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

Lin Chen's cold "Don't move" came too late.

Li Mingyu ignored his warnings, or rather, he didn't take Lin Chen seriously at all.

In his view, this was nothing more than a sensationalist threatening letter.

His fingers touched the edge of the King of Hearts.

A cool, smooth sensation just came from my fingertips.

The next moment, something unexpected happened!

"puff--!"

There was no source of ignition and no accelerant.

The playing card that was lying quietly on the table suddenly burst into flames of a ghostly blue!

Flames rose up, carrying an eerie and bewitching aura, with an astonishingly high temperature that instantly scorched and distorted the surrounding air!

"ah--!"

Li Mingyu let out a pig-like scream. The excruciating burning pain made his mind go blank, and he instinctively flung his hand away!

He flung the burning playing cards into the air.

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, the card traced a ghostly blue path in the air, but instead of falling, it was completely engulfed by the eerie flames within just two seconds.

It burned out completely.

Finally, only a small clump of blue ash remained, coalescing and shaping in the air until it finally transformed into a lifelike rose shape before gently falling to the ground.

The whole process was extremely fast and extremely bizarre!

A faint, elegant fragrance, reminiscent of a high-end men's cologne, filled the air.

The entire office was deathly silent.

All the officers were stunned, their mouths agape, their eyes filled with incomprehensible fear and horror.

What is this?

Spontaneous combustion?

Remote fire control?

Is this a crime scene or a Harry Potter magic lesson?!

Su Qingge's pupils contracted to their maximum size, and she subconsciously looked at Lin Chen, the only one in the room who remained calm.

Lin Chen ignored the commotion around him and slowly stepped forward.

He crouched down in front of the pile of blue rose ashes, put on gloves, and carefully picked up a little powder with tweezers.

Then, he brought the tweezers to his nose and took a gentle sniff.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, staring intently at him, awaiting judgment.

A few seconds later.

Lin Chen stood up, a playful smile on his face.

"Low-temperature white phosphorus, a mixture of magnesium powder and slow-release agent."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was like a reassuring balm, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"The surface of the playing cards is coated with a special chemical coating that is extremely unstable. Once it comes into contact with the temperature of human skin, it will immediately trigger a reaction and ignite the white phosphorus and magnesium powder inside."

Su Qingge looked at Lin Chen's profile, her beautiful eyes sparkling with admiration.

Lin Chen scanned the expressions of sudden realization on everyone's faces and continued:

"So, it's not some kind of sorcery."

"It's chemistry."

He paused, then the smile on his lips widened.

"He's showing off his skills, and he's also provoking us."

A few simple words instantly dispelled the superstition and fear that had gripped everyone's hearts.

So that's how it is!

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening, and their gazes toward Lin Chen changed from awe to utter worship!

Only Li Mingyu, clutching his scalded red fingers, instantly transformed his fear into furious anger upon hearing this explanation.

He felt his intelligence being repeatedly rubbed into the ground by that damned "magician" along with Lin Chen!

"What a charlatan!"

Li Mingyu roared at the air, like an enraged bull.

"Immediately seal off the entire city! Launch a city-wide manhunt! Find this show-off!!"

Lin Chen shook his head, as if looking at an unreasonable child.

"The fact that he dared to send out a notice shows that he has absolute confidence that he can perform his 'magic trick' right under our noses."

He turned around, looked out at the deep night, and his gaze became distant.

"A top hunter is not afraid of the hunting grounds becoming more lively."

Just then.

The pleasant system notification suddenly appeared in Lin Chen's mind.

[Ding! S-class criminal detected. Time-limited mission issued!]

[Mission Title: The Magician's Curtain Falls!]

Mission Objective: Capture international master thief "The Magician" Jack and retrieve the legendary blue diamond, "The Heart of the Ocean"!

[Mission Rewards: God-level magic hand speed, God-level disguise skills, and 500 million in cash!]

[God-level magic speed: The brain and hand nerves synchronize with zero delay, and the hand speed breaks through the limits of human ability. It can instantly complete all magic tricks such as shuffling, hiding cards, switching objects, and manipulating mechanisms, without any mistakes or traces, and cannot be captured by the naked eye or high-speed cameras.]

[God-level disguise technique: Can instantly change appearance, adjust body shape and voice, impersonate men, women, young and old without flaws, requires no complicated props, and can perfectly imitate expressions, tone of voice and habits, making it difficult for even close relatives and experts to distinguish the real from the fake.]

A glint of unprecedented brilliance flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

Good guy!

This reward is practically tailor-made for this "magician"!

This thief must be caught!

……

The next day, in the morning.

The Jiangcheng City Public Security Bureau urgently established a special task force for the "November 11.23rd Major Jewelry Theft Warning Case".

In the somber atmosphere of the conference room, Li Mingyu stood in front of the huge electronic screen, full of vigor.

He seemed to have forgotten the humiliation of last night, and now he had regained his commanding leadership demeanor.

"Comrades!"

Li Mingyu cleared his throat, pointed at the defense map of the Expo Center on the screen, and spoke with great enthusiasm.

"To deal with such an arrogant criminal, we must use absolute force to crush all his schemes and tricks!"

"My plan is to set up an impenetrable fortress!"

With a wave of his hand, the defense map on the screen instantly became densely packed.

"I have applied to the Municipal Public Security Bureau to deploy 300 elite officers from the Special Police Detachment to form a three-tiered perimeter around the Expo Center!"

"On the outer perimeter, a fixed sentry post will be set up every five meters! On the inner perimeter, three mobile patrol teams, accompanied by police dogs, will be deployed to conduct continuous 24-hour cross-patrols!"

"All personnel entering and exiting the venue, regardless of their identity, must undergo three separate security checks: metal detection, X-ray scanning, and iris recognition!"

"I demand that even the soles of the shoes be thoroughly inspected!"

Li Mingyu became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see the criminals surrendering.

"Under such a tight net, not even a fly could get in, let alone a person!"

The impassioned speech ended.

Sparse applause rang out in the conference room.

Li Mingyu was enjoying all of this with great satisfaction. Finally, he cast a provocative glance at the man who had been sitting in the corner the whole time, drinking tea leisurely without saying a word.

"Advisor Lin."

He deliberately raised his voice to draw everyone's attention.

"What do you think of my 'ironclad defenses'?"