Chapter 579 it will cost you (1/2)

Afternoon soon passes by as dust began to take place over Imperial. Far away from the busy city and over the high mountains, a silver Mercedes comes to a stop in a dirt parking lot. Inside the car, Ning Mei sat in the driver seat as she stares out to the scene in front of her.

She had been driving for five hours to reach the ocean side of Imperial. However, to her surprise, there was not a single person in sight.

”Did Hongyi give me the wrong address?”

She mumbles under her breath and reaches for her handbag that was on the passenger seat. Taking out the piece of paper Wei Hongyi had given her, she looks at her car navigator.

”Hm… The address seems to be correct, but why isn't there any cars or people around?”

When she searched the address on the web, she found out that this location is exceptionally popular for fishermen. It is known for having a long dock that was half a mile into the ocean. From her search, she also learned that it is supposed to be busy and crowded with fishermen any time of the day.

However, unlike the information she had found, her car is the only one in the dirt parking lot.

”Could it be that I was tricked?”

She murmurs angrily to herself and search for her phone inside her handbag. At the same time, her eyes did not forget to look at her surroundings. She has to stay alert in case this is a set up and someone tries to attack or rob her.

Just when the tips of her fingers felt the coldness of her phone, she sees someone stand up from the far end of the dock.

She forgets about her phone and grabs the handle to her handbag as she opens the door. As she stepped out, she straightens her clothes then walks in the direction of the dock.

When she grew closer to the person, the ocean breeze began to pick up. Her short a-line hair flutter in the direction the wind was going and she parts her lip to speak.

”Excuse me are you—”

”Wei Hongyi sent you?”

Before she could finish her words, the person cuts her off without a care of politeness.

It was a man's voice that wasn't too soft, nor was it too deep. His voice was one that made one think of kind gentleman who had a good upbringing.

However, his appearance did not match his voice at all.

He had dark long hair that was very messy and looked almost identical to a bird's nest. His clothes were shaded in black, but very baggy and had some torn parts. It was hard to tell how he looked like because his face was covered with dirt stains. In his hands was a fishing pole and set down next to him was a tackle box.

Ning Mei had almost mistaken him for a homeless man if it weren't for his words.

She clears her throat and walks over to stand by the dock rail. She made sure to make it look like she was only out for some sightseeing.

”I am Ning Mei. I was the one who asked Wei Hongyi to set this meeting with you.”

The man never once looked at Ning Mei but held his fishing pole as he calmly waits for a fish to bite the bait. From a far, he looked like he was minding his own business.