Chapter 102: Treasured Things and Treasured People
Zhou Yueli was so angry that he laughed. How could he have given birth to such a rebellious son?
"What can you do if I don't agree?"
Zhou Youxuan slammed his hands on the desk, his eyes gleaming as he spoke in a resolute tone: "Then I will die."
Anyway, he is already living a life worse than death.
If he couldn't find Wei Wei, he really didn't want to live.
Zhou Yueli was so angry that he smashed the ashtray on the table onto Zhou Youxuan's forehead. Zhou Youxuan took a step back, his jaw set but his attitude remained firm.
"You worthless thing!" Zhou Yueli's chest heaved in anger. "No matter how you usually mess with me or get angry with me, I can always forgive you. But you dare to threaten your father with your life. I really have spoiled you so much that you don't know your place!"
"You forced your father to say you wanted to die for an outsider? Do you have any courage at all? Dying for a man?!"
Zhou Youlan seemed not to feel the pain on his forehead, and no matter how disappointed Zhou Yueli was with him, his eyes were filled with sadness and lifelessness.
"Without Wei Wei, I'm as good as dead."
"You brought Wei Wei back here. You couldn't have not checked his background. You must know something."
Zhou Yueli took a few deep breaths. Of course he knew.
Wei Wei and Zhou Youlan were so close, and Zhou Youlan was completely bewitched by Wei Wei, so how could he not investigate?
But after learning about Wei Wei's identity, he had to swallow his resentment no matter how much he felt. After all, the Zhou family owed someone with the surname Wei. He had to respect the Zhou family's ancestral precepts.
"Dad, I've never begged you before. This is the first time I'm begging you."
Zhou Yueli: “…”
Zhou Youguan lowered his head and knelt down towards Zhou Yueli, "Dad, please..."
Zhou Yueli's heart moved. He only had this one precious son. How could he not feel sorry for him?
What's more, it has been a long time since he heard Zhou Youlan call him "Dad".
"What an injustice."
What an injustice!
"I just want to get him back." Zhou Youxuan choked up, "I just want to see him again."
Zhou Yueli held down his wildly beating solar plexus. Fortunately he was in good health, otherwise he would have been angered to death.
After calming down, Zhou Yueli still didn't give in.
"Even if you die on your knees here, I won't help you. I can let you mess around with other things, but this one thing, absolutely not."
Zhou Yueli locked up Zhou Youlan. Zhou Youlan never thought that by risking his life to ask for help, he would end up handing himself over to Zhou Yueli.
"Look at you, you look like neither human nor ghost. Do you still look like a public figure appearing on the screen?"
Zhou Yueli really couldn't understand. Zhou Youlan and Wei Wei had only been together for about half a year, so how could he fall in love with her to this extent?
"Don't lock me up!" Zhou Youlan angrily pounded on the door, "Let me out!"
"You need to clear your mind. Think about it carefully. When you figure it out, I will let you out."
But Zhou Youlan had no chance of staying there any longer. He had already made preparations for the second situation. Not long after Zhou Yueli left, the big monkey came to rescue him.
"You've got it right, sir, I really want to put you under house arrest."
Zhou Youxuan's face darkened. "The chance of him helping me is only one percent."
"Then why are you coming?"
Isn't this like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth? The big monkey complained in his heart.
Even if there is only one percent chance, he will give it a try, but what is certain is that Zhou Yueli does have a way.
"Find someone to check what projects the old man has invested in over the years, and then find someone to follow him to see where he has been recently."
"knew."
Zhou Youxuan stopped him and said, "Also, go check where Wei Wei went before he left."
"Isn't he on the set with you every day?"
"No." Zhou Youguan shook his head. "Something was wrong with him during that time. I was too slow to react and didn't notice it."
…
Dai Leng seldom went home, perhaps even once a month. Zhou Youguan and Da Ma Hou waited for almost half a month before they caught him.
Zhou Youxuan threw down a photo, and Dai Leng's eyes lit up, guessing their intention.
"Zhou Yueli is my father."
Dai Leng pushed up his glasses. "So?"
"I've checked your information recently. Since you can let Wei Wei go back, you should be able to let me go too."
Dai Leng understood. His body, which had been a little tense just now, now relaxed and slouched, leaning against the back of the chair as if he had no bones.
"You can ask for anything, and I can satisfy you." Zhou Youlan tempted, "Money? Car? What do you want?"
Dai Leng doesn't care about material things; he only wants his experiments to succeed and become famous.
He never refused test subjects offered to him, but Zhou Youlan had a special identity.
"Others can do it, but you can't."
"This is my own wish. You don't have to worry about not being able to explain it to my dad. I will handle it. You just need to help me."
Dai Leng was not really afraid of Zhou Yueli. He and Zhou Yueli were just partners. He needed an experimental base with high-end equipment, and Zhou Yueli needed an operator.
But he heard that Zhou Yueli only had this one son, and he had always held him in high esteem. Moreover, most of these experiments would fail without success, so he didn't want to take any risks with Zhou Youlan.
Moreover, if this experiment had been successful once, he would have left that dark laboratory long ago.
"I won't help you unless you get your father's permission."
He had been watching Wei Wei before, so he naturally knew that there was an unclear relationship between Wei Wei and Zhou Youlan, but he was not interested in that.
"So do I still need to wait for you here?"
Dai Leng raised his eyebrows, "You have to know what the consequences will be if you try."
Before Zhou Youguan could say anything, the big monkey asked anxiously, "What are the consequences? Is there any danger to my life?"
"Of course." Dai Leng said with a playful look, "The probability is as high as 90%."
"The probability of never returning is over 90 percent, and other possibilities aren't ruled out. For example, you'll lose your self-awareness forever, leaving only your body and eternal immortality. Or you'll fall into a black hole of space-time, trapped in darkness and unable to move forward or backward. Or you'll be completely strangled by the invisible space." Dai Leng spread his hands and spoke slowly. "Who knows the unknown outcome? After all, there are countless things beyond human cognition. Do you think that what humans can understand at this moment is complete? The mysteries of the universe are endlessly wonderful and extremely fascinating."
"Okay." Zhou Youguan interrupted him, not wanting to discuss this absurd and ridiculous cosmic theory with him. "Take me there."
Zhou Youguan's eyes were blazing and determined. Dai Leng raised an eyebrow. "Many people try this out of curiosity, but you're the first one going there to find someone."
"No one can help me except you."
Dai Leng's eyes were deep. "But you must know that as my experimental subject, your consciousness can only be controlled by me."
The more the big monkey listened, the more frightened he became. He felt that the person sitting opposite him was a lunatic. Who would believe such a fantastic thing?
"No, brother, you"
Zhou Youguan immediately stood up and said, "Okay."
Dai Leng admired his decisiveness, but still didn't understand his persistence.
Is it necessary just for someone who is not from this world?
…
Several officials died in succession, causing unrest in the court, anger among officials, and panic among the people. It was not that there were no clues, but after the evidence pointing to Wei Wei was presented to the emperor, it disappeared again.
Wei Wei's abilities were not that extraordinary, and he couldn't possibly have dealt with so many officials in the court without leaving any trace.
At this point, he no longer sought justice. He just wanted those who had plotted against the Wei family and stabbed them in the back to pay with blood.
Xiao Chengyun knew everything, but he still chose to indulge her.
It was because he understood that Wei Wei needed to vent his hatred.
He allowed Wei Wei to challenge the imperial power, but only this time.
Those who died were just a few old immortals. He could just promote new people to fill the gaps and clear out the complicated forces in Kyoto City.
Xiao Chengyun swept his sleeves wide, and all the secret letters on the table were thrown into the charcoal brazier beside him and burned clean.
He pressed his brows, "Where's Wei Wei?"
"Your Majesty, the Governor Wei came here an hour ago. Your Majesty was meeting with Lords Zhao and Li at that time, so the Governor Wei left first."
Xiao Chengyun remained silent. The eunuch, observing his expression, saw that Xiao Chengyun was in a bad mood and quickly took out his amulet. "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner. How about I go and summon the Guard Governor to join Your Majesty for dinner?"
Xiao Chengyun raised his eyelids slightly, and his eyebrows relaxed a lot.
"I'll go right away."
Wei Wei was often called into the palace by Xiao Chengyun to have meals together, and the palace people were no longer surprised.
The table often contains Wei Wei's favorite dishes. Xiao Chengyun usually arranges them specially. After a long time, his subordinates also follow these orders, which also suits Xiao Chengyun's taste.
The palace servants retreated outside the hall, leaving only the two of them inside.
When Xiao Chengyun and Wei Wei were having dinner together, he never liked being disturbed by outsiders.
It was not yet spring, and the sky in Kyoto was still cloudy. There was a chill in the air. When Xiao Chengyun withdrew his hand, he rubbed Wei Wei's hand, and there was a layer of coolness on his skin.
Wei Wei deliberately dodged, and when his sleeves were pulled up, the bracelet on his wrist was exposed.
This was not the first time Xiao Chengyun had seen this bracelet. He had been wearing it on his wrist ever since Wei Wei came back, and it seemed that he had never taken it off.
He was most familiar with Wei Wei. He would never carry anything that was not important to him with him, let alone keep it with him all the time.
"I've never seen you wear jewelry before."
Wei Wei gently stroked the bracelet with his fingers and pulled up his sleeve to cover it.
Xiao Chengyun did not miss the gentleness on Wei Wei's face just now, and this bracelet suddenly became dazzling.
"Who gave it to you that you treasure it so much?"
Wei Wei gently stirred the hot soup with the handle of the spoon without answering.
"A'an, do you want me to investigate it myself?" Xiao Chengyun's voice obviously turned cold.
A hint of sneer escaped Wei Wei's lips. "Your Majesty, why is you so concerned about a piece of jewelry I'm wearing? The memorial about the border war should have been delivered to Your Majesty yesterday. How can Your Majesty still have the leisure to worry about such a private matter of mine?"
"Private matters?" Xiao Chengyun narrowed his eyes slightly. "Ah'an, there are some things I can turn a blind eye to, but there are some things I can't do."
"Your Majesty's words make me feel apprehensive. How can my personal affairs be compared with the border war?"
"Wei Wei, are you going to talk to me like this?" Xiao Chengyun's eyes darkened. "Who gave it to you that you treasure it so much?"
Wei Wei put down the soup spoon, his expression cold: "Since it is a treasured item, it must have been given by someone who treasures it."
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