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If their access might not be enough to access all of Zhou Fengliu's records, then surely the head office couldn't possibly be unable to find them?

"Maybe... this is what genius is all about?" Xu Si thought to himself that he had unearthed a great treasure.

...

P.S.: I wish for everything, I wish for everything.

Chapter 45 Zhou Fengliu: I gave you a chance, but you were useless!

"A genius? A genius who rose to prominence in just a few months?" Xu San thought this was quite absurd.

"Haven't you heard of the enlightenment at Longchang?" Xu Si rarely used such a term.

"You actually know about the enlightenment in Longchang?"

"Damn, who are you looking down on? It's just that he suddenly had an epiphany at some point and then took off." Xu Si explained in layman's terms.

"..."

Seemingly noticing the speechless look on Xu San's face, Xu Si waved his hand and said, "Oh well, if we can't find out, then we won't. Look at that Zhang Chulan... his information is perfectly clean."

“But Zhang Chulan has never fought the four madmen of Quanxing alone. Besides, Zhang Chulan’s grandfather has connections with the Celestial Master’s Mansion. He is the Celestial Master’s junior brother.”

"Little Zhou... you could say he's penniless, with no identity, no background, no resources... there's even no information on the manipulation techniques he uses." As Xu San spoke, he suddenly felt that Zhou Fengliu had a protagonist-like background.

His parents died one after another, leaving him penniless and destitute. He had no choice but to succeed...

How does it compare to Zhang Chulan?

Although Zhang Chulan has been an ordinary person for so many years, he has a background, a status, resources, and cultural background. Now, he even has a Celestial Master providing support.

"When you say that... I suddenly feel a little sad." After listening to Xu San's rambling, Xu Si suddenly understood why Zhou Fengliu made so much money and enjoyed life. He struggled for half his life but couldn't compare to the awesomeness of Zhou Fengliu's ancestors.

"Hmm... a little." Xu San thought so too.

A brief silence fell between them, then Xu San spoke again, asking, "That Ji Bochang seems to be out of his mind; he can't say anything when we ask him..."

"As for Xia He and Shen Chong... to avoid any unforeseen complications, let's send them to the head office sometime."

"Um..."

...

The following day, Nadutong Company.

Zhou Fengliu clocked in right on time, and as soon as he entered the company, many employees greeted him, clearly indicating that his reputation was much higher than before.

It might be three or four stories high now.

"Brother Liu, Fourth Brother wants you to go see him."

"okay, I get it."

Zhou Fengliu arrived at Xu San and Xu Si's office shortly after. He knocked on the door and entered the office, where he happened to see Zhang Chulan there.

"Hey, isn't this Zhang Chulan? You're back?" Zhou Fengliu was finally able to get his triple salary back.

"Brother Liu...awesome." Zhang Chulan chuckled awkwardly twice, then showered Zhou Fengliu with compliments.

"What's with all this talk about being powerful or not? I don't understand." Zhou Fengliu waved his hand, then looked at the Xu brothers, Xu San and Xu Si: "Fourth brother, you wanted to see me?"

"Hmm... well done. Your bonus will be deposited into your salary card along with next month's paycheck," Xu Si said directly, without making empty promises.

"Oh, is that all?" Zhou Fengliu felt that Xu Si's summons was probably not that simple.

"What? You don't care anymore?"

“I do care, but I feel there’s something else going on,” Zhou Fengliu said.

"Hmm... Xia He is awake and wants to see you," Xu San said, pushing up his glasses.

"?"

"See me? Then I won't see you." Zhou Fengliu waved his hand.

"Let's still meet her. She said she won't talk to anyone unless she sees you. We can't get anything out of her." Xu Si put his arm around Zhou Fengliu's neck.

"Brother knows you're well-endowed and good in bed. You were the one who conquered Liu Yanyan last time. This time, give Xia He a good hard time too."

"..."

"Brother knows about you and Xia He, right? There might be some past between you, but that's all in the past... Don't worry about any gossip." Xu Si reassured Zhou Fengliu.

"alright."

...

A moment later.

In the underground interrogation room of Nadutong Company, Zhou Fengliu, led by Xu San and Xu Si, arrived at the room where Xia He was being held. He pushed open the door and Xia He opened her eyes.

"I've brought the person over to you. Shouldn't you explain now?" Xu Si asked, a cigarette dangling from his lips, as he looked at Xia He, who was welded to a chair.

"Um...you guys go out first, I want to talk to him alone," Xia He said.

"..."

Xu San and Xu Si exchanged glances upon hearing this request, then patted Zhou Fengliu on the shoulder, indicating that the rest was up to him.

As the room door closed again, Zhou Fengliu leaned against the interrogation table, looking at Xia He behind the specially made glass not far away.

Xia He was completely without makeup at this moment. Without her usual attire, she had a somewhat innocent look. There were bandages wrapped around her chest, so her injury didn't seem serious.

While he was looking at Xia He, Xia He was also checking if he was injured. Although Zhou Fengliu was different from the figure in her memory, she still felt guilty towards him.

The two used to stand side by side.

And now...

One is inside.

One is outside.

Separated by a pane of glass, or perhaps a significant barrier.

...

"Gao Ning...didn't hurt you, did he?" Xia He asked.

"What do you think?" Zhou Fengliu found the question pointless: "The fact that I'm standing here talking to you means I'm fine... As for that Gao Ning..."

"That old bald monk, playing such underhanded tricks, it's not too much for me to take his relics, is it?"

Xia He smiled as she listened to Zhou Fengliu's words.

"I didn't expect you to be this strong... You don't even need me to protect you," Xia He said. If she had known Zhou Fengliu was this strong, she would have been much more at ease.

"When did I need your protection..." Zhou Fengliu felt that Xia He was being a bit presumptuous. He glanced at the disheveled Xia He and then said:

"I gave you a chance before, but you didn't take it. Now look what happened, I've really caught you at the company!"

"I'm willing to let you catch me." Xia He said that she didn't object when Zhou Fengliu wanted to take her to the company.

"..."

"Alright, alright, who would have thought you'd hear about this?" Zhou Fengliu straightened his clothes, then changed the subject and asked Xia He:

"Why are the Four Madmen of Quanxing gathered at the East Suburb Villa? What kind of conspiracy are you plotting now?"

"A conspiracy?" Xia He shook her head upon hearing this: "There's no conspiracy. We didn't come to Tianjin to cause trouble."

"No conspiracy? Then why don't the four of you get together and play mahjong?" Zhou Fengliu thought to himself, "Who would believe that?"

"How would I know... Lü Liang and I were in Tianjin to investigate Zhang Chulan, the successor of the Qi Body Source Stream. We were supposed to leave after we finished investigating the Qi Body Source Stream, but I was a little reluctant to leave you, so I stayed a couple more days. Who knew those guys would come over..." Xia He said seriously.

"As for what kind of conspiracy they have... why don't you have Xu San and Xu Si interrogate Shen Chong more?"

"..."

Zhou Fengliu was silent for two seconds before asking, "Now that you've finished investigating the successors of the Qi Body Source Stream, tell me what you've found out?"

Chapter 46 "Card Master" Zhang Chulan?

Hearing Zhou Fengliu's question, Xia He thought for a moment: "It doesn't seem to be anything, just some memories. As for the Qi Source Flow... I really couldn't find it."

Zhou Fengliu: "..."

Over the next ten minutes, Zhou Fengliu asked several more questions, but Xia He's answers were rather uninformative, consisting of vague statements that didn't fully convey the information—a classic example of nonsensical writing.

...

Zhou Fengliu walked out of the interrogation room, looked at Xu San and Xu Si in front of him, and shook his head: "If we can't handle it, we should get her away as soon as possible."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Xu San and Xu Si had also been listening for a long time in the room next to the interrogation room. Even they felt helpless when they heard Xia He's answer, let alone Zhou Fengliu, the person involved.

"Oh, right. Xiao Zhou, Zhang Chulan is back. Why don't you take him to the special training villa today and call him 'Baby'... The Luo Tian Grand Ceremony is just around the corner." Xu San pushed up his glasses and said to Zhou Fengliu.

"okay."

...

Zhou Fengliu is gone.

They walked very fast.

He never saw Xia He again in the days that followed.

Later, I heard that Xia He and Shen Chong were kidnapped by Quanxing when they were being sent to Beijing. I don't know if Quanxing was too powerful or if the escorts were not good enough, but they were never heard from again.

a few days later.

With the day of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony drawing ever closer, Zhang Chulan, who is qualified to be selected as the successor of the Celestial Master, has finally made some progress in his Old Farmer's Kung Fu.

"Come on, Zhang Chulan, show Xiao Zhou the results of your special training these days."

Inside the special training villa, Feng Baobao spoke to Zhang Chulan.

"Okay, Sister Bao'er." Zhang Chulan responded first, then looked at Zhou Fengliu not far away: "Brother Liu, you have to go easy on me. We agreed it was just a small test, so don't go too far."

"Don't worry, I'll go easy on you." Zhou Fengliu yawned. He was originally taking a nap, but Feng Baobao woke him up, saying she wanted to give him a test to see what Zhang Chulan was capable of.

"Make your move."

"Okay." Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan quickly pulled a stack of playing cards from his pocket, imbued the cards with Qi, and frantically swiped them in the direction of Zhou Fengliu.