Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 176 176: Haunted by Guilt, Feeding Blood to the Bones!

The Knife Man had the speaker on.

When Chen Xiao heard Lu Yuling's words, he couldn't help but squint his eyes.

It seems there's definitely intention behind the absurdity.

Whether it's scheming, we'll know once we meet Lu Yuling.

Seeing Chen Xiao nod, the Knife Man replied, "Then come over, Sister Yu, we'll wait for you here."

"Alright."

Lu Yuling hung up the phone and soon knocked on the door of the three's room.

As soon as the door opened, Lu Yuling first gave the Knife Man a slight smile, and then waved at Xiaoji.

The three of them all knew each other, except they hadn't met Chen Xiao yet.

And Lu Yuling didn't seem in a hurry to talk to Chen Xiao.

After tidying up the Knife Man's unnoticed collar, she patted his chest and said, "You don't have to explain anything to me, those were all voluntary, besides, I'm so much older than you, I'm the one taking advantage."

Saying this, a complex look appeared in the Knife Man's eyes.

Lu Yuling didn't care about him, then walked to Chen Xiao and proactively extended her hand: "Hello, I'm Lu Yuling, everyone likes to call me Ah Yu, how should I address you?"

"Chen Xiao."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Chen. Before we discuss business, can I ask you a few things?"

"Sure, it's just that I have a few questions for you as well."

"It's perfect to exchange questions. Let me ask first, where are you from and what's the purpose?"

Lu Yuling looked at Chen Xiao; she appeared more attractive than the photos in the MMS.

Half a mature woman, to the Knife Man who wasn't yet 20, she was like a fiery red rose, exuding the scent of ripe fruit everywhere.

Chen Xiao smiled slightly: "From Jiang Province Dongzhou, here to investigate Xu Zaisen. You've been with him for so many years; you should know he originally had another name, right?"

Lu Yuling nodded: "Yes, but he never told me. However, you being from Dongzhou means you're from the same place as him, but are you a police officer?"

Chen Xiao doesn't like to show off.

But sometimes he finds it impossible not to demonstrate his strength when conversing with someone.

It was Lin Xi who was clever enough to slip two newspapers into his bag when sending him to the airport.

One was about Chen Xiao's silhouette while in Dongzhou; the other was brought back from Qingxi by Zhang Xian, showing Yang Ziping kneeling to him.

After handing the two newspapers to Lu Yuling, she couldn't help but say in surprise, "Turns out you're not a police officer; just a very skilled detective?"

"You could say that, so do you think we can proceed to discuss business now, Ms. Lu?"

"No, to put it nicely, you're a detective; to put it bluntly, how are you different from a paparazzo? Even if you have a great relationship with the police, can represent the Dongzhou police, you are ultimately an outsider, unable to touch Xu Zaisen; what I've seen isn't enough."

Lu Yuling spoke with a face of disappointment.

Xiaoji heard this and was somewhat upset, especially the word 'paparazzo,' which sparked a trace of anger in his eyes.

But before Xiaoji could speak, the Knife Man seriously said, "Sister Yu, I hope you watch your words. I'll correct you this time, and only this once; Brother Chen isn't the unremarkable paparazzo you described, he's a very skilled detective!"

Lu Yuling gave a bitter smile: "You little rascal are quite headstrong. Indeed, I was inaccurate with my description, but Mr. Chen should understand my meaning."

Chen Xiao certainly understood her meaning; what she said was essentially: the mighty dragon won't overpower a native snake.

After thinking briefly, Chen Xiao said:

"If there are no surprises, Xu Zaisen counts as my cousin; I'm his cousin, though our relation is several generations removed, and moreover..."

As Chen Xiao was speaking, Guo Zhengchang's call came through right on time.

"Hello, Elder Guo, how's it going?"

"I traded on my old face and had someone invite Zong Yuanmao to Jingzhou for a catch up and tea, so he won't be back for a while. As luck would have it, one of his elders was cremated and buried just yesterday, otherwise, no matter what happened today he wouldn't have been able to leave Xiangdu."

Chen Xiao's face lit up, knowing that this time Guo Zhengchang had genuinely traded on enormous goodwill for him.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Xiao gratefully said, "Thank you, Elder Guo. Once I'm back in the provincial city, I will personally cook a meal for you; I can't think of anything outside you've not had."

"Haha, is my old face worth just one meal?"

"It's up to you, as long as I can do it, I won't hesitate!"

"Just joking around. My old face can trade for a few more years still; here and there a trade doesn't matter much. But you, this case shouldn't have been such a big deal, right?"

Guo Zhengchang was curious about why Chen Xiao contacted him this time.

He was well aware that Chen Xiao had always intended to keep a distance from the Guo family.

Chen Xiao explained the Wan De situation; Guo Zhengchang understood and said, "Then it's certainly deserving of full effort, as he not only once gave his all for your life. Though his actions weren't initially about friendship with you, it ultimately was for you."

"Yes, which is why I must find him."

"Alright then, if there's any trouble, let me know; also, you don't need any psychological burden from what I did, don't try to understand the thoughts of old folks."

Guo Zhengchang said some peculiar words and hung up the phone.

Chen Xiao pondered for a while, then truly chose not to speculate, turning to Lu Yuling and said, "Zong Yuanmao has left Xiangdu, he's now having tea with a friend of an elder I know."

Lu Yuling's face was shocked, "You actually have such influence!"

"That's not important. What's important now is how much you really know about Xu Zaisen?"

"I only know he's from Jiang Province Dongzhou, has never returned home all these years and has always stayed in Xiangdu. At first, I thought his familial relationships were poor, but later with those two hundred thousand, I felt I was wrong; I asked him why not go back, but he wouldn't say. Once, I pressured him, he got really angry - it's the only time he's ever hit me!"

"Since then, I dared not ask him about the past anymore, but I noticed he particularly liked watching Jiang Province news on TV, even arranging people to gather newspapers from Dongzhou to read whenever possible. Initially, I didn't know why he did this, but later suspected he surely did something back in his hometown Dongzhou."

Chen Xiao's eyes took on a cautious glow.

Xu Zaisen's series of actions clearly meant he wanted to stay informed about Dongzhou's happenings.

He wanted to know whether the things he did there had been uncovered, but he didn't dare to directly contact his family.

The reason is simple: he has a guilty conscience!

While Chen Xiao thought, Lu Yuling disclosed something else:

"Oh, right, he also particularly loves carving, especially bone artifacts."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao's gaze hardened, immediately asking: "When did this start?"

"When I first met him, he was like this, he even has a box filled with his works, but touching his carved works is taboo; even I rarely see them. Only recently, returning home early, I saw him complete a work and even cut his finger to feed blood into the bone!"

"Feed blood?" Chen Xiao was shocked.

Lu Yuling nodded affirmatively: "Yes, that time he seemed to be carving an animal. After cutting his finger, he fed the blood to the animal's mouth!"

"What did Xu Zaisen do that time when you saw it?"

Lu Yuling's eyes showed lingering fear: "He did something; he jerked up, with eyes red, and instinctively grabbed a carving knife!"