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The secret interrogation room of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Ningzhou Public Security Bureau, where Liu Ming once "challenged" the place.

There were no windows, only a high-wattage incandescent bulb whose stark white light shone directly onto the face of the man sitting on the iron chair.

He was the bodyguard leader who was taken down by Liu Ming in one move in the "Eighteen Steps" alley.

At this moment, he was no longer the fierce man he had been before.

Covered in blood, his hands and feet were firmly restrained by specially made handcuffs, his eyes were unfocused, and he looked like a lump of mud. Although the injection of "truth serum" was only meant to intimidate, Xing Lie's methods of "entertaining" guests had truly given him a taste of what it meant to be in hell on earth.

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

The head of the bodyguards was breathing heavily, bloody foam spilling from the corner of his mouth; his mental defenses had completely collapsed.

"It was...it was Wang Dawei who made me do it..."

"He gave me 500,000 and told me to find an opportunity... to cause a car accident, or... or to have something fall from a height..."

"In short, we need to make Liu Ming... disappear... as if it were an accident."

Standing behind the one-way glass, Liu Ming watched everything expressionlessly. An unlit cigarette dangled from his fingertips, his eyes as deep and unfathomable as a dry well.

Xing Lie pushed open the door and came out, holding a wet towel in his hand to wipe the bloodstains on his hands, his face terribly gloomy.

"Brother Liu, those bastards are really ruthless."

Xing Lie slammed the interrogation record on the table, gritting his teeth.

"Not only did he hire someone to commit murder, but this kid also threw up something even more shocking."

"To avoid being silenced later, this kid was careful. Every time Wang Dawei gave him a secret order or talked to that 'big shot' on the phone, he secretly recorded it."

"recording?"

Liu Ming raised an eyebrow, finally showing some interest.

"Where?"

"It was encrypted in a hidden folder on his phone. But..." Xing Lie chuckled, revealing a set of white teeth, "I've already 'asked' him for the password."

……

Five minutes later.

In front of the computer in the technical department.

An audio recording, filled with background noise yet powerful enough to cause a magnitude 12 earthquake in the entire Ningzhou officialdom, slowly played in the quiet room.

The background noise was very loud, like being in a private room of a high-end club, accompanied by the sounds of clinking glasses.

A slightly drunken, yet sinister voice rang out.

That's Wang Dawei, the director of the High-tech Zone Management Committee.

"...Mayor, don't worry. I've already arranged for people to 'clean up' the basement of that unfinished building. Just one fire, or... one loud bang, and everything inside, including that kid surnamed Liu, will turn to ashes."

Immediately following was a deep, hoarse voice, carrying the arrogance characteristic of someone in a superior position.

That's Li Jianguo, the executive vice mayor.

"Yes, make sure it's clean."

"The contents of that hard drive must never be exposed. The accounts on it involve the province... and even... In short, they must not fall into the hands of that Liu Ming."

"Once he dies, we can just label him as having caused a safety accident due to 'violation of regulations,' and that'll be the end of it. Then, the High-tech Zone will still be our territory."

"Understood! The mayor is wise!"

……

The recording abruptly stopped.

The entire technical department was deathly silent.

Xing Lie's veins bulged, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and he slammed his fist on the table: "These beasts! To cover up their crimes and protect their jobs, they actually dared to kill someone to silence them! And a deputy section-level cadre no less! It's utterly lawless!"

Liu Ming, however, was not angry.

He just listened quietly, his eyes growing colder and brighter.

It's like a hunter who has been lying in wait in the dark for a long time, finally waiting for his prey to reveal its most fatal flaw.

"The chain of evidence is complete."

Liu Ming took out the specially made encrypted phone and dialed Ghost Hand's number.

"Boss?"

"Did you hear the recording?"

"I heard that, it's fucking amazing! More exciting than a Hollywood blockbuster!" Ghost Hand's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement in the earpiece. "Boss, with the keywords in this recording, I've done a second deep scan of that basement server."

"Guess what I found?"

"That encrypted hard drive they cherished as their lifeblood actually had a cloud backup! It was located on an overseas server under Wang Dawei's mistress's name!"

"I've breached the firewall and am downloading!"

"It will take about ten minutes!"

"it is good."

Liu Ming watched the progress bar on the screen jump rapidly, a cruel smile curving her lips.

"Download everything, including this recording, package it up, and organize it."

"Since they want me to die like an accident."

"Then I'll make them... die knowing exactly what happened."

……

Ten minutes later.

A top-secret file containing audio recordings, videos, electronic ledgers, and financial flow charts, totaling 50GB in size, lay quietly in Liu Ming's phone.

This is a nuclear bomb.

Once detonated, it would be enough to blast Wang Dawei, Li Jianguo, and even the deeply entrenched interest groups behind them into dust!

"Brother Liu, what do we do now?"

Xing Lie looked at Liu Ming, his eyes questioning, "The evidence is conclusive. I'll lead a team to arrest them immediately! First, take that bastard Wang Dawei under control!"

"no."

Liu Ming shook her head and reached out to stop the impulsive Xing Lie.

"Old Xing, do you believe it or not, the moment your police car is dispatched, before it even reaches the management committee building, Li Jianguo will call your cell phone?"

"Perhaps some leaders in the municipal bureau would even directly order you to withdraw?"

Xing Lie was stunned, and then his face turned extremely ugly.

He knew that Liu Ming was telling the truth.

Li Jianguo is the executive vice mayor, in charge of public security. He has cultivated his influence in Ningzhou for many years, and his network of connections has long since penetrated every corner of the public security, procuratorate, and judicial system.

If we follow the normal procedures, this evidence would likely be "technically" destroyed or suppressed before it is even submitted.

At that time, not only will we fail to catch them, but we will also alert them and even face a fierce counterattack.

In the murky waters of Ningzhou, sometimes you can't even fully trust your comrades-in-arms.

"Then... what do we do? Are we just going to watch these beasts get away with it?" Xing Lie roared in frustration.

"Of course not."

Liu Ming stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the deep night outside.

The night view of Ningzhou is beautiful, with neon lights flashing and singing and dancing filling the air. But how much filth and crime is hidden beneath this prosperity?

"Since the roads in the city are impassable."

"Since the water in this pool is too murky, we can't see the fish and shrimp."

Liu Ming turned around, raised her phone, and her eyes flashed with a resolute and sharp light.

"Then let's...stir things up."

"Go directly to the provincial level."

"Reporting to a higher authority without authorization."

He opened a special email interface.

The recipient's name was clearly written as "Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Jiangnan Province (To be opened by the recipient)".

This was the "Imperial Sword" that he had specially obtained through his connections in the capital before leaving Qingyun County.

"Ghost Hand, send."

With Liu Ming's command.

"Whoosh—"

The email, carrying countless sins and truths, transformed into an invisible radio wave, instantly piercing through the layers of fog in Ningzhou and reaching the provincial capital.

That was a declaration of war against darkness.

It is also a final call for justice.

Looking at the words "Sent successfully" displayed on the screen, Liu Ming let out a long sigh of relief.

He knew that when the sun rose tomorrow...

Ningzhou will no longer be the Ningzhou of yesterday.

An unprecedented super storm is about to sweep in.

"Wang Dawei, Li Jianguo."

Liu Ming looked out the window and murmured softly, her voice as light as the wind, yet as cold as ice.

"Your end... has come."