That was the first time the boy had looked his fear directly in the eye, and also the first time he had met the gaze of Zhou Zhe before him.
Just as the boy didn't understand the significance of Qin Chuan to Zhou Zhe, and attributed all of Weng Quan's death to the man before him.
Zhou Zhe also didn't know the significance of Weng Quan to the boy.
After speaking, Zhou Zhe looked at the boy's still troubled eyes and gradually became impatient.
He had said everything he needed to say, and there was nothing else to talk about.
"In any case, Weng Quan's body definitely cannot be given to you now. After our investigation is completely finished, we will send the body back to you."
Zhou Zhe had already prepared himself for no response, but as he turned to leave, he heard a voice from behind him.
"How long?"
Zhou Zhe seemed to freeze, turned back to look at the boy, and confirmed, "What did you say?"
"I asked, how long will your investigation take, and when will Dr. Bo's body be returned?"
Zhou Zhe hadn't expected this child to be so persistent; he shouldn't have said anything more.
Since the guest had already spoken.
He could only vaguely give an approximate number.
"Uh... at most a month."
After receiving the answer, the boy stopped talking and left with his people. While on the road, everyone questioned him.
"You just left Weng Quan's body there? What if Dr. Xia Jin asks about it?"
After escaping everyone's sight, the sickly and timid demeanor that the boy carried vanished. He was filled with an indescribable sharpness and keenness.
It was like a finely honed blade, whose awakening must be accompanied by blood.
"If you have the ability, go and fight Qin Chuan yourself." It was laughable to think of using him as a pawn.
The woman who questioned him was rendered speechless, unable to refute him.
In the end, she could only roll her eyes at the boy fiercely before giving up.
"If I could snatch it back, why would I need you to tell me?"
Clearly, even within the laboratory, there were different factions.
Of course, all of this was tacitly approved by Xia Jin, yet he never took sides.
Because there was no need. Whether it was the faction led by Weng Quan or the bright-looking woman before him, in Xia Jin's eyes, they were all like ants.
He would never care about the lives of a bunch of insects.
The boy and the woman left with their respective people.
Xu An and Zhou Haimei did not stop sweating in their palms from the moment they emerged from the building that resembled a prison.
"An An, everything about today's event is really strange."
Zhou Haimei wanted Xu An's response, but seeing Xu An shake her head, and following the direction of Xu An's hint, she saw it.
A cold sweat broke out on her back from fright.
No less than two surveillance cameras were conspicuously installed in that direction.
What's more, in the distance, there were even some armed personnel quietly tracking them.
However, Xu An still reminded her softly, "Don't let them know you've noticed. I realized they were there just now. Let's go home first, and we can talk about anything when we get back."
Zhou Haimei didn't make a sound, and the two of them tacitly walked towards the elevator.
"You don't think those people are specifically following us, do you?"
Xu An shook her head, "It shouldn't be. This matter has nothing to do with us."
"They're probably just at the entrance to prevent any further incidents. It'll be fine once we leave here."
"That's good, then let's hurry up and go." Saying that, Zhou Haimei quickly pulled Xu An away. Only after the two of them safely reached home did they finally put their worried hearts at ease.
Xu An didn't want her mother to worry, so she followed Zhou Haimei back to her home.
Since the two of them lived in the same neighborhood, it was convenient to go home.
"Did you see Chu Yu when you came out?" As soon as they got home and relaxed, Xu An's tightly strung nerves gradually loosened.
Only then did she remember to ask about Chu Yu's whereabouts.
"No," Zhou Haimei shook her head.
When they were inside, they had discussed keeping an eye on Chu Yu when they came out.
But ever since Weng Quan started going mad, Chu Yu's figure had disappeared.
Xu An thought about the events that had happened before, and now that Chu Yu's trace was gone.
There was no way Chu Yu could wash himself clean now.
"It seems that Chu Yu is the instigator of the Beacon Tower riot."
Xu An's words were certain. Although it was just a guess, looking at her expression, it was almost a foregone conclusion in Xu An's mind.
Zhou Haimei looked at Xu An for a moment, her face showing some hesitation. Seeing Xu An's confident expression, she didn't know whether to speak.
Although Zhou Haimei's personality was carefree, she was still a soldier.
Her actions were meticulous despite their directness.
Like in this incident, even though so much evidence pointed to Chu Yu.
Zhou Haimei actually began to doubt the authenticity of this evidence.
Chu Yu was clearly a high-ranking law enforcement captain in a reasonably sized base on the mainland.
Setting aside how Chu Yu managed to sneak into the Beacon Tower, considering how much effort he put into coming to the Beacon Tower,
Even after falling out with Qin Chuan, he returned at risk. Was it just to make Qin Chuan and Weng Quan kill each other?
"An An, I feel there's something fishy about this."
Zhou Haimei's voice pulled Xu An out of her endless speculation. She asked with a hint of surprise, "Sister Mei, you don't think Chu Yu did this?"
Zhou Haimei hesitated clearly, but finally nodded firmly.
"Don't you think all of this is too coincidental? Chu Yu had just had an unpleasant encounter with Qin Chuan outside, and before Qin Chuan could deal with Chu Yu, Qin Chuan was passively involved in this matter."
"Also, that person from the laboratory shot the one-armed man dead before he could even speak. But I was observing the scene at the time, and that man was clearly about to say something. That researcher was more like silencing him than excessive self-defense. That one-armed man must have discovered something that couldn't be made public, which is why he was silenced."
In Zhou Haimei's speculation, this man might not have had the intention of using this secret as a bargaining chip to threaten the laboratory.
But before all of this could unfold, he was taken out of the game himself and lost his life.
During Zhou Haimei's analysis with Xu An, Xu An suddenly remembered a saying.
When you gamble, you always lose. The only way to not lose is not to gamble.
The laboratory didn't take the one-armed man seriously at all; he didn't even have the资格 to be on the table.
Coupled with subsequent events.
Their certainty about Chu Yu was only because, strictly speaking, Chu Yu was not a native of the Beacon Tower.
But if they didn't know Chu Yu's true identity, would they still suspect him?
Both of them fell silent for a moment at this point in their analysis.
Both became speechless.
It was Zhou Haimei who quickly regained her composure. After a while, when she spoke, her voice carried an imperceptible hoarseness.
"An An, don't you think someone is setting a trap for us?"
Xu An looked at her, also silent for a long time.
Someone was passively adding stakes to them, pushing them to step onto this gambling table where even the cards couldn't be seen!