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

Less than ten minutes.

Several police cars, flashing their lights, sped into Panjiayuan Antique Street.

Li Mingyu, leading a team of fully armed police officers, forcefully pushed his way through the crowd.

Upon receiving a report from the police center that a group of people were fighting in Panjiayuan, with the amount involved reaching three million yuan, Li Mingyu did not dare to delay and personally led the police team to the scene.

Upon entering the scene, Li Mingyu was completely dumbfounded.

The ground was littered with broken porcelain shards and fake antiques, and several burly men lay on the ground howling like ghosts.

And standing unharmed in the middle were Lin Chen and Lin Haifeng.

"Brother Lin? Uncle Lin? What's going on?" Li Mingyu quickly stepped forward.

Lin Chen pointed to the fake cauldron on the ground that had the "Made in Yiwu" stamp on it, and briefly recounted how the bald man and his gang had failed in their fraud attempt and even tried to assault someone.

After hearing this, Li Mingyu's face darkened, and he turned to glare fiercely at the bald man and his companions.

"How dare they! To carry out such a massive organized fraud in the capital city, and even commit violence in the street!"

Li Mingyu waved his hand dismissively: "Cuff them all! Take them back to the station for thorough interrogation!"

Several police officers immediately stepped forward, took out handcuffs, and, ignoring the cries of the bald man and others, forcibly dragged them up and escorted them to the police car.

The bald stall owner, who had been so arrogant, was now pale and pleading for mercy: "Officer, it's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! I was just joking, I didn't mean to actually sell it for three million..."

"Save your energy for talking to the judge!" Li Mingyu sneered.

After dealing with the suspect, Li Mingyu turned to look at the fake cauldron on the ground.

"Brother Lin, this fake cauldron is important evidence. I need to take it back and register it." Li Mingyu said, bending down to move the bronze cauldron.

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Lin Chen suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a hint of something unusual.

He stared at the fake cauldron, his brows furrowing slightly.

Just as Li Mingyu approached the fake cauldron, Lin Chen's [God-level Sense of Smell] was suddenly triggered.

Amidst the strong stench of sweat, earth, and cheap perfume in the surroundings, Lin Chen keenly detected a faint, unusual odor.

It had a very peculiar, slightly fishy-sweet smell, almost imperceptible, like the smell of some rotten fruit mixed with rust.

This smell definitely doesn't belong to any modern chemical agents!

Lin Chen's brain was working at lightning speed, and the massive amount of ancient book memories brought by the [God-level Proficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine] surged up instantly.

Two seconds later, Lin Chen's eyes narrowed sharply.

Poison from a flying machine!

This was a deadly poison used in the ancient imperial court to execute concubines and ministers. When the poison took effect, the victim's head and feet would contort, resembling a person being pulled on a loom, resulting in a gruesome death.

However, this flavor is stronger than described in ancient books, which is obviously due to the purification and improvement by modern chemical methods.

Baldy, a low-level swindler who cheats people out of money in the antique market, can hardly read or write, so there's absolutely no way he could have come into contact with this level of ancient and rare poison.

The real thing is hidden inside this fake cauldron!

"Mingyu, don't touch it." Lin Chen strode forward and stood in front of Li Mingyu.

Li Mingyu paused, his outstretched hand hanging in mid-air: "Brother Lin, what's wrong? Isn't this just a lump of iron from Yiwu wholesale?"

Lin Chen didn't answer. He simply picked up a pair of thin steel needles for carving from a jade stall next to him.

He crouched down, his eyes fixed on the base of the fake cauldron.

Both [God-level Mechanical Mastery] and [God-level Insight] are activated simultaneously.

In Lin Chen's eyes, the physical structure of this fake cauldron was quickly disassembled and analyzed.

Soon, he discovered a thin seam next to the "Made in Yiwu" stamp at the bottom of the cauldron, almost blending into the rust.

Even an ordinary person, looking at it with a magnifying glass, would think it was just a flaw left by welding.

Lin Chen inserted the steel needle along the seam at an extremely tricky angle.

With a slight exertion of force in the wrist, a hidden power emerges.

Click!

A crisp mechanical spring sound rang out.

The heavy base of the fake tripod actually popped open like a drawer, revealing a hidden compartment!

"Holy crap! There's something inside!" Li Mingyu's eyes widened, and he instinctively leaned over to see what it was.

Inside the interlayer, a bronze animal head, no bigger than an adult's thumb, lay quietly!

The animal head carvings are exquisite, with ferocious faces. Although small in size, they exude an ancient aura that sends chills down your spine.

As the interlayer opened, the previously sealed, sweet and pungent smell instantly filled the air.

Lin Chen's expression changed drastically.

"Back off! Hold your breath!"

Lin Chen let out a loud shout, his voice like a thunderclap in Li Mingyu's ears.

Li Mingyu was startled by the sudden roar and trembled all over. Out of absolute trust in Lin Chen, he instinctively held his breath and took several steps back.

The onlookers were also startled by Lin Chen's reaction, and they all covered their noses and backed away.

Lin Chen moved with lightning speed, pulling a transparent, sealed evidence bag from Li Mingyu's investigation kit.

Instead of touching the animal head with his hands, he used a steel needle to lift it up and precisely drop it into a sealed bag, then quickly sealed the bag.

The entire process was smooth and efficient, without any unnecessary delays.

Only after confirming that the sealed bag was completely locked did Lin Chen let out a long sigh of relief.

"Brother Lin... what exactly is this thing?" Li Mingyu gasped for breath, his face pale.

Although he didn't know what it was, Lin Chen's alarmed reaction just now made him realize that this thing was definitely deadly.

"This is a genuine artifact, coated with a modified version of the ancient poison 'Qianji.' It's extremely volatile; if you had inhaled a mouthful just now, you'd be lying on the ground convulsing right now," Lin Chen said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Li Mingyu's legs went weak, and cold sweat poured down his back.

He narrowly escaped death!

Lin Chen stood up, his eyes deep.

On the surface, Baldy and his gang were selling fake antiques to commit fraud, but in reality, they were being used as mules to transport goods. They took advantage of the rampant fake goods and lack of inspection in the antique street to secretly smuggle genuine cultural relics containing highly toxic substances!

Lin Chen took out his phone and dialed Su Qingge's number directly.

The phone was answered after only one ring.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Su Qingge's capable voice came through.

"Qingge, we've got a major case. I've intercepted a bronze animal head containing highly volatile and extremely toxic substances. Have Tingxue immediately prepare the bureau's highest-level biochemical autopsy lab, activate the negative pressure system, and put on the highest-level protective gear. I'll send it over right away!" Lin Chen spoke rapidly, his tone leaving no room for argument.

Su Qingge on the other end of the phone immediately realized the seriousness of the situation: "Understood! I'll arrange it right away!"

Lin Chen hung up the phone and turned to Lin Haifeng: "Dad, take a taxi home first, and don't go out unnecessarily for the next few days."

Lin Haifeng knew his son had important business to attend to and nodded repeatedly.

Lin Chen, carrying the sealed bag, strode towards the police car: "Mingyu, clear the way, back to headquarters!"