Five o'clock in the morning.

The building of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau was brightly lit.

The operation was a great success, and all five suspects brought back were detained separately.

The technical department is working hard to analyze the servers that were moved back from the basement.

The entire task force was extremely busy.

Except for Song Qianxia.

She was currently nestled on a single sofa in the lounge.

He was covered with a police overcoat, sleeping sprawled out, drooling almost dripping from his mouth.

For her, nothing is more important than catching up on sleep, even if the sky were to fall.

Meanwhile, in the captain's office, which was separated by only one wall.

Gu Tingchen was sitting behind a large desk.

A cup of black coffee, long since cold, sat on the table.

He didn't look at the confessions that had just been submitted, nor did he check the progress with the cyber police.

Instead, he took out a black leather-bound laptop that wasn't connected to the internet from the deepest part of the locked drawer.

Gu Tingchen unscrewed the cap of the fountain pen.

On the blank page, five words were written: Song Qianxia's observation.

The pen tip scratches against the paper, making a soft, rustling sound.

Gu Tingchen's eyes were deep, his mind replaying everything that had happened in the past few days.

He wrote on the first line: Anomaly identification vault structure.

That was during the cruise ship hijacking.

Even the city's oldest bomb disposal expert was helpless against a simple compound bomb.

She glanced at it and knew exactly how to use a paperclip to jam the physical trigger switch.

This is not something that police academies can teach.

This is an intuition that can only be developed by spending years in the black market or war zones, dealing with the worst and most insidious weapons.

Gu Tingchen then wrote the second line: Abnormal understanding of the crime chain.

Last night in the archives.

Faced with thousands of disorganized, long-standing unsolved cases.

In just a few hours, she accurately mapped out a complete underground money laundering network.

She could even blurt out terms like "general contractor" and "subcontractor," which were highly specific modus operandi.

If one doesn't have a thorough understanding of the operational logic of the underground gray market...

It's impossible to see through this disguise.

Gu Tingchen paused, recalling the scene outside the warehouse.

He wrote heavily on the third line: Abnormal close-range reaction.

That was the point that Gu Tingchen suspected the most.

Song Qianxia deflected by saying that she was simply unleashing her potential.

But as a criminal police captain who has been fighting on the front lines for many years, Gu Tingchen knows better than anyone else.

Fear can unleash power, but it can never unleash skill.

The moment she grabbed the suspect's wrist, her footwork, angle, and point of force were all perfectly executed.

Every single one of them is muscle memory honed through countless trials.

That ruthless bone-dislocating technique is not intended to subdue the enemy, but only to instantly deprive the opponent of their ability to resist.

This is a standard killing technique.

Gu Tingchen looked at the items listed in his notebook.

Finally, he wrote the last line below: Exceptionally good at talking nonsense.

This girl's ability to spout nonsense is simply unparalleled.

When asked why she knew anti-hacking technology, she said she learned it from watching the national anti-fraud app.

When asked why she knew about bombs, she said it was because she loved science.

When asked why she was able to take down the ruthless thug, she said it was because her adrenaline was surging and she was swinging her arms wildly.

They come up with incredibly lame excuses, but somehow they always manage to cover it up on the surface.

Gu Tingchen closed his notebook.

The secrets surrounding this woman are more complex than any major case he has ever handled.

Who is she?

Why would they possess these top-tier skills belonging to the underworld?

Why did you choose to stay in the Jiangcheng City Public Security Bureau as an intern who only thinks about collecting stipends all day?

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

Zhao Ming excitedly pushed open the door and came in, carrying a stack of materials.

"Captain Gu! Confess everything!"

Zhao Ming, his face flushed, slammed his confession on the table.

"That guy with the dislocated wrist is a small-time boss in Night Owl's underground network in Jiangcheng."

"This guy was originally a tough nut to crack, but Xiao Song's lucky break broke his defenses."

Zhao Ming couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"When he was having his bones set at the hospital, he cried and begged for an explanation."

"He said they'd run into a tough nut to crack, that even a junior policewoman could be so ruthless."

Gu Tingchen looked at Zhao Ming, who seemed completely fooled.

I couldn't help but rub my temples.

"Do you really think she just got lucky?" Gu Tingchen asked.

Zhao Ming was taken aback.

"Otherwise what? Captain Gu, Xiao Song's build is so sturdy, he could be blown over by the wind."

"She must have acted out of desperation. Our police academy teaches self-defense techniques, right? She probably just happened to use it."

Zhao Ming now blindly trusts Song Qianxia.

"Xiao Song is our lucky star. Since she arrived, the speed at which we solve cases has been like a rocket."

Gu Tingchen did not refute Zhao Ming.

He knew that Song Qianxia had successfully fooled everyone with this clumsy disguise.

Including those seasoned veterans in the bureau.

She was like a wolf in sheep's clothing, forcibly squeezing herself into a pack of sheepdogs.

Gu Tingchen put the black notebook back into the drawer and locked it.

He had no intention of reporting these doubts to his superiors.

No matter who Song Qianxia was before, no matter how dark her past was.

At least until now.

Every time she takes action, she saves lives.

Every time she demonstrated her abilities, she helped the police tear down the criminals' disguises.

The choice she made was on the side of the light.

that's enough.

Since she didn't want to be exposed, he would help her cover up within the bounds of principle.

But this doesn't mean letting things slide...

Gu Tingchen stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the sky gradually breaking into dawn outside.

"Help Xiao Song get up," Gu Tingchen said to Zhao Ming as he turned around.

"We'll have a case summary meeting later; let her sit in. She's not allowed to be absent."

Zhao Ming chuckled.

"Alright, I'll go get our hero right now!"

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like