You went on a blind date and presented an A-level wanted criminal as a meeting gift?

It was 11:50 p.m.

Outside the window, the rain was pouring down and thunder was rumbling.

Large raindrops pounded wildly against the French windows, forming a curtain of water that blurred the entire world.

In the huge study, only a warm yellow table lamp was on.

Ye Qingcheng sat upright behind the million-dollar ebony desk, holding a quarterly financial report of the group in her hand, her gaze focused, as if she were carefully reviewing it.

But the knuckles of her right hand, which was gripping the Parker pen, were slightly white from the force, and a barely perceptible tremor betrayed her true emotions.

Trying to remain calm.

Only ten minutes remained until the time indicated on the death notice.

The footsteps of death seemed to overlap with the thunder outside the window, striking her heart with each beat.

Outside the heavy solid wood door of the study, on the sofa in the living room.

Lin Chen lay on his back with his legs casually propped up on the coffee table, holding his phone in his hand, the screen displaying the game interface of "Happy Elimination".

Every now and then, he would let out a low murmur of complaints about the game's idiotic design.

He seemed even more relaxed than at home, as leisurely as a salted fish sunbathing.

However, in his spiritual world, the scene was quite different.

My [God-level Hearing] has already been activated to its fullest potential!

The entire villa, along with the surrounding area within a hundred meters, became his absolute domain.

Countless sounds are received, filtered, layered, and analyzed by his brain.

The sound of torrential rain outside the window is the background noise.

The whistling sound of the night wind passing through the treetops is a mid-frequency sound.

The noise of car tires rolling over puddles on the distant highway is background noise.

Inside the study, Ye Qingcheng's suppressed, slightly rapid breathing could be heard.

And the pounding of her heart, like a drum, as if it were about to burst out of her chest.

These are the things that Lin Chen is truly focused on.

Time passed by, second by second.

11:57.

Eleven fifty-eight.

11:59...

Just as the second hand was about to jump to twelve o'clock!

"BOOM—!!!"

A pale white flash of lightning tore through the night sky, followed by a deafening clap of thunder!

Almost at the same moment.

A faint, sharp hissing sound, mixed with the rolling thunder, flashed by from the central air conditioning vent on the ceiling of the study!

The sound was so faint that it was almost inaudible, even fainter than the flapping of a mosquito's wings!

Even the world's top special forces soldier would never have been able to detect that one ten-thousandth of a second of unusual sound in such a thunderstorm!

But Lin Chen heard it.

His previously languid eyes suddenly flashed with a terrifying light!

The phone in his hand was deformed by the sudden burst of strength from his muscles, the screen shattered, and he casually threw it away!

One second he was lying on the sofa like a lazy cat, the next second he sprang up from the sofa like a prehistoric beast that had been awakened!

The expensive Persian carpet beneath his feet was worn so hard that a clear indentation was left!

"Bang--!!!"

The study door, made from a single piece of teak, was smashed to pieces by his shoulder!

Wood chips flying everywhere!

The sudden loud noise terrified Ye Qingcheng, who was already feeling uneasy, causing her to drop her pen on the table with a "thud".

She turned around abruptly and saw Lin Chen rushing in like a mad tiger, and was both shocked and furious.

"What are you doing!"

Lin Chen gave her no explanation!

Before his brain could even issue commands, his body, relying on its honed fighting instincts, reacted in the fastest and most effective way!

A pounce like a hungry tiger!

Under Ye Qingcheng's astonished and confused gaze, Lin Chen's strong body knocked her off the large leather seat!

"what!"

Ye Qingcheng let out a short cry of surprise. She was spun around by an irresistible force and was thrown hard onto the carpet beside her.

The two rolled around in a ball.

next second.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Three faint, almost inaudible whooshing sounds rang out!

Three steel needles, as thin as cow hair and shimmering with a deep blue luster, shot out with perfect precision from the air conditioner vents on the ceiling!

Their target was the headrest of the leather chair where Ye Qingcheng had just been sitting!

Three poisoned needles were driven deep into the thick top-grain cowhide, leaving only the needle tips that trembled violently and emitted a buzzing sound!

The needle pierced the cowhide, instantly turning it charred and carbonized, releasing a foul stench of burnt protein.

Highly poisonous!

A deadly poison that kills instantly upon contact with blood!

Ye Qingcheng stared blankly at the three still trembling poison needles and the rapidly expanding black corrosion mark.

Her pupils dilated to their maximum size in an instant!

A chill that seeped into her bones surged wildly from her tailbone to the top of her head!

Cold sweat instantly soaked through her expensive silk shirt!

in case……

If it weren't for Lin Chen's earth-shattering pounce...

At that moment, the three poisoned needles would accurately pierce the back of her head!

She is now a cold, rotting corpse!

Death has never been so close!

Only then did she realize that she was being pressed down by a firm, hot male chest.

The masculine, hormonal scent emanating from Lin Chen, mixed with a faint soapy aroma, forcefully filled her nostrils.

Through the thin fabric of his clothes, she could clearly feel the outline of his steel-like muscles and the powerful beating of his heart beneath them.

Lin Chen's eyes were as cold as ice as he stared intently at the air conditioner vent on the ceiling, one hand still pressing tightly against the back of her head, burying her face in his chest.

"Don't move."

His voice was deep and hoarse, yet it possessed a reassuring magic.

Ye Qingcheng's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was about to explode.

I can't tell if it's the fear of surviving a disaster or because it's the first time in my life I've had such intimate contact with a man.

Lin Chen quickly got up, his movements swift and decisive, and pulled Ye Qingcheng up, dragging her to a blind spot in the room's surveillance system.

He rushed to the air conditioner vent and looked up to check.

Inside the blinds, everything was empty.

There was no launching device, no trace.

The opponent was an absolute master who used some kind of air pressure device to remotely launch poison needles from a corner of the villa through a complex ventilation system.

It's even possible that the person isn't even in this villa!

Lin Chen's face was so gloomy it could drip water.

He has an intimate knowledge of the villa's structure, especially its intricate ventilation system...

He slowly turned around, looked at Ye Qinghan who was still pale and shaken, and delivered his final judgment in an unquestionable tone.

"This house is not clean."

There's a mole.