"Secretary Wen, I need your help finding someone." Zhou Xi thought of the young man he had seen in Sanhe Town years ago, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was amiss. While there were people who looked alike in the world, the young man's identical appearance to the master's kept lingering in Zhou Xi's mind.
Zhou Xi felt he should investigate the young man's case, or he might regret it. The young master and Old K had been spotted in Sanhe Town several times recently, catching Zhou Xi's attention. Sanhe Town was such a remote place, what could possibly warrant the young master's attention? Could it be because of that young man?
"Looking for someone? Is it someone from Qingshan City?" Wen Yiran was a little surprised. With Zhou Xi's ability, wouldn't it be more convenient to find someone directly through the public security system? Why did he find him?
"To be precise, he should be from Yuyuan County." Zhou Xi knew that Wen Yiran would definitely have questions, but there were some things he couldn't say. This was related to the Zhou family's secret, and Zhou Xi didn't want General Zhou's grandson Zhou Nianxin to know about it, so he went to Wen Yiran in this roundabout way.
Zhou Nianxin works in the Ministry of Public Security. If Zhou Xi goes directly to the public security system, Zhou Nianxin will easily get the message.
That day, Zhou Xi almost bumped into Zhou Zhixin at the entrance of Yuanbao Lane. Zhou Zhixin reached out to help Zhou Xi and said, "Old man, be careful."
Zhou Zhixin's accent at the time was the local Sanhe Town accent, so Zhou Xi couldn't have misheard it. The dialect of the entire Yuyuan County, including Sanhe Town, was the same, which was also an important basis for Zhou Xi to judge that Zhou Zhixin was from Yuyuan County.
"Butler Zhou, please tell me. If I can help, I will definitely not refuse." Wen Yiran is a straightforward person. Although he does not understand Zhou Xi's intention, he will not ask for the truth. After all, Zhou Xi must have his reasons for doing this. At Zhou Xi's level, it is rare to ask for help. To be honest, it is a good thing that Wen Yiran was asked to come to his house by Zhou Xi today.
"He is a young man in his thirties, probably an active-duty soldier or someone who just retired. He appeared in Yuanbao Lane, Sanhe Town, at noon on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month before the New Year." Zhou Xi recalled that when he saw the young man that day, the young man was wearing a soldier's casual uniform issued by the army. Combined with Zhou Zhixin's walking posture, Zhou Xi judged that Zhou Zhixin should be a soldier.
"Name?" Wen Yiran waited for a long time, but Zhou Xi didn't say anything, so he couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know." Zhou Xi spread his hands. If he knew the young man's name, why would he need Wen Yiran's help? Wouldn't it be enough to just call a stranger to the public security system for questioning?
Wen Yiran was nearly spitting blood with anger. It felt like Zhou Xi's dilemma was waiting for him here! Yuyuan County wasn't overcrowded, but it wasn't undercrowded either. There were at least 500 active-duty soldiers and veterans in their thirties, if not 800. Should he go and ask them one by one? How long would that take? Besides, if he asked someone if they'd been to Yuanbao Lane, he'd have to answer it himself! Did he even have to chase them down to the military base to ask?
Zhou Xi looked at Wen Yiran's condemning eyes and felt a little guilty.
His request was indeed somewhat difficult. But who made Wen Yiran owe him a favor? Saving Feng Xueying that day had cost him a lot of energy!
Thinking of this, Zhou Xi regained his calm demeanor.
"Well... Butler Zhou, can I ask what this young man looks like? How tall and how much does he weigh? You don't know any of his characteristics, but you didn't tell me anything. It's really hard to find him!" Wen Yulong was smart and asked the question right away.
Zhou Xi was stunned, then he remembered that there was an old black-and-white photo of his master when he was young in his wallet. He quickly took it out and handed it to Wen Yiran.
"Zhou Zhixin?" Wen Yiran was shocked when he saw the person in the photo.
"What? Secretary Wen knows this young man?" Zhou Xi excitedly grabbed Wen Yiran's hand.
"Butler Zhou, let go, let go. Your grip is too strong and I can't take it." Wen Yiran felt a sharp pain in his hand and his fingers almost couldn't hold the photo.
"Oh, oh." Zhou Xi quickly let go of Wen Yiran's hand and happily turned around in a circle. He didn't expect that after searching for a long time, he would find it without any effort. Wen Yiran actually knew this young man. Now, he finally had a direction to track him down.
"This person is Zhou Zhixin, the son-in-law of the brother Zhao who just left. He was having dinner at our house an hour ago!" Wen Yiran rubbed his wrist that was pinched by Zhou Xi and almost rolled his eyes. He wondered what the relationship between Zhou Xi and Zhou Zhixin was that made him so nervous.
That's not right! The photo is very old, and it's obviously from decades ago. The person in the photo is wearing a long gown. Zhou Zhixin couldn't possibly wear a long gown to take such a photo, right? Wen Yiran thought about it a lot in a flash.
However, Wen Yiran was a shrewd man. Although he knew something was fishy, he was unwilling to get to the bottom of it. After all, if Zhou Xi could tell him something, he certainly wouldn't hide it. If he did, there must be a reason for him to do so.
Zhou Xi took the photo back from Wen Yiran and carefully put it into his wallet. Then he sat down and listened to Wen Yiran talk about Zhou Zhixin.
Upstairs, Zhou Yuanyuan had already obtained the spiritual energy that Xiaoyu wanted. After returning the jade carving to Wen Ziqing, looking at Wen Ziqing's lonely expression, Zhou Yuanyuan suddenly felt that she was a mess.
She "stole" someone else's most precious spiritual energy, but then said "return it to the original owner". She is really a bastard.
"Brother Ziqing, let me tell you the truth. It's not that I don't like this jade carving. I wanted it just now because the spiritual energy in it attracted me. Brother Ziqing, the martial arts I practice are different from yours. I can automatically sense spiritual energy." Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't explain the matter of Xiaoyu, so she had to say that she wanted the spiritual energy in the jade carving.
Spiritual energy? What was that? Wen Ziqing remained silent. However, Wen Ziqing didn't think Zhao Qingshan had any hidden agenda. Instead, he was happy for Zhou Yuanyuan. The timid woman in her previous life was becoming increasingly vague. Now, Zhou Yuanyuan possessed a dazzling brilliance. Given time, who knew what this little girl would become!
Zhou Yuanyuan thought Wen Ziqing's silence meant he didn't believe her, so she quickly explained, "Brother Ziqing, everything I said is true. When you placed the jade carving in my hand, somehow the spiritual energy inside it entered my palm."
Will the spiritual energy automatically penetrate into the body? I didn't expect this jade carving to be so good. Wen Ziqing raised his hand, brought the jade carving close to his eyes, and carefully examined it from front to back.
After several months of contact, Wen Ziqing knew that Zhou Yuanyuan was not a short-sighted person. If she wanted the jade carving after seeing it, there must be other reasons.
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