The owner of the Chanel bag turned out to be Yang Mei, the murderer who dismembered and disposed of the body!
She couldn't help but glance at Lin Xiao, and after holding it in for a while, she finally couldn't keep it in anymore, "You... what kind of luck is this?"
It's just luck!
This can only be explained by luck.
The key thing is, his luck is way too good!
This morning, he discovered the video of the buried body, which basically sentenced Zhou Kai to death.
No matter how he tries to argue, the evidence is right in front of him.
Then, in the evening, while browsing the night market, he buys a bag, and inside it hides a message from another murderer asking for help.
What else could this be but luck?
"Mr. Lin, this Yang Mei also has a bounty of 100,000 Berries, and we'll transfer that to you as well."
"You've really done a great job this time. I just contacted the special task force, they should be arriving soon. Please wait a bit longer."
"Special task force?"
What special task force?
Why do I have to wait?
Director Liang explained, "Mr. Lin, you may not know, but this case has been given the highest priority, and a special task force was established with orders to solve it within a month."
"The task force members have been pulling their hair out over this case."
"You solved it in a single day, found both the murderer and the evidence. It's like you've delivered a huge gift to them."
Lin Xiao finally understood what was going on.
At that moment...
"Creek!"
The door opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a jacket and a face full of fatigue walked in. "Old Liang, where's Mr. Lin?"
Director Liang smiled and said, "Speak of the devil, Mr. Lin, this is the head of the task force handling this case, Zheng Hui."
Zheng Hui quickly walked up, took Lin Xiao's hand, and spoke sincerely, "Mr. Lin, thank you. I really can't thank you enough! Wait for me, once I'm done with this, I'll buy you a drink!"
Lin Xiao could feel Zheng Hui's excitement.
Seeing his tired eyes, Lin Xiao could tell that he hadn't been getting much sleep recently.
"We're all in this together, it was the right thing to do. Besides, I just happened to stumble upon it."
Zheng Hui wasn't very articulate, but he kept thanking him over and over again.
After about ten minutes, Lin Xiao finally left the office.
Zheng Hui and Director Liang personally escorted him out. When they reached the lobby, the other officers from the task force gathered around.
After Zheng Hui introduced him, they all came forward to shake his hand and thank him.
Lin Xiao had never experienced this kind of treatment in his life, and his hand was nearly sore from all the handshakes.
After what felt like an eternity, Zheng Hui asked, "Where are you staying, Mr. Lin? Let me give you a ride home."
"No, no, Officer Zheng, you guys should get some rest. You must have been running on empty for a while now. Hurry up and go home," Lin Xiao replied.
"Well, if you insist, I won't be polite."
Zheng Hui, not one to be overly formal, patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder, and with a group of officers, escorted him out the door.
Lin Xiao could feel the gazes of the officers following him as he left.
Once he was off the street, Lin Xiao grabbed a cab to head home.
On the way, thinking about all that had happened that day, he still couldn't believe it.
It felt like a dream.
How could something this outrageous happen to him?
Back at home, he took a shower and looked at the time. It was just after 9 pm.
He sat in his chair, pulled out his phone, and started scrolling through Weibo.
As he scrolled, he saw a trending topic related to him.
#Shocking! Mr. Lin from the night market was taken away by a female cop#
"Mr. Lin's in trouble?"
"They say he harassed a female cop and got taken away."
"When the broadcast ended, he looked so panicked, I could see the fear in his eyes."
Seeing these ridiculous comments, Lin Xiao's face turned green.
See? This is how rumors get started!
Damn it, how did I harass a female cop?!
He immediately started a live stream.
At that moment, there were only a few hundred people in the live stream. When they saw Lin Xiao come online, they were surprised.
"Is this Mr. Lin?"
"Didn't you get taken to the station?"
"Pfft, what about being taken to the station? Those people are just making things up."
"Mr. Lin, what happened? You looked like you left the broadcast so suddenly, what's going on?"
As soon as he went live, the number of viewers rapidly increased.
Although it was late, this was the peak traffic time.
In less than five minutes, the online viewers had surpassed a million.
The comments were flooded with questions about whether Lin Xiao had harassed a female cop and been arrested.
Lin Xiao replied, "Harass? I was off the broadcast because I was helping solve a case."
"What case?"
"Is this for real?"
"Well, if you harassed a female cop, just admit it. It's no big deal, just be more careful next time."
Lin Xiao couldn't help but laugh in frustration. He said, "I really did help solve a case. Didn't I buy a Chanel bag? Inside the bag was a napkin..."
He explained the situation simply but in detail.
It took him almost ten minutes to fully explain the case, from start to finish.
As he spoke, the live chat room gradually quieted down, and by the end, there were no more comments. Everyone was listening intently to what Lin Xiao was saying.
After hearing the story, the viewers were left dumbfounded. Some even started to think Lin Xiao was telling a made-up story.
"This is a bit too outrageous, isn't it?"
"Are you sure this is how it happened?"
"So that's the reason you harassed the female cop?"
"You're telling me there was a rescue message in the bag, and the owner of the bag is a kidnapper and murderer. Then, your car's dash cam had evidence, and both cases are related?"
"You sure you didn't just make this up?"
"How bad can your luck be to stumble upon two cases in one day?"
"The crazy part is that both cases are the same one."
"You found the evidence in the morning, and by the afternoon, you caught the other fugitive."
"Bad luck? More like a stroke of luck! That's 1.2 million in bounty rewards!"
"I still don't believe it, this has to be made up. Mr. Lin, you totally harassed a female cop and got arrested!"
Lin Xiao sighed, helpless.
Just let them be jealous of my luck.
"Holy crap, this is real!"
"The Jinling police just posted a video, explaining the case and thanking Mr. Lin!"
"Where? Where?"
"I saw it too, they really posted it."
A group of people rushed to the official Jinling Police Weibo, and sure enough, they found the video posted just a few minutes ago.
The video featured none other than Director Liang and Zheng Hui.
After Lin Xiao left, they wrapped up the case and were about to head home for a good night's rest when they suddenly learned that Lin Xiao had trended.
They recorded a video to clear up the rumors.
The case was solved, with both murderers and evidence found, so there was nothing to worry about.
The video showed Director Liang briefly explaining the situation, followed by Zheng Hui sincerely thanking Lin Xiao.
Without Lin Xiao, the case wouldn't have been solved so quickly.
After watching the video, the viewers had no more doubts.
They were simply amazed by how outrageous this whole thing was.
Even TV dramas can't come up with a story this unbelievable.
"Damn, I thought this was a story, but it's real!"
"Reality is crazier than novels. If any TV show dared to air this, it would've been roasted."
"Mr. Lin, what kind of luck do you have?"
"Bought a car and found evidence, bought a bag and found the fugitive murderer."
"Sherlock Holmes would bow down in defeat."
"This would make a 10-episode special on 'Close to Science!'"