Zhou Zhixin's face darkened after his first visit. As an upright soldier, he viewed those places with a single word: dislike. In his view, those places were "improper" and, if national policy didn't allow them to exist, Zhou Zhixin would have wished they were shut down.
Zhou Zhixin himself loved learning and striving for progress, so naturally he hoped that Cao Yizhi, his "son-in-law candidate," would also be ambitious. Hearing Cao Yizhi say that this was his first time at a bar, Zhou Zhixin felt somewhat satisfied. It was good that the young man didn't like going to those kinds of places! It proved that he was a "clean and self-disciplined" person.
"Yes, yes. Uncle Zhou, I wonder if you have heard that there have been a lot of drug cases popping up in Kyoto City recently..." Cao Zhixin had always been approachable, so he had an idea and mentioned to Zhou Zhixin the case that had given his uncle Cao Aimin a headache.
Cao Aimin is the Deputy Minister of Public Security, mainly in charge of public security in Kyoto City.
Kyoto has been quite lively over the past month. An unknown force has invaded Kyoto, bringing in large quantities of drugs like "drugs" and "pills" from other regions. In some entertainment venues, some people are experiencing hallucinations after taking drugs, leading to a surge in gang fights and two serious murders.
Cao Aimin was scrambling to find the drugs, but he only managed to track them down, selling them in bars and nightclubs. Cao Anmin's men apprehended a few small-time distributors, but they couldn't pinpoint the source. One alleged supplier, a small-time leader, seemed to have the ability to "go invisible," vanishing before the police who came to apprehend them.
Cao Aimin felt that such a "supernatural" incident happening in public was beyond the ability of his police officers to handle. Cao Aimin wanted to seek help from Zhou Zhixin, after all, Zhou Zhixin's special operations team was best at handling these bizarre incidents.
Cao Aimin's urge for help was suppressed by Cao Yunfei. In Cao Yunfei's view, apprehending drug traffickers was the responsibility of Cao Aimin and his Ministry of Public Security. Pushing everything onto others wouldn't simply demonstrate Cao Aimin's incompetence. The Cao family certainly wouldn't be in a good impression with the top leadership. Although Cao Yunfei had always followed General Zhou's lead, he felt embarrassed to expect the Zhou family to handle everything for him. While Zhou Zhixin's special forces were formidable, they weren't something the Cao family could manipulate at will.
"The report on this matter has been delivered to me today, and the special operations team is preparing to take over." Zhou Zhixin nodded and revealed a bit of information to Cao Zhizhi. Unbeknownst to Cao Zhizhi, Cao Aimin had disobeyed his father this time and reported the case directly to the top leadership this morning. Upon hearing that someone had vanished without explanation, the top leadership took it seriously and ordered the special operations team to investigate.
At this time, Cao Zhizhi brought up this matter, as if he was using Zhou Yuanyuan's matter to ask for a favor from Zhou Zhixin. Zhou Zhixin felt a little disappointed. He didn't expect that Cao Zhizhi, this young man who looked good, was actually a bit utilitarian.
It's no wonder that Cao Yizhi has been trained by Cao Yunfei as his successor, and "seeking profit and avoiding harm" has become Cao Yizhi's instinct.
Seeing Cao Yizhi's behavior, Zhou Zhixin couldn't help but wonder if Zhou Yuanyuan and Cao Yizhi were really a good match. If Zhou Yuanyuan married Cao Yizhi, the Zhou family wouldn't just have to worry about Cao Yizhi as their son-in-law; they would also have to deal with the future of the entire Cao family. The Cao family had many branches, unlike the quiet Zhou family. With so many people, there would definitely be a mix of good and bad. If Zhou Yuanyuan really married Cao Yizhi, she would be busy enough with all the Cao family's affairs.
Thinking about it this way, Yuanyuan and Cao Zhixin didn't seem to be a good match. Zhou Zhixin knew that his daughter, despite her immense abilities, was indifferent to fame and fortune. Otherwise, with all the work she had done in the special operations team over the years, she would have been able to secure a good position. But Zhou Yuanyuan never asked for compensation; it seemed she simply performed tasks for their own sake.
Could Cao, who was always so utilitarian, and the indifferent Zhou Yuanyuan really get along? Zhou Zhixin was a little skeptical.
After thinking clearly about the personality differences between his daughter and Cao Zhizhi, Zhou Zhixin lost his initial enthusiasm. The Zhou and Cao families had always had a good relationship. Even if Cao Zhizhi hadn't said anything, Zhou Zhixin would not use this incident to attack the Cao family.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhou. My uncle hasn't slept well for more than ten nights because of this matter. The people under Uncle Zhou are not comparable to ordinary people. They all have extraordinary abilities." Cao was no fool. He noticed Zhou Zhixin's sudden indifferent attitude and quickly said a few polite words to make up for it.
At this moment, Zhao Yunxiang saw Zhou Yuanyuan and quickly stood up from the sofa. She took a few steps toward the door and said, "Yuanyuan, you're finally back."
At the same time, Zhao Yunxiang's eyes scanned Zhou Yuanyuan's body. Seeing that there was nothing abnormal about Zhou Yuanyuan, Zhao Yunxiang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom, why aren't you asleep yet?" It was already midnight, and Zhou Yuanyuan thought everyone in the Zhou family mansion was fast asleep! General Zhou was old, and he had endured many hardships in his youth. Although Zhao Qingshan and Zhou Yuanyuan had taken care of General Zhou's health over the years, his body still needed enough sleep.
Because of General Zhou, the Zhou family's lifestyle was very regular, and they would go to bed by 11:30 at the latest. Unless there was a special reason, Zhou Zhixin and Zhao Yunxiang would return to the old house every night to have dinner with General Zhou. Zhou Jiasheng was the same; whenever he had a day off, he would go to the old house.
However, among those in the Zhou family who had a regular schedule, Zhou Yuanyuan was not one of them. When the special operations team didn't have any missions, Zhou Yuanyuan practiced at night. When they had missions, their schedules were even more irregular. Zhou Yuanyuan once stayed with the special operations team for three days and three nights without sleeping.
"You kid, if I hadn't kept coming to report you, I wouldn't have known that you were wronged. Why didn't you know to go home if you were wronged? Mom is at home!" Zhao Yunxiang stretched out her arms and hugged Zhou Yuanyuan.
Zhao Yunxiang knew that Zhou Yuanyuan had always been an introverted person. If there was anything, she would just try to solve it on her own and rarely complained in front of her family.
Holding Zhou Yuanyuan's slender body, Zhao Yunxiang felt a little guilty. Zhou Yuanyuan's personality had become so independent because of the trauma of her childhood. At that time, Zhao Yunxiang was cowardly and Zhou Zhixin was away from home all year round. They had not fulfilled their responsibilities as parents. Zhou Yuanyuan and her brother had no one to protect them, so they had to endure everything silently.
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