Shocking! The young educated youth had just arrived and was already clashing with spies.

Chapter 574 Shut up, I'm not that stupid.

The higher-ups treated the Gao family exactly the same way they treated the Gu and Chu families. Old Master Gao was a smart man; at the last moment, he voluntarily stepped down from his position, and his other two sons also suffered the same fate.

The old man's retirement is timely; by making way for others, no one will hold a grudge against the Gao family over this matter.

As for the other two sons, they are only temporarily avoiding the limelight. If they are caught red-handed, criticized, and investigated, none of them will be able to clear their names.

Whether the Gao family will regain its former glory in the future depends on the abilities of the younger generation. In any case, Gao Ziyou and Gao Ziyang are not to be relied upon.

These things had nothing to do with Zhou Yichen and his group. Since leaving the Gao family last time, they had hardly contacted Gao Ziyou again.

When he came to their door again today, not only was Zhou Yichen annoyed, but Chu Xin also couldn't help but want to punch him. Damn it, she really wanted to beat him up!

Before even leaving the house, I took a good look at him and found that apart from the bruises on his face that hadn't completely subsided, Gao Ziyou had returned to his annoying and irritating self.

Chu Xin couldn't help but wonder to herself, even without Yu Jing's interference, someone like Gao Ziyou wouldn't achieve much in the future.

As the eldest grandson of the Gao family, he lacked a great deal of education from a young age, and there was no way to make up for it. The reality was not as beautiful as in fairy tales, where the bad guys were brought to justice and the victims lived happily ever after.

That's all just a lie to children.

She knew that even though Gao's father later repented with tears streaming down his face, it couldn't give them, father and son, a dignified ending.

If it weren't for Old Master Gao's decisive action in taking his eldest son out of the hospital and hiding him, the Gao family would likely have suffered another loss in this ordeal.

Unexpectedly, Gao Ziyou not only refused to live under the same roof as his father, but also didn't want to stay in the entire Gao family anymore. He was just like a rebellious teenager, doing whatever he wanted and taking pleasure in harming others when he was unhappy.

Especially after finding out the location of the small courtyard where the Special Branch was renting, he was like a buzzing mosquito, wanting to come and check in every day.

However, he knew he couldn't cross the line, so he would just linger outside the courtyard and occasionally shout a couple of times to try and get attention. If no one paid attention, he would keep trying. If someone came out to check, as long as it wasn't Zhou Yichen and Chu Xin, he would just circle around and come back.

This led the few residents around the courtyard to mistakenly believe that he had taken a liking to Chu Xin and that the young man was boldly pursuing his love.

The love-hate story between him, Zhou Yichen, and Chu Xin—"You love her, but she doesn't love you and falls in love with him"—spread quickly within days.

After overhearing a few snippets, Chu Xin and Zhou Yichen burst into laughter in anger. Wasn't this even scarier than a horror story?

Seeing that this guy had come to the door again today, before he could start causing trouble, Zhou Yichen opened the door and rushed out, kicking the person who was trying to run away to the ground.

"If you insist on courting death, I can grant your wish!"

Gao Ziyou got up from the ground, casually brushed the dirt off his clothes, spat out a mouthful of phlegm, and said viciously:

"Fine, that's exactly what I was thinking too. Let's see who dies first. You, surnamed Zhou, you knew about that bitch Yu Jing's affair all along but didn't tell me. You insisted on using the guise of official business to investigate our Gao family thoroughly. Are you satisfied now? The Gao family can no longer challenge your Zhou family. I won't be surprised how you show your true colors now!"

Zhou Yichen looked at him with an icy expression, speechless at his unexpected thought process.

"The Gao family has come to this point because of Old Master Gao. His biggest mistake was being muddle-headed in family matters. Whether you understand me or not is irrelevant. If you keep making trouble, I can send you to jail to calm down. But think carefully. Are you sure you want to disregard Old Master Gao's painstaking efforts and ruin yourself?"

As he said these words, doubts were already growing in his mind.

Several days have passed since the Gao family incident, but Gao Ziyou's attitude at the beginning was not like this. He was most comfortable as long as his father was not doing well. Even when he was fighting with his father, he never interpreted the Gao family's outcome from such an unconventional perspective. Why did he suddenly go crazy?

Out of professional habit, Zhou Yichen couldn't help but speculate in the direction of conspiracy theories.

Did something happen during the few days that Gao Ziyou was admitted to the military hospital?

Gao Ziyou was most annoyed by Zhou Yichen's hypocritical words. He raised his eyebrows mockingly, his face full of disdain, "Do you think I'll listen to your nonsense again?"

There was nothing more to say then. Zhou Yichen knew that even if he wanted to argue with him, he wouldn't get anywhere. So he took a step closer and showed his work ID.

"From this moment forward, as a special agent, I am issuing you this warning for the first time: do not approach the compound again, or you will be arrested for violating national security!"

Chu Xin leaned against the door frame with her arms crossed, watching this scene. She couldn't help but shake her head. Why talk to him so much? Just take action! Even if you talk about procedures and laws, you should at least consider who the other party is.

Sure enough, Gao Ziyou wasn't scared after hearing Zhou Yichen's words. His eyes were full of provocation, and he looked like he was deliberately looking for a beating.

"I dare you! Do you own this road? I'm standing right here, so what? I'm a native of Ning City, and you, an outsider, are trying to bully me?!"

It seemed as if he would shout and invite a crowd to watch if Zhou Yichen dared to make a move against him.

He's an absolute scoundrel.

Even when Gao Ziyou was plagued by madness, he had never lost face like this. Zhou Yichen's gaze swept over his face several times, and his doubts grew even stronger.

Suddenly struck by a flash of inspiration, Zhou Yichen tentatively asked, "You must have a reason for coming here to cause trouble, right?"

Gao Ziyou didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Hand Yu Jing over to me!"

Now not only Zhou Yichen became serious, but even Chu Xin stood up straight, squinted at Gao Ziyou, and scrutinized him carefully.

"So you really love this stepmother that much? Even now, you still want to take her back. Are you addicted to masochism? What, do you want to keep taking those crazy drugs?"

She certainly didn't think Gao Ziyou meant that; she was just deliberately misinterpreting his meaning to provoke him.

As expected, when Gao Ziyou heard Chu Xin say such things about him, his chest heaved violently with anger, and he glared at Chu Xin as if he had been greatly humiliated.

"You're talking nonsense! I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid. I'm going to kill her with my own hands!"

"Impossible, Yu Jing can only be dealt with by the state!"

Zhou Yichen coldly poured cold water on the situation.

For criminals who endanger national security, there are very formal procedures for trial, prosecution, and sentencing, in accordance with the law and regulations, strictly following established judicial procedures, absolutely demonstrating the dignity of Chinese law, and no one can manipulate it.

It is simply impossible for Gao Ziyou to make such a request.

"Then I'll keep bothering you!" Gao Ziyou threatened.

Chu Xin scoffed, "That's great. Maybe it will even allow you and your son to meet in prison. If you keep up the good work, you might end up going to hell together."

"Shut up, I'm not that stupid!"

Gao Ziyou had a fierce look in his eyes, like a wolf. This woman always managed to drive him crazy.

Chu Xin wasn't afraid of him and mocked, "If you're not stupid, who is? Even if I handed her over to you, you'd still be executed if you killed her. Don't you think it's ridiculous of you to keep babbling like this? I think you've really lost your mind. You can't even understand such a simple truth!"

Oh, by the way, could you tell me which brilliant person gave you the idea?

Gao Ziyou was furious with Chu Xin earlier, and when he suddenly heard her question, he didn't think straight for a moment. His face twisted in anger. "What nonsense are you talking about? Nobody gave me any advice!"

Zhou Yichen slapped Gao Ziyou across the face to physically cool down his brain, which was on the verge of losing its rationality.

"Then think carefully about who you've been in contact with lately. Don't you think you're doing something stupid?"

The effect was quite significant.

Gao Ziyou's ears were ringing and his cheek was throbbing from the blow, but his mind was surprisingly calm, and then his expression turned ferocious.