Zhou Xuan effortlessly immobilized Zhu Jie on the spot, and his earlier boast that he used acupressure techniques immediately stunned everyone present.
Others were unaware of the reason or their feelings, but Zhu Jie understood perfectly. Zhou Xuan had frozen his nerves with his ice-qi ability, rendering him completely immobile and unable to speak. Everyone, including Zhu Jie himself, now believed that Zhou Xuan was indeed a master of pressure point techniques, a profound and unfathomable expert—it was real, not just boasting. Zhou Xuan's initial statement that they should all attack together to save time and effort, which they initially thought was just empty bragging, now seemed to be true.
It took Zhang Lei a while to come to her senses. Her beautiful eyes were full of joy. She hadn't expected that she would actually meet a legendary extraordinary person.
Acupressure was something so far removed from her, or even from this real world, so ethereal and unattainable. But now, at this moment, she was truly witnessing it with her own eyes.
Zhou Xuan withdrew his hand, and his supernatural power instantly withdrew the icy energy that had suppressed Zhu Jie. Zhu Jie shivered, felt the heat on his face, and immediately regained the ability to move his hands and feet.
Zhu Jie immediately took several steps back, staring at Zhou Xuan with wide eyes, both surprised and suspicious. At that moment, the thought of teaching Zhou Xuan a lesson vanished without a trace, and he had no idea what to do next; his mind was completely blank.
The other eight subordinates were scattered around Zhou Xuan, originally intending to see him make a fool of himself. However, they never expected that on their own turf, nine people would surround one person, and with Zhu Jie's superb skills, they thought it was a sure thing to win. But then this unexpected incident happened, which no one could have imagined.
Only Zhang Lei knew some of the inside story beforehand, but because she didn't believe Liu Xingzhou's words, she was just testing the waters. However, she didn't really believe that Zhou Xuan was some kind of super cop. If he were just an ordinary person who got into the city's criminal investigation department through connections, she might have believed him more.
Zhou Xuan asked with a faint smile, "Would you like to try again?"
Zhu Jie almost took another step back, his expression hesitant. His move just now was like a thunderbolt striking Zhou Xuan, but Zhou Xuan neutralized it with ease. He was even immobilized without any resistance, as if he had used a strange immobilization spell. He didn't know how Zhou Xuan used the technique, and he didn't even see the shadow of the movement.
Quite strange, Zhu Jie glanced at Zhang Lei's bewildered expression, feeling a mix of jealousy and anger, still somewhat resentful. Consumed by jealousy, he was more likely to lose control in the face of beauty. Looking at his subordinates, he immediately made another move, saying, "Let's all practice together."
Upon hearing Zhu Jie's words, his eight men immediately realized that one against one was nothing to fear. Each of them grabbed one of Zhou Xuan's arms, thus restraining him. Furthermore, after Zhu Jie was immobilized, Zhou Xuan released the restraints without revealing anything. Although Zhu Jie understood, he didn't tell his men that Zhou Xuan had subdued him before releasing him. This led to a misunderstanding among his men. At first, they thought Zhou Xuan had used a strange acupressure technique to immobilize Zhu Jie, but after a while, seeing no movement from Zhou Xuan, Zhu Jie moved around freely. They assumed Zhu Jie had only suffered a minor setback and had survived. Now, if all nine of them attacked together, even if Zhou Xuan was strong and powerful, he could still squeeze Zhu Jie so tightly that he couldn't move.
With a shout, Zhu Jie lunged forward and launched a fierce attack. His eight subordinates naturally surrounded him without hesitation, and even if each of them grabbed Zhou Xuan with both hands, they were able to hold him firmly.
Zhou Xuan was not afraid at all. He raised his hands and made his move. However, he saw that although Zhu Jie's move was ruthless, he slowed down his movements in an instant and inadvertently retreated a little from the attacks of his other subordinates.
This cunning old fox's fierce attack just now was all an act. His purpose was to reassure his men and make them attack boldly. When his men rushed forward, he took the opportunity to retreat. Of course, his men didn't know about this move in the chaos. Only Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei saw and noticed it.
Zhou Xuan didn't care, but Zhang Lei was quite disdainful. She had always thought Zhu Jie was a man of action, and although she didn't particularly like him, she didn't dislike him as a person. Most of the time, Zhu Jie's jealousy and domineering behavior were something no woman would object to, because it was a sign that he liked her. However, now it seemed that he wasn't as straightforward as he appeared, and his scheming was just as deep. This was how he treated his colleagues, which made Zhang Lei dislike him.
In the instant Zhang Lei was pondering, Zhou Xuan activated his supernatural ability, pointing east and west with both hands as a mere gesture. However, this gesture, combined with his ice-energy ability, condensed into a beam of energy that pierced directly into the eight people surrounding him. As for Zhu Jie, the only one, he did not use his ability to freeze him. Instead, he quickly subdued his eight subordinates with lightning speed. To all of them, it appeared as if Zhou Xuan had used a miraculous acupoint striking technique to immobilize them. The eight men were instantly frozen in place like statues, unable to move. Apart from their eyes still being able to move and their minds still being able to think, they could not perform any other actions.
Zhu Jie was terrified and stumbled back five or six steps, retreating a considerable distance. His eyes were filled with extreme fear as he stared at Zhou Xuan. At that moment, he truly realized that he was no match for this seemingly ordinary Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan stopped what he was doing, and slowly walked out of the circle of eight people who were frozen in place, their hands behind his back. Facing Zhu Jie, he chuckled coldly, "Captain Zhu, to be honest, I really dislike fighting. Few people can match me. I warned you about this before, and of course, I know you don't like what I mean. So let me make it clear: I'm here at the Municipal Bureau to work, not to have a romantic relationship. I have no interest in that. I'm not saying this out of fear. If anyone wants to test their skills against me, I won't object. But next time, it won't just be about freezing their bodies. I get angry easily, and if I get angry and start fighting, even if the pressure points are released, the person who was frozen might end up lame, crippled, or even paralyzed. I'm warning you upfront."
Zhou Xuan's words revealed Zhu Jie's motives and his opinion of Zhang Lei. Although he didn't explicitly state it, everyone understood his meaning.
Zhang Lei stomped her foot angrily, not expecting Zhou Xuan to be so blunt and say such absolute things, as if he didn't know she was a pretty girl.
Zhu Jie's face turned red with shock. Despite his strong Sanda fighting skills, he was completely useless in front of Zhou Xuan. No matter how fast or ruthless his attacks were, Zhou Xuan could subdue them in an instant. The nine of them were like one person, and Zhou Xuan did not have to exert any extra effort. He subdued them as easily as before.
Zhou Xuan said calmly to Zhu Jie, "Captain Zhu, the reason I didn't subdue you again wasn't because you backed down when they attacked, but because I wanted to show you that subduing you would be effortless for me."
Zhou Xuan's words were clearly meant for Zhu Jie's eight men. The eight men froze, but their ears were still sharp. Hearing Zhou Xuan's words, they realized that they had all been used as cannon fodder and scapegoats by Zhu Jie.
Zhou Xuan was stating facts, and also trying to sow discord between Zhu Jie and his subordinates. After all, Zhu Jie wanted to get back at him; if it had been someone else, they might have suffered a great loss. So, it wasn't unfair of him to punish Zhu Jie.
Zhu Jie revealed his secret motive to Zhou Xuan, his face turning even redder and purple. He was too embarrassed to say anything, fearing that if he angered Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan might also immobilize him. He still hadn't seen how Zhou Xuan made his move, so he had no way to resist Zhou Xuan's attack.
Zhou Xuan chuckled again, turned around and walked towards the training room door. Zhang Lei was stunned and looked at the nine people around her. They were all like clay statues. Although Zhu Jie was not stunned, he was dumbfounded and no different from the other eight people.
Zhang Lei was stunned for a moment, then quickly strode after Zhou Xuan, calling out, "Zhou...Zhou Xuan, wait for me!"
As Zhang Lei chased after them, she was still thinking about what to do with the people who had been immobilized. They couldn't just be left in this training room, could they? Besides, Zhou Xuan himself had said that being immobilized by him might result in permanent disability. No matter how much Zhu Jie and the others disliked her, she couldn't just injure or maim them, could she?
Zhou Xuan naturally considered this question. As he walked, without turning his head, he said, "The pressure points they were acupunctured with will automatically release immediately. I only used half the force."
As Zhou Xuan spoke, he used his supernatural power to release the eight people he had frozen. When Zhou Xuan opened the door to the training room and walked out, the eight people shivered. Their hands and feet could move immediately, but their bodies were weak and they couldn't help but collapse to the ground. Their eyes were filled with fear as they looked towards the door. However, Zhou Xuan could no longer see their backs.
Zhu Jie also looked towards the door, but Zhou Xuan was nowhere to be seen. He reached up and touched his forehead, only then realizing that his forehead and vest were covered in cold sweat; his white vest was completely soaked.
Where did this strange and extremely powerful person come from?
Volume 1, Chapter 536: The Rule of First Come, First Served
Chapter 536 The Rule of First Come, First Served
Zhang Lei chased after him, catching up to Zhou Xuan. She watched him, panting. Zhou Xuan still wore the same calm expression as before, but Zhang Lei's feeling was different. Previously, she had thought Zhou Xuan was just someone who got in through connections, but after this, she immediately recognized him as a true martial arts prodigy.
But even the legendary hermit masters or peerless experts, in Zhang Lei's imagination, were all old men with white beards and white hair, with an ethereal and otherworldly appearance. How could there be such a young master as Zhou Xuan?
Zhang Lei just stared at Zhou Xuan without asking any questions. Although Zhou Xuan was a little surprised that she could be so patient, her silence saved him some trouble. He didn't have to come up with any excuses to lie to her, as lying was definitely not a pleasant thing for him.
After leaving the training room, Zhou Xuan turned to Zhang Lei and asked as they reached the elevator, "Where are the evidence files we looked at this morning?"
“The Evidence Management Office has a dedicated department,” Zhang Lei replied, then asked, “What’s wrong? Do you want to see the evidence? To be honest, those pieces of evidence have already been thoroughly examined by the branch bureau’s top criminal investigators, then by the city bureau’s veteran criminal investigators, and finally by experts from the provincial and ministerial levels. After layers of filtering, what’s left here are basically unsolvable cases. So, trying to find clues from these pieces of evidence is impossible.”
Zhou Xuan said calmly, "We're both just sitting around doing nothing right now, and it's not our turn to do anything else anyway. It'll be good for us to take a look at the evidence. We can gain some experience, sharpen our eyesight, and test our brains. That would be beneficial."
Zhang Lei thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright then, go ahead if you want. Although I don't agree, as you said, there's nothing else going on. Director Liu temporarily transferred me to your group because he thinks I'm a troublemaker and doesn't want me to cause any trouble. That's why he put me in your group. I originally thought Director Liu wanted you to bother me, but now, hehe, it should be me bothering you, right?"
Zhou Xuan naturally didn't want to discuss these insider dealings with her, and chuckled, "I don't know who's annoyed with whom, but I just think that since we haven't been assigned any serious work, we might as well go to the evidence section and the archives and look around aimlessly. Maybe we'll figure something out."
Zhang Lei pursed her lips, about to retort, but then she remembered Zhou Xuan's amazing performance. She realized that he was a mysterious and unpredictable master. How could an ordinary person think of or do what a master does? Maybe he really did solve one or two cases, just as he said?
The elevator arrived, and Zhang Lei went in first, followed by Zhou Xuan. Zhang Lei pressed the button for the eleventh floor. There were five or six police officers inside, two women and three men, all of whom Zhang Lei knew. They exchanged smiles and remained silent, watching the elevator ascend floor by floor. When it reached the eleventh floor, the elevator dinged and stopped. After the doors opened, Zhang Lei looked at Zhou Xuan and said, "We're here."
Only after exiting the elevator, walking a few steps away, and waiting for the elevator doors to close and ascend, did Zhou Xuan smile and say, "It seems my colleagues at the Municipal Bureau aren't very welcoming of you."
Zhang Lei snorted, then raised her head and said, "They're just jealous of me because I'm pretty, or maybe it's for some other reason, but they just don't like me." Zhang Lei didn't mean to boast when she said this; she said it naturally. Knowing that she was pretty and saying it out loud wasn't something that people couldn't tolerate. And the people Zhang Lei mentioned were mostly her female colleagues from the Municipal Bureau. It was normal for them to envy her for having a good family and good looks. It would be abnormal if a woman didn't feel jealous.
The eleventh floor is divided into two halves, east and west. Coming from the elevator, the first door you enter is closed and requires inspection before you can enter. After entering, the east and west alleys separate. The east side is the armory, and the west side is the evidence management office.
Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei naturally went to the evidence management office on the west side. To be honest, Zhang Lei had been here quite a few times, but always to the armory. Occasionally, when she went out with her colleagues to handle cases, she would come to pick up handguns and bullets. Although she never had the opportunity to fire a gun, she had touched one. She had never been to the evidence section on the west side. Cases that were sent to the city bureau were basically unsolvable cases. Those who came to inspect and examine the evidence were all veteran criminal investigators and experts. A novice like her certainly did not have the authority to look at it. So today was probably her first time coming to the evidence section.
Zhang Lei didn't know what it looked like inside or what the layout was like. When she entered the Evidence Section, she was actually not as good as Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan could use his superpower to detect the situation dozens of meters away. Although the Evidence Section and the Armory were heavily guarded, they could not hide from Zhou Xuan's superpower. He could basically detect everything clearly.