We asked you to solve cases, and here you are sharing your criminal experiences?

Bottom deck of Jiangcheng No. 3 cruise ship.

The air here is filled with the salty smell of engine oil and seawater.

In the narrow passageway, Old Li was struggling to put on his bomb suit and walk out.

They bumped into Gu Tingchen, who was striding towards them, and Song Qianxia, ​​who was wearing a bulletproof vest, following behind him.

Old Li's eyes looked like they were about to pop out through the thick mask.

"Captain Gu! You really brought this intern on board?"

Old Li was so anxious he was stamping his feet. "Less than three minutes left! This is a life-or-death deal!"

Gu Tingchen patted Lao Li on the shoulder, signaling him to hurry up and go up.

"Retreat to the safe area on the deck; leave this to us."

Old Li was so angry he gritted his teeth.

He glared at Song Qianxia, ​​feeling that this was utterly absurd.

"If anything goes wrong, let's see how you handle this!"

Old Li uttered a harsh remark and climbed up the iron ladder without looking back.

Only Gu Tingchen and Song Qianxia remained in the lower deck.

And there was that black suitcase bomb placed next to the generator set.

The ticking of the countdown was amplified infinitely in the enclosed space.

2 minutes 15 seconds.

Song Qianxia stepped forward and squatted down in front of the suitcase.

Gu Tingchen stood half a step behind her, his tall figure like an invisible barrier.

He didn't urge or disturb him; he just watched quietly.

Song Qianxia stared at the bunch of red, green, yellow and blue wires twisted together like a braid.

In her past life, she even dismantled military-grade anti-personnel mines in order to break into the vaults of black market arms dealers.

The thing in front of her was so rough that it triggered her obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"This is a complete Frankenstein's monster." Song Qianxia couldn't help but start complaining.

She stretched out her slender fingers and casually fiddled with the intricate wiring.

Inside the command tent.

Director Qin, watching the live stream through a head-mounted camera, gasped in shock.

"Don't move! Don't touch me, my little darling!"

Director Qin was on the verge of a heart attack; his hand holding the microphone was shaking like a leaf.

Song Qianxia couldn't hear the roaring in her earpiece at all; she had already turned off the communicator.

It's too noisy, it's affecting her performance.

"This infrared sensor must be a cheap one bought online; it doesn't even have an anti-interference coating."

As she spoke, she pulled a paperclip, which she had just taken from the tent, out of her pocket.

I straightened the paperclip and inserted it into the side slot of the infrared sensor without hesitation.

A soft "click" sounded.

The flashing red light went out instantly.

Director Qin slumped into a chair inside the tent, his face showing a look of utter disbelief.

"This...this short-circuited the triggering device?"

That's such an unorthodox method!

Seeing this, a thoughtful look flashed across Gu Tingchen's eyes.

Using paperclips to damage physical structures is a typical hardware hacking technique used by underground hackers.

This is definitely not something that can be taught at a police academy.

Even after the sensor was fixed, the countdown continued.

1 minutes 10 seconds.

Song Qianxia's gaze fell on the thick black line that Old Li absolutely refused to let be cut.

That was a completely useless wire.

It was used to connect a fake mercury balance valve, purely to scare bomb disposal personnel.

The actual detonating power source is hidden beneath this pile of twisted dough sticks.

It was a transparent fishing line, only as thick as a human hair.

It is connected to a tiny pressure-activated switch.

If any one of these colorful, burning wires is cut, the tension changes, and the trigger switch will pop up.

Then everyone went to see Great-Grandma.

"This kidnapper is wicked, but his skills are too rough."

Song Qianxia shook her head, extended two fingers, and precisely probed into the deepest part of that tangled mess.

She didn't even use hydraulic shears.

He used his thumb and forefinger nails to firmly pinch both ends of the trigger switch.

Then, with his other hand, he pulled hard!

Whoosh!

She ripped off the pile of colorful, disguised electrical wires and tossed them onto the ground.

Lin Wan's scream suddenly erupted inside the tent.

"She pulled all the wires! We're doomed, we're doomed!"

Even Zhao Ming closed his eyes in despair.

However, no explosion occurred.

The lower deck was so quiet that the only sound was the hum of the generator.

Gu Tingchen stared intently at Song Qianxia's hand.

She still had one hand gripping the bottom switch, her fingers turning slightly white from the force.

The countdown stopped at a bright red number.

00: 15.

Only fifteen seconds left.

"Done." Song Qianxia breathed a sigh of relief.

She used the straightened paperclip to wedge it into the gear of the trigger switch, completely locking the mechanical structure.

Then he dusted off his hands and stood up.

"This piece of junk doesn't even have a backup power source. If the main line is cut off, it's just scrap metal."

She turned her head and looked at Gu Tingchen.

Everyone inside the tent was petrified.

Director Qin's mouth was wide open, big enough to fit a goose egg.

Old Li had just climbed onto the deck when he heard over the walkie-talkie that the bomb had been defused. He immediately slid down onto the deck, questioning his existence.

With just a couple of tugs and a paperclip, they took down the complex bomb that had left them helpless in just a few minutes?

What kind of monster is this girl?!

Gu Tingchen looked at the bomb that had been dismantled into a pile of scrap, and his gaze slowly shifted to Song Qianxia's face.

The little girl still had a few smudges of ash on her face, but her eyes were surprisingly bright.

It was a radiance born from absolute confidence in one's skills.

"Well done," Gu Tingchen rarely praised.

Song Qianxia immediately put away her sharp eyes and put on a simple, fake smile.

"Hehe, it was just a blind cat catching a dead mouse, all thanks to luck."

Gu Tingchen didn't accept her lame excuse.

He strode up to her, his tone calm.

"Song Qianxia".

"This is a modified bomb that even the bomb disposal team couldn't handle."

Gu Tingchen's eyes were brimming with scrutiny, almost overflowing with curiosity.

"Did you learn this kind of bomb-defusing skill by hand while you were at the police academy?"

Song Qianxia's inner alarm bells were ringing.

I had a great time showing off just now, how am I going to wrap this up now?

We must shift the blame!

"No, no, no!" Song Qianxia waved her hands repeatedly, her face full of sincerity.

"Captain Gu, this is all thanks to my good grasp of basic physics."

"I just identified it as a camouflage wire by the color and thickness of the resistor."

"Then the lever principle was used to jam the switch; it's a complete victory for science!"

Gu Tingchen's lips curled into a tiny smile, a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

"Basic physics knowledge?"

"Then tell me, which part of physics are you using?"

Song Qianxia's mind raced.

She had no idea which part of physics this was! This was practical experience from the black market!

She straightened her back and replied without any shame.

"It's... that part about loving science!"

The air fell eerily still for two seconds.

Gu Tingchen did not press the matter further.

His lips twitched slightly, a very faint smile that vanished in an instant.

"Very good. Keep your passion."

He turned and walked toward the iron ladder.

"Notify all teams that the bomb has been defused."

"Groups one and two, prepare to launch a full-scale assault on the second-floor banquet hall."

Song Qianxia watched his retreating figure and let out a long breath.

She barely made it through this ordeal, but this living devil has definitely already created a file for her in his mind.

It will probably be even harder to slack off in the future.

"Working people have it so tough; even if they do something good, they still have to live in fear."

She muttered something and quickly followed Gu Tingchen.