Chapter 437 - LIKE A COCKROACH (2/2)
Every day, Hu Lei would make him a cup of tea. It was never at the same time of the day, and the specific tea would depend on her mood. However, she never failed to make him a cup of tea. And he could never get enough of it.
As he watched her, he remembered the matter that had been bothering him through the day.
”I am a little worried about your senior brother.” He said with a frown.
”Kaito? Why?” She asked.
”I have not heard from him since he called me that morning.” Zhong Feng said. ”I think something might have happened to him.”
”I would not worry about him too much. He tends to disappear for months on end before appearing out of nowhere.” Hu Lei said with a laugh. ”This one time, I was in Congo forest with my father looking for some herbs. It was a turbulent time because of a tribal war.”
”I had not seen Kaito for so long that I almost forgot that he existed. And out of nowhere, he drops down from a tree and into our camp. I almost killed him. You know I might be stronger than him, but he is like a phantom. He can disappear whenever he wants.”
Zhong Feng looked at Hu Lei with some exasperation. She sensed the look on her and turned to him. She understood the gaze, so she rolled her eyes. Ninjas were not taught to be pack animals. Their life was like a wild jungle where each solitary animal fended for itself.
Apart from their childhood rivalry, her good relationship with Kaito had come from an exchange of favours. Most relationships among their kind were like that. Unless he asked for her help, she would not meddle in his life.
”Fine. What do you think happened to him?” She capitulated. ”But you should know that the guy is like a ċȯċkroach. He will not die easily.”
Zhong Feng frowned a little. ”Do you remember when he asked about a place called Martial Island?”
”Yeah. But we have both never heard of such a place.” Hu Lei handed Zhong Feng a cup of tea before pouring herself a cup of warm water. She made a face as she sipped on it.
”I have been digging a little into it. I found nothing about it until today. And the mention I found was in an unexpected place.” Zhong Feng paused for a moment as if hesitating.
”Just spit it out.” Hu Lei could not bear the suspense.
”The former Chairman of the International Health Alliance was searching for it on his phone.” Zhong Feng finally said it. ”Once the search was executed, all the data disappeared. I only got a hit because I set a keystroke log for IHA board members as well as a continuous background search for Martial Island.”
Hu Lei looked at him with a lifted brow.
”Didn't you tell me that you have stopped your investigations into IHA?” She asked.