Chapter 236 - Chapter 236: Chapter 177: You wouldnt suspect that I did it, would you? (Please subscribe)_2 (2/2)
“Where did you learn these tomb-raiding secret skills? Do you have a master or school?”
“Officer He, I’m self-taught. There is no lineage of masters passing it on,” Lin Chuan said earnestly.
In his heart, though, he thought that Officer He clearly came prepared, probing Lin Chuan’s connection with tomb-robbing indirectly.
But indeed, there was no school.
If he had to claim one, it would be the Virtual World.
“Self-taught?”
He Zhi frowned and his complexion changed slightly.
During these days, in order to investigate the case, he had done ample research.
Tomb-raiding skills are normally passed on through schools of tradition.
The most common form is within tomb-robbing families, passed from father to son, and son to grandson.
Self-taught was something he had never heard about before.
“Yes, self-taught,” Lin Chuan replied calmly.
At that moment,
Shen Qianqian, the assistant interrogator, interjected, “Officer He, we have a clear grasp on Lin Chuan’s family background. His parents are law-abiding citizens who have never been involved in tomb-robbing.”
He Zhi looked surprised and nodded.
Since that line of questioning wasn’t effective, he immediately switched his approach.
At that moment,
He Zhi turned to the next page in the documents and asked, “Comrade Lin Chuan, on July 1st, you published a novel called ‘Touch Gold Notes’ on Sailing Novel under the author name ‘Mr. Lin.’ Is that correct?”
“Yes, that’s correct,” Lin Chuan confirmed.
“In the first volume of this novel, is ‘Seven Stars Lu King Palace’ based on a real tomb as a model for your writing?” He Zhi stared into Lin Chuan’s eyes, trying to apply some pressure on him.
He noticed that Lin Chuan was too composed.
Since entering the interrogation room, Lin Chuan had remained completely calm and had shown no signs of panic.
If this were at Linyi Police Station and the suspects he dealt with, at this point, they would typically be shaking with fear and confessing everything.
Lin Chuan shook his head: “The ‘Seven Stars Lu King Palace’ in my writing is purely fictional.”
“Are you sure it’s fictional?” He Zhi’s gaze was piercing as he asked again.
“I am sure it’s fictional!”
Lin Chuan nodded and confirmed once more.
At that time,
He Zhi seemed to have caught a flaw in Lin Chuan’s statements, a smile appeared on his face, he walked over to Lin Chuan, laid several photos in front of him, and asked,
“Do you recognize any of these photos?”
Lin Chuan took the photos.
The first one was a landscape shot featuring a gourd-mouth formation with a waterfall crashing into Little Stone Pond, creating splashes.
There was also a tree struck by lightning above the pond.
“Hmm?”
Lin Chuan furrowed his brows.
He Zhi, with an intense gaze, caught that slight frown and immediately pursued the advantage, “Comrade Lin Chuan, keep looking.”
Lin Chuan flipped to the next photo.
It was an aerial view of a mountaintop.
In the photo, several mountain ranges snaked across the earth, their ridges rising and converging at one point, while the surrounding streams twisted like snakes, encircling the mountains.