"Where should we go? Or... or should we take a taxi?"
When the two went downstairs and walked down the street, their unusual pairing immediately attracted countless surprised glances from passersby.
Although Su Yan is usually the center of attention when she goes out, she is usually met with eager glances from the opposite sex and envious looks from the same sex. But now... she feels like she is being treated like a monkey.
Although she felt a little awkward, she could still bear it. She was just afraid that Zhou Ziwei wouldn't be able to stand it, because the looks people gave Zhou Ziwei were clearly full of disdain and contempt. They were practically pointing their fingers at Zhou Ziwei and calling him a pile of cow dung, asking why he had to cling to a beautiful flower.
Zhou Ziwei didn't care much about the stares, but showing off such a beautiful woman in public was against his principle of keeping a low profile, so he smiled, nodded, and hailed a taxi.
After the two got into the car, Zhou Ziwei said "Sanshui Street" and then leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.
Sanshui Street
Upon hearing the place name Zhou Ziwei mentioned, both the driver and Su Yan wore very strange expressions.
Sanshui Street is a well-known place in Tonghai... for no other reason than that the street is almost entirely filled with karaoke bars, pubs, bathhouses, and massage parlors... or to put it bluntly, this street is basically a place specifically for men to have fun, which is what is known abroad as a red-light district.
Of course, red-light districts are generally not recognized in China, but whether or not they are acknowledged, they still objectively exist.
A man going to Sanshui Street indicates he is very thirsty.
A group of men going to swindle people on Sanshui Street shows how despicable they are.
However, if an old, ugly, and sleazy man were to take a young, beautiful, and innocent girl to Sanshui Street, it would seem very strange. So much so that the car rental driver kept glancing at the two of them with a strange look in the rearview mirror from the moment they got in the car, and his eyes were always on high alert.
Su Yan's mind was equally unsettled. Although she had never been to Sanshui Street, how could she, born in Tonghai, not know such a famous place?
She really couldn't understand why Zhou Ziwei wanted to take her there. Couldn't they do this kind of thing at home? Why did they have to go to a specific place... Well, usually when people go out to do it, they choose a hotel, but Zhou Ziwei's choice was so unconventional... Oh, right, it seems there are no hotels with available rooms in Tonghai right now. The allure of celebrities is truly terrifying...
But even if there are no rooms available at the hotel, there's no need to go all the way to Sanshui Street! The women there... Su Yan really didn't want to have any contact with them.
Then Su Yan quickly thought of another possibility... the legendary 3P.
Oh my god... He... He wouldn't be thinking that I'm not enough and wants to find another woman there who does that kind of service so that he can serve me too, would he?! God... If that's the case, just kill me!
The taxi driver probably noticed that Su Yan's expression was also a bit off, so he finally couldn't help but slam on the brakes after passing an intersection, pulling the car to the side of the road. He then reached under the seat and pulled out a wrench, turning around to glare at Zhou Ziwei with a stern face. He then turned his gaze to Su Yan and asked urgently, "Madam, don't be afraid... Is this man trying to force you to become a prostitute on Sanshui Street? If you don't want to, just tell me now, and I promise I won't let him succeed!"
Hmph! If a girl wants to do that kind of job, we have nothing to say. But if someone forces her to do it, that's forcing a good woman into prostitution. I'm so old and I still can't find a wife, but all these beautiful women are being lured to that place by these scumbags and sold to rich men for their pleasure...
"I get so angry just thinking about it! Madam, you really don't need to be afraid of him... Even if he's powerful, we're not afraid of him. Our taxi drivers are very united. If I give the word, I guarantee half the taxis in the city will come here. Even if they outnumber us, they can't outnumber our drivers!"
Su Yan said with a wry smile, "Thank you for your kindness, brother, but... you really misunderstood. We... we just wanted to come out and do a little bluff. Nothing like what you're worried about will happen."
"Tch..." The taxi driver curled his lip and said, "Would someone go all the way to Sanshui Street to lie? And it's somewhat believable for two men to lie in Sanshui Street... But a man and a woman going there to lie... Hmph, I'm not being nosy, but I think you've fallen for this old guy's trick. Once he lures you there, you'll be left with no one to turn to."
Upon hearing this, Su Yan gently shook his head and said, "No...no...he...he's not that kind of person."
"Hmph, you can know a person's face but not their heart. Little sister, are you very familiar with this old man? And how do you know he's not that kind of person?"
"I..." Su Yan was speechless for a moment upon hearing this. It seemed she and Zhou Ziwei weren't actually that close...
Just then, Zhou Ziwei finally couldn't help but interject, "Um... could I ask first, what kind of place is Sanshui Street...? Why are you two reacting so strongly?"
The taxi driver and Su Yan were both stunned by what he said, and turned to look at Zhou Ziwei, speechless.
Volume 1, Rebirth of a Prodigy, Chapter 211: The Underground Lover
The taxi driver clearly thought Zhou Ziwei was faking it. Zhou Ziwei had just said he wanted to go to Sanshui Street, so how could he not know what that was? If he didn't know, then why was he going there?
Su Yan suddenly realized that Zhou Ziwei might be visiting Tonghai for the first time, so it was understandable that he wouldn't know what Sanshui Street was. As for Zhou Ziwei knowing the name of the place, perhaps he just happened to have some business to attend to there.
But... what kind of business can you get done in that place...?
Could it be that he has an old flame in Sanshui Street? He only knows that his old flame works in Sanshui Street, but he doesn't know exactly what she does.
Thinking of this, Su Yan's face flushed red again, and then a faint feeling of jealousy inexplicably rose in his heart.
After asking his question, Zhou Ziwei noticed the strange expressions on their faces and snorted in annoyance. He said, "Alright... hurry up and drive! Although your taxi driver is very righteous, don't just label passengers like that. What do you care if I'm going to Sanshui Street? Just drive your car."
The taxi driver also snorted in frustration. Although he still felt that Zhou Ziwei was not a good person, since the girl refused to admit that she had been abducted by him, he had no choice but to start the car again and drive quickly towards Sanshui Street.
However, the wrench he had just pulled out was left beside his leg, not put away, mainly because Zhou Ziwei's current appearance made him feel very unsafe...
When they arrived at Sanshui Street, Zhou Ziwei paid the fare and Su Yan got out of the car. Only then did he finally understand why the two of them had looked so strange earlier. It turned out that this place was a place that specialized in prostitution...
But it didn't matter that he understood. Anyway, Zhou Ziwei wasn't really here to buy sex, so he was quite self-righteous. He immediately pulled Su Yan's arm and walked into the street.
Su Yan was being pulled by Zhou Ziwei's arm. He instinctively wanted to break free, but after hesitating for a moment, he let Zhou Ziwei pull him along. He quickly moved his feet, lowered his head, and followed closely beside Zhou Ziwei.
For a girl like her to come to this place, no matter how innocent she is, if an acquaintance saw her, they would probably think she came here to work as a prostitute. So Su Yan not only kept her head down, but her face was almost buried in her high breasts.
At the same time, Su Yan was also wondering to himself. He had just seen Su Yan's stunned look when Su Yan got out of the car. It seemed like Su Yan was just realizing where he was. But what was Su Yan going to do here? If it was just to drink tea or coffee, of course he wouldn't come here. But what if he took Su Yan to some random place and then... made some unreasonable request of Su Yan? Should Su Yan agree to it?
Su Yan followed Zhou Ziwei through the entire Sanshui Street with a heavy heart, but he never saw Zhou Ziwei stop in front of any shop. He was just looking around, as if he was looking for something.
Standing at the other end of Sanshui Street, Zhou Ziwei stopped and muttered "strange," then pulled Su Yan back and started walking back.
Even after walking back to the intersection where they had just come down the street, Zhou Ziwei still didn't go into any of the shops. He just muttered to himself, "Strange... how come it's not here... it should be here!"
After being led around in circles by Zhou Ziwei, Su Yan finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "What...what exactly are you looking for?"
Zhou Ziwei said "Oh," and then said, "I'm looking for a bar called 'Underground Lover'! That bar! It should be on Sanshui Street, but I've looked back and forth twice and still can't find it."
Su Yan was slightly taken aback before saying, "Secret lover... I... I think I just saw those words... Ah... I remember now, it seems to be not far ahead."
"It's right ahead, how come I can't see it?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziwei hurriedly walked forward in the direction Su Yan pointed. When he saw the place Su Yan was pointing to, which had the words "Secret Lover" written on it, he was speechless.
Is this even a sign? Other shops have signs that are bigger and more eye-catching than the last, but this "Underground Lover's Bar" doesn't even have a sign. There are just six small words, "Underground Lover's Bar!", pasted on two dirty glass doors with colored tape. Each word is smaller than a fist. After being exposed to the sun, the colored tape has mostly faded and is covered with a layer of dust. And what's most ridiculous is that these words aren't pasted on the top or middle of the glass doors, but on the very bottom corner... So if you don't look closely, it's really hard to see what's on them... It's only because Su Yan was walking with his head down, afraid of being seen, that he accidentally saw the words on the bottom corner of the glass door.
Zhou Ziwei stood there for a moment, then suddenly realized... That's right... This is a place that can't be seen in public, so even though it's a storefront on the street, it's still kept very secret... But isn't this a bit like trying to hide something obvious?
Zhou Ziwei smiled and shook his head, then pushed open the glass door and went inside.
"Ah...we...what are we doing here?" Su Yan hesitated at the door for a moment. Although he still followed Zhou Ziwei inside, he gently tugged at Zhou Ziwei's sleeve and whispered, "It's so dark and scary here...If you're going to a bar, then...how about we go somewhere else?"
This bar was indeed terrifyingly dark. After entering through the glass door, there was a long corridor with no windows on any side and no lights on. Looking around, there was only a faint light coming in from outside the glass door a few meters away. Beyond that, it was all deep darkness.
No one knows how long this corridor is or what lies at the end, so most people, seeing what it looks like inside, probably wouldn't have the courage to go in.
Zhou Ziwei chuckled and said, "It's nothing... We're just going in to sit for a bit. Don't be afraid, with me here, what do you have to be afraid of?"
As if to comfort Su Yan, Zhou Ziwei naturally grabbed one of Su Yan's small hands, gave it a gentle squeeze, and then strode confidently into the dark corridor.
Su Yan bit her lip lightly and secretly rolled her eyes at Zhou Ziwei. At the same time, her heart was pounding like a drum because her little hand was being held.
She muttered to herself: "I'm just afraid of you... Uh... You brought me to such a dark place out of the blue, what good could you possibly be up to... Hmm... But if he wanted me, he could have just stayed home, there's no need to come all this way! Could it be... that he really has some kind of peculiar fetish, that having me as a woman isn't enough and he has to come here to find some secret lover to play with...?"
Su Yan struggled with her emotions for a long time, but in the end she didn't dare to refuse Zhou Ziwei. After all, her brother's future was still in Zhou Ziwei's hands. If she went against Zhou Ziwei's wishes at this time, and Zhou Ziwei refused to take care of her brother in anger, she would probably cry herself to death.
She gritted her teeth and thought to herself that since she had already decided to give her innocent body to the other party as payment, why should she care how the other party wanted to receive this payment?
Zhou Ziwei had no idea that Su Yan was thinking so many random things. At this moment, he was on high alert, releasing several strands of soul power to act as his eyes, constantly exploring everything in the darkness, while carefully guarding against any possible sudden attacks.
In fact, the reason Zhou Ziwei traveled all the way to Tonghai was precisely for this place.
He had long ago entrusted Wu Di to help him find all relevant clues about the Night Elves.
However, Wu Di is not a true criminal organization. Although he has a terrifying network of connections, it is still difficult for him to find many clues when facing a secret organization that specializes in assassinations.
In the end, he only managed to find out that the Night Elves' headquarters was probably hidden somewhere in Tonghai City, but he didn't have the ability to find out the exact location. As for this underground love bar, it was a place where the Night Elves conducted business. Although this bar could not possibly be the Night Elves' real headquarters, Zhou Ziwei could only start from here if he wanted to investigate further.
Although the corridor was pitch black, almost so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, Zhou Ziwei had the power of his soul to replace his eyes, so he could sense his surroundings clearly.
This corridor looks like it's bottomless, but it's actually only about fifteen or sixteen meters long. After going in for about fifteen or sixteen meters, there's a staircase leading underground.
No wonder this place is called Underground Lover...it really is located underground...
"Be careful...we're going down the stairs."
Zhou Ziwei himself didn't care about the darkness, but Su Yan next to him couldn't... Although the corridor was very dark, there was still some light at one end, so once the eyes adjusted to the darkness, it was still possible to vaguely see the path. However, when they reached the stairs, they turned another corner, and it was practically pitch black.
When Zhou Ziwei saw Su Yan following him blankly and walking forward at a normal pace when they reached the stairs, he quickly reminded her while reaching out and putting his arm around her slender waist.
Despite this, Su Yan unexpectedly missed a step, her body swayed, and she almost tumbled down the stairs. Fortunately, Zhou Ziwei caught her waist in time, saving her from disaster.
Su Yan gasped and hurriedly grabbed Zhou Ziwei's neck. After losing her balance, she ended up hanging almost directly in Zhou Ziwei's arms. When she came to her senses, her pretty face turned bright red with embarrassment.
Fortunately, it was dark enough that Su Yan didn't have to worry about others seeing her, otherwise she would have been even more embarrassed.
"My God... this bar! Is it so poor that it can't even pay its electricity bill? Why isn't there a single light in the hallway?" Su Yan complained under his breath as he tentatively found the stairs with his feet. Only after confirming that he was on solid ground did he let out a sigh of relief, straighten up, and instead of wrapping his arms around Zhou Ziwei's neck, he tightly embraced Zhou Ziwei's arms, still leaning half of his body against Zhou Ziwei, not daring to stray away for even a moment.
While enjoying Su Yan's beautiful and soft body, Zhou Ziwei chuckled and said, "It shouldn't be that bad! If they were really so poor that they couldn't even afford the electricity bill, this place would have closed down long ago. I guess they're deliberately creating this atmosphere! Secret lovers... of course, they can't be in the light of day. Most of the people who come here are those having affairs. These kinds of people usually act all respectable in the sunlight, but it's easier to make their move in this dark and gloomy place."
As Zhou Ziwei spoke, he deliberately slid his large hand, which was originally around Su Yan's waist, down a little, and gently caressed Su Yan's round and full buttocks...
"Ugh..." Su Yan's body stiffened instantly from the sudden attack, as if someone had acupunctured him, and he didn't move at all, letting Zhou Ziwei half-drag and half-carry him downstairs.
After climbing more than thirty steps and reaching level ground, Zhou Ziwei finally saw a small door ahead, from which a faint light shone and a low, melodious tune played. Only then did he remove his hand from Su Yan's buttocks, but before doing so, he playfully slapped it hard. He then whispered in Su Yan's ear, "Don't be nervous... To tell you the truth, my real identity is an Interpol agent. I came to Tonghai to secretly investigate this underground love bar! I suspect it's connected to an international criminal gang. But it's inconvenient for me to come here alone, so... you'll have to cooperate and pretend to be my lover... How about it? You have to relax a bit, don't let anyone see through your act, otherwise those criminals will definitely arrest us both. I don't care, at worst I'll just die, but you'll be in trouble. You'll be raped and then killed, and I'm afraid you'll be raped afterward... Oh dear, then you won't even have peace in death."
"Uh...really? You...when did you become an Interpol agent again?"
Su Yan was terrified by Zhou Ziwei's bluff, but he was only half-believing what Zhou Ziwei said. This guy's identity changed too quickly. Last night he said he was a feng shui master, then he played the role of a lewd god, and now he's an Interpol agent. I wonder if he'll say he's the President of the United States tomorrow.
Zhou Ziwei chuckled and said, "I've always been an Interpol officer, but you know, I'm not the kind of officer who wears a crisp uniform, sits in an air-conditioned office all day, or acts all tough in front of people. I'm just an undercover agent blending in with the crowd. As for feng shui and fortune telling, that's a profession I use to cover my identity... Of course... because I'm quite dedicated, even a profession I use to cover my identity has been thoroughly studied by me. Feng shui and fortune telling are examples of that, and I used to be an undercover agent in a hospital, so I'm also very skilled in medicine. Sigh... I can't help it, smart people learn everything quickly, and they can become elites in their profession with just a little learning... Sigh... now I don't even know what second career I should develop after I retire from Interpol."
Su Yan was really taken aback by Zhou Ziwei's words. He glared at Zhou Ziwei and cursed him inwardly for being thick-skinned.
However, Su Yan was stunned when he recalled the miraculous abilities Zhou Ziwei had displayed. Upon reflection, it seemed that he hadn't exaggerated too much... Zhou Ziwei's skill in subduing Da Niu yesterday almost made Su Yan think of him as a god. Therefore, if Zhou Ziwei was an elite among Interpol officers, his amazing skills seemed unlikely to be just boasting.
As for feng shui and physiognomy... Su Yan didn't know if all other feng shui masters and physiognomists were frauds, but she was certain that no one could reach Zhou Ziwei's level of abnormality, being able to see through someone's entire background just by looking at their palm lines.
He even knows exactly when other people have their periods. If someone with such extraordinary feng shui skills isn't considered an elite in that profession, then he's just lying through his teeth.
As for Zhou Ziwei's medical skills, they are beyond question. Su Yan's younger brother had been diagnosed with a terminal illness, visited countless hospitals, and none of the so-called expert doctors could do anything, leaving Su Miao to go home and wait to die. But Zhou Ziwei simply gave Su Miao a massage, and he actually restored Su Miao's ability to speak. This... it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the number one divine doctor of our time... It seems that Zhou Ziwei only calls himself an elite in the industry, which... seems a bit modest... But... coming from Zhou Ziwei's mouth, it just feels so irritating...
Su Yan wasn't sure whether to believe Zhou Ziwei, but seeing his solemn expression through the dim light coming from the small door, she felt a chill run down her spine, realizing that she couldn't be careless about something like this.
If Zhou Ziwei was just joking with her, then she could play along and make him laugh once in a while. But what if Zhou Ziwei was telling the truth, and she, in her overconfidence, messed things up and exposed his identity? The consequences would be absolutely disastrous...
Volume 1 Rebirth of a Prodigy Chapter 212 Let's be high-profile!
Su Yan became increasingly frightened, worried that if she really messed things up, it wouldn't just be herself and Zhou Ziwei who would be harmed, but also her poor younger brother, who might never recover. Wouldn't that be the same as harming her brother as well?
Thinking of this, Su Yan forced herself to force a sweet smile, then grabbed Zhou Ziwei's large hand and placed it back between her waist and hips. She nestled softly into Zhou Ziwei's arms as if she had no bones, tilted her head up and breathed softly into his ear, saying in a coquettish voice that seemed to be seductive to the bone, "Brother Zhao... do you think... I look okay like this?"
Feeling Su Yan's hot, delicate body, hearing her soft voice, and seeing her deliberately seductive demeanor, Zhou Ziwei felt his bones go weak. He nodded hurriedly, gave Su Yan a thumbs up, and said, "Not bad...not bad...keep it up like this, and you'll be guaranteed not to be exposed, haha...Let's put on a Chinese version of 'True Lies' for them today."
After saying that, Zhou Ziwei closed his eyes and took a deep breath, seemingly enjoying himself. Then, he and Su Yan hugged and cuddled as they walked through the small door in front, which was emitting a faint light...