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

"Crimson Sin Value? Breaking the Threshold?"

Lin Chen muttered to himself.

Since he bound himself to the system, he has arrested quite a few criminals.

Even the high-IQ criminal "Ghost Hand," who previously outmaneuvered the Jiangcheng police, only had a dark red "crime value" above his head.

And now, this one is indicating that it has broken through the critical point?

What a depraved and insane pervert he must be!

Just as Lin Chen was pondering to himself.

"Buzzing—!"

A sudden, sharp, and piercing cell phone vibration sounded in the living room.

Sitting on the sofa, Ye Qingcheng, who was elegantly sipping her tea, frowned slightly and took out her private encrypted phone from her limited edition Hermès bag.

Very few people know this number; usually, only when something extremely urgent happens within the Ye Group will subordinates dare to make this call.

"Hello, this is Ye Qingcheng."

She answered the phone, her voice regaining its usual aloofness and authority befitting an icy female CEO.

However, it only lasted for less than five seconds!

Ye Qingcheng's stunningly beautiful face instantly lost all color, turning as pale as paper!

She suddenly stood up, the movement so large that she accidentally knocked over the teacup in front of her, spilling warm tea onto her expensive Chanel-style suit, but she was completely unaware.

"What did you say?! How is that possible?!"

Ye Qingcheng's voice trembled slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief, shock, and panic.

"Seal off the scene! Absolutely no media can know! I'm coming right now!"

After hanging up the phone, Ye Qingcheng's chest heaved violently, as if all her strength had been drained, and her body swayed slightly.

A skyscraper in the clouds!

That's a landmark building in the center of Jiangcheng City that the Ye Group has invested a full 10 billion yuan this year to build!

But just now, the project manager called and said that on the construction site of the third floor of the underground parking garage, the workers found a body that was sealed in cement inside a newly poured load-bearing column!

If the news gets out that a body was found encased in cement in a major project worth tens of billions of yuan, the Ye Group's stock price will immediately plummet to its daily limit as soon as the market opens tomorrow!

The entire project could face the catastrophic prospect of indefinite shutdown!

For Ye Qingcheng, who valued the Ye Group more than her own life, this was a bolt from the blue!

"Qingcheng, what's wrong?"

Lin Chen had already put down his teacup at some point and strode over to Ye Qingcheng's side.

Seeing her completely lost and confused state, Lin Chen felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart.

He stretched out his strong arm and pulled Ye Qingcheng into his embrace, his large, warm hand tightly holding her cold, trembling little hand.

[God-level Psychology]! Activated quietly!

Lin Chen's deep eyes radiated a calming power capable of soothing all panic.

He looked directly into Ye Qingcheng's eyes, his voice deep and magnetic.

"Don't panic, take a deep breath."

"Remember, if the sky falls, I'll hold it up."

Hearing these domineering words and feeling the warmth from Lin Chen's palm, Ye Qingcheng's frantically beating heart miraculously calmed down.

Yes, with him around, what am I afraid of?

This man is a detective who can create so many incredible miracles!

"Lin Chen... A corpse was unearthed at the underground construction site of the Cloud Tower."

Ye Qingcheng grasped Lin Chen's hand as if it were a lifeline, and spoke quickly in a low voice.

"A skyscraper in the clouds?"

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow and immediately connected this matter with the system's earlier crimson alert.

Looks like we've got some work to do.

"Dad, Mom, something urgent has happened at Qingcheng's company, and I have to go with her to handle it."

"Qingge, Tingxue, Ke'er, you guys keep my parents company while they eat, don't wait for me."

Lin Chen turned his head and shouted into the house.

"Oh dear, work is important, you guys go ahead, and drive carefully on the road!"

Shen Manyun quickly poked her head out from the kitchen and gave instructions.

Su Qingge and Jiang Tingxue exchanged a glance, and with their professional instincts, they immediately realized that something was amiss.

But seeing Lin Chen's "Leave it to me" look in his eyes, the two women tacitly refrained from asking any further questions and simply nodded.

"Walk!"

Lin Chen pulled Ye Qingcheng along, quickly walked out of the courtyard, and got into the black Audi RS7.

"boom--!!!"

With a furious, beast-like roar, the RS7's exhaust pipe spewed out a streak of azure flame, tearing apart the tranquility of the old town and speeding toward the city center!

The atmosphere inside the car was heavy.

Ye Qingcheng gripped the seatbelt tightly, her face still somewhat pale.

Lin Chen gripped the steering wheel with one hand, his eyes focused intently on the road ahead.

[God-level driving skills]! Full power activated!

In Lin Chen's eyes, the congested traffic and complex road conditions ahead instantly transformed into a series of precise data.

Every lane change and every overtaking maneuver was precise down to the millimeter level!

The suit-clad thug weaved through traffic at an incredible speed, yet somehow managed to keep Ye Qingcheng, sitting in the passenger seat, from feeling even the slightest jolt.

Has the deceased's identity been confirmed?

While smoothly steering the wheel, Lin Chen asked in a deep voice.

"The project manager said that judging from his clothes and build, he is likely the general contractor of the building, Wang Daqiang."

Ye Qingcheng bit her red lips.

"He said he was going to check on the pouring progress on the third basement level last night, and then he disappeared."

"Who would have thought..."

Just then, the system notification sounded in Lin Chen's mind again.

[Ding! Host has been detected to have become involved in a core case!]

[Triggering a series of extreme missions: Crush the Engineer's death blueprints!]

[Mission Objective: Investigate the truth behind the case of the body sealed in cement at the Cloud Tower, identify the mastermind 'Engineer,' and stop their subsequent insane plans!]

[Task Rewards: Determined based on task completion rate and the extent to which losses are recovered!]

"Engineers? Death blueprints?"

Lin Chen stroked his chin, a cold, sharp smile curving his lips.

It seems this pervert did more than just kill one person; this was definitely a premeditated, high-IQ crime!

"Qingcheng, call your security department and, by any means necessary, seal off all entrances and exits to the construction site."

"Not a single fly is allowed to escape, and absolutely no reporter can be allowed to sneak in!"

Lin Chen decisively issued the order.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

Ye Qingcheng now obeys Lin Chen's every word and immediately picked up her phone to begin making arrangements.

Twenty minutes later.

With a screeching sound of brakes, the black Audi RS7 executed an extremely wild drift and came to a steady stop outside the gate of the Cloud Tower construction site.

At this time, a long cordon had been set up around the construction site, and red and blue police lights were flashing wildly under the gloomy sky.

Lin Chen pushed open the car door, took a deep breath of the air from the construction site, which was filled with the smell of cement and dirt, and his eyes became incredibly deep.