Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

The technician zoomed in on the log window, and a string of garbled access paths popped up.

"Cloud-based disaster recovery node. It marks local devices as sources of contamination, and once the signal is sent out, the other party will clean up the remote backup."

Lu Yike's fingers stopped on the keyboard.

"In other words, Team Leader Ma only brought out the key."

Qi Tongwei's eyes grew even colder.

"The real vault is still outside."

When the progress bar reaches 67%, there are 7 minutes left in the countdown.

The technician gritted his teeth.

"You can pull a portion of the directory fragments first."

Lu Yike did not hesitate.

"Drag the number lookup table. Start with the smallest block."

A fragmented table flashed on the screen, with many fields blank, and only fragments of the number, project abbreviation, and ultimate beneficiary code were barely visible.

A-17, Jingzhou Port Supporting Facilities.

B-09, Luzhou New Energy Logistics Line.

C-31, Lincheng Water Supply Assets.

Lu Yike took a screenshot of the three lines, printed them out immediately, signed them, and sealed them away.

"Continue on."

The technician's fingers almost left afterimages as he typed.

"The beneficiary information is incomplete; it consists entirely of shells."

"penetrate."

Qi Tongwei switched the call to the field staff.

"Check the business registration information by number, the sooner the better."

Two minutes later, the field staff's voice came through the speakerphone.

"A-17 eventually circled around to Dongcang Vision Fund II."

Another ten seconds or so passed.

"B-09 is Hailan Industry M&A Fund No. 5".

Lu Yike looked up.

"Different names".

Qi Tongwei looked at the third line.

A voice came through the phone again.

"C-31, Qirong Coastal Asset Management Plan".

The technician merged the equity structures of the three companies onto a single diagram. When the last intersection node appeared, everyone in the room fell silent for a moment.

The same coastal fund management platform.

Lu Yike printed two copies of the picture, one to keep and the other to give to Qi Tongwei.

That's enough.

Qi Tongwei picked up the phone and dialed Li Dakang.

As soon as the call connected, he didn't beat around the bush.

"Secretary Li, Jingzhou Port supporting facilities, number A-17."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by the sound of a page being suddenly flipped open.

Say it again.

"A-17".

Someone on Li Dakang's side reported in a low voice, followed by the sound of porcelain shattering.

"damn it."

Li Dakang's voice trembled.

"In the Haiheng report, the supporting facilities for Jingzhou Port were classified as inefficient and divestable assets. The Coastal Fund is already prepared to take over, right?"

Qi Tongwei did not answer.

Some things don't need to be said.

Another heavy slam of the table came from Li Dakang's side.

"I see."

The phone hangs up.

In the technical room, the countdown had only three and a half minutes left.

When Gao Yuliang pushed open the door, he happened to see the coastal fund penetration chart. He didn't touch the paper, but only looked at it for a few seconds across the table.

"Don't be greedy for the complete list."

Lu Yike looked up.

"Secretary Gao, we can still seize some more."

"Traces of replacement."

Gao Yuliang looked at the log on the screen.

"The list could be a misinterpretation, and the beneficiaries could be seen as market forces. But if they cleaned it up remotely, it means they knew they were exposed."

Lu Yike immediately understood.

"I will provide a fixed explanation for the data anomalies."

"Write now."

Gao Yuliang handed her the pen.

"Write everything clearly: time, device, isolation status, countdown logic, and remote triggering behavior. Don't write speculations; only write what you see with your own eyes."

Qi Tongwei's phone vibrated again.

The technical investigation team sounded very urgent.

"Director Qi, the signal output points to the off-province disaster recovery line of Xinheng Data Center."

Xinheng Data.

The moment that name was mentioned, the expressions on the faces of the people in the room changed.

Qi Tongwei turned and walked out.

"I'll take some men over there."

Gao Yuliang's voice rang out behind him.

"No forced entry allowed."

Qi Tongwei stopped, his hand already on the doorknob.

"They are clearing out the inventory now."

"I know."

Gao Yuliang looked at him.

"You barged in without proper authorization, and that's exactly what they've been waiting for. They can't catch anyone at the scene, and you've created a hole in their chain of evidence."

Qi Tongwei turned around, his eyes burning with anger.

"So we just watch them delete it?"

Lu Yike had already sat down at the table and quickly finished writing the first paragraph. Without looking up, she began to speak.

"An emergency data preservation order can be applied for."

Qi Tongwei looked at her.

Lu Yike paused her pen on the paper and added a sentence.

"The reason doesn't need to be written on the USB drive. It should be written as a connection to the server linking the funds in the case of the highway checkpoint organized crime. The Xinheng data center is at risk of being wiped out. Please immediately preserve the relevant server logs and disaster recovery line access records."

The technician looked up.

"Will this reason be acceptable?"

Lu Yike turned the paper to the next page.

"Last night, Hsin Heng and Hai Heng were registered at the same address. The shredder fragments had already been included in an extended case related to organized crime. The chain is long enough."

Gao Yuliang glanced at her, a faint look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes for the first time.

"Director Lu, now you finally know that procedures can also kill people."

Lu Yike paused for a moment with her pen, then continued signing.

Ten minutes later, the emergency data preservation order was issued from the procuratorial organ's duty system.

Qi Tongwei took the fax and walked straight to the door.

"Group Two, come with me to Xinheng. Group Three, monitor the inter-provincial network interfaces. If anyone deletes data, first identify the person and the machine."

He had just stepped into the corridor when his phone rang again.

This time, it was the staff on duty at the Political and Legal Affairs Commission's safe room.

The other party's voice was punctuated by the shrill alarm.

"Director Qi, the fire alarm outside Team Leader Ma's safety room has gone off!"

I heard hurried footsteps coming through the phone.

"The surveillance cameras are all black!"

The alarm sounded like a dull saw, pulling back and forth in the corridor of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

The red police lights flashed, casting flickering light on the wall. Smoke billowed in from the end of the corridor, first a thin layer of ash, then quickly turning into a choking white wave.

When Qi Tongwei arrived on the third floor, the duty officer was rushing towards the safe room with a fire extinguisher.

"Don't rush in!"

Qi Tongwei grabbed him and glanced at the top of the corridor.

The sprinkler system is not running.

Only smoke.

He immediately pressed the earpiece.

"The fire suppression system has been deliberately triggered. Everyone must stay away from the main elevator."

Lu Yike ran out of the technical room carrying an evidence box, which was sealed with a freshly applied seal. Her face was pale in the light of the police lights, but she didn't let go of the box.

When Qi Tongwei saw her, his voice suddenly lowered.

"Take the east staircase. Keep the evidence box with you at all times."

Lu Yike glanced in the direction of the safe room.

"Where's Team Leader Ma?"

"I'll bring it."

She stopped arguing and turned to run towards the fire door on the east side. Two field officers followed, protecting her from both sides.

Qi Tongwei rushed to the door of the safe room, swiped his card, and opened the door.

Team Leader Ma huddled in the corner, clutching a bed sheet, his whole body trembling.

"Is it them? Is it them?"

Qi Tongwei pulled him up from the ground.

"Shut up if you want to live, and come with me."

Team Leader Ma's legs went weak, and he almost knelt down as soon as he stood up. Qi Tongwei put his arm around Ma's shoulder and, instead of going through the main entrance, pushed open the backup passage at the back of the safe room.

There were no lights in the backup passage, only the emergency signboard glowing a pale green.

When they reached the second floor, two beams of flashlight suddenly shone from the platform below.

Two people in firefighter uniforms stood at the top of the stairs, and one of them raised his hand and shouted.

"We are ordered to transfer the witnesses to us."