Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

At dusk.

The setting sun gradually descended, painting the sky with strokes of orange-red twilight; distant mountains softened and blurred in the afterglow.

The streetlights along the roadsides began to light up one by one. Beneath the dim yellow lamps, the shadows of trees danced, and a gentle breeze rustled their leaves, producing a whispering sound.

A police car drove out of Linjiang Mansion, threading its way through the shadowy streets, heading toward the police station.

Lin Chuan was in that police car.

The residential area of Linjiang Mansion was much closer to Anling Police Station compared to Happiness Community.

However, due to the evening rush hour, a journey that would normally take about ten minutes required considerably more time.

In the car.

"Officer Shen, what's the deal with my case?" Seated in the back of the police car, Lin Chuan took advantage of the traffic jam to ask.

"Comrade Lin Chuan, you are currently a criminal suspect—should you be asking that?"

Shen Qianqian turned her head, blinking with a smile.

According to protocol, it indeed wasn't permissible to disclose details of the case at this time.

A corner of Lin Chuan's mouth twitched: "Officer Shen, you're not going to abandon me now, are you?"

Shen Qianqian smiled gracefully and said, "Lin Chuan, your case is indeed mysterious. I heard it caused quite a stir over in Linyi. So much so, they sent two officers over to collaborate with us on your interrogation."

"That much attention?"

Lin Chuan's eyebrows rose slightly, his expression somewhat surprised.

Normally.

For minor cases, it is standard to notify neighboring police stations, allowing them to assist in the investigation. This approach saves a great deal of manpower and resources.

It's only for major cases that personnel are personally dispatched to carry out joint inquiries.

"Isn't that right?"

Shen Qianqian pursed her lips, giving Lin Chuan a slight glare with a trace of reproach: "Who told you not to stay out of trouble?"

She did believe in Lin Chuan.

But Qin Sisi had told her the basics and, considering the overwhelming evidence, she was a bit worried for Lin Chuan.

If anything happened to Lin Chuan, well...

This guy, truly a source of constant worry.

"Officer Shen, I've been wronged!" Lin Chuan immediately protested his innocence.

"I'd be glad if you really were."

Shen Qianqian chuckled with her lips pursed, then suddenly asked out of the blue, "Lin Chuan, have you ever robbed a tomb?"

Hmm?

Lin Chuan's lips twitched slightly: "Objectively no, subjectively yes."

"Huh?"

This time it was Shen Qianqian who was thoroughly perplexed: "Either you have or you haven't—what do you mean 'Objectively no, subjectively yes'?"

Lin Chuan chuckled and explained, "It means I've never robbed a tomb, but I've had similar thoughts."

To be exact.

It was more like: not in reality, but in the virtual world.

"You say you've never robbed a tomb, I don't believe that, but saying you have, I also don't believe that." Shen Qianqian started to speak in riddles.

"Qianqian, what do you mean by that?" Lin Chuan couldn't help but ask.

"If you've never robbed a tomb, how could you write such a realistic 'Touch Gold Notes' about the Seven Stars Lu King Palace?" Shen Qianqian countered.

"I imagined it," Lin Chuan said sincerely from the back seat of the car.

"Imagination..." Shen Qianqian murmured softly. "Your imagination is too extravagant."

She didn't state the obvious, knowing that Lin Chuan would understand why during the interrogation.

"Since you don't believe I haven't robbed tombs, why don't you believe I have?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.

Shen Qianqian laughed and said, "With your skills, if you had robbed tombs, you probably wouldn't need to write novels anymore, right?"

"Uh..."

Lin Chuan's face darkened, and he retorted, "Is writing novels that bad?"

"Not at all, not at all. It's just that with your extraordinary tomb-robbing skills, if you had robbed a few Great Tombs, you'd already be financially free," Shen Qianqian laughed.

"I wish..." Lin Chuan mumbled to himself.

"Huh?"

Shen Qianqian glared at Lin Chuan with a fixated look.

Lin Chuan laughed sheepishly: "But the law doesn't allow it; I'm law-abiding."

"That's good then."

Shen Qianqian smiled faintly.

The police car wove through the streetlights and, after waiting through several traffic lights, they finally arrived at Anling Police Station.

Lin Chuan, dressed in casual attire—a light grey T-shirt and loose-fitting jeans—wore a trace of a smile on his face.

He stepped out of the police car, showing none of the panic or confusion expected of a criminal suspect, appearing calm and even exuding a sense of familiarity.

Yes, a sense of familiarity.

As if this place were his old home, or even like his own living room.

"Comrade Lin Chuan, I appreciate you making the trip," said Captain Liu Daqiang as he waited in the police station for quite a while,

Upon seeing Lin Chuan get out of the car, he approached and shook hands with him amiably, his face beaming with a bright smile.

Lin Chuan smiled in return: "Captain Liu, cooperating with the investigation is my duty."

"Comrade Lin Chuan, let me introduce you, this is Captain He Zhi, the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade from Linyi Police Station," introduced Liu Daqiang, pointing to a fellow officer next to him.

Lin Chuan had noticed a few unfamiliar faces getting off the car, and it turned out they were officers sent by Linyi Police Station.

He looked up at He Zhi.

He Zhi stood about 1.78 meters tall, dressed in a police uniform, with a square face, neat short hair, sharp eyes, and eyebrows that added to his resolute demeanor.

He Zhi stood in front of Lin Chuan, Shen Qianqian, and Liu Daqiang looking somewhat bemused.

Confused, he thought to himself that he had come all the way to Anling, requesting their cooperation in interrogating a criminal suspect involved in a serious case of tomb robbing and murder.

But!

Why were the Anling Police Station officers shaking hands with the suspect, treating him as if they were old acquaintances?

Pondering this, He Zhi pulled Liu Daqiang aside and asked, "Captain Liu, is this the usual attitude of Anling Police Station towards criminal suspects?"