Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 409: The Fatal Weakness!

Xiaoji left.

Among Chen Xiao’s brothers.

Xiaoji is considered the smartest and most perceptive of the group.

Liu Dayou has his unique abilities, is cunning, but his merits outweigh his flaws.

Only Xiaoji Knife Man seems to have no other strengths besides his muscle power and fighting skills.

But from Chen Xiao’s interactions with him, he doesn’t actually think Xiaoji Knife Man is a simple-minded musclehead.

As for Luo Dali, Chen Xiao is too lazy to comment now.

The one who used to clamor to solve cases with him is now the first to turn to proper business around him.

Chen Xiao is quite satisfied with the current situation.

At least everyone’s life is moving in a good direction.

Including himself.

After taking a shower, Zhang Xian’s call hadn’t come through, so Chen Xiao sent a text to Lin Xi.

Lin Xi had previously told him that once in the Provincial City she’s been in meetings discussing the case.

After sending the text, Lin Xi called:

"Hey, honey, we’re headed to Jingguang Village now!"

"The meeting lasted that long?"

"Yeah, the whole afternoon! But we managed to reorganize the case details, do you want to hear it?"

"That’s against the rules."

Chen Xiao directly refused.

Lin Xi laughed: "It would be against the rules for others, but the team leader had a good chat with me today, hinting that it’s a pity you didn’t come along."

"No way, my reputation has reached the Provincial City?"

"Of course, I intended to take on a case alone, yet you remain a looming presence, humph!"

Listening to Lin Xi’s playfully angry voice, Chen Xiao said with a smile:

"You guys haven’t gotten in the car yet?"

"About to get in, everything at Jingguang Village has been arranged. But the leader said tonight we might need to go down to the tomb again with the archaeology team!"

Lin Xi said, and Chen Xiao asked puzzled: "Wasn’t the tomb inspected before?"

"It’s been over ten years, even though it’s been discovered before, Liao Group feels it necessary to revisit the original site. After all, the biggest issue is confirming whether the six bodies found in the tomb were tomb raiders or not."

As Lin Xi spoke, voices calling her from the other end of the phone started to emerge.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao said: "You go and join them, stay safe."

"Got it, wait for me at home obediently."

After saying this, Lin Xi hung up.

Chen Xiao smiled and put down his phone, just as Zhang Xian’s call finally came through.

The first thing Zhang Xian said was: "I get why you wanted me to see this. Is there really such a skill in the world where just by feeling with fingers you can determine a tomb’s existence, its age, and even the identity of its owner?"

"Creation surely has artistic enhancement, but it often comes from real life. Just because we haven’t encountered it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist in the world, right?"

"What you say makes sense; I accept it."

"It’s my honor that you accept it."

"Let’s get to the point. I want to look into what Xiaohu said about the Six-fingered Uncle, as he’s under my interrogation now."

Zhang Xian was speaking when crying was heard from the other end: "Uncle Chen, save me."

"Uncle can’t save you now, confess openly and opposition is severely punished. You wouldn’t want a sore bottom, would you?"

"But that Six-fingered Uncle doesn’t seem like a bad person; he found me interesting and said I’m a good seed. If the camp teacher hadn’t urged me, I might have learned it."

"You rascal, I’m a policeman and you’re the son of a policeman!"

Zhang Xian was too angry to speak, but Zhang Xiaohu seemed naturally glib: "Then take me to catch bad guys!"

"I..." Zhang Xian was choked speechless, while Chen Xiao laughed heartily.

"Director Zhang, it seems your interrogation isn’t going smoothly."

"Stop it, I’m too lazy to deal with that brat. Seriously though, many things are piling up. First, someone called in a report saying the six people in the tomb weren’t tomb raiders."

"But as far as I know, based on the items they carried and the way they died, even if they weren’t raiders, they certainly engaged in tomb raiding activities at the time."

"Otherwise, why did they enter the tomb? Why did they die due to the tomb’s mechanisms and poisonous flora and fauna? Of course, one or two were killed in the tomb."

"But from the investigation back then, there’s no situation of being killed outside and concealed inside the tomb."

"Now someone made this report; they must have a reason, and this reason must be convincing. What do you think it could be?"

"Were the identities of those six never announced, are they disclosed now?" Chen Xiao asked another question.

Zhang Xian sighed: "It was an incident in the Provincial City back then, and I was young at the time, so I didn’t get involved. Why not ask Xiaoxi?"

"She did just ask me if I wanted to hear the case, but I declined for fear of causing her trouble. Besides, Director Zhang, it’s a provincial case; probing too much would indeed be inappropriate."

"What you said, I agree with. But aren’t you free? Why not take Xiaohu to find that Six-fingered Uncle tomorrow?"

Chen Xiao pondered and it seemed okay, so he nodded and said:

"Alright, I’ll meet him tomorrow."

"Really, Uncle Chen, I’ll go with you tomorrow?" Zhang Xiaohu immediately stopped crying and asked excitedly.

"Yes, I’ll take you tomorrow."

"Mom, I need a bath, I need sleep, tomorrow I’ll get up early to find Uncle Chen!"

Zhang Xiaohu immediately went to his mother.

Zhang Xian sighed: "No idea if this brat will grow into talent, like this I’m worried."

"Then Director Zhang, you should consider what you were like as a child."

"Haha, surely my offspring are like me. Anyway, if you’re inclined, investigate more; I’m quite interested in that case. Also, the book you mentioned is really fascinating, but updates rarely come by, leaving me anxious."

"Hmm, Director Zhang, rest early, bring Xiaohu over in the morning."

Chen Xiao didn’t speak much more with Zhang Xian.

After they hung up, Chen Xiao prepared to sleep.

He had just closed his eyes for a while when there was a knock at the door.

Chen Xiao opened his eyes and asked, "Who?"

"Bro, it’s me."

It was Xiaoji Knife Man’s voice.

Chen Xiao got up and opened the door, Xiaoji Knife Man entered looking exhausted.

"What’s going on with you?" Chen Xiao asked, then added: "Oh, you weren’t caught, were you?"

"How could that happen! Just purely tired! Damn, women can be terrifying when they go crazy!"

Xiaoji Knife Man said while pouring himself water, after finishing a glass, he took a USB flash drive from his pocket.

Chen Xiao stared at the USB and asked: "What is it?"

Xiaoji Knife Man grinned, showing off his white teeth, and said: "Che Hongguang’s Achilles’ heel!"