Lu Jinho was lying on the floor close to the waterfall not saying or doing anything. This was it, this was what happened anytime he was ready to let someone into his life. They always left.
Yu Han was the first to get to the side where Lu Jinho was.
"Find her, I don't care if she's dead or alive. Don't come back until you've found her body".
As soon as he said that, he left looking more colder than ever before. Yu Lei came over and asked Yu Han about what their boss said but he didn't say anything, instead, he looked at him with his face dropped like he was about to cry and then hugged Yu Lei saying,
"I think the boss just fired me indirectly".
"What are you talking about? The boss wouldn't fire you just like that".
"Well, he said I shouldn't come back unless I found her, and I must bring her back dead or alive. But if I bring her dead don't you think he will kill me too. Either way, I have no chance of surviving so I might as well jump into the river".
He said and turned towards the river pretending as though he was going to jump but Yu Lei just kept looking at the big baby standing next to him.
"What is this, aren't you going to stop me or something?"
"You said you wanted to jump, hurry up and jump so I can be on my way. Ishhh what am I saying, might as well leave you to die on your own".
"Ya....how are you so heartless huh? Quickly gather the men, we need to find the lady if we want to keep our heads".
"Why are you ordering me around, you are the one he sent. Do your job".
Yu Han couldn't believe what he was hearing right now, was his older cousin really betraying him right now?
"Please huh, I can't do it on my own".
"Fine, let's get to work. We need to find her soon".
They gathered the men and started planning how they would rescue Shin Suri.
When Shin Suri got shot, all the attention shifted to her as nothing mattered to Lu Jinho anymore but some of his men still went in to catch the culprits. Unfortunately, they didn't find Ji Min or Li Wei as they had already escaped through an underground tunnel. However, they were able to catch the old maid, Kim Yuri, and her daughter Kali.
They caught them and took them to the torture house in the Lu mansion while Lu Jinho went back to his study trying so hard to get his mind off the time Shin Suri was shot right in front of him but he just couldn't.
"Okay, the water flows fast towards the east so if it would wash her body anywhere, it would be towards that direction. We will split ourselves into two groups, some of us will go into the water from this end while the rest will go towards the east and search over there. Let's meet back in two days".
"Or, let's hope we find her before then". Yu Han said interrupting Yu Lei's briefing which made everyone turn to look what him. He noticed everyone was staring at him so he raised his head and looked at them as well.
"What, what, are you trying to tell me that I'm the only one who is worried here?"
The men simply shook their heads and turned back to their general which was Yu Lei. All of Lu Jinho's men knew Yu Han was a big baby and a playful soldier but also one of the strongest men among them all.
"Alright, we are done with the division, spread out".
"Yes, general". All the men said in sync and moved out. The men heading towards the east were led by Yu Lei while those going into the water were led by Yu Han. The search was thorough none of them slept for a week but there were no signs of her, yet they kept searching.
It was already a month yet there was no sign of her anywhere. It would have been better if she was dead but her body wasn't found anywhere in the water or by the water shore. It was obvious it would be impossible to find her.
Knock knock.
"Come in".
"Jinho, we have been searching for over a month now, she's not in that river".
Yu Lei has been trying to knock some sense into his friend but he wouldn't listen at all. Ever since the incident, Lu Jinho has been all over the place like a crazy man looking for Shin Suri but to no avail, it was almost as if she vanished into thin air.
"I know she isn't there. Tell the men to stop searching".
Yu Lei could see that he wasn't in a good mood so he just bowed lightly and left the room.
Meanwhile, somewhere deep deep inside the forest in the east coast which was meant for the wild, a slim girl could be seen fetching some water from the small river while humming. After fetching her water, she walked towards the mountains and after a while, she finally got to the top where her cave was.
On a hard flat looking rock, was a girl who looked almost lifeless but with steady breathing lying down with bruises all over her body. That was her, Shin Suri was right there in a mountain cave located were dangerous animals resided.
She had been that way for a month now and she wasn't showing any signs of waking up, however, the lady who saved her was good with herbs and medicines. She looked rural and she was dressed in animal skin but she still looked extremely beautiful.
She had plump lips and her eyes weren't tiny. She wasn't as tall as Shin Suri but she wasn't so short herself. She had a very milky skin, it was obvious she was taking good care of herself even though she lived in the mountains. She made herbs and ate animals and plants. She had not tasted junk food for the past twelve years. To add to it, the water from the river was mineral water so it made her skin smooth and silky which gave her more shine.
The lady was grinding some herbs for Shin Suri when she suddenly woke up and tried opening her eyes. It was pretty difficult because of the light so she make uncomfortable noises but when she finally adjusted, she opened her eyes and started looking around.
Just then, she saw an unfamiliar face looking at her from above her head like a light bulb. Then, that lightbulb smiled.
"You are finally awake".