Chapter 108 - Chapter 108: Chapter 106 A Common Web Novel Writer (Please Subscribe) (1/2)
Chapter 108: Chapter 106 A Common Web Novel Writer (Please Subscribe)
In the interrogation room.
The evening breeze filtered through the window, gently blowing into the room, brushing Lin Chuan’s face with the crisp freshness of Lincang’s night, along with a hint of jacaranda fragrance—almost as if witnessing jacarandas set against the azure sky, gracefully swaying, their blue and purple hues complementing each other.
Chief Pan Sheng and Captain Guo Ming looked deep into Lin Chuan’s eyes and took a deep breath to regain their composure.
Guo Ming continued, “Comrade Lin Chuan, after borrowing the motorcycle shop owner’s heavy bike, did you immediately set off to intercept the scam gang?”
“Yes,” Lin Chuan nodded.
“Where did you encounter the scam gang?” Guo Ming asked.
Lin Chuan thought for a moment, “I first encountered them on the county road between Stone Cliff Bay and the Ten Mile Corridor. After I confirmed they were the scam gang, I intercepted them at a turning point on a rural road they had to take.”
At that moment, Chief Pan Sheng raised his hand, “Comrade Lin Chuan, let me interrupt for a moment. How exactly did you know the scam gang’s route?”
Lin Chuan looked at Pan Sheng and smiled, “That was thanks to our Anling Police Station Cyber Police, Xia Qingqing.”
“Could you elaborate?”
“Of course.”
Lin Chuan nodded and then gave a detailed account of the section Xia Qingqing was responsible for.
Chief Pan Sheng suddenly realized and praised repeatedly, “Infiltrate the phone, acquire information, remotely assist—you guys’ teamwork was just perfect!”
“You flatter me,” Lin Chuan replied humbly.
After listening, Guo Ming felt somewhat inferior and continued to ask about the case.
This question was also his most curious and baffling one.
“Comrade Lin Chuan, after you intercepted the criminal gang, there were 15 of them, 13 men and 2 women, and there were only 2 of you. How did you subdue these fifteen fraudsters?”
Chief Pan Sheng and another detective also lifted their eyes, staring intently at Lin Chuan.
Without a doubt, this was the highlight of the entire case.
Also, it was the most puzzling link.
Lin Chuan’s demeanor was relaxed, he simply smiled, “I just used this toy gun to scare them a bit.”
The toy gun was resting on the table.
Chief Pan Sheng was startled, he picked up the toy gun, inspecting it meticulously, finding nothing special.
It was a very ordinary toy gun, with no modifications whatsoever.
Its lethality was almost negligible.
He couldn’t understand how a toy gun could deceive 15 fraudsters?
In his many years of experience, he had never encountered such a situation!
Lin Chuan looked at their expressions and laughed, “The saying goes, ‘The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.’ I was merely playing a psychological game. These 15 were con artists themselves; they know that seeing isn’t always believing. Plus, we were a bit distant at that moment, so they couldn’t clearly see whether the gun in my hand was real or not.”
“Hence, as long as I didn’t shoot, the gun was real to them.”
Every gamer knows that when the enemy’s Zhong Kui is prowling around you, it causes an intangible pressure because you don’t know when he will strike.
But once he attacks, his deterrence plummets.
This is the essence of psychological warfare.
For the fraudsters, the gun represented a form of deterrence.
Lin Chuan spoke casually, but the actual situation was dramatic and heart-pounding.
Guo Ming’s expression shifted thoughtfully, “Comrade Lin Chuan, could you perhaps recreate the scene for us?”
“Recreate?” Lin Chuan was taken aback.
“Yes!” Guo Ming handed the toy gun to Lin Chuan, “pretend I’m a fraudster and show me how you did it.”
Lin Chuan glanced at Guo Ming and then took the gun.
The moment the gun exchanged hands, Lin Chuan’s temperament changed.
From a handsome and clean-cut youth, he transformed into a master of guns.
His gaze was firm, his countenance indifferent.
Cold, absolutely confident.
Guo Ming was momentarily stunned by the transformation, and even the listening Chief Pan Sheng couldn’t help but furrow his brows, his eyes firmly fixed on Lin Chuan.
The toy gun began to spin in Lin Chuan’s hand.
In an instant.
The gun, as though it had come to life, continuously revolved around Lin Chuan’s fingers, following the motions of Lin Chuan’s arm as it extended, bent, raised, and lowered—the gun always spinning in his palm.
Whoosh!
Lin Chuan’s hand stopped, and the muzzle of the gun pointed squarely at Guo Ming’s forehead.
The interrogation room fell silent.
Deadly quiet!
Chief Pan Sheng’s face went stiff.
The detective taking notes froze, his pen stalled on the page.
And Guo Ming couldn’t help but swallow nervously.
Putting himself in the shoes of a fraudster, he wondered how would he react facing Lin Chuan like this?
A true swordsman could use anything as a sword, even flowers and leaves, and even just a twig could be turned from decay to magic in their hands.
And Lin Chuan, he was like that true swordsman.
In his hands, whether the gun was real or fake, it no longer mattered.
“It was roughly like that.”
Lin Chuan smiled, set down the toy gun, his expression natural and friendly.
Guo Ming breathed a sigh of relief and gave Lin Chuan a thumbs up, “You are a true king of guns.”
“You’re too kind,” Lin Chuan said modestly.
The record was complete.
In the meeting room of the Lincang Police Station.
Chief Pan Sheng and Captain Guo Ming, along with several officers, compiled the statements of Lin Chuan, Shen Qianqian, Xia Qingqing, the victims, and the fraudsters to reconstruct the entire sequence of events.
Pan Sheng did not hide his admiration for Lin Chuan, “This young fellow Lin Chuan has meticulous thinking, solid skills, decisive actions, and an extremely strong psychological quality. He’s naturally cut out to be a police officer!”
“Yes, it’s just a pity he became a web novel writer,” Guo Ming sighed.
“If we could recruit him into our Lincang Police…” Pan Sheng suddenly voiced a bold idea.
Guo Ming’s eyes lit up, “Director, are you saying…?”