The Investors

Chapter 24: Starting with Tracking Cars

This morning's sun hasn't gone too high. Ou Julong and Gao Mei Gui had just finished breakfast at the residence of Cia Yonggan.

He had already been forced to drive for nearly two hours to Qianshan, where Gao Mei Gui was. He came with Gao Mei Gui's order of some groceries and a variety of ready-to-eat dishes for him to eat with Gao Mei Gu.

Seeing the shabby appearance of Gao Mei Gui, he could understand the feelings of his late leader's son, he said, so he deliberately refrained from asking questions that were actually raging in his mind since his departure from Nanping this morning.

They eat food in silence. Gao Mei Gui was seen eating very greedily because he had not eaten all day yesterday.

Ou Julong actually also has its own eternal. Hei Laohu's society had been taken over by Wei Chung just two days after Gao Li Li Liang died. Plus the incident two days ago, the Chairman of the Bao Society, Hong Gan and a subordinate who was his right hand were also killed by people. There are rumors that said that the death of the two leaders of the underground Nanping City society was killed by the men of the Xiongmeng de Shizi Association Chairman, Kang Fang. His goal was definitely to weaken Hei Laohu Society and Bao Society and he would unite the three forces under his influence.

Of course the rumors began to provoke a feud between the Xiongmeng de Shizi Association and the Hei Laohu Association. Even Wei Chung as the new leader in the Hei Laohu Association has also called for the unity of the two camps to jointly eliminate Kang Fang because it is considered to have cheated the Hei Laohu Association and the Bao Association.

Meanwhile, according to Ou Julong's understanding, based on information sources from Cia Yonggan, the supposed killer of Hong Gan was Wei Chung's man known as Master Mo. In a sense, Wei Chung is currently practicing sheepfighting tactics to the Xiongmeng de Shizi Society. Moreover, the Bao Association has not yet seated a new leader, they are being split into two parts, which certainly makes it easier for Wei Chung to do the action.

And Ou Julong had been able to read at Hei Laohu's own Society, apparently one of Gao Li Li Liang's late confidants, Po Yang also sided with Wei Chung. Currently only Guan Zheng, formerly a Gao Li Li Liang confidant, could he make allies in the Hei Laohu society.

His arrival this time besides at the request of Gao Mei Gui, also wanted to ask Cia Yonggan's opinion about the developments that have occurred lately in Nanping City. But when he came here, he didn't find the young man. He himself was also still trying to restrain himself like what Cia Yonggan had said before, so he was forced to just follow the progress without being able to do anything about it. But if left unchecked, he was afraid that later he would not be able to stem the influence of Wei Chung which further solidified his position.

"Uncle Ou, thank you for coming. I'm sorry to trouble you to come here this early," Gao Mei Gui suddenly broke the silence as soon as she finished the meal on her plate.

Ou Julong hurriedly replied. "Mei Gui, you don't be too distressed about this Uncle of yours. There's nothing you just tell me."

Ou Julong momentarily swept a glance across the room. The size of this house is fairly spacious and has a strong concrete wall, while in the attic look recently renovated. This simple house can actually look more magnificent when done a thorough renovation such as re-painting the walls that have faded and blackened, especially if filled with some household furniture.

He was able to conclude that this house had previously experienced a fire that destroyed all the furniture in this house and left only parts of concrete walls and floors that could not be engulfed by fire.

"Mei Gui, tell me, why did you get here? Last time we met, you were still with Cia Yonggan, where did he go?" Ou Julong asked.

He wanted to provoke a question about the whereabouts of Cia Yonggan, because he had not seen the young man with Gao Mei Gui since he had not seen him, and the young man had not once sent word to her since their last meeting a week ago.

Gao Mei Gui did not answer his question. Instead he stood up from the dining chair and said.

"Uncle Ou, I want to show you something. Come with me" he said as he walked towards the back door of the house.

Behind the house, there is a vast expanse of empty land and has gone through the process of soil spraying but has not been planted with any seedlings. In the back there are green forests and hills.

Ou Julong suspects Gao Mei Gui is pioneering an agricultural business here. He frowned, this was of course contrary to the education majors of the girl who majored in civil engineering.

"Mei Gui, are you studying agriculture or what?" he couldn't help but ask as soon as they approached the farm.

"No, Uncle. This is Cia Yonggan's business. We have started this over the past week" Gao Mei Gui began to explain.

"Ah, great. You guys as young as this have started a business like this, of course your future will be brighter later," said Ou Julong look happy.

"Thank you, Uncle. But we... She's..." Gao Mei Gui lowered his face.

"What's wrong with him? Why didn't you tell me where he was? There's something I want to tell her," Ou Julong looks impatient.

"You mean, he left and left you here alone since yesterday and didn't give you any news?" he looks scuffed.

"Yes. That's how it is, Uncle," said Gao Mei Gui again.

"And you're guessing something must have happened to her?" ou Julong asked, starting to worry.

"Rubber, Uncle. That's why I asked you to come here. You as a person with a lot of connections in Nanping, can definitely help find his whereabouts" Gao Mei Gui said.

He deliberately covered up the reality he had obtained last night when he managed to contact Cia Yonggan's mobile number. He would not be able to tell the suspicious voices he had heard to Ou Julong. His instincts always said that was not the actual behavior of Cia Yonggan. The young man did not have to turn his phone back on after answering his phone.

Moreover, in this modern age, a mobile number means many things.

In China, people no longer use cash for any transactions, all transactions are all non-cash that can be done only through mobile phones. People only need to do a barcode scan when shopping. Alipay payment app and Wechat chat app are the most widely used today, synchronizing between the bank account and the mobile number of the account owner. If Cia Yonggan deletes his phone number, it will certainly make it difficult for him.

"Didn't he leave a message to you before he left?" Ou Julong asked back.

Gao Mei Gui shook his head and momentarily thought while tapping his lips then said. "She just said not to go anywhere and wait for him here."

"So is there anything else that might be used as a clue, what kind of vehicle, or what clothes he uses when leaving? Let me order my subordinates to search for his whereabouts, who knows he's in Nanping City," Ou Julong then pulled out a cell phone from his pants pocket.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot. He drives my car. Maybe you can start from there, Uncle," explained Gao Mei Gui then he mentioned the plate number and the type and color of the car.

"Well, you wait a minute" said Ou Julong then made a phone call.

As soon as the call was connected, he then said to the person at the other end. "You helped me track the whereabouts of the blue BMW 2-series car with plate number B F50031. Try to find out if the car passed through CCTV monitoring traffic in Nanping City yesterday."

"Well, Brother Ou, I'll ask for help from the person in Nanping's traffic management office," heard the person across the phone answering quickly

"Immediately tell me as soon as there is a result," then Ou Julong turns off the call and saves his phone back.

He then said to Gao Mei Gui. "Mei Gui, let's wait for news from my subordinates. If he had indeed passed in Nanping City, it would not have escaped the surveillance of CCTV cameras traffic."

Gao Mei Gui just nodded. Then he suddenly remembered one thing. Wasn't Cia Yonggan also quite familiar with the Director of the King Palace Hotel, Hao Zhao? If they did not have a close relationship, how could Cia Yonggan directly talk to that person through a mobile phone and advise Cia Yonggan to seclude himself for a moment on the slopes of this Mangdang Mountain?

Then he told Ou Julong, "Uncle, there is still one more thing. Cia Yonggan and Director Hao have a close relationship. You're trying to ask him who knows he can help."

Ou Julong was of course surprised to hear that. A Cia Yonggan claimed by Gao Mei Gui to have a close relationship with a person of very high social status in Nanping City, who would believe it? Even if Cia Yonggan works as a lowly errand boy at the King Palace Hotel, not only will Hao Zhao pay attention to him.

"You mean Director Hao Zhao?" he asked as if he could not believe it.

"True, he's the one, Uncle," replied Gao Mei Gui confirming.

Ou Julong reluctantly pulled his phone back out of his pants pocket.