A passing traveler through the heavens

When Ji Lin heard Li Ying say those words, his face was filled with disbelief.

What kind of earth-shattering event could compel the usually composed Liu Jiehui to take such an astonishing action?

Filled with doubt and shock, Ji Lin and his companions entered the police headquarters. They walked through the spacious and bright corridor, their footsteps sounding exceptionally clear in the quiet environment.

Finally, the group arrived at the conference room located on the top floor.

At the entrance, a stern-faced police officer gestured for them to hand over all electronic devices they were carrying.

After completing this procedure, Ji Lin and the others filed into the conference room, where they found seats and sat down quietly, waiting for what was about to happen.

Not long after, the conference room door was pushed open again, and Liu Jiehui strode in with several capable subordinates.

All eyes immediately focused on this key figure.

With a solemn expression, Liu Jiehui walked to the head of the conference table and slowly sat down.

Then, he turned his head slightly and nodded to a subordinate beside him. The subordinate, who had received the instruction, cleared his throat and announced in a low and serious voice.

"Dear colleagues, I apologize for calling you all back so late, but there is indeed an extremely urgent and crucial matter that I need to report."

"Just recently, Interpol sent a message to our Hong Kong Island Police Headquarters that internationally wanted criminals—the Equator Organization—have successfully seized a small, portable nuclear bomb in South Korea!"

"Furthermore, according to reliable intelligence, they are planning to make a deal with a terrorist organization on Hong Kong Island."

"According to preliminary calculations by professionals, if this nuclear bomb were detonated, its power would be enough to completely level the entire Hong Kong Island!"

"What's worse, all indications suggest that these ruthless members of the Equator Organization have already quietly infiltrated Hong Kong Island..."

Upon hearing these words, Ji Lin was filled with shock and disbelief.

His gaze involuntarily swept quickly over Liu Jiehui, trying to glean more clues and information from the other man's expression and demeanor.

At the same time, Liu Jiehui seemed to notice Ji Lin's gaze, and their eyes briefly met in the air.

Liu Jiehui looked at Ji Lin with a serious expression and asked him earnestly for his views and suggestions on the current situation.

Ji Lin frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then expressed some simple opinions, but did not give any clear instructions or decisions.

Liu Jiehui nodded, took a deep breath and said, "Before everyone arrived, I had already decisively activated the emergency response mechanism."

"After careful consideration, this conference room will serve as our temporary command center for dealing with this crisis." With that, he glanced around at everyone present.

Ji Lin sat there quietly, staring at Liu Jiehui with an expressionless face, seemingly neither surprised nor satisfied with the arrangements he had made.

However, Liu Jiehui did not back down because of Ji Lin's silence; he continued to demonstrate his courage and decisiveness.

After a brief pause and a glance around, Liu Jiehui spoke again: "Given the seriousness of this case, I have decided to personally take charge of this operation."

Operation codename: 'Cold War'!

Upon hearing this, Ji Lin's lips curled up slightly, a smile that vanished in an instant, like a fleeting moment.

But he quickly regained his composure, skillfully concealing his true emotional reaction.

At this moment, Liu Jiehui slowly stood up, strode to Ji Lin, extended his right hand and said with a smile, "Commander Ji, I hope we can cooperate with each other from now on."

Seeing this, Ji Lin hesitated for a moment, but finally stood up and grasped Liu Jiehui's outstretched hand.

He replied, "Alright, since you are the acting director, then I will follow your orders."

As he spoke, he deliberately emphasized the word "agent," the implication of which was self-evident.

Ji Lin did not leave the police headquarters all night. He sat quietly in his office, gazing at the deep night outside the window, his thoughts churning like a tide.

Time passed by, and finally a new day arrived.

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the window onto Ji Lin's slightly tired face. After checking his phone and receiving a message, Ji Lin went to a coffee shop near the police headquarters and sat down.

Then a mysterious figure appeared at the store entrance—it was Yang Jianhua, who had come from the north.

After a moment of eye contact, Yang Jianhua said softly, "My family is already aware of the Equator Organization." He then leaned forward slightly and solemnly stated that they would do their utmost to assist Ji Lin if he needed anything.

After chatting with Yang Jianhua for a few minutes, Ji Lin left and returned to his office. When Ji Lin returned, a series of urgent knocks suddenly sounded on the door.

Ji Lin frowned slightly and called out, "Come in." The door slowly opened, and Li Ying strode in.

Ji Lin glanced at Li Ying and said calmly, "Speak your mind."

After receiving permission, Li Ying took a deep breath, quickly composed himself, and began to report the latest situation to Ji Lin.

It turns out that just last night, after Liu Jiehui took over as the commander-in-chief of Operation Cold War, the police launched a swift operation and successfully captured a member of the Equator organization.

Unexpectedly, in order to rescue their captured comrade, the Equator organization took a desperate gamble and kidnapped Liu Jiehui's wife and daughter.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, Lau Kit-fai did not hesitate to issue an order to raise the Hong Kong Island Police Force to Level 2 alert.

Meanwhile, all leave for frontline officers across Hong Kong's police districts was cancelled, and he was to mobilize two-thirds of the police force for the rescue operation...

After listening to Li Ying's somewhat hasty and nervous report, Ji Lin's expression hardened. Without daring to delay, he hurriedly rushed to the temporary command center.

The moment he stepped into the command center, he immediately saw Liu Jiehui, who was fully armed, wearing a heavy bulletproof vest and holding various sophisticated equipment.

Seeing this, Ji Lin was about to say something to Liu Jiehui, but before he could utter a single word, Liu Jiehui decisively raised his hand to interrupt Ji Lin's words.

Liu Jiehui's gaze was firm, and he said with a serious expression, "We'll talk when I get back!"

After saying that, he turned and left without looking back, leaving Ji Lin with only a resolute and determined back view.

Ji Lin opened his mouth, but ultimately did not utter another word.

After Liu Jiehui left, Ji Lin took a deep breath, composed himself, and then sat steadily in the main seat of the temporary command center, beginning to systematically take charge of the entire situation.

At this moment, Ji Lin's eyes were fixed on the huge screen in the command center, which clearly displayed Liu Jiehui's every move and his movement trajectory.

Soon after, Liu Jiehui successfully arrived at a subway station on Hong Kong Island.

However, at that moment, Liu Jiehui's urgent and deep voice suddenly came from the audio system in the command center—"There's a bomb!"

These three words were like a thunderclap, instantly exploding in Ji Lin's ears.

But in just a moment, Ji Lin forced himself to calm down and quickly issued the order: "Immediately dispatch bomb disposal experts to meet Liu Sir! Be quick!"

He then issued several more orders, requiring relevant personnel to strictly control the flow of people in the subway, firmly guard all entrances and exits, and absolutely not give the kidnappers any chance to escape.

And we must protect the safety of the people of Hong Kong Island.

However, to everyone's surprise, not long after Ji Lin issued these orders, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out in the command center's audio system.

The sudden, deafening roar seemed to tear the entire world apart, causing everyone present to tremble and their faces to contort in shock.

Ji Lin immediately shouted loudly into the command center channel, his voice sounding particularly abrupt and anxious in the noisy environment.

Immediately afterwards, a slightly tense and hurried voice came from the scene: "Report to command center! An extremely serious incident has occurred here! Due to the sudden explosion of a bomb, a bomb disposal expert has been seriously injured and is in critical condition!"

"Commander Liu also suffered minor injuries, but his condition is relatively stable."

"However, two innocent Hong Kong Island citizens died at the scene! Currently, the scene is in complete chaos, and order has been thrown into extreme disorder..."