Chapter 557: Woof Woof Woof!

Listening to Xiaoji Knife Man.

Chen Xiao’s brow was furrowed tightly.

Although it was he who asked about the Qi Family’s affairs.

He didn’t hope to hear about the Qi Family’s enormous influence.

Because the greater the Qi Family’s influence, the greater the resistance Dragon Cauldron would face.

Xiaoji Knife Man saw Chen Xiao not speaking, so he didn’t continue.

After waiting a moment, Xiaoji Knife Man asked:

"Bro, how about I and Dayou go over to help you? Although I’m not as clever as Xiaoji, I might be able to help."

Speaking of Xiaoji, Chen Xiao hadn’t contacted him since arriving in Shencheng City.

Xiaoji should still be wandering around with Black Cat.

"Xiaoji is with me. Dayou has been busy recently, so he deserves a break. He has his matters to attend to as well."

Chen Xiao explained.

Xiaoji Knife Man quickly asked, "What about me?"

"Dong’an needs help. Guang Wensheng can’t handle it alone; you should keep assisting him there."

"Understood!"

Even though Chen Xiao understood the implication behind Xiaoji Knife Man’s words, he still didn’t reveal his true feelings under this arrangement.

Chen Xiao pretended not to understand. After hanging up the phone, he started researching the Qi Family’s three children.

The eldest, Qi Dong, the second, Qi Nan, and the youngest, Qi Wei.

According to Xiaoji Knife Man, the relationship among the three seemed poor, even hostile.

But did Chen Xiao believe that?

Of course not!

It’s not that he suspects Xiaoji Knife Man of intentionally reporting false information.

In fact, would a woman like Qi Wei really completely lose herself over a boy?

This possibility had always been debatable.

The rapid progress between Qi Wei and Xiaoji Knife Man and her heartbreak because of him.

A strong woman’s emotional displays are never to be believed.

She had no need to reveal her family situation to Xiaoji Knife Man, especially sibling relationships.

Yet she did reveal it, suggesting she might have had ulterior motives!

If Chen Xiao simply believed it and then prepared to target Li Hai from Qi Wei’s two brothers.

If things were really as said, everything would be straightforward.

If not, the other side would have ample time and opportunity to dig a big enough pit for Chen Xiao and Dragon Cauldron to be metaphorically buried in alive!

Chen Xiao examined the data and contemplated methods.

He felt that the more impenetrable a barrier seemed, the easier it often was to find a fatal weakness.

Chen Xiao was very patient.

He wasn’t in a hurry to solve both tasks in a day or two.

After an unknown amount of time had passed.

Chen Xiao closed all the files.

Seeing that there was a car key on the table, Chen Xiao realized that it was left for him by Guo Qing.

So he picked up the car keys, ready to go for a drive.

Perhaps retrace Zhu Nianying’s daily path to the clinic.

Or maybe take a look at the Qi Family Old Ancestral Hall.

However, just when he picked up the keys and took two steps, Chen Xiao suddenly paused.

He quickly walked back and took a current layout map of Shencheng City’s streets and compared it to the previous one.

When he noticed that the two places in his mind were actually on the same street, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but widen his eyes in surprise.

"Such a coincidence?"

Chen Xiao murmured, yet such a coincidence was, in fact, quite convenient for him.

Feeling pleased, Chen Xiao quickened his pace towards that Ancestral Hall road.

However, halfway there, Chen Xiao’s memory grew clearer.

He had been on this road before.

Not just once.

In fact, an unforgettable incident occurred on this road.

He remembered the day he and Xie Wensheng arrested Jiang Anguang, they took this road back to the Criminal Police Unit.

When the car reached here, the family dog Duoduo, responsible for six deaths, chased after them.

It was at the moment Duoduo caught up that Jiang Anguang, who cruelly killed six people, deeply regretted his actions!

Again, Chen Xiao reached this road; if he kept going, it would lead to the street with many clinics.

There was the Miao Medical Clinic, Jiang Anguang’s clinic, and Huang Zhao’s clinic.

If Chen Xiao remembered correctly, Zhu Nianying lived on this street and went to the clinic every morning.

Recalling these points, Chen Xiao decisively parked the car.

Then, walking step by step towards the clinic street.

Besides Zhu Nianying’s street and the clinic’s street, there was another route Chen Xiao intended to check.

That route was where the Qi Family Old Ancestral Hall was located.

All three locations were in relatively close proximity!

Unfortunately, times have changed too quickly.

The streets were no longer quaint stone paths.

The potholes from back then had vanished.

There were only shops with escalating rents and spacious, smooth roads.

Looking at the energetic store clerks, especially those shouting at shoe and clothing stores, Chen Xiao felt an inexplicable sense of nostalgia.

Because in the future, such scenes would be rare.

As Chen Xiao walked, he absorbed the atmosphere.

He occasionally went into those old stores, chatting enthusiastically with the aunties and elder sisters.

In the end, Chen Xiao bought quite a few shoes and clothes from those cheerful saleswomen.

When he left, the elder sister treated him as if she was bidding farewell to a wealthy patron.

If Chen Xiao hadn’t declined, she would have seriously asked for his contact information.

By the time Chen Xiao reached Huang Zhao’s Traditional Medicine Clinic, he was already carrying several bags.

Huang Zhao was busy consulting patients.

Seeing Chen Xiao arrive in such a flurry left him stunned.

"Mr. Xiaochen, where did you come from?"

Chen Xiao put down one bag of shoes and clothes after another, and replied with a wry smile:

"I just walked from the street where Zhu Nianying used to live. Elder Huang, being a local, knows well that there used to be many shoe and clothing stores there."

"But the quality there varies; would you really wear those...?"

Huang Zhao didn’t finish his sentence, but it was clear he understood why Chen Xiao had so many large bags.

"I get it. Mr. Xiaochen, are you using the pretense of buying clothes to chat with those store employees about the past?"

Chen Xiao immediately gave a thumbs-up: "Elder Huang, you’re impressive! You saw right through my intentions in just a few words."

"I’m not impressive. I just thought it seemed out of character, so I pondered a bit."

Chen Xiao didn’t mind these details, and after sitting down, he glanced at the clinic, responding:

"There are quite a few patients. Has there been an outbreak of some epidemic lately?"

"Most of them caught colds, little ailments, though they can be quite bothersome."

Chen Xiao nodded, planning to chat with Huang Zhao once he finished with the patients.

But unexpectedly, as he accepted a bottle of mineral water from Huang Zhao’s assistant, he suddenly sensed danger.

Turning around sharply, he saw a shadow with a tail bounding towards him.

"Woof woof woof!"