The Chaos Pearl can become invisible. When checking whether there was any situation around the house, the Chaos Pearl discovered several sneaky figures lurking near General Zhou's villa, and it was unknown what they wanted to do.
Seeing the situation was not good, Chaos Pearl quickly flew back and informed Xiaoyu Boss of the situation outside through his spiritual sense. When passing by the study, Chaos Pearl also heard General Zhou say, "This matter is a bit troublesome."
Chaos Pearl remembered Xiaoyu's explanation that General Zhou was the master's great-grandfather. If General Zhou was in trouble, wouldn't that mean the master was in trouble? Chaos Pearl quickly and emphatically reported this news to Xiaoyu.
When Zhou Yuanyuan heard Xiaoyu say this, she quickly closed her eyes and expanded her spiritual awareness. General Zhou was someone Zhou Yuanyuan had always respected, and he was the source of confidence for the younger generations of the Zhou family. Zhou Yuanyuan didn't need to rely on General Zhou's status, her brother Zhou Jiasheng did! Not to mention that Zhou Zhixin was still on the front lines. If anything happened to General Zhou, Zhou Zhixin would definitely suffer.
Zhou Yuanyuan's spiritual sense was much stronger than before she entered the trial world. Under her deliberate efforts, the entire city of Kyoto was enveloped by Zhou Yuanyuan's spiritual sense. Zhou Yuanyuan "saw":
In the Shilitun Guard Regiment, teams of soldiers were ready to go. The regiment commander, Ren Dahai, stood beside his desk with a serious expression, staring at the phone on the table without blinking.
At He Shumin's house, the floor was a mess. He Jingjing was staring at the slap marks on her face, staring at her father He Boqian with a stubborn expression.
At Zhao Qingshan's house, Zhao Guohui had just told Zhao Qingshan that Zhao Yunxiang and Zhou Yuanyuan had returned to the Zhou family's old house. Zhao Qingshan looked relieved.
In the special operations team's base, Zhang Qiang and Yu Xiaochuan stared at the surroundings vigilantly. After Zhou Yuanyuan's spiritual sense swept over, Zhang Qiang and the others looked around suspiciously, and it took a long time for them to let down their guard.
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In General Zhou's study, Ouyang Xin's eyes were red, as if he had just cried.
Ouyang Xin wasn't one to cry easily, but ever since he'd taken General Zhou home from the hospital, he couldn't help but tear up. Today's events had truly terrified him. If it weren't for Zhao Yunxiang's call, if he hadn't returned to Kyoto a few days earlier, his fears might have come true. If anything happened to the general, even his own life wouldn't be enough to wash away the guilt he felt.
As soon as they got home, Xiao Geng and Xiao Su were punished by Ouyang Xin. They were forced to do a 30-kilometer cross-country weight-bearing training and were not allowed to eat until they finished the run.
Xiao Geng and Xiao Su didn't understand why Ouyang Xin was angry, and went to accept the punishment with a depressed look.
Ouyang Xin was even more furious. He ordered the cook, Wang Ma, to stew pig brains for the two fools for a month straight as their daily meal, without any salt or oil. This was to teach them a lesson. Isn't it said that you should fill in the gaps? This was the first time Ouyang Xin had encountered such foolish soldiers under his command. They had no sense of crisis at all.
General Zhou watched Ouyang Xin lose his temper with a smile, and did not plead for Xiao Geng and Xiao Su.
General Zhou was lucky this time. If he had remained comatose in the sanatorium, who knows what would have happened next.
From the way He Shumin eagerly extended his hand toward Zhao Yunxiang and her daughter, General Zhou knew he was most likely the mastermind behind this incident. As for the other old friends who had attended the meeting, General Zhou still trusted their character. He Shumin, however, was someone General Zhou was unfamiliar with.
In the past few years, General Zhou had been in poor health and had neglected all matters other than military matters. Five years ago, after he had fully recovered, he was coerced by some of his old comrades into taking on an additional responsibility. From then on, General Zhou had several close encounters with He Shumin.
He Shumin was a gentle and refined man with a strong sense of competence. Although General Zhou had heard some negative rumors about He Shumin, such as that he had risen to power through flattery, he didn't take them seriously.
General Zhou believed that when one reached a certain position, one could not avoid people talking behind one's back if one wanted to do something, especially if one wanted to do something good. General Zhou never cared about rumors; he even had the nickname "King of Hell" (Zhou Yanwang).
General Zhou was very curious about why He Shumin wanted to deal with him, and why he chose such a good time. Or rather, he created such a good opportunity.
Ouyang Xin's father was ill, but it wasn't lung cancer; it was just a common cold and cough. When Ouyang Xin returned home, no further words were needed. He simply stood there with the air conditioner on, and his father confessed the truth, saying he hadn't seen his son in two years and missed him. That's how Ouyang Xin's stepmother came up with this plan to trick Ouyang Xin back home.
Ouyang Xin found out that he had been deceived. He said nothing, and didn't even drink a sip of water. He immediately rushed back to Kyoto.
After returning to Kyoto, Ouyang Xin received a call from Zhao Yunxiang. Upon asking, he learned that General Zhou had not returned for several days. Ouyang Xin was furious, thinking that he had been tricked into returning to his hometown this time and might have fallen into someone's trap.
Before going to the office building to look for General Zhou, Ouyang Xin made the worst guess: some of General Zhou's old friends wanted to make trouble for him.
Such things happened frequently during the turbulent years. One day you were in high positions, the next day you might be a prisoner. However, General Zhou was in poor health at the time and had been keeping his distance. With the supreme leader protecting him, those people did not target him.
Ouyang Xin didn't know if his guess was right. If it came true, General Zhou's life would be in danger. And as the captain of General Zhou's guard, Ouyang Xin would be guilty even if he died.
To be on the safe side, Ouyang Xin made a few phone calls and borrowed several hundred investigators from Ren Dahai of the Guard Corps, sending them to various locations in Kyoto to search for General Zhou's whereabouts.
Ouyang Xin took a few people with him and quietly sneaked into Renhe Hospital. After all, the news Ouyang Xin received was that the general was unconscious due to fatigue and was admitted to Renhe Hospital.
Before meeting General Zhou, Ouyang Xin saw He Shumin sneaking around and preparing to retreat. Before Ouyang Xin could react, his hands and feet were quicker, knocking both He Shumin and his grandson unconscious.
After knocking He Shumin unconscious, Ouyang Xin was stunned. He had intended to ask He Shumin about General Zhou, but he hadn't considered using such a brutal method. However, since the deed had already been done, Ouyang Xin simply went all out and "kidnapped" He Shumin.
As for He Jingjing, a teenage girl, Ouyang Xin thought she probably knew nothing, so he put her at the stairs where a nurse was passing by. After seeing He Jingjing being rescued by a female nurse, Ouyang Xin slipped away.
Because of this delay, Ouyang Xin almost lost contact with General Zhou.
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