Chapter 16 - Chapter 16: Chapter 16: Impossible to Wash Clean, Simply Impossible! (2/2)
Li Bing suspected that Lin Chuan’s case was very similar.
Lin Chuan’s face turned pale, and he shook his head like a rattle-drum, “Officer, that’s not true! Just because my writing is detailed doesn’t mean you can pin the crime on me. I never thought someone could learn cheating techniques from these words; that was not my intention!”
Lin Chuan had thought about this argument for a long time in the detention room.
Who would have thought?
Someone could learn cheating skills from a novel!
Li Bing waved his hand dismissively and said, “When it comes to illegal and criminal activities, we rely on evidence. Upon investigation, the account ‘Arrogant Zhang’ tipped you with two Alliance Leader’s Treasure Chests, worth 2,000 yuan, is that so?”
Lin Chuan’s heart tightened.
Arrogant Zhang?
Is he that genius reader who learned cheating techniques in just a day or two?
He tipped me 2,000 yuan, and he also learned cheating techniques.
So, what is this 2,000 yuan considered?
Tuition?
Ah, this…
It’s over, I can’t explain this away!
“Is that so?” Li Bing repeated.
“Yes.”
Lin Chuan shrank his neck slightly, his voice a few notches weaker, his gaze a few shades dimmer.
“After he practiced the cheating techniques, he went to the underground casino and gambled with cheating skills…” Li Bing roughly outlined Old Zhang’s illegal activities.
“Therefore, we have ample reason to suspect that you are teaching criminal methods to others through your novel.”
After hearing this, Lin Chuan slumped back.
His whole demeanor wilted.
According to the officer’s reasoning, ‘Arrogant Zhang’ paid 2,000 yuan in tuition, learned cheating techniques from me, and then ran to the casino the next day to gamble and defraud with those skills.
It’s a closed loop!
Lin Chuan forced himself to calm down and mustered all his energy to explain, “Officer, I only publish novels to make some money. I don’t even know ‘Arrogant Zhang.’ For me, tipping an Alliance Leader’s Treasure Chest is an acknowledgment of my work, not tuition!”
Li Bing smiled, “You don’t know him, do you?”
“I don’t, no!”
Lin Chuan gave a definite answer.
Shen Qianqian looked steadfastly at Lin Chuan and retorted, “Lin Chuan, he is your landlord, and you were just with him in the detention room; how could you possibly not know each other?”
“Ah?”
Lin Chuan’s eyes popped, his pupils shook, he was completely flabbergasted.
Landlord Old Zhang?
Old Zhang, oh Old Zhang, you’ve doomed me, now the logic is completely closed off.
Can’t wash it clean, absolutely can’t wash it clean!
Huh?
Wait a minute, that’s not right!
Lin Chuan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and immediately countered, “Officer, I didn’t know beforehand that ‘Arrogant Zhang’ was Landlord Old Zhang, and let’s assume for a moment that I indeed wanted to teach Old Zhang cheating techniques, why would I do it through writing?”
“We are in the same community, face-to-face teaching would be far more convenient, wouldn’t it?”
“Why would I choose the most difficult method, through the written word in a novel, to teach?”
Team leader Li Bing and Shen Qianqian exchanged glances, then fell silent.
Clearly, there was some sense in what Lin Chuan said.
Seizing the opportunity, Lin Chuan composed himself.
He needed to prove his innocence!
Lin Chuan looked at the three people across the interrogation table, and his gaze finally rested on Chen Ming.
Chen Ming gave Lin Chuan the impression of a swindler.
A swindler sitting beside the officers, assisting in the interrogation, must be a person involved in anti-gambling efforts.
That’s right!
The starting point of the novel “The Swindler” is to oppose gambling!
Lin Chuan’s face broke into a smile and said, “Actually, I wrote this million-word swindler novel with another purpose in mind.”
Shen Qianqian’s eyes flickered with a trace of surprise, “What purpose?”
Lin Chuan said with righteous indignation, his face serious, “Officer, I hope to use this novel to expose the scams of cheating techniques and promote the purpose of anti-gambling!”