109: Chapter 109: Is there a bonus?

"It's me."

Lin Xiao moved to the side, making room for the Officer.

The Officer waved his hand with a hint of disdain. "No need. I just came to tell you that in the future, if you encounter something like this, you must call The Police immediately and not disturb the scene!"

"Uh, understood."

Lin Xiao rubbed his nose awkwardly and glanced guiltily at the bucket by his feet, which was filled to the brim with fish.

Hey, fishing really is better!

At that moment, He Xiaomei suddenly spoke up, "By the way, Officer, have you guys not found the killer yet? He knows Fortune Telling; why not have him take a look for you?"

He Xiaomei had an innocent look on her face, appearing as if she were truly trying to help The Police find a solution.

But when she looked at Lin Xiao, her expression was that of someone looking to stir up trouble for entertainment.

She was waiting for Lin Xiao to be scolded by The Police for feudal superstition; his reputation would certainly suffer then.

"Fortune Telling?"

The Officer also seemed a bit surprised and looked at Lin Xiao with doubt.

Lin Xiao gave He Xiaomei an annoyed glare.

In fact, when he discovered the body yesterday, a system prompt had already appeared in his mind.

He had already learned the identity of the deceased and the identity of the killer.

He originally intended to wait until The Police were leaving to pull them aside and explain the situation privately. Since He Xiaomei had spoken up, he didn't mind moving his plan forward.

"The deceased should be a young high school teacher."

Lin Xiao said calmly.

"Oh?"

The Officer hadn't believed the talk of Fortune Telling at first, but upon hearing Lin Xiao's words, his expression immediately turned serious.

This was because they had indeed just found a scrap of paper in a hidden layer of the corpse's clothing, on which the four characters for 'Senior High School' could be vaguely seen.

However, because the paper had been soaked in water with the body for too long, the rest of the content was completely illegible.

Yet this Lin Xiao directly identified the deceased as a high school teacher. Did he really have some skill in Fortune Telling?

Or was he involved in the case?

"This teacher was likely assaulted and then... accidentally strangled to death."

Lin Xiao gave a soft sigh.

In truth, he knew far more details than this. To avoid raising suspicion, he could only speak vaguely about the general direction.

The Officer frowned slightly.

According to the forensic doctor's judgment just now, there were obvious marks on the victim's neck; being strangled to death was indeed a possibility.

They had also checked; except for the broken zipper where a corner was exposed, the suitcase had not been opened anywhere else.

So how did Lin Xiao know these things?

"If you're investigating, you could focus on schools that organized field trips this past year, especially those that came near here... The killer's disposal of the body was likely premeditated; they wouldn't just dump it in a place they'd never been."

Lin Xiao continued.

"Are you suggesting the killer is someone from the same high school as this teacher?"

The Officer spoke in a low tone.

"Yes. This teacher was very young; she might have been a victim of workplace bullying or oppressed by her superiors. In short, those people are highly suspect."

Lin Xiao lowered his head, rubbing his chin as he analyzed seriously.

He didn't notice at all that the Officer was looking at him with increasing suspicion.

It was Lin Ran who reacted first, nudging Lin Xiao with her elbow and reminding him in a low voice, "A-Xiao! You're saying so much, people are going to suspect you..."

"Ah?"

Lin Xiao finally snapped out of it. He jerked his head up and met the Officer's sharp, hawk-like eyes.

He hurriedly explained in a panic, "Wait a second, didn't they just say it? I know Fortune Telling. I calculated all of this. This case has nothing to do with me!"

Feeling that this wasn't very convincing, he immediately added, "And the victim's time of death was about twenty days ago. The body was likely dumped about a week after that. At that time, I was still at my sister's school! I have a solid alibi!"

Seeing that Lin Xiao had even stated the time of death and the time of disposal, the Officer's expression remained stern, but his suspicion of Lin Xiao dissipated significantly.

In his years of handling cases, he had seen many suspects.

Lin Xiao's current demeanor and tone clearly didn't look like he was lying.

It seemed he really had calculated it.

"Alright, alright. We will continue the investigation. You guys go over there to register your information and continue filming your show... By the way, videos regarding the case cannot be posted online anymore."

As he spoke, the Officer glanced at the equipment that was still live-streaming.

"Right, right. If The Police need anything, we will definitely cooperate fully!"

Seeing that the trouble had passed, Director Zhang finally let out a slow sigh of relief.

He directed the staff and guests to return to the small courtyard together.

However, after such a commotion, the original schedule of activities definitely had to be postponed.

He first let everyone continue resting while he went to report the current situation to his superiors to see how to proceed.

Unexpectedly, however, The Police returned around noon.

This time, it wasn't just the previous Officer; he was also followed by a man carrying a camera.

"This is..."

Director Zhang asked, puzzled.

"It's like this: the case has been solved, and the killer has been caught. The Deputy Bureau Chief heard that we were able to handle the case so swiftly thanks to the help of a concerned citizen, so he wants to interview him for official publicity."

A faint smile appeared on the Officer's stern face.

"The case was solved that quickly? Could it really be..."

Director Zhang seemed to think of something, his eyes full of astonishment.

"Yes, thanks to the clues provided by young brother Lin, we didn't take any detours and found the killer directly."

The Officer looked very happy.

After he went back to investigate, he discovered that this wasn't the first time Lin Xiao had helped The Police solve a case.

Last time, it was also because of clues provided by Lin Xiao that they were able to quickly find the killer of that brutal dismemberment case.

Therefore, the Bureau was very grateful to and valued Lin Xiao highly.

Just then, he saw Lin Xiao coming out of his room and led his people over to meet him.

"Lin Xiao, we would like to interview you now. Is that convenient for you?"

The Officer asked with a smile.

"Of course!"

Lin Xiao quickly agreed and gave a provocative smile to Young Master Jie and He Xiaomei, who were not far away.

He Xiaomei was about to explode with rage.

She had originally thought to make Lin Xiao look like a fool, but instead, he was getting all this glory!

The interview was very simple. At the end, the Officer handed Lin Xiao a check.

"Lin Xiao, this is a special reward approved by the Bureau for you. I hope you can stay true to your original intentions and continue to be a person of justice!"

Lin Xiao had not been informed about the bonus in advance.

So when Lin Xiao saw the check, he was also very pleasantly surprised.

This scene was also recorded and posted online as a promotional video.

This also quickly suppressed the rumors and gossip that He Xiaomei had stirred up earlier.

[Whoa, the official media has spoken! Lin Xiao really can do Fortune Telling; that's so miraculous!]

[Wait, if he really can do Fortune Telling, then what he said before... isn't it...?]

[Haters, speak up now!]

...

The enthusiastic netizens immediately caught the main point.

If Lin Xiao's ability for Fortune Telling was confirmed by The Police, then that meant certain people were really going to be in trouble!