66: Zhang Bo's little-known weakness

She called Lei Zhen, who said he was out investigating and then arranged to meet her at the hospital.

As soon as Lei Zhen returned to the hospital and lay down, Zhang Bo came to visit him.

Seeing Zhang Bo arrive, Lei Zhen was quite pleased.

"Officer Lei, can I speak with you alone?"

Zhang Bo's gaze was calm, like a leader making rounds, as if nothing had happened.

Zhang Bo looked around and then asked, "How is it? Are you used to living here?"

Lei Zhen smiled, "It's alright. With air conditioning and beautiful women for company, I almost don't want to go back to work."

Zhang Bo, however, suddenly asked, "I heard you're still an Auxiliary Police Officer. Have you ever thought about becoming a full-time officer?"

Lei Zhen didn't expect him to ask that, "What, you can help me?"

Zhang Bo laughed heartily, then walked to the windowsill and gazed into the distance.

"If I say I can, do you believe me?"

Lei Zhen also simply sat cross-legged, "There must be conditions, right?"

"There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Anyone who wants to gain benefits needs to exchange something of equal value."

After speaking, he turned his head and looked at Lei Zhen again, "I heard your injuries healed long ago. Did you stay here to investigate me?"

Lei Zhen didn't shy away, "I had that intention."

"But do you know who you're going against now?" Zhang Bo asked again.

"Of course I do. Whoever is evil, I go against them." Lei Zhen replied with a smile.

"Evil?" Zhang Bo turned back towards the window, continuing with a sneer, "You're so young, your feathers aren't even fully grown. What do you know about evil?"

Lei Zhen said, "I know. Aren't you it? If it weren't for me, the heart of that rescued child, which rightfully belonged to him, would have already been transplanted into someone else's body by you, wouldn't it?"

Zhang Bo's heart was completely unmoved, and instead, he said coldly, "A person with no value to society, a person whose parents don't even care if he lives or dies, do you think it makes a difference whether he exists in this world?"

Hearing such outrageous words, Lei Zhen felt a surge of anger.

"Zhang Bo, do you mean that in your eyes, those children don't even have the right to exist?"

Zhang Bo continued to sneer, "Everyone is born with their own value. That child was originally a defective product abandoned by God. Don't you think it's a manifestation of value for his lowly organs to serve noble people?"

Lei Zhen was stunned after hearing this. What kind of devil could breed such a twisted set of values?

"You mean they are born to extend other people's lives? That's the value of those children's existence?"

"Otherwise?" Zhang Bo said with a matter-of-fact expression, "Some people's birth is simply a mistake. They only bring pain to themselves and to society by living in this world. If I can end their suffering and maximize their value, isn't that helping them?"

"You are truly shameless." Lei Zhen didn't know how to evaluate him. "The saying 'to treat human life as grass' seems to describe people like you."

Zhang Bo's expression was calm, "Officer Lei, don't you understand? This world operates this way: survival of the fittest, the strong prey on the weak. Some people's lives are meant to be lived for others."

"Alright, stop talking." Lei Zhen interrupted, "I finally understand what a born evil seed is."

"You can say whatever you want. I'll say it again, this is the law of the world." Zhang Bo said with an indifferent expression.

Lei Zhen mimicked his sneer, "Director Zhang, let's talk about you instead."

"About me?" Zhang Bo was startled.

Lei Zhen continued, "I guess you became who you are today because of your childhood environment, right?"

Zhang Bo was actually stunned by Lei Zhen's words, and his face suddenly darkened.

Lei Zhen saw that the other party's negative emotional value finally changed, from 0 to 4.

This indicated that his guess was correct; family background was Zhang Bo's weakness.

Lei Zhen smiled and continued, "I've briefly looked into some of your background, and also your mother's exciting romantic history."

When his mother was mentioned, Zhang Bo's face became even uglier, and his emotional value increased to 10.

"I heard your mother was a mistress, is that right?"

As soon as these words were uttered, Zhang Bo froze completely. He no longer had the mind to continue looking at the scenery outside the window, but instead turned his head and glared fiercely at Lei Zhen.

And his negative emotional value directly soared to 18.

"I took the initiative to show you goodwill, wanting to be friends with you, and you actually went and investigated me?"

Indeed, Lei Zhen had investigated, and it was a very comprehensive investigation.

He found that in the eyes of the general public, Zhang Bo was completely a typical successful person.

He was only 38 years old this year, yet he was already the Director of the Cardiology and Pulmonology Department at the Sixth Hospital, and one of the few experts in the entire hospital who could perform heart transplant surgery, with an annual salary of over a million.

Zhang Bo's wife was also a nurse at the Sixth Hospital. The couple had been very loving for over ten years of marriage, and their child was in junior high school and had excellent grades.

It could be said that in the eyes of most people, Zhang Bo had a harmonious family and a bright future, an object of envy for everyone.

Zhang Bo's true weakness, however, was his mother, Zhang Meiqiong.

Zhang Bo was actually an illegitimate child. His mother was kept by an old man when she was 16, and Zhang Meiqiong gave birth to him when she was 17.

When he was three or four years old, Zhang Bo occasionally saw his biological father, but at that time, his mother told him to call the other party 'grandfather'.

As a child, he even saw scenes of his mother and grandfather being intimate, which left an indelible mark on his young mind.

However, when Zhang Bo was five years old, the old man who kept Zhang Meiqiong suddenly passed away and never appeared again.

But he did leave Zhang Meiqiong a substantial inheritance.

That year, Zhang Meiqiong was only 22 years old.

Later, Zhang Meiqiong never remarried, but instead frequented various dance halls and beauty salons.

Although she is now 55 years old, due to proper maintenance and various aesthetic treatments, she looks only in her early forties.

Lei Zhen also discovered that Zhang Meiqiong was a sucker for good looks. Almost all the boyfriends she had dated over the years were handsome men younger than her, some even only a few years older than Zhang Bo.

Zhang Bo was also a prominent figure in society, and his mother's behavior was the most difficult for him, who valued his reputation highly, to accept.

However, this guy was also very filial, so his mother naturally became his most troublesome weakness.

Therefore, Lei Zhen had made a decision early on to start directly with Zhang Meiqiong.

Facing Zhang Bo's questioning, Lei Zhen smiled faintly, "It's not really an investigation. We actually have quite a fate."

"Fate?" Zhang Bo didn't quite understand, "What do you mean?"

"You'll know later." Lei Zhen grinned, "By the way, since you're here today, I might as well tell you, although I, Lei Zhen, am not a saint, I disdain to associate with scum. And, we are not the same kind of people, and we will never be friends."

Lei Zhen's direct refusal made Zhang Bo reveal his true intentions, "Lei Zhen, do you know who is behind me? That person, let alone your Police Station, even the Jiangcheng Criminal Investigation Team would kneel when they see him. What are you, a mere Auxiliary Police Officer?"

Lei Zhen smiled calmly, "You ask me what an Auxiliary Police Officer is? Now I'll tell you: I solve cases the Criminal Investigation Team can't solve, I arrest people the Criminal Investigation Team dares not arrest, I manage things the Criminal Investigation Team dares not manage. In a word, what the Criminal Investigation Team can manage, I will manage; what the Criminal Investigation Team cannot manage, I will manage even more. This... is an Auxiliary Police Officer!"

Zhang Bo was dumbfounded after hearing this, "You've watched too many movies! Anyone who didn't know would think you were from National Security. Fine, you have backbone, you insist on trying to smash the sky with a rock. I'll humor you. I want to see who collapses first!"

With that, Zhang Bo pulled open the door, almost colliding with Gu Qingcheng, who was eavesdropping outside.

Gu Qingcheng smiled awkwardly, "Are you done talking? I just arrived, I wasn't deliberately eavesdropping."

Zhang Bo snorted coldly and strode away.

He arrived at the elevator entrance, about to take the elevator down, when the elevator doors suddenly opened, and a familiar figure emerged from inside.

"Mom, why are you here?" Zhang Bo was full of surprise.

Zhang Meiqiong was also surprised to see her son, "Oh, my dear son."

She came up and, like teasing a child, cupped Zhang Bo's face, "Mom hasn't seen you in half a month, I've missed you so much."

Zhang Bo disliked his mother treating him like a child the most. He quickly took down Zhang Meiqiong's hand and asked, "What are you doing here? My office isn't here."

"I'm not here to see you." Zhang Meiqiong smiled mysteriously, "Mom is here to see a friend."

Zhang Bo was startled, "You have a new boyfriend again?"

Zhang Meiqiong didn't answer, but instead smiled alluringly, "Don't worry about Mom's business. The elevator's here, you should go down quickly."

With that, Zhang Meiqiong pushed Zhang Bo into the elevator that had just opened its doors.