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    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 5

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      by — The First Gift Technical Section of the Shuangcheng Public Security Bureau, 1:00 AM. The lights were blindingly white, and the air was thick with the smell of coffee, heat from electronic equipment, and some kind of chemical reagent. Computer fans hummed as data streams and comparison progress bars scrolled across several screen walls. Lin Jianfeng sat on a temporary folding chair in the corner, still wearing the jacket with the torn cuff. She hadn't changed, nor did she feel sleepy. She held an unlit…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 46

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      by — extra 【1. Morning jogging competition】 At 6:30 in the morning, in the private gym on the second basement floor of the apartment, the air was still filled with the coldness of last night and the slight sound of the fresh air system just starting up.The daylight simulation light has not been adjusted to the brightest, providing only soft light enough to see the outline of the instrument clearly. Lin Jianfeng stepped onto the treadmill with crisp movements.She called up the preset "mountain mode",…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 45

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      by — After the morning glow Time is the most just magician and the gentlest healer.It flows quietly, taking away the smoke and tears, healing the scars and ravines, and unfolding a new picture for those who persevere and work hard. Three years later. It's spring again, and the plane trees in Shuangcheng have once again sprouted green buds, and the air is filled with the fresh breath of resurrected flowers and plants.The city is still busy, but it seems a little more calm and orderly than before. 9 a.m.,…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 44

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      by — twin cities morning light It's midsummer, the sixth month after the new department was launched. After half a year of running-in and operation, the "Financial Crime and Cybersecurity Joint Investigation Section" is like a precision instrument that is gradually running into its best condition and begins to play its role efficiently and quietly.Under the leadership of Lin Jianfeng, the department successfully detected several new online financial fraud cases, destroyed two cross-border criminal gangs that…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 43

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      by — anniversary The wind in March has lost its harshness and brought with it a touch of warmth, blowing through the branches of the city that are gradually turning green.The sky is a clean blue, and the sun is bright but not scorching. For most people, this day is just an ordinary spring weekend.But for Lin Jianfeng and Shen Qingwu, it has special meaning - one year ago today, the case of Shen Qingwu's parents, after ten years of silence and months of twists and turns, was officially retried by the…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 42

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      by — Meet parents On the last weekend before the Spring Festival, the Twin Cities ushered in the first decent snow since the beginning of winter.The snowflakes were not big, they were fine and dense, quietly covering the outline of the city, temporarily burying the hustle and bustle under the soft whiteness. Lin Jianfeng drove, carrying Shen Qingwu, to an old but well-managed institutional family home in the east of the city.The speed of the car was not fast, and the wheels made a slight rustling sound as…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 41

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      by — moving The weekend after the listing ceremony was sunny, and the winter sunshine brought a rare warmth. The old house left by Shen Qingwu's parents is located in a quiet community for senior cadres in the West District of Shuangcheng. The red brick exterior walls are covered with dead vines and the environment is quiet. However, the house itself is already old and the interior decoration is simple, which can even be said to be a bit outdated and old.More importantly, it is nearly an hour's drive from the…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 40

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      by — new beginning The third month after the judgment came into effect, early winter. In the Shuangcheng Public Security Bureau building, preparations are underway for a new department to be launched - the Financial Crime and Cybersecurity Joint Investigation Section.The establishment of this department directly stems from the insufficiency of traditional criminal investigation methods exposed in the "Dark River" case in the face of high-tech, high-intelligence, and cross-domain financial cyber crimes.It…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 4

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      by — Warning Two days had passed since Lin Jianfeng’s night visit to the Qingyuan Capital building. The investigation had fallen into a strange stalemate. The surface clues of Zhao Ming’s case seemed to have been meticulously scrubbed by an invisible hand. The technical department had recovered the cloud backup of Zhao Ming’s phone, but the call logs and social media content were so normal they were boring—like a carefully scripted play. The scrap of paper pointing to "NL" and the Nanwan project…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 39

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      by — community service It was seven o'clock in the morning on the first weekend after the verdict came into effect.In the old town of Shuangcheng, there is a community service center called "Nuan Yang".The air is filled with the faint aroma of soy milk and fried dough sticks and the fresh smell of fresh morning dew. Shen Qingwu was wearing an extremely ordinary light gray sports suit, with her hair tied into a neat ponytail. She had no makeup on her face and only applied a light layer of lip balm.She stood…
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