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

The large conference room of the Major Crimes Unit, Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Lin Chen interlaced his fingers, staring at the dark web defense code that was still flashing on the big screen, his eyes cold and sharp.

"Since they're cleaning up this entire industry chain, it means their revenge list isn't over yet." Lin Chen turned to Su Qingge. "Qingge, immediately investigate what resources these three people have in common in real life!"

Su Qingge reacted quickly and immediately directed the technical department to conduct cross-referencing of the data.

Less than two minutes later, the technician shouted, "Team Leader Su, we've found it! All three of these people own a hidden property in the upscale 'Yu Cui Yuan' residential complex within Beijing's Second Ring Road, and the registered owner of all three properties is the same person—Wang Hai, the property manager of Yu Cui Yuan!"

"It's him." Lin Chen suddenly stood up, radiating a suffocating aura of oppression. "He's responsible for providing 'Eden' with concealed hiding places; he's definitely a core link in the supply chain, and the killer's next target!"

"Mingyu, lead the team out immediately!" Su Qingge drew her sidearm and gave the order sternly.

Three minutes later, several police bulletproof SUVs, sirens blaring, roared like steel beasts, tearing apart the traffic on the streets of Beijing.

Lin Chen personally drove the lead car, pressing the accelerator to the floor.

The violent acceleration made Li Mingyu, sitting in the passenger seat, grip the armrest tightly, his face turning pale.

"Faster! Faster!" Lin Chen stared intently at the road ahead. His intuition told him that the ghostly hacker lurking in the shadows would not give the police much time.

The lobby of Building 1 in the upscale residential community of Yu Cui Yuan.

The marble floor was so shiny it reflected the light, and several security guards in uniform were chatting idly.

"boom!"

The screeching sound of brakes echoed outside the hall, and several SUVs stopped at the bottom of the steps.

The car door was kicked open, and Lin Chen strode into the hall. Su Qingge and Li Mingyu followed closely behind with several fully armed special police officers.

The security guards in the lobby trembled with fear and instinctively took several steps back, not even daring to step forward and ask questions.

"Where is Wang Hai?" Li Mingyu rushed up and grabbed the security captain by the collar.

The security captain stammered in fright, pointing towards the elevator lobby deep in the lobby: "Manager Wang... Manager Wang just entered elevator number one, heading to his top-floor office on the 28th floor..."

Lin Chen suddenly turned his head, his gaze fixed on the elevator lobby.

The moment he stepped into the hall, the dormant [God-level Danger Perception] in his mind suddenly roared like thunder!

The piercing alarm almost shattered his eardrums!

"Oh no! There's something wrong with the elevator!" Lin Chen shouted.

Before anyone could react, a huge burst of dazzling blue sparks suddenly erupted from the control panel of elevator number one!

Immediately afterwards, a muffled thud came from deep within the elevator shaft—the terrifying sound of the main steel cable snapping!

The elevator indicator lights, which were originally rising, suddenly turned into a bunch of gibberish. Then, the car plummeted at freefall speed with a chilling whistling sound!

"ah--!"

From inside the elevator shaft came Wang Hai's heart-wrenching screams, a sound filled with utter despair.

Even with a buffer below, a person falling from the 28th floor would instantly turn into a pile of minced meat!

The security guards in the lobby were terrified; some collapsed to the ground, their legs giving way. Su Qingge and Li Mingyu were also deathly pale. This high-tech method of killing gave them absolutely no chance to react!

But Lin Chen made a move.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately activated [God-level Parkour] and [Advanced Body Enhancement]!

Lin Chen transformed into a black afterimage and rushed directly towards the fire escape next to him.

"Brother Lin! Danger!" Li Mingyu shouted.

Lin Chen ignored him and rushed into the stairwell. Without even looking at the steps, he braced himself on the handrail and leaped into the air.

He was so fast that he practically slid down the gap between the two flights of stairs!

Just before landing, he would push off the wall with his legs, using the reaction force to propel himself to the next floor.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The stairwell echoed with the dull thuds of Lin Chen's legs stomping on the walls, as large chunks of plaster peeled off.

The moment the elevator plummeted to the 15th floor, Lin Chen rushed to the elevator door on the 14th floor!

The elevator car was falling so fast that the resulting gale-force winds were gushing out through the gaps in the elevator doors.

"Stop right there!"

Lin Chen's eyes turned bloodshot as he activated [God-level Mechanical Mastery] and [Grandmaster-level Combat Techniques].

Without any tools, he clenched his fists tightly, a terrifying internal force surging through his muscles, and then slammed them hard against the closed steel elevator door!

A deafening explosion!

The pure steel elevator door, which was strong enough to withstand the impact of heavy objects, was actually smashed by Lin Chen's punch, leaving two huge dents. The gap in the door was twisted and deformed, revealing a small opening.

Lin Chen gripped the door crack tightly with both hands, like iron clamps.

His muscles bulged high, and the veins throbbed under his skin like writhing dragons.

"open!"

With a roar like that of a wild beast, Lin Chen suddenly exerted force with both arms!

A sickening metallic tearing sound rang out.

Lin Chen actually tore open the heavy, solid steel elevator door with his bare hands, creating a gap big enough for one person to pass through!

At the exact 0.1 seconds that the door was torn open, the rapidly falling elevator car swept past Lin Chen's eyes with a gust of wind!

Lin Chen's eyes turned extremely cold as he threw a special rope with a high-strength suction cup into the elevator shaft.

"Snapped!"

The suction cups were firmly attached to the metal shell on the top of the car.

Lin Chen gripped the other end of the rope tightly with both hands, his feet planted firmly on the edge of the elevator shaft on the 14th floor.

[God-level Physics] was running wildly in Lin Chen's mind.

He didn't choose to pull hard, as that would definitely break the rope. Instead, he used the force of the elevator car falling to suddenly sink his body downwards, using his own weight and the elasticity of the rope to create an extremely dangerous swinging force within the elevator shaft!

"Creak—"

The special ropes were stretched to their limit and could break at any moment.

Lin Chen's hands were rubbed raw and bleeding, but he didn't even flinch.

Under this terrifying buffering force, the speed at which the car was falling was finally slowed down!

"Bang!"

With a final, violent jolt, the car's emergency safety clamps finally engaged the guide rails while decelerating.

The elevator was stuck on the 8th floor.