nightingale
"Boss, Xia Yiru is making a fuss about going back."
Chen An thought for a moment and said, "Let her go."
Cheng Xiaoxiang hesitated, "But..."
"Send someone to keep an eye on her and don't let her leave the province."
Cheng Xiaoxiang said, "Okay."
It was almost time to send Xia Yiru off. Chen An had rushed back from Changping County overnight and hadn't eaten anything yet.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Someone knocked on the glass. Han Ming raised his eyebrows at him while holding the takeaway. The next second, he pushed the door open and said, "You must not have eaten."
Chen An cleaned up the table and said, "Yeah."
Han Ming sat across from him and said, "We're working overtime too. The deputy director ordered takeout."
Lu Yuyao suddenly broke into the office, and when he looked closely, he found that Chen An had already received the takeaway, so he quietly retreated.
The two ate for a while and chatted. Han Ming asked, "How's your investigation of that case going?"
Chen An said: "There are ideas but lack of evidence."
Han Ming actually doesn't like to inquire about other groups' cases. He came to chat with Chen An because of something else.
"Hey, did you know there are two prosecutors coming from upstairs?"
"Prosecutor?" Chen An took a bite of vegetables. "What are you doing here?"
"What else can they do? Check us out." Han Ming raised his eyebrows. "You don't even know how arrogant those two are. They came and said they wanted to check the records of previous cases."
Chen An asked, "What case are they investigating?"
"I'm not sure about this. It's probably an old case." Han Ming finished his meal and slumped down on the chair. "It's nothing more than overturning someone's verdict."
Chen An nodded, took a tissue to wipe his hands, poured a glass of water for himself and Han Ming, and put it in front of him and said, "Be careful what you say when someone comes."
Han Ming took a sip and commented, "As calm as ever."
After the meal, the lights in the Municipal Bureau were still on. It was common for people to work tirelessly to investigate a case.
They were sitting in the conference room at 1:30. Cheng Xiaoxiang had visited several employees of Wu Danyun's studio during the day. "Wu Danyun's studio now has seven writers, but when we visited them, we found that almost none of them had ever met Wu Danyun. Furthermore, they told us that Xia Yiru always assigned them any tasks. When asked about the relationship between Xia Yiru and Wu Danyun, most of them said they didn't know much about it. It seemed like Wu Danyun and Xia Yiru rarely appeared together in front of them."
Lu Yuyao said, "So they are all tools?"
"Almost, and most of them are recent college graduates." Cheng Xiaoxiang continued, "So the only person who can understand the true relationship between Xia Yiru and Wu Danyun is probably Cen Yun."
Chen An flipped through the documents and asked, "Where are Zhao Dalu and Xu Fangqin?"
Cheng Xiaoxiang said, "Zhao Dalu took leave to return to his hometown some time ago. His hometown is in another province and we haven't been able to contact him yet. As for Xu Fangqin, she also resigned and went abroad a few days before Wu Danyun's accident. We just contacted her and she should be on the plane back home."
Chen An nodded. "Deputy Captain, you continue to follow these two." He nodded at Bai Shuo with his chin. "What about you?"
Bai Shuo said: "Public opinion continued to ferment. I found the person who broke the news. They said someone gave them the information. As for who the person was, they didn't know. They communicated online. I traced the signal and found an account."
He pressed the Enter key and an account interface appeared on the screen.
Pure black avatar, nickname is: Z
The profile column is empty, and the IP address is displayed: Motama Bay
Lu Yuyao said, "This looks too much like a fake account, doesn't it?"
Bai Shuo said, "Yes, I could only trace the signal to a bay, and it was on the bottom of the ocean. This account doesn't seem very active, so it doesn't seem real."
Chen An said, "The fact that Mottama Bay is located on the Myanmar-Finland border is questionable. Bai Shuo, please pay attention to the dynamics of this ID."
Bai Shuo said, "Okay."
The book with the green cover appeared in Chen An's sight. Lu Yuyao said, "Boss, I actually have the book you mentioned."
Chen An picked up her treasured book. The cover of the book was exactly the same as Cen Yun's, with the title of the book, "Green Grape", written in a soft artistic font.
“Is this book a hit?”
Lu Yuyao is 25 years old this year and has just graduated. When she mentioned this book, she was reminded of her high school days.
“This book was very famous when I was in high school.”
Bai Shuo was the youngest and curious. He took it and looked at it. "What is this book about?"
"A novel with two female protagonists," Lu Yuyao said excitedly. "It's a redemption novel that stood out among all the other novels with two male protagonists!"
Cheng Xiaoxiang laughed, puzzled, "Why do you girls like to watch this kind of thing?"
Lu Yuyao said as a matter of course, "Because it's good. It's not just a love story. You'll find that many popular romance novels on the market today don't reach a certain level. I like to read books with substance, the kind that can make people feel refreshed or shocked after reading them."
Bai Shuo flipped through two pages and returned them to her. Chen An noticed something different in the way he flipped through the book, "Is the signature printed on the title page?"
"Yes," Lu Yuyao said, "I signed this myself."
Chen An flipped through the pages and found that it was indeed the same. The signatures were the same, but Cen Yun's signature was on the last page.
"Is it possible for the author to sign the last page?"
"The last page?" Lu Yuyao said with a smile, "How could that be? When the book is printed, it's always stapled to the first page."
Chen An tapped the book with his index finger, "It seems Cen Yun has a special relationship with the author of this book."
Bai Shuo understood instantly, and the author of the book was found a few minutes later.
"'Qingti' is a novel by Yihe Literature, written by Shao Guang. It was serialized in 2014 and became a huge hit in 2015. He subsequently published many works, including 'Stratosphere' and 'The Records of Chongguang'." Bai Shuo noticed something strange. "But... this account stopped updating in 2018. The last article was 'The Nightingale and the Thorn Birds'."
Lu Yuyao explained: "I followed her at the time, but it seemed like her real-life relationship wasn't going well, so she abandoned the account."
"Boss!"
Chen An looked at him.
Bai Shuo suddenly opened his mouth wide, "She is, she is the 'troposphere'!"
Several people quickly gathered around the computer. "Look, she opened two accounts with the same ID. After Shao Guang stopped updating, she left Yihe Literature and opened a new account on another platform called 'Troposphere'."
Chen An seemed to have grasped a clue. "Bai Shuo contacted the platform to find out her true identity."
"From what we can see now, Cen Yun has a special relationship with 'Troposphere', and she happened to appear next to Wu Danyun. It's hard not to wonder whether she will take revenge on Wu Danyun for 'Troposphere'." Cheng Xiaoxiang stood in front of the whiteboard, talking to himself.
Lu Yuyao said, "That's not the case. If their relationship is really that good, why didn't she take any action before?"
Chen An took a red pen and sorted out the clues in his mind for them to understand.
"There's a lot of controversy surrounding Wu Danyun. On the one hand, she plagiarized and integrated memes, and 'Troposphere' seems to have the most serious grudge against her so far. On the other hand, her team also has issues. During the interrogation just now, it was clear from Xia Yiru's description that she's a competitive person. Compared to the usually quiet Wu Danyun, she seems to be the one who first suggested plagiarism."
"Wu Danyun met Xia Yiru in college. They were fond of each other until Lin Ran showed up, causing a rift in their relationship. But rather than repairing it, she chose a more illogical approach. She stole Wu Danyun's contract, eager to replace Lin Ran, both to worry about her and to make money. Now, even before Wu Danyun's body is cold, she's already frantically working on the copyright issue. In her heart, this illegal copyright fee is more important than Wu Danyun."
"Cen Yun appears weak but is actually quite divided. On one hand, she recounts the oppression she's suffered and accuses Wu Danyun of plagiarism, yet she also admits she doesn't dare to take action against Wu Danyun. On the other hand, the hatred in her eyes is intense and objective. Xia Yiru often defends her in front of Wu Danyun, and her heart is also inclined towards Xia Yiru, so even if Xia Yiru does something wrong, she will still defend her."
Chen An stopped narrating and suddenly drew a question mark between Cen Yun and Troposphere. "However, I am most concerned about their relationship."
"Her relationship with Troposphere will directly impact her willingness to kill U Thant-un for Troposphere."
Lu Yuyao said, "Boss, I have a guess."
Chen An looked at her, waiting for her to speak.
"The relationship between Wu Danyun and Xia Yiru broke down, leading to Wu Danyun's temper and her subsequent love for Lin Ran. However, the copyright to 'The Legend of Liuguang' is still in Wu Danyun's hands. We just saw how seriously Xia Yiru took this novel. Is it possible that she would kill Wu Danyun because of this?"
Chen An was silent for a moment. "Unlikely. Xia Yiru is essentially selfish. She loves money, and she loves future money even more. If Wu Danyun died, their studio's reputation would be damaged. And even if she wanted to kill Wu Danyun, she wouldn't choose such a high-profile method. Attracting police attention would only make it harder for this account to make any more money."
"Judging from the murder method, Xia Yiru is unlikely to have been her killer," Chen An pointed out. "The most important thing about Wu Danyun's death is her severed hands. The autopsy report revealed that she died from some kind of reagent, so chopping off her hands seems unnecessary. But the killer still did it, which shows that this action was of great significance to him."
"Yes." Lu Yuyao propped up his chin. "Why the hand?"
Then the three of them said in unison: "Plagiarism!"
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