[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-chasing-the-criminal-case":3,"chapter-chasing-the-criminal-case-chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-87":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Chasing the Criminal Case",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2328855,4554,"Chapter 87: The Map Is Unrolled","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-87",87,"\u003Cp>Chang Huaqiang heard his younger brother was out of danger and returned to his usual calm demeanor; he looked at Lu Haoxuan and said, “Good! We’ll wait for Captain Lu to catch the killer and deliver justice to us ordinary citizens!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without another glance, he led a group of Chang Group’s “executives” straight to Doctor Tu’s office. Though the man had been saved, the follow-up treatment was no less critical—he had to personally oversee every detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Chang Huazhong remained unconscious, Lu Haoxuan left two detectives behind and ordered everyone else to return immediately to Jiangdong Branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still a group waiting to be interrogated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Haoxuan first interrogated Chang Huazhong’s henchman, Broken Tooth, who had regained consciousness after being knocked out by Ling Wei. Examination showed only minor concussion and a superficial wound on his leg—he and Nine Fingers had both been detained for armed brawling. Nine Fingers had his cheek pierced and couldn’t speak, so Lu Haoxuan chose to question Broken Tooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken Tooth’s real name was Zeng Xiaoyu—a refined name utterly mismatched with his slanted eyes, high cheekbones, and gap-toothed face! No doubt that’s why he preferred being called Brother Broken Tooth—it sounded more intimidating than Brother Xiaoyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken Tooth sat calmly in the interrogation room; he was a seasoned veteran who knew his offense was minor and that he’d acted in self-defense, so he cooperated fully with Lu Haoxuan’s questioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through Broken Tooth’s renewed account and the information provided by the Wang Restaurant owner, Lu Haoxuan confirmed that Ling Wei had been at the restaurant alone over two hours before Chang Huazhong and his group arrived. The owner recalled the lone customer looked vaguely familiar, but she couldn’t be sure if he’d ever been to her shop—or if she’d seen him elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Haoxuan told her to inform him if anything came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This contradicted Lu Haoxuan’s earlier assumption: Ling Wei hadn’t been tailing Chang Huazhong’s group to the restaurant—he’d simply coincidentally encountered them there for late-night snacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could he have known Chang Huazhong would come to Wang’s? It felt as if he’d been waiting for him all along—prepared, even carrying a knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These illogical behaviors of Ling Wei could mean only one thing: he knew Chang Huazhong’s habits. He’d come to Wang’s specifically to wait for Chang Huazhong—though it was a gamble, and today, he’d won: Chang Huazhong had actually shown up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he carried a weapon under such uncertain circumstances, giving the impression he was desperately eager to find Chang Huazhong…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Haoxuan shook his head. This Ling Wei was truly strange. He set aside his thoughts and walked to another interrogation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three masked men were held separately, yet their interrogation results were eerily identical: they claimed they’d mistaken the identities of Chang Huazhong and Ling Wei, didn’t know either of them. When asked who their target was, they insisted they’d just been wandering the street, looking for trouble—and happened upon Chang Huazhong’s group fighting, so they joined in for the spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Jinquan, interrogating one of them, snapped: “Nonsense! You carried prohibited weapons—that’s premeditation! Don’t you know that alone could get you charged with premeditated murder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Jinquan tried to bluff them, but the man scoffed: “Officer, don’t scare me. My friend’s been killed—not me! And whether I’m convicted is up to the court, not you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Jinquan was about to explode when an officer entered and whispered something in his ear. His furious expression instantly turned smug. He glanced at the suspect and sneered: “Hmph! You won’t talk? Someone else will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked out without another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Lu Haoxuan stood with his hands behind his back before the two-way mirror, observing Mask A (all three masked men had refused to reveal their real names; none were wanted online, and fingerprint checks yielded nothing—their identities remained unknown; for convenience, they were temporarily labeled Mask A, Mask B, Mask C). After Hu Jinquan left, Mask A glanced up at the glass mirror—his eyes betraying a flicker of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then Hu Jinquan emerged. Lu Haoxuan pointed at Mask A inside and said: “Jinquan, look—this man has been through interrogation rooms like this before. He and the other three must have a prearranged alliance. Their weapons, their face concealment—all point to professional assassins. This wasn’t impulsive. It was ordered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Jinquan nodded and asked: “Master, then who’s their target? Chang Huazhong? Or Ling Wei?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Haoxuan paced a few steps, then stopped. “My judgment: their target is Ling Wei.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why did they attack Chang Huazhong after they’d already killed—or at least thought they’d killed—Ling Wei?” Hu Jinquan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Haoxuan fell silent for a moment. “Only one explanation: their employer gave orders to eliminate Chang Huazhong too. But their primary target was clearly Ling Wei. When they killed him, they realized they could easily kill Chang Huazhong as well. Who would pass up such an opportunity?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Jinquan’s mouth dropped open in shock. “Master! That’s an outrageous assumption!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Haoxuan smiled faintly. “Where’s Changzheng? Check on how Long Guangsheng’s poisoning case is going. The truth behind that case may unlock the mystery of all these incidents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Jinquan had expected Lu Haoxuan to explain his bold theory—but instead, he mentioned Long Guangsheng’s case, which seemed utterly unrelated to the shooting and the night market brawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lu Haoxuan’s office, Gu Changzheng gave a full report on the Long Guangsheng poisoning investigation. When Hu Jinquan heard it might have been Chang Huazhong behind it, he finally understood Lu Haoxuan’s reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The key figure in the Long Guangsheng case is the driver who tried to run over Lin Yun. He must be one of the Chang brothers—or at least Chang Huazhong’s trusted man. Every critical clue points to him. My guess is, he pushed the drugs into Long Guangsheng’s artery. He’s also the one who’s been impersonating Chang Huazhong to contact Lin Yun. As for ordering Lin Yun’s elimination… whether it was his decision or Chang Huazhong’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Haoxuan paused briefly. “Find out who he is. Find the connection between him and Chang Huazhong. I don’t believe he’ll stay silent forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1022,"2026-06-20T19:35:30.807Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dee7d176da362dc5c96b7abe1c4ffa546151e4442c0488419e4eb8932d5c466c","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-88","chasing-the-criminal-case-chapter-86",276,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchasing-the-criminal-case-cover.jpg"]