Addicted: Book One - The Inquietude of Youth

Chapter 194 - Jiang Yuan's SUDDEN REPENTANCE

"Have you had any contact with Gu Hai?"

"No", Gu Yang sternly replied.

Gu Wei Ting nodded his head, "Okay then. Since you're not busy, help me search for Gu Hai and bring him back. I don't want to use my personal power to search all over the country for him. This would be a disadvantage to my reputation if it were to leak out and worse, this kind of situation is completely unacceptable in the army."

"Where am I supposed to find him? He had already cut off all contacts with us. At this point, looking for them is like trying to find a needle in a haystack."

"I'll give you a clue. They are in Qingdao, Shandong."

After hearing those words, Gu Yang was still able to perfectly disguise the surprise that beckoned to shoot out from within his eyes. "How do you know that they're in Qingdao?" Gu Yang asked while feigning ignorant.

"Through investigation." Gu Wei Ting replied matter-of-factly.

Silence overtook Gu Yang.

"If I continue with the investigation, I'll definitely be able to find their exact location but the thing is, I don't want to personally handle this matter. Don't ask me for the reason. I'm feeling really uneasy at the moment. In short, I have confidence in you and I want to entrust you with the task of dealing with this strenuous ordeal."

A sense of guilt squirmed its way into Gu Yang's conscience as he watched the uneasiness riddling Gu Wei Ting's face.

"Since he has done something like this, you're still acknowledging him as your son?"

"If I acknowledge it, he is. If I don't, then he isn't."[1]

While Gu Yang continued to ponder on that phrase, Gu Wei Ting had already walked out of the room.

"General!"

The person standing in front of Gu Wei Ting was a man name Hua Yun Hui, a subordinate that he had personally enlisted to receive special force training. Normally, Gu Wei Ting does not call on him for assistance. The only exception to this would be when Sun Jingwei had his hands full, Gu Wei Ting would then hand over some missions for Hua Yun Hui to handle.

"I have a mission for you."

Standing perfectly straight, Hua Yun Hui focused all his attention on his commanding general before he spoke in a seemingly monotone voice. "Yes General. I am at your service."

"You can relax a bit." Gu Wei Ting's large hand pressed on Hua Yun Hui's shoulder, "This mission involves my family matters, so there's no need to be so serious."

"Family matters?" Hua Yun Hui asked with curiosity, "Isn't Sun Jingwei always in charge of your personal matter?"

"He has his hands full lately."

The truth was, Gu Wei Ting does not fully trust Sun Jingwei anymore.

"There's someone I want you to keep an eye on. It doesn't matter what method you use, you must keep surveillance on his whereabouts 24/7. Don't let him out of your sight."

Hua Yun Hui's nerves immediately tensed, "Who?"

"My nephew, Gu Yang."

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When Sun Jingwei saw Gu Wei Ting returned, he rushed to him and asked, "General, where did you go just now?"

Gu Wei Ting's stern gaze immediately swept towards him, "What happened?"

"Just now, your wife came to look for you."

"Jiang Yuan?" Gu Wei Ting's brows wrinkled into a small frown, "When did she came here?"