No economy seats could be booked, only full-price first class, though Uncle Qing had handled the booking directly.
After getting off the plane, at the domestic arrivals exit, Wei Zhao spotted Uncle Qing waiting there.
"Uncle Qing!" Wei Zhao strode over quickly.
"Mr. Lin, you must be exhausted from the journey!" Uncle Qing said with some apology. "To have you rush back in such a hurry."
"It's nothing. Something happened to Yaoyao, so of course I had to come back." Wei Zhao had not expected Uncle Qing to be so courteous. In truth, he still felt somewhat guilty; after all, Gu Mengyao had run into trouble after he left, and if they were assigning blame, he bore some of it too. Though Gu Pengzhan had never explicitly said Wei Zhao was to serve as her personal bodyguard, only that he was to be a follower, the broader the definition of follower, the more complicated the nature of the work.
"Mr. Gu is waiting for you. This way, please." Qingbo said nothing further; given his position, it was not his place to say more.
In the airport parking lot, inside Qingbo's Bentley, Wei Zhao met Gu Pengzhan. Wei Zhao had not expected Gu Pengzhan to come to the airport in person. Clearly the matter was urgent, and Gu Pengzhan could not wait to see him.
"Xiaoyi, listen to this recording first." Dispensing with pleasantries, Gu Pengzhan went straight to the point and handed Wei Zhao a digital voice recorder.
Wei Zhao nodded, took it, and pressed play. Zhong Yongliang's voice came from the recorder: "Uncle Chu, hello..."
Gu Pengzhan had recorded this when Zhong Yongliang came to visit; it was the evidence Gu Pengzhan had kept. But now there was no need for Gu Pengzhan to trouble himself recounting the whole sequence of events. The recording said it all.
Once Wei Zhao finished listening, his brow furrowed at once! Zhong Yongliang actually dared to make a move on Gu Mengyao?
"Uncle Chu, what do you mean by this?" Wei Zhao first needed to understand Gu Pengzhan's intentions.
"Qingbo has already looked into it. Yaoyao is not at Zhong Yongliang's home, and Zhong Yongliang showed nothing unusual today. He went to school, left school, and went home as normal." Gu Pengzhan said, "I assumed Zhong Yongliang would find a chance to meet with Gu Mengyao, but he did not."
"Heh... then Yaoyao should be fine." Wei Zhao pondered for a moment, then smiled.
"Oh? How so?" Gu Pengzhan was taken aback. He had not expected Wei Zhao to be so certain.