Cao Kun explained, "She's one of my subordinates. Her personal safety has been threatened recently, so she's staying here temporarily to avoid danger."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lu's expression softened slightly, and she said with a hint of coquettishness, "Then you can't let any other women move in, okay?"

Before Cao Kun could answer, the next second, he heard the sound of wheels rolling on the ground outside.

Black Bear's convoy drove into the Magnificent Garden, and the car doors opened with a "whoosh".

Zheng Kexin, her face filled with terror, threw herself into Cao Kun's arms, crying her eyes out.

Chen Lu's face instantly darkened.

Seeing that things were not going well, Li Meiwei quickly grabbed her and whispered, "Cao Kun is busy with something. We'll talk about it after he's done."

This woman always knew how to share Cao Kun's burdens and solve his problems at the right time.

Donya stood to the side, her gaze sweeping around, and when she caught sight of Chen Lu's ashen face, she immediately understood.

She gave Cao Kun a disdainful look and remained silent.

Cao Kun was busy comforting Zheng Kexin, holding her in his arms, patting her back gently, and coaxing her softly:

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here. You can stay here without worry, it's very safe here."

While comforting her, he asked Tonya, "Did you call the police?"

Donya nodded and said:

"I reported it. The police said that this case is being taken very seriously by higher authorities and a special task force has been formed, with Officer Yu from the criminal investigation team taking over."

Officer Yu from the Criminal Investigation Team? Cao Kun was taken aback. How many Officer Yus were there in the Criminal Investigation Team?

He frowned and asked, "Is it Yu Zhiqing?"

Donya nodded: "Yes, it's her."

Cao Kun's heart skipped a beat.

Wasn't Yu Zhiqing busy investigating the Yanbian Four and Wang Anquan's cases? How did she end up taking on this masked man's case?

He quickly took out his phone and called Yu Zhiqing.

Yu Zhiqing's voice sounded tired. After a brief exchange, the two agreed to meet and discuss the matter in detail.

Before long, Yu Zhiqing arrived at Fuli Garden.

After she sat down, she immediately started talking to Cao Kun about Wang Anquan's case:

"Wang Anquan threatened the hostage with a knife, and his sentencing is a foregone conclusion. The Yanbian four-person group also implicated him. He is the mastermind and cannot escape."

The case of the four from Yanbian is much more complicated.

Yu Zhiqing rubbed her temples and said, "Among the four from Yanbian, the fourth one has the most criminal record and is the most ruthless."

"The boss is extremely clean in his methods. He never leaves any witnesses when he makes a move, and he has almost no criminal record."

"The four of them were surprisingly united this time they were arrested; the third and fourth brothers took the blame for everything."

"The fourth brother will definitely be sentenced to death, and the third brother will at least spend ten or twenty years in prison."

"At most, the eldest and second eldest brothers were involved in a fight. They didn't participate in the kidnapping of hostages. At most, it's considered disorderly conduct, and they'll be locked up for a maximum of 37 days."

"If no new evidence emerges during this period, he may even be released on bail pending trial."

"How is this possible?" Cao Kun asked, somewhat puzzled.

Judging from Yu Zhiqing's words, the case of the four people from Yanbian has been split into two cases.

The third and fourth brothers, who had more evidence of their crimes, took the blame for all the serious cases, while the eldest and second brothers were cleared of suspicion and could only be dealt with for disturbing public order.

This is clearly someone sacrificing a pawn to save the king.

Yu Zhiqing sighed helplessly:

"It's obvious that the Wang family is pulling the strings behind the scenes. The higher-ups in the police department transferred me away from Wang Anquan's case, and there was nothing I could do about it."

She paused here, and asked casually:

"By the way, a safe in Wang Anquan's office was opened, and there was a USB drive inside. Do you know what was on it?"

Cao Kun calmly said, "That USB drive was used by Wang Anquan to set a trap for Xu Yisha; there was nothing on it."

This was the truth, but Yu Zhiqing's eyes flashed, clearly indicating that she did not believe it.

Not only her, but there was another person who didn't believe it either.

……

Late at night, Wang Shengli personally went to the police station.

He was tall, with gray hair that was neatly combed, and deep, sharp eyes that seemed to see right through people.

A policeman rushed forward, respectfully opened the door for him, and instructed, "Mr. Wang, we can't take too long; this is an important suspect."

Wang Shengli nodded slightly, his tone calm: "I understand, don't worry."

In the solitary confinement cell of the detention center, Wang Anquan curled up on the bed board in the corner, his eyes vacant.

Hearing someone open the door and speak, a glimmer of hope instantly ignited in his eyes, and he looked eagerly toward the doorway.

Upon recognizing Wang Shengli, his face filled with anticipation as he cautiously asked, "Cousin, have you come to rescue me?"

Wang Anquan was locked up in this detention cell, completely unaware of what was happening outside, and naively thought that he had only made a small mistake.

In his view, this was a small matter that could be settled by paying some money.

However, he was unaware that the recent knife-wielding molestation case in the old town had caused quite a stir.

Since the police have been unable to apprehend the masked man, they have had to temporarily downplay the case of the four-person gang from Yanbian to suppress the attention surrounding the knife-wielding molestation case.

Wang Shengli knew perfectly well that he had long ago decided to give up on this cousin.

His face was grim as he stared at Wang Anquan and slowly asked, "I heard you left a USB drive in the company safe. Is that true?"

Wang Anquan's face turned ashen. He instantly understood why such a trivial matter had prompted Wang Shengli to come in person.

Overwhelmed by fear, he frantically waved his hands in denial, repeatedly kowtowing, and said in a tearful voice:

"Cousin, I really didn't keep any evidence. It was just a cover-up to deceive people. My loyalty to you is absolute, heaven and earth can bear witness!"

Wang Shengli patted his shoulder, forced a gentle smile, and said softly:

"Alright, we've been brothers for so many years, how could I not trust you? Just stay in there and relax, we'll get you out in a couple of days."

Outside the police station, Wang Shengli, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his eyes cold, exhaled a smoke ring and gave an order to his subordinate beside him:

"Find someone to dispose of him in the detention center."

The subordinate understood immediately and replied in a low voice, "Understood."

Wang Shengli stood there, a complex look flashing in his eyes, and muttered to himself, "Cao Kun... USB drive..."

……

Magnificent Garden.

Chen Lu looked extremely unwell, sitting in the bedroom with her brows furrowed.

Li Meiwei stayed by her side, gently comforting her.

Chen Lu felt uncomfortable just thinking about what had just happened.

The scene where Zheng Kexin rushed into Cao Kun's arms today clearly shows that she has a close relationship with Cao Kun.

She desperately wanted to marry Cao Kun, but he had one woman after another around him.

"First Xu Yisha, and now Zheng Kexin... just how many women is he going to bring home?"

Li Meiwei gently comforted him: "A man like Cao Kun will never lack women around him."

"But I wanted to marry him!" Chen Lu turned around abruptly, her eyes reddening. "What's going on now?"

Li Meiwei sighed softly:

"Lulu, you need to take it easy. Think about it, if you break up with Cao Kun, won't he just fall for another woman?"

Li Meiwei willingly became Cao Kun's mistress.

When Cao Kun rescued her from the gambling addict Ren Tong, she was determined to follow him, even without any official status or title.

Li Meiwei's feelings were very conflicted:

She and Chen Lu were like sisters, but she secretly got together with Cao Kun behind Chen Lu's back.

Whenever she thought of this, she always felt guilty towards Chen Lu.

But she didn't want Chen Lu to get stuck in a rut, so she advised her to accept reality and not push Cao Kun away.

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