Chapter 42 - Speak Up

[Emotional fluctuation from Gong Nanyan, feeling ashamed and angry +6. Congratulations, you have received the reward [Heartfelt Words Card *1]!]

"Li... Sister?"

Chu Youmeng said weakly.

At this moment, Liu Ziqian noticed that there were familiar faces among the crowd.

"Xiaomeng, what are you doing here? Is this your boyfriend?"

"Hmph! He stood in front during a dangerous moment, which is somewhat manly, but he's a bit too flirtatious!"

Clearly, she was subtly mocking a certain man who was surrounded by women.

[Liu Ziqian despises you as a scumbag, not only does he not spare young girls, but he also goes after married women. As a pure love warrior, she finds this deeply abhorrent, emotional fluctuation +20. Congratulations, you have received the reward [Proficiency +3000]!]

Mu An: "..."

"He, I..."

Chu Youmeng's face turned red.

Being socially anxious, she wanted to say something to explain.

But in front of so many people, she ultimately couldn't bring herself to say it.

"You should be thankful this person didn't shoot, otherwise your lives would probably be in danger today!"

Liu Ziqian had already picked up the handgun that had fallen to the ground, managing to control the dangerous item in her hands.

However, she was somewhat puzzled.

From what they knew, the other party was not someone who would show mercy.

Why would he pull out a gun and then just leave it on the ground without shooting?

Could it be that the gun happened to malfunction?

Mu An didn't waste his breath explaining anything to her.

Instead, he noticed that Chu Youmeng seemed to know her and quietly asked the girl.

"How do you know her?"

"Um, didn't you ask me to move before?"

"And then Sister Liu happened to be my neighbor, so we've gotten familiar over the past few days."

"I also heard she's been having headaches over rent lately! But I didn't know Sister Liu was a police officer!"

Chu Youmeng shook her head and quietly explained.

Her honest and straightforward attitude made Mu An very satisfied.

No wonder she was his 'perfect female lead tool'!

He couldn't help but pinch her smooth little face, completely ignoring the girl's flushed cheeks and her slightly resentful gaze.

[Emotional fluctuation from Chu Youmeng, feeling shy and resentful +10. Congratulations, you have received the reward [Money +2 million]!]

Although he had a little introduction from the girl, Mu An clearly wanted more detailed information about these two female leads.

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Identification Eye, activate!

Name: Liu Ziqian

Age: 25

Identity: Female Lead

Fortune: 20,000

Basic Information: Team leader of the criminal investigation team. Proficient in arrest techniques and other methods.

Currently tracking a smuggling lead.

A pure love warrior with 100% commitment.

Feeling very annoyed by her parents' repeated matchmaking requests, she has been living independently for two years.

Owes three months' rent to Chaoyang Community.

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Name: Gong Nanyan

Age: 26

Identity: Female Lead

Fortune: 36,000

Basic Information: Once the most favored daughter of the Gong family. But she was kicked out of her home due to an accident ten years ago.

Her stunning beauty was also ruined in a fire, which has become a permanent pain in her heart.

Now living alone with her daughter, running a mobile snack stall, and her business is doing reasonably well.

But recently, she has been worried about her daughter's tuition fees.

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Mu An looked thoughtfully at the basic information of these two female leads.

On the other side.

"Because the situation of these few people is quite special, we ask everyone to cooperate with our work. We will all go to the police station to record statements shortly!"

"If there are no issues, it will be done quickly and won't take up much of your time!"

Liu Ziqian explained to everyone, and no one dared to object.

Before long.

After returning to the police station, Liu Ziqian was left dumbfounded after taking the statements.

The most crucial point was that the majority of people mentioned a similar piece of information.

But no matter how she looked at it, it felt absurd.

The man had stolen the bullets from the assailant in advance, which prevented the other party's gun from firing?

"You stole the assailant's bullets in advance?"

Liu Ziqian couldn't help but ask.

She had just confirmed again that the gun was indeed empty!

Moreover, relevant colleagues had sent her photos showing a pile of bullets scattered on the ground.

This meant that excluding the possibility of all eyewitnesses colluding to fabricate their statements or the assailant being too drunk to remember to load his own gun.

There was only one truth.

That is, what they said was all true!

But could someone really steal bullets from another person's gun without anyone noticing?

She felt like it sounded a bit magical?!

"What else? Does that gun still have bullets?"

Mu An shrugged, his tone somewhat lazy.

He didn't deliberately hide this fact that many people had seen.

Since he dared to show off, he naturally wasn't afraid of anyone's inquiries.

This was the confidence that came from having a strong background!

"How did you do it?"

"Sorry, that's a secret technique, internal only, not for external sharing! So, I can't tell you!"

"What would count as internal?"

"At least become my woman! Oh, and it has to be the kind we've had deep exchanges with!"

To earn emotional rewards, Mu An, the 'Shadow Emperor', continued to perform steadily as always.

"Pah, you perverted scumbag! It's illegal to casually tease a police officer!"

"Not at all, I'm just stating facts!"

Liu Ziqian spat lightly, feeling somewhat frustrated.

Since the other party kept insisting it was a secret technique, subjectively, it belonged to the realm of heroism, and he hadn't committed any crimes.

She couldn't press too hard out of personal curiosity.

"Your unyielding behavior made Liu Ziqian feel a bit frustrated, cursing you a thousand times in her heart as a scumbag, and secretly deciding to remind Chu Youmeng to stay away from you when she gets back."

[Emotional fluctuation from Liu Ziqian +15. Congratulations, you have received the reward [Proficiency +2000]!]

After continuing to ask without getting any other information, Liu Ziqian, no matter how unwilling she was, could only let Mu An and the others leave first.

"Are you okay?"

Chu Youmeng quietly asked while tugging at his sleeve.

"What could possibly be wrong with me?"

"However, I am very satisfied with your concern for me. Remember to keep it up in the future!"

Mu An smiled and affectionately ruffled her little head.

Concern... for him...

Wuwuwu~~~

It feels so embarrassing...

Chu Youmeng felt her little face heating up again, so shy that she couldn't say a word.

[Shyness emotion fluctuation from Chu Youmeng +12, congratulations, you have received the reward [Proficiency +2800]!]

[Shyness emotion fluctuation from Chu Youmeng +13, congratulations, you have received the reward [Mental Strength +1]!]

[Shyness emotion fluctuation from Chu Youmeng +15, congratulations, you have received the reward [Choose Food Recipe *5]!]

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"On what grounds are you not letting me go? I'm just a passerby, and I even acted bravely!"

As soon as he came out, Mu An heard Bai Zihao's extremely agitated shouting.

"Why can't you leave? Don't you have any self-awareness?"

Liu Ziqian said with a dark face, then played a video.

In the video, Bai Zihao was whispering something to a few big men.

"I'm friends with your boss, give me some face"...

The words "boss" sounded extremely "harsh" to everyone!

"No! No!! I was just lying to them!"

"I was just stalling for time! Otherwise, how could you police have time to come over?!"

Bai Zihao felt as if he had been struck by lightning after watching.

His bluster had actually been recorded!

And he knew that if he didn't distance himself from those guys now, it would be a huge problem!

Having a mark on his record would be a minor issue.

If he was really wronged and linked to those guys, he could end up in jail in no time!

Now he hated the person who recorded the video!

"Chu Youmeng, you have to speak up! Help me say something fair! You know what kind of person I am!"

"I would never do something like that! Really! I'm not lying! Really!"

When Bai Zihao saw Chu Youmeng, it was as if he saw a lifeline and hurriedly spoke up.

However, the girl was frightened by his current appearance.

She shrank her head and hid behind Mu An, not saying a word.

She didn't understand why someone she wasn't very familiar with insisted that she stand up to prove something.

Mu An couldn't help but shake his head.

The other party's luck had been diminished several times, and unexpected events had frequently occurred, making it hard for him to stay calm.

It was likely that he would become even more agitated in the future.

In simple terms, the current state of the protagonist was:

Impatience +1+1+1+1... Rationality -1-1-1-1-1...

If this continued, it was likely that the Qingshan Mental Hospital would soon welcome a new young patient!