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

The night was dark.

The bulletproof off-road vehicle came to a steady stop at the entrance of the courtyard house.

Lin Chen carried Su Ke'er into the courtyard.

The hall was brightly lit.

Upon receiving the news, Su Qingge and Jiang Tingxue rushed back from the police station overnight.

Upon seeing Lin Chen and Su Ke'er return safely, the two women immediately surrounded them.

"Ke'er, are you alright? Are you hurt?" Su Qingge asked with concern, looking Su Ke'er up and down.

Jiang Tingxue then grabbed Su Ke'er's hand and examined her carefully.

After being comforted by Lin Chen, Su Ke'er's emotions have stabilized considerably.

She shook her head: "Sister Qingge, Sister Tingxue, I'm fine. Thank goodness my husband arrived in time."

Lin Chen put Su Ke'er on the sofa and let the sisters talk for a while.

He then carried the Jiaowei Qin (a type of zither) and went straight into the study.

Ten minutes later, the four women calmed down and followed them into the study.

Their eyes were all focused on the antique-looking Jiao Wei Qin on the desk.

"Honey, is this what the villain is looking for?" Su Qingge stepped forward and examined it curiously.

Lin Chen nodded and pointed to the body of the zither.

"Hidden inside the bottom of this zither is an ancient tomb map."

"Moreover, the wood grain of this zither is coated with a poison called 'Qianji Poison'."

Upon hearing the words "Qianji Poison," Jiang Tingxue's expression instantly changed.

Previously, in the police station's biochemical autopsy room, even wearing the highest level of protective clothing, she almost succumbed to this poison.

Jiang Tingxue subconsciously took two steps back and grabbed Su Qingge.

"Sister Qingge, don't touch it! This poison is extremely volatile; even a tiny bit will kill you!"

Su Qingge was startled and quickly withdrew her hand.

"It's so poisonous? How are we going to get the map out of it?" Su Qingge frowned.

"How about we send it straight back to the police station and use the most advanced X-ray scanning equipment to scan the map?"

Lin Chen shook his head, directly rejecting the suggestion.

"It's too late, and the X-ray equipment simply can't see the fine topographical markings on the parchment."

Lin Chen opened the drawer and took out an exquisite toolbox.

Inside were rows of tiny carving knives, some even finer than embroidery needles.

Lin Chen put on a pair of specially made ultra-thin gloves and picked up the finest carving knife.

[Ding! God-level micro-sculpting technique activated!]

[Ding! God-level Mechanical Mastery has been unlocked!]

Lin Chen took a deep breath and entered a state of extreme focus.

He didn't touch the seams of the bottom plate of the guqin.

Instead, they focused their attention on the side of the guqin, on an inconspicuous patch of natural wood grain.

Lin Chen's wrist twitched slightly.

The carving knife precisely pierced into the wood grain.

No sound was made.

Lin Chen's hands were incredibly steady, as if they were welded to the air, without the slightest tremor.

The carving knife moved like a dragon through the gaps in the wood grain.

Tiny wood shavings, barely perceptible to the naked eye, fell slowly along the edge of the carving knife, like snowflakes.

The atmosphere in the study instantly became extremely tense.

Su Qingge, Jiang Tingxue, and Su Ke'er held their breath, not daring to make a sound, for fear that their slightest noise would disturb Lin Chen.

Jiang Tingxue's eyes widened in surprise.

As a top forensic pathologist, she has extremely high requirements for the stability of her hands.

But watching Lin Chen's actions now, she felt that her worldview had been completely shattered.

Lin Chen's movements are now a hundred times more precise than the most sophisticated surgical robot!

He actually managed to carve out a passage from the side without damaging the overall structure of the guqin or triggering any mechanisms!

Time passed by, second by second.

Five minutes later.

Lin Chen stopped carving.

On the side of the guqin, along the wood grain, there is a tiny passage that can only accommodate two fingers.

The edges of this channel are very smooth, perfectly avoiding all stress points.

Lin Chen put down the carving knife and picked up a specially made pair of long-handled tweezers.

Without the slightest hesitation, he inserted the tweezers directly into the tiny channel.

[God-level Mechanical Mastery] gave Lin Chen an intimate understanding of the internal mechanisms and structures.

The tweezers precisely gripped a roll of something soft inside the dark cavity.

Lin Chen gently pulled his wrist away.

A yellowed parchment was pulled out intact from the miniature passage.

"Done."

Lin Chen snapped his fingers and laid the parchment flat on the desk.

"call--"

The three women beside them all breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Tingxue's eyes were filled with admiration as she excitedly hugged Lin Chen's arm.

"Honey, your hands are amazing! They're even steadyer than the most sophisticated surgical machines! If you become a surgeon, you'll be the best in the world!"

Lin Chen smiled but didn't reply.

His gaze fell on the parchment scroll.

The three women also came over.

The parchment scrolls are decorated with a special ink, depicting a complex landscape of mountains and rivers.

Although the lines are ancient, the proportions are exceptionally precise.

And in the very center of the map.

A red skull was heavily marked with glaring cinnabar.

It exudes an indescribable eeriness and gloom.