Lin Xiaoxi, a newly promoted civil servant, joined the Economic Investigation Bureau of Haicheng City and bumped into director Gu Chenzhou on the first day of reporting.
The man's epaulette was cold and stiff, and he grabbed her wrist and warned: "This is not a place to play house, be ready to get out at any time."
But he handed her hot milk late at night when she was working overtime, and stood in front of her when she was in danger while handling a case.
When she finally plucked up the courage to get closer, she accidentally discovered a photo hidden deep in his study - her prosecutor mother and the young Gu Chenzhou standing side by side, with a dazzling smile.
"You approached me for revenge?" Lin Xiaoxi's voice trembled.
Gu Chenzhou clutched her father's injustice file, her Adam's apple rolling: "No, it's to pay off the debt."
The eye of the storm was the bright red "deceased" seal next to her father's name.
"I will tell you the truth about your father."
Involved in the center of Haicheng's financial crisis, Lin Xiaoxi dug out key evidence from the pile of documents.
When she inserted the blood-stained USB flash drive into the computer, Gu Chenzhou's encrypted file popped up on the screen:
"The internal code name of the Economic Investigation Bureau is 'Deep Sea', the tenth year of the latent mission..."