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"Close the door."
"Okay, okay," Zhou Zhe quickly turned around, gently shut the door, and then continued bowing slightly as he smiled at Zhou Xing.
Zhou Xing stretched his neck and said to Zhou Yang, "Haven't I told you before? Just because you're my nephew doesn't mean you can do whatever you want at school."
"I didn't—"
BANG!
Zhou Xing suddenly slammed his palm on the table, "You still say you didn't? If you really didn't, why would Qin Siyang call me?"
Zhou Zhe immediately smacked Zhou Yang on the head, "When your uncle talks, you listen! How dare you talk back?"
Zhou Yang felt wronged, but he could only endure it.
"I'm telling you, you're lucky today. Qin Siyang had to give me some face, so he didn't do anything to you."
"Otherwise, if he wanted to kill you, I wouldn't even be able to seek justice for you, do you get that?"
Zhou Yang froze for a moment, looking at Zhou Xing in disbelief.
Zhou Xing just snorted, his face full of anger.
Zhou Zhe hesitated for a moment before testing the waters, "Ah Xing, but isn't Qin Siyang just a student? How could he possibly kill someone—"
"The reason Zhou Yang is so disobedient is because you spoiled him," Zhou Xing coldly pointed at Zhou Zhe, "You're my big brother, but when it comes to Sequence ability users, you don't understand a thing. If you don't know, then don't talk nonsense. Otherwise, you won't even know how you died."
"I've warned you guys, Qin Siyang is not someone you can mess with. Today, he said he has a mortal grudge against that girl. That means she won't live for long. If you keep stirring up trouble, and you lose your life, don't expect me to help you."
"This… Ah Xing, I was wrong, but you have to save us. Blood is thicker than water, isn't it? Mom even said before—"
"Enough with the nonsense! Zhou Yang, from now on, if anyone asks you about Qin Siyang, you have only one answer."
"I don't know."
"Uncle… but Qin Siyang is my classmate. If I say I don't know, no one will believe it…"
"Are you stupid? Just say you don't remember, you don't know, you're not sure, who can do anything to you then? Who cares if they believe you or not? Keeping yourself alive is the most important thing!"
"Yes…"
After leaving with Zhou Yang, Zhou Zhe kept warning him sternly along the way, "Listen to your uncle. Whatever you do, don't mess with Qin Siyang again! Do you understand?"
"I understand."
"You're old enough to have some sense. Your mom is in the hospital with stomach cancer, she needs connections to get medical treatment, and money for surgery. We rely on your uncle for all of that. Without him, your mom would have no choice but to wait for death, do you get it?"
"I'm hitting you today not because you did something wrong, but because you didn't listen to your uncle."
"Dad, I know I was wrong."
"Alright, go home and get yourself something to eat. I'm going to the hospital to take care of your mom. I heard someone paid extra for surgery and got scheduled ahead of us. I need to see what's going on. Your mom has been waiting in line for half a year, how can we let someone cut in front?"
Zhou Yang panicked, "Dad, let me go with you! We waited so long and even used Uncle's connections, why should someone else jump the line?"
"You go home. I'll bring a few friends. If that damn hospital dares to operate on someone else first, I'll make sure they shut down!"
"Dad—"
"Just make life easier for your parents, that's more important than anything. That beating today, it hurt my heart more than it hurt your face. I hope you learn your lesson."
"I understand," Zhou Yang trudged home, dejected.
He didn't believe his uncle's words.
He felt like his uncle was just being overly dramatic.
Qin Siyang was in the class next to his. He had known him for almost three years. Just an ordinary, cowardly seventeen-year-old who suddenly rose to prominence after awakening his Sequence ability.
What's so special about that?
It was just luck.
If he awakened a Sequence, he would be even more powerful than Qin Siyang.
But reality quickly showed him that Zhou Xing's words were not baseless.
The next morning, when he arrived at school, there were two police cars parked at the gate.
The sight of the police cars made Zhou Yang's heart skip a beat, two beats, in fact.
As he walked forward, he saw Principal Li standing at the gate, talking to a detective who wore a scarf and had a cigar in his mouth. They seemed to be discussing a case.
As he passed by them, he caught a few words that made his blood freeze in an instant.
"Li Jingwen is missing."
At that moment, Zhou Yang felt his soul leave his body, wandering aimlessly like a god of the night sky.
He had no idea how he got to the classroom.
His mind kept replaying the word Qin Siyang had used to describe his relationship with Li Jingwen yesterday.
("Mortal enemy.")
[T/N: Parenthesis bound dialogues represent something said in the flashback/past]
'Qin Siyang… really killed Li Jingwen?', A chill ran through Zhou Yang's entire body, and his limbs began to tremble uncontrollably. He was so lost in thought that he didn't even hear Olov calling his name at the classroom door, three times.
Olov stepped forward, "Zhou Yang, are you okay?"
Zhou Yang stared blankly at Olov and shook his head.
"Here's the thing. We wanted to ask you about Li Jingwen. We heard that you and her were in a relationship—"
"I don't know, I don't know, I don't know anything!", Zhou Yang frantically shook his head, "Don't ask me! I don't remember anything!"
Olov frowned.
Zhou Yang's reaction clearly meant he knew something.
Li Jingwen was Qin Siyang's classmate.
His intuition told him that Qin Siyang was involved in this.
"Don't worry. Just tell me, where were you last night between 7:00 and 7:30?"
"I… I was at the education bureau, talking to my uncle, Zhou Xing. I have a solid alibi. I don't know anything else!"
"You were at the education bureau? Alright. Then do you know where Li Jingwen might have gone?"
"I don't know! I don't know anything! My uncle is the director of the education department, you can't detain me for questioning! I don't know anything!"
Zhou Yang refused to cooperate, giving Olov a headache.
Zhou Yang wasn't wrong. His uncle did have some influence, so Olov couldn't just take him in for interrogation.
Fine, he might as well go straight to Qin Siyang.
At that moment, Qin Siyang was napping in the principal's office.
He had been too lazy to attend morning self-study, planning to just show up for the first class and get by.
A knock on the door woke him up.
Half-asleep, he got up and opened the door, expecting to see Principal Li. But to his surprise, standing there was an old man with white hair.
Taking a closer look—Olov!
Qin Siyang frowned, "Detective Olov, we meet again? What, have you set up an office at our school? You're here every day."
Olov didn't mind Qin Siyang's unwelcome attitude. He stepped into the principal's office and sat on the couch, "I came today to ask you about something else."
Qin Siyang looked annoyed, "Go ahead, what is it this time?"
"Li Jingwen went missing last night. Did you know?"
"Li Jingwen is missing?", Qin Siyang frowned upon hearing this.
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