Chapter 289: Looking For Lawyer Guo
The sentencing criteria for robbery was very interesting. It was according to the amount of the robbery. The lowest penalty was three years, and the highest was life imprisonment or death. However, generally speaking, those who didn't cause harm during the robbery wouldn't be sentenced to death. Su Yan didn't want Mrs. Liu to die just like that. She wanted her to spend a few years in prison before she died.
Looking at Su Yan's almond-shaped eyes, Wei Zhou didn't know why, but he felt his heart skip a beat. The current Su Yan was both charming and terrifying. Her ruthlessness made him shudder. However, even in this state, Su Yan still made him head over heels in love. Why didn't he realize that she had such a side?
He felt that Lan Jian was right. He might have been blind in the past, so he couldn't see Su Yan's beauty and goodness. Fortunately, he had came to his senses.
Wei Zhou said, "Do you want me to help you? I have a friend who is a lawyer."
Su Yan raised her eyebrows. "If I'm not wrong, you mean Lawyer Guo, right?"
Hearing her guess who it was, Wei Zhou suddenly felt that he had no advantage in front of her. Su Yan knew all the people he knew, and this made him seem unimportant. What should he do?
Wei Zhou nodded truthfully. "Yes, it's Lawyer Guo."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Yan's cell phone rang. However, she didn't answer the call. Instead, she turned to look at Wei Zhou and raised her hand to point ahead. "Wei Zhou, are you planning to continue waiting for the next red light?"
Wei Zhou retracted his gaze and focused on driving. The phone call was from Wang Xiaoxue. Just now, when Yu Yue was live streaming, the entire live streaming room was about to explode. Therefore, after Wang Xiaoxue learned of this matter, she immediately called Su Yan.
"President Su, the live broadcast just now caused a huge commotion online. Do you need me to send someone to deal with it?" Wang Xiaoxue asked for instructions.
Looking at the traffic lights passing over her head, Su Yan shook her head. "There's no need for that at the moment. However, I need you to help me contact Lawyer Guo. My bag was stolen and I'm on my way to report it to the police."
Wang Xiaoxue was stunned when she heard that she was going to report it to the police. She didn't expect Su Yan to really due her grandmother and uncle. In fact, she felt that this matter was very hard to handle because in her opinion, no matter how much trouble she caused, the mother and son were both Su Yan's relatives, so things wouldn't get too out of hand. Now, she finally understood that she had underestimated her beautiful boss.
Seeing how determined she was, Wang Xiaoxue no longer hesitated. She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and contact Lawyer Guo now."
With that, the two of them hung up the phone. Su Yan leaned back. Now, she was only left with her phone. The rest of the things had been snatched away by Mrs. Liu.
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Twenty minutes later, Wei Zhou parked the car at the entrance of a police station. Su Yan pushed the door open and got out. She had only taken a few steps when she saw Wei Zhou following her from the corner of her eye.
Su Yan turned around and glanced at the man. She raised her eyebrows. Wei Zhou stopped in his tracks and looked into her eyes. A few seconds later, Su Yan let out a sigh and turned around to walk into the police station. She didn't say anything.
Wei Zhou's guess was very accurate. Mrs. Liu was her grandmother. After the police understood the situation, they began to advise her to go home and settle it privately. They even advised her that she was an old woman in her seventies after all. She should go back and discuss it with the old woman properly, then the matter would definitely be resolved, and so on.
These words sounded like nonsense to Su Yan. Su Yan took a deep breath and said, "Please take note. I didn't come to the police station to be lectured. I came here to look for you to report the case. Although the criminal suspect, Liu Yuhuan, is my grandmother, I haven't had any contact with her family for a long time. Ten years ago, after my parents passed away, but she, as a grandmother, didn't do anything to support me. So now, I don't have any obligation to support her. Moreover, when I was still very young, she almost sold me to a rich family. It was all thanks to my quick-wittedness that I escaped."
The police officers were sitting and taking notes as they listened to Su Yan's eloquent words, as if they were listening to a novel. They felt as if all the bad things in the world had happened to her.
Wei Zhou looked at Su Yan from the side. He didn't expect Su Yan to talk about these sad things in the past. However, Su Yan had spoken very calmly just now. There was even a hint of ridicule in her tone. Other than her calmnwss, there was no other expression on her face.
The more calm Su Yan appeared, the more he felt his heart ache. It was as if something had stabbed his heart. This feeling was too uncomfortable.
Chapter 290: Set Up a Special Task Force
Seeing that the police didn't say anything, Wei Zhou said with a sullen look, "In broad daylight, she committed robbery. The high-end custom-made bag is worth 900,000 yuan. There are all kinds of ID cards, bank cards, credit cards, as well as cash, etc, inside. The amount involved is at least tens of millions. Moreover, the public robbery has caused serious societal consequences. If this isn't enough to build a case, this is a dereliction of duty!"
Before he could finish his sentence, a police officer knocked on the door. The police officer who was taking notes said, "Please wait a moment."
The two police officers stood outside the door and said something. Because of the sound insulation effect of the police station's door, they couldn't hear their conversation at all. However, the police officer who was taking notes soon pushed the door open and entered. He looked up at Su Yan and said, "Miss Su, we have just received a notice. For the sake of your case, the higher-ups have just set up a special task force. What Mr. Wei said is very right. This matter has caused very bad societal consequences, so we also attach great importance to it. We will definitely capture the suspect as soon as possible and recover all the items involved in the case."
Su Yan smiled and said, "Sorry for the trouble."
The police officer said politely, "It's nothing. We serve the people. We have finished the statement and have understood the basic situation. If there's nothing else, you can go back first. Keep your phone on and we will contact you at any time."
Su Yan nodded, picked up the phone and stood up. She glanced at Wei Zhou and said, "Do you want to eat together?"
Wei Zhou was naturally more than happy to. "What do you want to eat?"
Seeing that the man answered obediently, Su Yan was both angry and amused. "I know a very good stall that makes all the traditional Chinese street foods. If President Wei doesn't mind them, feel free to eat."
Wei Zhou tightened his coat and pretended not to understand what Su Yan meant. "Traditional street foods are good. I like traditional street foods."
The corners of Su Yan's mouth curled up. Why didn't she realize that this man was so thick-skinned before? He clearly knew, yet he played dumb. Since he was young, he didn't like to eat street food and didn't eat from seafood stalls. In his eyes, those things were too dirty, so she deliberately suggested eating street stalls to make things difficult for him.
This man didn't play by the rules, which left Su Yan with no choice. Since she said it already, she had to bite the bullet. However, it was fine. Even the high and mighty CEO Wei could condescend to eat street stalls, then what was there to be afraid of for a person like her, who liked to eat street stalls?
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Tie Muzhen Barbeque Skewers was a barbeque shop that had been open for more than twenty years. Not only could customers eat very delicious barbeque, but they could also order some traditional Chinese stir-fried street foods. The boss's cooking was very good, it was deeply loved by the people of Jiang Du.
Su Yan brought Wei Zhou here and found a random corner to sit down. Although it was quite cold outside, it couldn't stop the people from eating delicious food. This place was located in a remote area. There were only seven to eight tables, but they were all full.
As soon as they sat down, Wei Zhou frowned. Because it was a street stall, they were eating in the open air. Although there weren't many cars passing by, it gave people a noisy feeling. Moreover, the overall environment was dirty and messy. Just looking at it made him lose his appetite.
However, Su Yan didn't care about this. She took the menu from the waiter and ordered something. It seemed that she was very familiar with the environment here, and even had an expression of enjoyment.
In fact, Su Yan grew up in this kind of environment when she was young. This kind of street stall that people looked down on was a place that she wanted to eat at but couldn't. Therefore, she was familiar with and enjoyed this kind of environment. Only in this kind of place could she feel a sense of liveliness, and only then could she truly be grounded.
However, the way the two of them dressed really didn't fit in with the environment here. Coupled with their impeccable looks, they attracted countless gazes as soon as they sat down.
Wei Zhou rarely ate barbecue because the education he received since young didn't allow him to eat these things. When he became an adult, he secretly ate them once. However, he also ate them at those very high-class barbecue places, which were like imperial palaces. The environment was completely different from this kind of shabby environment.
Wei Zhou glanced at Su Yan, who was ordering something, and couldn't help but rub his nose. The air here was filled with the aroma of various barbecue skewers. However, this kind of strong and pungent smell made him feel a little uncomfortable. Although he knew that Su Yan was deliberately making things difficult for him, as long as he could eat with Su Yan, he was willing to eat even if it was uncomfortable.
Chapter 291: No One Was Willing to Back Down
Wei Zhou took the menu and quickly flipped through a few pages. In the end, he didn't find anything that he liked to eat. Moreover, there were no pictures on this old-fashioned menu. He didn't even know what each type of food looked like. What made it the most difficult for him to accept was the grease that had accumulated over the years on the menu. He wanted to chop off his hand to disinfect it after touching it.
After ordering her favorite food and checking with the waiter again, Su Yan realized that Wei Zhou hadn't ordered anything. Su Yan looked up at the man and said, "Wei Zhou."
Wei Zhou froze. "What?"
The man's jet-black eyes stared at her. Su Yan froze. She had been married to this man for three years, but this was the first time she had seen him looking at her like this.
Su Yan came back to her senses and let out a heavy breath. She suddenly felt that there was no meaning to it, she changed the words that were already on the tip of her tongue and said, "If you really don't like it, don't force it. See that alley in front? There's a hamburger shop across the street. You can go there to eat."
If she wasn't mistaken, this was the only thing she said to Wei Zhou after the divorce that didn't have any anger or hidden meaning.
However, when he heard her words, Wei Zhou frowned and said in a somewhat angry tone, "Who told you that I don't like to eat street food?"
Su Yan opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she held it back. In the first year of their marriage, she once wanted to eat street food, so she sent a message to Wei Zhou asking him if he wanted to eat together. However, Wei Zhou told her that things like street stalls were dirty and disgusting. They weren't meant for people to eat.
Pointing at the menu on the table, Su Yan said, "But you didn't order anything."
Wei Zhou replied, "This is my first time at a street stall."
Su Yan nodded, then recommended, "This restaurant is old. The kebabs are excellent. When the boss was young, he even worked as the head chef in a big hotel and he made delicious traditional Chinese dishes. So, you can order any kebabs you want. Every type is delicious. If you want to eat stir-fried dishes, you can eat pot-wrapped meat or sweet and sour pork tenderloin. They are the signature dishes here."
Because Wei Zhou didn't like sweet things, the stir-fried vegetables and skewers that she recommended were mostly sweet and sour. Her goal was to drive Wei Zhou away, but she never expected that Wei Zhou actually ordered everything that she said.
The two of them knew each other's thoughts and each knew the other's temper, but neither was willing to give in. Judging from the current situation, Su Yan was at a disadvantage and was being outdone by the thick-skinned man.
Soon, a bunch of freshly cooked kebabs were placed on the table. Finally, they were served with two stir-fried dishes, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, as well as two bowls of white rice.
The waiter asked, "Miss, our store has added the Mandarin duck hotpot dish last month. The taste is very good. All kinds of meat are also hand-cut. I recommend you try it."
Su Yan raised her eyebrows and said in surprise, "Then give me one serving of grilled skewers, stir-fried dishes, and hot pot. I didn't expect that I could enjoy three different delicacies at the same time a small restaurant like this. It's really amazing!"
The waiter smiled and said, "Okay. Please wait a moment, miss. I'll bring it up for you right away."
Sure enough, a small copper hot pot was brought to the table a few minutes later. It was her first time eating such a small hot pot. The scarlet charcoal in the middle of the hot pot was extremely appetitizing.
In fact, what she had ordered before was enough to eat. The reason why she wanted a mandarin duck pot was mainly for Wei Zhou to see. Moreover, she didn't usually eat spicy food, so the mandarin duck pot was unnecessary.
As she expected, when the hot pot was served, Wei Zhou's expression couldn't help but change. Su Yan ignored him and picked up a hand-cut beef roll to cook. At the same time, the waiter brought two freshly roasted kebabs. Instantly, the entire space was filled with a fragrant smell. Even if one wasn't hungry, one would feel tempted.
Looking at Su Yan cooking the beef, Wei Zhou sat opposite her motionlessly. The taste of the roasted pork loin that had just been served made his stomach churn. On the other hand, Su Yan didn't feel anything at all.
Wei Zhou didn't understand why there were people in this world who liked to eat hotpot and skewers. How could they just pick up a piece of meat and boil it in boiling water? Were they sure that the bacteria in the meat had been killed? Now, Su Yan was eating it herself. Usually, hotpot was eaten by several people. Everyone was boiling stuff, and so much saliva was mixed together. It was too unhygienic.
Chapter 292: I Don't Know How to Boil Them
Of course, he wasn't disgusted by Su Yan's saliva, but rather, he was disgusted by this kind of food. He couldn't stand the smell of a bunch of roasted pork loins.
In front of the delicious food, Su Yan ate without raising her head. She completely ignored Wei Zhou. He, who was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth, needed to observe this kind of folk wild culture carefully. As for whether he could accept it or not, she didn't know.
Su Yan ate slowly while Wei Zhou sat there and watched. Although he was holding chopsticks in his hands, he had never picked up anything. Seeing Su Yan eat so heartily, he actually wanted to try it, but he really had never eaten these things, especially hot pot. He didn't know how long he should cook the meat before he could eat it.
Just as he was in a daze, a few slices of beef that had already been prepared suddenly appeared in the bowl. Wei Zhou was stunned for a moment. His eyes that were looking at Su Yan flickered.
Su Yan glanced at him. "I've prepared it for you. Try it."
After saying that, she waved at the waiter again. "Please remove the roasted pork loin and stir-fried snail. My friend isn't used to eating these."
It wasn't easy to have a meal with him. She had teased Wei Zhou for enough. There was no need to make him unable to eat. Moreover, she actually didn't eat these things.
The waiter had a puzzled look. "Not used to eating it? Miss, sir, although our restaurant's environment is a little poor, the food we make is guaranteed to be clean..."
If they didn't want the roasted pork loins and the freshly fried snails, as a waiter, she naturally had to ask. Otherwise, the kitchen would think that something had happened.
Looking at Wei Zhou, Su Yan smiled and said, "You're worrying too much. If we were afraid that it wouldn't be clean, we wouldn't have come. Firstly, we can't eat so much. Secondly, my friend doesn't like to eat these things. I've caused you guys trouble."
The waitress still said, "Miss, then aren't you guys being too wasteful? Nowadays, we all advocate frugality."
Hearing this, Su Yan thought for a moment and pointed to a table beside her. "Why don't you help me send these things to the guests at that table? This isn't considered a waste. What do you think?"
The waiter nodded. "Alright, I'll go over and ask."
Su Yan said apologetically, "Thank you."
Watching the waiter leave with the things in his hands, Su Yan retracted her gaze. Halfway through, she met Wei Zhou's eyes. The man nodded and said, "Mmm, the taste isn't bad."
Su Yan was slightly stunned. She noticed that Wei Zhou's lips were glistening with oil, and the few slices of boiled beef in his bowl had also disappeared. Seeing that Wei Zhou was eating them, she handed over more than half of the plate of beef rolls to Wei Zhou. "If you like them, then eat some more."
However, Wei Zhou said, "I don't know how to boil them."
Su Yan was speechless.
Su Yan stretched out her hand to take the plate. She looked at the man with a strange expression, then burst out laughing.
"Do you really need me to boil all of them for you?" After laughing a few times, she threw the plate on the table. "If you want to eat, then do it yourself. If you don't want to, then don't eat. You want me to serve you? Dream on!"
"Su Yan, my stomach hurts," said Wei Zhou.
Hearing this, Su Yan raised her eyebrows. Wei Zhou indeed had a bad stomach. She knew about this, but what did that have to do with her?
Su Yan glanced at the man and replied with an "it's none of my business" look, "Oh."
Who didn't want to be served by others? Moreover, they were already divorced. They couldn't even be considered friends now, so why did she have to serve this scumbag? She really wanted to tell Wei Zhou that he should quickly go back to sleep, because anything could come true in a dream.
At this moment, a beautiful figure walked over. The girl's fair and tender face had a beautiful smile on it. She looked at Wei Zhou with a pair of big eyes and said, "Hi, can I add you as a friend?"
This girl's figure was very sexy, and her fashion taste wasn't bad. Although her looks were above average, she couldn't be compared to Su Yan at all. However, it made sense. Even a little star like Tang Yitong couldn't be compared to Su Yan, so how could an average person be compared to Su Yan?
Upon being suddenly interrupted, Wei Zhou couldn't help but frown. He looked at Su Yan, who was sitting opposite him, and replied, "No."
Hearing the man's refusal, the young girl wasn't angry, She also looked at Su Yan and said, "Don't worry, I didn't mean anything else. Mis, please don't misunderstand. I want to add him just to thank him for the kebabs and stir-fried vegetables he gave us just now."
Wei Zhou's expression darkened a little and he said impatiently, "I said no. Please don't disturb our meal."