Unorthodox methods, cultivating immortality relies on rich women

"Why do you insist on going to a restaurant? Can't we just find any place and have a couple of bowls of noodles? Let me tell you, I don't have much money left, and I don't know how many days I'll be staying in Zhucheng. Can't you just..."

Chang Shengli kept nagging, like a worried old father, while Shen Qingzhou just buried himself in his food, like a rebellious son going through adolescence.

"Leave some for me."

Chang Shengli quickly picked up his chopsticks and snatched a piece of char siu pork rib from under Shen Qingzhou's chopsticks. This is a local delicacy in Zhucheng.

Then he laughed, even he himself felt that his laughter was inexplicable.

After the meal, the two went straight to the hotel where Jiang Cuiping was staying.

"Do you think she might have already checked out?" Shen Qingzhou asked.

"Now that you've eaten and drunk your fill, you're starting to worry?" Chang Shengli said irritably.

Shen Qingzhou chuckled twice but didn't reply. Actually, as long as the person was still in Zhucheng, he had ways to find them; it was just a casual question.

Chang Shengli said, "Don't worry, even if she checks out, I have a way to find her. I know a few people in the same industry in Zhucheng, and I can ask them for help."

"You have friends in Zhucheng?" Shen Qingzhou asked, somewhat surprised.

"How strange, it's like we don't communicate at all."

As the two were talking, the car stopped outside a hotel.

"We're here, it's right here." The driver pointed to the Coconut Breeze Hotel ahead.

The so-called Coconut Breeze Hotel is actually just a small inn, clearly converted from a residential building.

The lighting was dim, and the curtains were old; even in broad daylight, the lights had to be on to illuminate the entire service hall.

The so-called service hall consisted of only an L-shaped island counter, similar to those in a small restaurant.

At that moment, a slightly overweight middle-aged man was sitting behind the island counter, looking down and grinning as he scrolled through his phone, completely unaware that the two had entered.

Chang Shengli stepped forward and tapped the island platform twice with his fingers.

Hearing the noise, the middle-aged man looked up, slightly bewildered. He paused for a moment, as if just realizing what was happening, then quickly stood up and said with a warm smile, "Are you two looking for lodging?"

"Boss, I need to ask you about someone." Chang Shengli said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, the boss's smile faded slightly, but he didn't refuse, only saying, "In principle, we cannot disclose customer information."

Chang Shengli didn't say anything, but simply took out his police ID and placed it on the island table. "This is my police ID, take a look."

The shopkeeper glanced at the police badge on the officer's ID, seemed taken aback, but didn't reach for it. He just smiled and said, "Officer, what do you want to ask? Go ahead."

"My surname is Chang," Chang Shengli said, without putting away his police ID.

"Hello, Officer Chang."

The boss took a cigarette from the side and was about to hand it to Chang Shengli.

Seeing Chang Shengli wave his hand to indicate that he would not smoke, his gaze then turned to Shen Qingzhou standing behind him.

Before Shen Qingzhou could speak, Chang Shengli directly refused for him, "He doesn't smoke either. I wanted to ask you, is there a woman named Jiang Cuiping living here?"

"Jiang Cuiping, so you've come to see her."

The boss seemed to understand something upon hearing this, and at the same time, he was very curious about what Jiang Cuiping had done wrong.

"Do you remember her?" Chang Shengli asked casually.

"How could I not remember? After all, I'm quite old, and I stayed here alone, so naturally the impression is quite deep," the owner said.

Although Shen Qingzhou always called Accountant Jiang "Aunt Jiang," Accountant Jiang was actually over sixty years old, the age to be a grandmother.

Chang Shengli, seeing that what he said made sense, didn't pursue the matter further. He was currently engrossed in reading Chapter 126 of the novel "Guidance Along the Way" on Cola Novel, completely absorbed in it.

Instead, he asked directly, "Could you tell us which room she's staying in?"

"She's already checked out," the owner said, "but she left this for me."

As the shopkeeper spoke, he took out a note from under the counter and handed it to the two of them.

Chang Shengli reached out and took it, glanced at it, and found it was an address.

"It's nearby. Go out the door, turn right, and walk into the alley at the intersection..." The shopkeeper kindly gave the two directions.

"Thanks."

Chang Shengli's face was ashen. He picked up his police ID from the island platform, turned around, and walked out. Shen Qingzhou hurriedly followed behind.

"Take care, officers."

The boss's enthusiastic voice came from behind me.

After leaving the hotel, neither of them spoke. They simply followed the boss's directions and turned right onto the road. When they reached the first alleyway, Chang Shengli said, "You need to be mentally prepared."

At this moment, Shen Qingzhou laughed inappropriately and asked him in return, "What kind of mental preparation?"

"Accountant Jiang deliberately lured us here; it certainly wasn't to repay the money."

Chang Shengli turned into the alley, and Shen Qingzhou followed behind him.

"She definitely isn't waiting for us to call the police to arrest her. If that's what she's thinking, she could just turn herself in. Why go through all that trouble?" Chang Shengli added.

"So?" Shen Qingzhou asked calmly.

"So she might already be gone," Chang Shengli said irritably.

He knew that Shen Qingzhou had already figured it out, but he asked that question on purpose.

"What about my money? Are we just going to leave it like this?"

"Yes, I do," Shen Qingzhou said with a grin.

Chang Shengli turned around and saw Shen Qingzhou with that wicked smile on his face again. But this time, he didn't reprimand him. He just sighed and said, "Don't show yourself, and don't stay behind... Sigh..."

He couldn't continue, but just sighed deeply. As a veteran criminal investigator, the fact that he could say such a thing showed that he truly cared about Shen Qingzhou.

He thought about it for a moment, and finally couldn't help but say, "Don't go too far."

"Too much?" Shen Qingzhou chuckled. "That's the children's living expenses, their food money. When they ran away with the money, did they ever think about whether what they were doing was going too far?"

"Isn't there you? Accountant Jiang must think you'll take good care of the children and earn even more money," Chang Shengli said.

"But that's no excuse for her to run away with the money. What if I can't earn it? What will happen to the children? They're all still minors, and some are disabled. Daidai hasn't even started kindergarten yet. Without money, what will they eat? How will they survive?"

By the end, Shen Qingzhou was gritting his teeth.

Chang Shengli didn't try to persuade him any further after hearing this.

"This matter cannot be left so easily," Shen Qingzhou said finally.

As the two were talking, they arrived at the address on the note.

This is a very dilapidated building, many of which are already empty. There is also a construction site behind it, making it very noisy.

Judging from this location, this building could be demolished at any time.

However, this had little to do with the two of them. The two stood in front of the door, and Chang Shengli reached out and knocked on the door. Shen Qingzhou, who was behind him, sniffed because he smelled a faint stench.

He recognized the smell; it was the smell of a rotting corpse.

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