Unorthodox methods, cultivating immortality relies on rich women

"Xiao Zhou, what happened?"

With strong winds and heavy rain, Chang Shengli was summoned at this time because he was seething with anger.

Behind him followed a middle-aged man with sharp eyes and an equally robust build; he was likely a friend of his from Zhucheng.

"Oh, I stayed at their hotel and was in danger, almost losing my life. They said it was a natural disaster and not covered by compensation."

Chang Shengli was completely bewildered by his words, and after figuring out what was going on, he was left speechless, both amused and exasperated.

"How come you always manage to cause trouble for me wherever you go?" he said with a helpless expression.

"This isn't my fault," Shen Qingzhou said innocently.

"Alright, you wait here, I'll talk to them."

Chang Shengli was also helpless against him, so he led his friends to the Guest Relations Manager.

Shen Qingzhou sat on the sofa in the lobby and waited patiently.

Perhaps because Chang Shengli and his friends were all police officers, they quickly reached a settlement on compensation, as the natural disaster was indeed not covered by the hotel's compensation policy.

Of course, there's another point: that wasn't Shen Qingzhou's room.

So the hotel symbolically compensated her with a few thousand yuan. In addition, some of Shen Qingzhou's belongings, namely the money, were picked up by the housekeeping staff and returned in full.

Actually, it's not accurate to say all of it, because some money was blown out of the window, which is something that can't be helped.

Even so, there was still more than 10,000 yuan left, but Shen Qingzhou didn't take it at all and directly had the hotel staff give it to Chang Shengli.

"This covers the expenses for this trip," Shen Qingzhou said.

"Where did you get so much money? And how did you end up living here?" Chang Shengli was a little confused, holding a wad of cash.

"I met a friend yesterday who knew I was having some trouble, so he gave me a little help," Shen Qingzhou said, spouting nonsense.

Chang Shengli's friend, who was standing next to him, looked Shen Qingzhou up and down with a strange expression upon hearing this.

Chang Shengli seemed to have realized something as well, and his expression turned ugly. However, with his friend present, he couldn't very well lecture Shen Qingzhou in front of everyone.

So he put the money in his pocket and introduced it to Shen Qingzhou: "This is Xia Dekun, Uncle Xia."

"Hello, Uncle Xia." Shen Qingzhou greeted him warmly.

The fact that the other person was able to accompany Chang Shengli despite the heavy rain and strong winds suggests that the two have a very good relationship.

"This is my... one of my juniors, named Shen Qingzhou. He's a bit of a rascal, you can just call him Xiaozhou."

"Hello, Xiaozhou."

Xia Dekun reached out and shook hands with Shen Qingzhou.

It was raining heavily outside, so the three of them sat in the hotel lobby and started chatting.

"Xiao Zhou, I've figured things out..."

Chang Shengli reached into his pocket for a cigarette, then saw a no-smoking sign on the table and pulled his hand back.

"Jiang Cuiping's son was swindled in Macau. He not only lost a large sum of money but also incurred debts of several million. The other party demanded that Jiang Cuiping and her husband raise money to ransom him, which is why they absconded with the five million..."

"Jiang Cuiping's husband used to be a technician at the factory, and he even studied abroad for a period of time on a government scholarship, so he has overseas living experience. They probably want to use the money to ransom their son and then escape abroad..."

"But for some reason, Accountant Jiang chose to stay. In the letter she left for you, she should have mentioned that before we arrived, Accountant Jiang's husband and son had already flown to Canada..."

"You should thank Uncle Xia properly. If it weren't for his help, I wouldn't have been able to find out all this so quickly," Chang Shengli said at the end.

This is not surprising. Pearl City is right next to the Pearl River Delta. Since the Pearl River Delta returned to China, the two places have been closely connected, and the police have cooperated a lot. It is very easy to investigate things there.

Shen Qingzhou remained silent. In fact, he had already guessed what Chang Shengli was talking about. Not only him, but Chang Shengli and Xia Dekun probably guessed most of it after hearing what had happened, because such things were too common.

The investigation was merely for the purpose of verification.

This is also why he was unwilling to open Accountant Jiang's letter, because nine times out of ten, the letter would plead for her husband and son, and he was afraid that he would soften his heart after reading it, so he simply didn't read it.

Shen Qingzhou is the kind of person who is stubborn and doesn't care at all. He acts like he doesn't care in front of Chang Shengli, but he is actually very upset inside.

Because he is a very sentimental person, otherwise he wouldn't have been willing to take over such a mess as the orphanage, wouldn't have sent Grandma Song to the orphanage to live out her days, and wouldn't have had such a close relationship with Chang Shengli's family...

A drop of kindness deserves a spring of gratitude, let alone the fact that Jiang Cuiping had always treated him extremely well, almost carrying all his childhood memories of his mother.

That's why he didn't forcibly summon Jiang Cuiping's soul to torment her day and night.

He knew Jiang Cuiping's character all too well; she was definitely not a greedy or selfish person.

Moreover, she has done a lot for the orphanage over the years, and she is truly a kind person. Shen Qingzhou is not so blind to this.

This made him even more resentful and venomous towards the father and son who indirectly caused Jiang Cuiping's death.

But this also made him more worried that he might not be able to resist reading the letter and then soften his heart and let them go.

That's why he couldn't wait to curse the two of them yesterday, so that even if they escaped to the ends of the earth, they would suffer torment day and night.

"Xiao Zhou, we've run out of money, but we'll earn it back slowly."

When Chang Shengli saw that he was not speaking, he assumed that he was heartbroken that he could not get back the more than five million.

"Because the amount involved is huge, we have already opened a case and issued an arrest warrant," Xia Dekun comforted from the side.

Shen Qingzhou smiled and shook her head, saying, "I'm fine, you don't need to comfort me. I'll go check out first."

Shen Qingzhou was already mentally prepared, so she wasn't really sad, just a little disappointed.

"Huh? I paid for seven days' room, can I get a refund?" Shen Qingzhou asked, somewhat surprised.

"Normally, according to our rules, we can only refund 50% if you check out during your stay. However, due to Mr. Shen's special circumstances, we can choose to give you a full refund..."

When the lobby manager heard that he wanted to check out, he immediately came over to mediate.

"Full price?"

Shen Qingzhou was overjoyed. The room cost 15,000 yuan a night, and he had only stayed one night. He still had six nights left, so he could get a refund of 90,000 yuan at once.

"Yes, the full amount. We will refund the money to the original payment method shortly. Please check your account." the lobby manager said.

"Well……"

"Can't you just transfer it to my account? WeChat? Alipay?" Shen Qingzhou clung to her last shred of hope.

The lobby manager smiled and shook his head.

"grass……"

Shen Qingzhou could only grumble and swear as she checked out of the room.

By the time they left the hotel, the wind and rain had subsided considerably. He took out a cigarette and offered one to Xia Dekun, who was sitting next to him.

"Uncle Xia, can you help me investigate someone?"

Xia Dekun took the cigarette, glanced at him, and said, "In principle, it's not possible."

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Author Bao Gongyu's latest work, "Unorthodox Path to Immortality: Cultivating Immortality with a Rich Woman," is exclusively published on Kele Novels!