The police chief pondered silently and nodded to Mu Lingshan.

"I understand, you've worked hard enough for a day, leave the rest to me, you can go home now."

"Chief, I'm not tired. Let me at least take their statements first." Hearing the chief speak like this, Mu Lingshan immediately felt a bit of resentment, sensing that the chief was trying to smooth things over.

The police chief laughed bureaucratically, "Xiao Mu, this is the organization caring for you. How can you not trust your own chief to handle this case personally?"

Hearing the chief speak this way, Mu Lingshan felt unwilling, but she couldn't say anything more.

After all, a higher rank can crush you. If she insisted, it would be blatant distrust in the organization, proof of political immaturity.

After Mu Lingshan left, the chief politely and perfunctorily asked a few questions, then let Chu Ge leave first.

He's just a small police station chief and had no desire to get embroiled in any big trouble. Preserving oneself is the way to go. As long as his jurisdiction appeared stable and harmonious on the surface, filled with revelry and peace, that was enough.

Normally, catching petty thieves, mediating civil disputes among ordinary folks, and occasionally earning some easy accolades is fine. If this was truly a case of Tianjiao Group and Liger Group locked in a celestial battle, he didn't want any part of it.

Leaving the police station, Chu Ge didn't go far. Instead, he lit a cigarette in a spot where he could see the entrance and sat on the curb to wait.

Even Mu Lingshan could see the police chief's inaction; with his sharp eyes, how could he not see it?

He believed that in no more than a few minutes, the man Mu Lingshan had just caught would be released. He wanted to see who exactly was trying to cause him trouble and then resolve the trouble thoroughly.

However, after taking just a couple of puffs, he suddenly noticed that not far from him, another pair of eyes was watching him and the police station entrance.

Realizing he was being watched, Chu Ge's face showed a hint of helplessness. It seemed unlikely he could resolve the trouble today.

Pretending not to notice Mu Lingshan secretly observing him, Chu Ge finished his cigarette, left the curb, stretched, hailed a taxi, and left.

Seeing Chu Ge, who seemed like he was waiting for someone, suddenly leave, Mu Lingshan, hidden at the corner of an intersection, frowned.

Did he find out I was watching him? That shouldn't be. He didn't even turn his head.

Mu Lingshan pondered silently, frowning with some frustration, and refocused her attention on the police station entrance.

As a female officer with intuition, she felt that today's case wasn't just a simple fight. From how the previous individuals looked at Chu Ge, it seemed they genuinely wanted his life.

She had no doubt that there was much more behind this incident than she knew.

Since the chief wouldn't let her openly intervene, she decided to investigate stealthily and thoroughly.

In the boundless night, Chu Ge sat in a smoothly driven taxi, pondering slightly, still feeling a bit uneasy about Mu Lingshan.

Given the skills of those involved today, they were clearly not opponents an ordinary person could handle. If Mu Lingshan really got involved, she might fall into danger.

Though he was not very familiar with Mu Lingshan, who even held prejudices against him, she was ultimately a police officer with a strong sense of responsibility and justice, worthy of respect.

Moreover, if today's events hadn't occurred, Mu Lingshan wouldn't be acting this way. Ultimately, it was somewhat related to him. If this persistent little officer ended up harmed over this, it would be something Chu Ge wished to avoid.

Rubbing his forehead with some helplessness, Chu Ge finally instructed the taxi driver to head back toward the police station.

Passing by a toy store still open, Chu Ge got out to buy a hat, a mask, and a pair of gloves. If events escalated to the point where he needed to intervene, he didn't want to be recognized by Mu Lingshan.

As the taxi approached the vicinity of the police station, Chu Ge breathed a sigh of relief. He arrived just in time; Mu Lingshan was still in her previous position, facing the station.

While Chu Ge returned and instructed the driver to park far behind Mu Lingshan, Wang Meng exited the police station, limping and strutting out.

Glancing at the police emblem on the station wall, Wang Meng's face showed a mix of arrogance and disdain. He spat on the ground toward the entrance and then pulled out his phone to make a call.

Seeing Wang Meng's arrogant demeanor, Mu Lingshan was immediately filled with anger, feeling a strong urge to press his face into his own spit.

To her, the police station was a solemn and sacred place. Wang Meng's behavior was nothing short of desecration and provocation against the police emblem.

However, in order to continue investigating today's matter, Mu Lingshan finally held back her impulse, flagged down a taxi, and sat in the car patiently waiting.

Of course, Mu Lingshan had no idea that the person she'd been surveilling, Chu Ge, was sitting in a taxi behind her, watching her every move with a helpless smile.

As for Wang Meng at the police station entrance, he was even less aware that two pairs of eyes were watching him from afar.

Not long after Wang Meng finished the phone call, a Santana pulled up at the station entrance, he got into the car, and the Santana started moving.

Subsequently, the taxi Mu Lingshan was in followed the Santana, and the car Chu Ge was in also followed quickly.

A Santana and two taxis were moving constantly in the darkness. Before long, the Santana arrived at a rather secluded area, stopping in front of a two-story building.

When Chu Ge saw through the car window that Mu Lingshan's taxi had also stopped, he couldn't help but be speechless, sincerely feeling that aside from a strong sense of justice and responsibility, Mu Lingshan was not suitable to be a cop at all.

How could someone follow that obviously? When they park, you park too—doesn't that just scream "catch me"?

Unless the other party has no counter-surveillance skills at all, now they're likely already suspicious of the taxi Mu Lingshan is in.

Are the other party rookies? Of course not, Chu Ge thought. What ordinary thugs have such good skills and coordination?

Chu Ge was even more certain he'd made the right decision to come. If there were no accomplices of Wang Meng inside this two-story building, so be it, but if this really was their base, if Mu Lingshan carelessly barged in, she would surely be in danger.

Mu Lingshan got out of the taxi, which immediately drove off, while Chu Ge had his driver keep going past the two-story building, then park at a corner of the street further ahead, where he got out and asked the driver to turn off the lights.

Right in front of the driver, Chu Ge used his phone to jot down the car's license plate number, then gave the driver two hundred bucks, asking him to wait for him there, and turned to look in Mu Lingshan's direction.

In fact, Chu Ge noting down the car's license plate was solely to assure the driver he wouldn't bolt after getting the money—it was meant for the driver to see.

With his memory, if he wanted to remember something, a mere few digits of a license plate number would be trivial. Even if he had to remember a bunch of different phone numbers at once, it would be a piece of cake.

Having prepared an escape route for himself and Mu Lingshan, Chu Ge glanced at Mu Lingshan and immediately got a headache, sighing and helplessly knocking his forehead.

In his view, Mu Lingshan audaciously walked straight towards the two-story building.

Chu Ge was puzzled. How bold could this girl possibly be? Where did she get her confidence? Hadn't she realized the potential danger?

In fact, though Mu Lingshan was indeed quite bold, she was fully aware of the potential danger.

However, she'd only been a police officer for a short time, filled with the bravado of a newbie, firmly believing that evil cannot prevail over good, and that her mere status as a police officer would be intimidating enough.

After all, usually just shouting "police" was enough to make people stop in their tracks. Besides, assaulting a police officer is a serious offense, and most people wouldn't dare to do that.

Step by step, Mu Lingshan approached the door of the two-story building, took a deep breath, and raised her hand to ring the doorbell.

In less than a minute, the smell of smoke drifted from behind the door, followed by the sound of footsteps.

"Squeak," the iron door creaked open, revealing a young man with bare arms, a cigarette hanging slantingly from his mouth, and a bandage on his right hand who scrutinized the uniformed Mu Lingshan, glancing around at the surroundings.

"Officer, is there something you need?"

"I've received a public complaint suspecting illegal gambling here. I need to inspect the premises."

The man behind the door chuckled laconically, flicking the ash from his cigarette and eyeing Mu Lingshan's ample bosom, "Then please, come in."

Feeling the man's inappropriate gaze, Mu Lingshan frowned but said nothing, striding in confidently.

"Bang"

As Mu Lingshan entered, the iron door shut tightly behind her, quivering slightly and producing a buzzing echo.

The sound of the door closing made Mu Lingshan halt momentarily, a slight tension growing within her, though she didn't want to let it show, mustering her courage and quickly moving forward again.

Crossing a courtyard about ten square meters in size, Mu Lingshan pushed open another door, stepping into the first floor of the two-story building.

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