The Investors

Chapter 52: Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover

Cia Yonggan was stunned. He really did not expect at all, Mo Kat whom he thought was the person he should destroy, turned out to have done a lot of good to him. Even he had also saved Gao Mei Gui from Wei Heng's lewd intentions.

So what he saw from Wei Heng's thoughts earlier, had been completely wrong. How could he be this lazy? If he had known before that Wei Heng had tried to do such a shameful thing to Gao Mei Gui, he would not have let go of the lewd young man.

"Mei Gui, I'm sorry.. I thought he was.. Her.. She's.." Cia Yonggan was at a loss for words.

Gao Mei Gui looked at Cia Yonggan, with tears in her eyes cornering the young man. "He's what, Yonggan? She why? Is it because that night you saw him gang up on my father?"

Cia Yonggan recalled the events of that night. Indeed this Mo Kat was sent by Wei Chung's allies to finish off Gao Mei Gui's father, Gao Li Li Liang.

"really. He killed your father, Mei Gui," Cia Yonggan was still trying to find a justification for his actions.

Gao Mei Gui wiped away the tears with the back of her hand and then chimed in. "Yonggan, about my father. I've reminded him many times before, to leave his position in the underground society. Frankly I'm saying, I don't like him hanging out with those delinquents. And I've long since realized, sooner or later, he's gonna die killed by people. The underground world is harsh, Yonggan."

Hearing that, Cia Yonggan was just stunned. It doesn't seem right that this girl blames her father and instead defends her father's killer.

"Yonggan, you must understand, birth, soul mate and death cannot be avoided. If the Creator had so willed, what could we as humans do to prevent it? If it wasn't Brother Mo Kat, someone else would have done it. And even if he did hurt my father, he tried to atone for his sins by saving you and me. Don't take revenge, Yonggan. Revenge will only break our hearts" Gao Mei Gui said.

As if struck by lightning Cia Yonggan heard that. Gao Mei Gui's last words were exactly the same as what his mother had said in the dream. His mother told him never to be a vengeful personality. How could this happen?

And Cia Yonggan himself has long understood that birth, matchmaking and death are inevitable. Even he himself had experienced an arranged marriage with the dragon mustika without being prevented or forced by anyone.

"One more thing, Yonggan. What would you do if I were being watched by someone, threatened with death, in other words being held hostage? In order for me to escape the threat, you have to commit a lot of murders, will you not?" Gao Mei Gui suddenly asked a question that made Cia Yonggan confused.

"May Gui, I.. L'm.. Not understanding," Cia Yonggan replied intermittently.

"Sister Mo Kat wants to work for her boss in Taiwan because she was forced to. The man watched and threatened his sister. If Brother Mo Kat does not obey his will, then his sister will be the one he will hurt. Do you understand that already? If you don't believe just ask this Xiaolian," Gao Mei Gui said as she pointed the screen of the phone she was holding onto Cia Yonggan's face.

Cia Yonggan stared at the screen. The girl's age ranged between her twenties, slightly younger than Gao Mei Gui. He looked scared across there and was seriously staring at him. His eyes were implying a plea.

"Is that true?" Cia Yonggan asked.

Asked that, the girl cried. There seems to be trauma that the girl has experienced. Whatever it was, he must have experienced a very big event.

With a whim he elaborated to Cia Yonggan. "Yes, Brother. Since last month I was locked up, sometimes not fed, sometimes there are also those who come to beat me. It was only during the past week that I was released, though not completely free. Wherever I go, people are always watching. I can't do anything about it. If Brother Mo makes a mistake, it must be me who became the place of the impingement beaten people. Until finally yesterday I was able to escape from Taipei City, Brother Mo Kat who arranged for his acquaintance to take me to Bushan City. My brother's plan will follow today and we will live in Korea for our safety. But..."

He could not continue his sentence, he cried bitterly. because he had lost hope. His older brother, Mo Kat, had plunged into the sea to avoid this young man. Other than her brother, who else could save her? Moreover, he had nothing at the moment. How could he live in a country completely foreign to him?

She initially waited for her brother to follow her to Bushan City, Korea with Gao Mei Gui. Even last night he and Gao Mei Gui had talked a lot through video calls. He had thought this Gao Mei Gui was his future sister-in-law, but after being explained, it turned out that Gao Mei Gui and he had a fate that was not much different, only living a single life in the world, and only living a single life in the world, so his brother intends to bring Gao Mei Gui all to save him from the threat of people who have previously persecuted him.

Cia Yonggan is now completely haunted by guilt. He did not expect that there was this trivial event behind all this. Mo Kat, who he initially thought was a criminal, turned out to work for the safety of his sister. It was only fitting that Mo Kat wanted to tell him something, but was not given a chance by him at all.

"And you know, don't you? I will also be made an offering by Wei Chung for the Taiwanese. So Mo Kat's brother specifically came to your residence and wanted to take me into hiding as far as possible. For a while he would bring me together with this younger brother, Mo Xiaolian in Bushan City. Brother Mo Kat has also promised me, later after you have recovered, we will be reunited" Gao Mei Gui added

Cia Yonggan could not take it anymore. This guilty feeling really haunts her to her heart. He was wrong. He was too selfish by not giving Mo Kat a chance to talk. He was like someone who judged others by their outward appearance. He is just a vengeful man who does not deserve to be forgiven. So he knelt towards the sea to apologize to Mo Kat whose whereabouts were unknown.

"People surnamed Mo, I was completely wrong. I have been wrong about you. Please forgive me, forgive me," he kowtowed many times.

Seeing that, the ever-strength Gao Mei Gui quickly grabbed onto her lover's shoulder and said. "Yonggan, what has happened let it pass. Now let's focus on what's left. No regrets like this."

This kind of strong Gao Mei Gui nature always earned a place in Cia Yonggan's heart. He never regretted what happened. He always thinks ahead. Indeed such was the nature of a Gao Mei Gui from the very beginning he knew the girl.

So Cia Yonggan obeyed the girl's words. He as a man should be stronger than this Gao Mei Gui.

"True, Mei Gui, let's focus forward," she said as she stood up. Then he asked the captain of the ship. "Master of the Skipper, can we go around looking for him? Who knows if he's still floating."

The skipper hurriedly replied. "Oh, yeah, sure. Let's go round the place around here."

He then reentered the ship's bridge with ABK and began to run the ship.

"Xiaolian, we will look for Brother Mo Kat, the call must be turned off first. We'll let you know again!" Gao Mei Gui yelled at the sound of the ship's engine roaring.

"Alright, Brother," Mo Xiaolian replied across the phone.

Then the ship whirled around the waters here, hoping to find Mo Kat's body. Many ships were traveling in and out of the dock. Not to mention a little to the middle of the sea, expedition ships and tankers are waiting in line for the purpose of loading and unloading goods.

But after half an hour of them circling around, there was no sign of finding Mo Kat's body.

The captain advised them to contact the search and rescue team so that the search could be carried out within a larger radius than only by themselves.

But considering himself and Mo Kat who were originally going to smuggle into Korea, Gao Mei Gui was forced to reject the advice of the skipper. Not to mention his concern about the news that will be spread out, will certainly be heard by Mo Kat's superiors in Taiwan, or by Wei Chung in Nanping City.

"I don't think it's necessary, Mr. Skipper. We'd better go back to Fuzhou pier alone" Gao Mei Gui said.

"But what about Mr Mo?" the captain does not accept.

Cia Yonggan who already understood the situation, then replied. "Mr Nakhoda, please contact the search and rescue team, on condition, escort us first. Then when the team asks about the identity of the person who wants to be saved, you give someone else a name. Because that guy's name shouldn't be exposed out. How, do you agree?"

The captain who had listened to the conversation of Cia Yonggan and Gao Mei Gui and the girl across the phone had a little bit understood that the situation of these people should not be exposed out. But her humanity demands that she save Mo Kat, despite having to give false information to the search and rescue team.

"All right, just like that, sir," he replied.

Cia Yonggan and Gao Mei Gui then returned to the dock. The captain contacted the search and rescue team.

"Mei Gui, are you going to smuggle into Korea?" Cia Yonggan asked as they walked around the pier.

"really. Brother Mo Kat from your residence immediately brought me here. Where to take a passport in the apartment. And even if I don't take such an illegal route, it's afraid that it will be easily traceable to the Taiwanese" Gao Mei Gui explained.

"Then how are you going to pass the inspection in the middle of the sea? Isn't the escort on the Korean Peninsula very strict? Where can I just smuggle in," Cia Yonggan asked again.

Relations between South Korea and North Korea have recently become increasingly heated, causing inspections in the waters off the Korean Peninsula to tighten. The navies of the two countries that are in dispute are always pacing back and forth guarding the borders of their respective regions. Not to mention neighboring South Korea, namely Japan, which is always guarded by the United States armed forces, always back and forth in the Korea Strait, the strait that separates South Korea and Japan.

Not only that, the security forces of the Chinese army also never stopped patrolling the maritime border with the three countries. That said, the waters that Gao Mei Gui will pass through are the most heavily guarded by the armed forces.

"That's why I don't know, Yonggan. Mo Kat's brother said he had contacts with Korean navy officials. He will help us smuggle into Korea" Gao Mei Gui said.

Until Mo Kat had higher-ups in the Korean navy, it was an amazing thing for Cia Yonggan. It turns out that the person has no little connection, no wonder he can tell people to take his sister to Korea.

"Yonggan, you better think about how to bring Xiaolian here" Gao Mei Gui said.

Cia Yonggan had previously thought of a solution to Mo Kat's sister. As an apology, he himself was the one who was going to pick up Mo Xiaolian to Bushan City.

"Ah, yes, of course, Mei Gui. But we have to go back to Nanping City first. I don't have a passport. I think I should ask Director Hao for help, after which I'll pick him up to Bushan myself. You just tell him. Hopefully tomorrow we can go there" Cia Yonggan said.

"Good idea, Yonggan. But you can't leave without me. I'll come this time. I won't let you go again and then disappear without news. At least if you disappear later, then we stay together," said the girl with a slight smile.

He could no longer imagine being abandoned like he was two days ago. Even though it was only two days, it felt as if it was a very long time for Gao Mei Gui.

Cia Yonggan who understood what her lover meant, smiled back as he said. "I'll never leave you again in a long time."

When they were already in the parking area, Gao Mei Gui was seen looking back and forth. He thought that he and Cia Yonggan had walked unknowingly all the way here, would find his car here. But after he frowned, he did not find the whereabouts of his car.

"Yonggan, where's the car?" she asked.

Cia Yonggan replied while scratching his non-itchy head. "Mei Gui, I was forced this time to trouble you. We have to take a taxi and buy fuel. Your car is running out of fuel and is on the border of Fuzhou City and Nanping City."

Gao Mei Gui bought his eyes as if he did not take his car for granted in the border area of the city.