Detective Captain Lin Gaoze and his team of detectives were all a bit stunned at this moment, feeling completely bewildered. Their gazes towards Mu Lingshan became increasingly peculiar.

They had seen genuine people before, but never someone as genuine as this. This woman, who was a gambler, ran away when they raided the place but then came back? And even admitted to gambling voluntarily? Could still smile so brightly? Seriously, is this for real?

Yu Xiangrong glared at Mu Lingshan irritably, "You obnoxious woman, I'm warning you, you'd better watch your words."

Lin Gaoze interrupted Yu Xiangrong's threat and said, "You... you were really gambling here just now?"

Mu Lingshan nodded matter-of-factly.

"What about the other gamblers?"

Perhaps influenced by Chu Ge's dark humor, even though Mu Lingshan was in a good mood, she shrugged with feigned helplessness, "They all ran away."

The faint glimmer of hope that had barely arisen in Lin Gaoze's heart was instantly extinguished. Without gambling assets or devices, even with this inexplicable woman as a witness, wasn't that still in vain?

Yu Xiangrong's face grew even darker, and if his gaze could kill, Mu Lingshan would have been shredded countless times already.

Feeling the intense threat in Yu Xiangrong's gaze, Mu Lingshan found it even more amusing. She blinked and asked with a perplexed expression, "Hey? Are you the person in charge of this casino? I'm your customer, how dare you glare at God?"

"To hell with your God, you obnoxious woman, where would our villa get a damn casino from? Spewing nonsense in front of the police, do you believe I'll sue you for defamation?"

Mu Lingshan let out a sneer, resembling how Chu Ge would snort a quiver from her nose, "Oh dear, I'm so scared. I was just playing roulette here, aren't you lying through your teeth? You wear those gold-rimmed glasses and look like a refined person, shouldn't you at least understand the importance of honesty and integrity?"

Yu Xiangrong was almost driven mad by Mu Lingshan. Ever since the big boss entrusted him with managing the Jinkai Villa, his status had risen significantly. He never expected a little woman from who-knows-where would dare to ridicule him like this?

Lin Gaoze found it increasingly difficult to comprehend the situation in front of him. Did this blonde woman have a screw loose? It seemed as though getting caught for gambling was something to be celebrated?

After savoring Yu Xiangrong's enraged expression for a bit longer, Mu Lingshan felt it was time to stop the joke. Any more would be overdo; after all, the captain of the detective squad was still waiting over there.

Smiling at Lin Gaoze, Mu Lingshan swept her hair back, revealing her entire face. She stood with legs together, assumed a serious expression, and saluted with a "snap."

"Captain Lin, Officer Mu Lingshan from the Xinghe Police Station reporting, I have obtained solid evidence here. You can make the arrests now!"

Yu Xiangrong's eyes flashed with alarm, and in his heart, he cursed Mu Lingshan's ancestors. His eyes widened, and he shouted harshly, "You wretched woman, I say once more, we are a legitimate vacation villa with absolutely no casino, don't spew slander, arrest my ass!"

Mu Lingshan raised her lips slightly, casually pulling a small cart from behind the door. A roulette wheel, along with some Pai Gow tiles and Mahjong pieces, clattered to the floor.

"Open your eyes wide and take a good look at what this stuff is. Can you tell me these are not gambling tools?"

Earlier, when the casino staff and gamblers fled, Chu Ge had taken Mu Lingshan along with him. In such chaos, naturally, no one noticed the two of them. Their goal was set on several casino staff members.

Following the trail, they found the place where these people hid the gambling tools. It was a door within a door, exceedingly secretive. Without these people "leading the way," finding this place would have been extremely difficult.

Chu Ge knocked out a few casino staff, sent Mu Lingshan back to regroup with the police, and left with two suitcases, containing over six million in cash.

Mu Lingshan coldly stared at Yu Xiangrong, her heart filled with complexity. This time, it was thanks to Chu Ge, but Chu Ge... actually ran off with the gambling money, leaving her half of the gambling assets to report to her superiors.

Moreover, Chu Ge emphatically instructed her not to disclose his involvement in this gambling raid. As for how to deal with it, he left it up to her discretion.

This... Sigh! What kind of situation is this? It goes against her principles!

Yu Xiangrong looked at those gambling instruments and finally felt a bit panicked, but as long as there was no gambling capital, the situation wasn't irreparable.

Taking a deep breath, Yu Xiangrong pushed up his glasses and immediately tried to calm himself with a glib retort, "Ha! What kind of gambling tools are these? They're merely items we rent out for recreational purposes, doesn't your family play Mahjong during the holidays?"

Mu Lingshan knew Yu Xiangrong would say this, so she raised her lips and pulled out two more suitcases from behind the door, tossing them on the ground. The suitcases opened with a snap, revealing stacks of bundled cash.

"Six hundred thousand plus, all won at roulette. Were you thinking that as long as there was no gambling capital, we couldn't touch you? Heh... this is the gambling capital. What else do you have to say?"

Mu Lingshan almost blurted out the number twelve million two hundred and fifty thousand, but she forcibly changed it to over six million at the last moment. It was awkward, really awkward.

Yu Xiangrong was dumbfounded, his face ashen. He couldn't have dreamed that the person who won money playing roulette was actually this police officer?

Because of his extremely foul mood, even though Yu Xiangrong realized there was something wrong with the numbers Mu Lingshan mentioned, now was clearly not the time to argue about it. He hurriedly tried to make some final desperate denials.

"Framing, you... you're framing me!"

Mu Lingshan really couldn't be bothered to waste more words on Yu Xiangrong and looked toward Lin Gaoze, the subtext being, "Boss, it's your turn to make a concluding statement."

Lin Gaoze nodded slightly, very satisfied in his heart, thinking to himself that this little cop was not only brave and resourceful but also had a good eye. She knew when to take the spotlight and when to let the superior speak. Not bad, not bad.

Unbeknownst to him, this was something Chu Ge specifically instructed Mu Lingshan to do while they were in the rest area.

Giving Mu Lingshan an approving glance, Lin Gaoze then turned his gaze to Yu Xiangrong, let out a cold snort, and said, "Yu Xiangrong, there are fingerprints on both the money and the box. Now we have the gambling money, the gambling devices, witnesses, and physical evidence. As long as we investigate, everything will come to light. Don't you find your denial laughable? Are you questioning the intelligence and capability of our police?"

Hearing Lin Gaoze say this, Mu Lingshan couldn't help but blush a little.

This matter... to be honest, it was basically all thanks to Chu Ge, and it seemed to have very little to do with her as a police officer.

The biggest role she played in this was in the room at Song City, where she cooperated with Chu Ge to gain the casino's trust through deception in that scenario.

Sigh... should I tell Captain Lin about Chu Ge? Chu Ge was clearly with me at all times these past few days. When did he connect with the criminal police team? And how could he be so sure Captain Lin was someone absolutely trustworthy who wouldn't leak information?

Could it be that Chu Ge has someone above him?

And how did Chu Ge signal Captain Lin? When did he send the signal?

Mu Lingshan's mood was so complicated. Even though things had gone smoothly up to this point, it seemed she knew a lot, yet still didn't know even more.

I must say, this feeling of being completely in the dark is really awful! Who is this guy, Chu Ge, really?

While chaos ensued at Jinkai Villa and the dramatic arrest operation was underway, Chu Ge had already retrieved his belongings from inside Jinkai Villa. Humming a tune, he drove his Ferrari, leisurely heading home with over six million in cash.

Chu Ge was quite satisfied with the results of this operation. After returning the two million to Qin Ruojing, he still had over four million left. Although it's not much, it's not too little either.

Chu Ge didn't care much about the money; it was the process of guiding Mu Lingshan these days that he enjoyed. More importantly, he helped Luo Suyun and Shu Lulu get a good breath of relief, even though they didn't need to know about this matter.

The only thing that concerned Chu Ge a little was that he wasn't one hundred percent sure if Mu Lingshan would keep her promise to keep his participation in the gambling bust a secret.

And he wasn't sure if Mu Lingshan would be pushed out again as an exemplary police officer, thrust into the limelight, possibly inviting retribution from Jinkai Villa or forces behind it.

Ah, troublesome, really troublesome.

Chu Ge shook his head, putting these matters aside for now. He returned home, switched off both of his phones, and went straight to bed for a comfortable sleep.

When he woke up, it was already past nine in the morning. After freshening up, just as he was about to visit He Qing to say thank you, a knock came at the door.

Opening the door, he saw a man and a woman standing there. The man was He Qing's uncle, the current director of the Lidu City State Security Bureau, Deng Yi, and the woman was He Qing.

Chu Ge stepped aside to let them in, smiling, "Director Deng, Miss He, what brings you two here? I was just about to visit you to express my gratitude. I'm really sorry for the trouble. Please come in."

Deng Yi shook his head, "Chu Ge, you are too polite. It's us who should be saying thank you. If it weren't for you telling Xiaoqing about the situation at Jinkai Villa, the collaborative operation I conducted with the police chief wouldn't have achieved such results. In these turbulent times, my position as director would be even more uncertain."

Upon hearing Deng Yi speak like this, Chu Ge realized that Deng Yi saw him as an ally. He couldn't help but chuckle, "Director Deng, does this mean that in Jinkai Villa, you apprehended criminals that required the involvement of your State Security Bureau?"

Deng Yi smirked knowingly with Chu Ge, sharing a tacit understanding.

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