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

The family dinner ended in a strange atmosphere of apparent harmony but underlying tension.

The four beauties left one after another, each with their own feelings of satisfaction or resentment, and the small tea room finally returned to its usual tranquility.

Lin Chen let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that dealing with this situation was even more mentally taxing than fighting a madman like Prajna.

It was late at night.

Lin Chen did not return to the teahouse, but instead went to one of his backup safe houses in the suburbs.

He purchased this place with funds awarded by the system; its security system is comparable to that of a military base, and no one knows about it except himself.

Although Prajna has been captured, it remains to be seen whether the "Tribunal" organization behind him still has any remaining power and whether it will retaliate.

Lin Chen never fights a battle unprepared.

He sat in his study, the table in front of him covered with documents and hard drives seized from the Skynet base.

He is using his god-level hacking skills to crack these encrypted files one by one, trying to uncover more clues about the "Court of Justice".

One o'clock in the morning.

A series of urgent and forceful knocks broke the silence of the night.

Lin Chen's brows furrowed instantly.

The address of this safe house is top secret. Who would find it?

He didn't open the door immediately, but instead looked outside through the pinhole camera at the door.

When Lin Chen saw the pretty face outside the door, filled with anxiety and helplessness, his heart sank.

It is Jiang Tingxue.

She was wearing a thin white shirt, her hair was a little messy, and her eyes, which were always as clear and cold as autumn water, were now bloodshot and red-rimmed, clearly from crying.

She stood there outside the door, her body trembling slightly from anxiety and cold, looking as fragile as a snowflake that could be blown away by the wind at any moment.

Lin Chen immediately opened the door.

"Lin Chen!"

The moment the door opened, Jiang Tingxue grabbed Lin Chen's arm as if she had found a lifeline, her voice trembling with sobs.

"Something's happened..."

"Come in first and we'll talk."

Lin Chen pulled her into the house, closed the door, and shut out the cold air from outside.

He could feel that Jiang Tingxue's hands were icy cold and trembling.

"What's wrong? Tell me slowly."

Lin Chen poured her a glass of hot water and handed it to her, asking in a calm and reassuring voice.

Jiang Tingxue held her water glass, but had no appetite for it. She looked up at Lin Chen with her red eyes, and finally burst into tears.

"It's my teacher... Professor Zhong Huaqing... he's dying!"

Zhong Huaqing!

Upon hearing this name, Lin Chen's expression turned serious.

Professor Zhong is a leading figure in China's academic circles.

He is one of the founders of Chinese genetic engineering, and has made numerous pioneering achievements in the fields of gene editing and cell biology. He enjoys the highest level of government subsidies and security.

More importantly, Jiang Tingxue has mentioned more than once that Professor Zhong was her most important mentor during her university years, and treated her like his own daughter.

"At 8 p.m. tonight, Mr. Zhong suddenly collapsed at home and was rushed to the city's central hospital."

Jiang Tingxue's voice was broken and intermittent due to her excitement.

"When he was taken to the hospital, his vital signs began to decline rapidly, and multiple organ functions were failing at an incredible rate..."

"The hospital organized a consultation with the city's top experts and used all the most advanced equipment, but they couldn't find any cause for the illness! They...they just issued a critical condition notice, saying...saying that Mr. Zhong might not make it through the night!"

In the end, Jiang Tingxue could no longer control herself and burst into tears, burying her face in her hands on the table.

Lin Chen walked behind her, reached out, and gently pulled her into his arms, letting her lean against his chest.

"Don't be afraid."

His voice was deep and powerful.

"I'm here."

Jiang Tingxue in his arms stiffened, then, as if using all her strength, she wrapped her arms tightly around his waist and buried her face deep in his chest, as if he were her only harbor in the storm.

Lin Chen frowned.

Multiple organ functions rapidly fail within a short period of time, but no cause can be found?

This doesn't sound like a normal illness at all.

In his mind, the knowledge base related to the newly acquired [God-level Biology Mastery] was running at high speed, and countless rare viruses, genetic defects, and biochemical toxins that could cause this symptom flashed through his mind one by one.

At the same time, he activated the system's [Radar Scan], radiating outwards from the safe house to the entire Jiangcheng urban area.

On the screen, the red dots representing the crime value are scattered and there is no abnormal concentration.

This indicates that, at least for now, Mr. Chung's critical condition is not caused by an ongoing, large-scale violent crime.

This only made things more bizarre.

"Lin Chen..."

Jiang Tingxue raised her head in his arms, looking at him with teary eyes.

"I know this is presumptuous... I know you're not a doctor... but you could even deal with a monster like Hannya, you must have a way, right?"

Her eyes were filled with almost blind trust and a last glimmer of hope as she looked at him.

"Could you...go and see my teacher? Please..."

Seeing her so fragile and helpless, Lin Chen felt as if something had stabbed his heart.

He lowered his head and gently wiped away the tears on her face with his fingers.

"Why are you crying? I told you I'm here."

He put his hand on Jiang Tingxue's shoulder, looked into her eyes, and said, word by word.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here. Even the King of Hell will have to ask me for permission before he can take someone away from me."

After saying that, he took Jiang Tingxue's hand, grabbed the car keys on the table, and strode out.

"Let's go to the hospital!"

The RS7's engine roared in the dead of night, transforming into a black lightning bolt as it sped toward the city center hospital.

In the car, Lin Chen drove while asking Zhong Lao about his specific symptoms in detail.

Abnormal fluctuations in heart rate, a precipitous drop in liver and kidney function indices, abnormal proliferation of white blood cells followed by rapid apoptosis...

Each symptom was like a key, unlocking one dusty door after another in the vast palace of biological knowledge in his mind.

Based on Jiang Tingxue's description, Lin Chen had already formed several extremely frightening guesses in his mind.

This is definitely not any known natural disease.