In the car
Zhou Xing was thinking about the
conversation he just had with Zhou Jianping.
As it turned out... his actions, including starting a company, had not escaped Zhou Jianping's notice.
Zhou Xing wasn't particularly surprised by this.
With Zhou Jianping's capabilities, if he caused even a small ripple, the news would likely be delivered to his desk in less than half an hour.
Zhou Jianping seemed very calm and didn't press him further on how he was able to produce so much capital.
It seemed... Zhou Jianping had some misunderstandings about the source of these funds.
Zhou Xing didn't even need to explain.
Zhou Jianping attributed everything to a grandfather Zhou Xing had never even heard of.
Furthermore, Zhou Jianping's tone at the time was somewhat complicated.
There were definitely some stories behind this.
Otherwise... this suddenly appearing grandfather of his seemed to possess extraordinary power. How else could Zhou Jianping find nothing unreasonable about Zhou Xing's twenty billion in paid-in capital?
He vaguely remembered.
In his past life, when he was a child, Zhou Xing had once asked for information about his grandfather.
Whenever he asked that question, the already taciturn Zhou Jianping would fall completely silent and refuse to answer Zhou Xing's question.
He would just sit by the door alone in silence.
Light a cigarette.
And stare into the distance in a daze.
His expression was beyond words.
As time went on, Zhou Xing gradually stopped asking.
He eventually overlooked the matter of his grandfather.
He simply assumed his grandfather had passed away early and that it was a painful subject for Zhou Jianping.
Looking at it now... it wasn't that simple.
The system had optimized his background, but it only optimized the professions of the relatives around him.
It didn't affect any characters' personalities or the course of events.
His parents were still the same familiar parents.
Which meant...
He really did have a mysterious grandfather whom he had never met.
Zhou Xing shook his head.
He decided to stop thinking about these things for now.
He could just ask Zhou Jianping after this matter was resolved.
This worked out well, actually.
There was now a reasonable explanation for the system's source of funds.
Trying to find a suitable reason to explain the source of this capital and successfully hide it from his parents would have been as difficult as climbing to the heavens.
After all, this amount of money was far too massive.
He might as well let this grandfather he'd never seen take the blame for now.
After gathering his thoughts...
The police car had already entered the urban area of Shanghai.
They then arrived at a police station in Putuo District.
Zhou Xing got out of the car and walked into the station.
He was led into an office.
The room was filled with smoke.
A serious-looking middle-aged man sat there, frowning as he looked down at the documents in his hand.
"Captain Lin."
A young police officer stepped forward and called out.
Captain Lin immediately looked up, glanced at Zhou Xing, and then looked at the young officer.
The young officer stepped forward to report the situation to Captain Lin: "This person had a conflict with someone at Tianma Racetrack. He drove a mclaren and crashed into the other party's porsche. When we arrived at the scene, the porsche was already severely damaged."
"Currently, it's judged as suspected intentional injury and dangerous driving, so we brought him back first."
"These are the photos. Captain Lin, please take a look."
Captain Lin took the device, glanced briefly at the scene photos, and asked without looking up, "What about the other one?"
The young officer hesitated for a moment before saying, "The other one had minor abrasions, so we let him go to the hospital to treat his injuries first, and..."
His voice dropped, and he whispered, "The one he had the conflict with is Li Guoxing of the Li Family."
Hearing this, Captain Lin raised his eyebrows but didn't show much emotion. He looked up at Zhou Xing and then said to the young officer beside him, "Then let's wait until he's treated his injuries and arrives here before conducting the interrogation."
"Understood."
"Is the footage from Tianma Racetrack out yet?"
"We have colleagues staying at the scene to find the person in charge and obtain the footage. They should be back soon."
Captain Lin nodded. "Alright, I got it. Take him to the lounge to sit for a while and wait until the other party arrives."
"Never mind."
As soon as Captain Lin finished speaking, he stood up on his own initiative. "I'll go instead."
"You just go about your business."
Captain Lin waved the young officer away.
The young officer immediately left the office.
"Let's go."
Captain Lin led Zhou Xing to the lounge.
He also brought him a glass of water.
"Have a seat."
Captain Lin said to Zhou Xing, then sat down himself and flipped through the field report submitted by his subordinates.
He rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.
This case was originally a very ordinary one.
But since Li Guoxing was involved...
It was a bit different.
He looked up and glanced at Zhou Xing sitting there, his gaze carrying a hint of sympathy.
Zhou Xing was very rich; he knew that.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be driving a mclaren p1 with a license plate featuring five sixes.
Even with a luxury car worth tens of millions destroyed, not a single trace of heartache could be seen on his face.
It was just that in many cases, having money wasn't necessarily useful.
There were no serious injuries.
Li Guoxing only had minor abrasions; the injuries weren't heavy.
All Captain Lin could do now was choose to mediate between the two parties. If Li Guoxing didn't pursue it further, Zhou Xing could just pay some money and the matter would be over.
But if Li Guoxing refused to let go...
And chose to apply pressure...
Then things would be difficult for Zhou Xing.
With his rank, he wouldn't have any say in the matter at all.
Zhou Xing might even be handled with severity.
If multiple charges were combined... this young man's future would be ruined.
He sighed slightly.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Who told Zhou Xing to have a conflict with Li Guoxing at Tianma Racetrack?
Youthful arrogance...
Sometimes comes with an extremely painful price.
"Tell me about what happened at the scene."
Captain Lin spoke. For now, he could only do things by the book and see if there were any opportunities within that to help Zhou Xing reduce his punishment.
The other party was so young; he should be given a chance to reform.
Just then...
The door to the lounge was knocked on.
The young officer from before stood at the door and reported, "Captain Lin, a group of lawyers from Junhe Law Firm has arrived outside."
Captain Lin's brow furrowed tightly.
Li Guoxing clearly had no intention of letting Zhou Xing off. He was so efficient that he had already hired lawyers from Junhe Law Firm.
He obviously wanted to crush Zhou Xing completely.
Then... things were going to be difficult now.
"They claim to be Zhou Xing's defense lawyers and are requesting to meet with him now."
Before Captain Lin could speak, the young officer spoke again.
Captain Lin: "..."