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    • 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 However, the house itself is already old and the interior decoration is simple, which can even be said to be a bit outdated and old.More importantly, it is nearly an hour's drive from the…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…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 38

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      by — judgment Three months passed in tension, waiting and constant struggle. These three months were an earth-shaking three months for the two cities. Taking the "letter of investment" submitted by Shen Qingwu as the trigger and core framework, the task force joined forces with the Discipline Inspection Commission, Economic Investigation, Anti-Corruption and other departments to launch a fierce general attack on the "Underground River" network. Dana Liu, the actual controller of "Changhe Trading", was…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 37

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      by — A sharp struggle In the City Bureau Building, on the floor where the task force was located, the air was as tight as a fully drawn bowstring.The fluorescent tubes emit uniform and cold white light, illuminating the corridors and offices without a shadow, but they cannot dispel the permeating complex atmosphere, which is a mixture of paper, ink, anxiety and some invisible pressure. Shen Qingwu was placed in a relatively quiet office used for witness questioning, accompanied by two female police…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 36

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      by — Shen Qingwu's chess game The day after Shen Qingwu made his choice, it was the darkest moment before dawn. She didn't alert anyone, including Lin Jianfeng who was guarding the outer living room.Just sitting alone in front of the computer in the study, the blue light of the screen reflected her unusually calm face.She didn't turn on the light, only the slight sound of typing on the keyboard sounded regularly in the silence, like some kind of secret ritual. She logged into a separate server hidden beneath…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 35

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      by — The choice of clear mist Wang Youcai's collapse and confession were like sparks thrown into boiling oil, instantly exploding within the city bureau and some hidden circles in Shuangcheng. The name of Dana Liu, the actual controller of "Changhe Trading", was officially included in the fugitive list, and his assets were quickly frozen and seized.The retired "Director Li" (former head of a key position at the Municipal Development and Reform Commission) was taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 34

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      by — The reversal of the interrogation room City Bureau, Ninth Interrogation Room.The air here seems to be soaked in the mixed smell of depression, sweat and cheap disinfectant all year round. The walls are a cold light green, and the one-way mirror reflects the pale light, which makes Wang Youcai, who is sitting in the interrogation chair, even more earth-colored and sweaty. Forty-eight hours had passed since his arrest.After the initial panic, the remaining luck and the slickness developed from years of…
    • A Sharp Edge Emerges From The Mist Chapter 33

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      by — The end of superficial rupture The operation to abandon the chemical plant ended with the arrest of Wang Youcai and three of his accomplices.Weapons, ropes and chemicals intended to be used to "clean up" Shen Qingwu were found at the site, as well as some paper and electronic documents involving the embezzlement of land compensation for the "New City Project" and records of transactions with other officials that Wang Youcai failed to completely destroy in a hurry.Although it is not yet the core evidence…
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