"You're the one not using your brain," Miao Yunfei retorted angrily at Lin Chen.
The surrounding detectives quietly glanced at Miao Zhengxiong, curious about how the mayor would react to Lin Chen speaking like that about Miao Yunfei.
However, Miao Zhengxiong's expression remained unchanged, unaffected by Lin Chen's words.
Lin Chen was too lazy to argue with Miao Yunfei; the matter here had been resolved, and he was ready to leave.
Miao Zhengxiong stepped forward and said to Lin Chen, "Your reasoning process was brilliant. Have you really considered joining our police force? Haha, if you're willing, you could directly join the Serious Crime Unit as a team leader."
Lin Chen had cracked two cases, one of which was a major one. Promoting him directly to the leader of the Serious Crime Unit wouldn't raise any complaints because his ability was clear.
Upon hearing this, Miao Yunfei's beautiful eyes widened slightly. Let Lin Chen lead her team? Wouldn't that mean she'd be removed as the current team leader?
Her gaze toward her father suddenly turned displeased.
She was already upset that Lin Chen said she solved cases without thinking, and now her father was actually appointing Lin Chen as the team leader. Was he siding with Lin Chen against her?
"I'm not interested for now. I like my freedom," Lin Chen said with a smile.
Miao Zhengxiong's eyes showed a trace of disappointment as he softly said, "Hmm, alright then."
Without further conversation, Lin Chen said goodbye and left.
Miao Yunfei and the others stayed behind to handle the case's follow-up. Zhang Tian'ai was responsible for sending Lin Chen back. Before leaving, the mayor personally thanked Lin Chen for helping the police solve the case and not letting the criminal escape.
After going downstairs, Zhang Tian'ai fixed her bright eyes on Lin Chen and said, "I really wonder how exactly your brain works..."
"It grows naturally. What, do you think it grows on trees?" Lin Chen retorted.
"Ha..." Hearing this, Zhang Tian'ai couldn't help but chuckle softly.
After getting into the car, Zhang Tian'ai sighed, "You're something else. When the mayor came, you didn't even invite him to walk ahead; you just went upstairs by yourself. And just now, in front of the mayor, you said his daughter solves cases without using her brain... Do you know how dangerous that is?"
"I'm just telling the truth," Lin Chen said calmly with one hand resting on the car door.
Along the way, the two chatted a lot. Zhang Tian'ai wanted to invite Lin Chen to dinner, but he refused.
When they arrived at Lin Chen's home, he got out of the car and said, "Don't leave yet, wait here for me a moment."
Zhang Tian'ai nodded, curious why Lin Chen wanted her to wait.
After a few minutes, Lin Chen returned to the car and handed Zhang Tian'ai a thick envelope.
Seeing the envelope, Zhang Tian'ai frowned slightly and asked, "What's this?"
Lin Chen said, "Find a chance to give this to Bao Qingshan's wife and daughter. Bao Qingshan got what he deserved, but his daughter is quite pitiful. Also, don't let them know it came from me."
After saying this, Lin Chen turned and went inside.
Zhang Tian'ai held the money, her gaze lowered, then sighed lightly before starting the car and leaving.
…
Back at home, Lin Chen settled his mood and immediately opened his computer to check the status of the book he had uploaded online, Shrouding the Sky.
He opened the Pirem Novel and searched for Shrouding the Sky, then started reading.
The book had been uploaded with thirty thousand words so far, and the response was fairly good. Within less than a day, there were already over one hundred comments in the review section.
However, these numbers were not explosive; the performance was acceptable.
Lin Chen was not disappointed because Shrouding the Sky was not a book that could ignite excitement from the start. Once there were more words, readers would see its brilliance.
"Anyway, I can write thirty thousand words an hour, so let's start rapid updates," Lin Chen muttered, then opened his document. The sound of keyboard tapping filled the room.
In the evening, Lin Chen ordered takeout and continued typing in front of the computer.
By early morning, he had written hundreds of thousands of words in the storyline. He began rapid updates, posting another one hundred thousand words.
This rapid update shot Shrouding the Sky to the homepage of the word count rankings on Pirem Novel.
After finishing this, Lin Chen went to sleep to rest.
The next morning, Lin Chen checked the data for Shrouding the Sky. Comments had surpassed one thousand, and many readers had sent rewards. The author's backend received a contract signing message from an editor.
The editor of Pirem Novel valued Shrouding the Sky highly; the editor-in-chief personally contacted Lin Chen. After a brief conversation and finalizing the contract, Lin Chen sent the signed contract by express courier as fast as possible.
Lin Chen stayed home for two consecutive days without going out. Besides typing thirty to forty thousand words of Shrouding the Sky each hour, he was also planning the development of a software called 'QQ Chat.'
Lin Chen wrote several documents outlining QQ Chat's functions, market positioning, promotion strategy, and app icon design.
Once Xia Miaoyan finds some reliable software developers, QQ Chat's production can begin.
Thanks to Lin Chen's continuous rapid updates, Shrouding the Sky had reached the word count requirement for launch. Normally, on Pirem Novel, a book takes one to two months to be launched, but Lin Chen uploaded enough words in just a few days to be launched early.
Judging from all the current data, Shrouding the Sky would definitely attract paying readers after launch. It was now up to the website's vigorous promotion to help it soar.
On the afternoon of the fourth day, the doorbell rang. Lin Chen went to open the door and saw Miao Yunfei standing there.
Today, Miao Yunfei was not in her police uniform but wearing casual clothes. However, clothing was just an accessory—no matter what she wore, even a man's suit, she could carry it with style thanks to her looks.
"Got time today?" Miao Yunfei's long eyelashes fluttered, and though her face was still somewhat cold, her eyes flickered.
"What's up?" Lin Chen asked.
"Come to my house; my father invited you over as a guest," Miao Yunfei said.
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