Xiang Pengfei said, "The person has vanished without a trace, and you still have the property certificate?"
Anna said anxiously, "Should we call 911 to report it?"
Huang Zijuan reminded her, "Here, it's 110!"
Zhuang Xiaoting, heavily pregnant, stood up and said, "No need to make a call. Xiaojun next door is a policeman. Just tell him!"
Anna turned to go tell Wu Xiaojun, but Xiang Pengfei quickly said, "I'll go instead!"
So Xiang Pengfei went out of the courtyard and arrived at Wu Xiaojun's door, calling out, "Wu Xiaojun, Wu Xiaojun!"
Wu Xiaojun was indeed home at that moment. As soon as he stepped out of his house, he said, "What's wrong, Pengfei?"
"Zhuang Zhennan stole my aunt's property certificate!"
"What? He stole the property certificate? Okay, I understand. I'll go back to the police station right away and report to the bureau. We'll do everything we can to help you get it back. It's dark now, so he can't have gone far. Search around here, especially my sister's movie theater. I think the reason he stole the property certificate must be related to my brother-in-law!"
"Okay, I understand!"
Xiang Pengfei quickened his pace and arrived at the entrance of the breakfast shop, where he called Lin Dongzhe and Feng Yaoyao.
Unexpectedly, Anna pushed Zhuang Tunan out as well. There were five of them. Xiang Pengfei arranged it this way: he went to find Zhou Chengzhi, Lin Dongzhe and Feng Yaoyao went to the right, towards Jinhua Street, Anna pushed Zhuang Tunan to the left, towards Fuqiang Street, and Huang Zijuan stayed behind to take care of Zhuang Xiaoting, so that she wouldn't worry or have an accident.
After making the arrangements, Xiang Pengfei crossed the street and went to the ticket booth of the cinema across the street. He asked the workers inside, "Hey buddy, is someone looking for your boss, Zhou Chengzhi?"
The waiter immediately said, "There was just an old man; he just walked to the left!"
"Old man?"
Xiang Pengfei realized that the old man was definitely not Zhuang Zhennan, so he asked, "Are there any other people?"
The staff member in the attic, perhaps a little sleepy, said listlessly, "No, I don't think so!"
"Is Zhou Chengzhi here?"
"Yes, yes, it's inside!"
"Then I'll go inside and find him."
"Go ahead! Go ahead! Don't ask me about this. We're all family here, it's fine!"
Xiang Pengfei then entered the movie theater. He glanced inside to see if anyone was hiding before heading to the office door, where he overheard Wu Shanshan complaining about giving Zhao Hujiang money.
Xiang Pengfei felt something was off as he listened, so he coughed and said, "Brother!"
Upon hearing the shouts, Zhou Chengzhi quickly shushed Wu Shanshan and asked, "Who is it?"
"I am Pengfei!"
"Pengfei? What do you want to see me about so late?"
"Could you open the door for me? I need to talk to you!"
Zhou Chengzhi reluctantly opened the door for Xiang Pengfei and said, "What's wrong, brother?"
Xiang Pengfei entered the house and, like a detective, looked around every nook and cranny before asking, "Brother, has Zhuang Zhennan come looking for you?"
"Zhuang Zhennan? He... he came by during the day, what happened?"
"He stole my aunt's property certificate and ran away!"
"What? He stole the property deed?"
As soon as Zhou Chengzhi said this, he realized it was a bit off and immediately changed his words, saying, "Why would he steal your aunt's property certificate?"
Xiang Pengfei was an extremely intelligent man. He immediately stared at Zhou Chengzhi and asked, "Did you arrange for him to steal it?"
Zhou Chengzhi initially wanted to remain defiant, but people who have done wrong often have subtle facial expressions that are easily noticeable. Xiang Pengfei could see it too. His eyes were like needles, fixed on Zhou Chengzhi. Zhou Chengzhi felt a little uneasy under Xiang Pengfei's gaze. Just as he was about to defend himself, Wu Shanshan said from the side, "Brother-in-law, he is your brother-in-law. You can't interrogate him like a criminal!"
"Yes, I'm not a police officer, but I've already told Wu Xiaojun. He is a police officer, and he's more honest than me. I believe he'll come and ask. You know, if you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear. Your dirty deeds will be exposed sooner or later!"
"Brother-in-law, we're family! You can't just spout nonsense like that!"
Whether I have ulterior motives or am slandering others, the truth will be revealed sooner or later!
"Fine! Then produce your evidence. We'll talk after you have the evidence!"
"Fine, you just wait and see!"
"I'm waiting! What can you do to me?"
As Xiang Pengfei spoke, he kept his eyes fixed on the bedroom, then turned to Zhou Chengzhi and said, "Brother, can I see your bedroom?"
Zhou Chengzhi smiled and said, "Whatever, watch it if you want!"
Xiang Pengfei then walked towards the bedroom.
However, Wu Shanshan walked to the door and said, "What are you doing? Looking into the bedroom? Don't you have any respect for me?"
Zhou Chengzhi hurriedly said to Wu Shanshan, "Shanshan, don't stop him, lest we give others something to say!"
Wu Shanshan said angrily, "He's not a policeman, why should he check me? No way, I can't get over this!"
"Shanshan, don't be petty. Be open-minded and let him see. Don't forget we're relatives. We can't afford to have any rifts, or my sister will complain!"
With a burst of energy, Wu Shanshan flung open the door and exclaimed, "Look! Look! Let's see what you can tell! Is it a flower? Or a naked woman!"
Xiang Pengfei only glanced symbolically into the room from the doorway, then turned around and said to Zhou Chengzhi, "Brother, I'm leaving!"
Zhou Chengzhi nodded and said, "Okay, then I won't see you off!"
"It's okay, I can walk by myself!"
Xiang Pengfei left the office and headed outside.
In the office, Wu Shanshan angrily said to Zhou Chengzhi, "What are you doing? Why are you being so accommodating to him?"
Zhou Chengzhi said somewhat awkwardly, "You know the situation better than I do. Besides the fact that we're relatives, he has something on me. If I'm too tough on him, I'm afraid he'll expose me!"
Wu Shanshan glared at Zhou Chengzhi and said angrily, "You coward! Let's see when you can stand up straight in front of him!"
Zhou Chengzhi didn't look at Wu Shanshan. Instead, he sat back down on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and started smoking silently.
Meanwhile, Anna and Zhuang Tunan, who were walking to the left, looked at both sides of the road but didn't see anyone, let alone Zhuang Zhennan.
As Zhuang Tunan walked along the roadside, having covered more than half the distance, he was about to have Anna push him back when he suddenly heard someone shout from ahead, "Help! Help! Someone's robbing us!"
Further ahead was an empty open space, devoid of any sign of human habitation, with only two car headlights appearing to be on.
Fearing something might happen, Zhuang Tunan said to Anna, "Anna! Let's go back. Let's not cause any trouble!"
Anna said, "What if it was Zhuang Zhennan who got robbed up ahead?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Tunan hesitated, fearing that going would cause trouble, but also afraid that Anna would scold him if he retreated, so he was in a dilemma.
Just as Zhuang Tunan was hesitating, the headlights of the car in front seemed to brighten, and it was about to come towards them.
Zhuang Tunan was naturally startled and hurriedly said, "Anna, quick, we need to turn back! That car is moving forward, don't let it kidnap us too!"
Seeing that the situation was somewhat urgent, Anna listened to Zhuang Tunan's words and quickly turned her wheelchair around.
However, just as Anna adjusted the direction and was about to push forward, Zhuang Tunan noticed that something was wrong with the vehicle behind them. It seemed to be driving too close to the side. So he shouted to Anna, "Anna, quick, quick, move to the side! This big vehicle is veering off course!"
Anna glanced back with some unease and found herself in the very center of the vehicle. So, whether by instinct or intention, she turned to the side, with herself behind and the wheelchair in front, and pulled the wheelchair back with all her might.
Just as Anna was pulling the wheelchair back with all her might, the truck sped over. Although it didn't completely hit the wheelchair, about a tenth of it was scraped by the truck, and Zhuang Tunan's feet were pulled off the wheelchair by the truck's momentum.
Then Zhuang Tunan screamed, "Ah!"
The car showed no sign of stopping and sped away!
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