In a villa in Kyoto City, a middle-aged man wearing glasses was walking back and forth anxiously. He was Zhou Nianxin.
Zhou Nianxin, a 39-year-old man with a refined demeanor, was promoted to Deputy Minister of Public Security last year. With the current Minister of Public Security reaching retirement age in two years, many considered Zhou Nianxin the most likely successor. The reason was simple: his family background. As General Zhou's only relative, Zhou Nianxin deserved the honor bestowed upon him by the General. General Zhou's contributions to China were undeniable, not to mention Zhou Nianxin's strong executive abilities. Combined, these two factors meant that even with his meteoric rise, no one dared question his progress.
Not far from Zhou Nianxin, a figure lowered his head, barely daring to breathe. It was Old K, dreading the mission's failure. Despite Zhou Nianxin's gentle demeanor, he possessed a brutal temper. Old K had once witnessed Zhou Nianxin brutally beating a subordinate whom he believed had betrayed him. The scene was bloody.
Old K, whose real name was Ke Quanda, was the son of General Zhou's subordinate, Lao Ke. After Zhou Zhixin disappeared, Lao Ke searched Daxing City for three days, but could not find any trace of Zhou Chunping or the child. He had no choice but to return to Kyoto to apologize to General Zhou.
General Zhou did not say a single unpleasant word to Lao Ke. He just patted Lao Ke on the shoulder and said, "Lao Ke, thank you for your hard work. It's fate. It's fate that I, Zhou Jinyu, have no descendants." At that time, General Zhou's sons and daughters-in-law had all died, and Zhou Zhixin was the only one left in the Zhou family.
Lao Ke said nothing, but he was still upset. General Zhou was a great man that Lao Ke had followed for half his life, but because of his negligence, the great man lost his only beloved grandson. This was Lao Ke's incompetence, and he felt sorry for General Zhou.
A few years later, Lao Ke died of depression, leaving behind a twelve-year-old child, Ke Quanda. Before his death, Lao Ke held his son's hand and told him not to forget to find the young master in the future. After all, this was what his family owed to the general.
Ke Quanda didn't say anything at the time, but secretly he was gnashing his teeth in hatred. If it weren't for this young master, his father wouldn't have died young, and he wouldn't have become an orphan. When Ke Quanda grew up, Zhou Xi sent him to the army to serve for a few years, and then he was transferred to General Zhou as a guard. General Zhou always cared for his only son, Old Ke.
When Zhou Nianxin tried to win over Ke Quanda, Ke Quanda hesitated and agreed.
In Ke Quanda's opinion, even if the general eventually found his grandson, he would rather serve Zhou Nianxin, a man with no blood ties to the Zhou family, than serve the "enemy who murdered his father." Besides, Ke Quanda felt a certain sympathy for Zhou Nianxin. From his father, Old Ke, he learned the missing young master's full name was Zhou Xinyu. Zhou Nianxin... Zhou Nianxin... was just a poor man adopted into the Zhou family by the general, who missed his grandson.
Zhou Xi was in charge of the guards around General Zhou. When Ke Quanda left General Zhou, he told Zhou Xi that he was leaving General Zhou and would follow Zhou Nianxin. Zhou Xi was silent for a while, and then did not embarrass Ke Quanda. He just waved his hand, meaning that Ke Quanda should take care of himself.
At that time, Ke Quanda didn't understand the meaning of Zhou Xi's waving. After following Zhou Nianxin for all these years, he realized that Zhou Nianxin, who looked kind and gentle, was actually a cruel and ruthless person.
Over the past two years, Ke Quanda has worked tirelessly to help Zhou Nianxin, and he's been transformed from Ke Quanda to someone Zhou Nianxin calls "Old K." However, there's no turning back for Ke Quanda; ever since he helped Zhou Nianxin commit his first heinous crime, he's been tied to Zhou Nianxin's neck.
Old K is becoming more and more capable, and he is very afraid that one day he will become Zhou Nianxin's abandoned child. After all, the higher the value of his existence, the smaller the possibility of him becoming an abandoned child, isn't it?
On this trip to Zhoujia Village, Old K's mission wasn't just to have Zhou Chunping kill Zhou Zhixin. Zhou Nianxin also gave Old K a secret mission: to discover the hidden treasure. The result? A truly bizarre situation. Old K couldn't even take down Zhou Zhixin, a living being. Even the seemingly insignificant boxes of jewelry vanished.
After escaping from the Sanhe Town Police Station, Lao K did not dare to take the train or stay in a hotel openly in order to avoid the wanted order issued by the Public Security Bureau. It took him almost a month to return to Kyoto.
When Old K returned to Kyoto, Zhou Nianxin was at his busiest. He had heard some time ago that there would be changes in the leadership of several departments, and he was so busy forming cliques and placing his own people in positions that he had temporarily forgotten about Old K.
Old K didn't dare to disturb Zhou Nianxin. Most importantly, Old K's wanted order was still on file with the public security department! More than a month had passed, and Old K had not been arrested. According to normal procedures, Old K's wanted order would definitely spread throughout China.
Zhou Nianxin worked at the Ministry of Public Security. For a wanted criminal like Lao K to go there and look for someone, wouldn't that be courting death? Therefore, Lao K had no choice but to hide in Zhou Nianxin's suburban villa. All he could do was wait, waiting for the day Zhou Nianxin would remember him.
Just today, Zhou Nianxin remembered Old K, whom he had neglected for so long. In Zhou Nianxin's opinion, Old K must have come to him to share the good news. Over the years, Old K had always been very helpful to Zhou Nianxin.
Zhou Nianxin never imagined that the always capable Old K would actually capsize in the small town of Sanhe Town. Not only did Zhou Zhixin survive, he was even transferred to Kyoto City. The Kyoto City Guard Regiment was directly under the old man's command. Could it be that... the old man already knew Zhou Zhixin's true identity?
When Zhou Nianxin thought of this possibility, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Over the years, he has been living cautiously. Seeing his life getting better and better and his official position getting higher and higher, Zhou Nianxin was reluctant to give up all this.
If... after the old man knew his true identity, would he kill him? Zhou Nianxin shuddered at the thought of this possibility. After taking a deep puff of his cigarette, he suppressed the fear in his heart.
"Young Master, what should we do next?" Old K asked cautiously after seeing that Zhou Nianxin's emotions had stabilized a little.
Old K didn't know why Zhou Nianxin was so familiar with Sanhe Town. He even knew there was a secret room in Zhou Chunping's house in Zhoujia Village. This made Old K feel a little unbelievable. However, he didn't dare to think about it too much.
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