You went on a blind date and presented an A-level wanted criminal as a meeting gift?

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,

The once harmonious atmosphere in the farmhouse courtyard suddenly fell silent.

On Chen Jianguo's face, which was flushed from alcohol, a complex and even somewhat painful and unwilling look of desolation appeared.

He picked up his glass, downed the 20-year-old Moutai in one gulp, and then let out a heavy sigh.

"well……"

This sigh seemed to contain endless vicissitudes and regrets.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Su Qingge keenly noticed the old man's change in mood and asked with some concern.

Lin Chen also put down his chopsticks and quietly looked at Chen Jianguo.

He knew that something extraordinary could elicit such an expression from this once-unyielding veteran detective.

Chen Jianguo stroked the stubble on his chin, staring blankly at the distant sky, his voice becoming extremely hoarse.

"Lin Chen, Qing Ge... do you know what my biggest regret in this life is?"

Su Qingge was slightly taken aback, then shook her head.

"Thirty years have passed..."

A painful memory flashed in Chen Jianguo's eyes.

Thirty years ago, a shocking case occurred in Jiangcheng City!

"That case became an insurmountable obstacle in my life, and it's the one I died with my eyes open until the very end!"

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Thirty years ago?"

"That's right!"

Chen Jianguo gritted his teeth and said, word by word.

"That's the 'Ghost Gold Heist,' a case classified as top secret by the Ministry of Public Security!"

Upon hearing this name, Su Qingge's expression changed instantly!

As the head of the major crimes unit, she had certainly seen the name of this case file in the city bureau's top-secret archives, but due to insufficient authority, she had never known the specific details of the case.

"Back then, the People's Bank of Jiangcheng had a batch of gold weighing two tons and of inestimable value that needed to be transported from the vault to the provincial capital."

Chen Jianguo was lost in deep memories.

"To ensure absolute safety, the city police deployed their most elite SWAT team, which I personally led to provide escort!"

"But...but right after that armored truck loaded with gold drove into a completely enclosed tunnel on the outskirts of the city...it never came out again!"

Chen Jianguo clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the force, and his voice trembled slightly.

"The tunnel is only two kilometers long, guarded at both ends, and there are no forks in the road! But that vehicle, along with the four guards inside and the two tons of gold, seems to have vanished into thin air!"

"We turned the entire tunnel upside down, even breaking and inspecting the bricks in the walls, but we couldn't find a single clue!"

"There were no signs of a struggle, no signs of an explosion, nothing at all!"

"This is simply a paranormal event that defies the laws of physics!"

At this point, Chen Jianguo closed his eyes in anguish.

"Later, at the entrance of the tunnel, we found an extremely ancient copper coin that was stained with blood."

"That was the exclusive mark of 'Ghost Hand,' an extremely arrogant and mysterious criminal mastermind on the international stage at the time!"

"He's provoking us police! He's mocking our incompetence!"

"Thirty years have passed... This 'ghost hand' is still at large, and the whereabouts of that batch of gold are unknown."

"This incident has become the greatest disgrace of my life, Chen Jianguo!"

After Chen Jianguo finished speaking, the courtyard fell into a deathly silence.

Two tons of gold vanished into thin air in a completely enclosed tunnel?

This sounds like something out of a science fiction movie!

Just as Lin Chen was about to say something.

"Buzz—Buzz—Buzz—!!!"

The encrypted military cell phone that Su Qingge had placed on the table suddenly vibrated!

In the quiet courtyard, the vibration sounded particularly jarring!

Su Qingge frowned and immediately picked up her phone to answer the call.

"I am Su Qingge."

next second!

Su Qingge's stunningly beautiful face turned deathly pale instantly!

Her pupils contracted sharply, her eyes flashing with extreme shock and disbelief!

"What...what did you say?! How is this possible?!"

Su Qingge suddenly stood up, causing the chair behind her to fall to the ground with a "bang"!

"Okay! I'll be there right away! Seal off the area! No one is allowed to disrupt it!"

After hanging up the phone, Su Qingge's chest heaved violently.

She turned her head and looked at Chen Jianguo and Lin Chen with a horrified gaze.

"Qingge, what happened?"

A sudden, extremely ominous premonition rose in Chen Jianguo's heart.

Su Qingge took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly from extreme shock.

"Master... just ten minutes ago."

"Inside the newly built underground ring tunnel in the city center, a bank armored truck carrying 50 million yuan in cash..."

"Even with surveillance cameras both in front and behind, it vanished into thin air after entering the tunnel!"

"No trace was left at the scene!"

"The modus operandi... is exactly the same as the 'Ghost Heist' from thirty years ago!!!"

"Clatter!"

The wine glass in Chen Jianguo's hand fell instantly onto the bluestone slab and shattered into pieces!

Precious Moutai liquor spilled all over the ground, emitting a strong aroma.

The old director was struck dumb, standing there frozen, his whole body trembling uncontrollably!

"Ghost Hand... It's him! It must be him! He's back!!!"

Chen Jianguo let out a suppressed growl like a wild beast, his eyes instantly turning red!

The nightmare of thirty years has been repeated once again today!

"master……"

Seeing her master's pained expression, Su Qingge felt as if her heart was being torn apart.

Just then.

A large, warm, and powerful hand gently patted Chen Jianguo's shoulder.

Chen Jianguo was startled and turned his head.

Lin Chen had stood up at some point.

His face, which usually wore a lazy smile, now appeared as deep as an abyss and as cold as a knife!

It was as deep as the endless starry sky, and as cold as ice that never melts!

"Old Chen."

Lin Chen's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a domineering power that could penetrate the soul and give people a great sense of security.

"Thirty years is too long."

"Today, I've resolved your regret."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Chen had already turned around and grabbed Su Qingge's wrist.

"Let's go! To the scene!"

"Buzz—!!!"

Accompanied by a furious roar of the engine!

The black Audi RS7 ripped through the tranquility of the countryside, speeding toward the city center of Jiangcheng in Chen Jianguo's shocked gaze!