The results of interrogating Penn Vincent were anticipated by Dirk Carter long ago.

Placing Penn Vincent under house arrest wasn't meant to get the final evidence from him.

Someone as cautious as Charlotte Ramey surely wouldn't let Penn Vincent hold too much against her.

This doesn't mean she isn't anxious.

She must be anxious.

Even if Penn Vincent confesses something, it wouldn't threaten her but making money from the vocational college project would become impossible.

360 million.

An astronomical number.

Charlotte Ramey, who is so obsessed with money, would never let this windfall go to waste.

Twelve thirty at night.

A Passat sedan from the county government drove into The Tonight Club's parking lot.

Getting out from the passenger seat was Yannick Summers.

He hurriedly ran to the rear seat and said a few words through the window.

Soon after, four police cars and a police Iveco followed in.

Nearly thirty police officers quickly formed ranks.

The captain of the County Public Security Bureau's Security Detachment, Zephyr Holloway, also ran to the rear window, saluted respectfully, and said, "Report to the leader, the Security Detachment is assembled, please give instructions."

Caden Dixon nodded.

Said, "Go ahead."

The group, led by Zephyr Holloway, grandly approached the entrance of The Tonight Club.

Just about to enter.

A figure in red, Rosie, suddenly appeared and blocked their path.

Rosie wore a charming expression.

She smiled and said, "Oh, it's been a while, Captain Zephyr, this is..."

Finishing her sentence.

She glanced at the team behind them.

Zephyr Holloway stepped forward.

Said, "Miss Rosie, we're executing official duties, please step aside."

"Official duties? What official duties?"

Rosie asked in confusion.

Zephyr Holloway replied irritably, "Do we have to explain the official duties to you? Step aside quickly."

Upon hearing this, Rosie's expression changed. She swayed her hips forward and said, "Captain Zephyr, The Tonight Club is under my Rosie's management. I've always run a lawful business. You've brought a bunch of police officers here, scaring my guests. How am I supposed to do business after this?"

Zephyr Holloway took a piece of paper out of his pocket and waved it in front of Rosie.

Said, "Rosie, look closely, this is an order issued by the County Public Security Bureau. We received a report that The Tonight Club is involved in illegal activities such as prostitution. We now need to search The Tonight Club."

Rosie took the paper from Zephyr Holloway's hand.

She glanced over it briefly.

Then tore it to pieces right in front of Zephyr Holloway.

"Rosie, you..."

Zephyr Holloway was momentarily stunned.

Rosie laughed and said, "Captain Zephyr, don't you know what kind of business I run at The Tonight Club? If there's prostitution here, wouldn't it make you a client too? And plenty of your men behind you look very familiar to me. They come here often, so what? After enjoying themselves, they turn around and deny it?"

At these words.

Many, including Zephyr Holloway.

Became visibly embarrassed.

"Rosie, stop making trouble, we're just doing our duty. Let us in so we can get it over with."

Zephyr Holloway said, lowering his voice.

Rosie smiled slightly.

Said, "Usually, that's fine, but not today."

"Why not?"

"No reason, I say no, so it's a no."

Rosie stood with her arms crossed, slightly defiantly.

Zephyr Holloway also had a headache.

On usual days, they might not need to go in, but today was different. After all, Caden Dixon and Troy Kane were right in the car behind them. If they didn't go in, they would be disobeying orders from their superiors.

Amid the standoff.

The car doors opened.

Caden Dixon and Troy Kane got out of the car together.

They walked over to this side.

"What's going on? Why haven't you gone in yet?"

Caden Dixon asked with a frown as he approached.

Just as Zephyr Holloway was about to speak, Rosie said, "Oh, it's Executive Director Dixon. It's not that Captain Zephyr doesn't want to go in, it's that I, Rosie, won't let them in."

"What right do you have to stop the police from going in?"

Caden Dixon asked arrogantly.

Rosie smiled and said, "This is my territory. I say no entry, so no entry. Do you think I don't have the right?"

"How presumptuous, Rosie, I warn you, don't think that just because you have some reputation in Kenton County, I won't dare to touch you. This is Kenton County. Even if I, Caden Dixon, tear down your roof, there's nothing you can do about it. If you don't believe me, let's give it a try."

Caden Dixon was a narrow-minded person and not a good man.

But he had never been to The Tonight Club, so he considered himself "clean and upright."

Having never come here to spend, naturally, he had no leverage held by Rosie.

"Try? Then let's try!"

Originally, he thought these words would be enough to scare her.

Unexpectedly, she wasn't fazed at all. Her voice was cold as she countered.

Caden Dixon was furious.

As the executive deputy county mayor, if he couldn't even handle a bathhouse owner, what would that mean?

He angrily said, "Zephyr Holloway, I order you, go in right now, if anyone obstructs, arrest them immediately."

"Yes!"

Faced with Caden Dixon, Zephyr Holloway could only agree reluctantly.

Rosie gave a disdainful laugh.

Said, "You have people, but you think I don't? Brothers, come out for me!"

With a single command.

From the left and right sides of The Tonight Club's lobby, two rows of people suddenly rushed out.

They quickly formed a line behind Rosie, numbering three or four dozen.

The scene was set for confrontation with the police.

Seeing Rosie not only refusing to comply but also daring to gather a crowd to confront them.

Caden Dixon shouted, "Rosie, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. If you play these tricks with the police, I guess The Tonight Club doesn't want to open anymore."

Yet Rosie didn't pay him any attention at all.

She coldly called out, "Brothers, today, no matter who it is, if they step into The Tonight Club without my permission, we won't care about this humble life of ours today. Let's give them a good show. I'd like to see who dares to bear the responsibility for bloodshed!"

Rosie's words.

Indeed startled Caden Dixon.

One must know, right now, he's only guessing that Dirk Carter has hidden Penn Vincent at The Tonight Club.

There isn't any solid evidence.

If a mass incident really occurs, leading to casualties, Caden Dixon cannot afford the consequences.

Moreover, today's search of The Tonight Club was originally an order he issued.

At that time, when accountability is traced by the higher-ups, he wouldn't even know how to explain it.

There's another reason.

Why is The Tonight Club so arrogant in Kenton County?

It's because every official, big and small, in Kenton County, has been here. Who knows if The Tonight Club has any incriminating evidence? If things really blow up, Caden Dixon is likely to face fierce opposition as well.

Across the street from The Tonight Club.

A black sedan.

Someone is watching this unfold.

Seeing the stalemate between the police and The Tonight Club, Tyson Ross, in the driver's seat, turned and said to Charlotte Ramey in the back seat, "Leader, I don't think Caden Dixon dares to escalate the matter."

Charlotte Ramey's eyes turned dark.

She also did not expect that Caden Dixon and Troy Kane, two County Committee members, couldn't handle even a bathhouse.

What to do?

Should she show herself?

If this drags on, once Dirk Carter finds out the shady deals behind the vocational college project from Penn Vincent's mouth, Evermore Education Group will definitely react, and then, that large sum of money would be wasted.

The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became.

Charlotte Ramey exhaled a long breath.

Said, "Go call over Caden Dixon and Troy Kane."

Tyson Ross was startled upon hearing this and asked, "Leader, you mean..."

"At this point, there's no time to worry about too much. We must get back Penn Vincent right away, or it might be too late."

Tyson Ross nodded.

Said, "Alright, I'm going to call them now."

Said and done.

He got out of the car and walked towards the entrance of The Tonight Club.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Meanwhile.

On the third floor of The Tonight Club, two pairs of eyes were also keeping a close watch downstairs.

One belonged to Dirk Carter, and the other to his secretary, Yves Quill.

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