My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 195 Time of Death: April 17, 1977

Third District Police Department.

Chu Zhu waved goodbye to Zhang Hai and said loudly, "Abbot Zhang, don't forget... tomorrow! Remember to come pick me up tomorrow to go to the Mo Sect. Of course, if you find it troublesome to pick me up, you can go directly to the Mo Sect, bring the instrument over, and give it to me... I don't care! Either way is fine."

Zhang Hai made a no-questions-asked gesture, calmly stepped on the gas and drove towards the church in the third district. As he drove, he frowned: "Wait a minute, why do I have to pick him up tomorrow!"

Zhang Hai belatedly realized, "Wait a minute, isn't that artifact his own? What do you mean I find it troublesome and can just go and get the artifact for him?"

"???" The more Zhang Hai thought about it, the more something seemed off, and he was dumbfounded: "No, if that's the case, then why did I pick him up today in the first place... Is it because... Oh, he saved my life! Never mind then."

The problem is, simply running errands like this isn't enough to repay a life-saving debt...

Could it be that Mr. Zhu is... treating all this errand-running work as interest on his life-saving favor?!
No, please! Zhang Hai felt slightly numb at this moment, and his time was also very tight.

……

As soon as Chu Zhu entered the police station, he stopped in his tracks. He stared blankly into the distance at two girls whispering to each other.

"...Oh, could that be it?!" A petite girl with a navy blue dress, fair skin, big eyes, and light pink lips suddenly looked in Chu Zhu's direction and let out a small gasp.

Chu Zhu: "..."

Zero points! Too affected and pretentious. Especially that exclamation... it was even a strained voice!

Hmph, who do you think you can fool with this?

"Ah? It's A-Zhu!" Upon hearing this, Lu Muxue turned around instantly, her eyes lighting up. She immediately stood up, about to run over, but then remembered something, grabbed the petite girl beside her, and walked casually to Chu Zhu, saying, "Let me introduce you, this is my best friend! After learning what you did, she admires you immensely... so..."

"So, are you trying to build me a harem? Or are you trying to add more rivals for your affections?" Chu Zhu retorted expressionlessly. Alright, case solved, you managed to fool Lu Muxue!
No, sister, do you really think your best friend's attitude before was normal?!

Sometimes, Chu Zhu really felt that Lu Muxue's thought process was very puzzling... Theoretically, when you encounter this situation, shouldn't you be on alert instantly, or even develop hostile feelings?

When a woman catches someone cheating, she shouldn't be acting like Sherlock Holmes... Although we're not exactly catching someone cheating right now, the principle is the same!

Why don't you have any sense of crisis at all...?

Chu Zhu watched it several times, and it seemed as if she really... believed that the other person was just curious about him! She really just wanted to meet him... If this was really Lu Muxue's acting, then Chu Zhu was truly impressed; he had been successfully fooled!

"...Huh?" Lu Muxue was stunned for a moment, looking at her best friend in shock: "You..."

"Don't worry, I won't compete with you for Brother Chu! I'm just a little curious... just like those people who chase after celebrities! Who would want to be their idol's wife?" The girl's words carried a hint of timidity and deep inferiority.

"No, no, no!" Lu Muxue panicked instantly, laughing sheepishly, "I didn't suspect you! I just innocently... Ah Zhu, you're going a bit too far!"

Chu Zhu ignored Lu Muxue, who had put her hands on her hips and was looking angry, her face turning round with rage. She said expressionlessly, "Speak, Hai Mingyue! How did you find out... that I'm planning to take action against the Hai family?"

"Did Lu Jin leak the information to your parents?" Chu Zhu speculated. "I remember their relationship wasn't that good! It couldn't be... that Mu Xue leaked the information, could it?"

Lu Muxue: "???"

What are you talking about?
Hai Mingyue shrank back, her face full of grievance: "I don't know... what are you talking about? Actually, I'm just innocent..."

"The Transvestite Quarters." Chu Zhu uttered three words succinctly, tilting his head to gaze at Hai Mingyue. "The noble lady of the Hai family, do I need to elaborate further?"

"..." Even if Lu Muxue was naive at this moment, she could sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere. She didn't dare to say anything at this moment. After her eyes darted around for a moment, she looked at Hai Mingyue in disbelief. No way... this was her eldest daughter.

Did you really betray me?!

Hai Mingyue remained timid and aggrieved, her large eyes welling up with tears: "Brother, this is too hurtful... I do know part of the truth, but... but... I only wanted to help you reclaim the wealth that the migrant workers are entitled to! It's just that I have so little say... I haven't lied to Sister Lu! It's precisely because I admire you so much that I wanted to help you solve this problem..."

Chu Zhu chuckled, "Fine! Let's leave it at that."

Chu Zhu walked straight past the two of them. Hai Mingyue's words were already a veiled admission of weakness, indicating that she would go back and work on her family to return the money.

Compared to Lu Muxue, Hai Mingyue is a true shrewd person.

Or rather... a bit of a green tea bitch?
Hearing Hai Mingyue mutter a few aggrieved words behind her, Lu Muxue, though still somewhat doubtful, still offered words of comfort... Chu Zhu forcibly suppressed the urge to slap herself in the face.

He now deeply realized how Lu Jin and Madam Xue's mindset had led to such a useless account!

We arrived at the captain's office.

After handing over Bi Xuan to Li Kang, Chu Zhu ignored Bi Xuan's desperate outstretched hand and turned to leave.

Li Kang gritted his teeth and said, "Um... Minmin is taking the train to Tianjing at 2 PM this afternoon! She told me that the next time she comes back will probably be during summer vacation. I mentioned the family dinner last night to you! But I know you had something urgent to do yesterday... so I didn't dare to mention it further. What are you doing this afternoon?"

Chu Zhu paused for a moment, her tone completely flat: "I understand... please give her my regards."

Li Kang frowned slightly, and just as he sighed inwardly, he heard Chu Zhu add, "Actually, you can give her my phone number! I have no objection... But what's very clear right now is, Uncle Li, I only see her as a sister! A real, unambiguous, and unconditional sister! You need to make that clear to her."

Chu Zhu emphasized that, especially now that novels are full of incestuous themes, his sister has almost been stigmatized... He felt it was necessary to clarify this!
"...As a father, I really appreciate what you're doing! But seeing my daughter like this, I don't know if you're disgusted by her or something else...I have very mixed feelings!" Li Kang didn't know whether he was sad or happy at this moment.

Finally, he rubbed his face, muttering, "Damn it, why don't you young people handle your own affairs... Do you think this old man likes being kicked around like this?!"

Inside the Nuwa base.

As soon as Chu Zhu entered, she saw Ning Linglong squatting in front of her bed, resting her chin on her hand and looking at the bed, seemingly lost in thought.

She acted as if she hadn't noticed Chu Zhu coming in at all... How outrageous is that for a cultivator who is guaranteed to be at the second level of cultivation?

Chu Zhu: "..."

The sky is falling!
Isn't there a single reasonably normal woman around him?!
Taking a few deep breaths, Chu Zhu calmed herself down before finally saying expressionlessly, "The only thing I'm glad for is that you didn't rush onto my bed and roll around in it! Or even lung through my lungs."

"Passing through the lungs?" Ning Linglong suddenly woke up, first turning her head to look at Chu Zhu, her face showing surprise, which then turned into panic. Then, she seemed to gradually understand what was going on, stiffly turning her head to look at the bedding on the bed, her cheeks suddenly turning red.

Chu Zhu sat on the edge of the bed, staring sharply at Ning Linglong: "Alright, my good niece, I just want to ask... is this the strategy manual that Hai Mingyue gave you?"

Ning Linglong: "???"

Huh? No... how did you know?!

"To be fair, under normal circumstances, your appearance might actually be enough to make someone's heart flutter for a moment," Chu Zhu calmly commented. "But the problem is, the flaws are too big... A cultivator at the second realm wouldn't hear the door of Nuwa's base opening? Wouldn't they realize that I've already walked in?"

How many times do you think he practiced sound localization inside the Nuwa base?!
How dare you show off your skills in front of Guan Yu?!

"..." Ning Linglong's face twisted in disbelief. She had actually had this suspicion before, but when she asked Hai Mingyue, Hai Mingyue simply explained—

'This is just you sending out a signal of aggression! You're releasing your feminine charm and tension! Your naivety also gives the other person a gentle, non-aggressive feeling...it's a natural buffer!'

Moreover, although this sends a strong signal, it does not directly express your feelings. You can judge whether the other person sees you as a potential partner, a younger sister, or some other kind of relative based on their reaction afterward.
It allows for both offense and defense! There's no better way.

Ning Linglong felt at the time that this made perfect sense.

She's been squatting here for half an hour!

You know, because of this... she entrusted all of today's tasks to Guan Fei, and even provided Guan Fei with three days' worth of meals!

Judging by that guy's appetite, this is a massive hemorrhage!
But why is the situation happening now completely different from what she expected?!

Damn it, she had already prepared herself for a swift and decisive rejection... She had even started to consider whether, in such a desperate situation, she should recite, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young girl's potential," or perhaps not be so resolute and leave a sliver of possibility... But she couldn't very well kneel down and beg, saying, "I'll do anything," could she...?

The result is this...

Why is it that none of the plans match up?

Everything's collapsed!!!
"Calm down." Chu Zhu patted Ning Linglong's shoulder and sighed, "Don't be bewitched by that wicked woman Hai Mingyue! She's just deliberately using this to get closer to you..."

"However, judging from this, does she already know... that the police magistrates from the Third District might have come to her door this time? No, compared to knowing that information... confirming that the people who took action were from the Second and Third Districts, and even focusing on the Third District because of me! This doesn't seem so surprising."

Chu Zhu pondered for a moment, and fortunately, his connections with the upper echelons of Jinghai City were not particularly strong.

Even if he only handed over Lu Jin, and wanted to do something that would slightly affect the First District... less than a day later, problems have already piled up at his doorstep?!
Not only did he use Lu Muxue as a shield, but he also managed to guess Ning Linglong's thoughts and, in such a short time, brought the two of them closer together...

It can only be said that the infiltration of these demonic sects and these powerful families in Jinghai City into the various official institutions of the First District is truly beyond words!
At the same time... this Hai Mingyue's abilities are truly outrageously strong! As expected... Chu Zhu's eyes flickered.

Yes, on the surface, Hai Mingyue came to the Third District Police Bureau for the Hai family's affairs... but Chu Zhu knew about her connection with the Hehuan Sect... so at a deeper level, this was a test by the Demonic Sect!
Ning Linglong's face kept changing color, turning from blue to purple. She carefully reviewed everything that had happened since she met Hai Mingyue, and finally, belatedly, she realized what had happened. She turned around through gritted teeth and said, "I understand!"

She felt the pain of betrayal at that moment!

She had chatted with Hai Mingyue a couple of times before and thought she was a nice person—and sure enough, her first impression of that woman was right! What a wicked woman!!

"Don't come over if there's nothing wrong... I have a secret that I keep to myself and can't announce to anyone!" Chu Zhu's voice suddenly became louder.

Ning Linglong almost tripped as she went up the stairs. Her face stiffened, but after a moment, a blush returned to her cheeks. She slowly turned her head to look at the silver wall, bit her lower lip, and her eyes were filled with a mixture of envy, jealousy, and hatred. She nodded as if gritting her teeth, and finally turned her head away forcefully, stomping heavily on the stairs as if in a fit of rage, and rushed out of the base.

"...Women, they're so easily emotional!" Chu Zhu sighed. He had now roughly guessed what kind of image Li Kang had in Ning Linglong's mind, and what his relationship with Nuwa was...

But since you already have those suspicions, how dare you be so jealous in front of Nuwa?
That's incredibly brave! As expected... you can't expect women in positions of authority to be too rational!
With her eyes closed, Chu Zhu silently counted to five. The moment she heard the door close, her expression turned serious: "Nuwa Seventeen, as usual... if someone enters the women's restroom, immediately alert me, and then hide all questions being asked from the background..."

After completing the insurance process as usual, Chu Zhu took a deep breath, stared directly at the silver-white wall in front of him, and said, word by word, "Please explain how many years Chu Zhu lived this time, and what the cause of death was."

The next moment, the screen flashed, and a line of words came into Chu Zhu's view.

Name: Chu Zhu

Date of death: April 17, 1977.

Cause of death: Killed in the Siberian snowfield by a member of the ●● organization, codenamed ●●, who used ●● to influence and cause ●●ization. Ultimately, the Federation Security Council voted to use a neutron weapon to launch a large-scale devastating attack.

(End of this chapter)