Zhou Xuan paused, hesitated for a moment, and then asked calmly, "Li Wei, I have a question for you, and you have to answer me seriously!"
“Brother Xuan, ask away. I’ve always told you the truth, I’ve never lied to you!” Li Wei asked curiously. “Brother Xuan, why do I feel like you’re acting strange? Is there something I can’t tell you?” “Alright, I’ll ask you.” Zhou Xuan stared at him intently and asked, “What’s going on between you and my sister Zhou Ying?”
Li Wei was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red. He stammered, "Xuan---Brother Xuan---I---I---you---you---" Zhou Xuan snorted, "What I, what you, tell the truth!"
"Fine, I'll say it!" Li Wei suddenly hardened his heart and said defiantly, "I like Zhou Ying, and I'm going to marry her. That's it. Whether you like it or not, you have to be her brother-in-law!"
Seeing Li Wei's red face and thick neck, both embarrassed and angry, Zhou Xuan smiled and said calmly, "Li Wei, you want me to be your brother-in-law, why are you being so fierce? How can I agree if you're so fierce?"
Li Wei was taken aback, then simply started acting spoiled: "So what do you want?" He then muttered in a low voice, "Anyway, you have to agree whether you want to or not!"
Zhou Shi found Li Wei's shameless words somewhat amusing, but then his face hardened, and he said coldly, "Li Wei, if you want me to agree to your terms, then I have to make three rules. First, you must be devoted to my sister from now on. If you do anything to wrong my sister, I will change that part of you. Second, you have to get your family's consent, your father Li Lei and your grandfather Yun. Only then can I agree. Tell me, can you do that?"
16977.com offers daily updates of fun mini-games waiting for you to discover!
Volume 1, Chapter 260: Surprise
According to Zhou Xuan's considerations, Ji Wei definitely still had concerns. After all, the conditions he proposed weren't something Ji Wei could control. A family of his status was like an imperial family; even the emperor's son wasn't truly his own. His body and fate were in the emperor's hands, and he had no say in his own destiny.
But to Zhou Xuan's surprise, Li Wei answered without hesitation, "No problem, Brother Xuan, we'll do it your way!"
Zhou Xuan was somewhat surprised, not expecting Li Wei to be so straightforward, so straightforward it was almost like lying, so straightforward it was unbelievable to him.
"Li Wei, let me tell you something!" Zhou Xuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Li Wei, we've known each other for so long, and I understand your character quite well. Although you have a bit of a spoiled brat temper, you're still a good person. I have no problem with you personally. But you also know that I only have one sister. As for me, I think you should understand that enough money is enough for me. I don't pursue excessive wealth. What I value most is family. My family is my life. Do you understand what I mean?"
Li Wei, however, truly put away his usual jovial demeanor and said earnestly, "Brother Xuan, I understand what you mean. Xiaoying is a simple country girl, like a blank sheet of paper. I know most people will think that because of my good family background and high status, Xiaoying is not good enough for me. But let me tell you the truth, Brother Xuan, in my opinion, status and wealth are all nonsense. I am not a capable person, and I don't have many lofty ideals. I just want enough money to live a happy life with the person I love. As for Xiaoying, in the end, it is I who am not good enough for her, not the other way around. So here, I promise you, Brother Xuan, from now on, I will treat Xiaoying well and will never let her suffer any grievances, nor will I ever do anything to betray her!"
Zhou Xuan calmed down for a moment. Li Wei's expression was sincere, there was no doubt about that. But a person can change. Li Wei was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, how could he understand the hardships of ordinary people?
Seeing Zhou Xuan remain silent, Li Wei quickly added, "Brother Xuan, let me be frank with you. Whether you like it or not, whether you agree or not, I've made up my mind. If you don't agree, I'll..."
Zhou Xuan snorted and said, "So what? If I don't agree, do you think you can elope with Xiao Ying? I can't speak for others, but I'm sure of my sister. If my parents and I don't agree, she will definitely not go with you!"
Li Wei was truly dumbfounded. Zhou Xuan was right. If he didn't agree with his parents, Zhou Ying certainly wouldn't agree to them having sex privately. Zhou Ying was also worried that his family wouldn't agree because the difference in their social status was too great.
It seems the first problem Li Wei faces now is that he must first get past his father and grandfather before he can even talk to Zhou Xuan! Li Wei originally wanted to get past Zhou Xuan and his parents first, but that plan backfired.
Before Li Wei could say anything more, Zhou Hong, who was sent by the Cunyuanshan branch of the Public Security Bureau to pick him up, arrived in his car. The car was the same Audi with ordinary license plates that had driven him back yesterday.
Li Wei hesitated to say anything more, and could only get into the car in a sullen mood. Zhou Hong drove while smiling and saying, "Mr. Zhou, our bureau chief seems to treat you quite specially!"
Zhou Shi smiled faintly and didn't explain. Li Wei didn't pay attention to what Zhou Hong said; he was just thinking about how to proceed with his relationship with Zhou Ying.
Despite his words, Zhou Hong was secretly wondering about Zhou Xuan's identity. He couldn't figure it out, but Zhou Xuan's villa in Dangcheng Garden was worth at least tens of millions, so his net worth must be well over 100 million.
Upon arriving at the branch office, Fu Yuanshan was actually waiting for them in the lobby. As soon as Zhou Xuan and Li Wei got out of the car, Fu Yuanshan warmly greeted them, smiling broadly, and said, "Brother Zhou, things are as you said. There was no other way but to call you here again. In the dead of winter, I had to bring you with me to the neighboring city."
"Go to the neighboring city?" Li Wei was taken aback, then immediately said, "Old Fu, you're the boss here, right? Stop giving me that crap and get Wu Jianguo here right now. I'm itching for a fight, I don't want to do anything else, I just want to loosen up my bones with him!" Fu Yuanshan hesitated, then gave an awkward smile, unsure of what to say. Zhou Xuan shouted, "What nonsense are you spouting? Behave yourself, or you can go back!"
Li Wei muttered, "Fine, don't tell me then!" He dared to act wildly towards Fu Yuanshan, but he wouldn't dare to do so towards Zhou Xuan. He was previously intimidated by Zhou Xuan's unique abilities, but now he wanted to bring Zhou Yingbi home. Zhou Xuan was Zhou Xuan's brother-in-law, and could be said to be Zhou Xuan's most authoritative figure. If he agreed, everything would be fine.
Fu Yuanshan knew Li Wei's identity, so calling him "Old Fu" and saying a lot of arrogant things didn't really matter.
But now, seeing Li Wei obediently stand behind Zhou Xuan without saying a word after being scolded by him, Zhou Xuan became even more convinced that he was no ordinary person.
Fu Yuanshan pulled Zhou Xuan aside and whispered, "Brother Zhou, Wu Jianguo's matter is obvious. That kid is always up to no good and is no good. It's only right that we teach him a lesson. Moreover, his uncle He Guangwei has also been implicated in this matter and is under investigation. At this time, we... well, we can't be too righteous, can we?"
Zhou Xuan understood what he meant, and smiled, saying, "Director Fu, let's get on with our business. Once we're done, we can relax however we want. You called me here to get things done, right? We... there's no need to be so polite!"
"Yes, yes, yes... Brother Zhou is right!" Fu Yuanshan was taken aback, then replied with a smile. Zhou Xuan never called him "Brother Fu" or "Brother Fu" when others were present, because he didn't want outsiders to know about their relationship, as it would have a bad influence on him.
Fu Yuanshan still arranged for Zhou Hong to bring four or five criminal police officers, who drove a van and a patrol car. Zhou Xuan and Li Wei rode in the van with Fu Yuanshan, while Zhou Hong and the three criminal police officers rode in another car.
After leaving the city and getting on the highway, the neighboring city was only about 80 kilometers away. They drove at over 100 miles per hour and arrived in the neighboring city in less than an hour. Zhou Hong had already called the city's Public Security Bureau, and someone from there came to meet them. Fu Yuanshan instructed them to go directly to the scene where the taxi was found and not to bother with formalities at the Public Security Bureau.
Although this neighboring city is not directly under the jurisdiction of the capital, it is correct to say that officials from the capital are one level higher than local officials.
Zhang Cheng's taxi was at a repair shop on the outskirts of the city. The reason was that someone brought the car in for a repaint, and the car had no license plate or taxi markings. When the painter was painting, he found a machete in the trunk, along with some dried bloodstains. But the most important thing was that he found a human finger in the corner of the trunk.
At first, the painter thought it was from a toy, but when he picked it up, he realized it was a real finger and that the problem was more serious, so he quickly reported it to the police.
As soon as the police received the report, they immediately sent people to take control of the driver. However, they found nothing during questioning because the car owner had bought the car on the black market for only five thousand yuan. He didn't know who the seller was and was just looking for a bargain. Nowadays, there are many people who buy stolen and smuggled cars, just looking for a cheap price. Who knows what the car's origin is?
However, the local police found in online records that a missing taxi in Beijing was exactly the same as this one, especially in several details. Therefore, they contacted the Beijing police, and Fu Yuanshan, upon receiving the information, called Zhou Xuan. The repair shop stopped working on the car after reporting it missing, and the police took it into custody upon arrival.
As soon as Fu Yuanshan, Zhou Xuan, Zhou Hong, and seven or eight others arrived, they immediately inspected the vehicle. Zhou Hong and a few other criminal police officers first checked it, and then sealed the root of the finger in a plastic bag. However, many things and details could only be obtained through technical identification. In order to preserve the integrity of the first-hand information, Zhou Hong suggested that the local police find a tow truck to tow the vehicle back.
Zhou Xuan smiled at Fu Yuanshan, who understood his meaning. He immediately instructed Zhou Hong to lead everyone to wait outside the factory, as he wanted to have a chat with Zhou Xuan and Zhuo You inside.
Zhou Xuan also asked Li Wei to go out with them. Li Wei didn't know what Zhou Xuan was up to, but he didn't dare disobey Zhou Xuan's orders, so he had no choice but to obediently follow them out.
After everyone left, Zhou Xuan didn't say much to Fu Yuanshan and went straight to the car to examine it. With the experience gained from last night's experiment, Zhou Xuan skillfully used his ice energy to test it. As soon as the ice energy touched the car, some images flashed in his mind. There were images of the repair shop employees, and others, but the most common image was of the murderer. However, he never saw any image of the victim, Zhang Cheng. But this was not surprising, because the car had been robbed for more than half a month, so it was normal not to detect him.
However, simply obtaining images of the murderer was of little use. Zhou Xuan painstakingly examined each image carefully, which was extremely time-consuming and laborious, somewhat like treating the old man's cancer. Perhaps because this ability directly strained his brain, the energy expenditure was extremely severe. If Zhou Xuan hadn't recently increased and purified the ice energy from the crystal rapidly, he probably wouldn't have been able to continue. The day before, when examining the corpse on the bridge, he had even experienced a nosebleed due to the severe depletion of ice energy!
Zhou Shi tested for a while, but still couldn't find the killer's exact location. He frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered that his ice aura could only get a stronger picture if the killer was close to or constantly in contact with the object. He had only tested the outside of the car, and the killer should have been in contact with the driver's seat the most.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan quickly moved to the front of the car, opened the door, sat in the driver's seat, gripped the steering wheel, and as soon as he activated his icy aura, a vivid and clear image of the murderer flashed through his mind. He quickly closed his eyes and carefully examined the image to see if he could find out where the murderer lived or stayed.
16977.com offers daily updates of fun mini-games waiting for you to discover!
Volume 1, Chapter 261 (1604)
When Zhou Xuan fully activated his Qi, he saw a much clearer picture in his mind than when he was outside the car!
However, what Zhou Xuan wanted wasn't an image of the murderer's face, but rather a picture of his exact address. That was his real purpose, and that was what would be useful to them. They already had a sketch of the murderer, but he wasn't a repeat offender with a criminal record. Searching for the murderer among a massive population of over 1.3 billion was indeed very difficult. Not to mention the country's population of over a billion, even narrowing it down to the tens of millions in Beijing was no easy task. Moreover, if the murderer wasn't a local of Beijing, or wasn't registered as a temporary resident in Beijing, it would be extremely difficult to find him. If they had to check and verify each person one by one, even if they mobilized all the manpower in the entire bureau, it wouldn't be possible to do it in a year!
When Zhou Shi measured these information memory images, the consumption of ice energy was extremely high, but the ice energy was also significantly more durable and long-lasting than before. This was all due to the result of Zhou Xuan absorbing and purifying the ice energy in the crystal every night.