Chapter 95 - The oldest Moshi son

Shen's jaw turned slack as he grit his teeth. 

Plenty of people were already a menace to him, posing a threat to him and his wife.

Now his oldest brother had escaped.

There was a good reason for Shao and Shigeo to be locked up with the rest of the psychopaths who had caused him terrible harm, or assisted in plots to destroy him.

Shao and Shigeo had been locked up for long enough for rumours of him killing them off to spread.

About five years ago, Shen's power wasn't as consolidated as the CEO of Moshi Corporation. He had grown up, looking up to his excellent older brothers, but as soon as he started blossoming in school, developing exceptional skills and taking an interest in the company, they became hostile towards him.

Shao and Shigeo, even though they bullied him, were no nicer to each other. 

Their father had grown Moshi Corp to one of the biggest and wealthiest firms in the world, let alone in Country J. The boys had their eyes on the prize. 

The whole Moshi family was circling like wolves, so Shao and Shigeo grew up only trying to fight others for their thrown.

Shen...he was a gentle boy. Their parents had never encouraged competition between the boys, but Shao and Shigeo had spent enough time around their scheming uncles to imbibe their filth to snatch the power they believe they deserved.

Five years ago, they fought each other in the open...after years of hidden tactics to destroy each other. 

Both older brothers had crossed an important line.

Even Rika and Soren Moshi disowned their two oldest sons.

"Ayu, when did you notice he escaped?" 

She looked down, sheepishly, unwilling to answer Shen's question. 

She should have informed him earlier instead of taking everything into her own hands. Even she knew that. 

But just this once, she wanted to take care of things without bothering Shen. What did this say about her worth and competence!?

"Around 7 am this morning" she responded unwillingly. 

Shen's eyes flashed in accusation at Ayu. 

It had been well over five hours! His brother was no idiot. 

"Call off the search. End the issue. We won't find big brother." Shen said, with definity. 

"But boss--" Ayu tried to insist on continuing investigating. 

"No!" Shen roared at her. "Back off!" 

Ayu remained silent. She nodded at a security team member standing by, indicating to him to call off the guards. 

"You found a garment?" Shen questioned. 

"Yes, boss. At the back entrance, on the way back to the Moshi Mansion." 

Shen laughed awryly. 

"What a joke!" 

He knew his brother was trying to mock him by leaving the trace, the piece of clothing, in the direction of his home. 

As if to threaten Shen, that he was coming for him.

The security team would have chased that scent and spread out in that direction.

But the truth was, that Shao would never go near his home. The sight of Shen and everything about Shen was revolting to his oldest brother. 

Ayu looked at Shen questioningly. 

"I already have a suspect in mind. I will investigate this myself...and alone. Take everyone else off this issue, and get the office to return to normal." 

As much as Ayu wanted to throw herself into the investigation to help, she knew Shen's word was final now. 

Just then, Shen received a call from home. 

When he picked up, he heard Butler Min's voice come through with a restlessness.

"Young master, when Housekeeper Tan went to bring Madam's lunch to her, she wasn't at work." 

His report disturbed Shen immediately. 

Where the hell had Lina disappeared to now?! 

Maybe she was taken, again!? 

His heart grew tense with panic. 

"Find out where she is...NOW!" he bellowed on the phone. 

The Butler was agitated. He hated seeing his master turn into a monster. It was frightening for everyone. 

"Young master, Miss Mei said she went to meet Miss Mana after she contacted her." 

"Where did they go?" Shen's tone was still threatening. 

"Miss Mei said they went to the University." 

Without another word Shen hung up, and stormed out of the surveillance room. 

As he exited the building, he drove off angrily in his Maybach toward Capital City University. 

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-- at Capital City University --

The massive university grounds looked colourful and crowded. The entire area was covered in stalls representing the different clubs and societies the current students were involved in. 

There were also food stalls that had delicacies prepared especially by the international students from their home countries. 

Capital City University was extremely well renown all over the world, and many students attended from abroad as well. 

Lina made a beeline for the food stalls since she hadn't eaten any lunch and was starving. 

The women sampled everything, especially the spicy dishes. 

Lina was overwhelmed with all the noise and people. She didn't remember what it was like to be in a place that was so vibrant. 

It felt nostalgic, this feeling of carelessness and gluttony she shared with Mana. Mana made her feel very comfortable, as if she had known her for a million years. 

They were sitting in a cosy corner a little apart from the crowd so they could hear each other when they talked, and the noise in the main area was too loud. 

As Mana licked her fingers, covered in spicy oil from one of the dishes, she broached an interesting subject. 

"Li, guess what I heard?" she giggled. 

"What?" Lina said, anticipating Mana's next words. 

"I heard Lila is here!" she rolled her eyes, as she said this. 

"Lila?" Lina asked, confused. 

Mana slapped her forehead in annoyance at herself. 

"Of course, you don't remember. She's that rich, influential girl who bullied me during the first day. She's the one you flung aside, when she hit me!" Mana recalled the episode of how she and Lina became friends. 

Lina laughed. 

"Hahahaha! Is she attending the event for another beating?"