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

night, deeper.

In the southern suburbs of Beijing, there is an old industrial area that has long been abandoned.

This is a forgotten corner of the city, deserted during the day, but transforms into a completely different world at night.

A dark and sinful world of trade.

—The underground black market.

Lin Chen decided to take the initiative.

The "Butterfly" organization operates in secrecy; they are like ghosts in the online world, and conventional police investigation methods are like finding a needle in a haystack for them.

To catch this big fish hiding in the deep water, we must use "unconventional" methods.

Through the channels he had left in the dark web, Lin Chen quickly obtained a crucial clue.

The specially made miniature voice-activated vibrators used to create resonance-based murders once appeared in this underground black market in the southern suburbs of Beijing.

Some people have resold these high-tech "toys" here.

Late at night, Lin Chen drove his unassuming bulletproof SUV and parked it at the entrance of the abandoned industrial area.

In the passenger seat, Su Ke'er gripped the seatbelt tightly. Her usually sweet face was now filled with tension and determination.

"Brother Lin Chen, can I...can I really go with you?"

Are you sure?

Lin Chen turned his head and looked at her.

"It's not a good place inside; it's full of desperados. You can still regret it now."

"I don't regret it!"

Su Ke'er's eyes were more determined than ever before.

"Teacher Liu died for me! If it weren't for guiding me, he wouldn't have participated in tonight's performance at all! I must catch that murderer myself and avenge him!"

Looking at the burning flames of revenge in the girl's eyes, Lin Chen remained silent for a moment before finally nodding.

Some growth is something you have to go through.

He didn't want her to be a hothouse flower.

The two got out of the car and walked one after the other into the abandoned factory area that resembled the skeleton of a giant beast.

The air was filled with an unpleasant odor, a mixture of rust, engine oil, and cheap alcohol.

In the shadowy corners, furtive figures would occasionally dart by, casting malevolent, wolf-like glances.

Su Ke'er instinctively grabbed Lin Chen's clothes, her body trembling slightly.

Lin Chen took her cold little hand in his own, and a warm and steady force instantly flowed through him, calming her tense mood considerably.

After navigating through several maze-like alleys, a brightly lit and bustling underground space came into view.

This place was originally a huge underground air-raid shelter, but it has now been transformed into a chaotic market.

Smuggled weapons, antiques of dubious origin, all sorts of strange electronic components and chemical agents... you can find everything that's considered shady here.

Lin Chen's goal was clear. He led Su Ke'er straight to a stall that sold various precision parts.

The stall owner was a thin, withered middle-aged man with protruding ears and a pair of rat-like whiskers. He was nicknamed "Rat" and was a well-known information broker and parts dealer in this black market.

"Boss, I need to ask you something."

Lin Chen's voice was very calm.

"Rat" raised his triangular eyes that darted around and lazily glanced at Lin Chen. When his gaze fell on Su Ke'er, who was as delicate and lovely as a peach behind Lin Chen, a lewd glint flashed in his eyes.

"Hey, new here? Don't you know the rules?"

He whistled, his tone flippant.

"You have to pay to get information from me."

Lin Chen remained expressionless, pulled a thick wad of banknotes from his pocket, and threw it onto the stall.

The "mouse's" eyes lit up, and he quickly put the money away, his smile becoming much warmer.

"Speak, what do you want to know?"

"Has anyone bought a miniature voice-activated vibrator from you within the past month?"

Upon hearing the words "voice-activated vibrator," "Rat's" expression changed almost imperceptibly before returning to its usual grinning demeanor.

"Sir, the thing you're talking about is a highly sophisticated and contraband item. How could I possibly have it here?"

"Yeah?"

Lin Chen's eyes instantly turned cold.

The "rat" felt a chill run down its spine under his gaze, but relying on the fact that this was its territory, it still stubbornly insisted:

"Of course! I'm a law-abiding citizen..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Chen was too lazy to waste any more words with him.

He picked up a sample vibrator directly from the stall and said coldly:

"This is it, has anyone bought it?"

Upon seeing this, "Rat's" face darkened completely.

He knew he'd met his match today.

"Kid, don't push your luck!"

He slammed his hand on the table, pulled out a gleaming steel pipe from behind him, and said fiercely.

"You think you can run wild on my turf?! You're asking for trouble!"

With a roar, more than a dozen burly men with menacing faces, wielding steel pipes and machetes, surrounded Lin Chen and Su Ke'er.

The others in the black market all wore expressions of anticipation, as if they were watching a good show.

"Kid, I'll give you one more chance."

The rat pointed at Lin Chen with the steel pipe, then leered at Su Ke'er.

"Leave this chick here, have a few drinks with me, then you cut off your own arm, and we'll call it even. Otherwise..."

His threats came to an abrupt end.

Because of Lin Chen, it moved.

He first turned around and gently covered Su Ke'er's eyes with his broad palm.

"Don't look, it's dirty."

The extreme gentleness of the voice contrasted sharply with the thunderous methods that were about to erupt.

The moment he finished speaking, Lin Chen vanished!

[Grandmaster-level combat skills]!

With an unparalleled, ferocious aura, he charged headlong into the group of thugs!

"Bang--!!!"

A powerful and unparalleled mountain-hugging strike!

The three burly men at the front didn't even have time to react before they were hit head-on by what sounded like a speeding truck, with the "crack" of their ribs breaking clearly audible!

He screamed and flew more than five meters away, landing foaming at the mouth and unconscious!

Immediately afterwards, Lin Chen snatched a steel pipe that was whistling towards him, and with a flick of his wrist, the hard steel pipe seemed to turn into a soft venomous snake in his hand!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A blur flashed by, followed by a series of teeth-grinding sounds of bones shattering in the air!

In less than ten seconds!

Those dozen or so menacing thugs were all lying on the ground!

Without exception, all of their legs were broken by Lin Chen in an extremely precise and cruel way, twisted into bizarre angles!

A heart-wrenching wail echoed throughout the entire underground black market!

Everyone who was watching was terrified, remaining silent and looking at Lin Chen with eyes full of endless fear!

Lin Chen casually tossed aside the slightly deformed steel pipe and slowly walked up to the "rat" who was trembling on the ground, his crotch wet and hot.

He slowly lifted his foot.

"Snap—!!!!"

With one stomp, he stepped hard on the "rat's" hand that was on the ground!

With a crisp, chilling cracking sound, that hand, along with its five fingers, was crushed into a pile of minced meat!

"ah--!!!!"

The "rat" let out a mournful howl that sounded inhuman.

Lin Chen seemed not to hear him. He simply looked down at the maggot writhing on the ground and asked slowly in a cold, emotionless voice:

"Now, can we speak properly?"

"Who was the person who bought the vibrator?"