Chapter 17: Julien Sixteen

Chapter 17: Julien Sixteen

TL: cici, Editor: Isalee

Synopsis: The sharp and short cry for help from the earpiece pierced the quiet canteen and even Fei Du sitting on the opposite side heard it.

First Published on Ainushi.

The sharp and short cry for help from the earpiece pierced the quiet canteen and even Fei Du sitting on the opposite side heard it. Luo Wenzhou redialed the number, but he could not get through.

Although there was only one sound, Luo Wenzhou still figured that it was Chen Zhen, the illegitimate taxi driver.

Chen Zhen reported Wang Hongliang because he had overheard Chen Yuan's phone call, and he had some speculations based on hearsay evidence. He was never able to produce real evidence.

Probably because Chen Yuan was afraid of pulling her family down so as to leave nothing useful after Wang Hongliang murdered her, he took all the evidence in the name of the "anti-drug". In the end, the only evidence Luo Wenzhou got from Chen Zhen was an old photo album of his sister.

When they departed, Luo Wenzhou could obviously feel the young man's dissatisfaction. He had to explicitly tell him, "Don't tell the others we have no evidence now, and don't attempt to look for the evidence by yourself. If you recall anything at any time, call me - Even if you take the risk and find some evidence, it may not be useful. We may consider it ineffective."

Luo Wenzhou thought that this sentence had made everything clear, and it should have been good enough to steer Chen Zhen away from trouble. However, it was hardly one day after their conversation and he was already in trouble.

Immediately, Luo Wenzhou placed the shrimp plate in the front of Fei Du: "Enjoy yourself, and when you are done with the food, please take care of the plates. I have something to do and have to leave now."

Fei Du did not answer yes or no. Instead, he slowly poked and opened a box of lemon black tea and took a sip. He found it to be very sour and bitter and concluded that it was not suitable for a human to drink it; thus, he threw it aside. After this, he thoughtfully stared at Luo Wenzhou's back.

Luo Wenzhou had Chen Zhen's contact info. However, the number he saw just now was completely unfamiliar to him. While driving toward the downtown area, he placed a call to Director Lu.

"Uncle Lu, it's me. I am in a hurry so I am not able to apply for approval now. Could you think of a way to ask someone to locate two numbers for me?"

Director Lu received such a call after he went off without any reason, but surprisingly he was not startled: "What number? Where are you?"

Luo Wenzhou quickly told him the Chen Zhen's phone number and the number that had called him just now.

Director Lu hurriedly noted them down and asked before he hanged up, "What is your situation now? Can you ensure your own safety?"

"My name is Safe." Luo Wenzhou smiled slightly, then he fiercely turned the steering wheel. The car turned to the ramp from Nanping Avenue, heading straight to the West District.

It was sweltering hot without warning at that night, and summer was in the air. Occasionally, birds screamed through the sea of the cars with themselves almost sticking to the ground, suggesting that a heavy downpour was about to strike.

The evening rush hour on Friday usually lasted longer. Fortunately, it was the last day of the traffic restriction. The central business district was warming up for the weekends. The huge open-air "Heaven Canopy" was full of eye-catching LED scrolls. Those lights chased the passersby. They went through the wide street and passed through Luo Wenzhou's. Only when he completely entered the complicated streets of the West District did they cease their activities.

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Director Lu was very reliable and efficient. Not long after that, a technician called Luo Wenzhou. Chen Zhen's mobile phone was located near West Vista Street in the West District. The location of the unknown phone should be very close to him. The number had been registered, and it belonged to a woman named "Wu Xuechun".

"Wu Xuechun," Luo Wenzhou was surprised. "It is actually registered?"

"Yes, it's registered under this name," the technician confirmed. "Captain Luo, I will send her ID card information to your mobile phone later."

The navigation system showed that he had arrived near "West Vista Street". Luo Wenzhou slowed down the car - The reason that he dared to come over in the middle of the night was because he was sure that Wang Hongliang did not dare to hurt him.

Luo Wenzhou ran around Chen Zhen's car alone and found some cigarette butts outside the door near the driver's seat. The person who stood there was upset and left a footprint when he stepped on the ash.

Luo Wenzhou stood near the footprints. He leaned against the door and looked around.

Chen Zhen ignored his warnings and acted privately. He was most likely in an irrational state. Then what was he doing standing here alone and smoking a few cigarettes? Was it a sudden doubt in what he was doing?

Or... Was he waiting for someone?

At the time, the person who was just paid rushed back and whispered to Luo Wenzhou: "I think you might want to put a note on his car and let him contact you when he sees it. I just heard from the woman selling clothes there that she remembered Chen Zhen. He was strangely standing here for a long time, and then he went into 'Blessing Grand View'."

Luo Wenzhou: "Blessing Grand View?"

"It's over there!" The guy raised his hand and pointed forward. There was a brightly lit entertainment center with a big sign that said "billiards, chess, massage, KTV" at the door just opposite of Chen Zhen's parking lot. A series of cars were parked at the entrance.

Luo Wenzhou quietly sent the message, "Blessing Building, East Entrance of Vista Street, Huashi West District, requesting support" to Director Lu. He got rid of the guy with a few words and walked around the Blessing building. After he was familiar with the surrounding environment, he scratched his hair and swaggered into it.

The hall was covered with heavy marble. Some of the light bulbs in the large European chandelier were broken. It was a little dim. A few young people doodling around appeared to be hooligans. They patrolled and smoked in the hall. When someone came, they sized up the comer with their eyes.

Luo Wenzhou pretended as he had not seen them. He went straight to the front desk and knocked on the table: "One private room. A friend will come over later."

After that, he picked up the wine menu next to him and quickly swept over the list that consisted of 50% more expensive than market price wines. It appeared that he was not aware of the fact and ordered a lot of them.

The reception did not expect such a big and stupid customer to fall from the sky and he hurriedly noted down the list: "Sir, please talk slowly..."

Luo Wenzhou suddenly closed his mouth.

The receptionist looked up in confusion and saw the "guest" looking at her with deep meaning in his eyes. He whispered: "What is the minimum spend threshold to order the 'waiter' here?"

The reception paused for a while and smiled as if she "totally understood". She lowered her voiced as well as she gently took out an album from under the table and pushed it over: "You can look at the photos first."

There were a lot of "artistic photos" in the album. They were very unartistic, and each of them was taken for a face with heavy makeup, like the sexy photos of areas in between the urban and rural areas.

Luo Wenzhou scanned through the album twice from beginning to end and he deliberately showed a little impatience: "These photos were all photoshopped to a point that even their mothers cannot recognize them. Do you have anything normal?"

The receptionist was about to answer when Luo Wenzhou leaned slightly forward. Apparently, he was unable to act anymore. He was impatient to reveal his real intention and asked: "Is there someone called Wu Xuechun?"

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(1) Big health care: prostitution.

(2) A dog riding rabbit: Tianjin slang. Tricycle. In the winter, a person wearing earflaps looks like a dog, and the tricycles look like rabbits.

(3) Red bank note: In China, the only the red bank note is the 100 Yuan.

(4) Fall from the sky: Appeared out of blue.

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