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

As Lin Chen released Xinghai New Materials Company's core secrets onto the dark web, the entire business and technology circles of Jiangcheng City were shaken by a massive earthquake the following morning.

The research and development white glove that Tianqiong Group invested tens of billions of yuan to build turned into an empty shell overnight without any valuation basis.

Moreover, Ye Qingcheng mobilized a massive amount of capital and launched a suicidal short-selling attack on the traditional energy sector under Tianqiong Group the moment the A-share market opened.

The financial war is raging, and the real-world crackdown is also underway.

Inside the Jiangcheng City Public Security Bureau, Su Qingge stood at the front of the main office of the Major Crimes Unit, holding a newly approved search warrant in her hand.

"Attention all teams! Xinghai New Materials is suspected of committing an extremely serious crime endangering public safety. Immediately split into three groups to seize all their laboratories, warehouses, and financial records. All electronic devices must be disconnected from the internet and sealed on the spot!"

Su Qingge's voice was cold and crisp, exuding a swift and decisive air.

The officers quickly took action.

However, Li Mingyu, who was at the back of the crowd, rolled his eyes and started to get thinking.

He has recently been severely reprimanded by Director Lu Zhenhua for a series of embarrassing incidents, and his position has been repeatedly demoted.

Everyone in the bureau knows that the credit for solving the weather-related serial murder case goes to Lin Chen, that unofficial consultant.

Li Mingyu was extremely dissatisfied and desperately wanted to find a chance to turn the tables.

He glanced down at the task allocation sheet in his hand.

Xinghai New Materials has a large chemical cold storage facility in the suburbs, which is nominally used to store special polymer materials that require ultra-low temperature preservation.

This place was remote, so Su Qingge assigned it to a peripheral team to put up seals.

"This is a lucrative job."

Li Mingyu secretly made his own plans.

A business tycoon of the Tianqiong Group's stature would never keep any shady core evidence or prohibited chemicals in a downtown R&D building; they would definitely hide them in a cold storage facility in the suburbs, a place no one cares about.

If he could lead his men in first and find some decisive evidence, wouldn't the credit be his?

Thinking of this, Li Mingyu didn't even say hello. He directly called out three of his familiar security team members, grabbed the keys, and drove the police car straight to the suburban cold storage.

10:00 AM, a chemical cold storage facility in the suburbs.

The area is surrounded by wasteland, with weeds growing taller than a person.

The huge blue-and-white corrugated iron factory building stood on the open ground, exuding a sense of desolation and death.

Li Mingyu jumped out of the police car, straightened the collar of his police uniform, drew his sidearm from his waist, and waved to his three subordinates behind him.

"Cheer up, all of you! If we manage to pull a big fish out of here today, I'll recommend you guys for a commendation when we get back—each of you will receive a third-class merit, no doubt about it!"

Li Mingyu shamelessly made empty promises.

Upon hearing this, several of his men immediately became energized, grabbing their guns and following behind Li Mingyu.

The main entrance to the cold storage is a heavy double alloy door.

Li Mingyu stepped forward and found that the indicator light on the access control system was green, indicating that it was unlocked.

"Something's definitely fishy. They didn't even lock the door; the person inside must have run away in a real hurry."

Li Mingyu gave a smug sneer, raised his foot, and kicked the door with extreme arrogance.

The doors slid open slowly to both sides, and a blast of cold white air rushed out.

Li Mingyu led the way and swaggered in.

The cold storage room was extremely spacious, with rows of tall metal shelves piled high with sealed blue chemical drums.

The exhaust fan overhead emitted a low hum, and the temperature was around minus ten degrees Celsius. It was a little cold for them, who were wearing thin summer police uniforms, but they could still bear it.

"Captain, there's nothing here except buckets."

One of his men rubbed his arms and looked around.

"You don't know anything! Search carefully! Pry open all those buckets and take a look!"

Li Mingyu put the gun back in its holster, ready to go all out.

Just then, a muffled loud thud came from behind them.

"boom!"

The heavy alloy door slammed shut without warning!

Immediately afterwards, a black sealing strip popped out from the edge of the door seam, and with the "click-click" sound of the mechanical lock cylinder, the entire door was completely locked.

Li Mingyu was stunned for a moment, and a sense of foreboding suddenly rose in his heart.

He quickly ran back to the door and pushed it hard, but the alloy door didn't budge.

"What happened? Why is the door locked?"

His subordinates panicked.

Just then, an extremely cold, electronically altered voice suddenly came from the loudspeaker on the top of the cold storage.

"Are all the police officers in Jiangcheng as stupid as you?"

The voice was filled with undisguised mockery and murderous intent.

Li Mingyu's expression changed drastically, and he roared at the ceiling.

"Who are you! I'm warning you, assaulting a police officer is a serious crime! Open the door right now!"

A piercing, cold laugh came from the loudspeaker.

"Assaulting police officers? You've ruined billions of dollars worth of Sky Dome Group's business. What's a few dead police officers?"

"Since we're here, we might as well stay here and become an ice sculpture."

As soon as he finished speaking, the refrigeration valves on the walls of the cold storage room emitted a sharp hiss.

Large amounts of liquid nitrogen mixed with ultra-low temperature cold air gushed out of the vents!

The numbers on the temperature display inside the cold storage began to drop at a terrifying, visible rate.

minus fifteen degrees Celsius.

It's minus twenty degrees Celsius.

Minus thirty degrees Celsius!

Almost instantly, the air in the cold storage seemed to freeze.

Li Mingyu's breath instantly turned into white frost, sticking to his eyebrows and eyelashes.

He felt a bone-chilling cold, like countless steel needles piercing his bones, and his blood flow slowed down.

"Captain! There's no cell phone signal! I can't make any calls!"

One of his men held his phone and frantically pounded on the screen.

The cold storage's thick metal walls, combined with a special shielding layer, directly block all radio waves.

"Break down the door! Break down the door now!"

Li Mingyu panicked completely, pulled out his gun, and fired three shots at the lock on the alloy door.

"Bang bang bang!"

The bullets struck the half-meter-thick alloy door, leaving only three shallow white marks; even the ricochets nearly injured them.

The temperature is still dropping, approaching minus forty degrees Celsius.

At such extreme low temperatures, human bodily functions will rapidly decline.

In less than ten minutes, Li Mingyu and his three men were so cold that their bodies turned purple and they could barely stand.

They collapsed in despair on the frost-covered ground, huddling together for warmth, but it was all in vain.

"Oh no... I'm really going to freeze to death this time..."

Li Mingyu's lips were frozen blue, his teeth chattered wildly, and his mind was filled with regret.

He tried to take credit for himself, but ended up stepping right into a death trap set by the Sky Dome Group.

Meanwhile, the Jiangcheng City Public Security Bureau.

Lin Chen was sitting in Su Qingge's office chair, leisurely sipping a cup of hot tea.

In his mind, the [God-level Network Tracking Technique] was running in the background at low power, monitoring the signal distribution of police terminals throughout the city.

Suddenly, Lin Chen paused slightly in the hand holding the teacup.

He opened his eyes and looked at the city map on the computer screen.

The green signal light representing Li Mingyu and the three police officers vanished into thin air the moment it entered the coordinates of the Xinghai Chemical Cold Storage in the suburbs.

It's not the kind of signal attenuation that occurs when entering a basement, but rather an instantaneous disappearance caused by an extremely strong physical shielding layer.

Lin Chen's eyes instantly turned cold.

He put down his teacup, stood up, and strode out of the office.

"Qingge, take the people and go to the cold storage in the suburbs."

Lin Chen's voice echoed in the corridor, carrying an undeniable chilling intensity.

"That idiot Li Mingyu is about to ruin himself."