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

Qingshan Mental Hospital, in the western suburbs of Beijing.

The name is elegant and refined, but the towering walls, the tightly closed iron gates, and the thick iron bars welded to the windows all exude a depressing, isolated coldness.

Lin Chen parked his car some distance away without disturbing anyone and went inside alone.

Using his credentials as a criminal investigation consultant for the National Security Bureau, he was able to easily meet with the hospital's director and Li Feng's attending physician.

"Consultant Lin, are you saying that Mr. Li Feng's illness is unusual, and not just ordinary schizophrenia?"

An elderly doctor with thick glasses and gray hair adjusted his glasses and said with a troubled expression.

"However, according to our diagnosis, Mr. Li Feng's cerebral cortex was indeed subjected to some extremely strong external stimulation, which caused a large-scale disorder of neuronal connections and a complete collapse of his thinking logic."

"In clinical practice, this is a typical symptom of severe schizophrenia, and it is irreversible."

Lin Chen did not argue with him.

He knew that explaining things like sonic weapons and mental destruction to these doctors who only believed in scientific instruments was like casting pearls before swine.

"Take me to see him."

Lin Chen's tone left no room for argument.

The intensive care unit was at the far end of the corridor. Through thick soundproof glass, Lin Chen saw the former top scientist, Li Feng.

He was tightly bound to the hospital bed in a "T" shape by white restraints. His eyes, which once shone with the light of wisdom, were now filled with alarming bloodshot veins, and his pupils were unfocused and dilated.

His mouth opened and closed, making strange "hoho" sounds in his throat, as he frantically muttered some incomprehensible, illogical numbers and gibberish.

"12…beta…89…Red Queen…G string…001…"

That look was more pitiful than even the most insane madman.

The attending physician sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"We gave him a sedative, but it had little effect."

"He seems to live in his own world, and any external interaction or stimulation has no effect on him."

Lin Chen's gaze, however, was like the most sophisticated scanner, fixed firmly on Li Feng's eyes.

[Divine Insight], now activated!

In his view, all of Li Feng's physiological characteristics were instantly digitized.

Heart rate: 135 beats/minute (extreme excitement).

Blood pressure: 180/110 mmHg (danger threshold).

Pupil contraction frequency: once every 0.3 seconds, with a contraction amplitude of less than 0.1 mm, exhibiting an extremely regular but completely unnatural mechanical rhythm.

A knowing, cold smile curled at the corner of Lin Chen's mouth.

Schizophrenia?

Shit!

This clearly shows that someone has set up an extremely powerful mental barrier, similar to a "firewall," deep within his subconscious!

His seemingly chaotic and frantic behavior was actually a subconscious, instinctive form of self-protection and defense!

The jarring music was the key, and the spiked coffee was the catalyst. Together, they destroyed his surface consciousness and locked all his secrets into the subconscious labyrinth built of fear and chaos.

Trying to get anything out of him using conventional methods? That's simply a pipe dream.

"You all go out, I want to be alone with him for a while."

Lin Chen turned his head and spoke to the dean and the doctor.

"This...Advisor Lin, this is against the rules, and he has violent tendencies; he's very dangerous..."

The dean looked troubled.

Lin Chen was too lazy to waste words and simply glanced at him indifferently.

That gaze, calm and undisturbed, seemed to carry a pressure that could pierce the soul.

The dean felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and the words he was about to say were instantly choked back. He subconsciously nodded and, with the doctors and nurses, fled as if escaping.

Lin Chen walked into the ward, locked the door behind him, and then drew the thick curtains with a "whoosh".

The entire room was instantly plunged into darkness.

He walked to the bedside and looked down at the man who was still struggling frantically and talking nonsense.

"Stop pretending, Li Feng."

Lin Chen's voice was very soft, yet it was like a needle, precisely piercing the other person's nerves.

"I know you're not crazy."

Li Feng, lying on the bed, suddenly froze, and a fleeting, clear fear flashed in his bloodshot eyes!

Although it was only for a moment, it was still accurately captured by Lin Chen's [God-level Insight]!

There is a play!

A wicked smile curled at the corners of Lin Chen's mouth.

He didn't speak again, but instead extended a finger and began to tap rhythmically, neither too hard nor too softly, on the metal edge of the bed.

"Tap...tap-tap...tap...tap-tap..."

The sound wasn't loud, but it possessed a peculiar magic, as if it could resonate with one's heartbeat.

At the same time, Lin Chen activated [God-level Hypnosis]!

In the dim light, his eyes seemed to transform into two bottomless black vortexes, radiating an eerie and captivating light.

His voice also became incredibly deep and magnetic, like a cello playing a lullaby at midnight, each syllable carrying an irresistible guiding power.

"Li Feng, relax... You're safe now... No one can hurt you..."

"You're not crazy, you're a great scientist, your brain is the most precious treasure in the world..."

"Those sounds that terrified you, those images that caused you pain, were all illusions, falsehoods... Now, follow my voice, return to the deepest recesses of your memory, return to that night..."

Li Feng, lying on the bed, struggled less and less, and his incoherent babbling gradually stopped.

His unfocused pupils began to be uncontrollably drawn to the two deep vortexes in Lin Chen's eyes.

His brain, like a computer that has been forcibly formatted, is having new underlying instructions written into it by Lin Chen.

"Tell me, Li Feng..."

Lin Chen's voice was like a devil's whisper from the deepest abyss, carrying an irresistible majesty.

"Look me in the eyes."

Tell me, what did you see? What did you hear last night?

Li Feng's body trembled violently, as if in a final stand. Deep within his subconscious, the "firewall" constructed from sound waves and drugs was flashing red alarms frantically!

But all of this was as fragile as a paper dam in the face of Lin Chen's domineering [God-level Hypnosis]!

"Force a breakthrough!"

A glint flashed in Lin Chen's eyes, and he increased the output of his mental energy!

"boom!"

Something seemed to shatter in Li Feng's mind, and his empty eyes were instantly filled with endless fear.

He seemed to have seen something extremely terrifying; his body suddenly arched, and a hoarse, inhuman scream came from his throat.

Then, his eyes became completely empty, like a puppet whose soul had been ripped out, and he spoke woodenly in a dull and mechanical voice:

"Music... a very jarring piece of music... keeps playing in my head..."

"Then... a cup of coffee... it was... it was Zhao Na who brought it in... she said... she said the boss was rewarding us for working overtime..."

"After drinking it... I feel dizzy... They want to live forever... They want eternal life... They are gods..."

"The data...the data is in the ventilation duct...in the central air conditioning...ventilation duct number 3...there's a...USB drive..."

The words came out of Li Feng's mouth in broken sentences.

Lin Chen's eyes instantly turned as sharp as knives!

It's another combination of sound waves and medication!

Moreover, the data was not transmitted directly, but was hidden in the building's ventilation ducts through a physical medium!

What a clever escape!

If I hadn't been careful and forcibly hypnotized Li Feng, everyone would probably have thought the data had been stolen by hackers, and then frantically searched the network logs, only to find nothing in the end!

What a clever scheme!

Unfortunately, they ran into me, Lin Chen!

A man who can see through your ancestors for eighteen generations!

A chilling killing intent flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

He withdrew the hypnosis, and Li Feng's body went limp, causing him to faint.

Lin Chen didn't linger. He straightened his clothes, resumed his lazy demeanor, opened the door, and left gracefully amidst the surprised and uncertain gazes of the people outside.

"Advisor Lin, the situation..."

The dean quickly caught up with them.

"It's nothing, he's just too tired. He'll get some sleep and be discharged tomorrow."

Lin Chen waved his hand without turning his head, leaving behind a back view that left everyone puzzled.