Gangster heir? Please call me a legitimate entrepreneur.

Captain Gu stared at the book in Lei Hu's hand, veins throbbing on his forehead.

He snatched the thick "Labor Contract Law" book in one swift motion, the pages ripping softly.

Lei Hu's thick eyebrows immediately furrowed, and he stretched out his radish-thick fingers and made a clapping motion.

"Hey, hey, hey! Captain Gu, take it easy! I just memorized that page about workers' compensation standards!"

Captain Gu completely ignored him.

A gangster who's been involved in organized crime for decades, suddenly sitting here in the middle of the night studying labor law? What a ridiculous excuse!

He gripped the hard cover tightly with both hands, his knuckles turning bluish-white.

"Don't try to scare me with those legal documents and indictments. This shell is so thick, there's definitely a hidden compartment inside!"

He suddenly turned the book upside down and shook it vigorously twice.

They hoped to shake out a few packets of illicit flour or a few sharp scraper blades from inside.

What floated down was only a crumpled piece of lined draft paper.

Captain Gu's eyelids twitched, and he bent down to pick up the paper and brought it close to his eyes.

The paper reeked of the stale smell of cheap Hongmei cigarettes, and was covered in scribbles written in black ballpoint pen.

"Calculating the cost of fighting, knocking out someone's front tooth costs 8,000 yuan in damages. That's equivalent to working two months' worth of delivery jobs for nothing. We absolutely cannot do business at a loss!"

The handwriting was crooked and messy, with several misspelled words covered in black dots.

Captain Gu's hand hovered in mid-air, his mind seemingly buzzing with hundreds of flies.

"Captain Gu... we've searched the entire second and third floors."

Xiao Wang, the passenger in the front seat, ran down the stairs, panting heavily, his police uniform soaked through on the back.

He was holding a pure black German Shepherd on a leash.

The police dog, which was usually so energetic, was now trembling, its tongue lolling out and drool dripping onto the tiles.

"We didn't find anything, not even a rusty watermelon knife."

Xiao Wang wiped the sweat from his face, speaking in a heavy breath, his eyes showing bewilderment.

"What happened to those machetes and steel pipes in the store? Were the basement searched?"

Captain Gu grabbed Xiao Wang's shoulder, his voice sounding like it was being forced out through clenched teeth.

"Search! Search! Brothers, use crowbars to pry open all those metal cabinets in the basement!"

Xiao Wang swallowed hard and pointed to several cardboard boxes that had just been moved out of the corner of the hall.

The cardboard box was also wrapped with yellow waterproof tape.

Captain Gu shook off Xiao Wang and strode over, his leather shoes making a loud thud on the floor.

"Turn on your flashlight!"

He pulled out a tactical knife from his waist, sliced ​​through the tape with a "sizzle," and directly lifted the thick cardboard box lid.

Several blinding beams of light from flashlights instantly converged at the opening of the box.

There were no piles of cash, nor packages of contraband.

What spilled out were neatly sharpened Zhonghua brand pencils and colorful pencil sharpeners.

There were also a dozen or so canvas backpacks printed with pink Hello Kitty.

On the top layer, a large red banner was neatly placed.

Captain Gu's fingers trembled as he tore the banner open.

"Sihai Holdings Group cares about mountainous areas and donated supplies to Hope Primary Schools."

Several large, gilded characters reflected a blinding light in the beam of the flashlight.

Hundreds of burly men in white shirts in the hall craned their necks to look in this direction.

The bald, burly man scratched the back of his head and muttered something under his breath.

"Officer, those are eco-friendly stationery items specially made by General Manager Su. Be careful when you're handling them, don't break the pencil lead."

Captain Gu felt as if a millstone weighing a thousand pounds was pressing on his chest, and even the air he breathed in smelled of rust.

Just then, the sound of footsteps "patter, patter" came from the solid wood stairs on the second floor.

Su Ye was wearing a gray cotton casual outfit and flip-flops, and slowly walked down the street.

He was holding a shiny stainless steel thermos.

The cup lid was half-tightened, and wisps of steam, carrying the sweet aroma of goji berries and red dates, slowly drifted out.

"Hey, Captain Gu, bringing so many brothers to our company in the middle of the night."

Su Ye walked downstairs, tightened the cup lid, and stuffed it into his pocket.

He took two quick steps and grabbed Captain Gu's hand, which was still clutching the tactical dagger and frozen in mid-air.

He shook it up and down a couple of times, his face beaming with a warm smile.

"You've come to provide security guidance to us newly established private enterprises? You've really worked hard."

Captain Gu jerked his hand back as if he had been electrocuted, and the dagger almost fell onto his own feet.

"Su Ye! What are you singing about, like a ghost story from Liaozhai, for me to hear!"

Captain Gu's eyes twitched a few times, and his voice involuntarily rose.

"Your father just died in the street yesterday, and you're here today doing some kind of charity donation for education?"

"These thugs under your command, who were wielding knives and ready to kill people yesterday, are all model students today?"

Su Ye's smile faded, he let out a long sigh, and his brows furrowed slightly.

He turned and walked to the most prominent feature wall in the hall, and reached out to pat a glass photo frame hanging on the wall.

"Captain Gu, what you're saying is really hurtful. We're a legitimate, major taxpayer now."

Su Ye pointed to the photocopy of the business license with a large red official seal in the picture frame.

"Didn't Old Ghost Bai and the others already take on all those messy debts from the past fighting and killing?"

He spread his hands, his eyes revealing an innocent look.

"These remaining men need to eat. I responded to the city's call to help unemployed people find new jobs. Is that illegal?"

Captain Gu looked in the direction he was pointing.

The business license not only had all the necessary documents, but it also had a small plaque awarded by the tax bureau recognizing it as a "Honest Business Operator".

The bronze edges of the medal were polished to a gleaming shine, reflecting Captain Gu's ashen face like a mirror.

It felt like there was a needle stabbing into my temple.

Captain Gu felt a tingling sensation in the back of his head and a buzzing in his ears.

He gritted his teeth, his gaze sweeping back and forth across Su Ye's harmless face several times.

They couldn't catch them in the act, and they couldn't find any contraband.

The other party even ensured that every single piece of paper was compliant with regulations and laws, leaving no room for error.

"Fine... Su Ye, you've got guts. You're pretty good at this smokescreen."

Captain Gu clutched his left chest, which was throbbing slightly, and his breathing became heavy.

He knew he was completely finished today; if he stayed any longer, the general counsel's indictment would really land on the bureau chief's desk.

"But remember this: the fox's tail will eventually be exposed. As long as I'm in Longhai City, you won't be able to launder a single penny of your dirty money!"

Captain Gu glared at Su Ye one last time, then turned and waved to the group of special police officers.

"All of you, back down!"

The special police officers looked at each other, then, leading the half-dead police dog, they retreated towards the gate, looking disheveled.

The sound of riot boots stepping on broken glass now sounded entirely of resentment.

Su Ye stood still, smiling as he watched the taillights of the police cars disappear around the street corner.

They waited until they were sure there wasn't a single person watching them outside.

He slowly took out his thermos from his pocket, unscrewed it, and took a small sip.

Turning his head, his gaze fell on Zhao Tianba, who was secretly loosening his tie beside him.

Zhao Tianba was now dressed in a bright green deliveryman uniform.

The fabric was too tight, making his muscles tense and uncomfortable no matter how he stood.

"Old Zhao, stop fidgeting there. You look quite smart in this outfit."

Su Ye slammed the thermos cup heavily onto the table.

"The police have finished their investigation; this is like giving us an official get-out-of-jail-free card!"

He pointed to the pitch-black night outside the door and raised his voice.

"Notify the dock authorities that tomorrow morning, the entire fleet should display those green signs; we're officially starting operations!"