Wang Shen listened to the data Liang Zichen presented while pondering. After a while, Wang Shen said, "Go and check those five novels from two years ago, the word count and reviews for each one."

Liang Zichen reported the data as requested by Wang Shen. "The word count of Lin Su's novels seems to be quite stable, generally around 400,000 words."

"Four hundred thousand words, that's about two million words for five novels, averaging about 170,000 words per month. Lin Su's writing speed is extraordinary," Wang Shen said in surprise after calculating Lin Su's monthly writing volume based on the data provided by Liang Zichen.

“That’s right. It’s also said online that Lin Su earned the title of ‘Master of Novel Writing’ in that same year.” Liang Zichen looked at his phone screen and echoed Wang Shen’s words.

Wang Shen nodded and then asked, "What are the reviews of these novels? What's being said online?"

"Let me check," Liang Zichen said, then changed his search criteria. After a while, a look of surprise appeared on Liang Zichen's face again. "My God, Lin Su is simply a genius," Liang Zichen exclaimed.

Wang Shen glanced at Liang Zichen's expression, but said nothing, simply waiting quietly for Liang Zichen to continue his explanation.

"Captain Wang, you probably won't believe it. These five novels are almost flawless, each one a huge success. This year also marked the year Lin Su completely established his position in the novel world. With these five highly acclaimed novels, Lin Su won most of the novel awards. Furthermore, three of his novels were adapted into TV series and movies. At that time, only Han Mo had achieved such success. Therefore, since this year, many people have regarded him as the most promising suspense novelist after Han Mo." Liang Zichen looked at his phone screen, his face showing surprise and admiration as he spoke.

"He is indeed a genius, and only a genius could do something like this." Wang Shen finally spoke up and gave his evaluation of Lin Su's resume.

Liang Zichen glanced at Wang Shen's expression, then thought for a moment and said, "Captain Wang, do you think it's impossible for Lin Su to achieve such results within a year?"

"I can't be completely sure yet; it depends on his performance in the next two years. You just said that Lin Su's novel output has decreased sharply since his peak that year, right?"

Liang Zichen nodded and replied, "That's right. I've only finished one novel in the past year or so. Lin Su chose to serialize his second novel on a website, and it's still not finished."

"What about the reviews of these two recent novels? How are they?" Wang Shen spoke faster, seemingly eager for the answer to this question.

Liang Zichen nodded and continued to change his search criteria. He swiped his finger across the phone screen a few times, then frowned slightly before saying, "The first novel I finished in the past year has received decent reviews, but it's clearly not as good as those five. And then there's the novel that's still being serialized; its reviews are a bit..."

"Just say it," Wang Shen urged bluntly.

Liang Zichen shook his head and said, "The reviews aren't very good. Some readers even say that Lin Su's latest novel doesn't seem like it was written by Lin Su at all."

What does it mean that it doesn't look like something Lin Su wrote?

"I've read a few of Lin Su's novels, including the one he's currently serializing, but I gave up after reading half of it." Although Liang Zichen wouldn't call himself a fan of Lin Su, there are always a few of his novels on the suspense novel list, so he buys and reads them.

Upon hearing Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen's eyes lit up with joy, and he said, "You've read his novel? That's great! Tell me why you stopped reading halfway through?"

Liang Zichen leaned back in his chair, thought for a moment, organized his thoughts, and replied, "I just can't get through it. To be honest, I share the same feeling as many readers regarding this latest novel. Lin Su seems to have lost his original level. The language is still acceptable, but the plot is not engaging, and the logic is no longer as rigorous."

After listening to Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen's gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked at the road ahead, and he said, "That's where the problem lies."

"What's the problem?"

"Compared to publishing five novels in a year, or two novels in a year, which is more difficult?"

Upon hearing this question, Liang Zichen looked at Wang Shen with a puzzled expression and replied, "Of course, it's more difficult to publish five novels in a year."

Wang Shen smiled, nodded, and said, "That's right. As you just mentioned, Lin Su published five novels in a year, and each one was of high quality. But in the last year, he's published less than two, and their reputations have been mediocre. What could be the reason for this?"

“Sometimes writing novels also requires a bit of inspiration. Maybe Lin Su hasn’t been in a good state this year?” Liang Zichen said, expressing his guess.

But after hearing this possibility, Wang Shen smiled and shook his head. "Writing novels is also a job. Although the nature of each job may differ, they all require the ability to persevere. The problem lies in the vastly different levels of quality Lin Su has shown in writing novels over the past few years. Five high-quality novels a year versus less than two low-quality novels a year—these are completely opposite extremes, just like..."

Wang Shen stopped speaking there. Liang Zichen glanced at Wang Shen and then said, "It's like it wasn't written by the same person?"

"It doesn't seem like it was written by the same person," Wang Shen replied after pursing his lips.

"But if those novels weren't written by Lin Su, then who else could they be?" Liang Zichen had just asked this question when he suddenly fell into deep thought again.

Liang Zichen tapped his head, then suddenly looked up and stared at Wang Shen. "Those bestselling novels of Lin Su, could they all be written by Han Mo?"

Wang Shen nodded. "This is the motive I can guess for Lin Su."

"If your guess is correct, then wouldn't there be two murderers in Han Mo's case? What's even more bizarre is that the two murderers had the same motive?" Liang Zichen connected Lin Su's motive with Xiao Lin's motive, and then mentally reviewed Han Mo's case again, arriving at this conclusion.

Wang Shen nodded again. "This is the basic guess I have at the moment."

Liang Zichen sighed and said, "My God, it turns out that having extraordinary talent isn't always a good thing."

"Stop expressing your emotions for now, quickly check the recent rankings of suspense novels." Wang Shen interrupted Liang Zichen and continued to give instructions.

Liang Zichen nodded and changed the search criteria again. The results this time were not unexpected. "Captain Wang, since the past three months, the rankings of suspense novels have seen significant changes."