The Investors

Chapter 53: How Can They Have Guards?

Wei Chung and his wife were having lunch at a restaurant. The middle-aged couple had promised early this morning that they would make time for lunch together. This is where they are now, enjoying togetherness, without knowing that their eldest son, Wei Heng, has run away from home and does not know where.

"My wife, what about the kid? Have you talked to him?" Wei Chung asked about his son's situation.

"My husband, I came to his room and asked him to talk. But he won't talk to me. He said he would wait for you, he wanted to talk about a man-to-man affair and not tell me. Then how can I force him?" answer Wei Chung's wife.

Wei Chung frowned. What was with that child, it was not usual for Wei Heng to want to talk privately with him like this.

So he chimed. "Alright, then I'll talk to him later. You after this lunch go home first, let the affairs in your salon be taken care of by your subordinates. I'll be home soon."

"Well, husband, me" his wife said with a smile.

While enjoying lunch, Wei Chung's phone rang. Po Yang, his right hand whom he assigned to hunt down both Ou Julong and Guan Zheng, was contacting him.

Feeling that the affairs of the underground society should not be known by the wife, he said goodbye to answer the call.

"It's a gathering thing, I answer for a moment" he said, hinting at his wife to wait for him, as he walked toward the restaurant's toilet.

"What's up, Po Yang?" yells.

"Sister Wei, the IT expert we asked for help has managed to track down the two rebels" Po Yang said across the phone.

"Good, Po Yang, your work is indeed good," Wei Chung said excitedly. Then he continued. "Then what are you waiting for, immediately summarize them. Remember, bring the men a bit this time, Guan Zheng that bastard can't be looked at one eye."

He had already seen and felt for himself Guan Zheng's shrewdness as he fended off Guan Zheng's kicks twice yesterday. Moreover, thirty of his men had been rendered helpless even though in their hands they had a blunt weapon.

"Sister Wei, I will definitely subdue them if circumstances permit. But the coordinate point of their phones showed they were at the King Palace Hotel, Big Brother Wei. They're hiding there. I dare not make my own decisions. If I order our men to arrest them there, fearing that it will upset Director Hao and impact our cooperation, I report this, he said, for Big Brother Wei to give you a hint of what to do," Po Yang said explaining the current situation.

Hearing Ou Julong and Guan Zheng hiding in the King Palace Hotel, Wei Chung fell silent. How could they hide in that hotel? He did indeed want to immediately finish off the two people, but how could he make such a fuss at the King Palace Hotel? Hao Zhao would definitely not remain silent if he ordered his men to search the hotel.

Finding the silent Wei Chung, Po Yang urged. "How's Brother Wei?"

"Po Yang, you order the men who are currently on duty at the King Palace Hotel. Have them investigate the number of the room where the two of them stayed. We should not make a scene there, so if the room number is known, just intercept it to the room" Wei Chung said.

"Sister Wei, let me tell you first, just as soon as I know of their position, I have already ordered the subordinates who are on duty there. But the names of the two of them are not listed as occupants of any room" explained Po Yang.

Wei Chung was stunned to hear that. He thought that the names Ou Julong and Guan Zheng were not registered as guests at the hotel, of course they deliberately asked the hotel manager to hide their whereabouts. And for that, of course, the hotel manager will ask for Hao Zhao's approval. Or perhaps Hao Zhao himself had hidden the two of them inside that hotel room?

"Even there were some subordinates combing through the empty rooms. But the rooms are uninhabited. Only, Big Brother Wei, one of the VIP rooms on the 17th floor is guarded by two bodyguards. Our subordinates who passed by there they were expelled," Po Yang said.

Wei Chung was astonished. Never before had anyone in Nanping City been guarded by bodyguards. Is the occupant of the room an important person from outside the city who is staying overnight in this city?

"Tell me, Po Yang, who spent the night in that room?" Wei Chung sounded impatient to know who the occupants of the room guarded by the bodyguard were.

"So our men checked, but the room was declared uninhabited by no one. I stole it there, Brother Wei. Lest the room guarded by the bodyguards were the two of them," said Po Yang again.

Wei Chung became angry. How could Ou Julong and Guan Zheng have bodyguards inside the hotel in this city? Isn't he one of the leaders of the underground society? So he felt it was not rude to incapacitate the two bodyguards secretly without Hao Zhao's knowledge.

"Then disable the two guards. If the two rebels are in it, kill them! Do it quietly, don't make a fuss, you understand?" Wei Chung gave the order.

"Okay, Brother Wei. I'll have our men split up and gather on the 17th floor and then knock out the two guards" Po Yang said.

"Then get here first, Po Yang. Keep me informed," Wei Chung concluded, then switched off the phone.

He returned to the dining table where his wife looked like she was taking pictures of herself with her camera phone. Wei Chung shook his head to see his wife who changed poses to capture a portrait of him. His wife who was almost fifty years old was like a teenager, who still liked narcissism.

Just as Wei Chung was sitting down, his phone rang again. A man named Khong Guan was calling his number. Khong Guan is the new leader of the Bao Society, replacing the late Hong Gan who was killed a few days ago.

This time Wei Chung received the call without saying goodbye to his wife. He immediately answered Khong Guan's call.

"Hello, Chairman Khong. I'm here" Wei Chung said kindly.

"Good day, Chairman Wei," replied Khong Guan greeting back.

"Ah, I should congratulate Chairman Khong on being elected as the new leader of Bao directly. But since we've been talking like this, I congratulate you here first" Wei Chung said.

"Hehehe.. Chairman Wei, I was elected to the position of chairman this is thanks to your intervention that gives me support, I should be the one to thank," said Khong Guan.

"Ah, that's not to be questioned. I support you, because you are worthy to lead your society," Wei Chung said.

"Chairman Wei, do you have time to meet to discuss our plans tonight?" Khong Guan asked.

What Khong Guan meant was a plan to attack the headquarters of the Xiongmeng de Shizi Society led by Kang Fang. He had just been elected last night, but he was already impatient to finish off Kang Fang, the person who was thought to have been the mastermind behind the killing of the two leaders of the former Nanping City underground society.

"Just wait, when the time has come, I will finish you, Khong Guan, soon" Wei Chung whispered in his heart.

"I hope that this afternoon we can have a meeting to discuss strategy tonight, Chairman Wei. If you have time, meet me at KTV Song Xiang" Khong Guan said.

"All right, just like that. You wait for me there, Chairman Khong, I'll be there soon" Wei Chung said.

Wei Chung then told his wife. "My wife, you go home first, I still have business."

Wei Chung's wife who had heard her husband's conversation with the person on the phone, of course understood her husband's busyness. It was an underground society affair, he had no right to interfere.

So he stood up and said. "Okay, my husband, you don't stay long. Remember, Wei Heng is waiting for you at home."

His wife reminded him of her son who wanted to speak with Wei Chung about men.

"I remember, my wife. You take it easy" replied Wei Chung.

After paying the meal bill, Wei Chung separated from his wife in the parking lot. His wife came home, while he was driving his car to an appointment with Khong Guan this afternoon.

On the way, he called Po Yang. He felt that Po Yang as his right-hand man, should join in this important meeting.

"Po Yang, you bring some men, meet me at KTV Song Xiang. We'll have a meeting with the Bao Society. But the matter of subduing the two rebels must still be monitored" Wei Chung said.

Po Yang who was invited to attend the meeting certainly became happy to hear this, without thinking twice he just agreed. "Okay, Brother Wei. I'll be there soon."

Just a few minutes after he turned off the call, his phone rang again. As Wei Chung looked at the phone screen, he looked delighted. It was the number of Lu Meng, the director of the Sea Dragon escort company, his ally in Taiwan who was backing his action to take control of the underground society in this city.

He pulled his car over. This is an important call for him.

"Hello, Mr. Lu," said Wei Chung.

"Hello Mr. Wei, you're not busy, are you?" said Lu Meng across the phone.

"I was just about to have a meeting with the Bao chief, Master Lu. We will join forces tonight to finish off Kang Fang" Wei Chung said excitedly.

"Woows.. You are very fast, Mr. Wei. It's not wrong for me to choose someone like you" Lu Meng sounded in praise.

"Ah, don't be too exaggerated, Master Lu," Wei Chung was happy to be praised by people. Then he asked.. "Master Lu, is your hero, Master Mo ready to deploy his men tonight?"

Lu Meng paused for a moment, and in a sorry tone he said. "Ah, Mo Kat has no news, she's been missing since yesterday. But you take it easy, Mr. Wei, I will lead my people directly to help you defeat the Xiongmeng de Shizi society and I will crown you as the only underground leader in Nanping City tonight."

Wei Chung was actually a little curious to hear Mo Kat who disappeared just like that. But right now he thinks a lot. Didn't Lu Meng just promise to help him directly fight the Xiongmeng de Shizi assembly tonight? It's gonna be a night she'll never forget in a lifetime. He will be the sole leader of the underground society in this city!

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Lu. I feel honored because you intervened directly tonight," Wei Chung said with a haru.

"Ah, no need to hesitate, Mr. Wei. Isn't this for our common good? And indeed coincidentally I just landed at Fuzhou City airport. It seems like this has indeed been outlined so, Mr. Wei," Lu Meng said confidently.

"Do you have any business in Fuzhou City, Master Lu?" ask Wei Chung.

"Yes. I'm hunting Mo Kat. It's good that the person wants to escape from me" Lu Meng explained.

Wei Chung who did not understand the matter again asked. "Master Mo? What's wrong with him, Master Lu?"

"Ah, no need to discuss, Mr. Wei. You just send me the location of Kang Fang's headquarters. And let me know the time of the attack, so I can set the time to get there. I will bring a hundred martial arts experts, to help you," Lu Meng concluded.

"Well, Mr. Wei, I will send you the location and time of the attack after I and the Bao Society have finished meeting" Wei Chung said.

"Then, up to here first, Mr. Wei," Lu Meng seemed to want to end the conversation. But then he gave. "You've prepared Gao Li Liang's daughter, right? So I'll take him to Taiwan tomorrow morning."

Hearing that Wei Chung was stunned for a moment. This person still collected his promise to hand over Gao Mei Gui as his toy. But at this time, of course, he can only say what people say. Although he was actually also unwilling to have to hand the girl over to Lu Meng. Didn't his son have feelings for Gao Li Liang's late daughter?

"Of course, Mr. Lu. He is under my supervision, you take it easy" replied Wei Chung.

"Yes, I close first, Mr. Wei," said Lu Meng ending the phone call.

Just as the call was interrupted, a WeChat message from his wife came in. The message surprised him.

"My husband, Wei Heng is gone!"

"What?!"