"Hello, Uncle Zhang!" Zhou Yuanyuan responded politely. Zhang Jintao was about the same age as Zhou Zhixin, so it was not an insult to him to be called uncle by Zhou Yuanyuan.
"Miss, the general is waiting for you inside." Zhou Xi hinted to Zhou Yuanyuan.
"Uncle An, I'll go in first." Zhou Yuanyuan understood Zhou Xi's intention, that he didn't want her to have any contact with Zhang Jintao. She quickly waved at Zhou Xi and walked into the house. In front of outsiders, Zhou Yuanyuan always called Zhou Xi "Uncle An," lowering his generation. But there was no other way. Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't let the fact that Zhou Xi was Zhou An get out, right?
General Zhou's house has many guests all year round, but guests like Zhang Jintao who come late at night are rare.
General Zhou is old, and his daily routine is very regular. Generally speaking, unless it is a major event, the top leaders will not disturb General Zhou's rest at this time.
Zhang Jintao from the Security Bureau really doesn't know the rules, Zhou Yuanyuan thought.
Like Zhou Yuanyuan, Zhang Jintao didn't have a very good impression of Zhou Yuanyuan.
Zhang Jintao met Zhou Yuanyuan for the first time today. To be more precise, it was the first time Zhang Jintao met Zhou Yuanyuan in person.
Zhang Jintao felt very uncomfortable.
Such a delicate and timid little girl is actually the "number one sister" praised by all the members of the special operations team?
As the deputy director of the Interrogation Department of the Security Bureau, Zhang Jintao had never met Zhou Yuanyuan in person, but he had heard of her name a long time ago.
A talented girl, the "number one sister" of the special operations team, and the great-granddaughter of General Zhou, these identities are the halos surrounding Zhou Yuanyuan, so dazzling that people look up to her.
A sixteen-year-old girl had participated in no fewer than ten special operations missions over the past decade? And she'd completed each mission perfectly. Zhang Jintao felt that such a feat would be impossible for any other member of the team.
Zhang Jintao suspected Zhou Xi or the Zhou family of fabricating Zhou Yuanyuan's story. In other words, General Zhou had done it to propel her up to power. Indeed, aside from this sixteen- or seventeen-year-old girl, General Zhou's family consisted of no ordinary people. It was only natural for General Zhou to exaggerate Zhou Yuanyuan's abilities for the sake of his great-granddaughter's future. How could a teenage girl truly be more formidable than the grown men of the special operations team?
Zhang Jintao also heard that Zhou Yuanyuan was a special person in the special operations team. Zhou Yuanyuan could accept the special operations team's mission if she wanted to, and could refuse if she didn't want to.
She can be picky when doing tasks. Zhou Yuanyuan really acts like a lady from a wealthy family.
"Miss Yuanyuan, please stay!" Zhang Jintao couldn't help but shout. Zhang Jintao remembered that he hadn't achieved the purpose of coming to Zhou's house today. Now that he saw Zhou Yuanyuan, he must make a final effort.
Zhou Yuanyuan seemed not to hear Zhang Jintao's call and walked into the living room.
In the living room, General Zhou was sitting on the sofa with his brows tightly furrowed and his two fingers rubbing between his eyebrows. He looked very tired.
Seeing Zhou Yuanyuan, General Zhou waved.
"Grandpa Zeng, let me massage your head!" Zhou Yuanyuan saw that General Zhou was clearly having a headache. She hurriedly walked behind General Zhou and stretched out her hand to gently massage his head.
General Zhou is old, and when he doesn't get enough rest, he will get a headache. This is why Zhou Yuanyuan has insisted that General Zhou develop good work and rest habits over the years.
When Zhou Yuanyuan was pressing several acupoints on General Zhou's head, she attached a trace of spiritual energy to her fingertips to make General Zhou feel more comfortable.
General Zhou remained silent, his eyes closed as he savored the cool breeze from Zhou Yuanyuan's fingertips. He tried to relax as much as possible, telling himself not to get angry. He wanted to live a few more years, to watch Zhou Jiasheng and Zhou Yuanyuan get married, have children, and enjoy the joy of family life.
Zhou Yuanyuan was a little curious. What did Zhang Jintao say to make General Zhou so angry?
Zhou Yuanyuan held General Zhou's head while releasing her spiritual sense.
In the courtyard, Zhang Jintao seemed a little annoyed at not being able to call out to Zhou Yuanyuan, muttering, "She's a young lady from a noble family! How come she has no manners at all?"
Zhou Xi immediately turned his face and scolded: "Deputy Director Zhang, you are going too far."
Zhou Xi's addressing of Zhang Jintao as "Deputy Director Zhang" was already a disrespect to Zhang Jintao. As everyone knows, officials like them, unless they have a grudge, generally don't address each other by their deputy titles. For example, Zhou Xi, previously the deputy captain of the special operations team, would consciously drop the "deputy" when greeting him, calling him Captain Zhou instead of Deputy Captain Zhou.
"Captain Zhou, I don't know why you and the general are against Miss Yuanyuan joining this mission. I think that with Miss Yuanyuan joining, the chances of completing the mission will be greater."
Zhang Jintao felt that what he said made sense. Since Zhou Yuanyuan had received her honor thanks to the efforts of General Zhou and his men, she should also make corresponding efforts.
"General, I just made it very clear to you. My little girl is about to take the college entrance exam. She can't be distracted these few days." Zhou Xi's chill grew even stronger. Zhang Jintao had been irritating Zhou Xi since he walked in tonight. Something like, "General, you are the military god of China. You certainly can't bear to watch a missing girl suffer." And something like, "I heard that Miss Zhou Yuanyuan is very capable. If she takes action, this case will be solved immediately."
Isn't it an attempt to pressure the general into agreeing to his request by saying this one after another?
Bah! Their little miss isn't from the Public Security Bureau or the Security Bureau, so why should she solve any cases? Previously, in the "mummy" case at the Shilitun Public Security Bureau, the little miss came across it by chance and helped out, but now this guy surnamed Zhang is using it as a pretext to demand that the little miss help. It's really fucking disgusting.
"Captain Zhou, time waits for no one! After Miss Yuanyuan takes the college entrance examination, if these missing girls are killed, who will be held responsible?" Zhang Jintao was a little angry.
Three cases of young girls going missing have occurred in Kyoto in recent days. The missing girls are all between the ages of sixteen and eighteen.
Originally, solving the case was not the responsibility of the Security Bureau, but among the missing girls was Liu Meiling from the Liu family.
Compared to the Zhou family, the Liu family was only a third-rate family in Kyoto ten years ago. In recent years, with the promotion of the Liu Jingye brothers, the Liu family has gradually squeezed into the ranks of second-rate families.
Zhang Jintao is Liu Meiling's uncle, and Liu Meiling's mother, Yu Fanghua, is Zhang Jintao's cousin. Liu Meiling's father is Zhang Jintao's immediate superior, Liu Jingye, the director of the Security Bureau.
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