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

"Splash—!"

With a violent splash and churning sound, the silver single-person escape pod, like a flying fish breaking through the water, suddenly burst out of the sea, drawing a graceful parabola in the air before crashing back into the water, stirring up large waves.

"Click".

The hatch slowly opened.

A wave of incredibly fresh air, carrying the salty, damp sea breeze, swept over me.

Lin Chen took a deep breath, and felt that the fatigue of the past few days and the murderous aura brought about by killing were all washed away in that instant.

He raised his head and looked up at the sky.

The raging typhoon that had been raging all night has now completely subsided.

The thick, lead-like dark clouds were torn open with a huge gash.

The first golden rays of dawn, like a sharp sword, pierced through the clouds, traveled thousands of miles across time and space, and gently sprinkled upon the shimmering sea surface that had just been cleansed by a storm.

Between the sea and the sky, everything is golden, magnificent and grand.

"Finally...it's over."

Lin Chen murmured to himself, and finally a genuine, relaxed smile appeared on his lips.

He defeated the siren, destroyed the base, obtained clues about the Darkmoon Organization's European headquarters, and, most importantly, protected the people he cared about most on the island.

Everything was perfect.

However, just as he was preparing to enjoy this moment of peace...

"Waaaaah—waaaah—!"

Suddenly, a series of dense and loud sirens blared from the distant horizon!

Immediately following was the loud roar of the helicopter's rotors churning the air!

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

At the edge of the dawn, where the sea meets the sky, a dozen or so black dots were rapidly approaching Emerald Island.

As the distance closed, the outlines of those black dots became clearer and clearer.

Those were more than a dozen imposing, thousand-ton coast guard vessels painted with the eye-catching "China Coast Guard" logo!

Above them, several armed helicopters carrying weapons were circling and escorting them!

The sheer scale and imposing presence of this formation was like that of a small aircraft carrier battle group!

Seeing this, Lin Chen couldn't help but smile.

It seems that Li Mingyu is quite efficient.

The data I just uploaded to the cloud server was probably received by him as soon as he mobilized all available resources and rushed over in a frantic manner.

Sure enough, the lead helicopter quickly spotted the escape pod floating on the sea.

The helicopter rapidly descended, eventually hovering at a height of less than twenty meters above the escape pod with an extremely stable attitude.

The powerful airflow caused a large crater to appear on the sea surface.

"Advisor Lin!!"

The cabin door was pulled open, and a familiar figure poked his head out, holding a large megaphone and excitedly shouting down.

Who else could it be but Li Mingyu, the one who loves to show off?

"We received the top-secret data you sent and came right away! Are you alright?!"

Li Mingyu's voice was filled with disbelief, shock, and heartfelt admiration.

God have mercy!

When he received the automatically decrypted email titled "A Gift from Heaven" in his office at the Beijing headquarters, he was completely dumbfounded.

A map of the Dark Moon Organization's global smuggling network!

Secret fund flows around the world!

Detailed information on all core members!

And complete evidence of a criminal operation hidden deep within China's territorial waters!

Each and every document is a bombshell capable of detonating the entire Interpol organization!

And all of this was obtained by Lin Chen alone, during a typhoon, by infiltrating the enemy's lair by himself?!

Li Mingyu's worldview was shattered at that time.

Without hesitation, he immediately used his highest authority as deputy captain of the Special Operations Brigade of the Beijing General Bureau to contact the Southeast Military Region and the Coast Guard, and organized this unprecedented joint operation at the fastest speed!

A rope ladder was thrown from the helicopter.

Lin Chen smiled, picked up the completely unconscious mud (Siren) at his feet, grabbed the rope ladder with one hand, and with a light tap of his foot, he climbed up the rope ladder into the helicopter with ease, just like an ape.

When Li Mingyu saw the mangled, limbs twisted at bizarre angles, that Lin Chen was carrying, which was still vaguely recognizable as the "Siren," he gasped sharply.

Looking at Lin Chen again, although he was covered in tatters, his aura was steady and his eyes were sharp. Apart from being a bit disheveled, you couldn't tell that he had suffered any injuries.

Li Mingyu's mouth was wide open, big enough to fit an egg.

He looked at Lin Chen, then at the puddle of mud on the ground, and stammered in a dreamlike tone:

"Advisor Lin... So you... you single-handedly, during a typhoon, took down... took down an underwater base of a transnational crime syndicate? And... and captured their supreme commander alive?"

"Are you... are you even human?"

Faced with Li Mingyu's utterly adoring expression, Lin Chen simply smiled faintly, patted him on the shoulder, and said casually:

"It's basic procedure, don't make a fuss."

"puff--"

Li Mingyu almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Basic operations?

I don't believe you for a second! Is this even a basic human function?! This must be divine intervention!

Lin Chen ignored the man who had fallen into self-doubt. He walked to the side of the cabin, looked at the Emerald Island in the distance, which looked particularly peaceful and beautiful in the morning light, and a trace of tenderness flashed in his eyes.

Qingge, Qingcheng, Tingxue, Ke'er...

I am back.

He turned to Li Mingyu, who was still in a daze, and gave him the order.

"Alright, stop standing there."

"Let's take some people to the island to clean up the mess. There should still be some spies in the resort."