Chapter 45

At this moment, the director watched the whole situation unfold, and once that group was caught, the director's suspended heart could finally be set at ease.

If they hadn't been caught and this blew up, there really would have been no way to handle it — it could have become a live-streaming incident.

The operations manager said, "That group of people really deserves to die."

"What's wrong with you?"

"Back then, my mother died while being treated at the hospital. At the time, I did complain a bit, but I didn't go make a scene. The doctor really had done his best. Then someone contacted me, saying I could make a fuss over here, and get more money back in the end, that sort of thing."

"I didn't agree, and the other side called me stupid, said I was unfilial, then smeared me every way they could. The villagers all piled on me too. Later, an elder in my family went along to make a scene."

"Did it work?"

The operations manager said, "Of course not. The other side was reasonable and lawful, nothing to make a fuss about, and the medical practice was very standard. Then my family's elder got hung up online and cursed out, saying he'd thrown away all his dignity for a bit of money. Later, that elder of mine drank pesticide and died."

"Then that's fine, don't worry about it. This matter will definitely draw attention. We've got so many people watching on our side — it'll definitely hit the trending searches. These people who specialize in helping families cause medical disturbances deserve to be dealt with."

At this moment Chen Fan stood at the doorway, his face blank with confusion, and said, "Actually, that day, that one day..."

Having said that, he reached up to wipe the corner of his eye.

A group of reporters instantly perked up. Damn, this really is the age where entertainment is king — the moment a celebrity sheds a tear, everyone instantly stops caring about that dead woman's story.

"That day was my birthday. I was sitting in my office, and then the boss came into my office, reached out, and gently placed her hand on my shoulder, saying she'd celebrate my birthday with me that night."

"Then she gave me a hotel room card."

Everyone began to look forward to it.

"Then when I walked into the room and saw the hotel's layout, I understood instantly."

"Then Boss Yang said, go change clothes first or something, and went into the inner room."

The reporters' expectant eyes were about to fall out of their heads.

"Then what? Then what? Then what?"

Chen Fan said, "Sigh, and then a whole group of people burst out — to celebrate my birthday, of course."

"Pfft, we actually thought something really happened — just this?"

Chen Fan said, "But I'd already stripped naked."

Pfft— hahahahaha.

Countless people were amused by this sudden swerve.

"Dammit, damn, so the punchline was waiting here all along."

"No way, I didn't expect this swerve at all. Big bro, showing off like that?"

"This pretty-boy idol is all about keeping it real, huh? No pretension?"

"We get it now, we understand. So this is a celebrity's life, huh? Isn't this just pure clowning?"

A few reporters looked down on him disdainfully and prepared to leave.

Chen Fan said, "Do me a favor — don't report on this too much."

"Why?"

"The people haven't been caught yet. A lot of folks don't really watch the live stream or Weibo. If you report it, it'll just make more people find out. So keeping a lid on it is best — once they've been caught, then you can report it, that's fine too."

The reporters were understanding and said they could relate.

The officer on this side said, "Thanks for this. If you hadn't stirred things up like this, we'd probably have had to launch a thunderclap operation."

"What's a thunderclap operation?"

"A hard order — produce a lead within three days, and pin the guy down within seven."

?????

Chen Fan said, "That's all you've got to go on?"

The officer said, "Wait. We're expecting a big shot to show up — probably someone from the forensic side. But handling cases live on stream has a lot of inconveniences; the criminals will learn what's going on, so we have to keep things under wraps."

Chen Fan nodded.

The two men's conversation wasn't broadcast on the live stream — some things can't all be let out.

By evening, Old Liu still had no way forward.

The officer looked at the person chopped into pieces in the room and was stumped.

This had already become absurd. Could a person really take things this far?

The cases you fear most are always this kind.

"So, for this case, what's your assessment?"

"A rookie — you think that's possible?"

The officer was instantly speechless and said, "I really didn't burn incense before going out today. I'll head up to Mount Wutai for a visit later — I've been cursed with bad luck lately."

Just as the officer had guessed, by a little past seven in the evening, a dedicated expert arrived.

He was a middle-aged man named Li Tian.

The man was accompanied by a veteran officer, and the two of them came over to the forensic side.

"Since we're handling the case live on stream, let's set up a special task force here to deal with it."

Old Liu had no objections.

"Meeting now. Summarize the evidence."

A group of rookies was called over to these big shots, and at the same time they saw the legendary white-hat hacker in person.

Chen Fan, meanwhile, obediently returned to the observation room — this kind of thing, he couldn't take part in.

What happened at the scene, no one knew.

On the observation-room side, all they could do was try to keep the atmosphere lively.

"I know this guy — Old Li, who's got the nickname 'God of Deduction' — he's a real big shot."

Boss Yang said, "Deduction — like in novels?"

The lawyer said, "Yes, even more absurd than in novels. This type of person relies on the quantity of cases to make guesses. He has participated in more than half of the major cases. Moreover, this person has a notorious trait: he does not trust forensic experts. To be precise, he does not trust corpses; he trusts only his own deductions."

Everyone looked at Old Zhou.

Old Zhou said, "The forensic expert's duty is to provide professional points for closing a case. Similarly, they provide clues. Whether we use them or not has nothing to do with us."

Chen Fan asked, "Does this method work?"

Old Zhou said, "I don't know, but indeed many cases are solved by relying on experience and deductions to find the results. If we really relied on forensic experts, I tell you, we'd probably work ourselves to death."

Chen Fan asked curiously, "So, do deductions really work? You start with a preconceived notion, then ponder other things, but this way, you go wrong because it becomes chaotic."

Old Zhou said, "What does it matter to you? Physics experiments also start with a hypothesis before conducting the experiment. They might not be well-liked, but if they can solve cases, then they work."

Chen Fan looked at Old Zhou, squinting his eyes.

Old Zhou helplessly surrendered and said, "Deductions are all damned; forensic experts are the true meaning behind solving cases."

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