Chapter 17 - Chapter 17: Chapter 17 You Can’t Leave Yet! (1/2)
Chapter 17: Chapter 17 You Can’t Leave Yet!
The three people in front of the interrogation table were all startled.
Lin Chuan’s move caught all three by surprise.
It was completely unexpected!
He was full of suspicion for ‘teaching methods of committing crime,’ but now he claimed to be an anti-gambling advocate?
What the…
Inside the interrogation room, the atmosphere suddenly turned a bit strange.
Li Bing said with suspicion, “You have not yet cleared yourself of the suspicion of teaching methods of committing crime. As for anti-gambling, it also requires evidence. How can you prove that your novel is promoting anti-gambling?”
The tone of the public security captain softened a bit.
Shen Qianqian slightly furrowed her brows, wanting to hear how Lin Chuan would defend himself.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Chuan explained, “Officer, please look at the beginning of my novel. It makes it clear from the very start that this is an anti-gambling and anti-fraud novel.”
The three looked at each other, then immediately focused their attention on the opening of Lin Chuan’s novel.
‘I am a swindler.’
‘I am the king who turns the sky and earth on the gambling table.’
‘Once, I made a fortune overnight.’
‘Once, my wife left and I lost my children.’
‘I want to use a swindler’s life to convey to you the simplest principle.’
‘The moment you sit down at the gambling table, you’ve already lost your life.’
‘Nine out of ten bets involve cheating!’
‘Ten out of ten bets result in losses!’
‘Not gambling, that is the true winner.’
‘…’
Shen Qianqian pondered, then looked at Lin Chuan, “Indeed, your opening is trying to persuade people not to gamble.”
Lin Chuan nodded, “Please continue reading further.”
They turned the page and entered into the story.
‘My surname is Lin, nameless; for now, let’s call me Mr. Lin.’
‘My father was a gambler.’
‘At the age of seven, he was hacked to death on the street, leaving no last words.’
‘I hid in an alley and witnessed it all.’
‘…’
The three of them read “Swindler” together.
Lin Chuan, assuming the role of a commentator, explained and simultaneously cleared his own suspicions: “Mr. Lin’s father was hacked to death on the street because of gambling, subtly indicating the dangers of gambling.”
“Mr. Lin’s master met a bad end due to grudges in the gambling den.”
“Mr. Lin’s first love was shot dead in the casino.”
“Later, Mr. Lin did make money through cheating techniques, but he lived every day in fear, with countless enemies. His wife couldn’t stand such a life and took their son to a distant place, never to be found again.”
“In the end, he surrendered himself to the police station and was sentenced to eighteen years in prison. After being released, he devoted himself to anti-gambling charity work.”
“It might seem like just the great ups and downs of Mr. Lin’s life, but if you ponder carefully, it becomes clear that this is a true reflection of every gambler’s life.”
“From the confusion over his father’s death to entering the world of swindling, what seemed to be a rise in life was actually opening Pandora’s box, until he finally came to a realization.”
Lin Chuan spoke with sincerity.
The three across from him seemed to be reading a chapter from his own life experiences.
“Sigh…”
Public security captain Li Bing let out a sigh.
Having handled cases for many years, he had seen too many gamblers with broken families and ruined lives.
Shen Qianqian’s beautiful eyes flickered as she stared at Lin Chuan in front of her. His handsome face still appeared somewhat youthful, yet his novel exuded a sense of matured world-weariness.
It was quite peculiar.
Only Chen Ming, a fellow professional, questioned, “Your novel contains a lot of teaching about cheating techniques, how do you explain that?”
Lin Chuan took a deep breath.
Earlier, he had been too nervous.
Inside the interrogation room, the closed space, the gloomy and oppressive atmosphere, the piercing gaze of the police officers conducting the interrogation, he felt immense pressure, afraid of being convicted of a crime.
But in fact, he wasn’t a suspect and had never committed any illegal criminal acts!