getting angry."Let me see who called first." Leng Bingbing wasn't truly angry either; she just knew this was the only way to get Summer to listen. She disentangled herself from Summer's embrace and l...Chapter 1385: Feed You First

"Um, Brother Zou, those two people ate without paying and even smashed the place up. When we tried to stop them, they also beat us..." said the young policeman cautiously.

Zou Cheng snorted coldly and replied, "Are you treating me as if I don't have a brain What status do they have that would make them eat without paying here No need to ask—someone must be getting ripped off by overcharging. As for you guys, don't think I'm unaware of your actions. You didn't intervene when customers were beaten up, but now you've appeared because the customers won their fight, right"

"Brother Zou, it's not like that at all! We just arrived..." The young policeman hurriedly explained.

Zou Cheng said coldly, "No need to explain to me. I don't have time for this now anyway. But let me give you some advice: best to tone down your behavior!" With a snort, he turned around and left. He had heard about the situation here too, but as a criminal investigator, it wasn’t within his jurisdiction to deal with such issues normally. Besides, he was in a hurry to take Teng Qiang back to the police station now, so he didn't want to waste time here. However, when he got around to it later on, he would definitely send someone over to teach these troublemakers a lesson.

After Zou Cheng left, everyone quickly dispersed but muttered to themselves secretly: This beauty's background seems really formidable!

At this moment, no one recognized her as the famous witch Mengmeng.

After leaving the train station, Xia Tian and Liu Meng took a taxi. About ten minutes later, they arrived at Star Sea Residential Area.

This time, their ride went smoothly. Of course, Xia Tian didn't know that this particular taxi often overcharged passengers; it would charge 38 yuan for an eight-yuan fare under normal circumstances. However, this driver had also witnessed Liu Meng's impressive display of strength, so he dared not overcharge them. In fact, he even missed out on a one-yuan fuel surcharge fee because he didn't want to be beaten up too. This clearly demonstrates the timeless truth that kind-hearted people are often taken advantage of, whereas those who become ruthless find it hard for others to bully them.

The Star Sea Residential Area was an upscale residential complex. Xia Tian would likely stay here for a short period in the future because Ye Mengying had a house there.

Before officially taking over the Tiansouth Group, Ye Mengying left Jianghai City to avoid competing with others for her grandfather's assets and came to this nearby Star City instead. There, she started a company and bought a house. This residence was located in the Star Sea Residential Area.

After returning to Jianghai, Ye Mengying rarely visited this place again. However, her old company remained operational there, as did her house, which she kept for various reasons. Upon learning that Xia Tian would temporarily reside in Star City yesterday, she decided to let him stay at her house since he didn't know how long he'd be staying and living in hotels wouldn't be ideal.

The Xinghai residential area has dozens of high-rise apartment buildings, each with over twenty floors. Ye Mengying's building is located at the 10th block, D unit on the eighteenth floor. Xia Jia and Liu Meng spent a few minutes reaching this place and then rang the doorbell.

Hasty footsteps could be heard from inside, followed by the immediate opening of the door to reveal a rather beautiful and mature woman standing before them: "Are you Mr. Xia and Miss Liu Please come in!"

The lady seemed around thirty years old, with good looks and an attractive figure, wearing a business suit that gave her a professional aura. However, to Xia Jia who had seen his fair share of top-tier beauties, she was nothing special. Naturally, he wasn't interested in this woman.

"You must be Tang Huijun" Xia Jia led Liu Meng inside and asked.

Tang Huijun used to be the vice president of Ye Mengying's previous company. Now, Ye Mengying had handed over all the affairs of that company to her management and also given Tang Huijun a key to this apartment in Star City. Of course, it wasn't for Tang Huijun to live there but rather to have someone clean up the place for her later on since leaving an unoccupied house alone for too long would result in excessive dust.

"Hello Mr. Xia. I am Tang Huijun. The CEO Ye called me yesterday and informed me that you would visit today. The apartment has already been cleaned according to Miss Ye's instructions, with new bedding and daily necessities prepared. There is a computer in the study for internet use anytime, along with some newly bought vegetables in the fridge, several packs of dumplings, milk, and bread..." Tang Huijun politely informed Xia Jia about the current situation of the apartment.

This is a two-bedroom apartment with about 100 square meters, not large but adequate, especially considering the current high housing prices. One of the bedrooms is relatively bigger and serves as the master bedroom, while the other one has been converted into a study by Ye Mengying, just as Tang Huijun mentioned. Everything including bed sheets and quilts are brand new, and it’s obvious that someone recently cleaned up the place—it's very tidy and neat. The bathroom also contains two sets of daily necessities, all being newly purchased items, while the kitchen is fully equipped with everything needed.

"Mr. Xia, here is my business card; if you need anything or have any requirements, feel free to call me anytime. I originally intended to arrange a housekeeper for you, but Miss Ye said that you might not want anyone disturbing you, so there's no housekeeper at the moment."

"That’s correct, I don’t like being disturbed," Xia Tian accepted Tang Huijun's business card and said, "Alright, you can leave now."

“Understood, Mr. Xia. Here is the key to the apartment; I won't disturb you anymore.” After handing over the keys to Xia Tian, Tang Huijun quickly left.

Liu Meng shut the door behind her and then pulled Xia Tian into their bedroom: "Little rascal, let me take care of you."

Just before 10 AM in the morning, Zou Cheng arrived alone at the provincial government building. The person he was to meet was Deputy Governor Hu Hongguang.

"Director Hu." Zou Cheng quickly arrived at Hu Hongguang's office, where Hu Hongguang was already waiting for him; in fact, it was Hu Hongguang who personally called Zou Cheng and asked him to come over.

"Please sit down." Although Hu Hongguang looked somewhat haggard, his expression towards Zou Cheng was still amiable.

“Director Hu, did you need me for something” Sitting down, Zou Cheng asked politely.

Zou Cheng actually felt a sincere gratitude and respect for Hu Hongguang. The gratitude stemmed from Hu Hongguang's constant concern for him, while the respect came from his knowledge that Director Hu was truly capable and dedicated to making things happen.

Many people in Star City knew Zou Cheng as someone not easy to provoke, but many found it puzzling why he could still manage to stay in the police force despite often offending others without any apparent backing. In reality, however, these people were unaware that although Zou Cheng had no family connections or nepotism, he did have a powerful backer – Deputy Director Hu Hongguang from the provincial department.

It was not an exaggeration to say that if it weren't for Hu Hongguang's help, Zou Cheng would long have been out of a job at the police station.

Of course, Zou Cheng is not doing well either. He used to reach the position of the head detective in Xingcheng City's police department, but he was too single-minded when investigating cases. No matter what case it was, he insisted on digging until the end. Some people at higher levels felt that he would investigate even things that should not be investigated, which inevitably caused resentment from some individuals. Eventually, although Hu Hongguang helped him, Zou Cheng could no longer continue as the head detective and was later transferred out of the major case department. Now, he is just an ordinary criminal investigator, but his job is somewhat special because he mainly pursues fugitives who have been at large for a long time instead of investigating cases.

"Zou Cheng, I once said that I would find an opportunity to transfer you back to the position of head detective. However, in recent years, your achievements haven't been particularly significant, so it hasn't been easy for me to propose it. But now things are different; capturing Teng Qiang is a great contribution. If I suggest that you return to the major case department now, I believe no one will oppose it."

“Director Hu, while I don’t want to go back to investigate cases in the major case department anymore, what I’ve always wanted is to establish a dedicated pursuit team. Many times after a case was solved, criminals still hadn't been apprehended. Therefore, I wish there could be a special unit just for pursuing these people. Over the years, tracking Teng Qiang has given me considerable experience in this area. If you give me such a team, when pursuing the next criminal, it wouldn’t take as long,” Zou Cheng didn’t conceal his true intentions.

Pausing for a moment, Zou Cheng continued: “Previously, temporary pursuit teams were set up within the police force, but I want to establish a permanent and stable pursuit team fully dedicated to chasing down fugitives.”

"This is indeed a good proposal. However, manpower in the police department has always been insufficient, there are few people with such expertise, and the results of a pursuit team usually take some time to show; many might disagree."

Zou Cheng hesitated slightly before saying: "Director Hu, if we can't establish a pursuit team, at least give me a partner. I thought pursuing alone was fine in the past, but this incident made me realize that there are issues with doing it solo. This time, my mission almost failed because of that; without someone’s help, I might have died on the train."d of, so a man sleeping at a bus stop isn't particularly unusual.Of course, today's weather is a bit chilly, and sleeping on the ground like this isn't really justifiable. If he were a beggar, that wo...