Zhang Lei spat and said angrily, "I don't believe it. Do you have that much money? You finally became a police officer, but you're useless and unambitious, and you're just causing trouble for your family. Sigh, I thought I had met a magical martial arts master, but I didn't expect to get myself into such big trouble!"
Seeing Zhang Lei sighing and saying that she didn't believe Zhou Xuan's words at all, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but feel embarrassed. If he didn't explain clearly now, Zhang Lei would definitely be worried and confused, and it would be really bad if she got into trouble.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Xuan suddenly took out his wallet, pulled out his bank card, and handed it to Zhang Lei, saying, "Zhang Lei, I really gave you the money. I was just teasing you. I paid with this card!"
Zhang Lei took the bank card in her hand, looked at it, and snorted, "You're kidding me! Everyone has a bank card, but who knows if there's money in it? It can't talk for itself!"
"You... if you don't believe me, why don't you just go to a bank and check at the counter?" Zhou Xuan was in a hurry, and if Zhang Lei really didn't believe him, he really couldn't think of any way to solve the problem.
Zhang Lei snorted and said, "Then let me ask you, how much money do you have in this bank card?"
Zhou Xuan was dumbfounded. He had never known how much money was in this bank card. He had never withdrawn any money since Wei Haihong transferred more than 200 million yuan to him. Later, Zhang Jian deposited money into the card for the sale of products and micro-carvings, as well as other income. In short, there must have been more than 1 billion yuan in the card, but Zhou Xuan had no idea how much money was in it.
Zhang Lei's question put him in a bind. Seeing Zhou Xuan's expression, Zhang Lei became even more convinced that Zhou Xuan was lying. How could anyone not know how much money they have in their bank account? If it were her, she would even know how many cents were left in the decimal part. Even if she wasn't very clear about the decimals, she would still have a general idea, right?
"Even if you can only give a rough estimate, tell me, how much money is in there?" Zhang Lei thought for a moment and then asked. She was just afraid that Zhou Xuan was lying to her and making things up, as long as he could give a rough estimate.
Zhou Xuan scratched his head, thought carefully, but still had no idea. He hesitated and said, "I really don't remember. It might be four hundred million, or six hundred million, or even seven or eight hundred million!"
"Pah, you're just bragging!" Zhang Lei said disdainfully. She hadn't expected Zhou Xuan, who seemed honest, to be such a braggart. He didn't even have the skills to lie properly. He said four hundred million, then six hundred million, or even seven or eight hundred million. Not only was it uncertain, but the number was also too outrageous. Usually, people with that much money, if they were business people, would never become police officers. If they were police officers, it might mean they were rich kids, but no matter which rich kid, their parents would never give them hundreds of millions of dollars without sufficient power. So Zhang Lei instinctively felt that Zhou Xuan was just bragging.
Zhou Xuan sighed and prepared to get out of the car, but then he noticed a China Merchants Bank branch not far ahead. He immediately pointed in that direction and said, "There's a China Merchants Bank there. You can check it out. The PIN for this card is six eights. If you see money in it, you'll know that I did pay for the meal, so you don't need to worry anymore. Drive home and get a good night's sleep so you can go to work tomorrow!"
Zhang Lei snorted, "I'm not a child, why do you need to keep an eye on me?"
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Then I'm relieved!" After saying that, he opened the car door, parked the car, and hailed a taxi on the side of the road.
Zhang Lei saw Zhou*'s check. Only after the taxi had driven far away did she realize his bank card was still in her possession. But then she thought, surely there's no money in that card, otherwise why would he be so careless? Besides, she didn't believe he'd paid the 360,000 yuan for the meal.
After pausing for a moment, she started driving home. However, when she drove up to the China Merchants Bank, she had a sudden thought and couldn't help but stop the car. She got out and went to the bank's ATM. After thinking about it, Zhang Lei found it a little funny. How could she believe that this guy had money in his account?
After inserting the bank card into the card slot, the screen displayed the message "Please enter your password." Zhang Lei followed Zhou Xuan's instructions, entered six eights, and then pressed "OK."
Next, the screen displayed the account type. Zhou Xuan clicked on the savings account, and then the page showed either an inquiry or deposit/withdrawal option. Zhang Lei clicked on the inquiry option, indicating that the password Zhou Xuan gave her was indeed correct.
Then the screen displayed the words "Please wait," and after about four or five seconds, the screen showed the balance of the card.
Zhang Lei saw a long string of numbers displayed on the screen. She didn't react at first. She only saw the word "yuan" at the end of the numbers, and two zeros before the word "yuan". Before the zeros was a decimal point, and then three or four zeros. Before that were numbers ranging from one to nine, with the first one being seventy-one.
Zhang Lei was stunned for a long time before she realized that Zhou Xuan had money in his card!
Zhang Lei was a little slow to react when it came to the exact amount, mainly because the number seemed too long. After a moment of stunned silence, she quickly pointed to the number and began counting: "Yuan, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million, ten million... hundred million..."
When she reached the hundred million, Zhang Lei's fingers trembled. She tried to calm herself down before continuing to count: "...hundred million...ten billion..."
Only then did Zhang Lei realize that the first "Hua" was in the "ten billion" position, which meant that Zhou Xuan had seventy-one billion in cash in his card!
Seventy-one billion!
My God! Zhang Lei swayed and almost fell. She managed to steady herself by holding onto the wall next to the ATM. After calming down, she counted the money again and confirmed that it was indeed more than 7.1 billion yuan in cash. Zhang Lei was stunned.
She wasn't envious of Zhou Xuan's wealth, but rather astonished at how rich he could be. Could it be that he hadn't lied to her at all, and that he was a billionaire?
Could it be from embezzlement? However, Zhang Lei immediately rejected this idea. "With Zhou Xuan's level and status, even if he were to embezzle openly, he couldn't possibly embezzle 7.1 billion yuan in cash. Even if Fu Yuanshan were at a high level, it would be impossible for him to embezzle 7.1 billion yuan using his position. It's truly hard for Zhang Lei to imagine Zhou Xuan's background."
She took out her bank card and returned to her car with a heavy heart. She sat in her seat for a long time before finally driving home. Now, Zhang Lei believed that Zhou Xuan had indeed given the restaurant the 360,000 yuan.
After driving for a while, Zhang Lei thought again that Zhou Xuan's bank card with his astonishing wealth was still in her hands, and she even had the PIN. How could she not feel excited about having such a large sum of money in her hands? Wasn't Zhou Xuan worried that she would withdraw the money?
Zhang Lei was ultimately not greedy. The reason she was surprised was that Zhou Xuan really had such a large sum of cash, which was indeed unexpected. However, she never thought of taking someone else's money for herself. But with such a large sum of money in her hands, shouldn't it be Zhou Xuan who is anxious?
She just didn't know where Zhou Xuan lived. Although she had worked with Zhou Xuan all day and collaborated with him, she still didn't know his phone number. In other words, if she wanted to contact Zhou Xuan now, she would only be able to find out after she went to work tomorrow.
Zhang Lei muttered to herself as she drove home, but her mood had brightened considerably. After all, she no longer had to worry about how to handle the large bill from the restaurant. However, while driving, she recalled what Zhou Xuan had once told her—that he was rich and had a beautiful wife. Now, she wondered if it was true. If he really did have a wife, what kind of woman would she be? Was she really as beautiful as he said, even more so than herself?
Zhou Xuan took a taxi home. Fu Ying and her mother were playing tarot cards. When they saw Zhou Xuan return, they all threw down their cards and gathered around.
Jin Xiumei looked her son up and down and praised him with a smile, "Son, you look so dashing and handsome in this police uniform. You truly are my son!"
Zhou Xuan laughed heartily. If someone else wore this outfit, they definitely wouldn't look as handsome as him.
Jin Xiumei pulled her son to sit down, and while looking at him, she said, "Son, if you can stay in this police force for a long time, I'll be very happy. Although the money isn't much, I feel at ease; it's a real job!"
Zhou Xuan's heart skipped a beat. His mother was still terrified after being beaten up. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Mom, as long as you like it, I'll do it for as long as you want. Anyway, I don't have anything else to do!"
Zhou Xuan was willing to do anything to make his mother happy. After Fu Yuanshan became the bureau chief, he wouldn't have to engage in any backstabbing or infighting there. He could just be a low-level police officer and live a nine-to-five job, which was a pretty good choice.
Fu Ying brought Zhou Xuan a cup of hot tea and then asked, "Is this job tiring? I've heard that being a police officer is one of the most tiring and dangerous professions!"
Zhou Xuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Arresting people and patrolling isn't my responsibility. My assigned tasks are just analyzing the accumulated major and difficult cases, looking for loopholes in the evidence in the physical evidence department. It's mostly done in the office, so what kind of danger could there be?"
Fu Ying believed Zhou Xuan's words because she knew Zhou Xuan's abilities. "Even if he were to carry out a mission, the danger would be much lower than that of other police officers. But it's best not to get involved in such things; analyzing cases is enough."
Fu Ying tilted her head, looking at Zhou Xuan's smiling face, and asked, "What's making you so happy?"
Zhou Xuan casually remarked, "One of my colleagues is hilarious!"
"This colleague is a woman, right?" Fu Ying asked Zhou Xuan with a strange expression. Zhou Xuan was taken aback, realizing he had let something slip. He smiled awkwardly and nodded, "She's a woman!"
"Is it pretty?" Fu Ying asked again.
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Xuan immediately replied, "How could she be as pretty as my Yingying?"
"Go to hell with your insincere words!" Fu Ying was happy inside, but she still spat it out. Girls just like to say the opposite of what they mean. They are happy inside but pretend to be unhappy, and when they are unhappy, they may pretend to be happy.
Aunt Liu cooked some porridge. Zhou Xuan really couldn't eat anymore, so he declined and went upstairs to his room to take a shower. After changing his clothes, he sat in the room with his hair still a little wet. He immediately used his special ability to convert and absorb the wetness, and his body became dry instantly.
Upon seeing the bulky safe in the corner of the room, he immediately remembered the Nine-Star Beads hidden inside. He entered the password and opened the safe. Inside were eight Nine-Star Beads, one of which was the one he had taken with him. It had been integrated into his superpower, enhancing it by one level. He could directly convert solar energy into superpowers. As long as the sky was clear and the sun was out, Zhou Xuan could maintain a continuous supply of superpowers. It was because of this that he was able to kill the top assassins in Tu's hands in England without them noticing. Otherwise, Zhou Xuan might have suffered a great loss.