"Chu Ge, were you reborn as a starving ghost? Don't you want to ask me why I came to invite you for a drink?"

Seeing Chu Ge eating for a while, Mu Lingshan finally couldn't hold back, rolled her eyes, and asked speechlessly.

Chu Ge chewed on a piece of beef, smiling indistinctly, "Is there even a need to ask? You must be so awed by me for bringing glory to our country and defeating that South Korean that you specially invited me for a meal."

Mu Lingshan was speechless in her heart, just about to say something, when Chu Ge suddenly said, "You wouldn't happen to be asking me for help, would you?"

Being looked at like this by Chu Ge, Mu Lingshan's expression was as tangled as it could get, thinking of how she really needed to ask this sleazy guy for help, why did she feel so uncomfortable?

"I..."

Mu Lingshan was hesitating when Chu Ge smiled again and said, "Looking at your expression, it seems that's not the case? We agreed, drinking is just drinking. Whoever asks for a favor is a little dog."

Mu Lingshan's head was full of black lines trembling in chaos, this guy was definitely doing this on purpose, how could a person be so shameless!

Noticing Mu Lingshan's anguished look, Chu Ge secretly laughed to himself, teasing this little police officer was just too much fun.

Chu Ge ate a few more dumplings, and Mu Lingshan, furious, picked up her beer, downed a big gulp, glared at Chu Ge, slammed the beer down on the table, and stood up abruptly.

Then... she sat back down, took another fierce gulp of beer, with a shy and angry blush on her face, and gritted out two words.

"Woof woof."

Fortunately, Chu Ge wasn't drinking at that moment; otherwise, he would have definitely spat it out laughing. Mu Lingshan's shy and angry look was just too cute.

"Alright, I admit it, I do have something I want your help with, can I say it now?"

"Hahaha." Chu Ge laughed out loud.

"What's so funny? Is it that funny? Stop laughing, and listen to me seriously."

Seeing Chu Ge laughing so happily, Mu Lingshan felt both shy and angry, her pretty face turning even redder, as she "plonked" her chopsticks on the table.

Chu Ge laughed a couple more times before finally sitting up straight, "Alright, alright, I won't laugh, haha, go ahead."

Mu Lingshan took a few deep breaths, stared into Chu Ge's eyes, and said, "I know you're skilled and were a soldier before, knowing quite a lot. I want you to help me investigate the Long Family, will you help?"

Chu Ge didn't even think, promptly shaking his head decisively, "Nope."

"You!"

Mu Lingshan had anticipated Chu Ge might refuse, but she didn't expect him to refuse so straightforwardly, biting her teeth hard, she continued speaking.

"Do you even know, among the people at the Taekwondo gym today, there were probably some of the Long Family's henchmen, deliberately stirring up trouble, creating chaos. If I hadn't arrived in time, those two South Koreans might have been beaten to death!"

Chu Ge sat leisurely on the chair, crossed his legs, and took a sip of beer unhurriedly. The expression on his face, in Mu Lingshan's eyes, seemed to say: "None of my business."

Despite being annoyed by Chu Ge's response, Mu Lingshan didn't give up trying.

"Chu Ge, even before I became a police officer, I heard many things about Long Kun. Later, I did a lot of investigations. Long Kun, and even his father, Long Tao, the chairman of the Liger Group, are probably not clean."

"That little girl Shu Lulu by your side, her father went to jail, I suspect there's a connection to the Long Family. The recent string of kidnappings and some drug deals in the city are also likely the work of the Long Family."

When Mu Lingshan mentioned Shu Lulu's father, she carefully watched Chu Ge's expression, but unfortunately, she saw no change whatsoever, feeling a burst of disappointment.

"Chu Ge, let's not talk about the distant matters, just today's event. If there really were Long Family people mixed in at the Taekwondo gym, their goal seemed to direct the trouble elsewhere. Once those two South Koreans die, it would mean you'll be dragged in, facing endless trouble!"

On Chu Ge's face, was still that nonchalant look, which made Mu Lingshan more and more disappointed, her anger gradually rising.

"Chu Ge, after all that I've said, are you still indifferent? Whether for justice or for yourself, don't you want to say something to me?"

Chu Ge scratched his head, "I just want to ask, if I refuse, can I keep eating?"

"You... you, eat up! Eat up! Eat up! Stuff yourself to death!"

Mu Lingshan never dreamed that Chu Ge would say something like this at this moment. She was silent for a few seconds, her heart filled with chaos and disappointment, and she gritted her teeth and said a word, downing a can of beer in one go.

Chu Ge grinned and, regardless of how awful Mu Lingshan's expression was, continued eating and drinking as he wished.

Mu Lingshan no longer looked at Chu Ge, feeling that all she said was a waste of words. After finishing a can of beer, she immediately opened another one, drinking it all clean in one go, and then proceeded to open the next can.

"Officer Mu, without the capacity, aren't you just causing trouble for yourself? Aren't you afraid that if you drink too much, I'll take the opportunity to do something to you?"

Watching Mu Lingshan drinking sulkily, Chu Ge shook his head helplessly and reminded her.

"Haha, do you have the guts? Coward!"

Mu Lingshan gave Chu Ge a scornful look, mocked him, and then brought the beer to her lips, gulping it down again.

Chu Ge shook his head with amusement, took a sip of beer, a bite of beef, and spoke unhurriedly.

"Officer Mu, for such things, you better not question them. Besides, since you are asking for my help, it's a favor if I help you, and not helping is my duty. There's no need to act like I'm your enemy, right? And aren't these matters the responsibility of the police? Why are you coming to me, just an ordinary citizen, for this?"

Mu Lingshan snorted, glanced at Chu Ge, and said, "Ordinary citizen? What a joke. Although I don't want to admit it, I must admit, you are indeed amazing, much more than me as a police officer. Can you be an ordinary citizen?"

"Do you think I don't want to investigate the Long Family through the police, to find evidence of their crimes? I do! I dream of it! But do you know what it means to be a lone voice?"

"I once excitedly mentioned this to people at the precinct, but what happened? Everyone was tight-lipped! I also mentioned it to my senior brother in the city bureau, but what happened? He told me the water here is too deep and advised me to mind my own business!"

"Business! Haha! Exactly! Business!"

At this point, Mu Lingshan's eyes turned red, filled with resentment, and her fingers unconsciously squeezed the beer can, deforming it.

"Catching criminals, such a righteous thing, has become a 'business' to them! And that is why we, the police who should represent justice, have become so untrustworthy in the eyes of ordinary citizens, right?"

"That's why today, when I took you back to the police station, I was surrounded by people who saw you as a hero, wasn't I? When that little delinquent Li Nan pointed at me and questioned me, I was left speechless, right?"

As she spoke, Mu Lingshan bit her lip, tilted her head back, but two tears filled with helplessness and anger still slipped down her cheeks, and the beer spilled out from the deformed can, dripping to the ground, making a faint, yet truly existent, sound of a sigh.

Seeing Mu Lingshan like this, Chu Ge was truly shocked, and he couldn't help but sigh softly, picking up his beer and clinking it with hers, taking a sip, and then handing over a tissue.

"Alright, don't be depressed, it's not your fault. You're just a small police officer; no matter what you do, you can't change anything. Even if you hypothetically uprooted the Long Family, wouldn't there still be Zhang family, Li family, Zhou family, Wang family? Would the world be peaceful then? Try to let it go."

Mu Lingshan ignored Chu Ge and didn't take the tissue, continuing to tilt her head back, clenching her teeth and drinking.

Although Mu Lingshan understood that Chu Ge wasn't wrong, the great hope she previously held naturally resulted in equal disappointment at this moment.

Seeing Mu Lingshan like this, Chu Ge simply stopped advising. Since she wanted to drink, let her drink. Maybe getting thoroughly drunk and having a good cry would make her feel better and realize this is the reality she can't change.

In fact, Chu Ge could understand the justice Mu Lingshan held in her heart. The reason he refused so decisively was more because he didn't want this stubborn and somewhat naive female officer to get involved in too much danger.

Once upon a time, he too, like Mu Lingshan, had much anger towards the injustices of the world and had a radical desire to change it. Unfortunately, as he grew older and stronger, he realized one fact.

In this matter, he couldn't do it. In this world, no one could do it.

Mu Lingshan finished another can of beer, and when she wanted to get the next one, her hand, a bit disobedient now, couldn't reach the beer after several attempts and then "thud," she collapsed onto the table.

When Mu Lingshan drank like that just now, Chu Ge knew she would definitely get badly drunk and had prepared to let her sleep on his bed again. However, he didn't expect her to collapse so quickly.

With a helpless shake of his head, just as Chu Ge was about to help Mu Lingshan up from the chair, Mu Lingshan suddenly sprang up straight, her previously blurred drunk eyes now shining brightly.

"If... if he was here, he wouldn't refuse me."

Even Chu Ge was startled by Mu Lingshan's sudden action, and then he saw a smile spread on Mu Lingshan's drunkenly flushed cheeks.

She barely moved her lips and murmured, "Yeah, even if that bastard Chu Ge wouldn't care about me, I still have... I still have him!"

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