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

The museum's core exhibition hall.

This is the place with the highest security level in the entire Jiangcheng City.

The surrounding walls are all made of half-meter-thick explosion-proof steel plates, and in the center of the exhibition hall is an independent booth covered with bulletproof glass.

Dozens of extremely soft spotlights shone on the center of the booth from different angles.

There, quietly sits a rare treasure—the Nine Dragons Jade Cup—that radiates a warm, lustrous sheen and is carved with nine lifelike dragons!

"Bang!"

The ventilation duct louvers above the exhibition hall were violently kicked away from the inside.

Jack, dragging his right leg, which was pierced by a dagger and dripping with blood, fell awkwardly from the ventilation shaft and crashed heavily onto the marble floor.

"hiss--!"

The intense pain made Jack gasp, but he couldn't care less about treating his wound.

His eyes, hidden behind the mask, were fixed on the Nine Dragons Jade Cup in the center of the display stand, radiating an extremely fanatical and greedy light!

"The national treasure... is mine now!"

Jack limped to the front of the booth, pulled out a specially made diamond window breaker from his waist, and smashed it hard against the bulletproof glass that was said to be able to withstand sniper bullets!

"Snap—splash!"

The bulletproof glass shattered under the physical force of a specially designed window breaker, scattering across the ground.

Jack excitedly reached out his trembling hands and held the priceless Nine Dragons Jade Cup in his palms.

Feeling the cool, warm touch, Jack couldn't help but tilt his head back and burst into an extremely manic and twisted laugh!

"Hahaha! I got it! I finally got it!"

"What Jiangcheng Police Station? What Detective Lin Chen? They're all just playthings in my hands, Magician Jack's hands!"

However, just as he was laughing most wildly...

"clatter."

A very soft, yet very steady footstep echoed softly in the exhibition hall.

Jack's laughter stopped abruptly, and he turned his head sharply.

Lin Chen had somehow jumped down from the ventilation shaft and was now standing quietly less than ten meters away from him.

Lin Chen's white shirt was covered in dust and bloodstains, but there was no panic or shortness of breath on his handsome, godlike face.

He casually brushed the dust off his shoulders, then put his hands in his pockets and stared at Jack with an expression as if he were looking at someone mentally challenged.

"Smile, why aren't you smiling anymore?"

Lin Chen's lips curled into a mocking smile.

"Weren't you laughing quite loudly just now? Go on, I'm listening."

Looking at Lin Chen's nonchalant demeanor, Jack's fear once again spread uncontrollably.

How did this man manage to do that?!

Why does he always have this air of being in control?!

"Lin Chen!!!"

Jack was completely enraged by Lin Chen's gaze.

He ripped the clown mask off his face and slammed it to the ground!

Beneath the mask was an extremely handsome face, even bearing some mixed-race features, but at this moment, that face was twisted together by extreme anger and madness, appearing ferocious and terrifying.

"Don't look at me like that!"

Jack raised the Nine Dragons Jade Cup in his hand and roared wildly at Lin Chen.

"You think you've won?! You think you've won by pushing me to the brink?!"

No! You've lost! You've lost completely!

Jack dragged his injured leg back two steps, raised the Nine Dragon Jade Cup high, and made a gesture as if he was ready to smash it at any moment.

"Lin Chen, I know you're a great fighter; your speed is even faster than a bullet!"

"But can you outrun gravity?!"

Jack's eyes gleamed with malice as he began his self-righteous psychological warfare.

"This is a priceless national treasure! It's the face of Jiangcheng City and even the entire country!"

"If I loosen my grip right now... *snap*, this priceless treasure will turn into a pile of worthless rubble!"

"And you, Lin Chen!"

Jack pointed at Lin Chen's nose, his tone filled with the pleasure of revenge.

"As a special advisor to the police, you failed to protect national treasures; you will be condemned for all time!"

"Netizens across the country will tear you to shreds! Su Qingge can't protect you! Lu Zhenhua can't protect you either!"

"You will be utterly disgraced! You will be despised by everyone, like a stray dog! Hahahaha!"

Jack became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see Lin Chen kneeling on the ground, crying and begging for mercy.

In his view, Lin Chen, a policeman who prides himself on being righteous, cares most about his reputation and responsibility.

Using national treasures as a threat is absolutely a fatal blow!

however.

A second passed.

Five seconds passed.

Ten seconds passed.

The imagined scene of Lin Chen being terrified, shouting "No!", and even kneeling down to beg for mercy never materialized.

Lin Chen maintained his hands in his pockets.

He even yawned with extreme boredom, and then... let out an extremely flippant whistle.

"Beep—"

The whistling echoed in the empty exhibition hall, sounding extremely jarring.

"Are you done talking?"

Lin Chen picked at his ear and said in an extremely lazy and extremely irritating tone.

"Hurry up and throw it after you've finished talking."

"Aren't you tired of holding it up?"

"Go ahead and smash it, just to hear the noise."

"In all my years, I've never heard what it sounds like when a cup worth hundreds of millions of dollars shatters."

Lin Chen even took a step forward, adopting a posture of listening intently, his eyes filled with...expectation?!

"you……"

Jack was completely stunned!

His hands, which were holding the Nine Dragons Jade Cup, froze in mid-air. The maniacal laughter on his face instantly vanished, replaced by extreme bewilderment and disbelief!

This script is wrong!

Why isn't he afraid?!

Why didn't he beg for mercy?!

He must be bluffing!

Yes, he's definitely playing mind games with me! He's betting I won't dare to fall!

Jack frantically tried to reassure himself.

He gritted his teeth, staring intently into Lin Chen's eyes, trying to find even the slightest hint of panic in those deep pupils.

but.

Lin Chen's eyes were as calm as a dry well, even carrying a hint of...amusing amusement at a monkey show!

"Lin Chen! Stop pretending!"

Jack roared hysterically, veins bulging on his forehead.

"You think I wouldn't dare to throw a punch?! Let me tell you, I, Magician Jack, am never threatened by anyone!"

"Okay, then go ahead and fall."

Lin Chen shrugged and spread his hands out innocently.

"If you don't fall, you're my grandson."

"You son of a bitch!!!"

Faced with such extreme contempt and humiliation from Lin Chen, Jack's taut string of reason finally snapped!

"You forced me to this! If we're going to die, we'll all die together!"

Jack's eyes turned bloodshot, and he let out a desperate, beast-like roar. With a sudden burst of strength, he slammed the priceless Nine Dragon Jade Cup down violently and furiously onto the hard marble floor!