Fu Yuanshan and Zhou Xuan looked at each other and smiled. Fu Ying was just that straightforward; she was right or wrong, and she didn't hide it at all.
Fu Ying smiled gently, then made a waving goodbye gesture before leaving the house.
Zhou Xuan shrugged and said with a wry smile, "Brother, how is your wife after you got home?"
Fu Yuanshan laughed smugly, "That's something, little brother. You should learn from your older brother. When I get home, I just stretch out my hand, take off my clothes, stretch out my foot, take off my shoes, and then hot water and towels are ready. I'm waited on hand and foot, and I never ask for anything in return."
Zhou Xuan chuckled and stopped discussing the topic with Fu Yuanshan. Although Fu Ying sometimes acted coquettishly, overall she was completely worthy of his affection. After a pause, he stood up and said to Fu Yuanshan, "Brother, I'm going back to my office. Call Zhang Lei over, and let's pick a few cases to analyze and see if we can find any more clues from the physical evidence. Some pieces of evidence that have been there for a long time are very difficult to find clues from. In addition, the evidence has passed through the hands of countless police officers before it was retrieved, and too much time has passed. I basically can't find any clues from this evidence anymore. The best cases are the ones that have just happened, where we are most confident."
Fu Yuanshan pondered for a moment and asked, "I'm not worried about that. In the future, whenever there are new major cases, I will arrange for you to go there with firsthand leads. As for the old cases, you can check them and solve as many as you can. There's no pressure now, so there's no need to rush."
"Then I'll go," Zhou Xuan said, bidding farewell to Fu Yuanshan and leaving his office.
In the four offices on the eleventh floor, Zhang Lei was chatting enthusiastically with several female colleagues. At this moment, no one was gossiping anymore, because of Fu Ying's influence, which made them abandon their prejudices, and because of Liu Xingzhou's loss of power.
As soon as Zhou Xuan returned, several girls greeted him warmly, brought out their secret coffee to brew for him, and turned on his computer for him.
Zhou Xuan waved his hand and said, "Thank you, no need to drive. Zhang Lei and I will go check some information. After all, we're at work. We've been sneaking around for most of the day, so we still need to do some small things to save face."
The female employees in the office chuckled. To be honest, which day of their lives wasn't just a blur?
Upon hearing that Zhou Xuan was going to look up information again, Zhang Lei quickly stood up, tidied up the things on her desk, and then said, "Okay, let's go."
When the two walked together, the female colleagues stopped gossiping. If we're talking about lechery, Zhou Xuan's wife is prettier than Zhang Lei. With such a beautiful wife, she probably wouldn't do anything outrageous. Besides, even if she did have sex, what business is it of theirs?
In the archives, just like before, Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei each used a computer to search. However, this time, Zhang Lei secretly paid attention to Zhou Xuan, who was flipping through old cases and writing down the key points of each case.
This time, Zhou Xuan selected cases from the second tier, not based on importance, but on time. The cases he selected the first time were all from the most recent period, roughly within one or two months, while the current cases were from three to six months ago. There were more of these cases accumulated. However, Zhou Xuan only selected those with evidence left at the scene. Cases without evidence were eliminated first, and then the cases were ranked by importance, with the more important ones given priority.
Because I wasn't in such a rush this time, and the foundation I had laid was already established, I was just consolidating it. So I wasn't in a hurry, and it was much easier to pick cases. Whether I could solve them or not didn't matter. As a result, I picked out more than thirty cases, and I filled dozens of notebooks with notes. Each case took up almost one or two pages.
Zhang Lei barely looked at the case file. At first, she secretly paid attention to Zhou Xuan, but in the end, she just stared at him until Zhou Xuan put down his pen, stretched, and then she looked away.
Zhou Xuan stretched, then checked the time again and said, "...Halfway there. Time flies. Zhang Lei, let's go. Let's go to the evidence department now, collect these pieces of evidence, and take a look. After we're done, we can go home."
Zhang Lei naturally wouldn't object. Zhou Xuan's original idea was that he could use his special ability to detect those physical evidence quickly, finishing the detection in one or two hours, so he could leave work earlier, unlike others who had to wait until the end of the workday to leave.
However, after arriving at the Forensic Science Department, Zhou Xuan began to examine the images on the physical evidence while taking notes. He would write down what he found and move on to another piece if he didn't find anything. But what he didn't expect was that while using his supernatural ability to examine physical evidence was very fast, it was a different story to write down the images completely and carefully. He was not good at this kind of thing. It was like writing an essay. His writing skills were not good to begin with. When it came to writing down the images he had detected, some things were clearly detected, but writing them down was not the same.
Seeing Zhou Xuan scratching his head as he wrote, Zhang Lei wanted to help him, but Zhou Xuan deliberately ignored her, no matter how anxious he was.
Zhou Xuan had no choice. How could he say that he only remembered some things and knew about the case just by touching and looking at it? No one would believe that. Of course, Zhang Lei's situation was a little different because Zhou Xuan had done the same thing in previous cases, and the cases he chose happened to be the ones where Fu Yuanshan later announced the arrest operation. Was there any coincidence?
Zhang Lei didn't know, because she hadn't looked at what Zhou Xuan had written at the time, and she hadn't even had any doubts. But this time was slightly different, and she had some doubts.
As Zhou Xuan got closer, he noticed her, quickly closed his laptop, and said, "Alright, let's go. We've finished our work, so it's only right that we leave early to relax."
Zhang Lei spat, "Leaving get off work early? Don't you even know what time it is? Is this how you leave work so early?"
Zhou Xuan was taken aback. The evidence room was sealed and had no windows; how could he possibly see the time or the sky? After a moment of surprise, he checked the time again and it was already 8:40.
Because it took about five hours to record the case.
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled awkwardly, "Zhang Lei, I'm so sorry, why didn't you remind me? You could have left first, you didn't need to wait for me at all."
Zhang Lei snorted and said, "We're partners in a team, right? What does 'partner' mean? Do you understand?" Then, she became annoyed and snorted, "Hmph, partners shouldn't have any secrets between them, of course, I'm talking about work secrets. What are you up to? Shouldn't you discuss this with me?"
Volume 1, Chapter 554: Unleashing a Bloodbath
Chapter 554 Unleashing a Bloodbath
Faced with Zhang Lei's dissatisfaction, Zhou Xuan smiled, closed the laptop, and turned off the computer. He said somewhat apologetically, "Zhang Lei, I'm sorry, I got so engrossed in reading that I lost track of time. You didn't even remind me. Let's go."
After the two left the evidence room, while waiting for the elevator, Zhou Xuan thought for a moment and then made another phone call, asking where Fu Yuanshan was. Fu Yuanshan's answer surprised Zhou Xuan: Fu Yuanshan was in his office and had not gone back.
Zhou Xuan asked in surprise, "Director Fu, why haven't you gone back yet?"
"I'm waiting for you. Do you have any leads?" Fu Yuanshan's tone still sounded slightly expectant. Actually, he had expected it. Because Zhou Xuan was in the evidence room, Fu Yuanshan had specifically notified the administrator of the evidence room to work overtime. Otherwise, it would have been dark by then, and he would have reminded Zhou Xuan and the other person.
With the director's instructions, the administrator naturally dared not say anything and obediently went to work, letting Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei investigate. Fu Yuanshan waited anxiously in his office. Although his position was stable during this period, if he continued his efforts and solved more major cases, not only would his position as director be more secure, but he would also establish unshakable prestige in the municipal bureau and even the entire police force in Beijing. This would help Fu Yuanshan's future development, break the "luck" mentality in people's minds, and let others understand that he relied on strength, not luck. If we're talking about luck, who could solve so many major cases in such a short period of time?
By this time, the entire building was almost deserted, and the building was pitch black except for a few lights at the elevator entrance. The security guard downstairs had left the elevator lights on because Fu Yuanshan was still in his office upstairs.
The elevator arrived quickly, and Zhou Xuan first asked Zhang Lei, "Zhang Lei, it's late, you should go back first. I'm going to see Director Fu."
Zhang Lei snorted and said, "Trying to get rid of me again? Remember this, we are partners. We have to be together for work. I don't care about personal matters. Now you want to leave me behind and act alone again?"
Zhou Xuan smiled wryly, "That's not what I meant at all. I just wanted to invite Director Fu back with me to discuss some personal matters, this..."
"You're kidding me!" Zhang Lei showed no mercy and didn't believe Zhou Xuan's words. She stormed into the elevator and pressed the button for the top floor.
Zhou Xuan had no choice but to step inside, helplessly watching the elevator ascend. Once on the top floor, there were two employees remaining in the office lobby, one of whom was Xiao Wu.
Zhou Xuan smiled and gestured to Xiao Wu, who quickly stood up and respectfully said, "Zhou... Zhou..." But when she called him, she realized that Zhou Xuan had no rank at all. Strictly speaking, his rank was much lower than hers, so she didn't know what to call him.
Seeing that Xiao Wu looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, slightly older than himself, Zhou Xuan immediately said, "Sister Wu, don't be so polite. Just call me Xiao Zhou from now on. Call me whatever you like."
Because Xiao Wu saw that Zhou Xuan and Fu Yuanshan had an unusual relationship, she dared not neglect Zhou Xuan. Moreover, Zhou Xuan had done her a great favor, which made Fu Yuanshan's attitude towards her much better. From this, it can be seen that Zhou Xuan must be an extremely important person in Fu Yuanshan's eyes, and one cannot judge a person by his official rank.
Upon hearing Zhou Xuan's voice, Fu Yuanshan came out to greet him. Several men, smiling broadly, pulled Zhou Xuan towards the office, turning back to Xiao Wu and the others as they walked, saying, "You guys wait a little longer, we need to talk about something privately."
After Fu Yuanshan said that, Zhang Lei, who was originally following him, felt embarrassed to go in. She could be willful in front of Zhou Xuan, but she didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Fu Yuanshan. Watching the two of them go, she could only sit down in the office and chat idly with the two employees, Xiao Wu and Xiao Wu.
Zhang Lei was still a little curious, wondering what Zhou Xuan and Fu Yuanshan were going to talk about. But even if she waited, she wouldn't feel comfortable going with Zhou Xuan and Director Fu when they went out for drinks and entertainment. She had heard too many stories about men's debauchery outside. After thinking about it, she decided it was better to go back alone beforehand. Zhou Xuan had said those things to her at the beginning, although he didn't explicitly say what he was going to do there, but that was probably the gist of it.
But then I thought of Fu Ying. Today was the first time I met Zhou Xuan's incomparably beautiful wife. With such a beautiful wife, what man would still have the mind to philander outside?
But it's hard to say. Men are just like that; they say the grass is always greener on the other side. These things are never certain.