Chapter 242 - Chapter 242: Chapter 179 What Did He Do? _2 (1/2)
Chapter 242: Chapter 179 What Did He Do? _2
He Zhi pondered for a moment, frowning slightly.
Lin Chuan continued, “Officer He, let me ask you another question.”
“Please do,” He Zhi responded.
“Did the Archaeological Team find an ancient bronze coffin in another tomb passage?” Lin Chuan asked with a smile.
After a brief recollection, He Zhi answered, “Indeed, they found an ancient bronze coffin. It was opened by a member of the Archaeological Team using the method from your novel.”
Lin Chuan took a sip of his tea, smiled, and said, “Officer He, imagine for a moment, if you were a tomb raider, and you entered the burial chamber, would you look for the most valuable treasure?”
“I would,” He Zhi said without hesitation.
“Right, that ancient bronze coffin can be opened by pressing on the altar, and the tomb passage that leads to it is not all that hidden. Have you considered why they didn’t go looking for it?” Lin Chuan asked with a smile.
A hint of confusion flickered in He Zhi’s eyes, but he quickly understood and a smile appeared, “I see, I’ve got it!”
“Officer He, what do you understand?” Shen Qianqian, who had been listening, was a step slower in reacting.
With a sheepish smile, He Zhi said, “They probably didn’t go to the ancient bronze coffin because they had already found what they believed to be the most valuable treasure, without a doubt, King Lushang’s Ghost Seal.”
Shen Qianqian’s mouth hung open slightly as she looked at Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan nodded, “The missing Purple Gold Box likely contained the Ghost Seal.”
“That’s great!”
He Zhi’s eyes, bright as copper bells, shone even more, and he muttered to himself, “As long as we trace the Ghost Seal, we can follow the vine to find the suspects!”
“Exactly,” Lin Chuan nodded in agreement.
He Zhi was somewhat excited, “Comrade Lin Chuan, Officer Shen, I can’t thank you enough.”
“Don’t thank me,” Shen Qianqian waved her hand and said with a beaming smile, “I didn’t help much. It was all Comrade Lin Chuan’s effort. If you really want to thank Comrade Lin Chuan, why not subscribe to the entire ‘Touch Gold Notes’?”
“Subscribe to the entire series?”
With a hint of pride, He Zhi raised his eyebrows and said, “Comrade Lin Chuan, everyone in the Linyi Criminal Police Brigade handling this case has subscribed!”
“You’ve gone to great expense, Officer He,” Lin Chuan remarked, his appreciation for the Linyi Police Station soaring as he laughed heartily.
“But when we subscribed at the time, we all intended to seek evidence from it to arrest you,” Officer He said with a chuckle, his face slightly embarrassed.
“Cough, it’s the thought, not the intention, that counts. As long as there’s a full subscription, that’s true love,” Lin Chuan responded with high emotional intelligence.
All three people in the reception room laughed.
Afterward,
He Zhi immediately set to work contacting the captain of the Linyi Criminal Police Brigade.
Beep beep beep—
“Captain, I have some progress here,” He Zhi said, taking a sip of water in the reception room before picking up the phone to continue working.
On the other end of the line,
The captain was very pleased and shouted, “Has Lin Chuan confessed?”
The call wasn’t on speaker, but his voice carried.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qianqian covered her mouth and giggled.
Lin Chuan curled his lip and thought, why are they always looking to catch me?
“Ahem!”
Glancing at Lin Chuan, He Zhi quickly showed a remorseful smile before saying, “Captain, we have ruled out Comrade Lin Chuan as a suspect and confirmed that he is not the perpetrator in this case.”
“Lin Chuan isn’t?” The captain was immediately taken aback.
“That’s right, he isn’t!” He Zhi repeated, emphasizing Lin Chuan’s innocence.
“There goes the lead!”
Grumbling, the captain asked over the phone, “Old He, have you come across any other clues?”
“Just now, I invited Comrade Lin Chuan to help us with the case, and he provided us with an important clue,” He Zhi replied.
“Lin Chuan… What clue?” The captain was slightly puzzled.
“Based on Comrade Lin Chuan’s speculations, the Purple Gold Box may contain the Ghost Seal,” He Zhi recounted Lin Chuan’s reasoning and analysis to the captain.
“The Ghost Seal?” the captain murmured.
“Yes, there are not many jade seals from the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. If we can find its traces, we can follow the trail,” He Zhi said, looking pleased.
“This is a good lead,” the captain affirmed and said, “I’ll immediately arrange for someone to start looking for any transaction records of it.”
Tomb robbers murder and steal treasures for wealth.
Therefore, the Ghost Seal in the Purple Gold Box could not possibly remain in the hands of a tomb robber.