63 GIVE UP ON HER (2/2)
Zhong Feng could not bear to hear the insulting words spoken by his father, but he could hardly call his security personnel to throw him out. He stood up suddenly while his father continued his speech. He picked his phone and a brown envelope from his desk and walked to the office door.
”Father, please close the door when you leave.”
His departure left his father angrier than ever. This older man could not help thinking that his son had truly been bewitched by that girl. Regrettably, she had left for her vacation before they could deal with her. Zhong Tian did not think that there was need to look for her. He would deal with her once she returned to Supreme City
Zhong Feng drove to his Westend apartment after leaving the office. He was anxious to open the envelope sent by his private investigator. He had been planning to check it in the office before his father came in unceremoniously. His hands shook lightly in anticipation and fear. He hoped that those old caretakers were right about Hu Lei just being impulsive.
The open envelope revealed a few sheets of paper with some clipped on photos. He had requested for a full background check along with her current whereabouts. While he had promised himself not to conduct this type of check-up on Hu Lei, he felt that her disappearance left him no choice. If it was possible, he would have preferred to handle the matter personally. However, there was no information about her except on official government systems. It was almost like another hacker had deleted her.
He checked the last document for details on her whereabouts first. As he read the report, his face seemed to lose its colour. She had indeed left the country but under an alias. Moreover, she had not used an airline. He looked at the photo of her at the border, dressed in black, holding a motorcycle helmet.
She did not have the gentleness and light that he had been used to. However, looking at her, he still knew that she was the one, his one. Though she seemed like a stranger and he did not seem to understand her action, he knew that she was still his Xiao Lei. It did not matter who she was or what she became.
He would not give up on her.
He looked thoughtfully at the photo. If she felt it was necessary to leave in a covert way, something must have been wrong. He had always known that she had been hiding a lot of secrets. Once she returned, he would uncover everything. For now, he needed to find her and make sure that she was safe. He looked at the rest of the documents in his hand with hesitation before placing them back into the envelope without reading the background report.
After keeping the documents in a safe, he dialled his private investigator's number.
”I swear that is all I could find.” The man on the other end replied before Zhong Feng could speak.
This PI was San Mo. Obviously, this was not his actual name. However, when he had been in the military, he had gotten the nickname, and it had stuck with him. He was quite reliable and enjoyed a good relationship with the great Zhong Feng.
”I need you to follow her and find her location.” Zhong Feng did not bother responding to his earlier statement.
”That might be a little difficult.” San Mo replied honestly.
”Are you saying that you can't do it?”
Feeling the fear brought on by the mighty Zhong, San Mo bowed to pressure.
”I will do all I can. But it will take some time.”