My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 178 Xue Fusheng Kneels Before Chu Zhu

Third District Police Department.

Inside the special operations captain's office.

Li Kang stood there, drenched in sweat, looking rather flustered.

Lu Muxue and Madam Xue were separated from him by the desk...

On the table in front of him lay a cell phone, from which Lu Jin's cold and authoritative voice emanated: "...This can also be considered an incident that happened in your Third District! Of course, the most important thing is...this time it was your people who handled it!"

After a brief pause, he continued, "To prevent things from becoming too complicated, and also to prevent...some things that are best left unsaid from spreading, the case is now in your hands! But this matter must be uncovered...I don't care who's behind this! Even if the mastermind is God or the devil himself, dig them out at all costs!"

“I know.” Li Kang nodded repeatedly. He naturally knew what Lu Jin had been so careful not to say… After learning the inside story, he was extremely shocked. It could be said that Madam Xue and her daughter were able to survive entirely thanks to Chu Zhu’s efforts to turn the tide.

However, this time, the rescue was carried out using a special drone assigned by headquarters... Not to mention him, even headquarters didn't know that drones could be used in this way!
This is a very sensitive issue.

If this case were handled in the Third District, even if any information detrimental to Chu Zhu emerged, it could be relatively easy to cover some up through subtle wording. However, if the First District were to conduct an investigation across districts, the situation would be much more complicated!

Of course, on the other hand, this was also Lu Jin's way of allowing Li Kang to make amends. In any case, this incident occurred on the border between the second and third districts…

Lu Zhizheng's daughter and wife nearly died? This is a huge deal. Even though it doesn't seem to be related to the police superintendents in the second and third districts at present, they will inevitably be held accountable later!

If Li Kang can lead this case and solve it, he can naturally ensure that he, and even the entire Third District Police Department, can safely weather the storm that may follow!

The thought that if it weren't for Chu Zhu, he might face severe criticism in the upcoming internal announcement made Li Kang glare fiercely at the perpetrator next to him in the office. The perpetrator was tightly bound and his wounds were roughly bandaged with a few white towels to prevent him from bleeding out and dying unexpectedly.

The assailant lowered his eyes, expressionless, as if questioning the meaning of life, or simply refusing to cooperate and putting up a fight.

Ning Linglong stood quietly beside the perpetrator, keeping watch.

The door opened, and Bi Xuan rushed in, her face filled with apprehension: "Um, Captain, we searched for information on the perpetrator... and found..."

"?" Li Kang immediately turned his gaze to Bi Xuan. Hearing that he had stopped talking, he frowned. Before he could urge him, Bi Xuan made up his mind and said with a wry smile, "But we can't find out who she is at the moment... Why don't we interrogate her first!"

"Even using ancient relics, they still can't find anything?" Li Kang was surprised.

Investigating cases using ancient relics is always a surefire way to succeed. However, due to the special nature of ancient relics, they cannot be used in ordinary cases... Of course, this time the matter is of great importance! So it is certainly possible.

The police department's ancient artifacts contained information on almost all the residents of Jinghai City. Even under these circumstances... they couldn't find anything...

"Could it be that the perpetrator is from out of town?" Madam Xue pondered.

“Actually… there’s another possibility…” Bi Xuan hesitated before speaking.

Madam Xue: "...Hmm?"

“Due to the special circumstances in the shantytown redevelopment area, the personnel information hasn’t been entered into the ancient relics yet. However,” Li Kang quickly added, “I’m still more inclined to believe that the perpetrator was actually…”

"Alright, it would be normal if we couldn't find any information about this perpetrator! It would be a miracle if we could."

Hearing the familiar voice, Li Kang perked up and looked up to see Chu Zhu stride into the office. Before he could ask any further questions, Lu Muxue rushed over and said, "Ah, Chu Zhu... that..."

Lu Muxue opened her mouth, having clearly thought of many words of thanks she should say on the way here, but standing in front of Chu Zhu, her mind went completely blank. She could only stammer and mumble.
"..." What a useless thing!
Madam Xue's eye twitched almost imperceptibly as she stepped forward and said gently, "Mr. Chu, it seems our family owes you another great favor!"

“Yes,” Lu Jin’s voice came from the still-connected phone, “Although… there are indeed many suspicious points! However, I believe you.”

Even disregarding the subtext previously implied that the perpetrator might have come from the shantytown redevelopment area...

The simplest question is, why would Chu Zhu know that something had happened? Lu Jin had spoken with his wife and knew that even she only found out a short while before being rescued that an assailant had lurked in her car.

Based on the timing of Chu Zhu's reaction, he must have known about this a long time ago and made corresponding arrangements... According to normal logic, Chu Zhu might be the real culprit in this case... However, Lu Jin chose to trust him.

The main reason was that he didn't believe Chu Zhu had any reason to do so. Furthermore, the perpetrator hadn't been killed, or even apprehended… If it really was Chu Zhu, she should have killed him to silence him!
"So, what is the truth?" Li Kang forced himself to remain silent until Lu Jin's family and Chu Zhu finished talking before hurriedly interjecting.

"No rush..." Chu Zhu glanced deeply at the silent assailant, then turned to Madam Xue: "Xue Fusheng, when are you coming?"

"...How did you know about Xue Fusheng!" Madam Xue was startled, then realized something, and understanding appeared in her eyes. "So you had already guessed it? Well... given your keenness and deductive ability, it's not surprising."

In her original plan, Xue Fusheng, herself, and Lu Muxue would meet with Chu Zhu together! After all, she was married off. Although she was in charge of some of the expansion of the Xue Group, the main person in charge was still the eldest son of the family.

Chu Zhu smiled noncommittally and did not answer. Lu Muxue quickly came to Chu Zhu's rescue: "I'll call my uncle right now!"

Lu Muxue took out her phone, pressed a few buttons, and then held the phone to her ear. "Uncle... yes, that's right... we're at the police station in the third district! You're almost there? Probably... okay!"

"About two or three more minutes? He's already parked the car at the entrance." Lu Muxue immediately looked at Chu Zhu.

Upon seeing this, Bi Xuan had a sudden inspiration and quickly rushed out of the gate.

A few minutes later, he led Xue Fusheng into the captain's office.

Xue Fusheng was dressed in a sharp suit. His face bore a striking resemblance to Lu Muxue's, being quite delicate. After scanning his surroundings, he fixed his gaze on Chu Zhu, his voice urgent: "Sister, this is..." "Yes!" Madam Xue responded.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xue Fusheng rushed to Chu Zhu's side and knelt down with a thud.

Li Kang: "!!!"

Li Kang was completely stunned, almost thinking he was hallucinating. Wait… according to what was said before, this should be Lord Lu Jin's brother-in-law, right? This… isn't this someone from the Xue family of Tianjing? From any perspective, they're no small fry… how could they just kneel like that?
He doesn't understand.

Xue Fusheng lowered his head, his voice serious: "You must be Mr. Zhu from the shantytown redevelopment area, right? My sister mentioned you to me, saying you are a kung fu master! A gang godfather! You single-handedly built this huge shantytown redevelopment area."

"You saved my sister's life, you saved my niece's life... I really don't know how to thank you enough... How about I kowtow to you?"

Then, Chu Zhu's eyes twitched, and she grabbed Xue Fusheng's shoulder: "Why do I need you to kowtow? You could at least give me some money!"

"I have money, I have lots and lots of money..." Xue Fusheng pulled out a black card from his pocket and respectfully raised his hand, "Please accept this!"

"I think you have ulterior motives." Chu Zhu didn't take it, but glanced at Xue Fusheng and sneered. His understanding of this second-generation Xue family member even allowed him to guess what this person was trying to do with all these actions: "Just say it!"

"...You've found out!" Upon seeing this, Xue Fusheng smiled shyly, her eyes sparkling. "Um, could I... become your disciple?"

If he hadn't had this intention, he would certainly have been extremely grateful, but he would never have knelt down without saying a word.

"..." Chu Zhu wasn't surprised at all; he knew it. Or rather, people who enjoy reading novels like "The Dragon King's Son-in-Law's Kung Fu" tend to have this kind of inclination... He even knew that Xue Fusheng had searched all over the major sects in Tianjing, hoping to become their disciple.

The reason he couldn't become an apprentice... well, considering Xue Fusheng's status, it's most likely because he's an ordinary person! Perhaps the tests even revealed he lacked aptitude? Or maybe there's an elder in his family with extraordinary abilities who felt it was too dangerous and wouldn't allow it? So...

"Don't mention that yet!" Chu Zhu held up a finger, shook it gently, and then pointed it at the expressionless woman. "Take a look at this assailant first!"

"You're the one who almost killed my sister... Ah!?" Xue Fusheng's words, filled with anger and murderous intent, were only half-said. His eyes were fixed, and disbelief appeared on his face. He rubbed his eyes and looked at them again.

After a few breaths, his body trembled violently with rage: "You! You actually..."

"...What is your relationship with her?" Madam Xue realized something was wrong, her gaze sharpened, and her voice became stern and reprimanding.

Xue Fusheng instantly shrank back. Not to mention him, even Lu Jin, who hadn't hung up the phone yet, subconsciously shivered. They only dared to listen, not daring to say a word.

"A sugar daddy/sugar baby relationship?" Chu Zhu slowly added fuel to the fire for Xue Fusheng.

“…Tell me!” Madam Xue took two deep breaths, trying to calm down, but she felt the fire in her heart growing stronger and stronger. She touched her cheek, where a piece of gauze was stuck.

Although she truly escaped death this time, and wasn't even seriously injured, her face was still scratched. Before coming to the police station, she had already gone to a clinic in the wealthy area of ​​District Three for some basic treatment, and the diagnosis there was that it might leave a scar…

Even with her resilient spirit, Madam Xue couldn't help but feel downcast upon hearing this. However, she couldn't possibly show a sour face to her savior, but now…

"Don't tell me this was a crime of passion caused by you!" Madam Xue's voice was cold and gloomy. Naturally, she didn't believe that her foolish younger brother wanted to kill her.

"Dragon Sister, why! Can't we talk this out?" Xue Fusheng's expression changed, but he finally ran up to the woman, his voice trembling, "I've treated you well!"

"Kill me or torture me, it's up to you!" Finally, Long Mei spoke for the first time since she was captured, her voice calm but hoarse.

“You…you…” Xue Fusheng pointed at Long Mei with his finger, his hand trembling.

"Oh, actually it has nothing to do with a crime of passion!" Just then, Chu Zhu, who had seen enough of the fun, slowly explained from the side: "Because Brother Long's current public identity is... a member of the Hehuan Sect."

A hush fell over the room. Everyone froze, for the weight of information contained in those words was simply too immense…

However, in the next instant, the previously indifferent assailant suddenly raised her head and stared at Chu Zhu in astonishment. But she quickly realized something was wrong, lowered her head again, and resumed her cold expression.

However, everyone there was shrewd... They gleaned a lot from her attitude!

"The Hehuan Sect..." A shadow crossed Madam Xue's eyes. Was it... a spy deliberately planted by the Shoe Sect next to her brother?
“Brother Long, Sister Long…” Lu Muxue was focused on another question at the moment. After hesitating for a while, she finally couldn’t suppress her curiosity and looked at Chu Zhu: “Azhu, why do you call him Brother Long?”

"Oh, because he came from the transvestite brothel!" Chu Zhu said casually. He had visited the transvestite brothel in a certain reset timeline. Of course, he simply wanted to dig out some information about the Hehuan Sect and, incidentally, give the Hehuan Sect a good critique! He went there with a very serious purpose... including his previous visits to Lou Wai Lou.

He glanced at the still bewildered Lu Muxue: "A transvestite? Don't understand? Then you can understand it as... he was originally a man..."

Lu Muxue: "?"

Lu Muxue, realizing what was happening, exclaimed: "!!!"

Xue Fusheng, who had been feeling depressed and still in a daze, stiffened for a moment, subconsciously picked at her ear, and stared blankly at Chu Zhu.

His lips twitched, as if he instinctively wanted to retort, but then he looked at the assailant, whose head was bowed even lower, who remained silent and seemed to have tacitly agreed to the attack: "...!"

Xue Fusheng: "???"

(End of this chapter)