Just as Arden and the other two were rushing over at top speed, in a narrow alley near Gravity Cinema at Lumina Square—
Bang!
A gunshot rang out.
Clang!
A flash of sparks followed, along with the sound of metal colliding.
Jane Doe was locked in a fierce battle with someone.
「"Yin Zhiping, don't disappoint me… otherwise, even as a ghost, I won't let you off!"」
Let's rewind slightly.
While the operation was internally screening for moles, Brother Kun was also trying to root out the undercover agent within the Axe Gang.
In a sense, his hatred toward undercover agents ran even deeper.
Although the arrest operation had failed, to avoid being caught red-handed, Brother Kun ordered his men to dump the contraband into the sea to destroy the evidence—resulting in losses of several billion Dennies.
That was no small amount. Brother Kun was in real pain over it.
"Once I find that undercover rat, I'll twist his head off and use it as a chamber pot!"
Seething with rage, Brother Kun slammed the basketball hard against the wall.
Boom~!
Jane Doe, who was working nearby with her head down, was startled into a shudder.
Although she had prepared herself for sacrifice from the very first day she went undercover, things like "having her head twisted off and used as a chamber pot"…
No way!!
She screamed inwardly.
Using the excuse of buying insurance, Brother Kun had his subordinates fill out detailed personal information and collected it all.
Sharp as she was, Jane Doe immediately realized this was Brother Kun's method for flushing out the undercover agent.
And indeed, it was—Brother Kun planned to hand this information to the mole within the Public Security system, letting them run it through internal databases to see if it matched up with any undercover profiles.
Names and backgrounds could be forged, but appearance, physique, and height were much harder to fake.
So, Jane Doe tailed Brother Kun, who was heading out, all the way to Gravity Cinema.
She quietly lay in wait in the shadows outside the theater, like a cat waiting for a mouse to emerge.
She didn't have to wait long.
Brother Kun came out of the cinema, the documents no longer in his hands.
Shortly after, another figure holding the documents walked out of Gravity Cinema.
Jane Doe immediately followed.
Is she the mole?
It was the back of a woman—one that looked vaguely familiar.
Jane Doe followed the mole as she turned into a pitch-black alley.
"!!"
The mole suddenly stopped, and Jane Doe halted as well.
I've been spotted?
There was no time to think. The mole spun around abruptly and fired a shot.
Pew—!
Clang!
Jane Doe narrowly deflected the bullet with her dagger.
At the same time, the undercover agent and the mole saw each other's faces clearly—for the first time.
"It's you?!" x2
They spoke in shock almost simultaneously.
Jane Doe never imagined that the Axe Gang's mole inside the Public Security Bureau would be Inspector Liu.
And Inspector Liu clearly hadn't expected the undercover agent to be Jane Doe.
If I remember correctly, Inspector Liu has been in the Bureau for over ten years… wasn't that before—?
There was no time to dwell on it. Jane Doe launched an all-out attack at once. Inspector Liu didn't choose to flee either, instead continuing to fire her weapon.
With their identities exposed, both knew perfectly well—this clash between mole and undercover agent would end with only one survivor.
"Tch!"
Jane Doe, hiding in the shadows, wiped the blood from her face.
Inspector Liu truly lived up to her reputation as an elite officer who graduated top of her class—her combat ability was no joke.
Jane Doe estimated that if they fought head-on, her chances of winning wouldn't exceed sixty percent.
So, she chose a safer plan.
She used her excellent evasion skills to stall Inspector Liu while using the talisman and phone Arden had given her to call for backup.
She trusted that her allies would arrive faster than the Axe Gang.
Yin Zhiping, don't let me down! If I die here, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!
It could be said that Jane Doe had staked her very life on Arden's promise.
And Arden did not disappoint her.
Wooo—wooo—!
"Ha…"
The rapidly approaching sound of police sirens made Jane Doe let out a huge sigh of relief.
No more fighting to the death.
"!!"
On the other side, Inspector Liu was in serious trouble. She tried to flee immediately, only to be intercepted by Qingyi—the first to arrive.
"Inspector Liu, why are you—?"
Inspector Liu's sudden appearance stunned Qingyi for a split second, but recalling what Arden had explained on the way over, Qingyi immediately understood.
Bzzzt—!
She swung her baton without hesitation.
"Sorry, Inspector Liu. You're not going anywhere."
"Tch!"
Not wanting to get tangled up with Qingyi, Inspector Liu turned and tried to escape in another direction.
She couldn't afford to think about exposure anymore—survival came first.
"Inspector Liu, with those thick brows and honest looks, who would've thought—"
"Inspector Liu, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say may be used as evidence in court."
Arden and Zhu Yuan had arrived, joining Jane Doe and Qingyi in surrounding Inspector Liu.
"Alright, alright—I surrender!"
With nowhere left to run, Inspector Liu dropped her handgun and raised both hands.
Since escape was impossible, she didn't want to get beaten senseless either.
Zhu Yuan and Qingyi were famously strong fighters, and Arden—the famed disciple of Yunkui Summit—had quite the reputation as well. Resisting would only bring needless suffering.
Janus Quarter Public Security Bureau.
The news of the mole's arrest was not made public. Arden, Zhu Yuan, and Qingyi escorted Inspector Liu back to their own turf for interrogation.
This wasn't just because Gravity Cinema was near the Janus Quarter Bureau, but because Arden suspected there was more than one mole planted by Brother Kun within the Bureau.
He didn't want news of Inspector Liu's exposure reaching Brother Kun's ears. Arden intended to exploit this information gap to set a trap for him.
Jane Doe, meanwhile, returned to the Axe Gang to continue her role as an undercover agent. After all, the final arrest operation wasn't complete yet—only when Brother Kun was captured would her mission truly be over.
"...That's everything. I've told you all I know."
Inspector Liu laid everything bare.
It turned out that even before entering the police academy, Inspector Liu had already been working for Brother Kun. And just as Arden had deduced, she wasn't the only one who started as a mole from the academy days.
However, each mole only contacted Brother Kun directly. Even Inspector Liu didn't know the identities of the others.
As for cooperating with the Bureau to arrest Brother Kun, Inspector Liu put forward a condition.
"I want to be a good person."
Hearing the truest desire buried deep in her heart, Arden let out a sigh.
In his view, if she hadn't boarded Brother Kun's pirate ship with no way off, Inspector Liu might have become a dutiful and upright officer.
Brother Kun kept evidence on all the moles. If anyone disobeyed him, he'd simply mail it to the Bureau—leaving Inspector Liu no way to turn over a new leaf.
But that also meant that if Brother Kun could be successfully captured, the evidence he held would allow the Bureau to uncover all the moles tied to the Axe Gang, saving a great deal of trouble.
The key question was—how to capture Brother Kun.
And the breakthrough point for that lay with Inspector Liu.
"Liu Mingyue."
Arden called out Inspector Liu's real name directly. "I hope you'll seriously consider cooperating with the Bureau in arresting Brother Kun… as for your request, we'll take it into consideration."
With that, Arden left the interrogation room together with Zhu Yuan and Qingyi.
The three began discussing countermeasures.
"Pretending nothing happened and letting her continue as an inspector is absolutely impossible."
The law was no joke. A crime meant consequences. Even if they needed Inspector Liu's cooperation, Qingyi and Zhu Yuan wouldn't break the law—and higher-ups would never approve it either.
"Then what do we do?"
Both Zhu Yuan and Qingyi couldn't think of a good solution and turned to Arden, who always had the most tricks up his sleeve.
"Mm… let me think!"
Arden stroked his chin, deep in thought.
Moments later, inspiration struck.
"Got it!"
"Got what?"
"Spit it out!"
Arden didn't beat around the bush. "If she wants to be a good person, she doesn't necessarily have to be a Public Security officer… right?"
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