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Chapter 600: Play Along

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“He won’t.” Xiang Wan contemplated. “He’s a successful businessman. In normal circumstances, he wouldn’t let his hands be tainted with blood. Moreover, there’s no reason for him to kill Xu Siqi…”

“What if he hated her? Say if the deceased kept pestering him?”

“Even if she pestered him, that still isn’t reason enough to kill.” Xiang Wan snorted a laugh. “Sir Little Bai, you don’t understand men at all.”

“…” What is she talking about? he thought.

Bai Muchuan was puzzled. “Are you saying that I understand women better?”

Cough! Xiang Wan cleared her throat. “I don’t mean that. I’m saying that you wouldn’t understand middle-aged men like him.”

“Oh?” Bai Muchuan looked at her with interest. “Tell me about it.”

“Being a successful businessman and investor in the showbiz industry, he has come across all kinds of people. This type of man has too many ways and means to deal with women who keep pestering them. I am confident to say that there is no need for him to resort to this ‘high-risk’ method. Xu Siqi is just a girl that comes from an ordinary background. Unless she has such a hold on him that he had no other choice but to kill her, he wouldn’t resort to killing.”

“You’re thorough.” Bai Muchuan looked at the stars in the sky. “But what if, there’s actually such a possibility? After all, the murderer may think this way.”

“…” Xiang Wan was stumped.

Yes.

He was right.

They couldn’t rule out the possibility of being silenced.

It could be possible that his new darling might discover the secret of her ‘sugar daddy’ by accident.

Xiang Wan’s earlier inference came from her intuition. Although it got denied by Bai Muchuan, she still felt that her earlier inference had a higher possibility.

“I still feel that the murderer should not be Zhang Houfa. If he wanted to kill, he wouldn’t have chosen a place where he stays, much less letting the girl die in his swimming pool that he spent tens of millions of yuan to build…”

“Mm!”

This reason sounded more convincing to Bai Muchuan.

He was wearing a pair of white gloves and he touched the wall lightly then looked at his finger. “Let’s go to the main hall for a look.” He said slowly.

“Mm, okay.”

Xiang Wan followed and turned around yet Bai Muchuan halted his steps.

“Little Xiang Wan.”

“Mm?”

Bai Muchuan looked at her. “Do you remember a famous case of Justice Bao?”

“Well…” Xiang Wan chuckled. “Justice Bao solved so many cases. Which case are you referring to?”

“I’m referring to those cases where he used his wisdom to solve the crime on the spot and catch the murderer.”

Uh!

Xiang Wan knew there were cases like that but she was unable to recall anything at that time.

She looked at Bai Muchuan, perplexed. “Why are you asking about this?”

Bai Muchuan smiled. “Well, your Lord Bai wants to show you that I can solve this very case, tonight.”

Pffft! Xiang Wan laughed. “So Your Excellency, what plans do you have in mind?”

Bai Muchuan showed his hands. “I don’t have any. That’s why I needed to consult my strategist. How do we find out which one is the murderer out of so many suspects?”

As he said so, the corners of his lips lifted upwards. “Criminal profiling will come in handy at this time.”

“…”

So he wanted her to solve the case by looking at the faces of all those suspects?

“Just cut it out. I’m not so capable.”

Bai Muchuan held her shoulders. “Don’t be humble. I believe in you.”

Such trust made Xiang Wan quiver.

She didn’t feel that with her current abilities, she would be able to tell who the murderer was amongst so many people. She also didn’t believe that Little Bai could solve this case in such a short time period like how Justice Bao, also known as Bao Zheng, a famous politician in the Song Dynasty, who managed to do it. How could solving real-life cases be so simple, easy and effortless?

Back then during Justice Bao’s era, people were still simple.

Now, as time passed by, people also evolved and got smarter.

If one dared to kill, his mental state would be stronger than the average person. They wouldn’t be exposed so easily.

Nevertheless, it seemed that Bai Muchuan not only had confidence in her, he also had a lot of confidence in himself. He returned to the main hall and asked about the progress of the questioning from Quan Shaoteng. After that, he also took a look at the surveillance records and statements.

“Everyone,” he cleared his throat and made an announcement, “please be quiet.”

There were many people in the living room.

The crowd were whispering or talking softly to each other. The police officers had controlled the situation well.

The crowd gradually quietened down when they heard Bai Muchuan’s voice and started to scrutinize him.

A handful of guests knew who Bai Muchuan was.

The majority of them didn’t know him.

Bai Muchuan was usually someone who chose to stay low-profile. That day, however, he was the exact opposite.

“Please let me introduce myself. My name is Bai Muchuan and I head the famous Serious Crime Division One in this city. I’m reputed as the Sherlock Holmes of the East and I’ve solved all kinds of crimes…”

He started to speak eloquently.

Everyone looked at each other.

Xiang Wan almost couldn’t control her laughter.

This was because she knew that he was putting psychological pressure on the murderer.

By talking about how great and capable he was, if the murderer was amongst the crowd, the fear in him or her would certainly increase…

The most difficult thing to control for a normal person would be their emotions. A thief would feel guilty and a murderer would feel fear. A lot of people would feel scared when they saw the police, what would happen when ‘Sherlock Holmes of the East’ was standing before them?

After Bai Muchuan’s self-introduction, he started to talk about the case.

Xiang Wan heard some message notifications coming from her mobile phone and noticed that the Gossip group chat came alive.

Tang Yuanchu: “Why didn’t I know that Captain Bai has such an impressive nickname?”

Quan Shaoteng: “There are many things that you didn’t know. Your Captain Bai also has other nicknames like… Harry Potter, Spiderman and Ultraman.”

Tang Yuanchu: “… For real?”

Quan Shaoteng: “It’s fake. Harry Potter, Spiderman and Ultraman are my nicknames.”

Tang Yuanchu: “Captain Quan, when will you ever say something true?”

Quan Shaoteng: “I’m the handsome one that comes from the universe. I don’t want to communicate with you mortals—this is the truth.”

Mei Xin: “Captain Bai, we’re preparing to bring the corpse back to the office. We seek your clearance.”

Quan Shaoteng: “…”

What a bummer.

Quan Shaoteng was in the midst of ‘boasting’ and it got interrupted. The next moment, he interrupted Bai Muchuan’s ‘boasting’.

“Little Bai, Mei Xin’s asking for your clearance.”

“Mm?” Bai Muchuan took a look at his phone and replied. “Wait a while!”

Mei Xin: “Alright then. Do we need to carry it to the main hall?”

Bai Muchuan gave it a thought. “No need.”

If they really place the corpse in the main hall, although it might increase the psychological pressure, it was also disrespectful to the deceased. If the family of the deceased learnt about this, they might kick up a big fuss, and if that happened, even if Tang Yuanchu had 10 mouths, he might not be able to appease them.

“Everyone!” Bai Muchuan pointed at those people who were still whispering to each other and successfully stopped them from talking. “The police have gotten hold of some important clues and we have basically identified the murderer. However, we wanted to give a chance to the murderer…”

He looked at everyone. “If you come out now, it will be considered as turning yourself in.”

Oh!

The crowd was astounded.

They didn’t know what he was up to.

Just by saying a few sentences and telling them an impressive nickname, wasn’t he being too childish to think that the murderer would actually step out and confess?

Quan Shaoteng looked up at the ceiling and felt too ashamed of his buddy. He wanted to pretend that he didn’t know him at all.

However, Xiang Wan showed her support to Bai Muchuan by playing along with him. She walked over to him and eyed each and every one of them. Then she whispered something to Bai Muchuan.

From the way they talked, it was as though they knew who was the murderer.

When Xiang Wan looked at them, she made full use of what she had learnt from studying criminal psychology.

Everyone there would feel that… she was looking at them. At the very least, they would get the impression that she was looking at them a little differently from others.

“Mm, I got it.” Bai Muchuan nodded his head and turned to look at the crowd. “This is Serious Crime Division One’s profiler. I’ve talked to her earlier and coincidentally, the murderer that I have in mind is the same as hers.”