Wang Shen glanced at Liang Zichen, who then glanced at his phone, intending to turn off the lit screen. But after a short while, Liang Zichen suddenly realized something, staring at Wang Shen in surprise, his eyes wide open.
Seeing Liang Zichen's expression, Wang Shen looked at him with the same surprise. For several seconds, the two seemed to be performing a silent play. Then, Liang Zichen withdrew his surprised gaze and took out his phone again.
The notification on his phone just now was a notification of a novel update. Liang Zichen usually likes to pass the time by reading novels, especially suspense novels, during his rest time.
"Captain Wang, this notification is for a novel update. And this novel was written by Xu Xiaolin." After reading the notification, Liang Zichen looked up at Wang Shen again and said.
After hearing Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen's expression became even more surprised, and he asked, "Xu Xiaolin's novel? You mean she was writing a novel just now?"
"Not necessarily. She could have finished writing the novel yesterday or even very early in the morning, and then set it to be sent on a schedule."
Wang Shenwei frowned slightly and asked, "If that's the case, what can we tell?"
After listening to Wang Shen's words, Liang Zichen smiled and explained, "Captain Wang, it's obvious you haven't read Xu Xiaolin's novels. Xu Xiaolin is a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is a consensus among all readers."
"Obsessive-compulsive disorder? A consensus among all readers? What do you mean by that?" Wang Shen was genuinely puzzled after hearing Liang Zichen's words. Because based on Wang Shen's understanding of Xu Xiaolin, he hadn't noticed any significant signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder in her.
“As long as it’s a novel that Xu Xiaolin updates online, the update time is always fixed. No matter how much the readers urge her, no matter how many unexpected situations Xu Xiaolin encounters, she updates a chapter every night at 8 pm sharp. But this time is the only exception.” After saying that, Liang Zichen pointed to the time displayed on his phone screen.
After Liang Zichen finished speaking, Wang Shen also glanced at his watch. Indeed, it wasn't noon yet, which was quite different from Xu Xiaolin's usual habits.
Before Wang Shen could speak, Liang Zichen added, "Not only that, today's chapter is also the final chapter of Xu Xiaolin's novel. Captain Wang, do you still remember the novel Xu Xiaolin published back then?"
"Xu Xiaolin's novel from back then?" Wang Shen asked, frowning.
Suddenly, Wang Shen seemed to realize something, and asked with wide eyes, "You mean that novel that initially attracted public attention, the one whose case was extremely similar to Han Mo's case?"
Liang Zichen nodded and said, "I hadn't noticed it before, but now that I think about it, the plot developments in the novel are surprisingly similar to the actual developments."
After listening to Liang Zichen's words, Wang Shen frowned and urged, "Let's see what Xu Xiaolin wrote in the last chapter."
The final chapter of Xu Xiaolin's novel reads: Li Xue's case gradually becomes clearer; the murderer is naturally not Song Yi, who frequently had contact with Li Xue, but someone else entirely...
Lin Xiao is one of the fastest-rising business tycoons of this era. In just a few years, he climbed to the top of the rich list with several successful projects. Such speed is seen as a gift of talent by ordinary people, but Xu Xin does not see it that way.
Xu Xin is Li Xue's younger sister, and she has concealed her identity for a long time, all for the purpose of getting close to Lin Xiao to complete her investigation of him. Lin Xiao doesn't have any bad habits, except that he likes beautiful women. Fortunately, Xu Xin, like her sister, has a beautiful face.
Why did Xu Xin suspect Lin Xiao? It's simple, the answer lies in the diary left behind by her sister, Li Xue.
Xu Xin used every means to get close to Lin Xiao and eventually gained his trust. During her interactions with Lin Xiao, Xu Xin not only confirmed that Lin Xiao had murdered Li Xue, but also discovered some of Lin Xiao's business secrets. It turned out that Lin Xiao had been secretly engaged in some illegal activities.
Xu Xin had been patiently enduring for a long time, her goal being to ruin Lin Xiao's reputation and then make him disappear from the world. To achieve this, Xu Xin needed to make thorough preparations.
Finally, Xu Xin stole evidence of Lin Xiao's crimes and made it public on Weibo today. As for Lin Xiao himself? Xu Xin naturally has her own plans; she doesn't want the police to get involved. Li Xue, as Xu Xin's only relative, had given her the most warmth. And all of that was destroyed by Lin Xiao.
Xu Xin couldn't tolerate what was happening; she needed to make Lin Xiao pay the most painful price. Dinner was ready; everything was just waiting for nightfall…
Wang Shen interrupted me at this point in the novel. "Li Xue? Han Mo? Xu Xin? Xu Xiaolin? Lin Xiao? Lin Su? Xu Xiaolin's novel is almost entirely modeled after the characters in Han Mo's case."
Liang Zichen looked at Wang Shen and nodded in agreement. "Based on what's written in this last chapter of the novel, Captain Wang, what do you think Xu Xiaolin will do next?"
Wang Shen gave a wry smile. "According to what's written in the novel, isn't this obvious?"
Liang Zichen sighed helplessly, shook his head, and said, "Why can't people be a little more rational these days? Why do they always fight hatred with hatred? Justice needs to be served, but it should also be left to us."
"We need to hurry to Xu Xiaolin's house now; maybe we can still stop this in time." After saying that, Wang Shen hurriedly prepared to leave the office.
But before Wang Shen could even step out of the office, his phone rang. Judging from the sound, it was a text message. Wang Shen took out his phone and saw that the message was from Xu Xiaolin, and it read "Help!"
Wang Shen placed the text message in front of Liang Zichen, who was startled upon seeing it. "Captain Wang, we need to leave immediately."
Wang Shen looked at his phone for a moment, then dialed the number. "Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off."
Wang Shen turned the volume up to the maximum, and Liang Zichen also heard the reply from the phone.
"What's going on? Did you turn off your phone after sending the SOS message?" Liang Zichen looked at Wang Shen with a blank expression.
Wang Shen didn't answer. After putting his phone back in his pocket, he strode out of the office. He started his car and drove towards Xu Xiaolin's residential area.
"Captain Wang, should we call a few more people over?" Liang Zichen asked Wang Shen from the passenger seat.
“No need, let’s go take a look first.” Wang Shen shook his head and replied immediately. But not long after, Wang Shen added, “Let’s call a few people over and have them keep an eye on the entrances and exits of the community. Send them Lin Su’s photo, and have them apprehend him as soon as they see him. Oh, and don’t let them wear police uniforms.”
After hearing Wang Shen's explanation, Liang Zichen immediately dialed the police station. The car quickly drove into Xu Xiaolin's residential area...
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