Rough

13. Anger

 People are as interesting as we speak. Just thirty minutes ago both Zhao and Zun still feeling awkward to each other – a little of despised would be correct for Zun. Now Zhao is sitting in Zun passenger seat in luxurious car. When they heard the news from the Shen Wei manager, their purpose branched together. Zun rides forcing his car to run speedily, Zhao could hear the sound of the engine. Both of them haven't think of any plan whatsoever to save Shen, nor do they have a clue regarding the assault.

Ye Zun acts tough when he needs to, not all the time. Maybe Shen knows this, so he could still act soft in front of Zun. Being in the same panic, their heart just connected at the same thread. Zhao does not care who he is, what he could do with him, but he just feel a similar worry that tied them together.

"Please, please don't let anything happen." Zun keeps muttering weird voices beside Zhao.

"Zun, hold yourself together." Zhao getting contagiously bothered, hypnotized by his voices.

"You don't understand, he could be so fragile on time like this." Zun whispers that in full tremble.

 

Thanks to Zun haste of heart, they reach Shen Wei Van in the middle of the road in minutes. They see the unfortunate manager of Shen Wei taking the question from the police officer. Both taking off from the car to meet him, just a little different on the greeting way. Zhao could see Zun is ready to slap him in the face, so Zhao out walking Zun behind and consoling him first, before Zun could do anything.

"You alright?" Zhao asked with a little smirk.

The manager looks intimidated by Zun, who's just generally hate everyone beside his dear brother. After not a single word spills by the manager, Zhao get into the van, escorting the manager to get somewhere else to control his fear.

"Zun, follow us. We'll talk somewhere else." Zhao commands.

Hearing the ordering pitch from Zhao voice, Zun was ready to explode, but Zhao shutting him with a glare. Zun groans and getting to his car too. Zhao drive this car to the nearest café they could find along the road. Even before both Zhao and Xiao Xi opening the door, they could hear banging sound from Zun car. Zhao can't help sighing and calming him down.

"Look, unnecessary word would definitely make him fleet away." Zhao is holding himself so deep that he could confront Zun with cold head.

"So you're good?" Zhao convincing him.

"Alright, alright! I'll behave." Zun almost punch this guy in front of him for taking him as a child.

"Let's go."

The three of them talk and it goes smoothly. Zhao and Zun gets the video the manager has been taking, all the description from a to z. Zhao keeps cutting Zun when he's just a words from lashing his anger out of someone innocent. With Zun banging the table a couple of time, they let the manager goes home and comfort him before. Zun seems really frustrated, looking how his foot keeps shaking.

"And you." Zhao talks to him. "Why are you taking things so hard?"

"He'll break. Again. Don't you understand? You seems to share some words with him, thus do you think he could stay strong about it??!!" Zun finally lavish the weight in his mind.

"He won't. It's you who not understanding your brother. He might not like what you're doing right now, I mean your job. But he knew he could depend on you for something like this." Zhao calmly reacts. "He will never let me talk bad about you, you know?"

Zun silenced. Half of his head corresponds with Zhao's word but half of his heart hopes that it's wrong. Nevertheless Zun moves, inspired by the word that Shen is waiting for him to do something.

"I'll take my leave here." Zun wears his jacket and leaving Zhao there.

"Yeah me too." Zhao gets immersed on thinking the next move he should make.

Zhao know from Shen diction, from his action, from his gaze that he is strong, still Zun words haunt him. What if all Zun said was right? Will he break? He decides to leave that matter behind; he's going to meet Chu and Jing to help him with this case. He feels sorry to involve Chu again, but it's not like he has other option. He calls them earlier to make a short notice.

Suddenly, in his judging time, he reminded on Shen Wei files that Lin Jing made for him. Zhao decides he will visit the office to take Jing and meeting with Chu with the three of them. He'll need to text Daqing to feed A Hong. There might be a clue on Shen past regarding this matter, no one do something so dangerous like this for just mere money. Zhao try to recall the words from Lin Jing long list stalking file, but even his brain has capacity. None of things in this world could disturbed Zhao when he's in deep of his mind, a state he rarely do, even when his office is in the edge of closing down.

Zhao could only hope Shen to hold on, or Zun could deal with it effortlessly. A protective brother would be normal to faced, but a lost in a criminal situation would make things complicated for Zhao. Since he hate to misuse his father or mother influence, if things got worse. Zhao is now considering every option he has, hence no words such as back off even cross his brain.

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A/N 

When is Zhao going to the rescue? (He will, but not now) 

I am sorry....

haha, 

but bear me with a few chaps fellas. It will be worth it (hopefully)

See you in the next word!

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