Chapter 866 - 865: Triumph Reported
Chapter 866 - 865: Triumph Reported
Chu Ge gave a sly smile and pulled the gun out of the man's mouth."If you have the guts, kill me! Dare you?"
Hearing this question, the smile on Chu Ge's face grew broader.
Chu Ge placed his finger inside the trigger guard and spun the gun around a few times, suddenly pressing the muzzle against the man's forehead but looking sideways at another man, "Guess what, do I dare to kill him?"
The other man's pupils shrank, his gaze shifted for two seconds before he sighed dejectedly, "I guess... you dare. Could you please remove the gun?"
Hearing his partner relent, Jin Yingji became even more furious, "Han Zhe!"
Han Zhe gave a bitter smile and shook his head, "Brother Jin, I believe he really dares to do it. Let's just cooperate. He's not a by-the-book cop. He's a madman."
Chu Ge smiled brilliantly, tapping Jin Yingji's forehead a few times with the muzzle.
"To be honest, I really wished your partner said I didn't dare, so I could prove him wrong with a bang, and your head would burst open. You wouldn't be arguing with me anymore."
Facing Chu Ge's harmless smile, Jin Yingji's mouth twitched several times, and fear finally emerged in his eyes. This guy... seemed to be more than just talk.
"Now, I'll give you one last chance to answer my question. Whether you cherish it or not, it's up to you."
A few seconds passed, and Jin Yingji finally nodded, "I have it."
Han Zhe followed, saying, "I do too."
Chu Ge scratched his head and slowly stood up from the ground, "Oh, that's good. We have a saying in Hua Country: If you have a grievance, you go to the boss. Since that's the case, you deserved what happened earlier."
After speaking, Chu Ge stretched and muttered to himself, "Hmm, I've fired three shots just now. Lin Gaoze should be almost here. I need to hurry up a bit."
Chu Ge had been speaking in Korean all this time, but now he switched to Chinese, which Mu Lingshan finally understood, leaving her slightly stunned.
"Chu Ge, what do you mean by that?"
Chu Ge shrugged, stepping on Jin Yingji's bleeding right cheek, and said blandly, "It means taking some time to settle things with them."
Hearing this, Mu Lingshan frowned tightly, "Chu Ge, don't you know that you're putting me in a difficult position? Even if they're criminals, the law should decide their fate!"
"Tiger Girl, do you know how close I was to dying at their hands? Before the law judges them, I just want to take a bit of interest from them. No matter what you think, from my standpoint, I've been merciful."
"What?" Mu Lingshan was stunned, "What happened to you during those days you were missing?"
"Seems like... your little aunt didn't tell you the truth, but we'll talk about that later. Let me play with them first. Don't worry, I won't kill them."
Chu Ge turned to smile at Mu Lingshan, while increasing the pressure on Jin Yingji's face.
A few minutes later, Lin Gaoze and a few detectives finally arrived, following the sound of gunfire. When they saw Jin Yingji and Han Zhe, they were all stunned for a few seconds, thinking, wow... this is too brutal, isn't it?
However, no one asked much about it, assuming it was an unspoken understanding, and their attention quickly shifted to the two boxes. Opening them, they found they were filled with bright red bills, of course, counterfeit money.
Seeing these two boxes full of fake currency, Lin Gaoze and the other detectives were ecstatic. The haul today was tremendous, certainly a major case!
The risk they took was worth it!
The group escorted the near-death Jin Yingji and Han Zhe back above ground, arrested the factory director of the printing factory, as well as some security guards and employees suspected to be involved. The matter here was wrapped up.
As for Zhiling Headhunting Company, they captured forty-eight suspects led by Li Zheming, including thirteen from South Korea and thirty-five from Hua Country.
Although the scene was very chaotic at the time, the police executing orders were firm. As soon as someone showed signs of resisting arrest, they fired a warning shot. Under these tough and iron-blooded deterrence methods, the situation was effectively controlled.
Without a doubt, this case involving counterfeit money, smuggling, and many other things worth digging into would cause a sensation in Lidu, Nanyun Province, and even the entire Hua Country.
But Chu Ge didn't care about that at all. He didn't want any credit; he just wanted to find one person, Uncle Jin.
In this split-action capture, Uncle Jin, whom Chu Ge considered the most dangerous key figure, was not caught and was completely missing.
Concerned as he was, Chu Ge knew that achieving such results in this operation was already quite precious. Besides, they had caught so many people; even if they were united, they were unlikely to be impregnable. Chu Ge believed that during the process of checking and breaking through one by one, they might still grasp clues about Uncle Jin.
At noon, in the office of the director at the Xinbo Printing Factory, apart from Jin Yingji and Han Zhe, who had been sent to the hospital due to gunshot wounds, all other criminal suspects were squatting in the corner with their hands on their heads, waiting for the police's next move.
Meanwhile, in a room next door to the director's office, were Chu Ge, Mu Lingshan, and Lin Gaoze.
Chu Ge sat in a chair, explained everything he could say, and smiled, "That's pretty much the situation. For today's operation and the safety of the people around me, I hid it from you for a few days. Sorry about that."
Although Chu Ge concealed some details and glossed over the events of that night, when he succinctly finished, Lin Gaoze and Mu Lingshan's expressions were extremely complex, and internally, they were deeply stirred.
Of course, the things that stirred them were similar, but also quite different.
Lin Gaoze was increasingly impressed with Chu Ge, or rather, he found Chu Ge more and more unfathomable, and increasingly felt that Chu Ge was a madman. He didn't know whether he should continue to befriend Chu Ge or distance himself from this guy.
This guy actually dared to treat the daughter of the provincial party secretary like that? Was he raised on lion's courage?
Or perhaps, in Chu Ge's eyes, the provincial party secretary's daughter, or even the provincial party secretary Mu Chongyi, were not significant figures?
Besides, Lin Gaoze also envied Chu Ge. His life-and-death experience with Mu Xiaoting, narrowly escaping danger, was indeed an extremely valuable life experience, wasn't it?
And who knows if something else happened between the two of them? A single man and woman, something should have happened, right? Tsk, tsk...
It's said that Mu Xiaoting is no less of a beauty than Mu Lingshan, what kind of luck with women does this guy Chu Ge have?
If Lin Gaoze's thoughts were mostly shock, confusion, and envy, then Mu Lingshan's heart was filled more with guilt and heartache, both for Chu Ge and for Mu Xiaoting.
After all, if she hadn't taken Mu Xiaoting to Chu Ge's, if they hadn't made that bet, would so many things have happened?
Even though Chu Ge almost glossed over what happened that night, Mu Lingshan knew Chu Ge too well. This guy must have gone through quite a bit of torment; otherwise, how could he have been so harsh to Jin Yingji and Han Zhe today?
Moreover... how could Mu Xiaoting, who detests Chu Ge, have fabricated such an overly flattering lie about him just for him? If she said that to her, she undoubtedly also said that to Mu Chongyi.
Thinking of this, Mu Lingshan suddenly froze, could it be... surely not... could Mu Xiaoting also have feelings for Chu Ge?
Oh my! If that's the case, things would be so tangled!
In a sense, she was Chu Ge's third wheel, hmm... maybe even fourth or fifth?
Forget it, whatever, if Mu Xiaoting also got involved with Chu Ge, and Mu Xiaoting is her aunt, how would the situation be accounted for between them?
As Mu Lingshan thought about it, she started getting confused, what on earth are these thoughts?
Impossible, impossible, it can't be, Mu Xiaoting obviously hates Chu Ge so much, she must have just fabricated such a lie out of gratitude for Chu Ge, it's nothing related to romantic feelings.
Although Mu Lingshan thought like this, she still felt a bit uncertain, after all... back then she also couldn't stand Chu Ge, just thinking about him made her angry, seeing him made her want to kick him to death, and now she's not just head over heels in love?
Sigh...
As Lin Gaoze and Mu Lingshan's thoughts wandered, Chu Ge waited for a long time but didn't hear them speak, he couldn't help feeling speechless, he coughed a few times, yet they were still lost in their own thoughts, making him feel even more speechless, he had to cough louder, which finally made them flinch slightly and respond a little.
"Huh? What did you say?"
Mu Lingshan tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, pretending to be calm as she asked, while Lin Gaoze coughed twice to cover up his earlier awkward distraction.
"Come on, I haven't even said anything yet, what were you two so engrossed in thinking about?"
Chu Ge thought to himself, rolling his eyes internally, yet he smiled and said, "I was saying I have something to ask you, regarding this case..."
Before Chu Ge could finish, Mu Lingshan suddenly stood up from her chair, "No! Absolutely not!"
Chu Ge's mouth twitched as he awkwardly looked at Mu Lingshan, "Sister, I haven't even finished speaking, why are you so worked up? Whether it's okay or not, shouldn't you wait until I finish what I have to say?"
Mu Lingshan glared fiercely at Chu Ge, "Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? You just want to distance yourself from this case and push all the credit onto us, right? No way, definitely not!"
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