Chapter 60 - 60 60 Brother and Sister Affection

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60: Chapter 60 Brother and Sister Affection 60: Chapter 60 Brother and Sister Affection “What’s going on here? Did something bad happen?” Zhou Jingping pushed the door open and found the whole family sighing and lamenting, which puzzled him somewhat. “It’s all because of you!” Lin Yanqiu, who had nowhere else to vent her anger, finally found a target, “Have you no shame? If it weren’t for you, would our son still be without a wife at this age?” Zhou Hanliang’s mouth twitched; what was this all about? However, it seemed no longer appropriate for him to stay here at this time. After all, Zhou Mikang had brought him over to explain Lin Chuxia’s situation to everyone, and now that he had completed his mission, it was time for him to make a discreet exit. Thinking thus, he quickly stood up, bid farewell to everyone, and fled the Zhou family’s home. As he stepped out the door, he let out a long sigh—ah, every family has its own difficult scripture to recite! Back at the regimental headquarters, the office door was still tightly locked. No matter how much he shouted, there was no response from inside. Gritting his teeth, Zhou Hanliang showed off his lock-picking skills. The room was empty! If it weren’t for the pile of cigarette butts on the table indicating that Zhou Mikang had been in this room before, Zhou Hanliang would’ve seriously doubted whether his previous vision of Zhou Mikang locking himself in the office was just an illusion. If there’s no one in the office, then he must go to the dormitory to search. Zhou Mikang had a modest, two-bedroom apartment in the military district’s family quarters, not large, but more than enough for a single man. Occasionally, Zhou Hanliang would crash there, so he had the key to Zhou Mikang’s dormitory and easily opened the door—still no one to be found! Where could he have gone? Zhou Hanliang was genuinely panicked. It wasn’t that he was worried Zhou Mikang might hurt himself; he was concerned Zhou Mikang might harm himself. For the first time, he felt curious about the brother-sister relationship between Zhou Mikang and Zhou Xiaorao. They were just siblings, yet how could they share such deep feelings? He had seen everything with his own eyes today: for Zhou Mikang, Zhou Xiaorao was his Achilles’ heel, and not even his own elder brother was allowed to utter half a negative word about her! Zhou Hanliang had searched every corner of the division headquarters and still couldn’t find a trace of Zhou Mikang. The clock was pointing towards half-past ten in the evening; where on earth could he be? An idea flashed in his mind, and he quickly dialed Xu Zhenghong’s number. “What’s up?” “Division Commander, I want to ask you something. Where is Zhou Xiaorao’s grave?” “Ah!” There was a heavy sigh from the other end of the phone, “Laosan isn’t with you?” “That’s right, I suspect he might have gone to Raorao’s gravesite, but I don’t know the exact address.” “I’ll come to find you right away.” “No need...” Listening to the dial tone on the phone, Zhou Hanliang shook his head helplessly. There was no need to ask; the Division Commander had probably been tidied up by the Division Commander’s Wife, eager to find an excuse to get away. Serves him right, who told him to be so eager to report back home! Zhou Hanliang felt a bit of schadenfreude. It took less than fifteen minutes for Xu Zhenghong’s car to arrive at the gate of the military district. No matter how critical he was in his mind, the man was, after all, his direct superior. Once Zhou Hanliang got into the car, he was extremely deferential, “Division Commander, I’m sorry to trouble you in the middle of the night...” Xu Zhenghong punched him in the chest, “Don’t feed me that baloney. He’s my nephew, no matter how late, I should come over. Still trouble, huh? Learned a few fancy words, and now you’ve forgotten your own name, have you?” In the army, rank trumps all, but isn’t it the same when you get home? Don’t you still get put in line by your wife? “Division Commander, you’ve seen right through me. I learned a few phrases and thought to show off a bit in front of you, but I botched it again. This is like showing off my broadsword technique before Guan Yu—it’s courting death.” “Enough, don’t I know you?” Xu Zhenghong glanced at him with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, “Sweet talker, I bet your mind’s working overtime figuring how to speak ill of me.” Zhou Hanliang continued his insincere flattery, “Division Commander, how could I ever dare?” “You wouldn’t dare...” Xu Zhenghong snorted coldly, no longer paying him any attention. Now, it was Zhou Hanliang’s turn to feel uneasy; he coughed lightly, “Division Commander, I just went to the old house and told the truth.” “Hmph!” “The regiment commander worried that if the affair wasn’t explained clearly, the madam might cast a wide net; if the investigation led to Lin Chuxia, things could get complicated and difficult to handle. He himself didn’t want to speak, so he had me do it.” “Hmph!” “Division Commander...” Zhou Hanliang started to look troubled, “I told nothing but the truth. If my sister-in-law comes home to trouble you, you really can’t blame me.” “What do you call my wife?” “Sis... sister-in-law...” Zhou Hanliang said weakly, “She requested it herself, said I look too old to keep calling her ‘old lady.'”

Chapter 60 - 60 60 Brother and Sister Affection

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