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...
"By the way, do you know Lin Su's address? If you do, it'll save me the trouble of looking it up." Wang Shen was about to turn around when he remembered this question and turned back to ask Xu Xiaolin.
After listening to Wang Shen's words, Xu Xiaolin nodded, then got off the sofa, took out a piece of paper from the drawer, and wrote down Lin Su's home address on the paper.
Wang Shen took the piece of paper, looked at it, and then spoke a few words to the police officers in the house before leaving Han Mo's house with Liang Zichen.
"Captain Wang, where are we going now?" Liang Zichen asked Wang Shen.
Wang Shen looked at Liang Zichen and asked, "Lin Su's file doesn't show any family relationships, does it?"
Liang Zichen thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Probably not. His parents are still alive, but they should both be in their hometown in Sichuan."
After listening to Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen nodded. "Then call the locksmith and tell him we're waiting for Lin Su at his house." With that, Wang Shen stepped on the gas.
The locksmith arrived just in time; Wang Shen and Liang Zichen reached Lin Su's room almost simultaneously. Just as the locksmith was about to begin work, Wang Shen waved him off, then walked to the door and knocked a few times. After a while, there was no response from inside.
Wang Shen took two steps back, looked at the locksmith, and said, "Open the door."
The locksmith nodded, picked up his tools from his backpack, and quickly opened the door. Wang Shen nodded to the locksmith, who then left the scene.
Wang Shen turned to look at Liang Zichen and asked, "Do you have gloves?"
Liang Zichen nodded and took out disposable gloves from his pocket. "I just got these from our people at Xu Xiaolin's house. I didn't expect them to come in handy here."
After Liang Zichen finished speaking, the two of them put on their gloves and went into Lin Su's house. Lin Su's house had three rooms, a square layout, and was quite spacious. Wang Shen gave Liang Zichen some instructions and then began searching the house for useful clues.
About ten minutes later, Wang Shen called out to Liang Zichen from one of the bedrooms. Before Liang Zichen even reached the bedroom door, he saw Wang Shen come out of the bedroom, holding a red hard drive in his hand.
Liang Zichen spotted the hard drive in Wang Shen's hand at a glance and asked in surprise, "Is it that red hard drive?"
"The hard drive is indeed red, but we can't be sure if it's Han Mo's," Wang Shen said, his brow furrowing slightly as he answered Liang Zichen's question.
Liang Zichen's gaze remained fixed on the red hard drive. "If this hard drive is Han Mo's, then there's a big problem."
"What do you mean?" Upon hearing Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen looked up at Liang Zichen and asked in return.
“It’s very simple. If Lin Su already has this red hard drive, why would he still try to get close to Xu Xiaolin? Wasn’t Lin Su’s initial motive for approaching Xu Xiaolin to obtain new material for his novel?” Liang Zichen explained his doubts clearly to Wang Shen.
After listening to Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen shook his head a few times and retorted, "What you said has too many flaws."
Upon hearing Wang Shen's words, Liang Zichen's face showed surprise. Liang Zichen looked at Wang Shen, hoping that Wang Shen would provide a reasonable explanation.
Wang Shen paused for a moment, then said, "Let's start with this red hard drive. Even if this red hard drive is the same one Han Mo had, its presence in Lin Su's room now presents two possibilities. First, this red hard drive has been in Lin Su's possession since the day Han Mo was murdered. Second, this red hard drive only recently fell into Lin Su's hands. As for the reason for the second possibility, it's quite simple. Lin Su's approach to Xu Xiaolin was very likely for this red hard drive. In the end, Lin Su successfully obtained it."
Liang Zichen understood Wang Shen's meaning somewhat, but still frowned and asked, "Then how do we confirm which possibility it is?"
After hearing Liang Zichen's question, Wang Shen suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Have you read Lin Su's novels?"
"Lin Su's novels? I've read most of them." Liang Zichen scratched the back of his head and replied.
"That's good. We can analyze the materials on the red hard drive to see if Lin Su has used them all in his novels. If Lin Su has already used all the materials on the red hard drive in his previous novels, it means that the red hard drive has been in Lin Su's hands for a long time. Otherwise, Lin Su only recently obtained the red hard drive."
As soon as Wang Shenggang finished speaking, Lin Su clapped his hand and then clapped his head, saying, "Captain Wang, you're really something."
Wang Shen sighed and replied, "Alright, stop flattering me. Quickly look around the house again and see if there are any other valuable clues."
Liang Zichen nodded, and the two resumed their search of the house. After a short while, Liang Zichen stood in front of a small door. The door wasn't locked, and judging by its size, it wasn't a typical room door. Liang Zichen glanced at the small door, then opened it.
The moment the small door opened, everything that had been piled up inside was dumped onto Liang Zichen. After a series of clanging sounds, the dust that had been kicked up earlier still lingered on the floor.
Liang Zichen patted the dust off his clothes, coughing as he complained, "Where is this place? It's so dirty."
“This should be a storage room,” Wang Shen said, looking at the scattered items on the ground.
"Lin Su always dresses so smartly, how come his own storage room is so dirty?" Liang Zichen continued to complain. He then took a step to the side, bumping into several scattered photo frames on the floor. Angrily, he kicked one of the frames. There was another clanging sound as the frame slid across the floor.
These photo frames caught Wang Shen's attention. He crouched down and picked them up from the floor. They were all photos of Lin Su and Han Mo together. Judging from the photos, Lin Su and Han Mo did indeed seem very much in love.
Wang Shen held the two picture frames in his hands, looked at them for a while, and was about to put them down. Suddenly, Wang Shen paused, as if he sensed something was wrong. Wang Shen put the two picture frames in front of him again and examined them carefully for a while. Then, Wang Shen put down the two picture frames in his hands and picked up the other picture frames scattered on the ground.
Wang Shen carefully examined the picture frames. After looking at one, he put it down and picked up another from the ground. After a while, Wang Shen put down the picture frame next to him and picked up another from the ground.
Liang Zichen found Wang Shen's actions strange. However, he knew that Wang Shen must have discovered something, so he didn't disturb him.