Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Isn’t this too much of a coincidence? (1/2)
Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Isn’t this too much of a coincidence?
“Still not ready to confess?”
Shen Qianqian asked coldly.
This was the first case she had taken on after transferring to the Criminal Investigation Team, involving a huge amount of money. The chief personally urged to crack the case as soon as possible.
Looking back at the case, the suspect had not left any fingerprints in the room, not even footprints. There was only a lock at the door, which, after meticulous investigation, revealed slight traces of tampering.
As for surveillance, the criminal suspect had already destroyed it.
At that time, facing this perfect level of burglary, the entire criminal investigation team was at a loss where to start.
As Shen Qianqian felt completely stumped, she happened to see a novel.
Novel author: Mr. Lin.
The protagonist of the book was a thief.
This immediately piqued Shen Qianqian’s interest, and as she followed the story up to the most recent chapter, Shen Qianqian was astonished.
In Mr. Lin’s novel, the latest chapter detailing a theft was alarmingly similar to the perfect burglary that had occurred in the Jiangnan Residential Community of Qingxiu District!
Coincidence?
Impossible!
Unless it was his own experience.
She suddenly remembered a saying: every suspect who commits a perfect crime will record the entire process of the case in some form, which they consider their art.
So, seemingly a novel, Mr. Lin’s book was actually a record of the crime.
The possibility was significant!
Inside the interrogation room.
Lin Chuan wore a troubled expression, “Officer, I have never been to that Jiangnan Residential Community! How can you convict me just because my novel resembles the case?”
“Never been there?”
Shen Qianqian’s brows furrowed, “Your novel has about an eighty percent similarity to the case, please explain that.”
If the novel was published before the crime happened, it would be a prophecy.
If the crime happened first and then the novel was published, it would be considered a crime record.
In Lin Chuan’s case, it was the latter.
He didn’t understand the law well and didn’t know if the similarity between a novel’s plot and a case could make him a criminal suspect, but the current situation was very unfavorable for him.
Several big names in the online fiction circle wrote themselves into their stories.
“Officer, the plot of my novel came from a dream I had,” Lin Chuan tried to explain.
The dream… was an excuse fabricated by Lin Chuan.
In reality, he was a system owner.
On March 7th, Lin Chuan activated the Career Life Experience System, which allowed one to experience different careers’ lives by accumulating a certain Popularity Value.
Similar to a life simulator, it was conducted in first-person perspective using Virtual Reality AR technology.
Every scene felt as real as an actual experience.
After completing the experience, Lin Chuan would gain the skills of that profession, and the life experiences he went through would automatically generate a novel.
The system gifted him a Life Experience Card upon initiation.
Lin Chuan immediately began to Experience Life.
Unexpectedly, the first career he experienced turned out to be a thief!
After the experience, Lin Chuan gained a series of theft-related skills, and his life experiences automatically generated the novel “Thief.”
What a predicament!
Lin Chuan decided to try and publish the novel “Thief,” but the editor Youyou was on leave, delaying its release until March 9th.
“A dream… isn’t that a bit too coincidental?”
Shen Qianqian laughed.
No wonder he was a novelist; making up stories came naturally to him.
But no matter how much he fabricated, it couldn’t possibly have such a high degree of similarity to the case.
A novel as a record of crime, possession of a complete set of professional lock-picking tools, strong lock-picking skills and no record…
Buff stacked to the max!
So, there was only one truth!
Lin Chuan was in the police station for the first time and was very nervous, repeatedly emphasizing, “But on March 8th, I didn’t go to the Jiangnan Residential Community in Qingxiu District at all.”
“We retrieved the surveillance footage from the community where you rent your house, and it shows you went out around 4 pm, which matches the time of the crime exactly!”
Shen Qianqian said.
According to the marks on the door lock at the scene, the crime should have occurred within the past three hours, which is between 4 pm and 7 pm.
Lin Chuan argued back, “I went out that day because I was helping my reader catch a cheater.”
Shen Qianqian was stunned, “???”