Valerian and Laureline by... - Shingouzlooz Inc‪.‬

An apparently simple mission – apprehending a speculator-droid –
turns into a race against time when the Shingouz drop in uninvited
mid-arrest, begging Valerian and Laureline for protection against
someone who means to kill them. To the agents’ surprise, it’s an old
friend who soon pops up in hot pursuit, guns blazing. The ensuing
shoot-out does little to simplify an already complicated situation:
our heroes’ favourite information brokers have managed to ... lose
Earth in a card game!