Resolute Zhuang Mengdie

Miao Ruolan's body trembled slightly, or more precisely, her legs were trembling a bit…

"You can call Zhuang Mengdie now!" A voice pierced her ears.

"Now?"

"Yes!"

Miao Ruolan's phone lit up slightly, and a number was dialed into the distance.

The call was connected.

Miao Ruolan lowered her voice and stated an address.

Then she hung up.

The phone's light faded, and silence returned. Only in the bathroom ten meters away, an infinitely stimulating drama was still unfolding.

Although Miao Ruolan couldn't hear or see clearly, her imagination was running wild and it was terrifying.

She couldn't stand this scene.

What about Lin Xiaosu?

She slowly looked up at Lin Xiaosu. From this angle, Lin Xiaosu was quite handsome, but this handsome guy's brow was clearly furrowed.

"What's wrong?"

"Our Sister Zhuang is really decisive, bringing the police here directly…"

"Police? Are they here? I didn't see any police cars…"

"Look, over there!"

Miao Ruolan's gaze shot towards Tashan Lake, where she saw a small black car with license plate: 212563.

"That's Zhou Mei's car!"

"Yes, Captain Zhang is here too! What reason was given for the report? If it was reported for drug possession, then she's truly ruthless!"

Ordinary matters of conduct wouldn't warrant calling the police.

For typical promiscuity, Captain Zhang, the head of the criminal investigation team, would definitely not be mobilized.

However, if drugs were involved, that would be a different matter entirely.

This Zhuang Mengdie, catching her husband cheating, dared to report a drug case?

Three cars stopped far away. Over ten plainclothes officers alighted simultaneously, their target being this very villa. Reaching the outside of the villa, with a whoosh, they all leaped up at once!

Their hands hooked onto the wall, their bodies lifted, and they scaled the five-meter-high fence.

In modern society, police officers on the front lines are all highly skilled, especially detectives.

Captain Zhang was even more formidable, approaching silently like a hound. He reached out, jumped, grabbed the edge of the second floor, and landed on the second floor with clean, swift movements.

Inside the bathroom, there was a brief pause. The next moment, the bathroom door was pushed open directly. Lin Xiaosu could imagine the ensuing chaos without even looking.

"Hands up!"

Captain Zhang's voice was extremely steady.

"Officer, we..."

"Less nonsense! Stand against the wall!"

The room door opened, and Zhou Mei, along with several other officers, entered the villa. The scene that greeted them was… unspeakable.

A naked man stood against the wall, his back to them. A woman, wrapped in a bath towel, desperately clutched the edge of the towel, squatting on the ground.

Captain Zhang pointed a sleek black pistol at the man's back.

The two trembled, completely unsure how to handle the situation before them.

"Search!" Captain Zhang gave the order, and fierce police dogs appeared. The first, second, and third floors…

"Report! No drugs found on the first floor!"

"Report, no drugs found on the second floor!"

"Report, no drugs found on the third floor!"

Captain Zhang's face darkened. No drugs found? What was going on with the informant? Was it a false report? The situation before them didn't really look like a drug den; it was more like a typical scenario of keeping a mistress.

Am I, the esteemed captain of the criminal investigation team, being made to do this in the middle of the night?

Just as he was in a difficult spot, Zhou Mei suddenly took out her phone. A message popped up on the screen: "Under the bathroom mirror, third compartment, press three times consecutively!"

Message source: "A Bit of a Scoundrel Detective."

Zhou Mei put her phone away and went to the bathroom.

Two police officers were still searching the bathroom at that moment. In fact, the bathroom was the easiest place to search; the items were simple.

They hadn't found any useful clues and were about to withdraw when Zhou Mei entered. She carefully examined the small platform holding various shower gels, extended her finger, and felt around in the third compartment, pressing three times consecutively.

Silently, a hidden compartment flipped open within, and a metal tube appeared in her palm. Upon opening it, she found a red liquid inside.

Zhou Mei's heart raced. Holding the metal tube, she walked out of the room. The woman squatting against the wall suddenly changed her expression.

This change was the biggest surprise to Zhou Mei.

"What's inside?" Zhou Mei asked.

"It's... it's for excitement, a lubricant..." the beauty shouted, "I have the receipt! It's in the nightstand... I'll get it for you."

Wrapping herself in a bath towel, she scurried into the bedroom and truly retrieved a receipt from the nightstand. It was from an overseas personal shopper, the item listed as Oudu Shenyou, and its description perfectly matched the metal cylinder and its contents.

Captain Zhang frowned deeply. Was there really something wrong here? Why hadn't the police dogs reacted when they were so close?

"Let's take it back for testing!" Zhou Mei looked towards Captain Zhang.

Captain Zhang hesitated for a long time, then nodded slightly, "You two, get dressed and come with us."

"Captain, this... this isn't necessary, at most it's a matter of conduct, not a crime..." Wang Changfa said.

"Whether it's a crime or not, you don't get to decide! Take them away!" Captain Zhang waved his hand and ordered the team to pack up.

As they left the villa, Zhou Mei scanned her surroundings, her gaze sweeping over the willow trees. She left a meaningful glance on Lin Xiaosu's willow tree...

She had clearly guessed that someone was on this willow tree.

However, she couldn't see exactly behind which branch.

In fact, she was mistaken; no one was on the willow tree at that moment.

Lin Xiaosu and Miao Ruolan had already retreated.

No one knew they had been there except Zhou Mei.

Even Captain Zhang didn't know.

Miao Ruolan rode her electric scooter with Lin Xiaosu back to the detective agency. The May night wind was cool, but it couldn't dispel the heat on her face, nor the mess on her underwear...

Upon returning to the detective agency, her first priority was to shower. After showering, she lay on the bed, tossing and turning, her mind in a daze.

She was exceptionally sensitive to every little sound from the next room.

Perhaps she had reached a mature age, truly unable to withstand such stimulation...

After an agonizing night, she finally fell asleep. The next morning, Miao Ruolan washed her face with cold water, feeling refreshed. She washed her underwear, and the absurd events of the previous night, along with the water, flowed into the Yishui River. She returned to her usual state.

The day passed uneventfully, and another sunset arrived...

As the sun dipped below the western summit of Dangjiashan, above the ancient stone pagoda of Tashan, its topmost spire was bathed in the afterglow of the sunset...

A black car arrived from the west and stopped at the entrance of the detective agency.

Lin Xiaosu and Miao Ruolan exchanged glances. Miao Ruolan rose to make tea.

Zhou Mei, dressed in casual clothes, entered the detective agency with graceful poise. As Miao Ruolan turned, she was already holding the teacup for her.

"Sit down!" Lin Xiaosu gestured to the sofa beside him.

Zhou Mei sat down. "You were on the willow tree last night."

"Yes! That was our client's request," Lin Xiaosu replied.

Zhou Mei said, "So you personally saw that small bottle and its location."

"Although it's a bit embarrassing to say, that's exactly how it happened."

Lin Xiaosu said this without any particular expression, but Miao Ruolan's face turned red. The memories she had finally suppressed had become poisonous weeds in her heart again...

Zhou Mei picked up her teacup and took a sip. "Why did you conclude that the bottle was problematic?"

Lin Xiaosu said, "If what was inside this bottle was just a normal lubricant, she wouldn't have needed to store it in such a hidden way. It would have been perfectly normal to place it openly on the nightstand."

In modern society, many things are open.

In ordinary hotel rooms, it's common to find instant noodles, condoms, and lubricants placed together for guests to use. This woman was being kept by a man; why would she need to hide her lubricant so secretively? As Lin Xiaosu said, it wouldn't have been strange at all to just put it on the nightstand.

On the contrary, hiding it in a secret compartment in the bathroom, and even quickly concealing it when Wang Changfa entered, hiding it even from him, clearly indicated there was something wrong.

"I truly admire the detective's insight!" Zhou Mei gently put down her teacup. "There's a gene toxin inside, which was recently added to the police database, codenamed P39! This gene toxin is very peculiar; it's transmitted sexually, and the most remarkable thing is that it transmits to women but not to men..."

Her voice suddenly stopped because the two people in front of her, Lin Xiaosu calmly drinking tea and Miao Ruolan sitting quietly with a book, showed no surprise on their faces.

"You... you know about this toxin?"

Lin Xiaosu smiled. "You forgot to ask me why my client asked me to investigate her."

"Your client was infected with this toxin?"

"Yes, she's Wang Changfa's legal wife. Not only was she infected, but she also has a family doctor who likely understands this toxin as well as your police force. Everything you've said, she's already told me. What we wanted was simply confirmation!"

"Now it's confirmed! You've completed her request!"

Miao Ruolan smiled, very happily.

A 100,000 yuan commission completed in one night!

This one job's earnings were higher than the previous half-month combined!

Lin Xiaosu also smiled. "Did that woman confess?"

"No!" Zhou Mei replied.

Miao Ruolan was slightly surprised. "She didn't confess even when caught red-handed?"

"They only arrested her for fooling around with Wang Changfa. If that's all it was, she'd admit it, but the problem is, she won't admit to this new type of toxin. She insisted it was Oudu Shenyou, that she bought it from overseas for 'enhancement purposes.' She has the invoice, and the purchase chain checks out. They even caught the overseas shopper in the south and tested all the 'Shenyou' in his inventory; it was all normal, with no added toxins."

"It's precisely that invoice that's suspicious!" Miao Ruolan said.

"Oh?" Zhou Mei stared at her.

Miao Ruolan continued, "Normally, who would keep an invoice for such a shameless item on their nightstand, readily available for inspection? She kept the invoice on her nightstand, ready to pull out at any moment. Isn't that suspicious?"

Zhou Mei chuckled, "Hmm, makes sense. Continue..."

"There's only one possibility!" Miao Ruolan stated. "She intentionally set up this purchasing route to create a cover for deliberately adding the toxin. She was actually preparing for the day her scheme would be exposed."

Zhou Mei nodded gently. "Not bad. You, a detective who switched careers mid-way, are starting to get on track under Detective Lin's tutelage!"

Miao Ruolan felt a little pleased. "If I can see this, then you all can see it even clearer. So, no matter how much she tries to argue, she won't escape the law!"