Chapter 446: The Other Party Doesn't Seem Like a Good Person

If Captain Xu comes to pay the bill, there will be no risk with this meal.

Treating colleagues to a meal falls within human nature; even if it gets out, no one will say anything.

But Yu Dazhang did not give him that chance.

If this meal must be eaten, it must certainly be arranged by him, the host.

For this reason, he specifically contacted Qu Tuotuo to ask her to help book the restaurant.

As a result, when they arrived at the dining place in the evening, they were all dumbfounded.

Qu Tuotuo had directly booked this meal at a five-star hotel.

Captain Xu's face turned pale with fright.

"Dazhang, I did say there was no need for courtesy, but you are being far too uncourteous."

Do the people of Songhai usually eat here... He no longer knew what to say.

Eating one meal here, it seemed his bonus for this time wouldn't even be enough to settle the bill.

Those twelve people were also a bit stunned; they had originally planned to treat Yu Dazhang to a meal, but the class of the hotel before their eyes was simply too high.

"My girlfriend booked it for us and has already paid."

Yu Dazhang said with a smile:

"Moreover, we are here to eat a buffet, so there is no need for psychological burden; just eat freely."

Under the conditions of good environment and low price, choosing to eat a buffet at a star-rated hotel offers the best cost-performance ratio.

After Yu Dazhang briefly described the situation, Qu Tuotuo knew how to arrange it most appropriately.

With their kind of relationship, eating together was inevitably awkward.

But if they ate a buffet, this awkwardness would be dissolved imperceptibly.

They would neither need to cater to each other's tastes nor be restricted in eating freely, and the communication between them would become more natural and relaxed.

Indeed, this meal was eaten very lightly, and everyone chatted very happily.

Yu Dazhang had reported in advance and even drank a little alcohol with everyone.

Perhaps because he hadn't relaxed in so long, Captain Xu got a bit drunk.

During the meal, he grabbed Yu Dazhang's arm and, with a slurred tongue, said:

"I almost forgot to tell you, the Big Leader asked me to pass a message to you, yue~"

Captain Xu let out a dry heave, covered his mouth, and rushed into the restroom.

Just this little alcohol and you're like this... Yu Dazhang frowned, expressing contempt for Captain Xu's alcohol tolerance.

He thought a middle-aged man's alcohol tolerance should be very good; he never expected it to be so terrible.

If Qu Tuotuo had been present today, with Captain Xu's alcohol tolerance, he would already be on the way to the hospital.

Not a moment later, Captain Xu returned to the table, speaking while exhaling the smell of alcohol:

"The Big Leader said that if one day you stop working in Songhai, please choose our S Province first; even if you commit a mistake and take off your police uniform, our S Province will still accept you."

After hearing this, Yu Dazhang blinked his eyes twice.

This statement went a bit beyond the usual scope.

Accepting me even after I take off my police uniform?

To dare say such a thing, the Big Leader must have confidence.

At the same time, it also showed that the other party valued him very highly.

There was also one more point: a few days ago, the matter between himself and the Yu family was also known on the S Province side.

"I will," Yu Dazhang replied softly.

When someone gives you face, you must accept it.

In the following days, Yu Dazhang ran cases all over the place with his master's team and occasionally went to support other brigades.

Although this kind of life was busy, it was also lived smoothly; at least he didn't need to use his brain.

In the blink of an eye, New Year's Day arrived.

Qu Wannian suggested that, taking advantage of this festival, the two families eat a meal together and also discuss the date for the engagement.

The meal was eaten outside.

The economic conditions of their two families differed too greatly; eating at either family's home was not very appropriate.

So the best way was to find a restaurant outside.

Qu Wannian and Yu Guangyuan, two people who had nothing to do with each other, were now sitting together because of their children's marriage.

Although the relationship between them was somewhat subtle.

But at the dinner table, they could talk and laugh freely, with no sense of awkwardness. And Li Xuehe was even more indifferent.

She originally viewed the identity of in-laws very lightly, believing that marriage was a matter between two people and had little to do with the relationship between both families.

Therefore, she behaved quite casually at the dinner table.

She neither deliberately sought to please nor appeared cold, but simply treated this dinner gathering with a normal mindset.

The only one absent-minded at the dinner table was Qu's mother.

She seemed to have something on her mind, occasionally staring off into space by herself, as if she had lost her soul.

During the meal.

"What's wrong with your mother?" Yu Dazhang asked softly, lowering his head.

Qu Tuotuo glanced secretly at her mother, then answered in a low voice:

"The lawyer came to our house today; my brother's matter is basically settled, and the prison term will not be less than five years."

So serious? After hearing this, Yu Dazhang was startled in his heart.

Although he had never worked in the economic investigation department, he also knew that the sentencing for money laundering was generally around three years, or one might be sentenced to criminal detention and a fine.

Over five years would fall under particularly serious circumstances.

This shows that the Qu family's adopted son wasn't simply laundering money—he must also have been colluding with overseas interest groups.

Yu Dazhang felt that someone like that wasn't worth pitying.

Colluding with foreign forces and seriously endangering national interests like that—not being dragged out and shot was already lenient treatment for him.

"Right, my brother's case also involves a friend of my dad's."

Seeing Yu Dazhang look puzzled, Qu Tuotuo explained further:

"A business friend. They'd been doing business together since I was very little."

"The reason my brother got to know those interest groups abroad was because he introduced them."

Something fishy… Yu Dazhang quickly caught that there was a problem here.

He'd thought it was strange before—plenty of people study abroad, so how did the Qu family's adopted son end up colluding with interest groups?

So that was the root of it.

Someone had been pulling strings in the middle!

"Has your dad's friend been arrested?" Yu Dazhang asked.

"No." Qu Tuotuo shook her head:

"That man only introduced them to each other and didn't take part in the crime. From what I hear, he didn't know the first thing about what they were doing."

"I was just looking for a chance to visit his place. Before I went abroad, my relationship with his daughter had always been very good."

That guy doesn't seem like a good person… By professional instinct, Yu Dazhang always felt that Qu Wannian's friend was no simple character.

He led the Qu family's adopted son into the ditch, yet managed to walk away clean. That alone was something an ordinary businessman couldn't pull off.

"Don't get involved in this."

Yu Dazhang was a little worried:

"The police are following up. Just don't worry about it."

Seeing how tense he looked, Qu Tuotuo couldn't help laughing:

"I've already made an appointment. If you're worried, then come with me."

It wasn't a bad idea… Yu Dazhang really was afraid Qu Tuotuo might walk into some trap.

Two days later.

The two arrived at a manor villa as planned.

"Can this place even be bought with money?"

Yu Dazhang was stunned by the manor before him.

At a glance—

The entire manor covered at least ten mu, and it was built extremely luxuriously, designed entirely in a European style.

At the center of the manor, a French-style castle stood tall, like a small palace.

All around the castle bloomed flowers of every color, shimmering with enchanting hues under the sunlight, like a magnificent oil painting.

Yu Dazhang really couldn't imagine it.

In Songhai, a super first-tier city where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold, such a luxurious manor actually existed.

"Stop making a fuss."

Qu Tuotuo smiled:

"It's just a place to live. Nothing strange about it."

After they got out of the car, a man who looked like a butler quickly stepped forward and said respectfully:

"Mr. has been waiting inside. Please follow me."

(End of chapter)