Chapter 557 — I'll Take Revenge for You

Wei Zhao was startled and quickly reached out to steady Shen Yushu.

"You carry her. Her health isn't as good as mine," Gu Mengyao told Wei Zhao.

"Can you manage?" Wei Zhao saw that Gu Mengyao herself looked unsteady on her feet — after all, who could stand firm after a whole day without food and too much fright?

"Mm..." Gu Mengyao nodded. Though she too could barely stand steady, she was still a little better off than Shen Yushu.

"Ha, then let's go together." Wei Zhao scooped Shen Yushu up in both arms, then spoke to Gu Mengyao.

"Together?" Gu Mengyao's eyes went wide.

But Wei Zhao had already crouched down, and while holding Shen Yushu, he stretched out both arms: "You get on too."

"You... can you manage?" Gu Mengyao looked at Wei Zhao in disbelief. Ordinarily, carrying one person down the mountain would already be impressive — the mountain path was hardly easy to walk. And Wei Zhao actually wanted to carry two? That was just too formidable, wasn't it?

"I can kick open a security door, so can I manage or not?" Wei Zhao very much wanted to say that telling a man he couldn't manage was a provocation — a very dangerous thing to do — but he supposed Gu Mengyao hadn't meant it that way.

Gu Mengyao really was exhausted. After a moment's hesitation, she thought of how Wei Zhao had kicked open even a security door — his strength really was considerable — and so she let herself fall back into Wei Zhao's arm.

Wei Zhao carried the two young ladies out of the cave, and only then remembered that in his haste he had not sent Gu Pengzhan word that they were safe. But now both arms were occupied, so obviously he could not make a phone call either.

However, on the way down the mountain, at the entrance of the resort, he caught sight of Gu Pengzhan and Qing Bo. The two had just come out of the resort and clearly had found nothing; then they looked up and saw Wei Zhao carrying two people, and were at once astonished and overjoyed.

"Yao Yao, Xiao Shu!" Gu Pengzhan ran over in a few strides, quite shedding the composure a chairman ought to have. At this moment, he was simply a father worried for his daughter's safety.

"They're fine. Probably just too tired — they've fallen asleep," Wei Zhao said with a wry smile. He hadn't expected the two to fall asleep so quickly, but seeing the smiles on their faces, they were clearly sleeping soundly. And in fact that was so: knowing they were rescued, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had instantly shed their earlier worries and wanted only a good rest.

Qing Bo wanted to help Wei Zhao by taking one of them, but feared waking Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, so he could only smile apologetically.

Gu Pengzhan, meanwhile, was rubbing his hands in excitement. His daughter was found, and from the look of things she had not been harmed — otherwise she surely could not be sleeping so peacefully at this moment.

When they got into the car at the foot of the mountain, Wei Zhao had to set the two down, and since Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had slept quite a while before, they were now only somewhat worn out in body and mind; at this point they woke too, rubbing their eyes blearily.

When Gu Mengyao saw her father, she could not help but throw herself into Gu Pengzhan's arms: "Dad! That bastard Zhong Yongliang locked us up — you have to get revenge for me..."

"Don't worry, Yao Yao. It's all right now, it's all right..." Gu Pengzhan was much moved as well. Never in her life had his daughter suffered such grievance.

But while Gu Mengyao had someone to pour her heart out to, Shen Yushu did not. She too felt wronged. She glanced at Gu Mengyao, who had flung herself into Gu Pengzhan's arms, then turned her head toward Wei Zhao and threw herself into his arms.

"Arrow-Brand Bro, you have to get revenge for us!" Shen Yushu was only seeking comfort; she had no other thought in mind, and simply hugged Wei Zhao.

Wei Zhao patted Shen Yushu's shoulder in consolation. Even without her asking, he would not let Zhong Yongliang off — only the method would have to be more roundabout. Since Gu Pengzhan did not want to escalate the conflict, Wei Zhao intended to shift the conflict onto someone else.

Back at the villa, after comforting Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu with a few words, Wei Zhao returned to his room. He still had to deal with Zhong Yongliang.

He used the computer to clip a portion of the recording from the voice recorder, then dialed An Liwen's number.

An Liwen picked up quickly: "Brother Wei Zhao?"

An Liwen had never expected Wei Zhao to call him of his own accord. True, he had given Wei Zhao a sum of money for investigating the case, but he was not at all sure Wei Zhao could dig up any news about Gu Mengyao. In An Liwen's view, Wei Zhao was not the sort of man who was easy to deal with.

"Brother An, it's me," Wei Zhao said. "Do you have time right now?"

"Now? What's this about?" An Liwen happened to be out drinking with Su Taizao, and he could not guess what Wei Zhao meant by calling at such an hour.

"Brother An, I have not failed your expectations. After untold hardships, I've finally dug up some information about Gu Mengyao at school — information about her suitors!" Wei Zhao said.

"Oh? News about Gu Mengyao? I've got time. Where are you? I'll come pick you up right now and we'll talk face to face!" The moment An Liwen heard it concerned Gu Mengyao, his interest was instantly aroused. Never mind that he had nothing on his plate at the moment — even if he had, he would have dropped it first.

"I'm over at Gu Mengyao's villa. Come on over, then. I'll be waiting," Wei Zhao said.

"All right, ten minutes!" An Liwen said at once.

By the time Wei Zhao stepped out of the room again, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had recovered their composure; the two of them were in the dining room eating ravenously, and from the look of it they had been starving badly.

"I'm stepping out for a bit — going to get revenge for you two." Wei Zhao smiled. The two girls did look rather adorable in their present state.

"Great, great!" Shen Yushu, her mouth stuffed full of food, pumped her fist excitedly at Wei Zhao's words.

Gu Mengyao said nothing. She merely glanced at Wei Zhao and said, "Be careful."

Wei Zhao was a little unaccustomed to the young lady's tenderness; he froze for a moment before nodding.

Gu Pengzhan had no idea what Wei Zhao intended to do, but since Wei Zhao had promised him that the Gu Group would not be dragged into it, he set his mind at ease.

"Where are you going? Shall I have Qing Bo drive you?" Gu Pengzhan asked.

"No need. Someone's coming to pick me up." Wei Zhao smiled.

Wei Zhao's words left everyone in the hall startled — someone was coming to pick him up?

Wei Zhao smiled and went out of the villa. An Liwen's car had already arrived; catching sight of Wei Zhao, An Liwen immediately got out and said warmly, "Brother Wei Zhao, get in, get in!"

"Heh..." Wei Zhao sneered inwardly, though his face showed nothing but a normal nod. "This private detective business is no easy work," he said. "This time I've taken a great risk."