Zhong Jingsong also thought of something and looked at Zhong Yi standing beside him.
Zhong Yi immediately turned around, went to the nurse's station, and asked anxiously, "Did anyone come here just now?"
The nurse was confused: "Many people have been here."
"Has anyone come to ask about the heart surgery just now?" Zhong Yi asked anxiously.
The nurse nodded. She didn't know what she was thinking about, but she laughed, "Yes, it was a very handsome young man. He asked if Mr. Zhong was performing the operation now."
Several people from the Zhong family also followed. At this moment, Zhong Yi's aunt said, "A very handsome... young man?"
The nurse beside him said a little embarrassedly: "He is really handsome. I wanted to take a photo with him, but he refused."
They all thought of a person. They looked at each other and Zhong Yi said, "I'll go ask him."
Zhong Yi's aunt stopped him and said, "Others don't want you to know, so don't bother them."
Zhong Yi asked: "Is that the end of it?"
Zhong Jingsong came over and said, "Find him a plum tree and ask someone to help look after it. Find the best one. If he needs anything in the future, you can help look after it. He is not the kind of person who would talk, but we have to do it."
At this time, Chi Shen had already visited a popular online store in Hong Kong and gave it a bad review.
On the way back, the shadows of a row of roadside trees fell on Chi Shen. Ji Xingchen came out from Chi Shen's shadow and walked side by side with him.
"You look happy."
"You look very happy, too. It's rare to see you willing to come out for a walk."
The man and the ghost gradually walked away and disappeared on the sidewalk.
One day later, inside the Special Security Bureau.
Yuan Yiping looked at the person at the door coldly.
Bai Ximing smiled at him and said, "Don't be so serious. I'm just taking a walk. Don't worry, I'm a normal person and I won't complain about you."
When Zhong Yi heard what he said, he immediately wanted to rush forward: "You——"
The people nearby stopped Zhong Yi and said that if he caused trouble here, the consequences would be disastrous.
Bai Ximing interrupted him calmly: "As I recall, relatives related to the case cannot participate in the investigation of the case, right?"
Yuan Yiping said: "We don't have such a rule. If we had such a rule, the entire Special Security Bureau would be entangled in nepotism and there would be no way to deal with it."
"Don't direct relatives have to avoid suspicion? Then I have to make a suggestion to the imperial capital," Bai Ximing smiled and walked to the door, "See you next time."
Bai Ximing walked out of the Special Security Bureau gate slowly and got into a luxury car.
Everyone in the Special Security Bureau was furious when they saw him leave arrogantly. Xu Jiayuan asked, "Just let him go like that?"
"You seem to be Bai Ximing's distant relative. Why do you care about him so much?" someone retorted.
Someone else tried to smooth things over: "How long has Xiao Xu been in the Special Security Bureau? Can't you tell what kind of person he is? What he meant was how to get him back in."
"This time we caught him raising a ghost, but we couldn't lock him up. Instead, we left a clueless person to take the blame. This is clearly a sign of contempt for us!" someone said angrily.
Yuan Yiping was also thinking about something. He said, "Letting him go is...nothing."
Xu Jiayuan said helplessly: "I don't even know him. Did he talk to me after he came in? I'm just angry for Zhong Yi and my brother."
Someone asked, "Which brother?"
"Chi Shen..." Xu Jiayuan paused for a moment, and suddenly laughed, "I feel like he will come back eventually."
Yuan Yiping also looked over. He thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "Let's go, let's disperse."
This time they did find an opportunity to capture Bai Ximing, but the only evidence was a little ghost. Bai Ximing denied everything, and the little ghost disappeared soon after, making it even more impossible to verify. What's more, someone took the initiative to take the blame. The apprentice of the Bai family who went with Bai Ximing took everything on himself, and Bai Ximing was cleared of all charges.
And letting Bai Ximing go was not just for this reason. They still had a lot of evidence of Bai Ximing's crimes in their hands. But the Bai family investigation team set up this time asked them to let him go first, because if they took action against Bai Ximing now, it was very likely that the Bai family's forces in Gangcheng would hear the news and hide. What they wanted to do was to uproot the entire Bai family, not just arrest Bai Ximing alone.
After everyone left, Yuan Yiping went to the investigation team alone.
In the special case team office, an old man took off his glasses and looked at Yuan Yiping: "Is it put back?"
Yuan Yiping nodded: "Put it back."
"We can't rush this matter... at least we can't alert the enemy," the old man said slowly in a hoarse voice, "Hongcheng will have another big incident. We can take our time with the Bai family's affairs."
Yuan Yiping's expression was not very good. He did not understand the old man's behavior, but he could only ask: "What else is going to happen?"
The old man shook his head and did not answer, only saying: "Heaven and earth are like straw dogs, and they are only a matter of a thought."
Yuan Yiping didn't understand, nor did he want to understand. The elders from these big families all spoke in a mysterious way. He just wanted to get to the bottom of the case and give justice to the victim.
Chi Shen also heard the news that Bai Ximing was released. Xu Jiayuan and Zhong Yi both told him. Xu Jiayuan was just informing him as a routine gossip, but Zhong Yi's tone was angry and aggrieved. This anger was not only because his own elder was tricked by Bai Ximing and he was released, but also because he was aggrieved that Chi Shen had helped so much, but they still let him escape.
Chi Shen was very calm. He didn't even care about this matter. What he cared about was - where should he put the plum tree sent by the Zhong family?
At this moment, he was standing on the terrace of his own home. A plum tree more than three meters high had branches spread out, occupying almost half of the terrace. It was sent by the Zhong family. In Chi Shen's opinion, the efficiency of the Zhong family was a bit too high.
"I thought it would be a small tree. I never expected... it would be such a big tree. Aren't the Zhong family a little too real?" Chi Shen muttered to himself as he looked at the plum tree.
To be honest, this plum tree is actually very beautiful. It seems to be quite old. The aged appearance of the trunk is like the plum blossoms in ancient paintings, vigorous and simple. Moreover, this plum tree also carries a sense of Buddhism. Anyone with some knowledge of Taoism can tell which temple it was dug from at a glance.
Chi Shen turned his head and looked at the ghosts in his own home who were far away, and fell into deep thought.
"You... finally feel that we are a burden?" Ghost Face asked cautiously. He was lying on his stomach at the farthest point from the plum tree, looking at the waves of Buddha's power emanating from the plum tree in fear and trepidation. Just by looking at it, he felt unwell all over!
"It stinks! Disgusting!" The red-clothed female ghost also cursed, "Take it away!"
"Why did you plant a tree like this here! I want to run away from home. I can't stay in this house anymore!" Huang Lingling also raised her own protest.
Ji Xingchen said calmly: "However, this is also a token of the Zhong family's goodwill."
Huang Lingling turned around and retorted: "Then why don't you go over there! What are you doing standing with us?"
Ji Xingchen pushed his glasses up, his expression unchanged: "I'll help Chi Shen look after the chrysanthemums."
Bai Wan also stayed far away from that place. She said worriedly, "How should I water the chrysanthemums in the future..."
What she meant was that she didn't want to go to that place again.
"Since everyone hates this tree so much...why don't we go out for a trip and let the tree air out to get rid of the smell?" Chi Shen suggested.
"Travel?" Guilian quickly grasped the key words.
The red-dressed female ghost immediately poked her head out and asked, "Where are you going?"
Bai Wan said, "This is the second time you've mentioned traveling. Are you really going out?"
"It's New Year's Day now, so I should take you out to play during the holiday?" Chi Shen said with a smile, "Direction, someone will reimburse the airfare."
Several ghosts looked at him in confusion, only Ji Xingchen pushed his glasses, turned around and started packing his things.
The ghosts in the house had packed their things. The female ghost in red put a beautiful bow on her paper phone. Bai Wan packed her tablet and fully charged her power bank. Ghost Face watched the drowning video for several days and nights in anger. Even Ji Xingchen packed clothes for Chi Shen to go out.
Everyone was waiting for the trip that Chi Shen had mentioned with great anticipation, but after waiting for a few days, they found that there was no movement and disappointment appeared on their faces. Even Bai Wan, whose face could not be seen, looked visibly depressed.
Huang Lingling was the first to jump out and question: "You said that the tour is not a lie for us, right?"
"I always keep my words, how could I lie to you?" Chi Shen said calmly and went to water the chrysanthemums himself.
There was no other way. The red-clothed female ghost and Bai Wan were unwilling to get close to the plum tree these days, so he was the only one who could do things like watering the tree.
"Then when do you want to leave and where are we going?" Huang Lingling asked again.
"Well..." Chi Shen looked up at the sky, "I don't know yet."
Huang Lingling shouted: "You really lied to us!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chi Shen's phone rang. He looked at it and saw Zhong Yi's name on it.
Seeing this call, Chi Shen laughed: "Look, someone will come to reimburse our travel expenses soon."
Huang Lingling looked puzzled and wanted to say something, but Chi Shen had already answered the phone.
"My grandfather has woken up and is in good condition. He is recovering well. He wants to meet you and thank you in person... Are you free?" Zhong Yi's voice was saying over there. Unlike the cold and hard voice when he first saw Chi Shen, Zhong Yi's voice this time was filled with some guilt and respect.
Chi Shen laughed and said, "I was just thinking about going to see the old man and asking him something."
Zhong Yi said, "Then when are you free? I'll pick you up."
"No need to bother," Chi Shen put down the watering can, "I can go there by myself, tonight."
That night, Chi Shen met Zhong Yi's grandfather, who is now the patriarch of the Zhong family, Old Man Zhong.
Mr. Zhong is in his seventies and had a heart surgery today, but he looks very energetic at the moment. The first thing he did when he saw Chi Shen was to thank him.
Although Chi Shen felt that he had done nothing, in order to comfort the old man, he also accepted it with a smile. The next sentence, Mr. Zhong asked: "You really don't want my family's classics?"
Chi Shen smiled and said, "I don't understand it either. It's useless to take it."
Mr. Zhong's eyes changed when he looked at Chi Shen. He sighed again and said, "In fact, there is nothing to hide about these things. When I heard Jingsong and the others say that Bai Ximing wanted our family's classics, I was a little surprised. I didn't know what he was up to. After the establishment of the Special Security Bureau, we took out all these things. In fact, there are backups in the Special Security Bureau. Several families have broken down the barriers and interacted with each other. The rapid development of ghost exorcism technology in recent years is also due to this reason. I didn't expect that his Bai family was thinking about these things. Obviously, as long as they join the Special Security Bureau, they will know everything."
Chi Shen listened to him with a smile, but was thinking about other things in his heart.
Wen Qin went to the imperial capital before, which made people think that Wen Qin went to the imperial capital to take up an important position, perhaps joining the Special Security Bureau, but now it seems that this may not be the case.
If Wen Qin had a position in the Special Security Bureau before, according to the rumors about Wen Qin's strength, it must not be a very low position. He would also know about the exchange of classics and secret techniques between the major families in the Special Security Bureau. After Wen Qin returned to Gangcheng, Bai Ximing should also know about it.
If Bai Ximing knew this, he would not have to resort to conspiracy to take the Zhong family's classics.
There are only a few reasons why Bai Ximing did this.
First, Wen Qin had never been to the Special Security Bureau and was not clear about the situation there, so Bai Ximing had to do this.
Second, Wen Qin knew the situation inside the Special Security Bureau, but did not tell Bai Ximing.
The latter situation could be that Wen Qin didn't care about Bai Ximing's situation, or it could be that this was just another greeting, just like the "gift" Bai Ximing gave him that contained Ji Xingchen's blood.
As for which one it was, Chi Shen didn't think about it too deeply. This kind of thing would become clear naturally after a while.
"You are different from your father," said Mr. Zhong, still lying on the hospital bed, looking at Chi Shen with a kind and gentle gaze, "You will definitely lead a different life from him... Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm really sorry to bother you this time."
"This is not a problem." Chi Shen was telling the truth. After all, he just came here twice. It could even be said that he went out to check in at a popular restaurant and came to take a look by the way.
"How can this not be troublesome? If it weren't for you, I would have died in this hospital. Although I don't know how you did it, don't worry, I know there are always some secrets in our business, and I won't ask. I just want to ask, since you can see that there is something in my body, can you tell where it comes from?"
Mr. Zhong looked at Chi Shen expectantly, as if he thought he should know.
Chi Shen shook his head: "I don't know, I'm also curious, where did this thing come from, it looks very interesting."
“Hahaha——” Mr. Zhong laughed, but he frowned and covered his chest after a few laughs. The Zhong family members beside him quickly held the old man down, asking him to calm down and relax. After calming down for a while, Mr. Zhong continued, “Do you want to listen? Or, are you interested in solving this troublesome matter?”
The other members of the Zhong family also cast their eyes on Chi Shen vaguely, and seemed to be expecting something, as if they thought there would be hope if Chi Shen could solve the problem.
Chi Shen didn't say he was interested, nor did he say he wasn't interested. He just said, "Tell me about it first."
"Let me talk. Let Dad rest first." Zhong Jingsong, the eldest son of Mr. Zhong who had been standing by, and Zhong Yi's father, stood up and said, "I did the preliminary investigation of this matter. I know it better."
Chi Shen nodded: "Then I'll trouble you, uncle."
"About two months ago, on October 23, I took over an investigation mission from the Special Security Bureau to investigate the disappearance of the Dongshan Hot Spring Holiday Hotel..."
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