Chapter 66 Fight with the one you are in love with
Cheng Wen was finally taken back to the Special Investigation Bureau.
Although he has been promoted to vice-captain, it is clear that the title of vice-captain is not enough to participate in the affairs of several major families.
Even without participating, one can sense the coming storm.
When chatting with Wang Bo and Jiang Mu in the cafeteria, they both had the same feeling.
Wang Bo lowered his voice, his expression furtive. "My dad hasn't been home for over a week. His face has turned yellow. He had dinner with me and received about 500 calls, many of them from the aristocratic families."
"Five hundred calls, why didn't you say fifty thousand?" Jiang Mu smiled.
"I'm exaggerating, do you understand? The focus is on the aristocratic families! I feel like the bureau has been investigating aristocratic families recently."
Li Xiaogou rolled his noodles slowly and calmly. Hearing this, he said calmly, "This isn't surprising. Cheng Wen suddenly had a surge of supernatural powers. There must be an external force at work. Cheng Wen is a descendant of several major families. Attacking him means the enemy's influence has begun to spread to the aristocratic families."
As he spoke, Li Xiaogou's eyebrows moved slightly, and he stared at Wang Bo with flashing eyes.
Wang Bo still had a chicken leg stuffed in his mouth, his cheeks puffed up, and when he saw him looking at him, he tilted his head.
Li Xiaogou couldn't help but think of Wang Bo, who always wore a wig during the training and was very good at pretending. How come he didn't see that he was a fool at that time?
"Why are you sighing? I feel like you are cursing me in your heart." Wang Bo said angrily.
Li Xiaogou sneered, "I'm not that free, but I did think of an old story. I wonder if you've heard your father mention it."
"What old story?"
"A long, long time ago, did one of the great families collapse overnight?"
Wang Bo nodded immediately: "Yes, many of the Yan family's grandfathers should know about this."
Li Xiaogou straightened up: "Then do you know what the Yan family did to cause its demise overnight?"
This time, Wang Bo frowned and thought for a long time before finally answering slowly, "The reason has always been kept secret. One time, my dad and that old man Du Tu were chatting over tea, and I overheard a little bit. My dad warned Du Tu that if he extended his hand too far, into areas that shouldn't be his business, he might end up like the Yan family."
Is your hand stretching too far?
There is still no clear answer, but judging from the implication in Wang Zheng's words, it doesn't seem like the Yan family has done anything, but rather that their interests have been affected.
Unable to find the answer for the time being, Li Xiaogou didn't dwell on it and just passed over the topic.
Time slips away in busy work.
The recent frequent cases have forced Li Xiaogou to adapt to his new role as deputy captain as quickly as possible. He also participated in the training of new employees and recruited two new members for the team.
The more he adapts, the more he understands Yunlou's difficulties. The workload he has on hand is probably less than one-fifth of Yunlou's, and he has to work overtime every day to barely finish it.
Yunlou has to work overtime every day to complete his work. This is not a sign of poor work ability. On the contrary, he is simply a superhuman.
While he was in a state of panic, the bureau's investigation into the family came to an end - Cheng Wen was released.
Li Xiaogou was highly involved in the arrest, but no one notified him when the people were released.
So, when he saw the Cheng family coming to pick up Cheng Wen, he actually had the illusion that "Could it be that Cheng Wen and I have a deep connection?"
This thought flashed through his mind so quickly that it didn't leave a trace on his cerebral cortex. He was soon gripped by the facts he saw with his own eyes.
Counting on my fingers, Cheng Wen had been imprisoned in the Special Investigation Bureau for less than three weeks, but he had aged by more than 20 years.
This is not exaggerated rhetoric, but an objective judgment.
In the Special Investigation Bureau's training courses, they all learned how to accurately judge a person's actual age based on facial features such as teeth, walking posture, bone condition, height changes, etc.
Cheng Wen was only in his early twenties before he was imprisoned in the Special Investigation Bureau, but the man in front of him, judging from his appearance and physique, was already in his early fifties.
If it wasn't a different person, then this change would be really outrageous.
Cheng Jia is not blind, so he can see it naturally.
The dispute between the two sides attracted his attention here.
Li Xiaogou found a place to sit and eat melons. This "good job" fell on Wang Zheng's head. Wang Zheng was full of deterrence when he stood there, but his shortcomings were also obvious: Wang Zheng was not good at speaking.
This resulted in Cheng Jia not daring to fight with Wang Zheng, but he continued to curse.
Li Xiaogou found it a bit difficult to use the system for Wang Zheng, but he felt no burden when it came to Cheng Jia.
Soon he learned the truth from Cheng Jia.
A new type of mixture that has never been discovered before was injected into Cheng Wen's body. The effect of this mixture is that it can stimulate the potential in the human body to the maximum extent in an instant, greatly increasing the ability of ordinary people to the level of a superpower, but the cost is the consumption of vitality.
Cheng Jia also understood that the Special Investigation Bureau would not deliberately make up a lie for this purpose. As long as they wanted to, there were plenty of ways to deal with Cheng Jia.
After realizing that the real enemy was someone else, Cheng Jia left in silence.
I heard that Cheng Wen was the heir chosen by the old man. Now that the situation has become like this, I am afraid that there will be another bloody storm when he returns.
But this is not something Li Xiaogou is concerned about. Cheng Jia has a large family and a big business, and he will not let himself suffer any loss.
What really worries Li Xiaogou is that no matter who did it, these people have already extended their hands into the territory of the aristocratic family.
This must be the reason why the Special Investigation Bureau has recently been investigating the major families.
Once the aristocratic family is controlled, countless people will be implicated.
Li Xiaogou did not tell Wang Bo and Jiang Mu about this for the time being. Firstly, the direction of the matter was still unclear, and the more they knew, the more dangerous it would be. Secondly, they could not do anything about this level of confrontation, and knowing it would only add to their troubles.
The following week, the Cheng family was indeed in turmoil.
"The Chengwen family was kicked out of the board of directors just like that. Tsk, these aristocratic families are really ruthless." Jiang Mu said while browsing his phone.
Wang Bo: "How much is a favor worth? The shareholders are all hungry old monsters, money-eating beasts. They will side with whoever can make them money. Blood ties don't exist. But I didn't expect Mr. Cheng to make such a quick decision, directly supporting a branch of the family to inherit and removing the Cheng Wen family from the center of power."
Only Li Xiaogou remained silent.
He didn't know whether Mr. Cheng was ruthless enough, but what he did could indeed be described as decisive and ruthless.
Cheng Wen's body has suffered too much damage, and the mixture in his body has not disappeared. It is hard to say when the second attack will occur. If Cheng Wen dies before Old Man Cheng, the Cheng family will be leaderless. It is better to support a new heir now.
"The chicken legs are not enough for you to eat, and you still have time to worry about the capitalists." Li Xiaogou threw his chicken legs to Wang Bo and ended the topic of getting married.
Wang Bo ate up most of the chicken leg in one gulp. His mouth was so full that it was impossible for him to shut up. He started a new topic.
"Do you think—"
Li Xiaogou: “I don’t think so.”
"Hey, listen to me! This concerns the safety of your colleagues, don't be so cold and heartless!"
Li Xiaogou raised his eyelids, and Wang Bo silently pulled back the chopsticks that were pressing on Li Xiaogou's plate.
"Don't you think Tao Qi has been a little weird lately?" he asked timidly.
"Didn't Xiao Gou assign a case to us? I like field work, so I threw the paperwork to him. But he's been leaving early for three days in a row, and when I asked him, he's only done half of it!"
Li Xiaogou chuckled: "You can be more direct when you tell tales."
"Ahhhhhhhhh——" Wang Bo was so frustrated that he was about to explode, "I really wasn't telling tales!"
Jiang Mu: "If that's the case, it's a bit strange. Team Yun always brought Tao Qi with them when they went on missions because he was efficient, had a strong sense of time, and never delayed anything."
"Did something really happen?" Li Xiaogou frowned.
As the deputy captain, he has to manage more than just cases. He needs to understand the situation of everyone in the team, and if there are any problems, he is obligated to help solve them.
Li Xiaogou put down his chopsticks and asked, "Where's Tao Qiren?"
When they went to look for him after dinner, Tao Qi had already left.
It’s not time to get off work yet, which further proves what Wang Bo said.
"Ask Wang Bo tomorrow and see what he says."
The next day, Wang Bo went to find Tao Qi and came back with a strange look on his face.
"He said... the deadline for this job is next week, and he will work overtime to finish it before then. He has some personal matters to attend to, so he left first."
Wang Bo thought about it and gave the most accurate evaluation: "When he spoke, his smile was very worthless."
If the work can be completed on time, the rest of the time can be arranged by oneself. As a boss, Li Xiaogou cannot control anything, but he always feels something is wrong.
So on the third day, he took Wang Bo and Jiang Mu and hid behind the pillars in the cafeteria to observe secretly.
"Ahhh, is he going to eat it or not? He has put the rice back three times!" Wang Bo was almost getting obsessive-compulsive disorder from watching this.
Jiang Mu also frowned and said, "The food is cold."
"The problem must be with the phone." Li Xiaogou rubbed his chin, his thick brows furrowed. "Could he be addicted to online gambling? I heard it's easy to get addicted to it."
Wang Bo shook his head. "Tao Qi is so stingy. He felt so bad for me when he treated me to a hand-pulled pancake last time. He definitely wouldn't be willing to gamble. Could he be addicted to games?"
Jiang Mu was speechless: "You two really underestimate your colleagues' determination, don't you? Mobile games are impossible, at least they are single-player games!"
Li Xiaogou: ...
As they were discussing, Wang Bo and Jiang Mu were suddenly startled. Li Xiaogou felt a warm breeze brush past his ear, and he could smell a floral fragrance. Before he could react, he heard someone say in his ear, "Silly boy, Tao Qi is in love."
The tingling voice gave Li Xiaogou goose bumps. He reflexively moved away and saw Baili Meng smiling sweetly.
She was wearing a high-slit cheongsam today, which made her figure look even more slender. She was not shy about showing off her beauty, and she tossed her hair and said to the three people, "It's normal that you can't tell from the three young boys."
"But considering that you care about your colleagues, I have to remind you that Tao Qi's condition is indeed not right."
Li Xiaogou stopped Baili Meng as she was about to leave and asked, "What's wrong?"
Baili Meng stared at him for a long time, then suddenly leaned forward. Li Xiaogou leaned back unconsciously. At this time, Baili Meng pointed her slender index finger at his chest and poked it.
"Tao Qi has completely given his heart away. It looks like he will be cheated out of everything."
Is this also a reason?
"Nice pecs."
Baili Meng swayed away.
Was he being teased? Li Xiaogou thought belatedly.
They got an authoritative answer, but it was not what they expected.
When I was hesitating whether to intervene, Tao Qi took the initiative to come to me.
He saw the three people standing by the door, walked over and said shyly, "Captain Li, I'd like to ask you for a favor."
Tao Qi didn't sense anything wrong with the atmosphere, and continued, "I want to propose!"
...Another proposal?
Li Xiaogou had a feeling that this proposal would probably go wrong.
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