Rebirth 97: Solving Cold Cases at the City Bureau

Police station archivist Zhou Yi is reborn back to 1997, just when he joined the police force. Dismemberment cases, arson cases, shooting cases... the cold case files he meticulously studied in his...

Chapter 232 New Life

Chapter 232 New Life

"Hello, Mr. Qian, it's me."

"I'd like to inquire, is there a boss named Zhu in your company?"

"Yes, that seems to be the case."

"Okay, no problem."

Zhou Yi smiled and handed the mobile phone to Fatty Zhu: "Mr. Zhu, my friend wants to chat with you. Is that convenient?"

When Zhou Yi said the first sentence, Fatty Zhu's face changed instantly and cold sweat broke out.

"Mr. Zhu, why are you sweating so much? Are you okay?"

Fatty Zhu raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face and stretched out his hand tremblingly.

Zhou Yi suddenly retracted his hand holding the mobile phone and said seriously, "I almost forgot, it has a hands-free function."

As he said this, he pressed the hands-free button in the desperate look of Fatty Zhu.

"Hello, this is Qian Hongxing," the voice on the phone said. "Who are you?"

Fatty Zhu's expression instantly became extremely fawning. He leaned over the phone and said, "Qian... Mr. Qian, I'm Zhu Liang from the sales department."

"Zhu Liang?" Qian Hongxing's voice was obviously confused.

He was silent for a few seconds, and these seconds felt like an eternity to Fatty Zhu.

Qian Hongxing's voice on the phone rose significantly: "Wang Hongda's men?"

Fatty Zhu nodded repeatedly with a big smile on his face: "Yes, yes, I'm Director Wang's man."

"Wang Hongda's people are now telling others that they are the bosses of Hongxing Food? Then what do they need me as the boss for? Starting tomorrow, Wang Hongda will take turns with you to take my position!" Qian Hongxing's voice was as cold as ice, and even through the phone, it made people feel domineering.

Fatty Zhu was so frightened that his face turned as ugly as pig liver. Zhou Yi estimated that if Qian Hongxing stood in front of him now, he would kneel down on the spot.

"Mr. Qian, I didn't... I... I was wrong, Mr. Qian. I just said a few big words in a moment of confusion. Please be magnanimous and forgive me." Fatty Zhu's facial features twisted into a ball and he spoke in a crying voice.

"Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, go to the company's human resources department to resign." Qian Hongxing directly "sentenced" Fatty Zhu.

Then he added "lifelong" to the sentence, "And Zhu Liang, I'm telling you, I will make sure you can't survive a single day in Hongcheng. I guarantee that no company will dare to hire you!"

Of course, this statement is exaggerated. After all, Qian Hongxing cannot cover the sky with one hand. But businessmen have their own circles. At least the big companies in Hongcheng and the upstream and downstream of their industry are just a matter of Qian Hongxing's words.

Fatty Zhu had completely turned into a wooden chicken, standing there unable to speak.

Zhou Yi felt very happy when he saw his expression. As expected, evildoers must be punished by evildoers.

He decided to give Fatty Zhu another ride and then give him the death penalty.

"Mr. Qian, I have a small suggestion. I've heard that many people in sales and purchasing take kickbacks. How about you carefully check the accounts before firing them? If the amount is large, I can contact the Economic Investigation Detachment of our Municipal Bureau."

This one sentence made Fatty Zhu feel like he was struck by lightning.

Before Qian Hongxing could express his opinion on the phone, Fatty Zhu suddenly burst into tears, leaving everyone stunned.

"Dad...what's wrong with you..." Zhu Xiaojuan was also dumbfounded. After a moment of hesitation, she stepped forward and asked.

When Fatty Zhu saw his unlucky daughter, he suddenly reacted, raised his hand and slapped her, then started punching and kicking Zhu Xiaojuan.

So, in full view of everyone, an outrageous scene occurred.

A middle-aged fat man was crying and chasing a female student who was also crying, beating her while crying and beating her.

"You unlucky thing! What sin did I commit in my previous life to give birth to someone like you? You've really screwed me over!"

The man who came with Fatty Zhu was probably his friend. At first, he tried to persuade him not to be angry, but after being hit by Fatty Zhu without distinguishing between friend and foe, the man turned around and left cursing.

Lao Yan and Xu Junjie sighed, "Zhou Yi, this meal is worth it. We have enough food and drink, and we can also watch a play. It's not bad."

Zhao Min tugged at Zhou Yi's clothes and asked, "Brother, do I still need to hand in my tape to the school?"

Zhou Yi said firmly, "Of course you should pay it back! Why not? It's just perfect. I can give her a ride and let her transfer to another school. That way, you can stop worrying about her."

"Okay!"

A few people left happily, leaving behind a large crowd of confused onlookers.

After saying goodbye to Xu Junjie and Yan Lang, Zhou Yi rode his bicycle to take Zhao Min home.

"Brother, what do you think I can do in the future?" Zhao Min asked while swinging her legs while sitting in the back seat.

"What do you want to do?"

"you guess."

Zhou Yi turned his head and glanced at her: "You are not influenced by me and want to become a police officer, right?"

"You're so beautiful! I don't want to be a police officer. It's hard and tiring. I have to work all night to investigate cases. I can't even sleep well."

Zhou Yi smiled. The little girl was surprisingly insightful. What she said was absolutely right.

"Then what do you want to do? You're going to be a senior in high school soon, so you should really think about what major to study in the future." Zhou Yi remembered that he seemed to have decided to apply to the police academy at that time, and his parents were very supportive of his decision.

“I want to study international trade.”

Zhao Min's words made Zhou Yi stunned, because in Hongcheng in 1997, this word sounded a bit niche. After all, the market economy had not yet developed vigorously, not to mention that it was said by a high school sophomore.

"Minmin, how did you come up with the idea of ​​learning this?"

"My English is pretty good, and our English teacher sometimes shows me original English newspapers. I came across a report in one of them written by a foreign journalist, commenting on our country. He said that our country has abundant productivity and huge market potential, and will become the most important and indispensable part of world trade in the future. You see, my third uncle went to the south to do business, and my mother always said that he has a sharp mind since he was a child. So I wondered if there would be great potential for development in doing business with foreigners in the future."

In the sky, a crescent moon is moving through the light clouds.

Zhao Min looked up at the moon and said with longing, "If I have the chance in the future, I want to travel around the world and see different scenery and different people."

Zhou Yi was suddenly overwhelmed with emotions.

He didn't expect that this little girl had so many exciting ideas in her head, and even had such advanced cognition.

The image of the middle-aged woman from his previous life, who had been beaten by life and became ordinary and depressed, seemed to reappear before his eyes.

It turns out that he is not the only one who has been reborn.

Everyone around you can be reborn because of this.

"Then you have to study hard. As far as I know, there aren't many universities offering majors like foreign trade, and they're all very prestigious. If you don't work hard, you won't be able to get in."

"Brother, so you support me?"

"Of course. You have your own goals and dreams, and I certainly support you. It shows that you live your life very clearly and know what kind of person you want to be."

"I knew you were the best brother in the world."

"Let go, stop grabbing my waist, it's itchy."

"Then don't shake it."

A bicycle, carrying the brother and sister, staggered and disappeared into the night.

In the evening, Zhou Yi finished washing up and was about to sit down to turn on the TV to see what news was.

When he turned around, he saw a bag on the sofa. It was the bag his aunt asked him to bring back after sending Zhao Min home.

Inside were two new sets of clothes and a sweater. My aunt said she bought the clothes at the largest shopping mall in the city.

The sweater was originally knitted for Minmin, but it turned out to be a little too long. When Minmin put it on, the sweater showed from the bottom of her school uniform, which didn't look good.

She saw that Lu Xiaoshuang was about the same size as Minmin, but she was taller than Minmin, so the clothes should fit her perfectly.

"Brother, it's made of wool. My mom said it's too expensive." Zhao Min said with a smile.

"Go do your homework." said my aunt.

"Oh." Zhao Min made a face and walked into the room.

"Auntie, why are you buying clothes for Xiao Shuang for no reason?"

"We moved a few days ago, and you left afterwards. Xiaoshuang later told Minmin that she doesn't have to go out to work on weekends anymore, and she can come and help Minmin with her homework on Saturday and Sunday nights."

My aunt folded the sweater carefully and put it in the bag.

"I was thinking, if I really give her the tuition money and she doesn't want it, it would be awkward, but I can't just take advantage of her for nothing. After all, we're all family after all, right?"

Zhou Yi scratched his head tactically and said nothing.

"So I said I'd buy her two sets of clothes. I heard from your mom that it's not easy for this girl. Her parents live so far away, and she's already living under someone else's roof at such a young age. I see her clothes are so washed white. She must have worn them for years to save money."

"You can send it to her later, so she doesn't have to carry it back when she comes to our house this weekend. It's quite heavy."

Zhou Yi did not refuse. His aunt was actually very thoughtful.

Since they have already discussed the matter of tutoring, there is no need for me to ask any more questions.

As for giving money, that was just a joke. With Lu Xiaoshuang's personality, even if her aunt really gave her money, she would not take it.

It will be really embarrassing to stuff things in there.

Buying clothes is indeed a good choice. After all, even a straight man like me would not think of this.

My aunt is quite thoughtful.

Zhou Yi looked at the bag of clothes on the sofa. Tomorrow was Saturday, so he decided to go to school to find Lu Xiaoshuang and give her the clothes.

After thinking about it, Zhou Yi called Qiao Jiali because he planned to take Lu Xiaoshuang somewhere else tomorrow.

Anyway, Zhao Min and Lu Xiaoshuang have an appointment to make up lessons tomorrow night, so I will go to my aunt's house for a meal, and then send her back after the lessons.

Zhou Yi stretched, got up and turned on the TV.

But before he stood up, he caught a glimpse of the calendar on the wall out of the corner of his eye.

Today is April 12th.

There are only twenty-four days left before the grand dismemberment case of the previous life is discovered.

Zhou Yi's heart sank instantly.

Lu Xiaoshuang's hopeful smile in this life was superimposed on the photo of the chopped-up body in the case file of the previous life.

Zhou Yi stood up, put on a coat, opened the door of the compartment information room, and walked in with a serious expression.