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

In the computer room of the technical department, Xiao Wang looked at the brass-colored Zippo lighter in his hand.

The outer shell underwent an antiquing and polishing process directed by Song Qianxia, ​​and there are even a few natural bumps and scratches on the edges.

But if you push the lighter's hinge half a millimeter to the left, a pinhole-sized hole will be revealed inside.

It was the footage from a miniature law enforcement recorder.

"Who would have thought that an electrical wire was hidden inside the flint tube of a lighter?"

Song Qianxia held a cup of brown sugar milk tea, the straw flattened from her bite.

"Basic steps!"

"When I worked as a production assistant on film sets, I often helped the props team modify these kinds of little gadgets."

"Those big directors love to shoot close-ups; the realism has to be maximized."

Xiao Wang is an honest man. After listening, he gave a thumbs up with admiration.

Gu Tingchen pushed open the door and walked in, hooking his finger to pick up the lighter and weighing it in his hand.

"Once everything is ready, head to the conference room for one last meeting before we leave."

The atmosphere in the task force's meeting room was unusually serious.

Zhou Hui, deputy director of the Provincial Department's Inspection Division, sat at the head of the table, with a thick stack of action plans in front of her.

Old Zheng, Lin Wan, and Zhou Zheng, the captain of the special police brigade, were all fully armed and sat on either side of the long table.

"Tonight's operation is the highest-risk operation so far."

"Before setting off, I went through the rules of the operation one by one again."

Gu Tingchen tapped the whiteboard and glanced across the room.

"First, absolute obedience to orders. Any action instructions must be communicated through a pre-set time window."

"Second, the outer support team must not enter the core area without authorization, so as not to alert the enemy."

The first two rules were standard regulations, and everyone nodded and wrote them down.

Gu Tingchen's gaze passed over the long table and landed on Song Qianxia.

"The third point is specifically for you."

Song Qianxia quickly sat up straight and placed her hands on her knees.

"Please provide instructions, sir!"

"What should you do if you encounter a sudden violent attack?"

Song Qianxia stood up and loudly recited the police officer's handbook.

"Reporting to Captain Gu! Cover your head and crouch down, shout for help, or find cover and wait for SWAT team rescue!"

Old Zheng nodded in satisfaction from the side.

Although this girl is usually unreliable, she knows how to behave when it matters.

To everyone's surprise, Gu Tingchen threw down the marker in his hand.

"wrong."

"That's a standard response for ordinary environments."

The entire audience was shocked, even Zhou Hui was stunned.

"This time we're facing the most vicious criminals in the underworld. Rescue may not arrive immediately."

"Crouching down with your head in your hands is tantamount to waiting to die."

Gu Tingchen stared into Song Qianxia's eyes and said, word by word.

"If the other party attacks first and seriously threatens your personal safety."

"You can legally intercept the vehicle while protecting yourself."

Old Zheng almost spat out the mouthful of strong tea he had just taken a sip of.

Is this what you call discipline?

This is practically giving this girl a get-out-of-jail-free card right in front of the provincial inspectors!

Zhou Hui frowned.

Before she could say anything, Gu Tingchen cut her off.

"Director Zhou, according to the regulations on the use of police equipment and weapons by the People's Police, police officers have the right to take measures to stop violent attacks that endanger lives."

"My arrangement is in accordance with procedure."

Zhou Hui opened her mouth, but ultimately swallowed her words.

After all, there were no flaws in the procedure, and it was indeed protecting the safety of the undercover agents.

Seeing Song Qianxia staring blankly, Gu Tingchen tapped the table with his fingers.

"Did you hear me?"

Song Qianxia shouted loudly.

"Roger that! I promise I won't kill him!"

Old Zheng covered his face again. The operation hadn't even started yet, but why did he already feel that something terrible was about to happen?

After explaining the rules, Gu Tingchen handed the seat to Lao Zheng.

Old Zheng pointed to a spot marked with a red circle on the edge of the map and pressed the remote control for the projector.

A high-resolution satellite map appeared on the whiteboard.

"By collecting encrypted GPS data from Silver Sparrow, the garbage truck driver, and Old K's USB drive, the technical department finally pinpointed the true location of the deep-sea auction."

"Jiangcheng Old Port"

Everyone looked at that spot, and their expressions became serious.

Jiangcheng Old Port, located in the eastern suburbs, was once the city's most bustling cargo transshipment station.

Later, due to a financial crisis ten years ago, many projects were halted and a large number of berths were abandoned.

The area is now filled with rusty containers and abandoned cranes.

The terrain is as complex as a maze.

Song Qianxia looked at the map, her heart skipped a beat.

The financial crisis ten years ago.

Wasn't that the year she, as a thousand faces, completely ruined Night Owl's accounts?

Old Zheng zoomed in on that satellite image.

In the center of the red circle is a huge black shadow moored in the deep water.

"The target is here; it's a converted roll-on/roll-off cargo ship without a registered hull number."

A collective gasp filled the conference room.

No wonder it's called the Deep Sea Auction!

They were actually on the same ship!

"The ship is currently docked at abandoned berth number three."

"According to intelligence, the ship will enter international waters after the buyers have boarded the vessel at 10 p.m. tonight."

Old Zheng pointed at the dark figure, his tone serious.

"This ship is equipped with a high-powered signal jammer. The entire network will be cut off, and satellite signals will be completely blocked."

"This means that once we boarded the ship, we became an isolated island."

"The police are unable to conduct any real-time communication, nor do they have any external fire support that can be deployed at any time."

Special police captain Zhou Zheng stood up.

"This is too dangerous! Once your identities are exposed, you won't even be able to send out a distress signal!"

"I suggest immediately dispatching coast guard vessels to forcibly board their ships before they leave the port!"

Gu Tingchen gave him a cold look.

"Do you think Night Owl's men are fools?"

"Before the coast guard ships even get close, they can throw all the contraband on board into the sea."

"Without evidence, how can we arrest someone?"

Zhou Zheng could only scratch his buzz cut in frustration.

Zhou Hui looked at Gu Tingchen with a complicated expression.

"How will you solve the communication problem? How will you get the intelligence out?"

Gu Tingchen turned to look at Xiao Wang.

Xiao Wang quickly took out two pairs of shoes from his suitcase.

One pair was a pair of men's bespoke leather shoes, and the other pair was an expensive pair of black high heels with red soles.

"Director Zhou, since we couldn't bring the regular communication equipment up, we tampered with the heels."

Xiao Wang turned the shoe over.

"The inside of the heel has been hollowed out and fitted with a miniature vibration generator and a gravity sensor patch."

"Every two hours, the outer command vehicle will open a three-second time window."

"During this window of opportunity, either Captain Gu or Consultant Song only needs to tap the ground with their heels."

"Three slashes represent safety."

"Press and hold for five seconds to confirm your identity has been compromised; a SWAT team assault is required!"

Lin Wan broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.

"Can only send Morse code? Can't even speak a sentence?"

Song Qianxia's eyes lit up as she looked at the high heels.

"Xiao Wang, these shoes are a limited edition from a certain luxury brand this year! Why is the bureau being so generous this time?"

Old Zheng glared at her irritably.

"Those were stolen goods seized from Shengshi Jiahua's warehouse during the raid!"

"You have to return it to the evidence department after you're done wearing it!"

Song Qianxia pouted, feeling disappointed.

I picked up the high heels and tried them on; the size was perfect.

"But Xiao Wang, what if I stand on the boat for too long and my leg cramps and shakes for five seconds straight?"

Song Qianxia asked the question with a serious expression.

Cold sweat broke out on Xiao Wang's forehead.

"Then... Captain Zhou might just lead his men and blow up the ship."

Song Qianxia gasped and quickly took off her shoes.

"Captain Gu, maybe I should wear flat shoes. I'm afraid my feet won't be able to control the urge to destroy the world."

Gu Tingchen walked over, picked up the pair of high heels, and stuffed them into her arms.

"Enough with all that nonsense."

"Have you ever seen a multinational CEO's female assistant wear flat sneakers to a top-tier auction?"

"If you really get a leg cramp, just cut your leg off yourself."

Song Qianxia, ​​holding the shoes, rolled her eyes dramatically.

This living devil, just when you think he has a bit of humanity, he turns around and starts exploiting the working class.

Gu Tingchen glanced at his watch.

"It's almost time. All units should take their positions according to the plan."

"Song Qianxia, ​​change your clothes and come with me."