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

Late at night, on the edge of international waters.

Inside a huge, abandoned World War II air-raid shelter hidden among underwater reefs.

This is the infamous "Poseidon" black market, renowned throughout the underworld.

Outside the heavy blast-proof iron door stood eight armed mercenaries dressed in camouflage uniforms.

Their eyes scanned each person who approached with suspicion.

"Halt! Who goes there? Pass!"

A black mercenary picked up his AK47 and shouted at Lin Chen, who was walking towards him, in broken Chinese.

Lin Chen had completely immersed himself in the role of "Chachai" at this point.

He was wearing a floral shirt with the collar open, revealing his muscular chest and a thick gold necklace.

With a thick cigar dangling from his mouth, he strode around with an arrogant air, his arrogance reaching its peak.

"Get out of my way! You don't even recognize me? Are you blind?!"

Lin Chen didn't waste any words and instantly activated [God-level Language Proficiency].

He started cursing in fluent Thai with a heavy local accent!

At the same time, he slapped the black mercenary hard across the face with a powerful backhand!

"Snapped!"

The slap was so powerful that it sent the 1.9-meter-tall black man spinning three times on the spot, and two of his back teeth flew out!

"Splash!"

Upon seeing this, the surrounding mercenaries instantly pulled back their bolts, all pointing their dark gun barrels at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen didn't even glance at the gun barrels. He simply took out a black pure gold token engraved with a skull from his pocket and casually threw it on the ground.

"Go tell your superiors that Chatchai from the Golden Triangle has arrived."

"If you don't get anything good tonight, I'll blow this whole crappy cave up!"

The mercenary captain who was leading the group picked up the token and his expression changed drastically upon seeing it.

Chase!

That guy is one of the top three most ruthless characters in Southeast Asia, a madman who kills without blinking an eye!

They absolutely cannot afford to offend such a big client!

"It was Boss Chatchai! It was a misunderstanding! It was all a misunderstanding!"

The captain quickly put on a fawning smile and kicked the stunned black man away.

"Get out of the way for Boss Chatchai!"

Lin Chen snorted coldly, exhaled a thick cigar smoke ring, and swaggered into the air-raid shelter.

The black market was incredibly large, almost like an underground town.

Everywhere was dimly lit, filled with the pungent smell of cheap perfume and alcohol.

Both sides were lined with stalls selling all kinds of prohibited items, from drugs and weapons to rare wild animals.

Lin Chen ignored the surrounding trash and headed straight for the underground auction house at the deepest part of the air-raid shelter.

At this moment, the auction hall was filled with gangsters, drug lords, and wanted criminals from all over the world.

Lin Chen found a seat near the front, sat down with an air of superiority, and put his legs up on the back of the chair in front of him. His arrogant posture drew angry glares from several big shots around him, but after seeing the scar on his face, they all silently turned their heads away.

On the stage, an auctioneer dressed in a tuxedo and white gloves was shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Gentlemen, this next item is definitely a top-tier commodity!"

"A full fifty million Chinese yuan in cash! All of them are brand new banknotes with consecutive serial numbers! Due to certain special reasons, this money is currently in a bit of a hot potato."

"Starting bid: 30 million Chinese Yuan! Each bid must be at least one million Yuan! Let's begin!"

As the auctioneer pulled off the red cloth covering the cart, dozens of transparent money boxes filled with hundred-yuan bills were instantly revealed to the crowd!

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

It's right here! This is the fifty million that disappeared from the tunnel!

Ghost Hand is trying to launder this embezzled money through the black market at a 30% discount, and convert it into bearer assets overseas that can be transferred at any time!

"Thirty-one million!" A bald, burly Russian man held up a sign.

"Thirty-five million!" A suave scoundrel wearing gold-rimmed glasses followed closely behind.

Lin Chen knew that in order to draw out the mastermind hidden behind the scenes, he had to demonstrate overwhelming financial power to attract the attention of the black market's higher-ups.

But he's playing the role of Chatchai now, so he can't exactly use his own salary card, can he?

Lin Chen casually pulled out an encrypted phone and dialed that familiar number.

The phone was answered after only one ring.

"Hey, Lin Chen, calling me so late, do you miss me?"

On the other end of the phone came Ye Qingcheng's cool, proud voice, yet with an undisguised hint of joy.

"Qingcheng, lend me some money. I need it urgently."

Lin Chen lowered his voice and spoke in his original tone.

"Borrow money? You, a specially appointed consultant to the Municipal Bureau, would be short of money?"

Ye Qingcheng chuckled softly.

"So, how much do you want? A sports car or a yacht?"

"Two hundred million."

"Transfer to my anonymous overseas account immediately."

Lin Chen said it bluntly.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Two hundred million in cash is not a small sum that can be used casually, even for a business empire like the Ye Group.

"Are you doing something dangerous?"

Ye Qingcheng's tone instantly became tense; her keen senses as an ice queen told her that something was wrong.

"Where are you? I'll send the Ye family's security team over immediately!"

"Be good, listen to me."

"Don't ask questions, just send the money."

"I'll reward you properly when I get back."

A gentle smile appeared on Lin Chen's lips.

"...Hmph! You better come back safe and sound, or I'll haunt you even in death!"

Ye Qingcheng gave a haughty snort.

"Ding-dong!"

Less than ten seconds later, Lin Chen received a text message notification from a Swiss bank on his phone.

[A transnational transfer of USD 200,000,000.00 has been received into your anonymous account ending in 9527!]

Note that this is in US dollars! That's a whopping 1.4 billion Chinese yuan!

Ye Qingcheng, this rich woman, is simply outrageously extravagant! Is this the joy of being kept by a top-tier rich and beautiful woman?

Lin Chen looked at the long string of zeros and put his phone away with satisfaction.

At this point, the bid on stage had reached 42 million.

Lin Chen stretched lazily, picked up the bidding board in front of him, and shouted in his rough voice, speaking broken Chinese.

"Fifty million! I'll take it all!"

"Whoosh—!"

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

Everyone stared at Lin Chen as if he were a madman.

This is money laundering!

Who would buy consecutive serial number stolen money at the original price?!

Is this guy out of his mind?!

On stage, Old Black, a black agent hidden behind the scenes who was responsible for handling the money for Ghost Hand, also looked at Lin Chen with a look of astonishment.

"Boss, are you sure you want to bid fifty million?"

The auctioneer swallowed hard and asked incredulously.

"What? You think I don't have money?"

Lin Chen sneered and slammed his phone screen onto the table.

"I'm so poor I only have money left! Stop talking nonsense, I'd gladly use this money to wipe my ass!"

Seeing the terrifying balance of two hundred million US dollars in the account, both the auctioneer and the black man behind the scenes gasped in shock!

Super crocodile!

This is definitely a super big crocodile from the Golden Triangle!

Old Hei's eyes lit up instantly.

If we can get in touch with him and sell him our batch of heavy weaponry, the profits will be immeasurable!

To test Lin Chen's judgment, Lao Hei immediately had the auctioneer add an item to the auction.

"Ahem... Congratulations to Mr. Chatchai for winning the cash bid! Next up is a special treasure that our black market organizers have brought out as the grand finale!"

The auctioneer carefully presented an exquisite brocade box containing a Tang tri-colored warhorse with an antique design and vibrant colors.

"This is a genuine Tang Dynasty imperial tricolor warhorse! Starting bid: ten million US dollars!"

The bigwigs in the audience craned their necks, their eyes gleaming with greed.

Lin Chen didn't even move his buttocks.

[Divine Treasure Appraisal]! Activated!

After just one glance, Lin Chen cursed himself as an idiot.

"Ten million US dollars? To buy a bunch of modern industrial junk?"

Lin Chen scoffed without any politeness.

"Boss Chatchai, what do you mean by that? The reputation of our Poseidon is..."

The auctioneer's expression changed, and he was about to retort.

"Shut up, you idiot!"

Lin Chen stood up abruptly, pointed at the Tang tri-colored pottery piece, and launched into a tirade of insults in fluent English, Russian, and Thai!

"The glaze on this wrecked horse has a garish sheen, clearly not the result of a thousand years of burial and oxidation! There are even traces of air bubbles left from modern microwave baking in the clay around the horse's tail! You could buy three of this chemically aged junk for a hundred yuan at a street market in Panjiayuan, China!"

"Trying to fool me with this garbage? Are you trying to shut down the Poseidon?!"

After Lin Chen said this, the entire room fell silent!

Those bigwigs who had originally intended to bid withdrew their hands, their eyes filled with disdain as they looked at the auctioneer.

The old man behind the scenes was terrified!

This Tang tri-color pottery was indeed a fake that they had an expert make old. Unexpectedly, this burly arms dealer saw through it at a glance and even mentioned the details of baking it in a microwave oven!

This Chachai is not only incredibly wealthy, but also has an extremely sharp eye for talent!

He's definitely a top-tier master with unfathomable depth!

Old Hei couldn't sit still any longer. He quickly ran out from behind the scenes and jogged to Lin Chen, bowing and scraping with the utmost respect.

"Boss Chatchai! It's a misunderstanding! My men were blind and took the wrong thing!"

Old Hei wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said in a low voice:

"Your name is renowned."

"Our boss is very interested in you. Do you have time to move to the VIP room to discuss a truly big deal?"

The fish has taken the bait!

Lin Chen sneered inwardly, but on the surface he pretended to be impatient and exhaled a smoke ring.

"lead the way!"