The Rest of My Life

Chapter 37 - A pool of blood

Tao Zhizhou was the same as Shen Zijin, they were also an influential figure in the Great Emperor University. They had graduated many years ago, but they were still the most handsome students that the junior sisters had ever talked about.

He was the Eldest Young Master of the Tao Family, with a top-notch family background. Furthermore, he had a good appearance and was a bookworm.

It was said that he was originally a computer department ghost. However, for some reason, he chose to join the army.

I once heard Li Jun regretfully say that Tao Zhizhou is too mysterious. There has been no news of him since he joined the army.

In the end, Tao Zhizhou became Task team's team leader and even became his colleague.

I was surprised but at the same time, I was wary.

These two outstanding people, and the descendants of noble families, had come to the Hua Lin.

What a coincidence.

My suspicion grew that they were here for Zhou Xun.

But what kind of heinous act did Zhou Xun do that deserved these two to gather?

In my eyes, other than Zhou Xun having a cold temper, he has no other shortcomings.

I'm sure he won't do anything against the law.

While I was daydreaming, the car arrived at the family mart.

The mall was already sealed, and with Tao Zhizhou's identity as a teacher, he brought everyone into the hall.

What entered his eyes was a pool of blood.

I looked over and saw that the face of the dead man was faceless. Judging by her clothes, she was a middle-aged woman.

The police had already arrived. Even the fat chief was there.

When he saw Tao Zhizhou, his eyes lit up, and hurriedly went forward to welcome him, saying: "Chief Tao, quickly take a look at what's going on!"

Tao Zhizhou greeted him while Shen Zijin put on his gloves and went to survey the scene.

Of course I'm by Shen Zijin's side.

However, he said, "Go and take a look for yourself. I'll test you later."

I quickly replied.

To be honest, I didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

At first glance, the victim had fallen from the fifth floor. She could have committed suicide or been pushed down by someone.

However, the monitoring system of the shopping mall was broken and it was impossible to look back at the situation.

Tao Zhizhou frowned as he sent the fat bureau chief to the side. Then he began to chat with Shen Zijin secretly, probably discussing about the case.

After a moment, Su Shiyan arrived.

Now that he was the person in charge of the shop, he naturally had to step in when a murder occurred.

He looked very happy and proud, he had probably made up with Gong Shan already.

I was afraid that he would recognize me and slowly hide behind my colleague from Task team.

Fortunately, Su Shiyan did not see me, he directly walked towards the fat bureau chief and said: "Apologies, Chief Lin, I came late."

The fat bureau chief waved his hand and said, "This case will be handled by the Chief Tao Chief. You should chat with him."

He pointed at Tao Zhizhou.

Su Shiyan probably did not recognize Tao Zhizhou. On the surface, there was no respect or even arrogance.

But when he saw Shen Zijin, his eyes flickered, and his expression immediately became respectful.

They were old acquaintances.

I watched without batting an eyelid and quickly moved behind my colleague.

At this moment, the customers in the mall had already been evacuated, but there were still many people watching the scene from the second floor to the fifth floor.

I accidentally raised my head and saw Zhou Xun.

He was standing in the crowd on the third floor, his hands on the railing, looking down at us.

I was stunned.

Didn't he go to the company? Why would he be here?

If I hadn't happened to look up, I wouldn't have been able to see him.

I couldn't see his face from a distance, but I knew he was looking at the dead man on the ground.

I couldn't help but have a strange feeling in my heart.

Why did he keep staring at the dead man?

Was it someone he knew?

Or maybe … This middle-aged woman's death was related to him …

I didn't dare think about it.

Just like that, I saw Su Shiyan respectfully invite Tao Zhizhou to the office, with two male colleagues following behind Tao Zhizhou as they left.

The remaining colleagues were still investigating the scene.

Shen Zijin walked over and said: "Tell me what you think."

I gathered my thoughts and replied, "The victim should be around 50 years old. I haven't seen anything else."

He seemed surprised that I was able to say something like that. He paused before asking, "Are you not afraid?"

I replied, "I'm afraid."

He scoffed, "It's normal. Women are cowardly."

ME: "…"

He looked at me and said, "Alright. Everyone's busy today. You should head home first. We'll go through the paperwork for tomorrow."

I was stunned.

It's only ten in the morning, and you want me to go back?

But Shen Zijin showed an unquestionable attitude.

I had to listen to him and leave first.

But when I turned around, Shen Zijin suddenly asked, "How is Third Young Master Zhou doing to you?"

I was stunned.

Why would he ask such a private question?

What does Zhou Xun being nice to me have to do with him?

As a colleague, he was too generous.

Even though he is also a disciple of the Teacher Tang and my senior brother, we didn't even know each other before …

I silently cursed, but I still replied, "It's pretty good."

Shen Zijin could also roughly see my perfunctory attitude and did not say another word.

I took a few steps and looked up at the third floor.

Zhou Xun had already disappeared, and no one knew where he had gone to.

I thought about it and sent a message to him on WeChat: [Uncle Zhou, are you here yet?]

Zhou Xun did not reply.

I got on the car and returned to the villa. On the way, I sent him a message, "Task team has something to do today, I'll be going home first."

Zhou Xun still did not reply.

I was a little depressed, but more suspicious.

Was he coincidentally in the mall, or … Some other purpose?

I thought about Gong Shan's suggestion that my mother's death might be related to him, and about his assistant's dangerous murder …

Only now did I realize how little I knew about him.

I trusted him because he had helped me so many times, because he was always at my side when I needed him most.

But I don't know what he's like or what he's doing.

When I got back to the villa, I felt strangely depressed.

Zhou Xun never replied his.

I didn't even have the appetite for lunch, so I couldn't calm my mind down.

Unknowingly, the sky outside had darkened.

I heard a car in the yard and went downstairs.

Zhou Xun walked in.

His expression was calm and nothing could be seen on his face.

I was suddenly afraid to move forward and stood still at the foot of the stairs.

Zhou Xun looked at me.

I looked back at him.

He called out to me, "Read it."

I lowered my eyes and walked over to him.

His voice was very gentle as he said, "I was very busy today. I only saw WeChat on the way back. I wanted to get home immediately, so I didn't send you a message."

I was stunned. I didn't expect him to explain anything to me, so I had an indescribable feeling in my heart.

He smiled at me and handed me a box. "Here you go."

I was surprised.

It looked like a gift, tied with a red velvet ribbon.

I looked at him quizzically.

But why did he give me a present?

He smiled. "Don't you remember what day it was?"

I started, then remembered that it was my birthday.

So much had happened that I had forgotten my own birthday.

He stuffed the gift into my hands and said, "I bought it from the mall in the morning. I don't know if you like it or not."

I caught the key words in his words.

So he went to the mall to buy me a present?

I thought about it and looked at him.

I couldn't tell if he was lying or not.

In my silence, the lights in the hall suddenly went dark, and behind me came the song "Happy Birthday."

The two girls, carrying a cake stuffed with candles, approached me, surrounded by others.