After breaking up with my boyfriend, I made a fortune and rose rapidly in my career.

As soon as the meeting room door closed, Chen Pingfang quickly caught up with Xiao Yuhan.

"Mayor Xiao, we can't wait."

Xiao Yuhan stopped and turned to look at him.

Chen Ping lowered his voice: "Li Ming made an excuse to go to the restroom earlier, and his phone kept ringing."

Xiao Yuhan's pupils contracted slightly.

"You mean..."

"Wang Jianzhong has already tipped them off," Chen Pingfang said directly. "They're definitely destroying evidence at Jinshui Bay right now."

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yuhan turned around and walked downstairs.

"Section Chief Li!"

Section Chief Li, who had just reached the lobby on the first floor, was stopped. He turned around and saw Xiao Yuhan and Chen Pingfang, and forced a smile on his face.

"Mayor Xiao, is there any further instruction?"

"Set off immediately for Jinshui Bay," Xiao Yuhan ordered directly.

Section Chief Li's smile froze on his face. He glanced at his watch: "Well... Mayor Xiao, it's almost six o'clock. I need to go back to the station to coordinate police resources. Tomorrow morning..."

"Use the police car downstairs," Chen Ping interrupted him. "Article 82 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that if there is evidence proving the existence of a crime and there is a possibility of destroying the evidence, detention may be carried out first. This is an emergency."

Section Chief Li's forehead was beaded with sweat: "But... procedurally..."

"Procedure?" Chen Ping stared at him. "If we're late and the evidence is destroyed, as the person in charge of the project, won't you take responsibility?"

Section Chief Li's expression changed immediately.

Wang Jianzhong's voice came from behind: "Mayor Xiao, there's no need to rush. Let Section Chief Li go back and make preparations..."

Xiao Yuhan ignored Wang Jianzhong and said directly to Section Chief Li, "I am demanding that you depart immediately in the name of the Vice Mayor."

Section Chief Li gritted his teeth and picked up the walkie-talkie: "All patrol cars, assemble immediately!"

Three police cars sped out of the municipal government compound.

Chen Ping sat in the passenger seat of the first car, while Liu Tiemian and Zhang Zheng squeezed into the back seat.

Guo Xiaojun, holding his camera, his palms sweaty, asked, "Brother Chen, is it really too late?"

Chen Pingfang didn't speak, only watching the street scenes rushing past the car window. In his previous life, the Jinshui Bay case was left unresolved because the evidence was destroyed. This time, he couldn't let the same thing happen again.

After the convoy had been driving for twenty minutes, the sound of screeching brakes suddenly came from ahead.

"What's going on?" Section Chief Li poked his head out.

Two dump trucks were parked haphazardly in the middle of the road ahead, blocking it completely.

The two drivers were squatting by the roadside smoking. When they saw the police car approaching, they didn't panic and slowly stood up.

"Excuse me, officer, my car broke down and I'm waiting for a tow truck."

Section Chief Li got out of the car to negotiate, but the other party refused to move the car.

Chen Ping opened the car door and looked into the distance.

A plume of black smoke was rising from the direction of Jinshui Bay.

That's too late.

Chen Ping turned to the driver and shouted, "Break through the guardrail and take the dirt road next to us!"

The driver was stunned: "Secretary Chen, this is against the rules, and the car will break down..."

"The city government will pay for the car's damage!" Chen Ping's tone was utterly cold. "And who will pay if the evidence is gone?"

He pointed to the black smoke in the distance: "They're burning evidence!"

Section Chief Li also saw the smoke, and his expression immediately changed.

"Listen to him!"

The police car jerked the steering wheel sharply, the tires screeching against the ground, crashing through the roadside guardrail and plunging off the road.

The car began to shake violently, and Liu Tiemian and Zhang Zheng in the back seat gripped the handrail tightly.

Guo Xiaojun's face turned pale, and his camera almost flew out of his hand.

Everyone stared intently at the increasingly thick black smoke in the distance.

"Hurry up!" Chen Ping urged.

The convoy sped along the dirt road, kicking up clouds of dust.

Five minutes later, the gate to Jinshui Bay came into view.

The iron gate was closed, and several security guards stood at the entrance, holding high-pressure water guns.

Upon seeing the police car rushing towards them, they immediately turned on the water cannons and sprayed it violently at the front of the vehicle.

The windshield was immediately covered by water vapor, and the driver instinctively stepped on the brakes.

Section Chief Li picked up a megaphone and shouted, "We're from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, open the door immediately!"

A bald security captain shouted through the iron gate, "This is private property, and we're conducting a fire drill!"

Inside the walls, the fire blazed fiercely.

Through the crack in the car window, Chen Pingfang saw the pile of burning account books and computers.

"Just smash it to the right!" He pointed to the right hinge of the door. "That part is poorly welded!"

The driver paused for a moment, then asked, "Secretary Chen, how did you know...?"

"Collide!"

The police car roared toward the iron gate.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, the iron gate was smashed open, and the right hinge broke off.

The police car sped into the factory area, followed by a screeching sound of brakes.

The scene before them left everyone stunned.

On the open ground, a large pile of ledgers and computers were doused with gasoline, and flames shot up more than two meters high.

Several shirtless men were throwing things into the fire with shovels when they saw the police car rushing in, and they turned and ran.

"Arrest them!" Section Chief Li shouted.

The officers immediately got out of their car and chased after the people.

Chen Ping ignored the henchmen and fixed his gaze on a black SUV behind the main building.

The car door opened, and a man with a scar on his face, carrying a silver briefcase, was about to get in.

It's Scarface Lee!

"Stop that car!" Chen Ping shouted. "The main culprit is there!"

He flung open the car door, jumped out, and pointed towards the back door: "Flank the enemy's rear!"

The officers immediately changed direction and ran towards the back door.

When Scarface Lee saw the police rushing towards him, he slammed on the gas pedal.

The SUV roared toward the back door, but the back door was already blocked by a police car.

"Bang!"

The SUV crashed directly into the concrete block, leaving a large dent in the front and white smoke coming out of the engine.

Scarface Lee pushed open the car door and tried to run away, but the police rushed up and pinned him to the ground in one swift move.

The silver briefcase fell to the ground, the lock broke, and the cash and USB drive inside were scattered all over the floor.

Chen Ping walked over, picked up a USB drive, and then looked at the cash.

Each stack of money had a slip of paper labeled with the name and amount.

"Secretary Chen!"

Liu Tiemian and Zhang Zheng took off their coats and rushed into the fire, desperately trying to salvage the documents that were still burning.

The sirens of fire trucks grew louder as they approached, and several fire trucks rushed into the factory area to begin extinguishing the fire.

Ten minutes later, the fire was extinguished.

The ground was a mess, with charred paper and melted plastic emitting a pungent smell.

Fortunately, half of the paper evidence and several computer mainframes were salvaged.

Scarface Li was handcuffed and put into a police car.

He looked at the salvaged evidence, his face turning deathly pale.

Section Chief Li wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and walked to Chen Pingfang's side: "Secretary Chen, thank goodness you insisted, otherwise..."

He didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood that if they had arrived ten minutes later, all this evidence would have been lost.

Chen Ping didn't speak. He squatted down and pulled out a tattered page from a pile of charred papers.

The edges of the paper were burned black, but the words on it were still legible.

This is a gift list.

Below are several names, some of which are blurry, but a few are still legible.

Chen Pingfang's pupils contracted slightly.

He recognized all these names; they were all powerful figures in Yunzhou City.

Chen Ping stood up and looked at the mess on the ground.

The case at Golden Bay has only just begun.