Chapter 272 - Chapter 272: Chapter 197: Information Obtained from the Novel? (2/2)

Xia Qingqing glanced at the “International Forum-Underworld” on the screen and smiled, replying, “I found it by accident, but I can’t guarantee its authenticity.”

“Just having a lead on such a difficult case is already very good. As for its authenticity, let’s leave that to the laboratory to verify,” Yu Shan said cheerily over the phone.

“Okay, I’ll pass the materials to the laboratory tomorrow for verification.”

Xia Qingqing nodded.

“Where did you find this information?” Yu Shan asked curiously.

Xia Qingqing’s mouth twitched into an awkward smile, “You might find it hard to believe, but I found it within a novel.”

“Ah?”

On the other side of the phone, Yu Shan was momentarily stunned, “You found it in a novel?”

As soon as Yu Shan heard “found it in a novel,” he couldn’t help but be incredulous. Novels were full of fabrication and imagination.

Could information from a novel really be reliable?

Certainly not!

Who would take fiction seriously? If people found out, wouldn’t it be laughable?

“Er, Captain, I also find it a bit far-fetched, but after carefully comparing the detailed symptoms of Drug No. 3 from the novel with our data, I found a high level of concordance. That’s why I immediately reported it to you,” Xia Qingqing explained.

“Hmm!”

Yu Shan took a sharp breath before saying, “You mean, the symptoms, the relevant symptoms we have of the ‘new-type drugs,’ match up?”

“Yes,” Xia Qingqing confirmed.

“A novel, can it be fabricated, huh?” Yu Shan guessed.

“I’m not sure whether it’s fabricated or not, but the novel also records detailed production steps, as well as the related raw materials and equipment used. The key part is missing, but for the laboratory side, that should not pose a great difficulty,” explained Xia Qingqing.

“This novel, it’s written in so much detail?” Yu Shan couldn’t help but ask.

Xia Qingqing smiled, “Captain, you must have read Comrade Lin Chuan’s novels before. His writing is always very detailed.”

“Written by Comrade Lin Chuan?” Yu Shan’s expression was once again one of surprise.

The name ‘Lin Chuan’ was all too familiar to him.

One could say that every team leader in the various detachments of the Anling police station had dealt with Lin Chuan in some capacity.

And importantly, Chief Zhang Biao was a fan of Lin Chuan’s books, often recommending them to others.

How could Yu Shan not have read them?

Initially, Yu Shan had his doubts hearing that Xia Qingqing had found the information in a novel, thinking how if he took this information to the laboratory and told them:

This comes from raw materials, equipment, and production steps extracted from a novel.

They would surely see him as a naïf and even think he was playing a hoax on them!

Hard to explain.

But with ‘Lin Chuan’ as a reference, it became much easier to explain.

If worst came to worst, he could bring up Chief Zhang Biao.

“Yes, it’s a novel Comrade Lin Chuan posted on the foreign internet, which I just happened to read tonight,” Xia Qingqing said.

“Alright, organize the material and I’ll accompany you to the laboratory tomorrow to see if this information holds up,” Yu Shan said.