Zhou Jiaxing's primary target was Gu Tiezhu. After working under him for several months, he felt that even someone as "stupid" as Gu Tiezhu could become the boss. He was much smarter than Gu Tiezhu and wanted to use this opportunity to "trick" Gu Tiezhu and show the boss who was the most suitable leader. Over the past few months, Zhou Jiaxing had watched Gu Tiezhu collect so much money in a single day, and his eyes had turned red with envy.
Zhou Jiaxing's secondary target was Zhao Yunxiang. Zhao Yunxiang was one of the people Gu Tiezhu hated the most. If he had the chance to cause trouble for Zhao Yunxiang, Zhou Jiaxing would definitely spare no effort.
When Zhou Jiaxing first arrived in Jingyang City, he had no idea that General Zhou's grandson, Zhou Zhixin, was his "Third Uncle." Even when he saw Zhou Zhixin on television, Zhou Jiaxing couldn't connect this domineering and noble leader with his own Third Uncle. After all, there are many people who look alike. In Zhou Jiaxing's mind, his Third Uncle, though a minor officer in the army, had nothing to do with General Zhou.
Zhou Jiaxing recognized Zhou Zhixin, again from a TV appearance. This time, it was during a holiday when Zhao Yunxiang accompanied Zhou Zhixin to visit soldiers at the military base. Zhao Yunxiang's appearance hadn't changed much, remaining much the same over the past decade or so. This time, Zhou Jiaxing recognized her instantly.
With "Third Uncle" and "Third Aunt" right before his eyes, and even the "big shots" they appeared on TV, Zhou Jiaxing must be itching to get involved. With such a "noble relative," why would he still want to sell himself? If he needed money, why not just ask Zhao Yunxiang and the others?
Unfortunately, Zhou Jiaxing's plan failed.
When Zhou Jiaxing excitedly went to Zhao Yunxiang's factory, he was stopped by the gatekeeper. Zhou Jiaxing refused to accept the situation and said that he was Zhou Zhixin's nephew and had something to ask his third aunt.
The gatekeeper looked at Zhou Jiaxing with disdain and said, "Everyone knows that our Major General Zhou's family is a single-line family? And what about a nephew? If you want to lie to someone, you should make up a more plausible lie."
Zhou Jiaxing was stunned. Seeing the serious look on the doorman's face, he suppressed his curiosity and left the Yunyun Garment Factory. After returning, Zhou Jiaxing asked someone about Zhou Zhixin's situation.
Located at the feet of the emperor, the people of Kyoto have always been gossipy. From big things like what new policies the leaders have released this year to small things like what strange things happened in a family, Kyoto people will talk about them with relish for a while.
Zhou Jiaxing's inquiries revealed a lot of things. General Zhou's grandson, Zhou Zhixin, disappeared when he was a child and was only found a few years ago. General Zhou's granddaughter-in-law, Zhao Yunxiang, opened several factories in Kyoto City, providing thousands of jobs for the city. The Yunyun clothing she produced was like a hen that laid golden eggs. Zhou Zhixin had a falling out with his previous adoptive parents because they were too extreme.
Zhou Jiaxing believed some of these rumors, but not others. He didn't believe the reason for the falling out between Zhou Zhixin and Zhou Chunping. In his view, no matter how bad Zhou Chunping and Wu Jinfeng were, they had raised Zhou Zhixin. Now that he was wealthy, Zhou Zhixin didn't recognize his poor rural relatives, which made him furious.
And there is Zhou Jiaxing, who has suffered in the Northwest Prison for so many years. If Zhou Zhixin and his wife had been willing to help him, he might have been released from prison long ago.
Some people are like that; they never look for faults in themselves, always blaming others for everything. Zhou Jiaxing felt that since Zhou Zhixin's family had risen in power and become wealthy, they should have taken care of Zhou Chunping's family. Zhou Zhixin hadn't given the Zhou family in the countryside any significant benefits, which was a sign of "black-heartedness."
Zhou Jiaxing's imprisonment happened first, and Zhou Zhixin's return to his ancestral home happened later. Zhou Jiaxing had no idea about the "love and hatred" between Zhou Zhixin and Zhou Chunping, and he didn't know that the current Zhou Zhixin was the source of the "nightmare" for Zhou Chunping's family.
Zhou Jiaxing felt that Zhou Zhixin and Zhao Yunxiang owed him, and the Zhou family, too. His imprisonment was, frankly, the fault of Zhao Yunxiang's younger brother, Zhao Guohui. If Zhao Guohui had confessed, none of them would have faced imprisonment.
"You're right." Zhou Jiaxing's words reassured Gu Tiezhu, who felt a little relieved. Forget it, with the New Year approaching, he should take his two children back to Zhaojiagou and settle down first. However, Gu Tiezhu planned to return to Kyoto as soon as the New Year was over and retrieve the package from the Zhao Yunxiang factory first.
Zhou Jiaxing sneered inwardly. Only a fool like Gu Tiezhu would believe in the idea of fellow countrymen. He was tricked by Zhou Jiaxing, yet he still looked grateful.
Huang Weidong remained silent. He knew Zhou Jiaxing well enough to know him. He wouldn't believe him if he said he'd left the items at Zhao Yunxiang's factory for Gu Tiezhu's own good. But who had he and Zhou Jiaxing been together? Compared to Gu Tiezhu, Zhou Jiaxing, with whom he'd spent nine years in prison, was clearly closer to Huang Weidong.
Gu Hongxing and Gu Xiaofang exchanged several glances while Gu Tiezhu and Zhou Jiaxing were talking. The tacit understanding between the two siblings, who had relied on each other for many years, suppressed Gu Hongxing's desire to escape.
Gu Hongxing and Gu Xiaofang didn't understand what Gu Tiezhu and Zhou Jiaxing meant, but they knew Zhou Jiaxing had done something detrimental to Zhao Yunxiang. The siblings took these words to heart. They planned to run back to Jingyang City in a few days while Gu Tiezhu wasn't paying attention and tell Zhao Yunxiang the news.
Since things have come to this, Gutiezhu was unwilling to return to Kyoto like this, so he had to continue his journey back home.
Gu Tiezhu had no idea that their "kidnapping" of Gu Hongxing and his sister would lead to a report from the Yunyun Garment Factory. This alert immediately revealed a package Zhou Jiaxing had "hidden" there. As Zhou Jiaxing had anticipated, this package caused some trouble for Zhao Yunxiang. However, such tactics could only deceive the public. This incident also allowed General Zhou to uncover several "enemies" with ill intentions towards the Zhou family, a blessing in disguise.
In Kyoto City, the special operations team took over the "drug possession" case at the Yunyun Garment Factory and made new progress in less than an hour.
Zhou Cheng, a member of the special operations team with a special sense of smell, discovered that the bag of "white powder" seized by police from the utility room had come from the three individuals who had climbed the wall to enter the Yunyun Garment Factory the previous night. Following Zhou Cheng's lead, police discovered traces of the powder both inside and outside the factory's walls. Zhao Yunxiang was thus cleared of suspicion.
Among the crimes that Gutiezhu is currently committing, in addition to climbing over the wall at night to break into the Yunyun Garment Factory and kidnapping Gu Hongxing and his sister, there is also a suspected "drug dealer". The identities of the other two people with Gutiezhu are unknown, but as long as Gutiezhu is caught, this mystery can be solved.
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