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

Shadow's eyes, hidden behind the mask, stared intently at Lin Chen for a full ten seconds.

Those ten seconds felt like an eternity.

Su Qingge could clearly hear her own heart pounding like a drum. She even felt that her life was hanging by a thread, depending on the other person's decision.

Sudden.

"Ha ha……"

"Hahahaha!"

A hoarse, shrill laugh, like the scraping of metal, erupted from behind the silver mask, echoing throughout the private room.

The shadow slowly lowered the golden Glock that had been pressed against Su Qingge's forehead.

He leaned back into the soft leather sofa, as if he had let down all his guard, laughing so hard he was doubled over, his shoulders shaking violently.

"interesting."

"That's fucking hilarious!"

Shadow stopped laughing abruptly, sat up straight, and casually tossed the golden pistol onto the coffee table.

"There are many people in this world who want to take things from my 'shadow'."

"But you're the first person to dare talk to me like that."

The boiling murderous intent that had been burning in his unfathomable eyes had faded, replaced by an appreciation of a worthy opponent, or rather, the recognition of a beast among its own kind.

"Your woman is very moisturized."

"Your courage is even more robust."

Before he could finish speaking...

Shadow suddenly leaned forward, grabbed a jet-black titanium alloy briefcase from beside him, and slammed it heavily onto the leather coffee table!

boom!

The dull thud made Su Qingge's heart leap.

"The thing is inside."

The shadow leaned back, lazily crossed its legs, and made a "please" gesture.

"Now, it's yours."

"Provided you survive to get it off the ship."

Lin Chen's face still held that same cynical arrogance.

His gaze fell on the suitcase, and his eyes blinked almost imperceptibly.

[Godlike sense of smell], operating at full power!

In an instant, the private room was filled with the strong, pungent smell of Cuban cigars, the rich aroma of top-grade whiskey, the complex scent of men's sweat and hormones, and even the exotic perfume worn by Su Qingge after she had disguised it...

All the messy odor information is instantly stripped away, filtered, and archived in 0.01 seconds.

then.

He smelled it.

In the torrent of billions of scent molecules, he precisely captured a faint yet incredibly familiar scent.

That flavor is unique.

It is a special-grade extreme cold aviation rust-proof oil specially formulated by Jiangcheng Military Industry Research Institute for the "Deep Sea Ghost" project!

This oil has an extremely complex formula and is produced in very limited quantities to adapt to the extreme low temperature and high pressure environment of the ultra-deep sea. Apart from the core laboratory of the military research institute, it is impossible for outsiders to come into contact with it.

that's it!

A terrifying glint of light burst forth from the deepest part of Lin Chen's pupils!

The blueprints are in this box!

At that moment, all the muscle fibers in Lin Chen's body tensed to their limit beneath his suit.

He held Su Qingge's arm seemingly relaxed, but in reality, he had already accumulated strength to its peak.

He had even planned out his route in his mind for the next 0.5 seconds—

He suddenly leaped up, snatched the box, smashed the French windows behind him, and used his [God-level Parkour] to escape from the outside of the ship with Su Qingge!

A close call!

Just as he was about to take action!

Om-!

Buzzing—!

A sharp, high-frequency buzzing sound, accompanied by violent vibrations, suddenly erupted from Su Qingge's arms without warning!

That's not a cell phone.

That was a miniature encrypted communicator specially made by the military that she kept close to her body!

To prevent detection, the communicator was set to the highest level of silent mode, retaining only the most basic high-frequency physical vibration.

But in this deathly silent private room, this sudden buzzing and vibration was louder than an air raid siren!

brush!

Su Qingge's face drained of all color in an instant, turning as pale as paper!

Her delicate body suddenly stiffened, and a bone-chilling cold shot from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head!

Finished!

Almost at the same time!

Inside the private room, Shadow's nonchalant demeanor vanished abruptly!

His silver mask suddenly turned towards Su Qingge, and the eyes beneath the mask, which had just been filled with admiration, instantly transformed into two of the most bloodthirsty and venomous snakes!

Killing intent!

A killing intent ten or even a hundred times stronger than before swept through the entire private room!

"A cop?!"

Two words, filled with boundless rage and the humiliation of being mocked!

at the same time!

Click! Click! Click! Click...

Eight sharp, uniform, and cold metallic clicks rang out simultaneously!

The eight elite mercenaries who stood around like statues pulled the bolts of their HK416 assault rifles at the same moment!

Bullet loaded!

Eight dark, deadly gun muzzles formed a crossfire network with no blind spots.

Four guns were locked onto Lin Chen's head and heart!

The other four guns were aimed at the stunning beauty in his arms, whose face had already turned pale!

Su Qingge's body trembled violently under the lock of eight killing intents.

She wasn't afraid of death.

As a criminal police officer, she had long since disregarded life and death.

What she feared was that this incredibly foolish accident would cause the entire mission to fail!

What she feared was that Lin Chen would be trapped in this hopeless predicament because of her!

Cold sweat instantly soaked her smooth back; beneath her tight-fitting long dress lay a cold, slippery patch.

What on earth is going on?!

Only Director Lu Zhenhua has the highest authority over this communication channel. Without his instructions, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to contact him!

unless……

A name that made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave surfaced in her mind.

Li Mingyu!

……

Jiangcheng City, thousands of kilometers away.

Maritime Safety Administration Command Center.

Li Mingyu's eyes were bloodshot, and his face was filled with a kind of frenzied excitement and a desire to atone for his sins.

After botching the arrest operation against "Global Stars" and being repeatedly berated by Director Wang and high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has completely lost his mind.

He used all his connections, even going so far as to violate regulations and overstep his authority, to forcibly take over the Maritime Bureau's public channel.

"Connect me to 'Poseidon 2'! Issue a warning using the highest level of international clear code!"

"Order them to stop the ship immediately! Submit for inspection!"

"Tell them that there are wanted criminals and top-level state secrets stolen on board the ship!"

He roared furiously at the communications officer.

In his imagination, he was turning the tide with swift and decisive action, and a shining medal of honor was already gleaming on his chest.

He had no idea that his clever phone call had sealed the fate of his colleague, who was far away on the high seas.

He personally pushed Lin Chen and Su Qingge into an abyss of certain death.