82: Policewoman and Queen compete for the same man

"Waaa— Waaa—"

The ear-piercing sound of sirens approached from afar as several police sedans and jeeps with "Public Security" emblazoned on them roared into view.

They stopped beside the ruins of Dacheng BBQ Stall.

The doors opened, and over a dozen police officers in olive-green uniforms stepped out.

Leading them was none other than the famous police beauty of the Harbin police force, Officer Su Qingyi.

Today, she had her hair tied in a ponytail, looking sharp and efficient. Her stunning face, though devoid of makeup, was currently filled with anxiety.

They had just received a report of an armed shootout here, involving both makeshift shotguns and Black Stars!

Officer Su Qingyi's heart tightened instantly.

A case of this magnitude during a Strike Hard campaign was a major incident of the highest priority!

She led her team into the scene and immediately spotted Lin Chuan standing amidst the wreckage of shattered wood, tables, and chairs.

Especially seeing Lin Chuan's suit, which had been reduced to rags with his back almost entirely exposed, along with the mess and bloodstains all over the ground.

Officer Su Qingyi's mind went blank with a loud "buzz."

"Lin Chuan!!"

She didn't care about her image or the suspects wailing on the ground.

She dashed across the police line and reached Lin Chuan in a few quick strides.

"You! What happened to you?!"

Officer Su Qingyi's voice carried a sob, and her hands were trembling.

Looking at Lin Chuan's back riddled with holes, tears started welling up in her eyes.

"My god! Such big bullet holes... so many of them!"

"Does it hurt? Huh? Does it hurt here?"

Officer Su Qingyi reached out with her fair hands and felt all over Lin Chuan's back.

She pressed here and squeezed there, terrified that Lin Chuan might have internal injuries.

"And here! Is the bone injured?"

"Quick! Call an ambulance! Hurry!"

Officer Su Qingyi stamped her feet in anxiety, completely unaware of how intimate her actions were, looking just like a young wife worried sick about her husband.

The young police officers who followed her nearby looked on, their eyes nearly popping out.

Was this still the ice-cold police beauty who was usually indifferent to everyone?

What was wrong today?

Was she possessed?

Toward this suspect... oh no, victim, she was being a bit too much, wasn't she?

Lin Chuan felt a bit ticklish and awkward from her touching.

"Ahem, Qingyi, I'm fine, really..."

"How can you be fine! Your clothes are in tatters!" Officer Su Qingyi's eyes were red. "You must have suffered severe internal injuries! Don't try to tough it out!"

Just then.

A cold snort came from the side.

"Hmph."

Chu Yueli stood to the side with her arms crossed, her exquisite face covered in a layer of frost.

Seeing Officer Su Qingyi's hands wandering over Lin Chuan's body, she felt a surge of jealousy, as if a vinegar jar had been overturned.

"I say, Officer Su."

Chu Yueli spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Are you here on duty, or are you here to give a blind-man's massage?"

"Are you going to ask Mr. Lin to take off his pants in a bit so you can check if *that* place is injured too?"

Those words were incredibly biting.

One was the Harbin police beauty, the other was the daughter of the underworld.

These two stunningly beautiful women were fighting over a man.

The surrounding police officers were dying of envy.

Officer Su Qingyi froze, finally realizing she had lost her composure.

Swish!

Her pretty face instantly turned red all the way to her neck, like a ripe apple.

She quickly withdrew her hands and frantically straightened her police uniform.

"I! I was performing a routine injury inspection!"

"What do you know! Can't I care about a citizen?!"

Officer Su Qingyi tried to save face.

"Take them away!"

To hide her embarrassment, Officer Su Qingyi turned and barked at her subordinates, returning to her role as the decisive female officer.

"Handcuff everyone who had a gun! Interrogate them strictly!"

"Yes, Ma'am!"

The police swarmed forward, dragging the unlucky bastards onto the police cars like dead dogs.

Once Officer Su Qingyi led her team away to get busy.

Lin Chuan had just breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly.

A pair of soft, cool hands pressed against his back again.

"Hiss..."

Lin Chuan looked back.

He saw Chu Yueli biting her lower lip, her eyes filled with a mix of defiance and heartache.

Her hands retraced the exact spots Officer Su Qingyi had just touched.

She even intentionally gave Lin Chuan's pectoral muscles a firm squeeze.

"Mr. Lin."

Chu Yueli leaned close to Lin Chuan's ear, her breath like orchids.

"Are you injured anywhere?"

"That female officer didn't find anything just now, so let me check you over instead."

Lin Chuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

These two women were really going at it, weren't they?

"Alright, alright, my dear lady."

Lin Chuan caught that mischievous little hand.

"If you keep touching me like this, I won't be killed by a gun, but you'll certainly start a fire in me."

"Hmph! I want to start a fire in you!"

Chu Yueli raised her chin pridefully.

"To keep the wild flowers from eyeing you!"

...3:00 PM.

Nangang District Public Security Bureau, Harbin.

After finishing their statements, Lin Chuan and Chu Yueli stood on the steps of the police station entrance.

All the police officers inside had been mobilized.

The nature of this incident was too heinous!

An armed assault in broad daylight!

And the mastermind was the well-known entrepreneur Huang Xingguo!

The leaders of the Municipal Bureau were furious and issued a strict order: Huang Xingguo must be apprehended and brought to justice!

Sirens wailed throughout the city as a massive manhunt for Huang Xingguo unfolded.

"Mr. Lin!"

Just as they stepped out the main gate.

A black mercedes-benz G-Wagon, followed by several modified off-road vehicles, pulled up dominantly by the roadside.

Before the car had even come to a full stop.

A burly, handsome young man wearing a white suit jumped out.

It was Chu Yueli's older brother, Chu Tianbiao!

Behind Chu Tianbiao followed over twenty subordinates in black suits and sunglasses, their waists bulging—clearly carrying weapons.

This appearance scared the young officer on duty at the station entrance so much that he put his hand on his holster.

"Yueli! Mr. Lin!!"

Chu Tianbiao rushed over with giant strides, his booming voice making eardrums ring.

He grabbed Lin Chuan's shoulders and looked him up and down.

"Are you guys okay?!?! Dad was so worried he almost fainted at home!"

"I heard those bastards used makeshift shotguns?!"

"Damn! That's too brutal!"

"Sister, who did this?"

"Huang Xingguo from the city's glass factory."

Upon hearing this, Chu Tianbiao's eyes instantly turned red, and a violent murderous aura erupted from him.

"Huang Xingguo?!"

"He dared to touch Mr. Lin! He dared to touch my sister!"

"I think he's tired of living!!"

Chu Tianbiao whipped his head around and roared at the subordinates behind him:

"Show your weapons!"

"To Jiufu Factory!"

"Drag that old bastard out for me!"

"I'm going to chop him into pieces and feed him to the dogs! I'll smash his factory to bits!!"

Chu Tianbiao was also a ruthless man. Although he usually bickered with his sister, family ties were still strong.

After all, they grew up together, and people of this era valued family very much.

Hearing that his sister was almost killed, he was truly enraged and ready to wipe out the culprit's entire household!

"Brother!!"

Chu Yueli quickly stepped forward and stopped the rampaging Chu Tianbiao.

"What are you doing? We're right in front of the police station!"

"Can you stop being so impulsive?"

Chu Tianbiao stiffened his neck. "Impulsive? They shot at you with guns! How am I supposed to endure this?"

"That son of a bitch! I have to kill him tonight!"

Chu Yueli pulled Chu Tianbiao aside and said in a low voice.

"The police are already on their way to arrest Huang Xingguo."

"The evidence is ironclad this time. There are many witnesses, plus the assassins' confessions."

"Hiring killers! Armed assault!"

"It'll be easy to get him sentenced to death!"

A glint of wisdom flashed in Chu Yueli's eyes.

"If we act now, it becomes a gang war! Not only would we lose our moral high ground, but we'd also get ourselves dragged down!"

"Besides, the Old Man said we should do business with Mr. Lin, wash our hands of the underworld, and become legitimate merchants."

"We can't cause trouble!"

"Let the police do their job first."

"Let the law judge him!"

At this, Chu Yueli paused, her gaze turning even colder—a ruthlessness characteristic of the Chu family.

"If the law doesn't sentence him to death."

"If he uses his connections to save his life."

"Then..."

Chu Yueli made a throat-slitting gesture.

After listening to his sister's analysis, Chu Tianbiao was stunned for a moment, then grinned.

"Wow, Yueli, you've gotten smarter and smarter since you started following Mr. Lin!"

"Fine! I'll listen to you!"

Chu Tianbiao waved his hand.

"Boys! Put the weapons away for now!"

Lin Chuan stood to the side, watching the siblings.

He couldn't help but smile.

These were the people of the underworld from that era.

They always settled their scores, but they also valued strategy.

"A-Biao, thanks."

Lin Chuan handed Chu Tianbiao a cigarette.

"Don't worry."

"Huang Xingguo won't escape this time."

Lin Chuan's gaze was deep.

He believed that with his current reputation, plus Officer Su Qingyi's official connections.

Huang Xingguo wanted to overturn the case?

That was a pipe dream!

What awaited him was only a bullet of justice!