Zhang Qiang and Yu Xiaochuan had both been on missions with Zhou Yuanyuan. Zhou Yuanyuan remembered that Zhang Qiang had a fire ability that produced very high temperatures, while Yu Xiaochuan had a speed ability that allowed him to travel over a thousand meters in a second.
Zhang Qiang, Yu Xiaochuan and three other members of the special operations team stayed in the outpatient building, quietly ambushing in several dark corners on the first floor, as if blending into the darkness.
Huh? Why did Zhou Cheng end up in the Medical Technology Building?
At night, only the emergency department and inpatient wards of Renhe Hospital were brightly lit; the rest of the hospital was practically pitch black. This was especially true of the Medical Technology Building, which housed the laboratories of the medical doctors. Winter in Kyoto is a freezing cold, and the temperature plummeted after sunset. Unless they were working on a particularly tight deadline, the doctors generally avoided working overtime in the Medical Technology Building.
At that moment, the entire medical technology building was pitch black, with only the staircases and hallway lights on. Zhou Cheng walked around, occasionally stopping to sniff, as if searching for something.
After Zhou Yuanyuan determined Zhou Xi's location, she didn't take a car. Instead, she found a secluded spot and stepped into the Chaos Orb's trial world. Ever since she discovered that the Chaos Orb could also serve as a means of transportation in the secret realm, Zhou Yuanyuan had found it very easy to use.
The Chaos Pearl was also happy to let Zhou Yuanyuan know its capabilities. After Zhou Yuanyuan gave an order, it quickly hid its body and flew towards Renhe Hospital.
In the Trial World, the cocoon encasing Hu Sanniang remained peacefully on the ground beneath the osmanthus trees. The purple lightning within the cocoon no longer crackled as it had when Zhou Yuanyuan first brought it into the Trial World. Perhaps absorbed by Hu Sanniang or the cocoon, its power had diminished considerably. If Zhou Yuanyuan looked closely, she could still see the occasional flash of purple light from within the cocoon.
The old osmanthus tree no longer rushed to greet Zhou Yuanyuan like it used to. The osmanthus forest had been bustling with activity these days, something the old osmanthus tree had never witnessed in all those years. Not only was there the handsome Zhou Xi, but there was also a strange, large cocoon, and the Chaos Pearl, which had frightened the old osmanthus tree, would appear from time to time. The old osmanthus tree understood that Zhou Yuanyuan, the "little tree," was no longer the same little tree it once was. Even the Chaos Pearl, which seemed like a master to the old osmanthus tree, was respectful in front of Zhou Yuanyuan. Unless Zhou Yuanyuan asked a question, the old tree didn't dare to initiate the conversation.
Zhou Yuanyuan didn't notice the change in Lao Shu's attitude towards her, her attention was attracted by the outside world.
To get from the Zhao family to Renhe Hospital, one has to pass by "Paradise on Earth." Seeing the colorful neon signs flashing across the street, Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't help but think of the thugs who blackmailed He Shumin. She wondered if He Shumin and his son had a falling out after giving "Paradise on Earth" away.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yuanyuan's consciousness swept through "Paradise on Earth," wanting to see what was going on inside. Huh? Why wasn't Boss Hong here, and why wasn't Cao Dabiao here? Hadn't Cao Dabiao always been here looking after the place? When was he replaced? No, even if Cao Dabiao was replaced, Boss Hong, the apparent boss, couldn't possibly have replaced himself as well, right?
Zhou Yuanyuan frowned, her consciousness spreading outward. No? There was no sign of Cao Dabiao and the others in the entire city of Kyoto?
Zhou Yuanyuan frowned, counted quickly with her left hand, and her face suddenly became ugly.
Cao Dabiao, Hong Lao Da and the others are all dead? It seems that during the time she was away from Kyoto, some people did a lot of things! Zhou Yuanyuan thought.
Thinking that Zhou Xi's matter could not be delayed, Zhou Yuanyuan calmed herself down and planned to investigate what happened to Boss Hong and the others after she had resolved the matter at the hospital.
The Chaos Pearl was extremely fast. It took the Chaos Pearl only five minutes to complete the 40-minute drive from Zhao Qingshan's home to Renhe Hospital.
Zhou Yuanyuan asked the Chaos Pearl to find a corner close to Zhou Xi and yet hidden, and then she stopped and stepped out of the trial world.
"Young lady!" Zhou Xi's eyes lit up when he saw Zhou Yuanyuan walking towards him from a distance. Zhou Yuanyuan was wearing a black down jacket today, which set off her skin as white as jade.
Before Zhou Yuanyuan could say anything, a young man in his twenties came over and said to her with a smile, "Miss Zhou, do you still remember me? I'm Geng Xiaoliang."
"Geng Xiaoliang, we met two months ago." Seeing Geng Xiaoliang, Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't help but recall Yu Xiaohan's trip to Kyoto two months earlier to "kidnap" her little cousin, Zhao Yu. The Zhao family was horrified by Zhao Yu's "disappearance," and after Zhao Yu disappeared, Zhao Qingshan quickly reported the case. It was Geng Xiaoliang and veteran police officer Xu Zhiyuan who responded to the call.
"Hehehe..." Geng Xiaoliang couldn't help but smile happily when he saw Zhou Yuanyuan still remembered him. Somehow, when Geng Xiaoliang saw Zhou Yuanyuan for the first time, he felt his heart was bubbling with pink bubbles. Zhou Yuanyuan looked much more mature than her peers, and Geng Xiaoliang thought she was a high school girl. If it weren't for his colleague Xu Zhiyuan who kept pouring cold water on Geng Xiaoliang, Geng Xiaoliang would have gone to Zhou Yuanyuan to express his love for her.
Today, while handling a case here, he was able to meet the girl he liked. Did God think they were destined to be together? Geng Xiaoliang's eyes lit up when he looked at Zhou Yuanyuan.
"These are our colleagues who will be working together tonight." At this time, Zhou Xi came over and explained to Zhou Yuanyuan.
Isn't Geng Xiaoliang from the Gongqiao Branch? This is Chaoyang District, so why is he here? Zhou Yuanyuan found it a bit strange.
"By the way, Captain Zhou, our captain asked me to come and ask you, it's getting late, when will the 'bait' arrive?" Geng Xiaoliang then remembered the important matter and leaned close to Zhou Xi's ear and asked softly.
Zhou Yuanyuan was present at the scene, and Geng Xiaoliang didn't want to scare her.
"We're already here," Zhou Xi replied to Geng Xiaoliang before turning to Zhou Yuanyuan and explaining, "Xiao... Yuanyuan, today our team is working on a joint case with the Ministry of Public Security. Public Security Officer Geng was specially assigned to the Chaoyang Public Security Bureau to help."
To be honest, Zhou Xi felt a little sympathetic towards Geng Xiaoliang. This case was notoriously difficult to handle, and it was unknown which boss disliked Geng Xiaoliang and had specifically assigned him to the case handling team.
Zhou Yuanyuan instantly understood what Zhou Xi meant, and there was a hint of sympathy in her eyes when she looked at Geng Xiaoliang.
"Xi... Cousin An, let's go in!" Zhou Yuanyuan originally wanted to call Zhou Xi "Grandpa Xi", but then she remembered that Zhou Xi had changed his identity and uttered "Cousin An" smoothly, which made Zhou Xi blush. Sigh! At such an old age, he was demoted from "Grandpa" to "cousin". Zhou Xi really couldn't get used to it.
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