Chapter 124 Miss Xia, please stay
Li Qihan took off his gloves, and the metal box glowed coldly under the flashlight.
He tapped the box with his finger, his voice muffled and deep. "The shipper stuffed the box full of dry ice. Solid carbon dioxide, minus 78.5 degrees Celsius—enough to fool the temperature detector and make security think it's just an ordinary biological sample."
Xia Lili's pupils shrank. "So after the plane took off, the dry ice gradually evaporated..."
"The temperature rises and the battery is exposed."
Li Qihan took over her words, his eyes sharp as a knife, "Zhuyang Industrial's NX-7 lithium battery has an energy density three times that of ordinary batteries. It will inevitably go into thermal runaway at high temperatures."
The headlights on the tarmac cast the shadows of several people on the ground, their outlines as sharp as silhouettes.
Luo Xiao gasped after hearing Li Qihan's analysis. "Dry ice creates a cloudy shadow under X-rays, which is perfect for masking the battery structure. Plus, that old airport security scanner has a low resolution for organic matter—it's a truly well-thought-out plan."
Li Qihan didn't respond.
He picked up the test report, and the paper rustled between his fingers.
After a while, he suddenly said, "The inner wall of the box is coated with nano-scale copper foil."
"It can effectively block metal detection."
Li Qihan continued, his voice eerily calm, "And the metal casing itself can interfere with the security signal."
"More importantly, there are heat-conducting copper pipes hidden here, which can artificially create a local heat source and cause the temperature inside the box to rise even higher."
At this time, the battery blasting expert quickly delivered an important message: among these twelve groups of high-energy-density lithium batteries, the internal structure of one group was internally short-circuited!
When the dry ice is exhausted and the temperature inside the box rises, the internally short-circuited battery will heat up, which is equivalent to an ignition source, igniting surrounding batteries and causing "thermal runaway."
The air seemed to freeze.
Xia Lili clenched the coffee cup in her hand, and the plastic shell of the coffee cup made a creaking sound under the weight.
She stared at the seemingly ordinary silver box, as if she could see through the metal the cruelty and ruthlessness of the mastermind behind it.
"As for your hallucination of the plane exploding over the agricultural experimental base, whether it was a coincidence or the other party had calculated the time for the NX-7 to explode is still unclear."
Li Qihan showed Xia Lili and others the map near the agricultural base in the police system.
Near the agricultural base are large areas of high-tech industrial parks, covering various entrepreneurial parks from automobile manufacturing, chip manufacturing to precision instruments.
This entire area is Yangcheng's new science and technology city, which gathers countless cutting-edge technology laboratories and scientific research talents.
"Any explosion over the area the plane passed through would cause huge economic losses and casualties."
"The mastermind behind this can't precisely calculate the time of the NX-7 battery explosion, but they can calculate the approximate range."
When Xia Lili learned the result, she felt a chill down her spine. The person behind this was truly scheming.
Luo Xiao sighed: "Investigating this case will probably be a tug-of-war."
"The passengers on this flight must be checked, as must all crew members, and everyone at Zhuyang Industry must be checked..."
Li Qihan glanced up at the darkening sky, then turned to Xia Lili: "Now that your doubts are resolved, are you willing to leave work?"
Xia Lili nodded quickly, someone was waiting for her!
"Then you guys keep working hard, I'm leaving first!"
"Wait a minute..." The airport police officer stopped Xia Lili with an apologetic look on his face. "Everyone has come here exhausted and hasn't had dinner yet. Let's go have dinner first. We can continue the battle tonight after dinner."
Li Qihan glanced at the mental state of the police officers and nodded in agreement: "Thank you."
The officer turned to Xia Lili and said, "Officer Xia, I'm truly sorry for not cooperating with you today. Please have a meal before you leave. The airport has prepared a buffet restaurant in the VIP reception hall."
Xia Lili wanted to refuse, but when she heard the words "VIP reception hall," her eyes lit up and she nodded in agreement: "Okay, my friend is waiting for me in the VIP reception hall."
Half an hour ago, Jiang Yun borrowed someone's cell phone and sent a message to Xia Lili, saying that he was waiting for her in the VIP reception hall, and that if Xia Lili wanted to contact him, she could call the VIP reception hall hotline.
After sending Xia Lili to the airport, the driver took Jiang Yun, who was waiting for Xia Lili, to the VIP reception hall.
Luo Xiao understood what he said: "So, Mr. Xia came to the airport to pick up a friend this time, which is why he was able to predict the aviation accident."
——"Yes, my friend has been waiting for me for a long time."
Xia Lili sighed, feeling that Jiang Yun was really tolerant of her. He was able to wait for her patiently for so long without a single complaint. The first message he sent after borrowing her phone was to ask her if she was okay.
Luo Xiao suddenly became excited: "Wait, your friend is Jiang Yun, right? I remember seeing him at Ocean Park last time!"
"Winning the World Championships this time is incredible! I told everyone I knew Jiang Yun before he became famous, and that he even assisted us with a case, but they didn't believe me. I should have asked Jiang Yun for an autographed photo back then!"
Li Qihan, who was originally typing on his phone, heard this and glanced at Xia Lili.
Luo Xiao was still talking to Xia Lili. "Your friend's fans are too crazy. The incident of the airport pick-up blocking the terminal today was all over the trending searches. It was disrupting public order, and the whole internet was complaining about it."
After Luo Xiao reminded her, Xia Lili quickly said, "Those people weren't his fans. When I was picking him up at the airport, I was squeezed in the crowd and heard a man wearing a hat and a mask say that the extras for the pick-up had already been arranged."
"Jiang Yun doesn't know about this. His flight information today is confidential."
"I want to help him investigate this matter. The mastermind hired extras to pick up Jiang Yun at the airport, pretending to be Jiang Yun's fans and disrupting the airport order. Is this a frame-up?"
——"Oh my god, this is too bad! Jiang Yun has only just become famous!"
Luo Xiao's eyes widened in surprise. "So that's how it is! This constitutes disturbing public order and infringing on personal reputation. However, if you look closely, it's a violation of public security regulations. These matters can be resolved in court. The most you'll get is a few days of administrative detention and compensation."
"But the damage to Jiang Yun's reputation is much more serious than this. It's so difficult for public figures."
When he said this, he couldn't help but ask, "Did Jiang Yun offend anyone?"
Xia Lili shook her head and said, "I don't know either."
Jiang Yun has a cheerful personality and seems to be popular. How could he offend anyone?
As they were talking, everyone had already arrived at the airport building. However, before Xia Lili entered the VIP reception hall, she heard hurried footsteps.
"Miss Xia! Please stay!"
Several bodyguards in black led the way and the crowd automatically parted.
The man walking in front was wearing a neat suit, his brows revealing the dignity of someone who had held a high position for a long time, but at this moment his face was full of anxiety.
——Liang Gezhou, President of Ruiling Airlines.
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