Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 302 Bureau
Once deeply buried memories are unsealed, many trivial things that were once not taken seriously can be easily recalled.

For example, before her biological mother Chen Ju married Zhou Huai'an, when the two of them were trying to get along with their child, Zhou Zi'ang, who was two years younger than her, opened his innocent and naive eyes and sweetly called her "sister".

While the two were eating together, a drink that they thought was 'accidentally' spilled on her, cake that fell on her dress, and even a chopstick that poked her eye—just a hair's breadth away from going in—occurred.
Zhou Ziang was only six years old at the time. Who would have thought that he did these things on purpose?
Anyone who saw it would probably assume it was an accident caused by someone who was young.

However, the thought of it now gives her a chill for no reason.

Especially the chopstick that poked her eye; she felt that Zhou Ziang had aimed it at her eye.

A six-year-old child 'accidentally' blinded her eye and would not bear any legal responsibility, regardless of whether he understood this at the time; she felt that was his intention.

Later, he accidentally discovered that he could punish her without having to do it himself, so he simply changed his strategy and enjoyed doing it.

This is a born psychopath!
Thinking of this, when Xu You looked at Zhou Ziang again, the fear that had subconsciously arisen from the bottom of her heart had completely dissipated, replaced by disgust and hatred.

She's grown up now. She's no longer the eight-year-old who had to rely on her mother for survival, nor does she have to be careful to watch her stepfather's expression, and she's no longer a lamb to the slaughter.

She lives with her father, she has Aunt Cheng who loves her and protects her, Aunt Bai and Uncle Jiang, her boyfriend who loves her, and her comrades-in-arms who would go through thick and thin with her. If this scumbag dares to lay a hand on her again, she will definitely chop off his claws.

These memories flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern. Xu You didn't stop walking; Lin Zhe held her as they continued forward.

She turned to look at her boyfriend, her voice soft and gentle, "Don't bother with him, he's not worth your time."

They were there to learn, after all. Xu You had already accepted Zhou Huai'an's attack, but she didn't want to cause any more trouble for him.

“I made it very clear last time, and she should know better than to come looking for me again. But you should tell Jiang Qi to watch out for Zhou Huai’an. That guy is vindictive and might already know we’ve left the school.”

Xu You is meticulous, especially since this matter concerns her. So she remembered what Director Xiao had said and gave Yueyue and Xiaoxiao instructions before leaving home, and also notified the others.

Be careful and wary of strangers.

Lin Zhe patted her head, "Don't worry, Jiang Qi and I know what we're doing."

The group walked quickly, and after crossing the intersection, they turned into a street and disappeared from sight.

Just then, Zhou Ziang, who had been squatting by the roadside 'tying his shoelaces', finally finished tying them. He stood up, stared at the deserted intersection, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.

Xu Youyou, I never expected that after eleven years, she would not only be alive, but would also become so outstanding and brilliant, much more interesting than the little girl she was eleven years ago.

Just then, a young man who looked to be around twenty years old with narrow eyes walked out from another corner. He turned his gaze away from the intersection where the figure had disappeared from sight, nudged Zhou Ziang with his shoulder, and teased, "Ziang, is that woman in the middle your stepsister? Not bad, she's quite attractive."

The one in the middle?
Xu You was walking at the back alongside a boy, so the young man with narrow eyes was referring to Song Xiaoxiao. After all, that girl was so beautiful that anyone walking with her would usually look at her first.

But Zhou Ziang was an exception. He really didn't pay attention to what Song Xiaoxiao looked like, because from the moment Xu You appeared, his gaze was drawn to her and he was glued to her, not paying attention to anyone else at all.

However, instead of explaining to the narrow-eyed man, he raised an eyebrow and asked, "You've got your eye on someone?"

"She's not bad, but your dad is too useless. Such a beautiful girl, a superhuman, and a classmate of the eldest daughter of the Zeng family. It's rare that she's your stepmother's biological daughter. Your Zhou family should find a way to keep her."

Zhou Ziang's lips curled up, a faint smile on his face. "Since you think she's good in terms of looks and abilities, why don't you just tell your father that you want to marry her?"

"Marry?" The man with narrow eyes was taken aback.

Zhou Ziang's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes held a hint of disdain as he said, "Although your elder brother is the successor that your grandfather is grooming, you are an ordinary person. You haven't awakened any special abilities, and you don't have any other outstanding qualities. My stepsister, although not a member of the Zhou family, as you just said, is a person with special abilities. She's also beautiful and was classmates with Zeng Xi's daughter. With just these qualities, she's more than a match for an ordinary person like you, right?"

The narrow-eyed man was displeased that the phrase "ordinary person" was specifically emphasized. Strangely, despite being of higher status and older than Zhou Ziang, and both being ordinary people, he didn't even dare to raise his voice when facing Zhou Ziang, a mere seventeen-year-old boy.

Finally, I could only weakly ask, "You mean, you want my grandfather to put pressure on the head of your Zhou family so that your uncle can find a way to keep your stepsister with your stepmother and then bring her into the Zhou family? And then I'll get engaged to her?"

Zhou Ziang glanced at him, put his hands in his pockets, and said indifferently, "What did I say? I didn't say anything. Didn't you say yourself that you've taken a liking to my stepsister and want to marry her? As for whether you can marry her, that depends on the Huang family's abilities."

After saying that, he took a step forward and walked in the direction that Xu You and the others had just left.

Huang Ershao paused for two seconds, then quickly caught up. "Yes, yes, I said it all. Don't worry, I'll go find my brother later and ask him to put in a good word for me with my grandfather. The old man will definitely agree. After all, for the sake of the next generation, he wants us all to marry people with superpowers. By the way, where are we going now? Didn't we say we'd leave after seeing your stepsister?"

"Let's go see what's going on."

"What's the excitement?"

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"Damn, your dad isn't really thinking of teaching these kids a lesson, is he? Will your uncle let him off the hook?"

The head of the Zhou family is ostensibly Old Master Zhou, but the one who actually holds power is Zhou Zi'ang's cousin, who has some connection with the eldest son of the Zeng family, Zeng Xi's second brother.

After the incident at the military academy, Zeng Xi personally called Zhou Zi'ang's uncle, who immediately scolded Zhou Huai'an and warned him to let the matter drop and not to cause trouble for those two boys in secret.

It seems that the two lads who beat up Zhou Huai'an are quite influential.

That's why Huang Lao Er said Zhou Huai'an was being unreasonable. He was just getting beaten up, and it would be over soon. Why keep dwelling on it? He was just making trouble for himself.

But Zhou Ziang ignored him and walked straight ahead.

The Zeng Tong and Zhu Shen siblings, who had already entered the market, and the 'Miracle' team, soon got separated because they wanted to buy different things.

Even after they broke up, they were always in groups of three or four; there were no solo groups.

Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe will always steadfastly accompany their three great-aunts.

Song Xiaoxiao didn't really want anything for herself, but she would give Jiang Xiaobai anything that looked nice.

Yueyue and Xu You also picked out quite a few for the little ones in the family; it wouldn't do for Jiang Xiaobai to have some while Du Xiaoleng and the others didn't.

However, Little Devil Jiang Xiaobai has one advantage: she is always generous and will never keep good things to herself. If there is only one, her followers will take turns playing with it for a day.

So when they were picking out gifts for the kids, they weren't worried about scarcity or unfairness, or about causing a ruckus. Of course, there were some at first, but Jiang Xiaobai dealt with them a few times, and that was it.

They're all so generous. If I have something and you don't, it's okay, you can play with it tomorrow.

You have it, but I don't, so I'll play first today.

"Master, can you take a look at this? Is it real gold?"

As Jiang Qi entered the jewelry store, he took out the gold leaf given to him by Lion King from his pocket, intending to have the owner examine it, when suddenly the store door slammed shut.

At this moment, only Jiang Qi and Song Xiaoxiao entered the store; Lin Zhe, Xu You, and Yueyue had not yet come in.

As the door was closed, the lights inside the house went out, plunging the surroundings into darkness.

Jiang Qi had no time to think. Instinctively, he stretched out his long arm, first pulling Song Xiaoxiao into his arms, and then swiftly throwing two small daggers in the direction where the boss had been standing.

Ding, clang, snap, whoosh
One of the daggers hit the counter, shattering the tempered glass. In the instant it broke, Jiang Qi led Song Xiaoxiao to the other side.

He didn't go towards the gate because he knew Lin Zhe would definitely find a way to open it.

"wrong."

Song Xiaoxiao suddenly smelled a strong stench of blood in the air, but before she could discern it clearly, the previously closed door suddenly opened.

The blinding sunlight streamed in, and Jiang Qi and his companion squinted instinctively.

"Jiang Qi, smile."

Xu You and Yueyue rushed into the store first. Without thinking about anything else, they checked on the two of them and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that they were both unharmed.

After his eyes adjusted to the light, Jiang Qi opened them and looked towards the main entrance. Lin Zhe was standing with his back to him, negotiating with four police officers in uniform.

Jiang Qi narrowed his eyes, feeling something was strange.

The door suddenly closed and then opened again; the whole process seemed long, but it actually took less than three minutes.

The gate wasn't opened by Lin Zhe; it opened by itself.

Just as it opened automatically, four police officers appeared at the store entrance.

"I heard someone committed a crime here. What exactly happened?"

Lin Zhe glanced at the four people to confirm that they were indeed police officers, and then said, "I didn't see who committed the crime, but two of our comrades were locked inside as soon as they entered the store. I was just about to call someone to open the door when you arrived."

"Are you sure the door closed by itself, and not after they went in?"

Lin Zhe looked at the police officer who had asked the question and said calmly, "We came here to buy things, is it necessary to close the store? Besides, my two comrades entered the store only a few seconds before us, and we saw them about to negotiate with the owner when we got to the door."

“You’re all in cahoots; your claims are unreliable.”

Lin Zhe:
Just as he was about to say something more, the officer walked past him and went into the store. The other three officers, seeing this, also said, "Let's go in and take a look first."

At this moment, all the glass counters in the store collapsed and shattered. A slightly overweight middle-aged man lay in a pool of blood, with a small black dagger sticking out of his chest.

"Did you kill him?"

The first police officer to enter the store knelt down to check on the middle-aged man's condition. After confirming that the man was dead, he stood up, turned to Jiang Qi, and asked with a serious expression.

"No."

Jiang Qi held down Song Xiaoxiao, who was about to speak up, and gave her a reassuring smile. He then made her stand with Xu You and Yueyue, while he stepped forward to face the police officer.

He had a faint smile on his face, but his eyes were cold. "The police officers arrived just in time, but wasn't your investigation method a bit too crude? You didn't even ask any questions before you judged the murderer?"

The officer looked at him coldly and snorted, "I already asked your comrade at the door. He said that only the two of you and the shop owner were in the store at the time. Now the shop owner is dead, and there's a dagger in his chest. It's definitely either you or that female classmate who killed him. Otherwise, tell me, who else could it be?"

Before Jiang Qi could speak, she continued, "The owner of this gold shop is just an ordinary person. You, a superhuman from a military academy, killed someone without cause. Do you think you deserve the uniform you wear? Do you think you deserve the trust the people have placed in you?"

Hey!
How could it be elevated to this level?

Jiang Qi turned and exchanged a glance with Lin Zhe. The two of them were basically certain that the scheme they were facing today was aimed at one of them.

These four police officers were arranged by Zhou Huai'an.

I heard there are members of the Zhou family in the Kyoto police force, so why are they so eager to show their faces?

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you feeling guilty?"

The first officer to enter saw Jiang Qi turn his head to look outside but not say a word. He turned to his colleague with a little impatience and said, "This military academy student killed someone without cause. We need to detain them both and take them back first."

One of the officers, who was not very tall, hesitated and said, "How can we be sure that he committed the murder? He was from the military academy; we can't just take him away directly."

The officer glared. "The man's lying on the ground, how can we not be sure? Just because he's from a military academy, his crime is compounded, and he should be detained. Take him away!"

After saying the last two words, he pulled out the handcuffs from his waist without saying another word and went to handcuff Jiang Qi first.

Before they could even get close, four ice walls suddenly rose up from the ground, trapping the four police officers completely in place.

"W-what are you doing?"

Jiang Qi sneered, "What did I do? I just wanted to prove to you that I didn't kill this person."

Through the transparent ice wall, he pointed to the middle-aged man lying on the ground and said, "Anyone with even a little professional knowledge could see that I just broke the counter, but this man is covered in glass, while there's none under him. What does that mean? You're the police, tell me, what does this prove?"