Based on Zhang Lei's understanding of Zhu Jie, Zhu Jie would usually use his strengths, such as boxing and Sanda training, physical training, and using his official position to pressure Zhou Xuan and make things difficult for him. Although she didn't know which method Zhu Jie would use later, she knew that if possible, Zhu Jie would definitely use all sorts of methods on Zhou Xuan without any hesitation.
The waitress quickly brought over the food. Zhou Xuan had ordered two set meals; without asking Zhang Lei, she directly ordered the sturgeon burger and fries set meal for her, while she ordered a chicken burger for herself. The waitress brought the plates over and placed them on their table, saying, "Please enjoy your meal."
Zhou Xuan first took a big gulp of cola. The icy feeling went from his mouth to his throat and all the way to his stomach, and his body temperature dropped instantly. It felt great.
Zhang Lei didn't drink the cola; instead, she opened the sturgeon burger and started eating. Although Zhang Lei looked beautiful, she wasn't gentle at all. She ate the burger by herself. Zhou Xuan didn't look at her, but his supernatural ability detected that the young students in the surrounding seats were secretly watching her. At a table five or six meters away, four boys who looked like students, all around sixteen or seventeen years old, probably high school students, whispered, "Wow, she looks so beautiful even while eating. So pretty."
Although the voice was soft, Zhou Xuan heard it clearly and couldn't help but chuckle to himself. They were even saying something was pretty while eating? Was it really that pretty? It seemed young people lived their lives in a dreamlike way.
Zhou Xuan ignored everything else, ate the hamburger in a few bites, drank the cola in a few gulps, and then wiped his mouth clean with a tissue. Zhang Lei, sitting opposite him, frowned. She was also very generous in her actions, but after all, she was still a girl and couldn't eat as fast as Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan didn't urge her, but waited quietly. Zhang Lei finished eating the fries one by one, wiped her lips and fingers, and then stood up and said, "Okay, let's go."
On the roadside at the edge of the square, Zhu Jie's parking spot was empty; he had already driven away. Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei slowly walked back. It wasn't far to the Municipal Bureau; it was only about 200 meters after crossing the street. By the time they got back to the Municipal Bureau, it was already mid-afternoon, well past working hours. So there weren't many colleagues in front of the Municipal Bureau office building; the people coming and going were all people who came to the Municipal Bureau for business.
As Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei entered the lobby of the office building, Zhu Jie greeted them with a grin. He looked them over and said in a low voice, "Xiao Lei, Xiao Zhou, how about we go to the training room for some practice?"
Zhang Lei smiled slightly. Just as she had predicted, everything was indeed as she had guessed. Well, let's see just how "super" this super cop really is!
Volume 1, Chapter 534: Acupressure Technique
Chapter 534 Acupressure Technique
Whether Zhou Xuan wanted it or not, Zhu Jie, feigning great enthusiasm, reached out and pulled Zhou Xuan along, patting him on the shoulder. Aside from Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei, everyone else, seeing Zhu Jie's smiling face, would assume he and Zhou Xuan were longtime friends, and would never suspect that Zhu Jie was actually planning to give Zhou Xuan a severe dressing-down and make him look foolish.
Zhou Xuan naturally knew, and he wasn't afraid at all. However, seeing Zhang Lei's smiling expression, he realized that her displeasure towards Zhu Jie earlier that morning was all an act. Her purpose was to get Zhu Jie to test him. He guessed that she was still thinking about Liu Xingzhou's evaluation of him as a "super cop".
Zhou Xuan's mind raced. Dealing with Zhu Jie would be a piece of cake, but he had to be careful not to reveal his superpowers. Whether it was the extremely cold ice energy or the extremely hot solar flames, it would be very difficult to use either ability without leaving a trace. Zhu Jie wasn't like the Somali pirates, or people he could freely transform and devour with his superpowers when he was abroad. Now they were in China, and Zhu Jie was a policeman. Even if he had any complaints about him, he could only teach him a lesson in secret, not cripple or kill him.
The city police station's training room is on the sixth floor, which is divided into several sections. The physical training and combat training rooms are at the very back. When police officers and special police are training, even if they are fighting loudly, no one outside can hear them or pay attention. This is normal. That's the good thing. If there are grudges or colleagues with bad relationships, they will be punished by getting into fights outside. But it doesn't matter in the training room. Even if they suffer minor injuries, no one will care. As long as nothing serious happens, no one is killed or maimed, training injuries are normal.
Zhou Xuan noticed that many female police officers were watching them from the lobby. Zhang Lei was always a hot topic. Beautiful women are not only the focus of men's attention, but also the focus of women's attention, although the women's attention was just jealousy.
He was practically taken hostage by Zhu Jie. Along the way, before and after entering the elevator, Zhou Xuan did not resist Zhu Jie with any force, letting him drag him to the training room.
There were seven or eight men wearing vests training in the training room. When they saw Zhu Jie, Zhou Xuan, and Zhang Lei come in, they dropped their training clothes and surrounded them.
Two of them ran to the door and closed it, then propped it shut with an iron bar. Zhang Lei could see clearly that these seven or eight men were all members of Zhu Jie's team. It seemed they had planned it beforehand to teach Zhou Xuan a lesson.
Looking at Zhou Xuan again, Zhang Lei saw not a trace of panic in him. Although he was being held back by Zhu Jie, his expression remained calm and composed. Zhang Lei was somewhat surprised. The fact that Zhou Xuan showed no sign of panic could only mean two things: either Zhou Xuan was a fool, stupid and unaware that Zhu Jie was about to teach him a lesson, or Zhou Xuan was indeed, as Liu Xingzhou had said, a super cop who didn't take Zhu Jie and his men seriously at all.
The city's criminal investigation team has more than a dozen squads, and almost every criminal police officer is a skilled fighter. One person can easily deal with two or three ordinary people. Here, Zhu Jie has a total of nine people, nine ruthless fighters, while Zhou Xuan is only one person. No matter how good Zhou Xuan is at fighting, he is at a disadvantage in this situation.
Zhang Lei comes from a family of police officers and has seen a lot of martial arts, Sanda, and fighting since she was a child. No matter how strong a person is, it is by no means easy to deal with a well-trained criminal police officer. The super masters in the movies are just fictional. There are no such people in reality. Therefore, Zhang Lei does not actually believe in the "super" claim of personal ability.
Therefore, Zhang Lei had already concluded that Zhou Xuan had no choice but to admit defeat. If it were only Zhu Jie present, Zhang Lei might not necessarily think that Zhou Xuan was doomed to lose. However, Zhu Jie now had nine people with him. Of course, Zhu Jie only called his men down to witness the event, not to order them to fight. But anyone in this situation would have some reservations and psychological factors. If Zhu Jie was beaten too badly or injured, his men might swarm in and gang up on Zhou Xuan.
After pulling Zhou Xuan into the training room, Zhu Jie let go of him, staring at him with a cold laugh, completely unlike his friendly expression outside.
Zhou Xuan said nonchalantly, "Captain Zhu, what, did you bring me here so I could watch your performance?"
"Hehehe, it's a performance, but it's not you watching me perform, it's them watching the two of us perform," Zhu Jie said with a cold laugh. "Since we're in the training room, let's have a spar and see what we're made of."
Zhou Xuan said calmly, "Oh, so Captain Zhu wants to see what kind of martial arts I practice? Well, let me tell you, I practice the direct lineage of Wudang martial arts, and my specialty is Wudang's secret acupoint striking technique. If you're not worried about the aftereffects of being struck on an acupoint for a day or two, then go ahead and try it."
When Zhou Xuan spoke, he stood with his hands behind his back, looking like he was lecturing and intimidating someone, which made Zhu Jie and the others burst into laughter. Everyone thought that Zhou Xuan was just putting on a brave face, that he was trapped in the training room and was just saying a few words to save face in front of Zhang Lei. Based on this alone, Zhu Jie and his group would definitely make a fool of Zhou Xuan.
What infuriated Zhu Jie and the others was that Zhou Xuan still wouldn't back down at this moment, insisting on proving himself right. This meant that Zhou Xuan was destined to suffer a great deal. Judging from his physique, Zhu Jie was at least ten centimeters taller than Zhou Xuan, and Zhou Xuan wasn't physically strong, while Zhu Jie's muscles were all built up through hard work. In comparison, it was almost certain that Zhou Xuan could only last two rounds before being completely defeated. Zhu Jie's ferocity and fighting ability were renowned for their strength; there were no two people in the city police station who could surpass him in fighting ability.
Zhang Lei waited with a smile to watch the show, but all she wanted to do was figure out Zhou Xuan's abilities. His identity was not easy to find out. Of course, if Zhou Xuan was beaten too badly, she would still stop him. She was confident in controlling Zhu Jie, which was why she felt at ease letting them fight.
Zhou Xuan remained calm, his hands casually in his pockets. He glanced at Zhu Jie and the others, who were laughing wildly, and said, "Captain Zhu, there are nine of you, right? I think it would be better if you all attacked together. If Captain Zhu attacks alone, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to withstand even a single finger strike from me."
Zhou Xuan spoke in a very soft and indifferent tone, but those who heard it understood that his tone was extremely arrogant. Not only did Zhou Xuan not show any fear, but he became even more arrogant and boastful, showing no regard for Zhu Jie and the others.
Not only Zhu Jie himself, but also his eight colleagues were enraged upon hearing Zhou Xuan's words. If they were arrogant, Zhou Xuan's words were even more arrogant, completely ignoring them all.
Zhu Jie's anger flared up. He took off his coat and threw it on the ground, coldly saying, "Do we need everyone to be brought down and submit before we talk?"
As he spoke, he clenched his fists so tightly they cracked loudly, clearly indicating that it would be a disservice to the Zhou family not to teach Zhou Xuan a lesson. Then, he casually spread his legs and said coldly, "There's a saying: 'You'll know if it's a mule or a horse once you take it out for a spin.' What's the use of just talking? Let's get to work."
Zhou Xuan chuckled, casually shrugged, and said, "I guess I'm just going with the flow. Whatever you say goes."
Zhu Jie looked around and saw that his eight subordinates had spread out, surrounding Zhou Xuan, himself, and Zhang Lei. Even if Zhou Xuan wanted to run or escape, he couldn't get away. At this moment, Zhu Jie took a step forward. It seemed like a light kick, but when he kicked out, he held back his strength and the kick was as fast as lightning.
No one expected Zhou Xuan to dodge the punch, or at least block some of its force. Judging from the current situation, Zhou Xuan was definitely going to suffer a loss.
But just as they were all speculating, Zhou Xuan had already secretly condensed a tiny protective shield, which he gently placed against Zhu Jie's fist. When Zhu Jie threw a punch, the fierce force of the punch disappeared by more than half on the protective shield. Then, his left finger suddenly touched Zhu Jie's fist.
Zhu Jie felt a chilling sensation travel from Zhou Xuan's fingers to his hand. Before he could react, Zhou Xuan pointed another finger at Zhu Jie's waist. When Zhou Xuan pointed at his fist, Zhu Jie already felt his entire right arm go limp and his body went sluggish for a moment. Then, Zhou Xuan pointed another finger at his waist.
If Zhu Jie hadn't been struck by Zhou Xuan's icy aura, he would still have been able to move. But now, Zhu Jie was instantly unable to move. The moment he was struck in the waist, Zhu Jie felt the icy aura causing him extreme discomfort. His waist went numb, and he couldn't move at all.
Just as Zhou Xuan said, Zhu Jie alone was no match for him. At first, everyone thought he was just talking big to save face, but no one expected that in that instant, when everyone was not paying attention, Zhou Xuan had already immobilized Zhu Jie on the spot, as if he had been frozen in place.
Zhang Lei was also stunned, never expecting that Zhou Xuan was truly a super cop, just as Liu Xingzhou had said. He was a master of deception, a hidden talent indeed.
The other eight people, who were stunned, were also confused about what was going on. Although they had all practiced martial arts and learned kung fu, they had only ever heard of such amazing skills in legends. They had heard of the acupoint striking technique that Zhou Xuan mentioned, but none of the ones they had heard of were as amazing as the one Zhou Xuan used.
Almost everyone was stunned by Zhou Xuan's move.
Zhou Xuan used ice-based supernatural abilities on Zhu Jie, coupled with an extremely thin protective shield, which made Zhu Jie completely unaware of the surprise. He thought that Zhou Xuan had really used acupressure. The place that was struck felt cold, numb, and unable to move, but he felt nothing else; there was no pain or itching.
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Volume 1, Chapter 535: The True Master
Chapter 535 The True Master