Chapter 481: Help You Solve Your Needs

Mu Lingxue leaned slightly forward, her pretty face as if carved, staring at Lin Yuan.

She slowly said, "Join the 907 Project Team, be our police team's consultant, help us investigate those ancient martial arts bandits. Otherwise, I'll charge you with gang-related offenses and make you serve time."

Lin Yuan was stunned.

He shook his head, "Just a second ago you said I was mixed up with the underworld, and now you want me to help the police solve cases? As a consultant? Officer Mu, your turnaround is too abrupt."

"I'm not joking with you." Mu Lingxue sat up straight, gathering her composure.

"That gang's moves are all ancient martial arts style—punches break steel rebar, kicks crack floor tiles. Our team's martial arts experts can't get the better of them. And you understand ancient martial arts; you can even tell their school from the details of their moves… This case really needs you now."

Mu Lingxue's eyes were deep and mysterious as she stared at Lin Yuan.

She slowly said, "Either join our criminal police team and earn merit through service, or stay here and wait to be sentenced. You decide."

Saying that, she added a bait: "Forgot to mention, once the case is cracked, the project team will give you a generous bonus—you're short on money, aren't you? Think it over."

Mu Lingxue crossed her arms, gazing deeply at Lin Yuan.

She was mentally calculating…

Anyway, the city's release order has already come down; sooner or later they'll have to let Lin Yuan go.

Rather than releasing him, it's better to trick him into joining while we have the chance.

First, the 907 case is indeed thorny and needs someone versed in ancient martial arts to assist;

Second… she also wanted to use the pretext of cooperation to tightly bind this scumbag Lin Yuan to her side, not letting him escape.

This could be called killing two birds with one stone.

Lin Yuan didn't answer right away; he just lifted his gaze to stare at Mu Lingxue's eyes.

He saw the flash of slyness in her eyes.

He also noticed her fingers tightening slightly on the document.

Obviously, there was some exaggeration in her words.

But Lin Yuan remained silent for a long time, then nodded.

"I'll join."

Mu Lingxue felt a surge of joy, but kept a stern expression: "Don't think you can slip through; the project team's discipline is stricter than the police bureau's. Now come with me to finish the hiring paperwork."

She had been intending to deceive him, but didn't expect Lin Yuan to actually agree.

"Huh? Still need to go through hiring procedures? I thought it was just a part‑time consultancy?" Lin Yuan said in surprise.

"Even a part‑time consultant needs hiring procedures; our criminal police team is very strict—what did you think?" Mu Lingxue said coldly.

"How about this: you wait in the interrogation room while I get the contract!" Before she finished speaking, Mu Lingxue rushed out of the interrogation room…

She ran in her leather boots down the police station hallway, straight to her office.

She pulled out the pre‑prepared blank contract template, her fingers flying over the keyboard as she added clause after clause of restrictive terms.

It not only stipulated that Lin Yuan must fully cooperate with the project team's investigation and… also stated that if he breached the contract and withdrew, he would have to pay a huge liquidated damages of five million.

She knew this contract itself had no legal force…

But Mu Lingxue had figured that Lin Yuan wouldn't understand the loopholes.

She only wanted to use the "huge compensation" to intimidate Lin Yuan, deterring him from thinking of quitting midway.

In less than ten minutes, Mu Lingxue returned to the interrogation room holding the printed contract.

She slammed the document and pen hard in front of Lin Yuan,

"Sign it—this is the employment contract."

Lin Yuan picked up the contract and glanced at it quickly.

Lin Yuan is no fool; he recognizes legal clauses and is quite versed in law.

Lin Yuan saw through the "sweetener" in the clauses at a glance.

The contract stated that the five‑million liquidated damages… far exceeded reasonable limits, clearly an invalid clause.

But Lin Yuan didn't call it out; he just lifted his gaze to look at Mu Lingxue's tense side profile.

Lin Yuan curled the corner of his mouth in a helpless smile, picked up the pen… and signed his name on the signature line.

Watching this scumbag sign, Mu Lingxue finally let out a breath of relief.

After Lin Yuan finished signing, Mu Lingxue took back the contract.

She turned around and unlocked Lin Yuan's handcuffs.

"The paperwork is done; you can go."

Lin Yuan rubbed his wrists, red from the cuffs, and followed Mu Lingxue out of the police station gates.

He had just stepped out of the police station when the sight before him startled him.

A dozen or so black sedans were parked at the police station entrance.

Over a hundred men in black suits stood in neat rows.

Among them were An Yunxi and the staff of the Goddess Bar's first branch.

Also Pan Jia and the staff of the Goddess Bar's second branch.

Seeing Lin Yuan come out, the employees immediately bowed and shouted in unison, "Greetings, Father! Greetings, Manager Lin!"

Only An Yunxi stood at the front of the crowd in a black trench coat.

An Yunxi, in a black trench coat with her hair flowing over her shoulders, quickly walked up to Lin Yuan.

She naturally reached out her jade hand and tidied Lin Yuan's slightly disheveled collar.

Her fingertips carried a warm touch as she lightly brushed Lin Yuan's cheek.

An Yunxi whispered, "Manager Lin, you've had a rough night."

Lin Yuan smelled a faint gardenia scent on her—a pleasant feminine fragrance.

Lin Yuan gently shook his head and said, "No problem, just a small scene."

"Let's go, sister will take you home." An Yunxi smiled and affectionately linked arms with Lin Yuan.

This intimate scene left Lin Yuan dazed?

When did this woman, An Yunxi, become so intimately close to me?

Lin Yuan wanted to avoid her, but An Yunxi's jade arms tightly wrapped around him, not letting him struggle free.

Thus, Lin Yuan could only let her hold his arm.

The two walked side by side toward the off-road vehicle, their figures making a perfect pair.

Mu Lingxue, standing at the police station gate, watched this scene… trembling with anger.

Mu Lingxue's pretty face flushed red, she gritted her teeth and hissed: "Dead scumbag! A rat is always a rat, his bones exude that jianghu air!"

Mu Lingxue stared at An Yunxi's arm linked with Lin Yuan, fury blazing in her beautiful eyes, she gritted her teeth and whispered: "And there are so many entangled women, truly trash, dead scumbag!"

The members of the City Public Security Criminal Investigation Team all witnessed this scene.

Everyone looked helpless, no one dared to speak up.

The criminal investigation team members furtively glanced at Mu Lingxue.

Everyone saw Mu Lingxue's anger, and no one dared to comfort her.

This woman is now a powder keg; whoever lights her off will cause an explosion.

Captain Huo Gang, seeing this, slowly walked over to Mu Lingxue's side.

Huo Gang gently patted her shoulder, speaking softly: "Lingxue, don't be angry. If there's a good man later, I, the captain, will introduce you; no need to hang yourself on this trash tree. He's just a jianghu drifter, utterly unworthy of you."

Huo Gang had long noticed that Mu Lingxue's attitude toward Lin Yuan was off.

Seeing her agitated now, he wanted to give her a proper pep talk.

But Mu Lingxue coldly shook her head, her red lips tinged with a hint of arrogant playfulness: "I don't need it! I wouldn't even glance at other men."

Mu Lingxue's gaze fixed on the receding vehicle carrying Lin Yuan.

Her beautiful eyes slowly narrowed: "That dead scumbag is indeed unworthy of me, but he can become my servant, obeying my commands."

Huo Gang froze, looking at her with a puzzled expression: "What do you mean?"

Mu Lingxue pulled out a document from her bag and tossed it to Huo Gang.

"Here, Lin Yuan's employment contract. He has already joined the 907 Special Task Force part-time as our consultant. For this case, he will assist the investigation—basically, he's our free labor. Use him more from now on; don't waste this material."

Huo Gang took the contract, looking at the signature "Lin Yuan" on it??

Huo Gang's eyes widened, full of shock: "He actually agreed?"

Huo Gang quickly flipped through a few pages, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

Huo Gang lifted his eyes to Mu Lingxue, tone stern: "Lingxue, this contract is illegal; these clauses have no legal effect, especially the five-million-dollar breach penalty, which is completely non-compliant."

"I know." Mu Lingxue waved her hand nonchalantly, the corner of her mouth curling into a sly smile: "It's just to scare him, so he won't think of leaving our investigation team on a whim. You see he signed it; he must have been frightened by that huge breach penalty."

"This is illegal." Huo Gang sighed helplessly, he never expected Mu Lingxue, in order to keep Lin Yuan, would come up with such a method.

"He's originally a black-society gangster; why bother lecturing him with all these principles?" Mu Lingxue furrowed her brows, tone somewhat firm: "We currently lack people who understand ancient martial arts for investigations; as long as we can use him, why worry about the rest?"

Huo Gang rubbed the contract in his hand, hesitating as he spoke: "Then how much should we pay him? We can't let him work for free."

"No pay! Free use!" Mu Lingxue refused without a second thought: "I told him we'd give bonuses after the case is cracked; for now, we don't need to spend a cent."

"This..." Huo Gang looked embarrassed: "Our City Public Security Bureau isn't that stingy; not paying wages isn't right. He's helping us investigate the big 907 case; we should give him something. I think 5,000 a month would be fine, not too little."

"No pay, not a single cent." Mu Lingxue's attitude firm: "He's from the underworld; giving him money is wasteful. That money would be better spent buying equipment for the task force."

Huo Gang looked at Mu Lingxue's determined expression, opened his mouth, and ultimately only let out a helpless sigh:

"... Fine, you're a task force member, I'll listen to you. But if he later pursues this, you'll have to resolve it yourself."

……

9 a. m.

An Yunxi drove, dropping Lin Yuan off at the foot of the Su Group building.

"Lin Yuan, if you need help, just call sister anytime." An Yunxi said with a deep gaze.

"Okay, thanks, An sister." Lin Yuan nodded, tidied his collar, and got out of the car.

"By the way, little brother, sister noticed that female police flower seems to have a bit of a thought for you. But sister still wants to advise you: you're a jianghu drifter, don't get involved with female police, otherwise you'll die miserably. Throughout history, jianghu folk and police are incompatible. So keep proper distance." An Yunxi reminded in a deep tone.

"I understand!" Lin Yuan nodded solemnly.

"Also, little brother, if you're really lustful and lacking women? You can contact sister, anyway sister is also single, I can help you satisfy your needs anytime." An Yunxi said in an ambiguous tone.

Swish—Lin Yuan's face instantly turned red.

"An sister, don't joke." Lin Yuan said embarrassedly.

"Hehehe~" An Yunxi laughed, laughing with alluring charm.

"Sister isn't joking, sister has been single for over thirty years; it's perfect, lacking a little brother like you to help sister pop her cherry." An Yunxi said ambiguously.

"I have to go to work..." Lin Yuan dared not continue talking, turned, and briskly walked into the Su Group building.

……

Lin Yuan had just sat down in his office when the internal line on his desk rang.

He pressed the answer key, and Su Monong's clear, cold voice came through: "Come to my director's office."

He didn't dare delay, immediately got up and went to the top-floor director's office.

After knocking and entering, he saw Su Monong sitting behind a wide desk, wearing a well-tailored black suit skirt, which accentuated her cold, elegant demeanor.

Seeing Lin Yuan, she put down her pen, brows instantly furrowed: "You were out of contact all last night, phone unreachable, couldn't reach you, and didn't come to pick me up this morning? What were you doing?"

Su Monong's tone carried obvious questioning, yet a hint of worry hid in her eyes.

Lin Yuan suddenly lost contact for a night; she had thought something had happened to him.

Lin Yuan had prepared beforehand, calmly explaining: "Sorry, Director Su, my phone accidentally broke last night; I only got it fixed this morning."

Su Monong stared at his eyes for a few seconds; seeing his composed demeanor, she didn't press further.

She stood up, walked to the sofa and sat down, rubbing her throbbing temples: "Lock the office door."

Although Lin Yuan was a bit doubtful, he still did as told.

Just as he turned around, he heard Su Monong's voice again: "Come over, give me a massage. I've been busy with the new project lately, and my neck is uncomfortable again."

Lin Yuan could only step forward and begin massaging Su Monong.

But as he was massaging, Su Monong suddenly grabbed Lin Yuan's collar.

Then she shoved Lin Yuan down under her uniform pencil skirt…

"Smelly man, you were out of contact all night last night, making big sister worry; now you need to properly compensate big sister."

"Director Su, we're in the office… that's not appropriate." Lin Yuan shook his head.

Su Monong chuckled softly, "To die under big sister's pomegranate skirt, even as a ghost you'd be suave—don't you want that? How many men beg to kneel beneath big sister's pomegranate skirt and never get the chance… big sister's pomegranate skirt is only for you to crawl into…"

Su Monong said, her stunning black-stockinged legs…

Slowly hooked around Lin Yuan's neck.

Then Lin Yuan… couldn't speak…