"Something like that," Lin Chen nodded slightly and spoke softly.
His words immediately sparked the curiosity of the two women in the room. Zhang Tian'ai promptly asked, "Why does the construction on the rooftop make you certain the deceased was murdered?"
Xia Miaoyan remained silent, her eyes full of curiosity as she stared at Lin Chen.
Facing their gaze, Lin Chen said quietly, "You'll take me to the crime scene later, and I'll see for myself before commenting."
"All right…" Although eager to know the answer immediately, Zhang Tian'ai did not press further since Lin Chen said so.
Zhang Tian'ai then reached into her pocket and took out a bank card.
She handed it to Lin Chen, saying, "Lin Chen, this is a reward fund for assisting in the case, approved by the higher-ups…"
Lin Chen waved his hand, "No need."
"Why? There's quite a bit of money on this card…"
Before Zhang Tian'ai could finish, Lin Chen interrupted, "When I helped solve the Donglin University Dismemberment Case, I said I owed Old Sun a favor. Solving that case repaid it. This time I'm working for free. After this, I owe him nothing."
"Free this time… so if we need your help again, you'll charge us?" Zhang Tian'ai asked.
"Exactly," Lin Chen replied, scratching his nose. "But it depends on my mood. Some cases I'll solve for free, others I won't even want to get involved for money."
Lin Chen had many ways to earn money; software, companies, creative works, and books from his previous life didn't exist in this parallel world, so it was easy for him to monetize those assets.
Helping the police solve cases was one such way, and it was also his greatest hobby.
Zhang Tian'ai knew Lin Chen's character well and understood that if he said no to the money, he truly meant it.
She put the card away and said, "Okay, I'll relay your exact words to Deputy Director Sun."
"Also, Deputy Director Sun asked me to tell you that a higher-up suddenly came to town these past few days, so he couldn't come personally today. Please don't take it personally," Zhang Tian'ai added.
Lin Chen nodded, and Xia Miaoyan blinked her lively eyes and asked, "Master, I have a question for you."
"Hold it, no questions allowed!" Lin Chen said flatly.
Just as Xia Miaoyan was about to ask, Lin Chen cut her off.
Thinking about becoming Lin Chen's apprentice, Xia Miaoyan pouted, feeling wronged, and refrained from asking.
Zhang Tian'ai found this amusing and asked Lin Chen, "I'm really curious — what kind of relationship do you have with Deputy Director Sun that you owe him a favor? How do you know each other?"
When Zhang Tian'ai asked, Xia Miaoyan smiled and winked at her, as if to say she had the same question.
Lin Chen stood up from the sofa without responding to Zhang Tian'ai and said, "Let's go. Drive me to that rental building."
Zhang Tian'ai and Xia Miaoyan exchanged glances. Since meeting Lin Chen, they'd grown accustomed to being ignored by him.
Xia Miaoyan drove the police car, and the three arrived at the rental building crime scene.
The bloodstains on the ground had been cleaned up. Lin Chen walked upstairs with Zhang Tian'ai and Xia Miaoyan.
In the eighth-floor corridor, many detectives stood around. A few were collecting clues in the deceased's room near the stairway.
Among them was a stunning female detective, whose beauty rivaled Zhang Tian'ai's but seemed a bit more mature.
The other detectives obeyed her orders unquestioningly.
When Zhang Tian'ai brought Lin Chen and Xia Miaoyan to the deceased's room door, she was stunned, looking at the beautiful detective, and said, "Sister Yunfei…"
Miao Yunfei turned her head arrogantly and glanced at Zhang Tian'ai coldly, "Why are you here?"
"Sister Yunfei, shouldn't I be the one asking that? This case was under the jurisdiction of our Serious Crime Unit's second team. Why is your first team here?" Zhang Tian'ai asked politely.
Miao Yunfei was impatient, "Haven't you received the notice? This case has been reassigned to our first team. Your second team has all been withdrawn."
Zhang Tian'ai frowned.
The Donglin University Dismemberment Case was a headache. The Police Station chief assigned the case to the second team, with the first team only assisting, so the second team bore the bulk of the pressure.
If not for Lin Chen cracking the case, no one knew what would have happened.
Easy cases always went to the first team, while difficult, dirty, and tiring cases went to the second and other teams.
Zhang Tian'ai and her colleagues certainly had complaints, but they kept them to themselves.
Miao Yunfei's father was the mayor of Tianhai City and simultaneously the Police Station chief.
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