Chapter 491 - Chapter 491: Chapter 305: Capture the Ringleader First! (1/2)
Chapter 491: Chapter 305: Capture the Ringleader First!
Li Tong recovered her composure and forced a smile, “Eat, it’s rare to return to the country.”
Qin Yun joined in the sentiment.
Lin Chuan gave a light smile, taking in the expressions on both their faces.
Li Tong also picked up a piece of chicken and gathered her thoughts slightly.
She wasn’t discouraged by the failure of her first attack; on the contrary, she was even more determined.
It was like when arresting or interrogating criminals, the tougher the nut to crack, the more challenging it became.
And the more excited she got!
Li Tong then asked, “Lin, now I can be considered one of your book fans, right?”
“Have you subscribed to the entire series?” Lin Chuan casually asked.
“Subscribed to the entire series?”
Li Tong paused slightly, as if the rhythm of her interrogation had been subtly disrupted.
“It means to subscribe to the whole thing,” Lin Chuan said with a smile.
“Uh.”
Li Tong’s smile became strained, her face showing a touch of embarrassment, as she jokingly said, “My reading habit is to subscribe up to where I’ve read.”
“Understood,” Lin Chuan nodded lightly, his face beaming with a smile.
At that moment, Qin Yun gave Li Tong a look.
As the saying goes, the player is blind but the bystander sees clear, Qin Yun watched from the sidelines with clarity.
Not only had Lin Chuan disrupted Li Tong’s interrogation rhythm, but with just one “Have you subscribed to the entire series?” he had firmly grasped the initiative.
Li Tong’s reply sounded more like an explanation.
If it were an interrogation, the presiding officer wouldn’t need to explain like a criminal and could completely control the scene.
But now, Lin Chuan was in control.
Li Tong was on the losing end, unable to steer the conversation back to the questions she wanted to ask.
It was clear that her approach had no effect on Lin Chuan.
At this time,
Li Tong caught the glance from Qin Yun, and suddenly realized, she took a deep breath, and was forced to adjust her strategy, “Subscribing to the entire series is a small matter, actually, I’m more curious about how you manage to create such realistic works. In my opinion, Mr. Lin in your stories could be called the real King of Killers.”
As she spoke,
Qin Yun agreed, “Yes, I’ve heard that many authors will do research for their books, but information about assassins, including some of their methods of operation, cannot be found online, so I’m also very curious about Comrade Lin Chuan’s writing process.”
Lin Chuan picked up his teacup and took a light sip.
The two of them sang a duet.
Li Tong was in charge of asking questions while Qin Yun blocked any retreat.
They seemed to already anticipate Lin Chuan’s reply as doing research.
The two of them leaned slightly forward, eagerly watching Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan met their gaze, smiled, and decided to take an opposite approach, “I won’t hide it from you, previously I have always claimed that my information was gathered through research.”
“Oh?”
Li Tong and Qin Yun exchanged glances, both startled.
Comrade Lin Chuan was so straightforward, they were suddenly puzzled.
The evening breeze blew gently.
The chill of winter seeped through.
Lin Chuan liked to keep the window open, preferring the circulation of air, as otherwise the room would feel especially oppressive, like that of an interrogation room—the small dark room that made one feel like ants were gnawing at them.
The sound of the wind whimpered softly in the private room.
Lin Chuan’s gaze was intense as he looked at Li Tong, with a smile emerging on his face that Li Tong could not quite understand, “Sister Li, have you ever heard of a type of person called a criminal talent?”
“Uh, I’ve heard of them,” Li Tong’s facial muscles twitched slightly.
In real life,
there are indeed a very small number of individuals who possess a natural keenness for certain criminal fields.
Like theft,
These types of people are often potential doers of perfect crimes.
Whenever such people appear, it’s very likely that a perfect, unsolved, doubtful, or difficult crime case may arise.
The police least want to see such people.
At this time,
Lin Chuan let out a sigh, as if lamenting the twists and turns of fate, “I feel, I am that criminal talent.”
“Ah?”
This time, both Li Tong and Qin Yun were stunned.
This… Lin Chuan said he was a criminal talent?
Lin Chuan looked at them both, explaining candidly, “Many readers, including you two, might wonder how I wrote my stories. To be honest, besides doing research, I also simulate it in my mind. I put myself in Lin’s shoes and tell myself that I am Lin. So, when faced with situations like those Lin encounters, what would I do?”
“What would you do?” Li Tong’s expression changed.
“I would… I’m not sure specifically what I’d do, but I would analyze and deduce the most advantageous outcome, and visualize such scenes in my mind,” Lin Chuan continued.
Qin Yun’s face twitched, “Comrade Lin Chuan, so you simulate committing crimes?”
“Does writing books count as simulating crimes?”
Lin Chuan asked with an innocent face.
“Uh.” Qin Yun hesitated momentarily before saying, “I suppose it does… probably.”
Writing and creating books is essentially inventing a world or story—detailing a certain scene such as Lin Chuan’s assassin carrying out a mission, that is inventing murder.
This could be considered mental simulation.
“Oh,” Lin Chuan acted as if he had realized something, then leaned forward, closer to Qin Yun, and smiled as he asked, “Does simulating a crime count as a crime?”
Qin Yun kept his mouth shut, giving no reply, but instead looked toward Li Tong.
Obviously, he was no match for Lin Chuan.
With just a few words, Lin Chuan had him pinned down.
Simulating a crime is an incomplete form of crime that hasn’t proceeded to actual acts, and although it includes preparatory acts of crime, it doesn’t cause actual harm to society, and thus it isn’t considered a crime.
“Of course not.”
Li Tong internally remarked how tough Lin Chuan was to deal with but joined the conversation, “I just never thought you could simulate so many, and each one is nearly a perfect crime; it’s truly unbelievable.”