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After the lively celebration dinner that day, Su Ning took Liang Wuyun back to her rented apartment.

Then Liang Wuyun fulfilled her promise, allowing Suning to get what it wanted.

As a police officer, Liang Wuyun first checked Su Ning's home, but found no trace of a woman's life there.

"Jian Fan, there's no trace of a woman in your house?"

"I cleaned it after breaking up with Xiangxiang, but you can move in directly from now on."

"Pah! Dream on."

"Wu Yun, I like you so much."

"..." Liang Wuyun lowered her head shyly.

Then Su Ning pulled Liang Wuyun toward the master bedroom, and Liang Wuyun reluctantly complied with Su Ning's advances.

Three or four hours later, Liang Wuyun fell asleep contentedly, embracing Su Ning.

Moonlight filtered through the gauze curtains, casting dappled shadows on the disheveled sheets.

Liang Wuyun curled up in Su Ning's arms, and after dozing off, she savored the subtle feeling from just now, her fingertips drawing circles on Su Ning's chest.

"Jian Fan," her voice still carried the languor of their passionate encounter, "do you really like me?"

Su Ning took her restless hand and kissed it lightly: "You know perfectly well what I'm asking. I already 'acted' like that just now, don't you believe me?"

"Pah! You scoundrel!" Liang Wuyun punched him, her face flushed. "You treat Xiangxiang and Jiang Dijia the same way, don't you?"

"A woman who's too smart isn't a good thing." Su Ning said with a wicked smile, rolling over and pinning her down.

After a while of joking around, Liang Wuyun suddenly fell silent: "Seriously...would you get back together with them?"

"No! Once unfaithful, never again." Su Ning smoothed her furrowed brow. "Besides, I have you now."

"Then... I'll find some time to see my dad later?" Liang Wuyun's voice trailed off.

“Okay,” Su Ning readily agreed, “but we’ll go look at apartments first tomorrow.”

"What? Viewing a house?" Liang Wuyun propped herself up.

"The wedding room, of course," Su Ning said matter-of-factly. "We can't keep renting for the whole wedding, can we?"

Liang Wuyun's eyes suddenly reddened, and she rushed forward to hug him tightly: "Jian Fan, I really like you so much..."

“Me too.” Su Ning gently stroked her smooth back.

His gaze, however, went past her shoulder and towards the window…

It seemed as if an invisible eye was watching everything from the darkness of night.

……

The next day, the morning sunlight shone on the police station corridor.

Su Ning, looking refreshed, led Liang Wuyun into the office building, drawing a burst of cheers from his colleagues.

"Hey! Detective Jian's here!" Xiao Chenggang called out in a strange voice.

"What detective?" Liang Wuyun looked at Su Ning in confusion.

Before anyone could answer, Captain Qin's voice came from the office: "Jian Fan, come in for a moment."

Inside the office, Captain Qin took out an exquisite box from a drawer, inside which was a gleaming detective badge.

"Given your recent performance," Captain Qin personally pinned the badge on Su Ning, "the bureau has decided to promote you ahead of schedule."

"Thank you, Captain Qin."

He patted Su Ning on the shoulder, "Also, summer is coming soon, which is a peak season for theft and robbery. Go to the local police station and find out what's going on."

"Yes!" Su Ning stood at attention and saluted, but a hint of doubt rose in his heart...

This mission came too suddenly.

Captain Qin changed the subject: "By the way, Tang Shouyu has a henchman who was released from the West City Detention Center today. Could you give him a ride on his way? Consider it... returning the favor."

Suning felt a pang of anxiety.

Tang Shouyu, Li Wei, Captain Qin
These names strung together in his mind like a spider web.

It seems that Captain Qin has been arranging for himself to make contact with Tang Shouyu and the others, and Captain Qin's purpose is quite intriguing.

However, Captain Qin's purpose was also quite easy to guess. Either he was going to arrange for him to be an undercover agent, or he wanted him to act as a barrier between him and Li Wei.

But he didn't show it on his face, he just nodded in agreement.

As he stepped out of the office, Liang Wuyun was waiting outside the door, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the badge on his chest: "Detective, aren't you going to treat us to dinner?"

"Absolutely." Su Ning put his arm around her shoulder, but felt Captain Qin's gaze on his back like a thorn in his back.

Tang Shouyu's mansion is located in the villa district in the east of the city, and its European-style decoration is extremely luxurious.

The released henchmen stood dejectedly in the living room, while Tang Shouyu pointed at them with a cigar and cursed:
"You've really grown up? Fighting in the street? Should we give you guys a 'Best Thug Award'?!"

Upon seeing Su Ning enter, Tang Shouyu immediately put on a smiling face: "Officer Jian..."

He warmly pulled Su Ning to sit down, saying, "We owe you a lot for helping us with this."

"It's my duty," Su Ning said politely, his gaze sweeping over the photo of him and Li Wei on the wall.

While the servant was serving tea, Tang Shouyu sighed seemingly unintentionally: "I've had a lot of worries lately! Sifang Company is owing me money and won't pay it back. I, the creditor, am practically being treated like a grandson."

"Oh?" Su Ning picked up her teacup. "President Tang, are there still debts you can't collect?"

"That's right!" Tang Shouyu slapped his thigh. "The debt was legally transferred, but the four parties have found some influential people to back them up, and they're stubbornly refusing to pay. Could you please ask Officer Jian for help?"

Alarm bells rang in Suning's mind—this was a blatant test.

He put down his teacup: "Mr. Tang, I'm a policeman, this kind of thing..."

"I understand, I understand!" Tang Shouyu waved his hand to interrupt, "I was just complaining casually. But..."

He leaned closer, "What do you think about me kidnapping the daughter of the CEO of Sifang to force her to pay off debts?"

“Then I will definitely arrest you first.” Su Ning’s eyes turned cold. “President Tang, I’m only saying this because I consider you a friend—don’t cross the legal line.”

The atmosphere in the room froze instantly.

Tang Shouyu stared at Su Ning for a few seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter: "Haha, just kidding! Officer Jian, don't be nervous."

"This kind of joke is not funny at all! On the contrary, it will bring you endless trouble, Mr. Tang."

"Don't worry! Although I, Tang Shouyu, am not a respectable person, I would never do anything illegal or criminal."

As Su Ning was leaving the villa, she bumped into Secretary He at the door.

She seemed to have gone there specifically to wait for him.

"Officer Jian, hello!"

"Secretary He, is something the matter?"

Secretary He lowered her voice, "Officer Jian, Xiangxiang and Young Master Yu have broken up... She's been in a bad state lately."

Su Ning paused slightly, but quickly continued forward: "Thank you! I appreciate Secretary He's help."

Once inside the car, Su Ning let out a long sigh of relief.

In the rearview mirror, Secretary He was still standing in the same spot, his expression complicated.

This all seems too deliberate...

From promotion to assignment, from Tang Shouyu's debts to Xiangxiang's news...

It was as if an invisible hand was manipulating the game.

……

Three days later, in the morning, Suning was measuring the dimensions of his newly purchased unfinished apartment when his phone suddenly rang.

“Officer Jian,” the officer on duty reported, “a renovation company is looking for you, saying that a truck carrying stone is downstairs at your house.”

Su Ning's heart tightened, and she immediately drove to the new house.

Sure enough, two trucks loaded with marble were parked downstairs, and Tang Shouyu was directing the workers to unload them.

"President Tang, what's this?" Su Ning stepped forward and asked.

"Hey! Officer Jian!" Tang Shouyu said with a big smile, "I heard you bought a house. My friend is doing renovations, so I can give you a discount!"

“No need,” Su Ning said firmly. “I’ve already found a renovation company.”

"The deposit has been paid!" Tang Shouyu patted his chest confidently. "Absolutely the lowest price on the market!"

Suning narrowed his eyes—this was a disguised form of bribery.

He feigned compromise: "Then let me ask about the specific quote."

"No need! I've already taken care of it for you."

"..."

Suning was immediately alarmed. During a casual conversation with the renovation company manager, he subtly extracted the full amount of money from the client…

The amount was 187,000, and Tang Shouyu had already prepaid the full amount.

More importantly, it's really hard to stop such things from happening.

"Wait a moment, I'll make a call." Su Ning walked to the balcony, pressed the record button, and dialed Captain Qin's number. "Captain Qin, Tang Shouyu is renovating my new house and has already paid in full. What should I do about this?"

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone: "...Mr. Tang is very kind! But you have to follow the rules. Just return the money to him."

"Understood. I'll go to the team to complete the formalities right away."

After hanging up the phone, Suning returned to the living room.

He transferred 187,000 yuan to Tang Shouyu's account in front of him and kept the transfer receipt.

"President Tang, I appreciate your kind intentions, but we can't break the rules." Su Ning smiled impeccably.

Tang Shouyu's expression stiffened for a moment, but he quickly recovered: "I understand! It was my oversight."

On the way back to the police station, Su Ning kept thinking about Captain Qin's words, "President Tang is very kind-hearted"...

This is clearly tacit approval or even indulgence.

The outline of the spider web is becoming clearer...

In the criminal investigation team office, Su Ning wrote a report detailing the cause and effect of the renovation incident and handed it over to Captain Qin along with the audio recording.

“Well done.” Captain Qin flipped through the report, his expression inscrutable. “However… there’s no need to be so formal. After all, President Tang is a ‘helpful citizen.’”

Su Ning stood at attention: "Reporting, Captain, I believe this disciplinary issue must be taken seriously." Captain Qin looked up, his gaze as sharp as a hawk's: "Jian Fan, you're someone I personally trained. Some things... don't need to be taken too seriously."

"Precisely because you trained me, I must not tarnish your reputation." Su Ning looked directly into Captain Qin's eyes.

The air seemed to freeze.

Finally, Captain Qin chuckled and locked the report in the drawer: "Go! Get the grassroots investigation done."

As Suning stepped out of the office, his back was soaked with sweat.

In this silent exchange, he both stated his position and avoided a complete breakdown in relations...

But cracks have already formed.

At the corner of the corridor, Liang Wuyun was waiting for him: "What's wrong? You look so pale?"

"It's alright." Su Ning put his arm around her shoulder. "The housing issue is resolved, and we can start construction this weekend."

"Really?" Liang Wuyun blinked in surprise. "Then let's celebrate tonight? My treat!"

Seeing his girlfriend's radiant smile, Su Ning temporarily put his doubts aside.

No matter how many hidden reefs lie ahead, at least for this moment, he possesses the most genuine warmth.

……

After some time, Tang Shouyu finally came up with his own way to collect the debt.

After all, they are the real professionals and don't need Suning to interfere.

Not long after, Tang Shouyu sent several teams to cause trouble for Sifang Company and try every means to disrupt its operations.

However, their disruptive actions happen to fall outside the scope of criminal law; if they were caught, they would at most be subject to civil compensation.

As a result, Sifang Company will be overwhelmed and will eventually have to pay Tang Shouyu money.

At the main entrance of Sifang Company, three men in work clothes set up scaffolding and were "constructing" the wall in front of the company's logo.

The sound of the electric drill was deafening, and dust filled the air, forcing employees to cover their noses and walk around it when entering or leaving.

"What are you doing? Who gave you permission to do this?" the security captain rushed out and shouted.

The lead "worker" grinned, revealing gold teeth: "It's a municipal requirement for exterior wall repairs."

He waved the crumpled "construction permit" in his hand, saying, "If there are any problems, contact the subdistrict office."

Just as the security captain was about to take a closer look, the man with the gold teeth suddenly "accidentally" knocked over a paint bucket, and bright red paint flowed down the company gate, like a shocking bloodstain.

Meanwhile, at the company's side gate.

Two food delivery drivers got into a fight over who would accept the order first, smashing food containers all over the floor and blocking the emergency exit.

The company parking lot was completely filled with shared bicycles, making it impossible for employee vehicles to enter or exit...

In the monitoring room, General Manager Nian stared at more than a dozen split-screen displays, his face ashen.

This is the third "accident" this week, each time with a different twist, but the result is always the same...

The normal operation of Sifang Company was completely disrupted.

"Did you call the police?" General Manager Nian asked Vice General Manager Liu, who was standing next to him.

"We've reported it," Vice President Liu said, wiping his sweat. "But the police said these are all civil disputes and suggested we take legal action..."

The CEO slammed his fist on the control panel: "Investigate! Find out who's behind this!"

"it is good."

In the office of the deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Director Liang and Captain Qin are reviewing a special file.

The screen displays a loop of all of Suning's recent activities...

Contact with Tang Shouyu, handling of the renovation incident, attitude towards the debt dispute of Sifang Company...

"Too opinionated." Director Liang shook his head. "What we need are obedient pawns, not the players."

Captain Qin lit a cigarette: "But this kid is definitely a good prospect. Undercover operations require the ability to adapt to changing circumstances..."

"The risk is too high." Director Liang turned off the monitoring screen and suddenly couldn't help but worry. "If it gets out of control, the whole plan will be exposed."

"Let's observe him for a while longer," Captain Qin insisted. "If he passes the test, he will be the best candidate."

Director Liang pondered for a moment, then suddenly pulled up a recording...

This was the conversation between Suning and Captain Qin regarding the bribery during the renovation.

“This level of vigilance… is indeed commendable.” Director Liang finally relented. “But remember, if you find any signs that he is going astray, immediately terminate the investigation.”

"Director Liang, since Jian Fan and Liang Wuyun are together, and given how wary he is, why don't we just let it go?"

"Hey! You're right! But it's not easy to find a suitable candidate. Let's keep an eye on him."

"it is good."

……

Then Director Liang and Captain Qin learned about Su Ning's situation, and they continued to pay close attention to it.

It turns out that the two of them were secretly carrying out a plan related to Suning. They were currently assessing Suning to determine if he was suitable for the plan.

However, recently, they have been watching everything Suning has done, and they are starting to feel a headache.

After discussing it, the two decided to continue to secretly monitor Su Ning and see how he would react.

Inside the criminal investigation team's shooting range, spent bullet casings landed with a crisp sound.

Suning took off his noise-canceling headphones and found that Captain Qin was standing behind him at some point.

"Your marksmanship hasn't deteriorated," Captain Qin said, handing over a bottle of water. "But lately... you've become a bit lax in other areas."

Su Ning's heart tightened, but he remained expressionless: "What does the captain mean?"

“Tang Shouyu.” Captain Qin looked directly into Su Ning’s eyes. “The bureau has noticed that you two are getting too close. He’s one of Li Wei’s men, and his background is complicated.”

Suning unscrewed the bottle cap, pretending to drink water to cover up his thoughts.

Is this a warning? Or... a test?
“It was just normal contact.” He put down the water bottle. “I’ve already reported the renovations last time.”

"I know." Captain Qin patted his shoulder, the force a little heavy. "But some favors, once you start repaying them, can easily lead to getting caught up in something else entirely. You've worked so hard to get to where you are today, don't ruin your promising future."

Watching Captain Qin's departing figure, Su Ning gripped the spent cartridge case tightly in his hand...

This sounds like concern, but it sounds more like a threat.

So after hearing Captain Qin's words, he couldn't help but wonder, wasn't Tang Shouyu the one he introduced to him?
However, after some thought, Suning did not criticize Captain Qin and continued to do his job.

.........

Not long after, Tang Shouyu came up with another idea: to pretend to be a legitimate businessman and talk to Sifang Company, and to intentionally or unintentionally reveal in the conversation that he was the one who caused all the recent troubles.

If Sifang Company wants to settle these matters, it will have to obediently pay them money.

In the Hyatt Hotel's coffee shop, Tang Shouyu, dressed in an inexpensive suit, sat awkwardly on a leather sofa.

Across from him, Vice President Liu sat with his legs crossed, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt.

"Mr. Tang...you must be Mr. Tang?" Vice President Liu pushed a business card towards him. "What does he do?"

Tang Shouyu suppressed his anger, "I am..."

"Alright! Enough with the introductions! You just want to take over our projects, don't you?" Vice President Liu interrupted him, waving his hand like he was shooing away a fly. "How about this: for any small projects in the future, like renovations or cleaning, we'll definitely give you our first choice."

Tang Shouyu's face turned ashen.

He intended to imply that he was responsible for the recent harassment, but he was mistaken for a contractor who came to his door asking for work!
"Mr. Liu might not have heard me clearly," Tang Shouyu said through gritted teeth. "I was referring to Sifang Company..."

"I know, I know!" Vice President Liu had already stood up. "Let's schedule a time with my assistant for the specifics; I have another meeting."

Watching Vice President Liu strut away, Tang Shouyu trembled with anger.

He took out his phone and dialed Zeng Nan's number: "Get me the contact information for all the senior executives! Especially this Vice President Liu!"

For the next three days, the phones of the executives at Sifang Communications were practically ringing off the hook.

From early morning to late at night, a constant stream of harassing phone calls offering "loan consultations," "real estate sales," and "sexual services" floods in.

Vice President Liu was particularly hard hit...

His office landline rang every ten minutes, and when he answered, all he heard was a strange breathing sound.

"It must be Tang Shouyu!" Vice President Liu ripped the phone line and roared hysterically.

This gave Manager Liu a real headache.

Finally, overwhelmed by the disturbance, Manager Liu even cut the telephone line in his room.

After much thought, the CEO of Sifang Company gradually realized that Tang Shouyu was behind everything.

He then had no choice but to send his deputy general manager, Manager Liu, to negotiate, indicating that he was willing to settle the debt dispute with Tang Shouyu within a limit of 100 million yuan.

When Manager Liu came to negotiate with Tang Shouyu, Tang Shouyu refused to listen to him and insisted that Sifang Company pay the full amount of the debt before the matter would be settled.

Mr. Nian of Sifang Company knew that Tang Shouyu was Mr. Li's subordinate, and after a series of contests, he gradually felt that he was powerless.

Finally, he personally went to Mr. Li's house and told him that he would pay Tang Shouyu the full amount of the previous debt.

In the living room of Li Wei's mansion, his head was pressed against the carpet, and he had been in this humiliating position for five minutes.

"Mr. Li, we know we were wrong." His voice trembled. "We'll repay the full amount tomorrow. Please, have mercy..."

Li Wei sipped his tea slowly and deliberately, and after a long while he spoke: "If you had been so sensible earlier, why did you have to make things awkward for everyone?"

"..."

That evening, Tang Shouyu held a celebration banquet at the Sheng Tang Nightclub.

When he was slightly tipsy, he made a special call to Suning:
"Officer Jian! Six million, not a penny less! How about that, brother? Pretty impressive, right?"

"Oh? Mr. Tang, congratulations."

"Haha, Officer Jane, you'll have to celebrate with me sometime."

"it is good."

Tang Shouyu told Su Ning about the debt he had secured, but Su Ning was not as excited as he was; instead, he looked worried.

It turned out that Tang Shouyu and his group's debt collection process was too smooth, unbelievably so. Coupled with Captain Qin's recent strange behavior, Su Ning deduced that there must be some ulterior motive involved.

...(End of chapter)