I was born and listened to my neighbor's older sister talk about her family of origin.

Day three.

The weather in Jiangcheng was exceptionally clear.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, casting a bright spot on the wooden floor.

When Hao Mei dragged Jiang Ye out of bed to eat breakfast, he was still half asleep.

"Get up! You're always lying at home, you're practically covered in lice! You never even go out for a walk with Xiaoxiao!"

Jiang Ye scratched his messy hair and reluctantly got out of bed.

Less than a week after returning from her trip, Ms. Hao is now looking at him with increasing displeasure.

At the dining table, Ms. Hao ate her porridge while chatting about some family matters.

Jiang Chengcai, meanwhile, was looking at the latest issue of a hair fashion magazine, checking out the latest trendy hairstyles, while responding to his wife's comments.

Jiang Ye ate his breakfast quietly to the side.

Everything seemed so ordinary, and life was peaceful and serene.

It's as if last night's silent cyber war was just a dream.

Compared to the harmony and beauty here.

Jiangcheng City Public Security Bureau.

The atmosphere was so oppressive it felt like it had frozen in time.

In the corridor, police officers hurried by, their faces filled with suspicion and uncertainty, yet they dared not whisper to each other. A tense atmosphere, like the impending storm, hung in the air.

As soon as Ji Yue parked his car, he saw several black sedans with special license plates silently drive into the compound and stop in front of the office building.

The car door opened, and several solemn-looking men in dark suits stepped out.

Ji Yue recognized the man in the lead; he was the deputy secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Ji Yue frowned slightly.

The disciplinary committee members went directly to the police station...

What exactly happened?

Thinking back to the phone call the bureau chief made to him this morning, Ji Yue had a bad feeling.

He strode into the building and saw that the bureau leaders, who were usually so dignified, were now standing solemnly at the door of the conference room, silent as if trembling with fear.

Their gazes were fixed on the deputy director's office.

Wang Zongyan's office.

A few minutes later, the office door opened.

Wang Zongyan walked out. The once spirited and commanding Deputy Director Wang was now as pale as paper, and his hair was disheveled.

He wasn't wearing any restraints, but those few discipline inspection officials were like the strongest shackles, "accompanying" him on either side.

"Comrade Wang Zongyan, please cooperate with our investigation."

The deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission's voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the entire floor.

Wang Zongyan's lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just nodded dejectedly.

He was taken away under the watchful eyes of dozens of complex gazes.

It took no more than five minutes from beginning to end.

The "sky" of the entire Jiangcheng police force collapsed just like that.

Among the crowd, Ji Yue, not understanding what had happened, looked at his colleague beside him.

My colleague shook his head in confusion, "I just arrived too, I don't know what happened."

"All team leaders and above, come to a meeting!"

At this moment, Director Liu Zhenhua appeared and spoke in a deep voice.

Ji Yue glanced at the bureau chief's expression and strode into the conference room.

The atmosphere in the conference room was unusually quiet.

Normally, they would enter the meeting room because of some difficult cases, and it was quite normal for the meeting room to be filled with smoke and profanity.

But now, everyone is watching the director's expression and no one dares to make a big fuss.

Liu Zhenhua sat in the main seat.

Looking at his subordinates below, he took a deep breath and slowly said:

"Deputy Director Wang Zongyan is suspected of colluding with the criminal organization 'Black Scorpion' to participate in a series of serious illegal activities, including human trafficking, organ trafficking, and drug trafficking. The evidence is conclusive, and he has now been dismissed from his post and arrested."

One sentence was enough to make everyone gasp.

Yesterday, Deputy Director Wang was very kind and approachable, telling them to work less overtime and get some rest.

Today, he was exposed to such a shocking secret of illegal and criminal activities!

"Chief... this... this can't be!!"

One of Wang Zongyan's closest subordinates looked on incredulously.

Liu Zhenhua glanced at him.

Behind him, a policewoman opened a PowerPoint presentation.

Everyone looked up and their pupils immediately contracted.

Images, audio recordings, and transaction records were all clearly presented to everyone, leaving them with no choice but to believe!

Liu Zhenhua said in a deep voice: "These are documents that appeared in the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Anti-Corruption Office the night before last. All the data in them has been verified and is entirely true."

"Who...did this?"

Someone asked a crucial question.

"An unknown hacker."

The short-haired policewoman spoke slowly, and at the same time, she clicked the mouse, the PPT changed, and a huge red letter appeared in front of everyone.

A capital "J".

"We call him codename J. He's a hacker with top-notch skills. Our technical department worked through the night to track him down, but we couldn't find his IP address at all."

"Since we were able to find such precise evidence of Wang Zongyan's crimes, I think he must also know something about the [Black Scorpion] organization. We need to find him..."

Liu Zhenhua said, "Furthermore, regarding the investigation of that organization, we need to adjust our investigative approach and overturn all previous information. It is by no means a small organization, but a powerful criminal gang that has infiltrated government agencies..."

The meeting is still ongoing.

When everything was over, everyone left the conference room with solemn and bewildered expressions.

Liu Zhenhua called Ji Yue aside.

He sighed and said, "It's fortunate that codename J intervened this time and captured Wang Zongyan in time. Otherwise, if you had really gone undercover this time, I'm afraid... you might not have come back."

Ji Yue's back was already covered in a layer of cold sweat.

Indeed, as Wang Zhenhua said.

If he actually goes, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Liu Zhenhua patted him on the shoulder: "Take a good rest these few days before coming back to work. This case needs you. Also, get the tattoo removed first; the police will reimburse you."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

At noon that day, local news outlets in Jiangcheng urgently broadcast a breaking news report.

"According to our station, Wang Zongyan, deputy director of the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau, is currently under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law..."

On the television screen, Wang Zongyan's profile flashed briefly as he was being led into the car.

"Wow, this is big news!"

Hao Mei saw the news at the hair salon and couldn't help but scoff, "He looks so respectable, I never imagined he was such a corrupt official!"

Jiang Chengcai sighed, "You can know a person's face but not their heart."

But they only said that briefly before changing the channel.

Ultimately, whether these high-ranking officials are promoted or fall from grace is none of the business of ordinary people like us.

Life goes on as usual.

Jiang Ye took a bite of the apple; it was sweet and juicy.