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

The Cloud Tower has three underground floors.

This is the core area of ​​the building's foundation, where the air is filled with a strong smell of cement and a damp, chilly atmosphere.

The dim, temporary searchlights shone on the gray-white concrete walls, creating an exceptionally oppressive and eerie atmosphere.

When Lin Chen brought Ye Qingcheng down to this location in the temporary construction elevator, the site had already been completely sealed off by the security team that had arrived earlier.

Dozens of construction workers wearing hard hats huddled in a corner, their faces pale and trembling.

In the center of the venue, several police officers were gathered in front of a massive load-bearing column with a diameter of two meters.

Lin Chen pushed through the crowd and led Ye Qingcheng inside.

When Lin Chen, who was well-informed, saw the image on the load-bearing column, he couldn't help but frown.

Ye Qingcheng was so frightened that she let out a soft cry, closed her eyes, and buried her head in Lin Chen's shoulder.

That's horrible!

On the surface of the load-bearing column, where half of the formwork had just been removed, a human-shaped outline was clearly visible!

Most of the deceased's body was embedded firmly in the hard concrete, with only his head and right hand protruding.

His mouth was wide open, and his eyes bulged outward due to extreme terror and suffocation, as if he had seen something extremely horrific before he died.

The grayish-white cement paste had solidified on his face and hair, making him look like an extremely bizarre modern sculpture!

"Make way! What are you all doing here? What's so interesting!"

Just then, a voice that Lin Chen found extremely familiar and annoying came from behind the pillar.

Li Mingyu, dressed in a police uniform and holding a powerful flashlight, swaggered out.

This guy had been removed from his position as deputy captain of the criminal investigation team and demoted to a regular squad leader in the public security team because of his repeated stupid mistakes.

Unexpectedly, the security of this construction site falls under his jurisdiction today.

When Li Mingyu looked up and saw Lin Chen and Ye Qingcheng, he was stunned for a moment, and then a hint of jealousy and excitement flashed in his eyes.

This is the beautiful CEO of the Ye Group!

If I can demonstrate my prowess in this case, solve it quickly, and help the Ye Group resolve this major problem, I might gain President Ye's favor and rise rapidly in rank, crushing Lin Chen, that pretty boy, under my feet!

Thinking of this, Li Mingyu suddenly felt that he could do it again.

He cleared his throat, put on what he thought was a very professional expression, and strode up to Ye Qingcheng.

"Hello, Mr. Ye! I am Li Mingyu, the captain of the security team."

"Don't worry, with me here, this case will definitely be solved soon!"

Li Mingyu pounded his chest loudly.

Ye Qingcheng forced herself to lift her head from Lin Chen's arms and gave him a cold look.

"Captain Li, since you're so confident, then tell me your conclusion."

"What exactly is going on?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mingyu immediately perked up, waving his arms exaggeratedly and beginning his "performance."

"Mr. Ye, everyone! Based on my meticulous on-site investigation and logical reasoning, this case is actually quite simple!"

Li Mingyu pointed at the corpse embedded in the pillar and spoke with spittle flying.

"The deceased was Wang Daqiang, the general contractor of your construction site, right?"

"I just checked the surveillance footage. There's only one entrance/exit to this third basement level. The footage shows that at 1 a.m. last night, only Wang Daqiang entered the third basement level, and no one else has entered or left since!"

"Think about it! How could a living person possibly run into a concrete pillar on their own?"

Li Mingyu slapped his thigh suddenly, looking smug as if to say, "There's only one truth."

"There's only one truth! That is, Wang Daqiang must have embezzled project funds and withheld his workers' wages! As a result, he aroused public outrage!"

"When he came down to inspect last night, several of his underlings who harbored resentment against him had already been lying in wait here."

"Taking advantage of his inattention, they pushed him directly into the formwork of the load-bearing column that was being poured, and then poured concrete on him alive!"

"This is absolutely a classic case of a premeditated revenge killing stemming from a dispute over the division of spoils!"

"The murderer must be hiding among the workers who just poured the concrete for this pillar! If we capture them and subject them to severe torture... no, I mean, a surprise interrogation, we'll definitely get a confession!"

"This case can be closed now!"

After Li Mingyu finished speaking, he proudly raised his chin and gave Lin Chen a provocative look, as if to say: How about it? My reasoning was flawless, wasn't it?

"Whoosh—!"

The surrounding security guards immediately applauded in response.

"Captain Li is brilliant!"

"As expected of Captain Li, he saw through the essence of such a complex case at a glance!"

Listening to these flattering remarks, Li Mingyu felt so happy he was practically flying to heaven.

However, Ye Qingcheng's pretty face instantly turned ashen!

Unequal distribution of spoils?

A contractor who embezzled project funds was buried alive by his subordinates?

If Li Mingyu closes the case on this basis and then reports it to the media, the reputation of the Ye Group will be completely ruined!

How will the outside world view the Ye family?

People might think that the Ye Group is poorly managed and its construction quality is questionable, and they might even suspect that this multi-billion dollar building was built with human blood as bait!

"Li Mingyu, what nonsense are you spouting! Our Ye Group always pays project funds on time and in full; there's absolutely no way we would deduct wages! You're slandering us!"

Ye Qingcheng was so angry that she trembled all over and pointed at Li Mingyu, scolding him.

"Oh dear, Mr. Ye, please don't get agitated."

"You can know a person's face but not their heart. You're so high up, how could you know the dirty tricks of these contractors down here?"

Li Mingyu, oblivious to his own mortality, continued his sarcastic and sarcastic remarks.

"Pfft..."

Just then, a mocking and disdainful laugh suddenly rang out in the oppressive underground space.

Everyone turned around and saw Lin Chen with his arms crossed, looking at Li Mingyu with an expression as if he were an idiot.

"Captain Li, I always thought you were just a little bad at handling cases, but I never imagined you were not only brainless, but also blind."

Lin Chen didn't hold back and launched into his sarcastic remarks.

"Lin Chen! What the hell did you say?! How dare you insult police officers?!"

Li Mingyu immediately jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Insult you? I'm afraid I'd insult the very word 'insult'."

Lin Chen sneered, crossed the cordon, and strode to the load-bearing pillar with the corpse embedded in it.

He stretched out his long, slender fingers and tapped lightly on the grayish-white concrete surface around the body.

"Li Mingyu, is your brain filled with cement? Or did your physics teacher teach you PE?"

Lin Chen turned his head, his voice suddenly rising, carrying an undeniable domineering aura.

"Open your dog eyes and see clearly!"

"If Wang Daqiang was really pushed into the pouring sluice by a living person and buried alive in cement."

"When a person faces suffocation and death, they will definitely struggle extremely violently!"

"This violent struggle will cause a large number of cavities to form inside the uncured concrete, and the surface will be left with extremely obvious bubbles, ripples, and traces of violent tumbling!"

Lin Chen suddenly pointed to the cement surface around the corpse.

"But look at this pillar! The concrete surface around the body is as smooth as a mirror, extremely dense, without even a single extra air bubble!"

"What does this mean? It means that Wang Daqiang didn't struggle at all when he entered that pillar!"

"He might even be a dead man, or a living dead completely incapacitated, before he even enters the cement!"

"You call this a revenge killing and burying someone alive? I think you're just desperate for credit!"

Lin Chen's words were like a resounding slap across Li Mingyu's face.

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence!

Everyone looked in the direction Lin Chen was pointing.

Sure enough, the cement around the corpse was incredibly smooth, completely defying the physical logic of a living person struggling!

Li Mingyu's face instantly turned a deep purplish-red, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Ye Qingcheng looked at Lin Chen's tall and straight back, her beautiful eyes instantly sparkling with admiration.