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

In the dead of night in Beijing, there are few vehicles on the streets.

Lin Chen drove the car into the underground garage of the courtyard house and took the private elevator directly to the first floor.

The courtyard was quiet, with only the study window still shining with bright light.

Lin Chen pushed open the door to the study.

Su Qingge and Jiang Tingxue were sitting at a large mahogany desk.

The table was piled high with various files and photos from the gallery owner's case.

Jiang Tingxue held a forensic report, her brows furrowed, clearly still troubled by the eerie smiling corpse.

Su Qingge faced the computer screen, her fingers rapidly tapping on the keyboard.

Upon hearing the door open, both women looked up at the same time.

"Honey, you're back." Jiang Tingxue put down the report and rubbed her slightly sore eyes.

Su Qingge turned the computer screen around and pointed to a complex chart of fund flows.

"Advisor Lin, your intuition is spot on."

Su Qingge picked up her black coffee and took a sip, her tone serious.

"The technical department just tracked the transaction records for that painting, 'Gaze from the Abyss,' overnight."

"This painting was anonymously consigned to the gallery owner three months ago through an offshore company."

"The gallery owner paid ten million for the purchase. But the money was not directly deposited into the offshore company's account. Instead, it went through a complex money laundering operation involving shell company accounts in twelve different countries."

Su Qingge tapped the screen a few times with her slender fingers, bringing up the last file.

"Ultimately, the money went into an overseas art fund called 'Venus'."

"And the chief nominal advisor of this fund is none other than Chu Yunzhou, whom you mentioned."

Lin Chen walked to the desk, looked at the information on the screen, and nodded.

All of this was within his expectations.

Chu Yunzhou is not only a psychopath, but also a shrewd money-grubber.

He uses artworks with hypnotic traps to target his victims, then secretly murders them and launders the money.

"This person is meticulous in his work. Although we've traced the flow of funds, it only proves that he took the money, not that he killed someone," Su Qingge sighed.

"I'll find the evidence." Lin Chen took two small boxes out of his pocket and placed them on the table.

He opened the box, inside lay two exquisite earrings exactly like Su Ke'er's.

The diamonds gleamed with a cold light under the lamp.

"We'll investigate the case again tomorrow. Now, put this on." Lin Chen's voice carried an undeniable domineering tone.

Su Qingge paused for a moment, looking at the sparkling earring with some hesitation.

"What is this? We're on a case. Police regulations prohibit wearing such extravagant accessories while on duty. Stop messing around."

Lin Chen didn't give her a chance to refuse.

He walked directly around the desk and went behind Su Qingge.

Before Su Qingge could react, she felt Lin Chen's warm fingers brush away the stray hairs by her ear.

"This is no ordinary jewelry," Lin Chen's voice rang in her ears.

"This is a shield I made myself to protect against high-frequency sound waves and hypnosis. Chu Yunzhou is an extremely dangerous master of psychological control; he could attack you at any time. You must wear it."

Lin Chen gently threaded the earring through Su Qingge's ear piercing and fastened it.

The man's fingertips inadvertently touched Su Qingge's sensitive earlobe.

Su Qingge trembled all over.

She is usually decisive and efficient at the police station, a cold and aloof policewoman who has the final say.

But when Lin Chen forcefully put the earring on her in such a domineering way, her cheeks instantly flushed red.

"Just wear it, why be so fierce?" Su Qingge muttered softly, revealing a rare, girlish side.

Jiang Tingxue watched with starry eyes.

She didn't care about any police regulations and leaned her head in, pointing to her ear.

"Honey, I want one too! Put it on me now!"

Lin Chen smiled and picked up another earring, helping Jiang Tingxue put it on as well.

"The core component of this thing is a high-frequency oscillating quartz crystal. Whenever it encounters abnormal infrasound or ultrasound, it will automatically release a reverse frequency to cancel it out."

Looking at the two women, who were armed to the teeth, Lin Chen felt much more at ease.

"As long as you wear it, Chu Yunzhou's psychological suggestions and hypnosis techniques will be completely ineffective against you."

Jiang Tingxue touched the diamonds on her ears and nodded excitedly: "That's great! With my husband here, even if that Professor Chu is a monster, he won't be able to hurt a single hair on our heads."

Although Su Qingge appeared arrogant, she felt warm inside.

She knew that Lin Chen was protecting them in his own way.

"Alright, the equipment's all been distributed. Go take a shower and go to bed. We'll talk about Chu Yunzhou tomorrow." Lin Chen patted the two girls on the shoulder.

Su Qingge closed her laptop, stood up, stretched, and revealed her stunning curves.

"Let's go, Tingxue, go take a shower."