Meeting A Demonic Cultivator, Even God Cries

Chapter 86: Jinfen Shijia

As soon as Gu Xizhou parked the car, he saw the security guard at the door come over. He spoke to Gu Xizhou very politely: Hello, sir.

Before they got out of the car, the security guard outside had already opened the car door for them and made a gesture of invitation.

This manner of service was really good, worthy of the most expensive nightclub in Ningqing city Gu Xizhou looked up in silence at Jinfen Shijias gorgeous doors, as well as the well mannered staff.

He got off the back of the car, and had just walked through the door when the security guard immediately blocked his path. The security personnel reminded him in a low voice, Please show your membership card.

Gu Xizhou turned his head to look at Xiang Yuan and Fang Zhi and they all exchanged a look.

Membership card? Do you have one?

No I am a small forensic investigator, can I go to a place like this? One little evening and half my salary for a year would be gone just like that.

Gu Ge doesnt have one either. I am a poor little police officer, Im even less likely to have one, la!

Gu Xizhou, who originally wanted to go in as a civilian in plain clothes, showed him his badge directly and said: I am a police officer. Im here to investigate a case. Ill trouble you to let us in.

Gu Xizhou finished speaking, and the staff member stared at him blankly, the smile on his face slowly disappearing. Police comrade, we are not open yet.

The two parties were in a deadlock. In order to prevent Gu Xizhou from going in, he directly held on to Gu Xizhous feet, refusing to let him go.

Is this absolutely necessary? Xiongdi? Gu Xizhou had no choice but to ask. He couldnt beat up innocent people!

Security guard: Its absolutely necessary. If I let you in, Ill be fired immediately.

Gu Xizhou:Listen, you are obstructing official business.

Gu Xizhou said: One of your clients was killed yesterday upon returning home. We are now here on routine police business. If you continue like this, it will affect my speed of progress on the case!

This young security guard seemed fooled by Gu Xizhous words. He showed a thoughtful expression and asked: How about this, ba. Ill bring my manager to talk to you. I cant make this decision. Is that okay?

Okay ba, Gu Xizhou said and didnt continue to make things difficult for him. The security guard sat on the ground and fished out his walkie-talkie.

Can you come over here? There are several police officer comrades over at this entrance. Yes, police officers! They are investigating a homicide.

Police? Oh, okay, okay, okay. I got it. Ill come over right away. Ask the police officer comrades to wait two minutes for me.

Okay!

The security guard put down the walkie-talkie and looked up and smiled at Gu Xizhou.

Gu Xizhou: Can you release my legs?

Oh, sorry! The security guard apologized.

Gu Xizhou lifted his wrist to check the time on his watch. These two minutes were really a little long.

Xiang Yuan began to grumble: Two minutes, weve already been here half an hour. I bet they are cleaning up everything thats not fit to be seen.

Immediately after Xiang Yuan finished speaking, he turned his head to catch sight of a middle-aged, forty year old man in a suit with a walkie-talkie.

The man should have heard what Xiang Yuan said, as his facial expression was somewhat stiff, his forehead was filled with sweat, and he looked apologetic, saying in a rough voice: Sorry! Sorry! I made the police wait so long!

Hi, Im the manager on duty for the Jinfen Shijia today, Feng Chaozhang, the manager said giddily, If you have any questions, you can ask me.

Gu Xizhou took out a photograph of the deceased Tang Xiao, Have you seen this woman before?

Feng Chaozhang studied the photograph for a moment and shook his head: I seem to have seen her, I dont seem to have seen her.

Gu Xizhou raised an eyebrow: Dont make fun of me. I didnt come here to investigate pornography, gambling, or drugs. The last place this woman went before she died was your Jinfen Shijia club.

No officer, you misunderstand. Feng Chaozhang waved his hands frantically and revealed an honest smile and explained: I think this woman had plastic surgery done on her face. I really dont know, ah. There are too many people who look like her inside the club! if there arent one thousand, theres at least eight hundred!

Gu Xizhou immediately looked at the photo again and furrowed his brows, looking at the womans appearance attentively. She had European double eyelids, big eyes, a high nose bridge, a small pointed china standard internet celebrity face.

Gu Xizhou waved his hand, realizing that Feng Chaozhang was not talking nonsense. Okay, do you have security cameras, ba? I want to see the surveillance footage of the day the deceased died.

But there arent any security cameras inside the private boxes. You can only see the surveillance footage for the evening show and the hallway to the elevator, Feng Chaozhang explained.

Fang Zhi took up the thread of the conversation, Then lets look at the areas we can see.

Feng Chaozhang took out his cell phone and called his superiors for instructions. After a moment he returned and said, You can follow me.

According to the record on Tang Xiaos phone, Gu Xizhou was certain that she arrived at the club at roughly nine in the evening, so he directly chose the footage from that time.

Gu ge, Tang Xiaos clothes and bag are the same! Fang Zhi burst out unexpectedly after watching the surveillance footage closely.

Were sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so were going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.

Gu Xizhou immediately sat down, marking all of the places where Tang Xiao appeared in the surveillance. In one evening, Tang Xiao contacted many people. She also spent the majority of her time in the downstairs dance floor of the Jinfen Shijia club. Occasionally someone would come over to her, and she would follow them upstairs hurriedly right away.

By the time they finished watching the footage, it was already noon. Gu Xizhou took Xiang Yuan and Fang Zhi to try and find something to eat.

Xiang Yuan and Fang Zhi ordered. Gu Xizhou immediately took out his phone to call Wang Ao to let him know what they had just discovered.

Okay, I will inform the narcotics department. Wang Ao massaged the space between his eyebrows.

After everyone had eaten, the phone rang. Gu Xizhou picked it up. The sound of a soft female voice came from the phone.

Hello, excuse me, but is this the captain of the Jinluo police department?

En, thats me.

We have already hacked into the deceaseds phone and confirmed the identity of the deceased. Hu Shanshan, twenty-seven, Ningqing native. Other information has already been sent to you. Her call records have been found, but the data from her WeChat and her Mobile QQ have already been deleted and will take some time to recover.

How long?

Well have it before afternoon.

Okay, thank you.

Gu Xizhou hung up the phone and looked over the deceaseds files. Hu Shanshans address was 20 kilometers away from Golden Garden, and she had no fixed job. It seemed as though there was no connection between her and Tang Xiao.

Gu Xizhous heart sank. Then he looked over Tang Xiaos phone records prior to her death. The last five calls all had names that sounded like womens names.

What the fuck, Xiang Yuan said, glancing over, If it was a serial killer, its certainly going to be hard to figure out who did it.

Theres nothing we can do about it. Lets go to her house first to ask around, Gu Xizhou said, turning to Xiang Yuan. Ill drop you off at the police station first.

Okay ah, I dont want to go with you anyway. My body is in poor health. Its not fit for running from east to west. Xiang Yuan made a feeble expression.

Gu Xizhou: Drama queen.

Gu Xizhou dropped off Xiang Yuan and happened to catch sight of several police officers holding down a guy at the door, who was arguing noisily: I didnt start a rumor! I just posted a video!

Why should you detain me? No reason, ah! Ill sue you!

Gu Xizhou looked closer. The handcuffed man was the guy who posted the video online yesterday to blackmail them, Aiyo, isnt this the new internet celebrity that became popular yesterday? Reporting to the police station today?

I-I didnt start a rumor. I only posted a video! the man said, reluctant to admit his mistake.

When Gu Xizhou glanced at him and saw his stubborn little expression, he was happy and burst into laughter: Okay ba, the duck is dead and his mouth is hard.

After dropping Xiang Yuan off, Gu Xizhou and Fang Zhi went straight to the deceased Hu Shanshans house. When Hu Shanshans household received the news of her death, her mother began weeping on the spot and fainted. If not for Fang Zhis quick reflexes, she would have certainly hit the floor.

Fang Zhi carried Hu Shanshans mother to the sofa. Gu Xizhou looked to the side at Hu Shanshans father and saw that his eyes were very red.

Its noon, and Hu Shanshan still hasnt returned, arent you worried? Gu Xizhou asked.

Wh-when did she get home on time? This dead girl liked to hang out with people outside. This time The man was very emotional and spoke with tears in his eyes, we didnt care. We thought it was the same as usual That she just didnt come home and spent the night outside again, thats all!

Gu Xizhou fell silent for a moment before asking: Did she have a job?

The man shook his head: She didnt. She still had a little money at home. Her mom and I thought she didnt want to work. Even if she didnt, we could still afford it anyway.

She frequently spent the night outside? Gu Xizhou asked directly, Was she with a boyfriend? Do you have her boyfriends contact details?

Hu Shanshans father fell silent for a long time and didnt speak.

Gu Xizhou: We need your cooperation. I dont think you want your daughter to die this kind of shady death, ba?

The man opened his mouth with difficulty and said in a very weak voice: She didnt have a boyfriend I dont know what to say. This dead girl, her relationship with the outside was a little chaotic.

Relationship troubles?

Hu Shanshans father en-ed and said, Right, there is a word to say, but dont tell others. I didnt teach my daughter well. She had relationship troubles outside. Different men frequently sent her messages and things and whatnot

Gu Xizhou: En, can we take a look at her room?

You can follow me. The man led them into Hu Shanshans room.

Inside Hu Shanshans room was a table covered in cosmetics, bags, jewelry, and clothes. They could tell she had a good life despite not having a job.

Do you know which night club she frequented? Gu Xizhou asked.

Hu Shanshans father shook his head: I dont know.

Gu Xizhou: Did she ask you to keep it a secret? This

He hadnt finished speaking when the man interrupted and said, I dont know. We already stopped speaking to each other over a year ago.

When Gu Xizhou and Fang Zhi heard this, they looked surprised. Fang Zhi hesitated but still asked: You lived under the same roof, and you didnt speak to each other for over a year?

The man nodded tearfully: I couldnt control her. I got angry, so I disowned her. We didnt speak after that.

As he spoke, the mans mood spiraled out of control. He crouched on the floor, crying silently, and talking to himself: If I had only known it would be like this, If I had only known, I would have locked her at home and wouldnt have let her go fooling around. Then, she wouldnt be dead now. If I was harder on her

Inside the room, Gu Xizhou and Fang Zhi exchanged a look. After a brief moment of silence, they shook their heads. It seemed they could only wait for Hu Shanshans mother to wake up to find out more about the situation.

After a while, Hu Shanshans mother finally woke up. Once she saw Gu Xizhou and Fang Zhi, her face became dazed again. Gu Xizhou quickly said: Family member, we need to ask you some questions to help us solve the case!

The woman heard this and began to weep inconsolably. With difficulty, she leaned against her husband, looking as if she might faint at any moment and said weakly, Ask, ba. If I know, I will answer.

Soothing their emotions, Gu Xizhou asked: Just now we learned from the deceaseds father that she often went out at night. I wanted to ask: do you know where she went?

Aiya, I think Let me think. The woman had to constantly suppress her emotion and she once again began to cry. After a while she was able to give several names.

Gu Xizhou raised an eyebrow, out of all these names, none were Jinfen Shijia. Gu Xizhou tried to sound it out and asked: Did she ever mention Jinfen Shijia?

Yes, Jinfen Shijia is a membership system. Shanshan has only been there once or twice. She wasnt a regular.

Oh. Gu Xizhou nodded and went into Hu Shanshans room again. After looking for a while, he didnt find anything useful.

Gu Xizhou said a few words of comfort. Before Fang Zhi left, he heard him say: Thank you for your help. We will definitely solve this case.

After they left, the two old people could no longer restrain their emotions. They hugged each other and cried bitterly. They could hear the sound of crying from outside the door.

Fang Zhi gave the door a solemn look.

Lets go, ba, Gu Xizhou said quietly, Lets go back to the Qingyang police station.

Okay.

Gu Xizhou patted Fang Zhi, You cant do anything about it. Everyone chooses their own path.

I know. Fang Zhi said, nodding.

The two went straight to the Qingyang police station where the police officers in charge of Hu Shanshans case caught Gu Xizhou up.

The identification results have come out. Just like the murder case you discovered yesterday, the murderer used drugs to knock the deceased unconcious before cutting off the deceaseds chest, the technique is the same! Only this woman didnt leave Jinfen Shijia, rather she went to another night club.

We initially thought this was a serial murder. The Jinluo police department has already inspected the interpersonal relationship of the deceased. The victims dont have any mutual friends. There is no connection.

If someone is killing at random, it will be difficult to investigate. Moreover, there is likely to be another person dead by tomorrow morning. The criminal police officer turned pale.

Gu Xizhou said: Can I look at the deceaseds things?

This is her photograph. The criminal police officer took out a photograph and handed it to Gu Xizhou.

Gu Xizhou took the photo silently. At this time Fang Zhi suddenly passed a photo to Gu Xizhou: Gu ge, look at this.

A paper printed with english letters.

The letters look like an abbreviation for Jinfen Shijia, Gu Xizhou said, taking his phone out of his pocket to call the Jinluo police department. When the call connected, he said in a low voice, Tang Xiaos bag has this thing inside, Jinfen Shijia is a membership system, everyone will wear this kind of wristband after going in. Every wristband from the same day will have the same number on the back.

Gu Xizhou immediately asked someone to take the wristband out and look at it carefully. The date on the wristband was approximately a month from the death of the deceased. This meant that Hu Shanshan went to Jinfen Shijia once a month.

This ruled out the possibility of random killings and everyone let out a breath.

Gu Xizhou put a hand to his chin, Lets go to Jinfen Shijia ourselves this evening.

Jinfen Shijia? the Qingyang police heard this, to investigate the case?

Gu Xizhou: No, investigating the case would only beat the grass and scare the snake. We will go in plain clothes.

Lets not even talk about whether we can afford it, the membership alone is keeping us out several people said in unison.

Gu Xizhou heard this and fell silent. They were right.

Fang Zhis head drooped, If we directly go in to investigate the case, wont it alert the murderer?

Let me see, Gu Xizhou said, massaging his forehead. He walked out and opened a window. Feeling the wind, his mind didnt seem so chaotic.

He took out his phone and made a call. After a while, he went back inside the Qingyang police station and called for Fang Zhi to leave.

Fang Zhi said: Gu Ge, what do we do now? Stake out outside the club?

Gu Xizhou laughed, Isnt staking outside the club too miserable, ba? Well go in of course.

Fang Zhi: But how will we get in?

Dont worry, youll understand this evening, got it? Arent you a member? Gu Xizhou said contemptuously, who doesnt?

Until seven in the evening, Fang Zhi sat in a small restaurant eating noodles, silently looking at the man sitting with them.

Gu Xizhou, you asked for my help, just to ask me to eat noodles? The man raised an eyebrow, very dissatisfied.

Gu Xizhou heard him and displayed a pitiful expression, saying: President Si, please bear with it!

Si Yu glared at him and lowered his head to eat noodles. How was he supposed to get over it? He actually agreed to take this bastard to a club!

President Si really is a good person. The deceased and her parents will definitely remember your help to the police. Gu Xizhou added, I will too!

Fang Zhi thought it over and realized that Jinfeng Shijia was the best club in Ningqing. As the local tyrant, Si Ge must have a membership card. Realizing this, the look in Fang Zhis eyes changed.

Sure enough, men really do get worse when they have more money!

They finished eating noodles, and Gu Xizhou was about to get in his car when he saw Si Yu stop beside a cool sports car. Gu Xizhou stared at it for a long time before saying to the other person, Today, I wont drive my car, I will go with President Si.

Si Yu saw both people catching up to him. One of them silently opened the door to the passenger seat, while the other silently opened the door to the backseat. He asked: What, am I the chauffeur?

We can trade. I can drive the car, and you can take the passenger seat, Gu Xizhou said and winked at Si Yu.

Si Yu thought about it and shook his head. Forget about it. Id better drive, ba. Im afraid you dont know how.

I didnt think youd be so stuck up Gu Xizhou despaired. I drive my own car very well!

Si Yu: Ah.

Sitting in the car, Gu Xizhou stroked the leather seat and said, President Si, how much does your car cost?

I forget. Tens of millions, ba.

When Gu Xizhou heard this sentence, he choked on a mouthful of old blood. He had the feeling that this person had many cars like this in his garage collecting dust. In the back seat, Fang Zhi paid close attention to his feet, feeling that he couldnt touch anything.

It could be seen in their eyes how much they hated Si Yu. This bastardis inhumane.

The car was as fast as lightning, and they arrived at the entrance of Jinfen Shijia at eight oclock. Before the valet at the entrance could react, they heard the manager Feng Chaozhang urge, Are you still not going to greet them?

Feng Chaozhang hurried over. He bowed his head and helped the driver open the door.

At first glance, he was stunned.

At second glance, he didnt dare to believe.

Its you

Gu Xizhou said: the manager doesnt welcome me?

Wasnt he a police officer earlier?! Feng Chaozhangs mouth twitched. He clearly recognized the driver. Si Yu, who couldnt hold back Gu Xizhou anymore, eventually caved and opened the door for Gu Xizhou.

Feng Chaozhang was at his wits end and turned towards Gu Xizhou, his eyes full of questions.

During the day I came to investigate, but now I want to experience the nightlife for myself, Gu Xizhou said casually.

Feng Chaozhang couldnt help but remind Gu Xizhou that this place had a membership system, and that he needed a membership card to get in and said mockingly, Even if you are rich, you cant get in with money alone. You must have a membership card.

Gu Xizhou turned to Si Yu and gave him a meaningful look.

Si Yu:

Si Yu silently took out his membership card.

Okay, we have a membership card. Can we go in?

This card is the most exclusive one we have. You can follow this gentleman inside. Feng Chaozhang grit his teeth and scolded the staff to one side, Why are you still standing there looking stunned, get over here and give these guests wristbands.

Gu Xizhou looked at Fang Zhis and his white wristbands. On top of the wristbands were several threads of color different from the rest of it. Gu Xizhou figured this should be a special symbol only people who had been here a long time would understand.

As for Si Yus wristband, his was different from the other two. It was black with a gold line.

Gu Xizhou looked disdainfully at manager Feng Chaozhang and said: This place uses wristbands to differentiate people? Damn.

Si Yu grabbed him and said, Lets go. Do you still want to go in?

Go in! This was the first time investigating was so annoying for Gu Xizhou!

When Si Yu took them in, Gu Xizhou wanted to take a look at the private rooms, but Si Yu said casually, You dont need to go to the private rooms. Lets go downstairs to the dance floor.

Gu Xizhou turned to Si Yu and asked exasperatedly: What for?

Si Yu said mildly: You said that the two victims were unable to go to the private rooms. Do you know how much a private room costs for one night?

Gu Xizhou:

Gu Xizhou: No. Forget about it. I dont want to know.

Si Yu was choked by Gu Xizhous words before continuing to say: You said that the first victim was a drug dealer, and the second victims family circumstances can only be regarded as middle-class. In that case, if they book a private room, the drug dealer would be ruined, and she doesnt make nearly enough to book a room here. So, if you are looking for a murderer in the Jinfen Shijia, they cant possibly be in a private room and can only be at an evening show downstairs.

The author has something to say: Am I rough today? _(:3)_