Rebirth Revenge: Goddess, Hacked Again

A tragic childhood under the shadow of a stepfather, a desolate love that could never be, a clown-masked man in a late-night alley, the crisp moonlight, and the cold blade.

Oh, and the waiter...

Chapter 183 The Making of a Novelist

While Wang Shen was still deep in thought, Liang Zichen greeted him from afar. Wang Shen looked in Liang Zichen's direction and saw Xu Xiaolin and Lin Su walking over with him.

Xu Xiaolin walked up to Wang Shen and said with a smile, "Officer Wang, why don't you come over and play? I remember you can play golf."

Wang Shen finished his champagne and replied with a smile, "It's been a long time since I've played, I'm quite rusty. By the way, I have some work to do at the bureau, so I have to take my leave now."

After speaking, Wang Shen glanced at Acheng and Qi Huan. Qi Huan immediately replied, "Since Captain Wang has something to attend to, we won't keep you any longer. Please come visit us more often when you have time."

After Qi Huan finished speaking, Wang Shen greeted the people present and then left the wedding venue with Liang Zichen.

"Captain Wang, I've noticed something's off about you since earlier. Did you discover something again?" Liang Zichen asked Wang Shen as he rolled down the car window.

Wang Shen pursed his lips and replied, "I feel that Han Mo's case is gradually making progress."

Upon hearing Wang Shen's words, Liang Zichen's face showed a look of great surprise. He shifted slightly, turning towards Wang Shen, and asked, "Hmm? Captain Wang, please explain clearly. You've already figured out the Han Mo case in just this short meal?"

"I haven't figured out the logic behind Han Mo's case yet, but I've discovered some suspicious people," Wang Shen said, shaking his head and staring at the road ahead.

"A suspicious person?" Upon hearing Wang Shen's words, Liang Zichen didn't rush to inquire about the suspicious person's identity. Instead, he quietly recalled the entire wedding ceremony. Seeing Liang Zichen's expression, Wang Shen naturally wouldn't reveal the answer immediately.

After a while, Liang Zichen frowned slightly, glanced at Wang Shen again, and tentatively asked, "Is the suspicious person you mentioned Xu Xiaolin's boyfriend?"

Wang Shen nodded slightly. "Your observation skills are getting better and better."

"No wonder you seemed particularly interested in Xu Xiaolin's boyfriend earlier. I thought you were jealous." Liang Zichen said with a sly smile.

Wang Shen wasn't interested in the question and instead replied, "Lin Su's shoe size is the same as Xiao Lin's, which means it's the same as the murderer's shoe size. Also, Lin Su likes spicy food, and Han Mo always orders Sichuan cuisine for takeout. But Han Mo herself doesn't really like spicy food. Lin Su doesn't frequent 'Spicy Restaurant' often, yet he knows the recipes like the back of his hand, so he's probably eaten there many times at Han Mo's house. That's why I suspect Lin Su is the mysterious murderer hiding behind the scenes."

Liang Zichen listened attentively to Wang Shen's analysis, then nodded emphatically and said, "Captain Wang, it was truly worth it!"

Upon hearing Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen looked at Liang Zichen with a puzzled expression and asked, "What is true value?"

Hearing Wang Shen's question, Liang Zichen replied with a smile, "The red envelope you gave me. Look, you gave me a red envelope, had a meal, and even caught a murderer. Don't you think it was worth it?"

Wang Shen sighed, "I just praised you, and you're already being so disrespectful. Alright, enough of this nonsense, let's quickly look up Lin Su's basic information online."

"Why do we need to search online? Can't we just retrieve Lin Su's file?" Despite saying that, Liang Zichen still took out his phone and opened the search engine as Wang Shen instructed.

Upon hearing Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen shook his head and said, "The file only records basic but authoritative information about a person. In this era, if we need to fully understand a person, we still need to use the vast information platform of the internet. Lin Su is a well-known writer, so there must be a lot of information about him online."

After listening to Wang Shen's explanation, Liang Zichen nodded in understanding. After entering "Lin Su" into the search engine, numerous search results appeared on the webpage.

"Captain Wang, I didn't expect there to be so much information about Lin Su online," Liang Zichen said while scrolling through the search results.

What specific information is included?

"Lin Su's age, the school he graduated from, wow, there's even his 3D information..." Liang Zichen looked at Lin Su's search information in surprise.

Wang Shen sighed again and said, "Let's look at the publication date of Lin Su's first novel."

Upon hearing Wang Shen's words, Liang Zichen changed his search target, and soon, details about Lin Su's first novel appeared on the webpage. "Lin Su's first novel was published in March five years ago. According to the introduction, Lin Su achieved some success when he published this first novel, gaining quite a few fans."

After listening to Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen pressed further, "What's the subject matter of the novel? And on which website was it published?"

Following Wang Shen's instructions, Liang Zichen continued searching for relevant information. "The novel's genre remains suspense, and it wasn't published online but as a physical book. The publisher responsible for Lin Su's first novel is..."

Upon hearing the publisher's name, Wang Shen fell into a brief moment of contemplation. The publishing house responsible for Lin Su's novel was quite well-known domestically. According to Wang Shen's understanding of the publishing house, the novels they published were of high quality, and almost all were works by established novelists. At the time, Lin Su was just an unknown writer, and this was his first novel. Why would such a publishing house open its doors to him? Unless…?

"Check again to see which publishing house is responsible for publishing Han Mo's novels."

Liang Zichen nodded and re-entered his search criteria. Soon, he received the results. "Captain Wang, it's the same publishing house." Liang Zichen's tone revealed his excitement.

Wang Shen nodded. "Zichen, did you remember the writer Lin Su five years ago?"

Liang Zichen thought for a while, then shook his head.

Indeed, even though Lin Su's first novel was published by such a well-known publisher five years ago, one book alone is not enough to make Lin Su a famous novelist.

"When did the name Lin Su first come to mind?" Wang Shen asked after glancing at Liang Zichen.

Liang Zichen thought for a moment, then replied, "Because of my profession, I quite enjoy reading suspense novels. But I only learned about Lin Su's name about two years ago. He's a relatively new writer, but he's become famous very quickly."

"Check again, the number of novels he published each year starting from five years ago."

Liang Zichen nodded and readjusted the search criteria again. "He published his debut novel five years ago, two novels four years ago, and three novels three years ago. Two years ago was the most impressive; Lin Su actually completed five novels in that year. From a year ago until now, his output has plummeted, and his second novel is still unfinished."