Chapter 123 How to Conceal the Truth
The female lawyer, who had been busy handling a transnational case, stepped forward to apologize to Xia Lili. "I'm sorry, Officer Xia. I was too anxious and spoke rudely to you. I apologize. Thank you for saving the lives of everyone on the plane."
With her leadership, those who had previously attacked Xia Lili also stood up and apologized to Xia Lili.
Xia Lili listened to these people apologize to her one by one and sighed, "So I really am not bored and want to stop you from making a lot of money."
After all, she earns as much as these people by relying on her ability to predict the future.
And now it seems to have made another fortune.
Xia Lili turned to look at Liang Chuyue and Xu Zhifeng, the uncle and nephew.
Liang Chuyue's face was as red as a monkey's butt at this time. She didn't dare to look at Xia Lili at all. As soon as Xia Lili looked at her, she felt pain in her knees.
One of the passengers asked, "Didn't Ms. Liang say that if any dangerous goods were detected, we would kneel down and kowtow to the officer?"
"Officer Xia's persistence saved Ruiling Airlines. Miss Liang truly owes Officer Xia a huge debt of gratitude for this."
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When Liang Chuyue heard what others were discussing, her neck shrank like a quail.
Xia Lili looked at her and suddenly said, "Ms. Liang."
Liang Chuyue trembled when Xia Lili called her name.
She stood out dejectedly, bit her lip, and as if she had given up, she bent her knees and knelt down towards Xia Lili.
Xia Lili immediately helped her up: "Don't be afraid, we proletarians don't practice kneeling and kowtowing."
Everyone present blushed when they heard this, and felt that Xia Lili was glowing all over.
Liang Chuyue: My knees are already touching the ground, and you’re telling me this?
Xia Lili helped her up, her expression becoming awkward. She knew Xia Lili was giving her a way out. "I'll fulfill all the conditions I promised."
At this moment, a burst of orderly and powerful footsteps came from afar, beating in everyone's hearts like a war drum.
Everyone turned around and looked at the same time——
Li Qihan strode at the front of the team, neatly dressed in his police uniform. He was fair-skinned, with regular features. His eyes, slightly upturned, were sharp as a knife. His nose was high, and his lips were thin and tightly pursed, revealing an unapproachable coldness.
The outline under the police hat was sharp and angular, and the whole person standing there exuded an aura of majesty without even being angry.
Behind him was a team of well-trained police officers, each of whom walked with agile steps, like a moving wall of steel.
The police officers quickly gathered around and protected Xia Lili in the center. They all stood straight and looked concerned.
They stood still in tacit understanding, like a silent wall, instantly calming the scene.
"Mr. Xia!" everyone shouted in unison, their tone full of respect and closeness. They wished they could take a rocket here, but the airport was too far from the city.
On the way, they heard that Captain Li, who was usually quiet, made so many phone calls and contacted various parties. They guessed how much pressure General Xia had to withstand alone at the airport this time. Fortunately, the result was good and the hidden danger was successfully found.
One of the young police officers quickly stepped forward, handed over the insulated bag, and smiled brightly. "Mr. Xia, thank you for your hard work investigating this case! Are you hungry? We brought hot coffee and snacks. Please fill your stomach first."
Xia Lili smiled shyly and took the thermal bag: "Thank you, I'm a little hungry."
The two airport police officers were surprised at the attitude of the people from Yangcheng General Administration towards Xia Lili.
Luo Xiaozhao explained to the two of them, "This is our specially hired expert. He is just a figurehead in the bureau."
The two police officers were even more surprised when they heard that the specially hired expert was so young.
Do they want to keep people alive? No wonder they can contact the Civil Aviation Administration directly.
The police sent a team and two airport police officers to the cargo hold to check the situation and conduct follow-up investigations.
Xia Lili held the warm coffee in her hand, and through the mist, she looked up at Li Qihan: "Captain Li, you're quite late this time."
The end of her voice rose slightly, with a hint of teasing.
Li Qihan paused, his deep eyes fixed on her face.
He pursed his lips and said in a low but clear voice: "Sorry."
This sudden apology made Xia Lili's fingers tremble, and she almost spilled her coffee. She didn't expect this usually stern man to apologize so solemnly, and for a moment she was a little at a loss.
"I was just joking..." She subconsciously touched the tip of her nose, and her tone softened unconsciously.
Li Qihan's gaze lingered on her slightly tired face for a moment, and his brows furrowed slightly.
He raised his hand to signal the police officer behind him to take over the scene. His voice was soft, but every word was clear: "I'm sorry for causing you any injustice."
Somehow, these words made Xia Lili's nose ache.
Without waiting for her response, Li Qihan turned around and walked towards the airport ground. His slender back was particularly tall and straight in the semi-darkness of the night.
"Leave the rest of the investigation to us."
Xia Lili reacted and quickly followed: "Wait, Captain Li, I want to know the results of the investigation too!"
Li Qihan didn't look back when he heard this, but he slowed down his pace unconsciously.
The apron next to the aircraft cargo hold.
The security officer came over and told Xia Lili and the others, "The blasting experts have already checked and taken out the batteries and sample boxes. The batteries have been placed in an explosion-proof box for low-temperature storage. The danger has been eliminated."
Luo Xiao frowned as he flipped through the test report in his hand. His voice was low, "The most crucial question now is—how did this biological sample box containing a lithium battery slip through security and get on the plane? According to aviation regulations, such high-risk items simply cannot pass through checked baggage inspection."
Xia Lili's eyes flickered slightly, and she lowered her voice and said, "Not only that, there's something even more bizarre—in my hallucination, I saw that the plane exploded right over the agricultural experimental base. Is this a coincidence, or..."
She paused and looked up at Li Qihan, "Did they even accurately calculate the time it would take for a lithium battery to explode?"
Li Qihan tapped the notebook lightly with his slender fingers and suddenly asked, "What did you see when you opened the box?"
“There’s fog coming out.”
Xia Lili recalled, "It was a thick white fog, like the cold air you get when you open a freezer."
Luo Xiao immediately pulled up the security check records. "Strange! The records show that the temperature of this box was minus 40 degrees Celsius before boarding the plane, which fully meets the transportation standards for biological samples."
Li Qihan put on gloves and carefully inspected the inside of the box.
Suddenly, his fingertips paused on the inner wall - where fine water droplets condensed.
"It's dry ice." His eyes glared, and he spoke in a deep voice, "The shipper put a large amount of dry ice in the box, using its sublimation properties to create the illusion of low temperatures. Once the plane took off, the dry ice evaporated completely, and the temperature rose, which caused the lithium battery to explode."
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