In the interrogation room, Mu Lingshan sat steadily on the chair, looking at the female police officer collapsed on the ground, her face full of disdainful sneers, just like the expression that female officer had when she first entered.

As the saying goes, the wheel of fortune turns, and this scene is indescribably ironic.

Mu Lingshan's chair was very low, a good seven or eight centimeters lower than the chairs of the two officers opposite her. This kind of interrogation setup is the same nationwide, meant to let the questioning officers have a commanding presence, emphasizing righteousness while also putting psychological pressure on the criminals.

However, even though Mu Lingshan hadn't moved at all, since the female officer was sitting on the ground, the commanding presence now belonged to Mu Lingshan, while the female officer could only look up at her.

Although the distance between them was short, in the female officer's heart, she had already classified herself and Mu Lingshan as people from two different worlds, separated by an insurmountable chasm.

"So, tell me, how much do you two know about this matter? Whose idea was it? Don't worry, as long as you cooperate, I won't make it difficult for you..."

Before Mu Lingshan could finish speaking, the female officer, whose face was ashen, trembled, suddenly got up, and ran. Mu Lingshan was furious; at this point, where did this officer think she was going? Where could she possibly go?

From the looks of it, this female officer really seemed to know something?

Mu Lingshan raised an eyebrow, sprang up, and reached out with one hand to grab the female officer's collar from behind, "Get back here!"

The female officer's scalp tingled, and she panicked even more. Although she hadn't thought of what to do next, she instinctively wanted to get as far away from Mu Lingshan as possible, her feet frantically shuffling forward.

Unfortunately, at this moment, she seemed to be on a treadmill at full speed. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move forward an inch, while her collar tightened around her neck.

Soon, the female officer's eyes began to bulge outward, and her pale face quickly turned red, looking both comical and terribly pitiful.

After all, Mu Lingshan was an outstanding graduate of the police academy and hadn't let her physical training slip over the years. Although her reaction time, speed, and strength were nothing compared to Chu Ge's, they were more than enough to deal with this female officer.

If Mu Lingshan didn't want to hurt this female officer, a little more force or a casual trip could easily bring her down.

The male officer, Xiao Li, finally snapped out of his shock and took advantage of Mu Lingshan controlling the female officer to sprint out of the room at Olympic champion speed.

Mu Lingshan was worried that the female officer in her grasp might have a problem from being throttled, and in a moment of distraction, she let the male officer slip away. It was too late to catch him now.

Watching his swift retreating figure, Mu Lingshan was exasperated. How could everyone in this police station be like this? Their escape speed was first-class; she wondered if they had this speed when catching criminals?

The male officer, having left the room, maintained his speed and continued to sprint like the wind toward another interrogation room where their Deputy Director Zhou and the man brought back with Mu Lingshan were.

Normally, he would never disturb a colleague's interrogation work, knowing all too well the methods used, having employed them himself. It's a taboo, especially with their deputy director in the room; it shouldn't be disturbed.

But given the gravity of the situation, he couldn't afford to care anymore. Even if Deputy Director Zhou was with a woman in there, he had to rush in!

Just hoping... that Deputy Director Zhou was "law-abiding" and didn't cause that young man any harm!

Otherwise...

Thinking this, the male officer dared not imagine further. He smiled bitterly to himself, considering this operation somewhat peculiar and with Deputy Director Zhou personally in the interrogation room, the likelihood of his prayer being answered... was almost zero.

In a rush, he arrived at the door of the other interrogation room and didn't bother wiping the cold sweat flowing into his eyes, as he pushed the door with a "bang," his heart sinking.

Dammit! The door was locked!

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!" The male officer hammered on the door, anxious as he was. No one inside responded to him. He pressed his ear to the door and listened carefully, but not a sound came from inside.

Damn it!

The male officer was even more flustered and ran towards the chief's office. Even as he bumped into a colleague along the way, he didn't pause for an instant. He knew there was a spare key for the interrogation room in there; he had to unlock that door as quickly as possible before things worsened.

The drawer, yes, that's the drawer!

The male officer burst into the chief's office, heading to a metal cabinet. A quick glance down—damn it, this drawer was locked too!

Xiao Li knew he had no time to hesitate; he decisively pulled out his baton, raised it, and struck down hard. With a "snap," the lock fell to the ground. He yanked the drawer open, and fortunately, he wasn't disappointed this time. He finally saw the key he was hoping for.

"Xiao Li, have you lost your mind?"

The officer he had just bumped into saw the scene and widened their eyes in disbelief, shouting.

Li had no time for chatter, holding the key, he sprinted back to the locked interrogation room door in three strides.

Please don't... please don't... please don't!

Although Li knew his prayers were probably in vain, he kept praying silently.

He took a quick breath, holding the key in his trembling right hand, aimed it at the lock of the door, twisted his wrist, and "click", the lock opened.

This small action seemed to exhaust all of Li's strength, as he looked at the door, which only needed a reach to open, his eyes filled with hesitation.

After an incredibly long few seconds, Li clenched his teeth hard, raised his hand, placed it on the doorknob, pushed down hard, and shoved it open!

"Bang," the door flew open at the sound.

"Director Zhou! Something's happened!" Li shouted hoarsely, in just less than a minute, his voice had become completely altered.

After shouting this, Li suddenly froze, blinked in confusion, stood dazed for several seconds, and hesitantly spoke again.

"Director...Director Zhou? Brother...Wang?"

The Deputy Director Zhou and that dark-faced officer Brother Wang, they were both lying on the ground with twisted expressions?

Besides the two of them, there were also a dozen books scattered on the floor, two police batons, and a sewing needle that was hard to spot without careful looking.

As for that "client"... He was sitting steadily on the chair, left hand pinching his chin, right hand holding a book, looking utterly content and at ease?

The door opened, light from outside shone in, illuminating that "client", casting his shadow on the wall, the black shadow seemingly a giant monster suddenly appearing, indescribably sinister.

"Clap!"

Chu Ge closed the book "Crime and Punishment" in his hand, this light sound sent a shiver down Li's spine.

Then Li saw Chu Ge turn his head and smile slightly at him, though the smile was kind and radiant, seemingly harmless, it made his scalp tingle, feeling almost as if he'd seen a ghost!

Li's already racing heart pounded like a rapid drumbeat, he swallowed, instinctively stepped back two steps, his legs went weak, and he fell to the ground with a "thump".

"Your precinct treats people well, huh, allowing books to be read during questioning, hehe..." Chu Ge stretched lazily, yawned, then asked again: "Right, what did you say was the trouble?"

"Li, call people, quickly call people, he assaulted the police, shoot him dead!"

The Deputy Director Zhou on the ground shouted grimly, but his venomous voice sounded twisted and weak.

Chu Ge rolled his eyes, glanced sideways at Deputy Director Zhou, "Are you sick? What nonsense are you babbling?"

Within two sentences, a few officers who noticed Li's abnormality had already arrived nearby, when they saw the situation inside the interrogation room, they were all taken aback, filled with disbelief.

It wasn't until Deputy Director Zhou shouted again "shoot him dead!", that the officers came back to their senses, their faces changed dramatically, and they all drew their batons one after another, one officer who had just returned with a firearm even drew his gun directly, aiming it at Chu Ge's heart.

"Don't move!"

The one who shouted wasn't Chu Ge, he was still wearing that infuriating smile, sitting steadily on that chair, with no intention of getting up.

Except for Chu Ge, everyone was bewildered by Li's shout.

What puzzled these officers even more was that after Li shouted this, he clambered up from the ground using both hands and feet, then opened his arms, blocking the door with his body.

Obstructing the view of that armed officer, Li wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, then fiercely shouted, "Put the gun down! Put it down now!"

Unclear about the situation, the armed officer hesitated for a moment, then lowered his gun-wielding hand.

Li let out a long breath, then said to his colleagues, "No one come over", before rushing into the interrogation room and whispering in Deputy Director Zhou's ear.

In just two sentences, the venom on Deputy Director Zhou's face vanished entirely, replaced by utter shock and horror.

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