Bobby and the squad leader talking to Bobby heard the sound and nearly simultaneously looked towards the direction it came from.

They saw Chen Che approaching calmly with Xia Na. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The squad leader’s eyes lit up, staring intently at Chen Che. That handsome face, could he be Bobby’s boss?

A man connected with the Special Operations Department... Hmmm, he seemed somewhat familiar, but couldn’t remember exactly.

But that didn’t stop the squad leader from trying to curry favor with Chen Che, a flattering smile carved on his face as he promptly went up.

Bobby briefly introduced the squad leader’s identity to Chen Che, and after understanding it, how could Chen Che respond with a cold face to a smiling one?

After the squad leader exchanged pleasantries, Chen Che took out a bag of Beta Coins and tossed it to the squad leader, saying: "The noise from the work here is quite loud, trouble Captain Yang to treat the brothers to some afternoon tea."

Captain Yang weighed the Beta Coins in his hand, his eyes brightening, the amount was quite considerable, the generosity of the man before him was evident.

"No need, no need, this is what we ought to do." Captain Yang chuckled, exchanged a few more polite words, and wisely led his men away.

Chen Che gave him respect and also money as substance.

If Captain Yang was foolish enough not to understand and went to bother about what was happening on the other side,

he wouldn’t have gotten to the position of Captain.

Bobby exhaled a breath, looked at Chen Che’s retreating figure, and asked: "Master Chen, it’s settled."

Chen Che softly nodded, patted Bobby’s shoulder, and said: "Well done."

Bobby chuckled, his eyes flickering as he asked: "Master Chen, isn’t your approach a bit too harsh? After all, there’s a saying that it’s not about business, but about righteousness. I’m afraid if you act too ruthlessly, it might backfire."

"I’ve dealt with these guys longer than you have. Expecting them to honor the code of the street? Bullshit. Being a bit ruthless can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble. There are many ways to make money; this way is too risky, and for such little money, I’m not interested."

Bobby was startled, slave trade being such a lucrative way to make money, yet Chen Che wasn’t interested.

Could it be that Chen Che has other ways to make money?

To be honest, even Chen Che himself doesn’t know why the original owner liked making money so much.

Messing with every possible channel.

Really dancing on the edge of a knife.

Behind deals like this, there are too many big figures; getting involved with their interests, one wouldn’t even know how they died.

And yet, so much money’s been made, its whereabouts unknown.

Such a damned fool.

Chen Che exhaled, saying: "Let’s go home, Bobby did well today."

Upon hearing Chen Che’s praise, Bobby slightly raised his head.

...

An Nishang’s villa.

The room was filled with the strong scent of Other Shore Flower.

Sweat mingling with heavy breathing.

Chen Che held An Nishang’s jade-like feet in his hand, clutching them tightly, pushing upward, pressing her exquisite jade feet beside her head, amazed by the woman’s flexibility.

After some time had passed, Chen Che lay beside An Nishang, hugging her slender waist, his fingers gently caressing a blooming Other Shore Flower tattoo on her soft skin.

He gazed at the alluring face with a hint of mixed blood, closed eyes, cheeks flushed, affectionately kissing those red lips.

An Nishang leaned against Chen Che’s body, slowly opened her eyes, her scarlet pupils flashing with captivating light, her slender, snow-white legs interlaced, her toes painted with red nail polish swaying gently, her voice soft: "What about the task I assigned you."

Chen Che buried his head in her jade neck, smelling the unique fragrance emanating from her body, softly said: "I’ve recruited a few subordinates, things they can investigate are easier than for me, there should be results soon."

"Hmm." An Nishang extended her fair jade-like hand, caressing his muscular abs, red lips softly speaking: "You should know my operating principles, think of consequences first when doing something, what should be done first, what should be done later. If you can’t complete my tasks, prove your ability... you wouldn’t want to experience the punishment I have in mind."

Chen Che shivered, smiling awkwardly, hugging her waist more tightly, legs entwined with hers, saying: "Leader..."

"Hmm?" An Nishang glanced at him, prompting Chen Che to immediately change his tone, knowing this woman dislikes overly formal titles when entangled with him.

Damn, a female sociopath, wants to mess with me while also flirting... Chen Che immediately spoke with feigned intimacy: "Rest assured, Nishang, I have it all figured out, today was just handling a small matter."

An Nishang was reprimanding him for his actions today.

Chen Che was acutely aware, knowing everything he does is under An Nishang’s watch.

After all, he almost "betrayed" An Nishang.

Nothing he does can be hidden from An Nishang, especially with Xia Na’s surveillance.

Although what he did today slightly diverged from what An Nishang wanted.

He can’t yet free himself from An Nishang.

To be honest, he doesn’t even want to break away from this leg he can cling onto at the moment.

It’s naturally necessary to clearly express his thoughts.

At least to rebuild An Nishang’s trust and favor.

Chen Che explained: "Previously, I was confused, would dare touch anything to make money, these things could affect you, Nishang, especially... at such a critical juncture, how could I hinder you? So I spent some time handling these business matters."

An Nishang isn’t concerned about the morality of his business.

Just needs to distinguish the impact of it.

At least for now, An Nishang is quite satisfied with Chen Che’s explanation.

An Nishang suddenly turned over, and Chen Che realized, sitting astride her hips to massage her back.

Chen Che knew he’d passed this hurdle, for now.

Really exhausting, not just physically, but mentally even more.

Indeed, accompanying a ruler is like accompanying a tiger.

Enjoying Chen Che’s massage, An Nishang again spoke: "Your prestige in the Investigation Department seems quite deep."

Chen Che paused, massaged An Nishang’s lower back, leaned down, spoke softly in her ear: "It’s thanks to you, Nishang, they don’t fear me, they fear you... It seems they misunderstood something."

Chen Che recounted what Xia Na had told him to An Nishang.

"One word from above and people below run themselves ragged. The Judicial Bureau’s turbulence also affects those below; my arrival made them think you, Nishang, might be planning something in the Investigation Department. Who knew I was simply there to investigate cases?"

Chen Che couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile, massaging down An Nishang’s side.

"Speaking of which, that Deputy Chief Lei seems quite ambitious, after misunderstanding, he even gave me the Demon Scale.

Wants to use it to climb higher using your abilities to gain the Chief Investigator position.

Oh dear, the Investigation Department isn’t lucrative, low power, supporting it might not yield much gain.

Besides, of all things, he gave the Demon Scale?

Am I the kind of man who needs supplements to boost energy?" Chen Che said proudly, words casual, but his eyes were probing as he stared at the back of An Nishang’s head.

Words mingling truth and falsehood.

An Nishang remained silent for a moment but then spoke lightly: "Let it be as he wishes, lest he gave you this gift in vain."

"Also helps stabilize the position of you, Chief Chen."

Indeed... it wasn’t just about sending me to investigate, so simple.

Heart clear, Chen Che felt a touch of joyful understanding, gazing down only to meet An Nishang’s gaze as she’d turned her head.

Heart startled.