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

The atmosphere in the ward was exceptionally harmonious.

Lin's mother held the two girls' hands, her face beaming with joy, and enthusiastically promoted her precious son.

Su Qingge and Su Ke'er nodded from time to time, their cheeks slightly flushed, and their gazes occasionally glanced shyly at Lin Chen on the hospital bed.

Seeing this scene, Lin Chen felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

"Buzz—Buzz—"

A sudden, urgent phone vibration shattered the tranquility.

It's Su Qingge's phone.

She felt like she had been granted a pardon and quickly took out her phone.

But the moment she saw the caller ID, her expression hardened, and she immediately regained the seriousness characteristic of a criminal investigator.

She walked to the window, lowered her voice, and answered the phone.

"What?"

Are you sure?

"Okay, I'll be right there!"

After just a few brief exchanges, her expression turned extremely serious, and a wary flame reignited in her clear, cold phoenix eyes.

After hanging up the phone, Su Qingge quickly walked back to the bedside and nodded apologetically to Lin's mother and Zhang Zheng.

"Auntie, Captain Zhang, I'm sorry, there's an urgent mission for the team, I have to go there right away."

Her gaze finally fell on Lin Chen, her eyes revealing a hint of worry and reluctance that she herself was unaware of.

"You should rest well and not move around too much until your wound has healed."

"What happened?"

Lin Chen perfectly captured the curiosity of an injured soldier.

Su Qingge hesitated for a moment, but remembering that Lin Chen was already a specially appointed consultant, she leaned down and said quickly in a very low voice:

"In the intensive care unit next door, we just admitted a top-level witness."

She paused, lowering her voice even further, tinged with a hint of coldness.

"He possesses a complete list of the core members of a massive transnational drug trafficking organization."

"The higher-ups have given a strict order: his absolute safety must be ensured, as this is crucial to the success or failure of the entire operation."

Lin Chen understood.

Witnesses of this caliber are thorns in the side of desperate criminals, who will stop at nothing to eliminate them.

"Go ahead, be careful."

Lin Chen whispered his instructions.

Su Qingge gave him a deep look, then turned and walked away quickly, her ponytail drawing a neat arc in the air.

Looking at her decisive figure, Lin's mother couldn't help but click her tongue in admiration.

"This girl is beautiful and capable; she's a perfect match for our Lin Chen!"

Lin Chen: "..."

Shortly after Su Qingge left, a series of neat, heavy, and powerful footsteps echoed from outside the corridor.

The sound was dense and oppressive; the tactical boots pounding on the floor tiles felt like they were pounding on a person's heart.

A fully armed special police team has been deployed.

The atmosphere in the entire corridor instantly shifted from tranquility to a chilling atmosphere.

Immediately afterwards, a loud voice full of confidence and boastfulness came from the corridor; it was Li Mingyu.

"Everyone, pay close attention!"

"From this moment forward, this floor will be an impregnable fortress! Not even a fly will be able to get in!"

"The snipers are in position, and all the ventilation ducts and windows are equipped with infrared sensor alarms! This security plan, which I personally designed, is absolutely airtight!"

His voice was loud and clear, deliberately raised in pitch, clearly wanting Su Qingge, who hadn't gone far, to hear him, so as to demonstrate his abilities from a distance.

Lin Chen lay on the bed, listening to Li Mingyu's boasting, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Airtight?

There is no such thing as absolute defense in this world.

……

Night falls.

Dark clouds loomed over the city outside the window, and a fierce wind howled.

Large raindrops pounded furiously against the glass, making a crackling sound that mingled with the muffled rumble of thunder rolling across the sky.

Such terrible weather is the best curtain to cover up evil.

Lin Chen had slept too much during the day and was wide awake at the moment.

The effects of the [Body Enhancer (Intermediate-Grade)] far exceeded his expectations. The wounds no longer hurt, leaving only a tingling, healing sensation, and a surge of power was re-coalescing throughout his body.

With his eyes closed, his [God-level Hearing] was passively activated to its maximum.

The whole world was disassembled and reassembled in his ears, and no subtle sound could escape his notice.

The sounds of rain, wind, and distant thunder outside the window were distinct and layered.

In the corridor, the suppressed breathing of the SWAT team members and the rapid heartbeats caused by tension filled the air.

"Bang...bang bang...bang..."

Their heart rate was 30 percent faster than normal.

That is fear of the unknown.

Soon, a deliberately hushed conversation penetrated the walls and the sound of rain, clearly reaching Lin Chen's ears.

"Hey, did you hear? The person who accepted the bounty on the dark web this time might be the 'Silent One'."

Shh! Keep your voice down! Don't jinx it.

"I'm not kidding... He's an S-class monster. I've heard that everyone who's seen him is dead. He even slit the throat of that warlord in Southeast Asia while he was sleeping in his underground bunker."

"Deputy Captain Li's plan... will it really work?"

"Stop talking nonsense, open the safety lock, and pray..."

The whispers of the special police officers were filled with deep dread about the man codenamed "The Silent One."

Amidst these tense discussions, Li Mingyu's confident boasting continued intermittently, sounding particularly ironic.

"Don't worry! With me, Li Mingyu, here, everything will be fine!"

Lin Chen almost burst out laughing as he listened to all this.

Nothing in this world is foolproof!

Just then.

Boom—!

A thunderclap rang out, deafening and instantly drowning out all other sounds.

Under the cover of the thunder, an extremely subtle sound, almost blending into the ambient noise, entered Lin Chen's ears.

That wasn't footsteps.

Instead, it's a specially made, soft, sound-absorbing sole that makes a very slight sound when rubbing against wet, slippery tiles.

Light as a feather.

But it didn't escape Lin Chen's ears.

coming!

Immediately following, accompanied by the sound of wind and rain, a fainter hissing sound rang out.

It's like some kind of high-pressure gas is silently cutting through special bulletproof glass.

Lin Chen's eyes snapped open, his gaze icy cold!

at the same time.

He clearly "heard" that the two special police officers guarding the security passage at the end of the corridor, whose rapid breathing and heartbeats stopped abruptly at the same moment.

No, it's not a stop.

Instead, it became incredibly calm and long without warning, as if I had instantly entered a deep sleep.

Hypnotic gas?

What a swift move!

Almost at the same moment, the cold, mechanical voice of the system exploded in his mind!

[Ding! An S-class criminal has been detected posing a deadly threat. Emergency mission triggered!]

[Mission Name: Hunt Down the "Silent Ones"!]

[Mission Description: Top hunters often appear as prey. Before anyone can react, uncover the S-class assassin "The Silent One" lurking in the shadows and protect witness Old White!]

[Task Reward: God-level Mastery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (including all techniques of acupuncture, observation, auscultation, inquiry, palpation, and breath regulation)!]

Lin Chen's gaze pierced through the wall, as if he could see Li Mingyu still boasting to his subordinates in the middle of the corridor.

The cold smile on his lips could no longer be concealed.

A fortified wall?

This is clearly a sieve that leaks air from all sides!

next second.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Chen raised his right hand and ripped the IV needle off the back of his hand!