Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife-Chapter 166: Life Is Like a Play—It’s All About Acting!

Xiaoji's call left Chen Xiao in silence.

As expected, a call at this hour means something happened.

But what happened left Chen Xiao completely baffled.

The tone of Xiaoji in the call carried some nervousness, some confusion, some shock, and also some uncontrollable joy!

Exactly.

Although Xiaoji's words sounded troublesome and tense, he was actually quite pleased.

Chen Xiao rubbed his face vigorously and asked, "What's going on? How can you guys be so efficient?"

"Bro, don't ask me. I'm more confused than you are. Initially, I had a series of plans: try to get close to her in a day, deepen her impression in two days, and become friends within three to five days. But damn it, life's full of surprises!"

Chen Xiao couldn't help but laugh coldly: "What do you mean by life's full of surprises?"

"Xiaoji Knife Man! Yeah, that show-off. I thought he'd listen to me, but who knew he acted like he had unblocked the Ren and Du Meridians, his talking and listening skills performed exceptionally well. Most importantly, do you know? That fool, he teared up in sympathy when listening to Lu Yuling's story!"

"He got teary-eyed, feeling heartache... Damn it!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiao felt a little ashamed.

He could almost visualize it, the image of the tall, strong, burly Xiaoji Knife Man sitting in front of a woman who could almost be his mother, touched by her story, feeling heartache for her plight.

Chen Xiao shook his head vigorously to clear the image from his mind, and said seriously:

"What's the situation now?"

"Xiaoji Knife Man keeps saying no, but Lu Yuling insists on yes, and now I don't even know whether yes or no."

"What's Xiaoji Knife Man's own opinion? How much money has been burned now?"

"Not sure, Xiaoji Knife Man has cash all over in front of him. But looking at the guy, his eyes are shining a lot more, he might really want to commit himself."

Chen Xiao couldn't help but pat his forehead: "Go over and talk to him, if it doesn't work let Xiaoji Knife Man make his own decision. But remember, remind him to be careful!"

As the big brother to Xiaoji and Knife Man,

Chen Xiao could only do so much at this point.

He clearly knew that if Xiaoji Knife Man wanted to leave, he could have walked away long ago.

But just a mere woman, could she really stop Xiaoji Knife Man who could take on two or three men?

Clearly, Xiaoji Knife Man didn't want to leave.

"Hey, not gonna say more bro, they just left the bar hugging each other. I'll follow behind and call Knife Man when they're at the place. If he doesn't answer, I'll just barge in."

"Alright, safety first, especially remind Knife Man not to get too carried away!"

Ending the call with Xiaoji,

Chen Xiao leaned back on the headboard, feeling a headache.

When Xiaoji found Lu Yuling, Chen Xiao thought the efficacy was quick but expected.

After all, he provided Xiaoji with Lu Yuling's information, just had to find the person by location.

But he didn't expect this development with Lu Yuling to happen so swiftly.

While Chen Xiao was pondering if everything was too fast, he received a message from Xiaoji Knife Man:

"Don't worry Brother Chen, life is like a play, all depends on acting!"

Upon seeing this message, Chen Xiao finally felt relieved.

Turns out Xiaoji Knife Man was not dull, he just didn't perform as prominently as Xiaoji did.

Silently placing the phone aside, Chen Xiao couldn't help but glance at Lin Xi.

She had already been awakened by the ringtone.

An excellent police officer possesses a high level of alertness.

"Did I wake you again?" Chen Xiao said to Lin Xi, she shook her head: "Was the last message from Xiaoji Knife Man?"

"Yes, it was him."

"If he can respond to you, it means he's still clear-headed, although a bit too eager. Then again, human relationships sometimes can be unpredictable."

Chen Xiao understood what Lin Xi meant.

She was just worried that everything was progressing too fast and afraid that Xiaoji and Knife Man might mess it up.

But she also linked it to some things, which was why she said you just can't predict human relationships sometimes.

Chen Xiao replied, "With Xiaoji's intelligence and Knife Man's ability, they shouldn't encounter any problems. Maybe going fast has its own benefits too."

The couple didn't say much more, and soon enough Lin Xi fell back asleep.

But Chen Xiao couldn't seem to get sleepy at all.

In the room with the lights off, he lay there with his eyes open, organizing line by line the case details in his mind.

He occasionally picked up his phone to check.

Even though it was on silent and wouldn't disturb Lin Xi, Xiaoji's call reminded him that there might be another call tonight.

This incoming call would likely be from Li Hui.

He must have already spoken with Cheng Qing's teachers, yet there was no news from Li Hui so far.

Thinking through Li Hui's way of doing things, Chen Xiao determined that the teachers' information provided nothing useful.

At this time, Li Hui should be digging into more of Cheng Qing's connections.

Reaching this point, Chen Xiao decided not to dwell further and thought about Wan De instead. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

He tried hard to recall, and under such efforts, he seemed to see that man with whom he had a deep connection.

The pity was that when Chen Xiao finally comprehended the man's actions for him, he couldn't repay him any longer.

In Chen Xiao's heart, Wan De wasn't missing, but simply ceased to exist in that era.

He didn't head south, but stayed in Dongzhou, Lanshan County, Songtan Town.

Yet nobody knew where he was now.

Chen Xiao racked his brains to think of locations related to the case, but still felt clueless as to where he might be.

The night grew deeper.

Eventually, even Chen Xiao unknowingly fell asleep.

The next morning.

Chen Xiao immediately noticed that Old Chen and his mom seemed a bit down.

He thought something might have happened, but then Lin Xi quietly reminded him, "Today is the third day."

It dawned on him.

Those three days had really flown by.

Lin Xi's vacation was coming to an end today, and since they had to travel back to the city, she had to leave in the afternoon.

As parents, no doubt they were upset to have their son and daughter-in-law visit only to leave so soon.

But could Chen Xiao leave?

Lin Xi saw his hesitation and said, "I'll drive back this afternoon by myself and head to the office first thing in the morning. You stay here and keep looking into Uncle Wan De's matter. You need to untangle that knot in Dad's heart before you can come back, got it?"

Just as Chen Xiao was about to reply, a car suddenly drove up outside the house.

That car looked familiar, even Lin Xi was surprised and said, "Did you ask Captain Zhang to come?"

Chen Xiao shook his head: "No, though he did mention last night over the phone that he's interested in this case, but he wouldn't come personally, would he?"

"Maybe it's for another reason." As they spoke, they went out to greet him.

After just a few steps, Zhang Xian got out of the car. But instead of heading into the house, he ran around to the other side to open the door.

Soon, a man in his fifties also got out of the car.

Seeing him, Lin Xi exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my goodness, why is he here too?"