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

The counterfeit goods have completely breached our defenses.

He slumped in the interrogation chair, like a deflated balloon. His earlier arrogant and unruly demeanor had vanished completely.

"I'll tell you... I'll tell you everything."

He wiped the cold sweat from his face, his voice trembling.

"I am indeed not a thousand faces. My name is Wang Qiang. I used to collect loan sharks over the border."

"Later, I got into some trouble and ran back to Jiangcheng to hide."

Old Li immediately picked up his pen and quickly took notes.

"If you're hiding, how dare you come out and take on such a big order?" Old Li asked sternly.

Wang Qiang wore a bitter expression.

"I'm desperate for money! I'm drowning in gambling debts, and if I don't pay them back soon, someone will chop off my hand."

"Three days ago, I was browsing an underground forum on the dark web when I suddenly received a private message."

"The other party said that as long as I go to the Pioneer Science and Technology Park as he requested, I will be able to get the job."

"Give me a million after it's done."

Song Qianxia sat back down in her chair, crossing her arms over her chest.

"One million? You're letting me steal a priceless chip? Your life is worthless."

Wang Qiang shook his head repeatedly.

"It wasn't about stealing the chip! They never expected me to smuggle it out!"

Gu Tingchen's eyes narrowed.

"Explain in detail."

Wang Qiang swallowed hard and quickly told the whole story.

"That person not only gave me a deposit of 100,000 yuan."

"They also sent me an encrypted data package."

"It contained architectural blueprints for the Pioneer Technology Park, as well as a purchase link for that night-clothes outfit. He even wrote and sent me the template for that advance notice letter."

"He told me there was only one task."

Wang Qiang raised his head and looked at Gu Tingchen.

"Use the name 'Thousand Faces' to make a huge commotion. Ideally, attract all the elites from the Jiangcheng City Public Security Bureau."

He said that if I could stall you for half an hour, the final payment would be deposited into my account.

The interrogation room fell silent.

Luring the tiger away from the mountain.

Gu Tingchen's previous judgment was completely correct.

The other party didn't care about the chip at all. They were just using this fake to test the Jiangcheng police's response speed and deployment capabilities.

Or rather, it's testing something else.

Song Qianxia looked at Wang Qiang with extremely cold eyes.

"So you accepted the job without any qualms."

"Do you know that if the SWAT team had opened fire tonight, you would be a corpse by now?"

Wang Qiang shrank his neck.

"People die for money, birds die for food. Besides, that person said the Jiangcheng police wouldn't dare to fire indiscriminately."

"As long as I put on the mask and call myself Thousand Faces, you will definitely have some reservations. After all, Thousand Faces is so famous."

Upon hearing this...

Song Qianxia's anger flared up again in an instant.

She stood up abruptly. The chair scraped against the floor with a harsh screech.

Song Qianxia walked up to Wang Qiang and looked down at him.

"Big fame?"

Song Qianxia let out a cold laugh.

"Do you think Thousand Faces gained fame by sending out these idiotic teaser messages?"

"You think you can inherit her name just by wearing a mask?"

Wang Qiang was so frightened by her that he hid behind her.

Song Qianxia placed her hands on the armrests of the interrogation chair, staring intently at him.

"Thousand Faces is a scoundrel who only does things for money. But she has her rules."

"She never takes jobs that involve innocent civilians."

"She would never drag unrelated people into the chaos as stepping stones."

"The knife in her hand is only for those who deserve to die!"

Song Qianxia's words echoed in the interrogation room.

"And you."

"Willing to be someone else's pawn for a mere million."

"You're not only stupid, you're also despicable."

Song Qianxia straightened up, her eyes filled with undisguised contempt.

"You are not worthy to borrow her name. Not even worthy to mention it."

Wang Qiang was so angry that his face turned red, and he lowered his head, not daring to say a word in rebuttal.

Old Li watched Song Qianxia from the side, his face full of shock.

This young girl's insults are so eloquent and sophisticated. And that tone, that aura... it's like she knows herself better than that internationally wanted criminal!

Gu Tingchen sat to the side the whole time.

He watched Song Qianxia's retreating figure, his dark eyes as deep as the sea.

The man stood up and walked to Song Qianxia's side.

"Advisor Song," Gu Tingchen said calmly.

Song Qianxia snapped out of her daze and turned to look at him. The anger in her eyes hadn't completely subsided.

"Have you finished cursing?" Gu Tingchen asked.

Song Qianxia pouted.

"That's about right. If he keeps cursing, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist hitting him."

Gu Tingchen gave a very slight smile. He turned to look at Wang Qiang.

"What's the name of the dark web account that's contacting you?"

Wang Qiang quickly replied.

"It's called Night Owl Messenger! Its profile picture is a black owl!"

"He always contacts me through an encrypted channel that disappears after a message, so I can't find his IP address."

Upon hearing the word "night owl".

Gu Tingchen's eyes instantly turned cold.

Song Qianxia's heart skipped a beat.

Night owl.

She was all too familiar with that name.

In her past life, when that man smiled gently and pushed her into the abyss, the force behind it all was the Night Owl.

Gu Tingchen turned and walked out.

"Old Li, take him away and continue digging into his past criminal record."

"Yes, Captain Gu."

As Gu Tingchen reached the door of the interrogation room, he stopped and turned to look at Song Qianxia, ​​who was still standing there.

"Let's go, Advisor Song."

Gu Tingchen's gaze fell on her face, carrying a kind of all-knowing clarity.

"Your idol has a good sense of right and wrong."

Song Qianxia chuckled twice and quickly followed. But her palms were already covered in cold sweat.

The two walked out of the interrogation room one after the other.

The corridor was empty except for the hum of the exhaust fan.

Song Qianxia followed behind Gu Tingchen, her mind a complete mess.

"Captain Gu."

Song Qianxia quickened her pace, trying to ease the tension.

"Was I a little too excited just now?"

She frantically tried to justify herself.

"You know, die-hard fans have a hard time controlling their emotions once they discover someone is smearing their idol. I did that to psychologically break down the suspect!"

Gu Tingchen stopped in his tracks.

He turned around, his tall figure blocking the light in the corridor.

"Song Qianxia." Gu Tingchen looked at her.

"You don't need to explain these things to me. I don't care if you're a die-hard fan or a hater."

He took a step forward.

"All I know is that what you said in the interrogation room just now wasn't about showing off how much you know about a thousand faces."

Gu Tingchen looked directly into her eyes.

"You are upholding a dignity. A dignity that belongs to you."

Song Qianxia's breath hitched.

She instinctively took half a step back, her back pressed against the cold wall.

Gu Tingchen didn't press the matter further. He withdrew his gaze, turned around, and continued walking forward.

"Go to the office. This case has only just begun."

Song Qianxia watched the man's retreating figure. She bit her lip hard, trying to suppress the panic in her heart.

Gu Tingchen is a keen hunter; he has already seen through her disguise.

But they didn't choose to expose it...

Song Qianxia took a breath of the slightly cool air of Jiangcheng.

Regardless, Night Owl has appeared, and she has to figure out what these guys are up to.