CHAPTER 209: CHAPTER 209: IS THIS ALL DESTINED?

Seventh Uncle’s funeral was attended by notable figures from all walks of life, bidding their respects. An Junxi watched from a distance, tears silently falling to the ground.

As the funeral procession moved away, An Junxi knelt toward the direction of the convoy and deeply kowtowed three times.

Seventh Uncle, you treated me as family while you were alive, yet I can’t send you off. It’s the junior who failed your care and trust. Gu Kuangxia who caused your death, he will definitely face retribution. Rest in peace.

An Junxi glanced at Gu Yikun through the crowd, then turned and left.

Seventh Uncle’s funeral cooled down the bustling Yan City, and the media finally quieted down. An Junxi waited for Gu Kuangxia to contact her, "If you want to see your parents, come to Mountain Forest Park."

An Junxi knew the dangers of this trip, but she was desperate to see her parents, so she went without hesitation.

In a remote place, An Junxi got into the car with two men, "Miss An, please."

These two men were relatively polite. They took away the things she carried, blindfolded her, and drove around erratically.

They were very cautious, changing vehicles at least six or seven times. After three or four hours, An Junxi woke up from a nap, and half an hour later, the car stopped.

Unable to see, her hearing and sense of smell became particularly sensitive. The two men led her by her arms onto a raised platform. She heard the sound of water flowing and smelled a fishy scent of river water mixed with gasoline and rusty iron. She guessed it was a dock.

It seemed Gu Kuangxia was returning by water.

Yan City is located in a developed coastal region, with numerous docks of various sizes. Their car had been driving for so long that it’s hard to determine the approximate location of this dock.

An Junxi couldn’t guess the answer. After a few steps, they got on a boat that swayed and rocked; it wasn’t a large boat.

The two men took her below deck, where An Junxi heard two familiar voices, "Xi Xi!"

She immediately asked anxiously, "Dad, Mom, are you hurt?"

She wanted to see them. The two men tied her up with a rope before taking off her blindfold.

It took An Junxi a while to adapt to the darkness. Her parents were also tied up. She looked at them several times and noticed they had lost weight but weren’t seriously injured.

Her eyes reddened, "Dad, Mom, it’s good that you’re okay."

She didn’t know what they would face next. As long as the family was together, she wasn’t afraid.

Mr. An said anxiously, "How could he bind you too? That Gu Family’s Second Uncle is truly despicable!"

Mrs. An asked, "Xi Xi, you and Yikun didn’t really..."

"We’re divorced."

The elderly couple sighed. Was this fate?

An Junxi saw that only three people were here and was surprised that Gu Kuangxia would keep them in such a place. The boat was shabby with no defenses; if someone came to rescue them, it would be easy.

The premise being that this location was concealed. Since Gu Kuangxia had such confidence, it must be hard to find.

An Junxi was filled with sorrow. This place was dark and gloomy, with only slivers of light peeking through cracks. Yi Ke now had to deal with Seventh Uncle’s funeral, issues in South Africa, and the scandal at headquarters. How could he spare the time to find her?

Gu Kuangxia contacted her through his subordinates, "An Junxi, Gu Yikun has angered me, none of your family will survive!"

Mr. and Mrs. An had already come to terms with life and death. It didn’t matter if something happened to them, but how could their daughter, still in her prime, face such a calamity?

An Junxi asked, "Then what do you want?"

Gu Kuangxia laughed maniacally, "Tomorrow the news will break about the Gu Family’s South Asia fleet smuggling firearms. Gu Yikun will likely be gone before you. Any last words, I’ll pass them on for you."

With a hoarse voice, An Junxi said, "Gu Kuangxia, you are also a Gu. What will you gain by destroying the Gu Family?"

Gu Kuangxia said, "With Gu Yikun dead, I will return to take charge. The smuggling incident will then vanish. I won’t let any of my goals slip through my fingers!"

An Junxi bit her lip, "Gu Kuangxia, you won’t die a good death!"

The man next to her stuffed a rag into her mouth. An Junxi struggled and let out muffled cries, as Gu Kuangxia continued, "If Gu Yikun isn’t dead by tomorrow, you’ll be of use. Are you looking forward to seeing him? Hahaha!"

He hung up, and that chilling laughter lingered in An Junxi’s ears. She was in immense agony but could only wait.

Yi Ke, you must be okay.

Gu Yikun returned to the mansion; the atmosphere was suffocatingly silent.

He sat in the study, staring at the dark night outside. Time slipped away, and dawn slowly broke.

He didn’t know how many nights he’d spent like this.

Since she left, he hadn’t gone back to their room. Every belonging of hers was a wound to him.

Gu Yikun drank a cup of black coffee. The phone rang in the quiet room, and he answered as Yu Zheng said, "President, there’s bad news. The South Asia fleet has been found by customs to be carrying illegal firearms. The authorities have started an investigation, and we might need to assist the police."

Gu Yikun remained emotionless, asking, "Any news from the media?"

Yu Zheng said, "We can’t control the news; we were the last to know. In about two hours, the stock will fluctuate, this is definitely Second Uncle’s doing."

Gu Yikun opened the computer, finding the news already rampant online and the stock down by three points.

He was about to head to the company when Gu Kuangxia finally contacted him.

He answered, "Second Uncle, if you’re going this far, I’ll see it through to the end."

But it was An Junxi’s voice, "Yi Ke!"

Gu Yikun stood up, asking sternly, "What have you done to her!"

He had been so fuming lately that he hadn’t considered her safety!

Gu Yikun kicked over a chair, "Gu Kuangxia, if you touch a hair on her head, I won’t let you off!"

Gu Kuangxia said coldly, "You want to save her, come to Linjiang Dock immediately. I’ll give you half an hour. For every minute you’re late, I’ll give her a cut. And come alone."

Gu Yikun took a gun from the bottom drawer of the desk and tucked it at his waist, grabbing his car keys as he headed downstairs.

The car sped to the dock, and he briefed Yu Zheng on the situation, instructing him to notify GUT to stabilize the company until he returned.

Yu Zheng didn’t waste any time and immediately had GUT execute the orders. For safety, he also informed Xie Yuchen.

Upon hearing Gu Yikun was going solo to meet Gu Kuangxia, Xie Yuchen exclaimed, "Is he insane! Gu Kuangxia will kill him!"

He pulled up the layout of Linjiang Dock, an abandoned dock. His team searched extensively and finally found a testing station on the opposite shore.

The testing station had long been out of service, but fortunately, some of the monitoring systems hadn’t been completely removed.