Full-Time Public Enemy

Chapter 823 -

A few minutes later, the tea house manager rushed in, wiping sweat from his forehead: "Please wait a moment, sir. Our boss is on his way. Today's expenses are on us. If we have been lacking in hospitality, please pardon us."The manager waved his hand, and four tall and well-groomed waiters came in carrying various snacks and cigars.

The manager nodded and bowed as he exited, hurriedly waiting at the door for the boss.

Not long after, a low-key magnetic levitation car stopped at the back door of the tea house. The car door opened, and a young man stepped out first. The manager hurriedly went to greet, only to see the boss respectfully open the rear door and help an elder out.

The manager's heart skipped a beat. The young man was the nominal boss, essentially the "nephew," but the elder is the real pillar of the tea house, the influential figure who could shake the entire Empire River Star with just a foot stomp!

Sweat trickled even more down the manager's forehead; he was aware of the tea house's background but had never seen this powerful elder before. Who were these three people today that made this elusive figure come personally?

"Where are they?" The elder asked calmly, and the manager pointed inside without daring to say much, feeling that trouble was looming today.

Bardes and Yang Gaoyong's eyelids twitched upon seeing the politician, an often-seen presence in planetary news. Even Yang Gaoyong, an employee of the Bureau of Mystic Security, who always regarded its status as "transcendent," felt unease in front of him.

Chen Gu sat calmly, and the politician instantly identified who was in charge among the three, slightly nodding to Chen Gu before sitting down: "Friend from the Qiao Family?"

Chen Gu replied indifferently, "I want your surveillance footage."

The nephew next to the politician showed some anger, wanting to erupt but was stopped with a soft gesture: "This matter involves significant issues, not something you can take away with just a word."

Chen Gu coldly said, "Let the Qiao Family pass a message; it's just to avoid alarming the snakes. If we seal this place, our real target might notice.

You probably don't realize, but this is actually an opportunity for you. If I take the surveillance footage, I can overlook your other matters. After my case is closed, you just shut down this place.

However, if you truly refuse to cooperate, it's not impossible. It will be slightly more troublesome on my end to swiftly conduct an inspection and then restore everything here to its original state."

The nephew couldn't hold back anymore, angrily asking, "Who do you think you are?"

Chen Gu shook his head, only addressing the politician: "My name is Chen Gu. Why not inquire about me? I'll give you ten minutes to decide."

Once again, the politician restrained his furious nephew and got up to make a call.

After five minutes, he returned with an extremely grim expression, staring at Chen Gu with three parts anger and seven parts fear.

Chen Gu smiled: "You found out in five minutes? Not bad, your influence is a bit greater than I thought."

The politician gritted his teeth quietly. He just called a few "friends" on the Capital Star, those figures are at the top of the entire Confederation's power pyramid in his eyes.

These connections were ones he made over the years with immense financial and energy costs, and he wouldn't call them unless absolutely necessary.

But the tea house was too vital to him. Giving away the surveillance footage would not only eliminate his considerable income, but he would certainly be finished.

He never imagined that the first person he called, upon hearing the name "Chen Gu," immediately hung up. Any further attempts to call were unsuccessful—he had been blacklisted!

He was momentarily stunned, vaguely understanding something, but still not giving up, tried another contact. The second person, upon hearing "Chen Gu," suddenly turned from friendly and amiable to loudly rebuking him: How did you get my private number? We are all public servants of the Confederation, only interacting for official business, don't forge personal connections!

Then hung up on him too.

At this point, the politician started to break into a cold sweat. He usually induced cold sweats in others, but today he tasted this feeling himself... It certainly wasn't pleasant.

The second person's "friendly" manner was something he bought with tens of millions of Starshield annually, but the immediate change in attitude was undoubtedly caused by Chen Gu.

There were two more after that, and the result was similar. No one clearly told the politician who Chen Gu was, but the outcome made it clear to him.

He wiped away his cold sweat before going back inside.

Then, amidst his nephew's furious confusion, Bardes and Yang Gaoyong's astonished eyes, and Chen Gu's calm demeanor, he spoke: "Give it to him."

Chen Gu was unaware of his current "formidable reputation." What Chen Gu thought was that the Special Task Force possessed high authority, and as long as the politician contacted someone influential on the Capital Star, they would find out that the Special Task Force has the power to enforce laws directly against the tea house and even the politician himself.

But Chen Gu hadn't foreseen that recently, the School Head and Aviloya joined forces to "subdue" Ding Zhou, and after Ding Zhou reached the Ninth Power Level, he still obediently followed their "arrangement" and went to the intelligence department, vacating his position at the Bureau of Mystic Security.

Behind Ding Zhou was also a member of the Elders' Council, who was already in a "honored retirement" state.