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

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows into the conference room of the Beijing headquarters.

The aroma of coffee still lingered in the air, but the atmosphere inside the meeting room was extremely tense.

On the huge electronic screen, massive amounts of data deciphered from the ghost disk were scrolling rapidly.

A series of shocking figures, a series of secret overseas accounts, and a complex web of relationships all point to one name—Tiansheng Ocean Trading Group.

Chairman: Zhao Tiansheng.

"Boss, we've checked Zhao Tiansheng's file."

Li Mingyu had huge dark circles under his eyes, but his face was full of excitement.

He pointed to a photo on the screen of a middle-aged man with a refined appearance and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and reported to the supervisor:

"On the surface, this person seems like a saint!"

"One of Beijing's Top Ten Outstanding Youths, a renowned philanthropist, whose annual donations to various foundations are in the hundreds of millions."

"His Tiansheng Group is ostensibly engaged in legitimate import and export trade with an excellent reputation. It is also a customs-exempt and trustworthy unit in Beijing."

Su Qingge, dressed in a crisp police uniform, looked dashing and exuded a heroic aura.

Her brows furrowed as she stared at the information on the screen, and she said coldly:

"The more this happens, the bigger the problem becomes."

"The Ghost's confession and the money laundering trail on the hard drive both point to him. He is definitely the head of the 'Dark Moon' organization in the capital, codenamed 'The Earl'!"

She turned her head and looked at Lin Chen, who was sitting in the main seat, yawning listlessly.

"I suggest that a special task force be set up immediately and Zhao Tiansheng be summoned!"

Su Qingge said decisively, her eyes flashing with the sharp edge of a criminal police officer.

However, Lin Chen waved his hand lazily, picked up the teacup in front of him, and took a sip.

"no."

Two words, light and airy, yet they made the air in the entire conference room freeze.

"Why?!"

Su Qingge was somewhat puzzled, and even a little anxious.

"We have both witnesses and physical evidence, we..."

"The witness is a disgraced criminal gang leader."

"Physical evidence is a stream of data that ordinary people can't understand."

Lin Chen put down his teacup, his eyes finally shifting from a sleepy, languid state to a sharp, all-knowing gaze.

"Officer Su, have you forgotten who our opponent is?"

Lin Chen's fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a rhythmic "tap, tap" sound.

[God-level Psychological Profiling]! Activated!

[Mastering the Art of Actuarial Science]! Unlocked!

In an instant, Lin Chen's brain transformed into a quantum computer of ultra-high dimension.

Zhao Tiansheng's hypocritical face was magnified infinitely in his mind. All possible reactions, backup plans, and conspiracies were broken down into countless probability lines and frantically deduced and modeled!

"Zhao Tiansheng, 'Earl'."

"Do you think this old fox, who managed to infiltrate Beijing for so many years and build such a vast money laundering empire, wouldn't have a backup plan?"

A mocking smile curled at the corners of Lin Chen's lips.

"I bet that since he dared to use his real name in Beijing, he has already washed away everything about himself as clean as pure water."

"If we summon him now, what will he do?"

Lin Chen paused, then glanced around at the thoughtful-looking people in the conference room.

"First, he will deny everything outright and try to absolve himself of all responsibility."

"Secondly, he will immediately mobilize his legal team to countersue our police for defamation and slander, damaging his reputation as a 'great philanthropist'."

"Third, and most importantly, the news of Ghost's capture couldn't be kept secret any longer. He must have already guessed that he's been exposed and is frantically destroying all substantial evidence!"

"If we rush over now, we won't be able to find any evidence against him; instead, we'll just alert him completely."

"When the time comes, he can just find some excuse to go abroad for 'inspection,' and then hide overseas. Where will you find him then?"

Lin Chen's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over everyone's heads.

A hint of resentment appeared on Su Qingge's beautiful face, but she knew that every word Lin Chen said was true.

She was still used to the ruthless methods she used to deal with ordinary criminals, but she overlooked the fact that her opponent this time was a cunning viper that had been hiding in the shadows for decades.

"Then... what do we do? Are we just going to stand by and watch him destroy the evidence and run away?"

Li Mingyu was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks.

"run?"

Lin Chen chuckled, his smile full of the teasing of a cat playing with a mouse.

"Now that the net has been cast, the fish can forget about swimming away."

He stood up, walked to the electronic screen, and pointed to the densely packed business reports of Tiansheng Group.

"How does he launder the tens of billions of dollars in illicit funds every year? It's through the import and export trade of these ocean-going freighters."

"Every customs declaration and every voyage overseas is a money laundering process."

"In order to improve efficiency, he used his connections to obtain the privilege of 'customs exemption'."

"This is both his protective shield and his greatest weakness!"

Lin Chen turned to look at Li Mingyu and gave the order.

"Mingyu, take your men to the General Administration of Customs archives immediately and tell them you need to conduct an internal security audit."

"Ignore everything else. Get all of Tiansheng Group's import and export customs declarations for the past three months, especially those with 'inspection-free' approvals. Check them carefully!"

"Yes, Advisor Lin!"

Li Mingyu suddenly stood at attention, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and rushed out.

Su Qingge looked at Lin Chen's composed profile, her beautiful eyes sparkling with admiration.

This man is always like this; just when you think you've reached the end of the road, he has already seen through the fog and found the only path to victory.

"And what about you?"

Su Qingge couldn't help but ask.

Lin Chen turned his head, his face once again displaying that cynical, mischievous grin.

"I?"

He stretched, and his joints cracked and popped.

"Since this 'Earl' likes to stand in the spotlight and act like a saint, then of course I have to go and support him."

He took out his phone, and the screen displayed a newly pushed news item: "Philanthropist Mr. Zhao Tiansheng will hold a charity auction dinner at the State Guesthouse tonight to raise funds for children in mountainous areas."

"I'm going to meet this 'great philanthropist' in person."

A cold, razor-sharp glint flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

"Look at the truly filthy and ugly face hidden beneath that hypocritical mask!"

Dealing with such hypocrites who consider themselves noble and manipulate people is like scratching an itch through a boot – any conventional methods are merely scratching the surface.

The only way is to use the most domineering, direct, and violent method, in front of the whole world, to tear apart all his pretenses and expose him to his true colors!

This is Lin Chen's style!