Life in siheyuan era

Han Xue lay down with her clothes on, pondering carefully, and realized that Zhou Zhiyuan's behavior just now was irreproachable.

He wanted to stop her from firing, and also wanted to lure that figure outside into a trap. In that situation, she would have done the same.

Zhou Zhiyuan didn't mean to tease her, she believed that, but she needed to figure out her reaction at the time.

In that instant, she gave up resisting, simply because she recognized Zhou Zhiyuan.

Afterwards, she knew that Zhou Zhiyuan was lying on top of her to lure that person in, but she didn't know this at the time. What was the reason she gave up resisting?

After thinking seriously, Han Xue gave a reason, "I wanted to see what he wanted to do?"

But the second question came up: why did she subconsciously grab his lapel when Zhou Zhiyuan rotated his body to pounce out?

This question couldn't be justified. After a burst of heat on her cheeks, she couldn't help but think of a question, "Do I like him?"

She immediately denied it, "I have a boyfriend, and he has a girlfriend."

But how could he say, "I want to climb out of the window and scout Gu Chengliang's room."

This sentence would reveal that he had the skill of climbing walls. This skill was closely linked to "stealing" and was a bit ambiguous, and he wasn't sure.

Moreover, Han Xue's words reminded him of one thing: he couldn't leave Han Xue alone in this room.

That figure should have a weapon in his arms, and he escaped extremely quickly. A moment's chance could make him regret it for the rest of his life.

Thinking like this, he slowly sat down again and said in a low voice: "I just remembered something and wanted to go out and take a look."

"What is it?" This voice carried a hint of curiosity.

So Zhou Zhiyuan decided to explain it to her clearly, "That figure was wearing a cloak. Jumping off the roof should have floated for a while, and the time I rushed to the eaves was just a blink of an eye, but I didn't see his figure. There's something mysterious here."

Hearing him speak mysteriously, Han Xue sat up and asked in a low voice: "What's the mystery?"

"He didn't jump off the building, but climbed back to his room along the wall."

Hearing him speak so magically, Han Xue asked in surprise: "How is that possible?"

"Dare to imagine, be careful to verify." Zhou Zhiyuan replied in a low voice: "There is this possibility."

This time Han Xue didn't refute him. After pondering for a moment, she asked in a low voice: "You still suspect Gu Chengliang? Didn't you say he wasn't home?"

"My intuition isn't necessarily 100% accurate."

Then he analyzed: "Gu Chengliang discovered you in this small house, so he had evil intentions, but he is a careful person and left himself a way out. The house he lives in is on this floor, and he can use some equipment to attach himself to the wall and climb back, creating a mysterious atmosphere."

Hearing him make this assumption, Han Xue replied in a low voice: "He doesn't need to create it, what you said is mysterious enough. You have a purpose, you want to scare me so that I won't investigate this case anymore. Let me tell you, don't dream about it."

Han Xue heard his meaning and flatly refused.

Zhou Zhiyuan could only continue to say: "I'm not trying to scare you, this is the truth, you are really in danger."

"If he has this ability, am I safe at home?"

What Han Xue said made sense. Zhou Zhiyuan thought of a way, "You go out and stay for a few days. After I solve that tricky thing, I will deal with him with all my strength, at most ten days."

But Han Xue had her own ideas, "You don't want me to investigate this case alone."

"Judging a gentleman's heart with a petty person's mind..."

"I am a woman."

"Heh..."

Zhou Zhiyuan's chuckle made Han Xue angry, and she shouted in a low voice: "I can expose you for this attitude."

"What attitude do I have?"

"Only villains and women are difficult to raise."

"I didn't say it, you said it."

"That's what you mean."

"I have always respected women and definitely don't mean that. Okay, there's no need for us to argue. Let's get some sleep and consider this matter tomorrow morning. I respect your opinion."

His attitude made Han Xue stop arguing. She turned over and lay down and said one more sentence, "If you make a suggestion to Bureau Chief Zhang, we're done."

"I said, I respect your opinion, go to sleep peacefully, it's past two o'clock now."

Zhou Zhiyuan spoke softly, and Han Xue obediently closed her eyes. In a peaceful environment, she fell asleep in a short while.

Zhou Zhiyuan closed his eyes slightly and continued to ponder. There were thousands of clues here that needed to be sorted out again.

On his first day at work, he beat Hu Biao, and then Hu Biao retaliated. A fierce fight allowed him to get a copper ball.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhiyuan discovered the source. The cause of all the events stemmed from this copper ball.

Because he got the copper ball, he met Black Cat, then the Skeleton Warrior, and finally saw Prince Rui.

This was a clue. Through this clue, he kept a close eye on the Hu Feng and Hu Biao brothers, and then discovered Hu Dapeng, and finally locked the target on Anxin Hotel.

Before that, he had met Bai Wenming. At that time, he felt that this person was not simple, but he didn't suspect his identity, and just wanted to use his position to learn about him through Zhang Limin.

Bai Wenming was interested in antiques. If his background was innocent, they could cooperate.

This was his little thought, and Zhang Limin's investigation didn't find any problems either. If Hu Dapeng hadn't appeared, he wouldn't have spied on Anxin Hotel at night, wouldn't have discovered the sentry, and wouldn't have been lying on the roof, looking at the layout of the several courtyards and feeling that something was wrong. It was still his keen intuition that reminded him.

The layout of Anxin Hotel was very mysterious. If it hadn't been for this experience, he wouldn't have discovered it, and the cause of everything stemmed from this copper ball.

Applying the copper ball as the cause to the two clues, he could only apply Gu Chengliang here.

Zhou Zhiyuan knew something about Gu Chengliang. Zhang Limin told him the investigation situation. Gu Chengliang was twenty-five years old this year, his parents were dead, his personality was aloof, and he didn't like to interact with people. He learned opera with Wu Shan since he was a child. Wu Shan learned martial arts, but he learned Xiaosheng.

Thinking of Xiaosheng, Zhou Zhiyuan thought of that illusory figure. That night, he sang Xiaosheng's tune. The name of the play was "The Basin of Injustice," and the content was that a merchant and his servant were killed, their bodies chopped into meat sauce and burned into a black clay pot, and then used to pay off debts.

This section is the story of the debt collector carrying the black clay pot home. The merchant's wronged soul calls out to the debt collector, and the debt collector goes to the City God Temple to make a wish in horror.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhiyuan was puzzled, "Did the illusory figure encounter a ghost?"

This was a very strange thing. The illusory figure itself seemed like a ghost, but he thought he had encountered a ghost. There could only be one explanation, "The illusory figure doesn't know that he is in this state."

Thinking along this line of thought, if the illusory figure is Gu Chengliang, who was the person who had dinner with Han Xue and Li Bo on Saturday night?

This question puzzled him. After thinking about it carefully, he still couldn't figure it out. He turned his face and saw a hint of white appearing outside the window. He raised his wrist to look at his watch, and it was already past five o'clock.

He quickly got up and woke up Han Xue. Seeing her wake up, the first question she asked was, "Do you know Wu Shan?"

Han Xue was groggily getting up. Hearing this name, she asked in confusion: "Who is Wu Shan?"

Then, after hearing Zhou Zhiyuan's explanation, she immediately said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? You just don't want me to solve this case alone."

She was very angry and didn't want to listen to Zhou Zhiyuan's explanation. She quietly left the room, hesitated slightly as she passed Gu Chengliang's residence, and continued to walk forward. This was not the time to consider Gu Chengliang's problem.

She sneaked out of the house while her parents were asleep. Returning home at six o'clock in the morning could only be excused by morning exercise, but she didn't have the habit of morning exercise. Suddenly doing morning exercise would definitely make her parents suspicious.

But she only had this excuse to say, but she didn't know if she would be discovered again tonight when she went out again?

But this was a problem faced by Han Xue, and Zhou Zhiyuan didn't need to consider these. He quietly went downstairs, drove home, and had not returned home all night. He had to show his face in the morning. His parents were worried at home, and this feeling made him feel very warm.

Having breakfast with his parents and brother put him in a good mood. Driving out of the alley, seeing that figure made his heart heavy, but this was the disaster he had caused, and he could only continue.

Having been transferred back, he wanted to have a good relationship with every neighbor. There was curiosity about the characters in the drama, and there was also the intention of integrating into it.

But he made a mistake. At first, he only wanted to understand the character image of Yu Li, but he accidentally developed it to the point where Yu Li wanted to make money through him.

He uncovered this lid, and it was not so easy to cover it up.

Zhou Zhiyuan was unwilling, but Yu Li beckoned, and he had to stop beside her.

He wanted to roll down the glass to say a word, but seeing her get in the car, he was slightly startled and asked in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid of being seen?"

"What if I'm seen?" Yu Li actually asked back: "Isn't it okay to borrow a ride from a neighbor who drives a car?"

This question made Zhou Zhiyuan unable to answer. Whether it mattered or not depended entirely on someone else's mouth.

He didn't answer, and Yu Li didn't need him to answer either. She said briskly: "Take me to work, and continue to teach me antique knowledge on the way."

Yu Li's purpose was very simple: to learn to identify antiques as soon as possible and make money earlier.