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

The underground parking garage of the shopping mall.

Lin Chen's understated Audi RS7 let out a muffled roar and instantly sped out of the parking space.

The intense push-back sensation pressed Su Qingge firmly into the passenger seat.

The lights outside the car window rushed past, completely isolating the cozy and bustling atmosphere of the shopping mall.

Inside the car, only the low growl of the engine and a deathly silence remained.

"Be more specific."

Lin Chen stared straight ahead, his voice steady, but that familiar laziness had vanished.

Instead, there was a chilling coldness that made even Su Qingge's heart pound.

Su Qingge took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down from that bloody premonition.

Her voice sounded somewhat dry due to the suppression.

"The first crime scene was the Xishan Waste Treatment Plant. The person who called the police was a sorting worker."

"A heavy black canvas travel bag, seeping with blood."

"The worker fainted on the spot after cutting it open."

Su Qingge paused, seemingly organizing her thoughts to describe the scene that challenged the limits of human cognition.

"The bag was full of cooked human tissue, so much so that it was impossible to tell which parts were which. It looked like... a pot of overcooked meat."

"The forensic doctor's preliminary assessment is that the victim was dismembered into at least hundreds of pieces."

"What's even worse is..."

Su Qingge's fingernails dug deeply into her palm.

"Just now, a similar situation was discovered in the predator enclosure of the South Suburb Wildlife Park."

"When the zookeepers were cleaning the tiger enclosure, they found several bones that did not belong to the food they were feeding the animals. There were signs that the bones had been cooked and gnawed on."

Cook them, dismember them, dump them in landfills, or even... feed them to wild animals.

This is no longer a simple murder.

This is the most extreme trampling and provocation against human civilization.

The killer was enjoying the process; he was flaunting his cruelty.

Lin Chen's knuckles were slightly white as he gripped the steering wheel.

He didn't say anything.

But Su Qingge could feel that the temperature inside the car had dropped several degrees.

It was something emanating from him, something called "killing intent".

Soon, the car executed a beautiful drift and came to a smooth stop in front of the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Forensic Center building.

As soon as the two got out of the car, they saw Li Mingyu leaning against a pillar by the door, making a phone call with a livid face, his words full of frustration.

Upon seeing Lin Chen and Su Qingge get off the RS7, he immediately hung up the phone, his frustration instantly turning into sharp and sarcastic remarks.

"Oh, isn't this our specially appointed consultant?"

Li Mingyu spoke sarcastically, his eyes practically overflowing with jealousy.

"What, after shopping and having dinner, you suddenly remembered you have an advisor title?"

He glanced at the case report and deliberately raised his voice.

"Let me warn you, this case isn't child's play. It's full of hard-boiled meat. If you're not mentally strong, don't go in and vomit on our forensic center floor!"

Lin Chen didn't even bother to give him a second glance.

He walked straight past Li Mingyu, his dismissive attitude more insulting than any retaliation.

"Let's go."

He said to Su Qingge.

"you!"

Li Mingyu was so angry at his attitude that his face turned red, but he could only rage helplessly at Lin Chen's back.

Finally, gritting his teeth, he followed them in, wanting to see how this person with connections would make a fool of themselves.

Push open the heavy lead door of the forensic center.

A strange smell, a mixture of formaldehyde, disinfectant, and... a peculiar meaty aroma, wafted towards me.

The smell was like a large pot of spoiled offal being boiled in a slaughterhouse—strong, fishy-sweet, and nauseating.

Even Su Qingge, a veteran of countless battles, felt a violent churning in her stomach, and her face instantly paled.

Li Mingyu, who was following behind, almost vomited on the spot. He quickly covered his mouth and nose with his hands and took two steps back in a sorry state.

Only Lin Chen remained expressionless, as if he had stepped into an ordinary vegetable market rather than a living hell.

The dissection room was brightly lit.

On the metal dissection table in the very center, a white cloth was laid out, on which was piled a heap of indescribable, red and white tissues.

A tall figure stood with his back to the doorway in front of the stage.

She wore a spotless white lab coat, her long black hair neatly tied into a high ponytail, and stood tall and straight like a pine tree. Even just her back view exuded a professional and aloof aura that kept strangers at bay.

Holding a sharp scalpel, she moved with precision and composure, carefully separating a tiny piece of tissue from a pile of shredded flesh.

That focus and coldness made it seem as if she were facing not the corpses of her own kind, but a cold work of art.

"Snapped!"

She suddenly slammed the tweezers and report she was holding onto the tray next to her, making a sharp, jarring sound.

"waste!"

A voice, cold as ice yet carrying suppressed anger, rang out.

"They sent over a bunch of clues, all garbage! Besides knowing the victim was boiled, what else is there? Fingerprints, DNA, the fatal wound—everything's been completely destroyed!"

"What is the criminal investigation team doing! If this continues, I'll only be able to give you a report like 'Unknown person, died chopped up'!"

She turned around abruptly.

A stunningly beautiful face came into view.

Her features were so exquisite that they seemed to be God's most perfect masterpiece, and her skin was as white as snow, yet she had a pair of sharp, cold eyes that were devoid of any emotion.

Chief forensic pathologist, Jiang Tingxue.

Another outstanding figure in Jiangcheng's police force, renowned for her top-notch professional skills and icy personality.

Her gaze, like a scalpel, coldly swept over the pale-faced Su Qingge and Li Mingyu.

Finally, the focus settled on Lin Chen, the only one who seemed calm and collected, as if he were strolling through his own backyard.

She looked Lin Chen up and down.

From the designer hoodie he was still wearing, to his excessively handsome face.

Strangeness, rejection, and undisguised disgust coalesced in her eyes.

Jiang Tingxue's brows furrowed into a cold knot.

She stretched out her hand, gloved with latex, and pointed it at Lin Chen, her voice devoid of any warmth.

"Su Qingge, who is he?"

"Who gave you the right to bring an unauthorized person into my dissection room?"

Jiang Tingxue's question seemed to freeze the air in the entire dissection room.

Su Qingge frowned, about to explain.

Li Mingyu, however, stepped forward first, thinking he had found an opportunity to show off. He stepped forward and said to Jiang Tingxue with a hint of flattery.

"Tingxue, don't misunderstand."

"This is Lin Chen, the bureau's new special consultant. Team Leader Su brought him here... to familiarize him with the case."

When he said the words "specially appointed consultant," he deliberately emphasized them, and the sarcasm in them was obvious to everyone.

"Special consultant?"

Jiang Tingxue repeated the word, a mocking smile curving her lips.

Her gaze returned to Lin Chen, her eyes scrutinizing him as if he were a piece of trash that had been misdelivered.

"This is the autopsy room, the place where the dead speak, not a playground for certain people with connections to gild their reputations."

Her voice wasn't loud, but every word was piercing.

"I don't care whose son or whose relative he is."

Jiang Tingxue took off one glove, pointed to the door, and gave the order to leave.

"Get him out of here right now."

"Don't let his greasy smell from that fancy restaurant taint my workspace."

These words were spoken without any mercy, as if they were rubbing Lin Chen's face into the ground.

A hint of schadenfreude flashed in Li Mingyu's eyes.

He had long disliked Lin Chen, and now that Jiang Tingxue was the sharpest blade to deal with him, it was incredibly satisfying.

"Jiang Tingxue! Watch your language!"

Su Qingge was furious.

She stepped forward, blocking Lin Chen's path, her phoenix eyes blazing with fury.

"Lin Chen was personally appointed by the bureau chief; he has the authority to participate in any case!"

"Oh? Specially appointed by the bureau chief?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tingxue not only did not restrain herself, but her mockery intensified.

"That's perfect. Let this senior advisor tell me what clues can be found in this pile of stuff boiled into human flesh paste?"

"If he can't give a coherent explanation, then it proves he's just a piece of trash."

"My dissection room does not welcome trash."

She crossed her arms, raised her chin slightly, and exuded a cold aura that made the air seem thin.

However, just as Su Qingge was about to argue with her in anger.

A hand gently rested on her shoulder.

It's Lin Chen.

He shook his head slightly at Su Qingge, indicating that she didn't need to say anything more.

Then, he bypassed Su Qingge and, amidst everyone's astonished gazes, walked straight towards the daunting dissection table.

The entire room fell into a deathly silence.

Only the faint hum of the ventilation system remained.

The gloating look on Li Mingyu's face froze.

Su Qingge held her breath nervously.

Jiang Tingxue's cold eyes narrowed slightly. She wanted to see what tricks this arrogant "advisor" was up to.

Lin Chen walked to the dissection table without even glancing at the pile of minced meat.

He casually picked up a brand new pair of rubber gloves from the equipment box next to him.

He put it on slowly and deliberately, without rushing.

That composure formed an incredibly eerie contrast with the terrifying and bloody environment around him.

"What are you doing!"

Jiang Tingxue rebuked him sharply, thinking that Lin Chen was going to mess with her evidence.

"Everything here is numbered and recorded. If you dare touch anything, I guarantee you'll regret it!"

Lin Chen ignored him.

He put on his gloves and finally turned his gaze to the mass of indistinct flesh and blood.

next second.

He made a move that sent chills down the spines of everyone present, including Jiang Tingxue.

Lin Chen extended his hand.

Without any hesitation, the long, strong hand wearing a clean white glove reached directly into the pile of sticky, warm, and foul-smelling body parts!

"..."

The entire venue was deathly silent.

Li Mingyu's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

His hand covering his mouth was trembling violently; his stomach was churning, and it felt like it was about to burst through his throat.

Su Qingge's pupils also widened in shock, and she covered her mouth tightly with her hand to prevent herself from exclaiming.

Jiang Tingxue.

The chief medical examiner, known for his calm and ruthless demeanor, froze completely in place.

The signature arrogance and mockery on her face crumbled and shattered instantly.

Instead, there was utter shock and disbelief!

madman!

This man is insane!