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

The sensation of a silver needle piercing an acupoint is completely different from ordinary pain.

It wasn't the sharp pain of being cut or burned, but a mixture of tingling and intense pain that seeped from deep within the bones, climbed along the nerve endings all the way to the cerebral cortex, making you wish you could smash your own bones to relieve it.

The accident maker screamed in agony on the rooftop for a full three minutes.

His mental defenses began to crumble in the first minute, cracks appeared in the second minute, and he completely collapsed in the third minute.

It's not that he lacks willpower.

Instead, Lin Chen activated hypnosis simultaneously while stimulating the acupoints.

The excruciating pain from the silver needles shattered his mental defenses, and the hypnotic suggestions slipped in, silently dismantling his last resistance like water seeping into a crack.

"Speak."

Lin Chen pulled out the silver needle, his voice calm.

The accident maker collapsed to the ground, his body drenched in cold sweat, his eyes unfocused, his mouth opening and closing uncontrollably, like a fish thrown ashore.

"It's...it's the Chu family of the capital...the eldest young master of the Chu family, Chu Yunfei..."

His voice was hoarse and dry, broken and intermittent.

"Our smuggling route... is through the Chu family's secret agents in Jiangcheng."

"We import goods from Southeast Asia, ship them to Jiangcheng Port by sea, and then distribute them to the mainland using cold chain logistics."

"The route your father ran was one of them..."

"He discovered... contraband at the bottom of the cargo box. He refused to cooperate and even threatened to call the police... Young Master Chu immediately ordered him to be silenced."

"Young Master Chu said... an old man who drives a truck, he died, so be it, make it look like an accident, and don't leave any evidence."

As the accident maker finished speaking, a pathetic smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"I did it... It was supposed to be a perfect accident... Who knew your father would survive... "

Lin Chen did not speak.

He squatted there, his eyes lowered, staring at a dried water stain on the ground, his expression extremely calm.

But his right hand, clenched into a fist, was making a faint cracking sound from his knuckles.

Chu Yunfei.

The Chu family in the capital.

He memorized those two names.

In the distance came the sound of sirens and the roar of helicopter rotors.

Su Qingge led the special police team up the fire escape to the rooftop.

"Lin Chen!"

Su Qingge took the lead, holding a gun in her hand, followed by more than a dozen fully armed figures in black.

Her gaze swept quickly across the rooftop, landing on the Accident Maker lying in a pool of blood, then on the gas cylinders whose detonation devices had been disabled by EMP, before finally settling on Lin Chen.

Only after confirming that he was not injured did she feel a slight relief.

"The person has been caught."

Lin Chen stood up and kicked the accident maker at the SWAT officers who rushed up.

"It's alive and can still talk."

Su Qingge walked to his side, about to ask what was going on, when she saw Lin Chen's face as he turned around.

Her words caught in her throat.

Lin Chen's face showed no anger, no murderous intent, and no expression whatsoever.

But having spent so much time with this man, Su Qingge knew all too well that the more expressionless Lin Chen was, the more intense the storm raging within him was, to the point that it couldn't be contained by his expressions.

"What did he confess?"

Su Qingge asked in a low voice.

"Chu Yunfei of the Chu family in the capital."

Su Qingge's expression changed when Lin Chen uttered those two names.

It didn't just change color slightly; it turned completely white in an instant.

She grabbed Lin Chen's arm and led him to a corner of the rooftop, away from where others could hear.

"Lin Chen, listen to me."

Su Qingge's voice trembled slightly, not from fear, but because the name involved something too big and too deep.

"The Chu family is one of the four major families in the capital. Chu Yunfei's father, Chu Tianxing, is the current head of the Chu family. His influence in the capital is beyond your imagination."

She paused, then bit her lower lip.

"Moreover... the Chu family were my grandfather's political enemies in the capital."

"Chu Tianxing and my grandfather have opposing views on many issues, and their open and covert struggles have never stopped over the years."

"Chu Yunfei's trip to Jiangcheng this time is probably not just for smuggling business; he may very well be targeting our Su family."

"The smuggling route was chosen in Jiangcheng, and the goods were hidden in my jurisdiction. Once the matter is exposed, whether it is found out or not, I, Su Qingge, will not be able to escape responsibility."

"If they find out, they say I failed in my supervisory duties; if they don't find out, they say I covered it up and condoned it."

"This is a clever, two-birds-with-one-stone strategy."

After Su Qingge finished speaking, she looked up at Lin Chen, her eyes filled with worry, anger, and a hint of barely perceptible heartache.

She knew that Lin Chen's father was still lying in the hospital, his life hanging in the balance, and the mastermind behind it all was a behemoth that even her Su family had to be wary of.

Lin Chen looked at her.

Then he reached out and grasped Su Qingge's cold fingers.

"Who cares about the Chu family in the capital?"

His voice wasn't loud, but every word was like a steel knife slicing through glass, carrying a harsh and resolute tone.

"If anyone dares to harm my family or scheme against my woman, I'll make sure they never leave alive."

Su Qingge's heart skipped a beat.

The words "my woman" struck her heart, feeling a mix of burning pain and sweetness.

She wanted to tell him not to act impulsively, and that they should discuss this further, but looking into Lin Chen's dark eyes, all her rational advice was swallowed back.

Because she knew that this man meant what he said.

No matter who the opponent is.

She gripped his hand tightly in return.

"Then I'll go with you."

Lin Chen looked at her, and a slight smile finally appeared on his lips.

"Let's go see my dad at the hospital first."

The ICU corridor of the city center hospital.

Lin Zhiyuan's surgery was successful, but he is still unconscious.

Shen Manyun stood guard outside the ward, her eyes red and swollen from crying. When she saw Lin Chen arrive, she grabbed her son's arm, her lips trembling as she couldn't speak.

Lin Chen hugged his mother and whispered.

"Mom, Dad's fine, he's tough."

He glanced through the glass at the man on the hospital bed, whose body was wrapped in bandages, and something flashed in his eyes.

Then he took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Qingcheng, help me investigate someone: Chu Yunfei from the Chu family in the capital."

"I need the most detailed information on all his businesses, financial transactions, and connections in Jiangcheng."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Ye Qingcheng's voice rang out, carrying a hint of coldness.

"Chu Yunfei? I know this person. He arrived in Jiangcheng three days ago and even sent me an invitation for business cooperation, but I ignored it."

"His influence in Jiangcheng is deeper than you imagine."

Give me two hours.

Lin Chen hung up the phone and stood in the ICU corridor. The sunlight outside the window shone on him, but his shadow was long and cold.

He was waiting for a big fish to surface on its own.

Or rather, the big fish was swimming towards him, completely unaware that the hook beneath the surface had been polished to a shine.