It's estimated that if it were a rookie cop asking questions, they might have already been infuriated by Mu Lingshan. However, the female officer conducting the interview at the moment was somewhat worldly; even though her teeth itched with irritation, she remained outwardly calm.

The female officer snorted lightly from her nose, "It would have been so much better if you'd cooperated like this from the start, saving us both time."

Having said that, the female officer felt a bit better, thinking to herself, no matter how arrogant you are, after some banter, you're still going to obediently answer my questions, aren't you?

The female officer tapped her fingers on the table twice, looked at Mu Lingshan, and a hint of imperceptible smugness flickered in her eyes.

It was as if the exchange between a police officer and a suspect was not a given. The situation now seemed to be a duel between her and Mu Lingshan, and she had already scored the first victory, destined to be the overall winner of this confrontation.

Two seconds passed, but the female officer didn't hear the scratching sound of the pen on paper. Turning her head slightly, she saw that the male officer beside her was just staring blankly.

The female officer frowned, this guy... huh, never seen a pretty woman before, can you have a little dignity?

"Start writing, Li, what are you thinking about?"

"Oh, nothing." Officer Li snapped back to reality and began jotting things down on the paper. As those three words appeared on the page, his expression became more puzzled. The name seemed... vaguely familiar?

He used the pen to tap lightly on his forehead, trying to recall where he had heard it before, but for the life of him, he couldn't remember at the moment.

The female officer turned her head, "Gender?"

Mu Lingshan chuckled. Honestly, even though she was herself a cop, she found this question amusing. But this time, she didn't intend to give the female officer a hard time, so with a laugh, she started to speak.

"Female, twenty-five, from Lidu City, Nanyun Province, came to Jiangyun City for studies."

Besides the redundant answer of gender, Mu Lingshan preemptively answered several other questions the female officer would have asked later.

Normally, the female officer would be annoyed by such unsolicited information, but this time she took Mu Lingshan's behavior as cooperation and compromise, feeling even more pleased with herself.

"Very good, you should have done this earlier." The female officer smirked, leaning back comfortably in her chair. After Officer Li finished jotting down those few things, she continued to ask: "Family relations, workplace, position, current address..."

Seeing the female officer's smug face, Mu Lingshan couldn't help but feel a bit disgusted. From her current standpoint, she couldn't help but wonder what Chu Ge's mood was when she asked him these same questions back then?

"If you don't mind, I'd like to start from my educational background. Is that okay?"

Mu Lingshan intended to stall for a bit more time. Although she and Chu Ge were kept in separate rooms, she had no doubt Chu Ge would be subjected to all kinds of difficulties. She didn't know what Chu Ge might do to deal with it, but she wasn't worried about him at all.

More accurately, she had absolute confidence in Chu Ge. That guy... there's no way he'd suffer.

The longer she could drag this out, the more surely Chu Ge would face trouble. She was genuinely angry today; these bastards had disrupted her lovely evening with Chu Ge, and as law enforcement, their attitude was thoroughly disgusting to her.

In any case, this matter couldn't end easily. She felt like being thoroughly unreasonable today too!

"Sure, go ahead."

The female officer took a leisurely sip of water, shifted into a comfortable position on the chair, and figured she might as well play along with this woman a bit more, seeing as the woman seemed to have some background.

And besides, the victor is usually quite magnanimous.

Mu Lingshan had merely said it casually, without much hope. Seeing the female officer actually agree, her opinion of her dropped even more. Such an easy agreement to an unreasonable demand from a suspect—what happened to professional ethics as a police officer, were they eaten by her?

If the female officer knew what Mu Lingshan was thinking now, she'd be wronged to no end. Whether she agreed or not, it seemed she couldn't do anything right, putting her in such a difficult spot!

But there's nothing to be done; once Mu Lingshan had a bad first impression of her, she'd see her as utterly disagreeable in every way now.

"Don't rush me, let me think. Where did I attend kindergarten again? Hmm..."

Mu Lingshan crossed her legs and made a big show of 'reminiscing' for quite a while before finally continuing with the topic.

The female officer wasn't in a hurry; she sat in the chair with interest, watching Mu Lingshan, whereas the male officer responsible for documenting was getting quite exasperated, even questioning whether he should be writing all this down.

This woman with the name that seemed so familiar to him—did she really need to explain such trivial details in such depth?

You say you've been an exemplary student a few times, fine, but do you really have to recount how many times you've won a free bottle from buying iced tea? What's all this random nonsense?

The male police officer patiently listened to Mu Lingshan finish talking about her kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and high school. Just as he was about to remind her to get to the point, he was momentarily stunned by her next words.

"And then, I attended the police academy, specializing in criminal investigation..."

Not only was the male officer responsible for recording surprised, but the female officer questioning her was also taken aback. Their looks toward Mu Lingshan turned skeptical. This woman... is actually a police academy graduate? No wonder she seemed familiar with the procedures.

Calculating the time, almost twenty minutes had passed, and Mu Lingshan felt it was about time to end the charade. Amidst the slight change in the gaze of the two officers, she suddenly turned serious and shifted her tone.

"Now, let me tell you about my family connections, workplace, and my current position," she said.

Noticing the change in Mu Lingshan's demeanor and hearing her words, the two officers immediately focused, even feeling a bit nervous. After all, this was the crux of the interrogation—they were finally going to learn who this woman really was.

"My father..."

Mu Lingshan spoke nonchalantly, but the two officers sat up straight, instinctively swallowing as they stared at her unblinkingly. However, after what seemed like an excruciatingly long few seconds, they both felt they had been duped, with the female officer even cursing under her breath.

It turned out Mu Lingshan's parents were just two middle school teachers. People like them... were nothing significant! What power could they possibly have? Hmph, nothing to be afraid of at all!

As she watched the expressions of the two officers quickly change from focused to dismissive, even disdainful, Mu Lingshan smirked coldly and continued, "As for my workplace, it's the Lidu City Public Security Bureau."

Again, the expressions on the officers' faces changed dramatically; it was evidently difficult for them to accept that this 'fallen woman' had suddenly turned into one of their own.

Even so, the female officer wasn't particularly worried. She quickly regained composure. So what if she's with the city police? At twenty-five, what could Mu Lingshan possibly achieve?

"My position is..." Mu Lingshan lowered her head, pinched her eyebrows with a Chu Ge flair, and slowly lifted her head. Her mouth curled into a cold and mocking smile, "Vice Captain of the Criminal Investigation Division."

"What!" the female officer exclaimed, standing up in shock.

"Screech!" The male officer's pen abruptly stopped, tearing the report on the desk. At that moment, he finally recalled where he had heard her name before—it was on a legal show on Lidu City's TV station, "Heavy Punch."

"Oh, right, when I spoke about family relations earlier, I seemed to have missed something. Let me add it now. My paternal grandfather's third brother, my third grand-uncle, is named Mu Chongyi. His address is No. 6 Provincial Committee Courtyard, and his position is Secretary of the Nanyun Province Committee."

"Clang!" The female officer's body weakened, sitting on the edge of her chair before tumbling over, utterly overwhelmed by the revelation. Her composed face shattered into pieces, ashen as a corpse.

The male officer's pupils contracted sharply, his hands trembling. After two seconds of shock, his shaking right hand swiftly reached for the report on the table.

"Put your hand down! Don't move!"

Mu Lingshan shouted fiercely, and the male officer's hand stopped at the edge of the report, his fingers twitching twice, ultimately unable to make any further move, resting powerlessly on the table.

During this, the female officer had fallen to the ground with her chair, her mind in a dizzying whirl, her vision darkening, her heart in turmoil. The river running through her mind was filled with bitterness far surpassing that of Coptis.

In fact, she had mentally prepared herself for the notion that "this woman has some background," but in her wildest dreams, she never imagined that the background was this significant!

The phrase "Secretary of the Provincial Committee" landed like a thousand-ton hammer pounding on her heart, causing her heart to spasm continuously, as if an invisible giant hand clenched her throat, making it nearly impossible to breathe.

She had actually called the granddaughter of the Secretary a whore?

She had even nearly hit the granddaughter of the Secretary?

Oh my God! Although she had done her fair share of unscrupulous acts, did the retribution have to come this severely?

As for the truth of Mu Lingshan's words, the female officer dared not doubt it. Not to mention that Mu Lingshan and Mu Chongyi shared the same surname, just the fact that she could accurately state Mu Chongyi's address was already compelling evidence.

The provincial committee courtyard is so extensive, and she didn't even know where the Secretary lived, but this woman did, and stated it plainly and confidently!

Moreover, who would dare to fabricate such a story in situations like these?

Pretending to be related to high-ranking officials at a police station—wasn't that just courting death?

They say "often near the river, one cannot avoid getting wet," but today's situation was like more than just wet shoes for her.

This water... might just flood over her—not just her—probably even this entire police station!

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