Zhou Mei

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhou Mei (周媚)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Fengshan Police Station / Fengcheng criminal investigation police 33 43
Occupation/Role	Police officer and criminal investigator
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Appearance

Zhou Mei is a beautiful young police officer who is usually seen driving a black car and wearing a police uniform. During an undercover operation at Fengcheng Jewelry Store, she lets down her hair and wears makeup to conceal her identity. 9 47

• Carries a flashlight during field investigations. 6
• Uses a police-issued firearm in dangerous operations. 49
• Can convincingly pose as cleaning staff or a wealthy customer while working undercover. 34 47

Personality

Zhou Mei is observant, direct, and professionally skeptical. Although Lin Xiaosu helps locate the missing Jiang Yang, she questions him because his methods are too extraordinary to fit her understanding of criminal investigation. She promises to apologize with a meal if her suspicions prove unfounded. 6

She is persistent in difficult cases and willing to bend procedure when conventional methods fail, such as offering to expedite Lin Xiaosu's detective-agency registration in return for his assistance on a drug case. 33 Her confidence in Lin gradually develops into trust, though the two frequently argue over payment, favors, and his unconventional methods. 11 35 37

Zhou Mei also takes personal risks for her work. She remains on guard while accompanying Lin after an assassination attempt, acts as cover during the confrontation at Fengcheng Jewelry Store, and pursues Brother Hu despite the dangers of the mountain roads. 43 49 50

Abilities & Skills

Criminal Investigation

Zhou Mei is an experienced investigator with knowledge of local criminal networks, evidence handling, forensic procedure, and gene-toxin cases.

• Recognizes that Lin Xiaosu's scent-tracking methods can succeed where ordinary searches and police dogs fail. 34
• Investigates the P39 gene toxin and discovers its female-targeted transmission characteristics. 41 42
• Connects the surname of suspected syndicate figure Qi Hongzhong to the alias “Ghost Eye Lao Qi.” 44
• Collects preliminary financial evidence on the Five Tiger Generals' mistresses, helping expose the jewelry-store money-laundering scheme. 46

Combat and Firearms

Zhou Mei can make arrests under pressure and use firearms in active combat.

• Apprehends the yellow-haired suspect and his accomplices at an internet cafe. 34
• Participates in the raid on Wang Changfa's villa and retrieves the concealed P39 sample using Lin Xiaosu's instructions. 41
• Provides cover fire during the Fengcheng Jewelry Store shootout, taking down four attackers before exhausting her ammunition. 49

Undercover Work and Driving

Zhou Mei adapts quickly to covert operations and high-risk pursuits.

• Poses as cleaning staff to draw the yellow-haired suspect out of a private room. 34
• Disguises herself as “Mei'er,” a wealthy companion of Lin Xiaosu's cover identity, while investigating Fengcheng Jewelry Store. 47 48
• Drives at high speed during the pursuit of Brother Hu, then follows Lin Xiaosu's direction onto the more dangerous old mountain road. 50

Equipment

• Police identification. 11
• Flashlight. 6
• Firearm. 49
• Black car used for investigations and pursuits. 9 50

Relationships

• Lin Xiaosu — Initially suspects him after he helps locate Jiang Yang, but later repeatedly seeks his aid on difficult cases. Their professional partnership is marked by banter over consultation fees and procedure. 6 11 33 37
• Chang Ye — Her superior from the Provincial Department during the Qingyuan Temple investigation; Zhou Mei is surprised by Chang Ye's authority and exceptional abilities. 9 11
• Sun Yang — Police colleague who accompanies Zhou Mei and Lin Xiaosu during the investigation of the drug-filled handbag; he is initially doubtful of Lin's methods but assists with arrests. 33 34
• Captain Zhang — Criminal-investigation captain and colleague. Zhou Mei works with him on the P39 case, Ghost Eye Lao Qi investigation, and the Fengcheng Jewelry Store operation. 41 43 49
• Miao Ruolan — Lin Xiaosu's detective-agency partner and Zhou Mei's frequent collaborator. They work together on the villa toxin case and pose as wealthy companions during the jewelry-store operation. 41 47 49
• Hu Ya / Li Diandian — Hu Ya saves Zhou Mei from danger during the Jiang Yang case; Zhou Mei later informs Lin Xiaosu that Chang Ye has taken Hu Ya for treatment. 6 14

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jiang Yang Missing-Person Case

Zhou Mei encounters Lin Xiaosu after Hu Ya subdues an attacker and Jiang Yang is found drugged. Rather than accepting the result at face value, she questions Lin about his whereabouts and his implausible tracking methods. 6

Qingyuan Temple Murder Investigation

Zhou Mei brings Chang Ye to meet Lin Xiaosu and assists their investigation into Qu Taiqing's death. She initially doubts the possibility of a remote method causing cerebral hemorrhage, then watches as Lin and Chang Ye identify Ding Haichun through physical evidence and surveillance analysis. 9 10

She witnesses Chang Ye effortlessly defeat the Gene Person Ding Haichun and later asks Lin to assist with future difficult cases. 11

Detective Agency Registration and Drug-Bag Case

When Lin Xiaosu seeks to register his detective agency, Zhou Mei offers to accelerate the paperwork if he helps solve a drug case. She follows his scent-and-footprint analysis to an internet cafe, where she arrests the suspected drug trafficker. 33 34

She later confirms that Lin's detective license will be processed through Captain Zhang's intervention. 35

P39 Gene-Toxin Investigation

Zhou Mei participates in the raid on Wang Changfa's villa after Zhuang Mengdie reports suspected drug activity. Following Lin's message, she opens a concealed compartment beneath the bathroom mirror and recovers a metal tube containing red liquid. 41

She identifies the substance as P39, a gene toxin transmitted to women through sexual contact, then works with Lin to consider the source of the suspect's apparent antidote. 41 42

Ghost Eye Lao Qi and Fengcheng Jewelry Store

After Lin is ambushed, Zhou Mei accompanies him as protection while he covertly gathers evidence. She contributes her understanding of Fengcheng's criminal syndicate and helps investigate Qi Hongzhong's possible connection to Ghost Eye Lao Qi. 43 44

She later gathers records showing that several syndicate mistresses spent unusually large sums on jewelry. Undercover with Lin and Miao Ruolan, she enters Fengcheng Jewelry Store, examines the raw stones, and fights alongside them after heroin is exposed within a stone. 46 47 48 49

Pursuit of Brother Hu

Following the fall of the jewelry-store operation, Zhou Mei joins Lin Xiaosu and Miao Ruolan in pursuing the fleeing Brother Hu. She drives at extreme speed before yielding to Lin's judgment on which mountain road the fugitive has taken. 50