Hearing his old commander going on and on, Zhou Ziwei quickly waved his hand and said, "This matter originally had nothing to do with me. Being able to contribute to the country and improve the human living environment is something I'm happy to see. However... I just hope there's one thing... I don't care who's in charge of this, but I absolutely don't want the Yunzhong International Group to be the one specifically implementing the desert transformation plan. Can you do me this favor, old commander?"
"Yunzhong International—" Upon hearing Zhou Ziwei's words, the old leader immediately gave a bitter smile. Clearly, he had long known that Zhou Ziwei was making a big show of fighting against Yunzhong International. He sighed softly, originally intending to advise Zhou Ziwei that if he didn't have a major grudge against them, he shouldn't go too far. After all, what we advocate now is a stable and harmonious society. It would be too ruthless to destroy a top 100 domestic enterprise just for no reason!
However, upon seeing the ruthless and fierce expression on Zhou Ziwei's youthful face, the old commander immediately shut his mouth rationally. He nodded solemnly and said, "Alright! I can guarantee you that the fire lotus seed was brought back by you yourself. I will definitely satisfy your small request."
Zhou Ziwei was indeed very satisfied and thanked him repeatedly, saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you, old chief. Hehe... If you don't have any instructions, I'll go to the US tomorrow. Hmm... I originally wanted to take a regular flight by myself, but... the way I am now makes it easy for people to mistake me for a preschooler. Without a guardian, I probably won't even be allowed to board the plane. I really have no choice but to find someone to go with me. Old chief, what do you think... how about picking someone from the Dragon Group to go with me?"
Upon hearing this, the old leader burst into laughter, but then waved his hand helplessly and said, "Dragon Group members... if you had brought this up a day earlier, it would have been fine, but now... it's too late."
"Late?" Zhou Ziwei asked, puzzled. "How... is it late?"
The old leader shrugged and said, "Naturally, the entire Dragon Group has gone on a mission. Their group is used to acting as a team, and they've already set off. I can't very well call them back! Hmm... If you really want someone to go with you, I can arrange for one of your old acquaintances to come."
"My old acquaintance? Who is it?" Zhou Ziwei felt a bit overwhelmed when he heard the word "acquaintance," but he still asked anyway.
"You'll know when you see it."
The old leader smiled broadly and kept Zhou Ziwei in suspense, making Zhou Ziwei grit his teeth in anger, but he couldn't say anything.
He is, after all, the head of a country. Even if I don't say anything, I can't just slap his face and make him blush!
The next morning, under the arrangement of his old superior, Zhou Ziwei arrived at Beijing's international airport in a black Hongqi sedan. Sure enough... in the waiting hall, Zhou Ziwei unexpectedly met an old acquaintance, someone he was not only very familiar with, but also someone with whom he knew each other intimately.
"Chu Qiutang." Seeing Chu Qiutang, dressed in a flamboyant manner and looking like a beautiful female college student, standing in front of him, Zhou Ziwei almost exclaimed in surprise.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and covered his mouth in time.
Although the old leader arranged for her to accompany him to the United States, he probably wouldn't tell her his true identity! Zhou Ziwei didn't want Chu Qiutang to be sad, upset, or disappointed because of his transformation.
So Zhou Ziwei thought it best to keep it from her for now. Even if he couldn't keep it from her in the future, he would keep it from her for as long as possible!
Since escaping from that pilot dimension, Chu Qiutang seemed to have vanished without a trace. Zhou Ziwei tried to contact her twice but failed. He didn't know where the military had taken her. Now, seeing Chu Qiutang standing in front of him as dashing as ever, Zhou Ziwei felt an urge to pull her into his arms.
However... if we compare their heights, even if they really wanted to be intimate, Chu Qiutang would have to pull him into her arms.
"Hello, I am Chu Qiutang." After being introduced by the two officers who accompanied Zhou Ziwei to the airport, Chu Qiutang generously extended her slender and delicate hand to Zhou Ziwei, blinking her big, curious eyes as she looked the little boy in front of her up and down, who was only up to her waist and hips.
"Hello, I am Yang Hongtao." Zhou Ziwei shook hands with Chu Qiutang calmly and introduced his alias. He went to the United States mainly to find his sister from his previous life, so he simply named himself Yang Hongtao... The name he had used for more than 20 years in his previous life. Although he was no longer the same person, his soul remained the same.
Volume 3, King of the City, Chapter 582: Simple Task
Chu Qiutang blinked her bright, pearl-like eyes and looked Zhou Ziwei up and down with great curiosity. Then she wrinkled her pretty little nose, giggled, and said, "You little brat, how old are you... and you're already going to the US to make your way in the world... Humph... It's fine if you go, but you'll also drag me into being your babysitter. Really... I don't know why the higher-ups would give me such a task."
Zhou Ziwei curled his lip, clearly not fond of the term "little brat."
Seeing Chu Qiutang's smile as bright as a blooming flower, Zhou Ziwei couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly, revealing a rather forced smile.
He still had some feelings for this old flame, but it was clearly inappropriate to reveal his identity to her under the current circumstances. Zhou Ziwei could only shrug and say, "Actually, your task is very simple. You just need to accompany me on the passenger plane to the United States, and then you won't have anything to do. You can choose to sightsee in the United States, and we'll come back together after I finish my business there. Alternatively, you can transfer to another flight back to China immediately after you get off the plane. When I need to go back to China, well... I don't think I'll need you then."
Chu Qiutang was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and said in disbelief, "You mean... once I send you to the United States and you get off the plane, my mission is complete?"
Zhou Ziwei nodded vigorously and said, "Yes...this task is very simple, right?"
"If that's the case... then it's quite simple."
Chu Qiutang nodded, but then tilted her head, blinked, and said, "But why do I keep feeling like I've gotten myself into a huge mess..."
After slapping her forehead hard, Chu Qiutang suddenly realized and said, "I remember now... I remember watching a Hong Kong action movie before, which was about a simple mission. At the beginning, the protagonist seemed to receive a very simple mission, but the result was that he almost died several times because of this simple mission. This time... could it be that I have received such an unlucky mission?!"
Zhou Ziwei rubbed his forehead, nodded speechlessly, and said, "I've actually seen that movie you mentioned, but... well, the policeman's superior didn't lie to him... He was just supposed to drop the person off the plane and that would be it, but the protagonist was so eager to meddle and follow him... If he had just transferred back to China, none of this would have happened, right? So... it's the same for you this time. Whether it's a simple mission or a complicated one is entirely up to you. If you want it simple, just send me to the US and you can return immediately. But if you also want to meddle... then I can't help you."
Chu Qiutang was genuinely taken aback by Zhou Ziwei's words, and then said with curiosity in her eyes, "That's a very old movie, you... you little brat, you've actually seen such an old movie, it's unbelievable!"
Zhou Ziwei shook his head. He really couldn't explain this to Chu Qiutang, so he had no choice but to remain silent.
Chu Qiutang wasn't angry when Zhou Ziwei didn't speak. She simply tapped his nose lightly with a finger and said, "You're right... When we get to the US, I'll just dump you at the airport, then immediately buy a return ticket back home, and everything will be OK, hahaha..."
"So heartless."
Zhou Ziwei muttered something under his breath, then waved to the two officers who had brought him to the airport, telling them to leave.
The plane tickets had already been booked for Zhou Ziwei and were now in the hands of the two officers. They found the conversation quite amusing, but their faces remained serious. They handed the two plane tickets and passports to Chu Qiutang, gave Zhou Ziwei a solemn military salute, and then turned to leave.
These two were both close associates of the old leader, so they were naturally familiar with Zhou Ziwei, who often appeared in front of the old leader. Although they did not know Zhou Ziwei's true identity, they knew that this "kid" was no ordinary person. Even the old leader took his words very seriously, so he never dared to treat him as a real child.
Seeing the two officers' respect for Zhou Ziwei, Chu Qiutang was slightly taken aback. After the two officers had walked away, she approached Zhou Ziwei and whispered, "You must be some high-ranking officer's grandson, right? Your grandfather is really heartless, letting such a big kid like you go out and make your way in the world alone? Aren't you afraid you'll be corrupted by those American devils? I heard some of those black kids over there, about your age, have already learned to do drugs. Really... destroying a budding flower!"
Zhou Ziwei blushed slightly and said, "You guessed wrong. I'm just an ordinary citizen. No one in my family has ever been an official, haha... Alright... It seems like it's almost time to board. Let's go!"
"Okay! Let's go...wait, why didn't you bring any luggage? Where's your luggage?" Chu Qiutang hadn't found out anything about Zhou Ziwei, but she didn't care. However, when she was about to take Zhou Ziwei to board the plane, she suddenly realized that Zhou Ziwei hadn't brought any luggage.
Chu Qiutang was quite puzzled that a child would go abroad without any luggage. Even if he had relatives or friends in M country to rely on, it would be essential to bring some changes of clothes. Why was the child empty-handed?
"I find it troublesome, so I don't need to bring anything."
Zhou Ziwei chuckled, and to avoid Chu Qiutang continuing to press him on this issue, he quickly quickened his pace and headed straight for the waiting hall...
As Zhou Ziwei calmly stepped through the security gate at the airport entrance, he walked past with an extremely composed expression. Fortunately, although the amount of metal items he was carrying was outrageous, the powerful camouflage of his alloy suit once again deceived the security scanner, which failed to detect the large number of prohibited items on Zhou Ziwei's person.
Chu Qiutang watched with great curiosity as Zhou Ziwei calmly boarded the plane and found his seat in business class according to the number on his boarding pass. She became increasingly curious about this little boy.
And... she suddenly noticed something, that is... the facial features of this child who was only five or six years old looked very much like her... him.
Yes, it is very similar, and not just a little bit.
At first, Chu Qiutang didn't notice this, but after she did, she paid special attention to the features of the child's eyes, eyebrows, chin, lips, and other facial features. She quickly realized that the child was almost a carbon copy of the man she was destined for.
How could he... how could he have so many similarities with this child... Could it be... that he... he and this child were originally... were close relatives?
As Chu Qiutang thought of this, the man with whom she had once shared a life-and-death experience immediately came to mind again.
This child looks exactly like him! Not only does he look exactly like him, but even the way he walks and the way he frowns are identical. There's not a single difference. This… it's absolutely impossible that this child isn't related to him. How could he… already have such a grown son? But why… has he never mentioned it before… Hmm… Sister Xuewei seems to be his legal wife, but… Sister Xuewei lost her virginity with me in that pilot dimension, so… this child definitely isn't Sister Xuewei's. Then… who is this scoundrel, and which vixen had this child? Bastard, how can a man be so fickle? He's such a bastard… abandoning his wife at home and leaving behind this bastard child with another woman… Sigh, Sister Xuewei is so pitiful.
"Little brat, I have a question for you..." After the plane took off, Chu Qiutang deliberately ignored Zhou Ziwei at first, until she saw that Zhou Ziwei was sitting there dozing off. Then she sat up straight, gently nudged Zhou Ziwei who was leaning against her and dozing off with her elbow, and whispered, "Do you know someone named Zhou Ziwei?"
The reason Chu Qiutang waited until Zhou Ziwei was dozing off before suddenly asking the question was because she felt that people are most likely to reveal their innermost thoughts when they are in a half-awake state. If she suddenly asked the question at this time, the other party would not be wary at all and might directly release his deepest secrets without any concealment.
However, Chu Qiutang was clearly underestimating Zhou Ziwei by using this trick against him. Even if Zhou Ziwei was really asleep, his massive soul would keep him in a state of high alert, so he wouldn't be easily fooled by Chu Qiutang's casual words.
Actually, Zhou Ziwei didn't want to deceive Chu Qiutang and wanted to tell her directly, "I am Zhou Ziwei." However... he knew very well that if he said that, Chu Qiutang would never believe him.
After all, in normal people's thinking, it is difficult to equate an adult man with a five or six-year-old boy; the difference between the two is simply too great.
Therefore, if Zhou Ziwei wanted Chu Qiutang to believe that he was Zhou Ziwei, he would have to produce a lot of evidence to prove it. Even if he proved it, Chu Qiutang might not really believe him. Zhou Ziwei naturally wouldn't do such a troublesome and thankless task. So he could only pretend to mutter, "Zhou Ziwei...who is he...where is he?" After saying that, Zhou Ziwei opened his sleepy eyes and pretended to look around.
Chu Qiutang carefully observed Zhou Ziwei for a long time. Although she could clearly feel that Zhou Ziwei's performance was somewhat fake, she could not make any conclusions based solely on his guilty reaction.
Hmph...who cares...whether he admits it or not, it doesn't matter, but...I know in my heart that it's enough that that lecherous man has such an outstanding son, truly like father, like son...at only five or six years old, he can already remain calm and capable...it's truly remarkable...I wonder what this little guy came to the US for...regardless of anything else, just because he's that lecherous man's son, I can't stand idly by. Otherwise, if he finds out later that I knew his son was in trouble but didn't help him, instead abandoning him in a foreign country and then sneaking back home alone, then...will he still look at me with a second glance? Even if he can forgive my cowardice, can I forgive myself?
Having made up her mind, Chu didn't say anything more or test Zhou Ziwei any further. However, her demeanor was noticeably more approachable and gentle than before. Throughout the journey, she took meticulous care of Zhou Ziwei, acting like an older sister looking after a younger brother, or like a doting mother spoiling her son without any principles.
Several passengers around them secretly admired the situation... What a case of a loving mother but an unfilial son...
When she didn't see the little brat wanting to go to the toilet, the thoughtful Chu Qiutang was worried that he would be scared by himself alone in the airplane toilet, so she stood up and wanted to go with him. Even if she couldn't help Zhou Ziwei take off his pants to pee, she could tell him stories to relieve his loneliness. That wouldn't be a big deal, right?
Who knew that the little brat would actually throw a tantrum over this and shove Chu Qiutang, who had followed him, back into her seat.
The passengers in the cabin pointed and whispered with disdain at Zhou Ziwei's behavior, but Zhou Ziwei remained unconcerned with a straight face. Although he also wanted to go into the restroom with the beautiful woman, he was worried that he wouldn't be able to urinate. Moreover, he was so small, yet he had such a long thing. If that thing was rock hard and erect, and Chu Qiutang saw it all, the joke would be even bigger.
"Hey...kid, that's very impolite of you!" When Zhou Ziwei came out of the restroom, he saw a black man who looked like a chimpanzee standing in front of him like an iron tower, blocking his way.
This guy must be at least 2.1 meters tall. His two long, black legs alone are taller than Zhou Ziwei's total height. Compared to him, Zhou Ziwei is like an ant compared to an elephant.
The restroom aisle was very narrow, barely wide enough for two people to pass side by side. But that's for ordinary people. For someone of that size, it would be difficult for one person to pass alone, let alone two people to pass together.
So the big, dark-skinned man asked Zhou Ziwei to step back and make way for him.
Zhou Ziwei was unwilling to back down, because the black man only needed to take two steps back to create a horizontal passageway, making it easy for the two to pass each other. However, if Zhou Ziwei were to back down, he would have to retreat all the way to the restroom, and he might not even be able to make it.
"What business is it of yours whether I'm polite or not? Excuse me... could you please move aside?" Although he really didn't like this giant gorilla, Zhou Ziwei still "politely" said sorry. However, when Zhou Ziwei tried to simply sidestep the gorilla, he found that the gorilla was actually quite agile. As Zhou Ziwei changed direction to go around it, the gorilla suddenly jumped over again, still blocking Zhou Ziwei's way, refusing to let him pass.
Zhou Ziwei was initially in a playful mood, but when the chimpanzee blocked his way for the third time, and he noticed that the creature seemed to be turning around from time to time, winking and making suggestive gestures at Chu Qiutang, who was sitting in the seat opposite him, Zhou Ziwei became completely enraged.
You dare to flirt with my woman right in front of me? You black gorilla, do you have a death wish?
Zhou Ziwei didn't want to cause trouble on the plane, so he called out several times, hoping that the flight attendants in business class or the flight security guards on the plane would take this idiot away. But who knew that none of the flight attendants, who were usually like shadows and always by his side, were there. As for the flight security guards... they were even more elusive.
There's definitely something wrong here...
Zhou Ziwei glanced sideways at the chimpanzee and saw that the guy always had a smug look on his face, but he also kept glancing at a white youth sitting behind Chu Qiutang with a lewd expression. It seemed that there must be some kind of conspiracy involved.
Zhou Ziwei frowned slightly. In fact, as soon as he boarded the plane, he used his soul power to thoroughly scan the entire cabin. He did not find any danger in the cabin at the time, so he did not maintain a vigilant attitude.
Especially when I went to the restroom just now, I didn't spare a single wisp of my soul power to monitor the situation here.
In his opinion, Chu Qiutang was no ordinary person and wouldn't usually suffer any losses. But now it seems that this silly woman has somehow fallen into someone's trap. However, things are still unclear, and Zhou Ziwei wants to see what's going on. He's not in a hurry to get rid of the chimpanzee.
"Miss...Miss, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Just then, the young white man suddenly unbuckled his seatbelt, ran to the front, and sat down next to Chu Qiutang. He then asked with great concern, "Miss, you look terrible. Are you running a fever? Shall I help you to the infirmary?"
Chu Qiutang's face flushed red, and her whole body trembled slightly, as if she were enduring great pain inside her body. After a moment, she struggled to raise her head, opened her mouth, and suddenly spat a mouthful of saliva heavily onto the white youth's face.
Volume 3, King of the City, Chapter 583: The Battle of Longyang
Zhou Ziwei snorted angrily, "Get lost!" and then strode forward, raising his foot and kicking hard at the bulging thing between the chimpanzee's legs.
"Ah..." The chimpanzee cried out in pain, and then it was kicked high into the air like a ball. With a "boom," its head slammed hard against the ceiling, and then it landed on its backside in a "sand-sand-goose" style, crashing heavily into the aisle with a "thud," making the entire cabin seem to shake violently.
Zhou Ziwei, however, had already seized the opportunity when the chimpanzee was kicked into the air. He quickly rushed out of the narrow passage and arrived in front of Chu Qiutang like a gust of wind. He gently put one arm around Chu Qiutang's shoulder to help her steady herself, while using the other hand to slap the white youth hard across the face.
Zhou Ziwei was so fast that the young white man didn't even have time to react before he received more than a dozen solid slaps to the face. His cheeks burned like fire, and his head throbbed as if struck by lightning, the pain excruciating.
"Ah...you...you little brat, how dare you hit me!" The white youth, finally realizing what was happening, discovered that he had been hit by a five or six-year-old child, and with such a humiliating slap. He immediately screamed wildly, waving his hands and trying to grab Zhou Ziwei's hand that was slapping his cheeks.
However, Zhou Ziwei's hand was like a nimble snake dancing in the air. No matter how the guy tried to block with both hands, Zhou Ziwei could accurately find the gaps and then still slap the guy's face heavily and rhythmically.
"Hey, what are you doing? Fighting is not allowed on the plane." The two Chinese flight attendants were like dragons that could be seen but not seen, disappearing without a trace when Zhou Ziwei needed them. But when the white youth suffered a great loss, they suddenly appeared out of nowhere, as if descending from the sky. Then the two of them grabbed Zhou Ziwei's shoulders viciously from the left and right.
"Two idiots." Zhou Ziwei hated these kinds of scoundrels who would sell out their compatriots and lick the ass of foreigners for a little bit of profit. He snorted coldly and kicked the two men twice with lightning speed, hitting them right in the knees. Then, two screams were heard. The two security guards who had rushed up so aggressively fell to their knees with a thud, just like eunuchs in a Qing Dynasty drama seeing the emperor.
Zhou Ziwei, too lazy to deal with these scumbags, suddenly slapped them hard, sending the white youth flying as if he had been bounced up by a giant spring. The tall man, who was at least 1.9 meters tall, was sent flying from his seat, performing a spectacular backflip in the air before crashing down on the two security guards who were struggling to get up. All three of them cried out in pain and fell into a heap.
"How are you? Did you just... eat something that scoundrel gave you?" Zhou Ziwei knew from Chu Qiutang's appearance that she had been drugged, and the person who drugged her was probably that white young man.
I just really don't understand how this woman could be so stupid. I only went to the restroom for a short while, and she was drugged. If I had come back a little later, she might have actually been taken care of by that white young man...
"No... I haven't eaten anything." Chu Qiutang was stunned when she saw Zhou Ziwei's incredible strength, taking down four people in a row as soon as he returned. She could hardly believe her eyes. However, her condition worsened immediately. Her whole body felt like it was on fire. She gasped for breath, pointed to a book lying on the ground beside her, and said, "It's that book... He... that foreigner... he said he wanted me to check if this ancient book was... if it was a real antique... I... I flipped through it casually, but I found that the pages were almost all stuck together. I couldn't open it, so I... I put my fingers in my mouth and moistened them before trying to open the book. But... after a while, I felt a burning sensation all over my body. Something's wrong... I'm so hot and uncomfortable!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziwei finally understood the gist of it. It wasn't that Chu Qiutang was too stupid, but rather that the foreigner was too cunning. This guy's tricks for drugging women were simply unparalleled and masterful. He actually thought of putting this kind of drug on the pages of an ancient book, and then deliberately made the pages very sticky. If your fingers were dry, you wouldn't be able to turn the pages. I believe that many people would subconsciously lick their fingers in such a situation, and that would be how they would fall into his trap and lick the aphrodisiac on the pages into their mouths.
But this aphrodisiac is way too potent and overpowering! Just a tiny bit on my finger and it's like this. If someone drank more of it in water, wouldn't they be forced to do a striptease in public...?