North Wind Street.

In a secluded alley.

"Are these Zhou Yuanyuan's parents?"

Zhou Qin glanced back and forth between Zhou Quanfu and Chen Jingying, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

"Exactly!"

Long Shuai nodded and introduced, "He is Zhou Yuanyuan's father, named Zhou Quanfu, and she is Zhou Yuanyuan's mother, named Chen Jingying."

Then, he pointed to Zhou Qin and introduced him to Zhou Quanfu and his wife, "This is Zhou Qin, he's from the Liu family!"

Then, he emphasized, "You've all heard of the Liu family, haven't you?"

"People from the Liu family?"

"The most powerful family in Nanming County?"

Although Zhou Quanfu and Chen Jingying were illiterate, they had long heard of the Liu family, the most powerful family in Nanming County. It was a wealthy family that they had always wanted to curry favor with but could not find a way to do so.

Now that someone from the Liu family had actually come to them and even deigned to talk to them, their vanity instantly soared to its peak.

But then Chen Jingying muttered to herself, "Then why is his surname Zhou?"

Upon hearing this, a flash of anger crossed Zhou Qin's eyes.

Currying favor with the Liu family was a painful thing he was very reluctant to talk about in front of others.

For Zhou Quanfu to say this to his face was like rubbing salt into a wound, deliberately embarrassing him.

But not wanting to lower himself to the level of these two greedy, inhuman old men, he simply snorted and turned his head to the side.

Seeing this, Long Shuai quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Zhou Qin is the son-in-law of the Liu family, so he is now considered a member of the Liu family."

"I see!"

Zhou Quanfu instantly felt relieved, but the fervor he had shown in his gaze towards Zhou Qin was gone, replaced by disdain.

The more feudal a person's thinking, the more they will despise a son-in-law who marries into his wife's family.

In the eyes of the older generation, men are the heirs of the family and the continuation of bloodlines and surnames.

Only those who are good-for-nothings would become live-in sons-in-law.

Even Chen Jingying had lost her previous respectful demeanor, and her gaze towards Zhou Qin was filled with disappointment.

I thought I'd struck gold today and managed to curry favor with the Liu family.

I never expected him to be just a son-in-law who married into the Liu family.

Zhou Qin noticed the change in Zhou Quanfu and Chen Jingying's expressions. He felt intense hatred, but didn't want to show it, so he quickly changed the subject, "Did you call the police?"

"Commander Long told us to report it, but it was no use!"

Zhou Quanfu helplessly shrugged. "The police said that if you are an adult, you have to wait at least 24 hours to report a missing person case."

Long Shuai chimed in, "That's why we came to you for help because the police refused to dispatch officers or file a report. If Wang Qian disposes of the body, the police won't be able to find any evidence, and all our efforts will be in vain."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it!"

Zhou Qin patted his chest and said, "In this day and age, getting things done depends entirely on connections. Without status and position, you'll have to run yourself ragged for even the smallest thing, and you still might not be able to get it done in the end."

Long Shuai's expression froze.

This is a disguised way of showing off one's extensive network of connections.

However, remembering that Zhou Qin was backed by the Liu family, he still suppressed his anger and urged, "Since you have a way, then hurry up, lest you miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Okay, you guys wait here, I'll go to the police station right away."

Zhou Qin smiled smugly, put his hands behind his back, and strode away.

It wasn't far from here to the police station, only a twenty-minute walk, but Zhou Qin specifically took a taxi.

"Rich people are just different!"

Zhou Quanfu and Chen Jingying were filled with envy as they watched Zhou Qin get into the taxi.

"There's nothing to envy!"

Long Shuai sneered, "Although he has managed to curry favor with the Liu family, Liu Qingqing is already in jail. It's uncertain how long he can stay in the Liu family. If he becomes useless one day, the Liu family will definitely kick him out."

"Well, that's not what we're worried about right now."

Zhou Quanfu looked distressed. "We're all in Wang Qian's hands now. If he goes back on his word and sues us, won't we all face jail time?"

Chen Jingying also said with concern, "Fortunately, Yuanyuan didn't die, otherwise we would have really committed a crime this time."

"It's all your fault!"

Long Shuai glared angrily at Zhou Quanfu and his wife, and said in a fit of rage, "If you hadn't been fooled by Wang Qian, you wouldn't be in this situation now."

"It's no use blaming us now!"

Zhou Quanfu shrugged and said innocently, "You know how cunning Wang Qian is. Even you fell for it, so how can you blame us?"

Long Shuai was speechless.

He had to admit that Wang Qian was indeed too cunning.

First, he threatened and intimidated Zhou Quanfu and his wife, completely controlling them. Then, he used them to record their testimony, turning them into meat on Wang Qian's chopping board.

In this situation, let alone continuing to target Wang Qian, he could only pray that Wang Qian would have mercy on him and not send him to prison as well.

Despite his frustration, he was also secretly relieved.

Fortunately, Wang Qian had already discovered their conspiracy and secretly took down Zhou Quanfu and his wife, replacing the poison given to Zhou Yuanyuan with water.

Otherwise, if Zhou Yuanyuan really died, Wang Qian would definitely not let them off the hook.

"Are we really just supposed to obediently submit to Wang Qian's manipulation?"

Chen Jingying looked at Long Shuai with resentment, her face full of dissatisfaction. "When you told us to come find Yuanyuan, you said you could at least swindle more than 100,000 yuan. Your words are like farts."

"Enough!"

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