Chapter 219: Tenosynovitis

The wind in Jiangbei blew horizontally. In the pitch-black night, the weeds on the river beach swayed in patches, rustling.

Qi Fei and Wu Shanqiu got out of the car and walked toward the hotel against the river wind.

"This author's pen name is Black Apostle, and his real name is Xu Liang. According to the registered information, he has been in Nancheng for half a month, perfectly covering the time when the cyber killer committed the crime." Wu Shanqiu said while walking.

The hotel is close to the river. Although the decoration is ordinary, it is very new.

"If a hotel with this condition were south of the Ying River, the price would have to double." Qi Fei looked around at the environment of the lobby and said, "It seems that our Mr. Black Apostle fully considered the cost issue."

"Fei-ge, do you mean he planned to stay in Nancheng for a long time before he came?"

"Of course, it could also be to be closer to where Hao Weiwei rented." Qi Fei said and pressed the floor to go to Black Apostle's room.

The doorbell rang twice, and a young man with dark skin and a slightly fat round face came to open the door.

"Xu Liang?" Qi Fei asked.

The man nodded blankly: "Yes, it's me." His small eyes sized up the two people in front of him with slight unease. Like Ji Peng, these authors who write tens of thousands of words on the internet have raw and alienated dealings with people in reality.

After confirming his identity, Qi Fei showed his ID: "Nancheng Criminal Police Brigade, Qi Fei. There is a case recently, so I'm here to learn about the situation."

"Qi Fei? Wait!" Xu Liang was inexplicably excited after hearing his self-introduction and suddenly slapped himself.

This action stunned Qi Fei and Wu Shanqiu.

"What are you doing?" Qi Fei sized him up with suspicious eyes, "Don't play tricks on us."

However, Xu Liang was immersed in his own world and muttered: "My face hurts. It seems it's not a dream. Amazing!"

"What are you talking about?" Qi Fei said and looked at Wu Shanqiu.

Wu Shanqiu leaned into Qi Fei's ear and said: "This Xu Liang isn't a lunatic, is he?"

At this time, Xu Liang seemed a little more normal and was exceptionally polite in inviting Qi Fei and Wu Shanqiu in: "Oh, because I was too surprised just now, I was rude. Please come in, please come in!"

The hotel room was very small, but it was kept quite clean.

For the "guests" who visited suddenly, Xu Liang was somewhat flustered, boiling water, moving stools, and spinning around in the small space.

"You don't have to be busy. We are here to investigate, not to be guests." Wu Shanqiu couldn't stand it, pulled Xu Liang over, and pressed him into a chair.

"Yes, yes, oh. You just said you were here to investigate. What do I need to do? Just say it!" Xu Liang said, looking at the two people in front of him with expectation. His enthusiasm seemed inexplicable to Qi Fei and Wu Shanqiu.

"Hao Weiwei, do you know this person?" As soon as Qi Fei said this name, the enthusiastic expectation on Xu Liang's face disappeared instantly.

His tone sank: "Sure enough, you are here to ask about this scumbag."

"Is the word 'scumbag' an exaggeration? It seems you have a lot of hatred for him." Qi Fei observed Xu Liang's expression and said.

"Otherwise, how to describe him? Bastard, villain, beast?" Xu Liang said, his lips trembling slightly.

Qi Fei couldn't understand this hatred: "It's all virtual grudges on the internet. It shouldn't be that serious, right?"

"Otherwise, how to describe him? My previous novel was cyberbullied because of him. Do you know how much effort it takes to invest in a million-word novel? In order to become a writer, I quit my stable job and fell out with my family. That novel had the best data. Just because he felt it blocked his way, he wrote an article to complain that my novel was not good. His comments were black and white, broken and cut, but rumors come from a mouth, and refuting rumors breaks legs. That article labeled my novel as a rotten article. I lost a lot of potential readers.

Because subscriptions are getting fewer and fewer, I recently cut the novel in pain.

Now I have to start from scratch and start over. I don't know when I can turn over!" Xu Liang became more and more excited as he spoke, and suddenly his tone changed, "However, seeing you today, I feel that my new novel can succeed!"

Qi Fei was confused: "What does your new novel have to do with us?"

"Because the new novel I conceived is based on the case you handled. When I was conceiving the new novel, I happened to see the case of the Golden Snake Immortal on Jiangting Island that you handled, and I immediately had inspiration.

I bought a ticket to Nancheng immediately, lived by the Ying River, and wrote articles facing the Ying River every day. It was really like a spring of inspiration.

I still have a sense of unreality until now. The prototype of the character I wrote found me. It's like a dream!"

"Me? Prototype?" Qi Fei pointed to himself. Now it was his turn to be at a loss. He didn't expect this direction of the conversation.

And Wu Shanqiu also looked unbelievable: "Is this the reason why you lived in Nancheng for half a month?"

Xu Liang took it for granted: "Otherwise?"

"Otherwise..." Qi Fei suddenly looked cold, "It could also be to kill Hao Weiwei."

Xu Liang heard this and clapped his hands excitedly: "I said that groundless rumors may not be groundless. It seems this guy is really cool!"

"I know, it's spread all over your circle." Qi Fei remembered what Ji Peng said at the previous stop.

"That's of course. There are also many people saying that this is a new trick of Supreme, releasing such mysterious content to hype. I also argued with them that it is definitely not. He can't write this level of content at all!" Xu Liang couldn't hide his disdain for Hao Weiwei.

He finished speaking and looked at the two police officers staring at him, and came back to his senses: "You, what did you mean by that just now? Are you suspecting that I killed Hao Weiwei?"

Wu Shanqiu saw this and said helplessly: "Your reflection arc is long enough. Otherwise, why would we come over in the middle of the night? Is it to provide inspiration for your new novel?"

"Ah, it's impossible for me to kill anyone. I can prove it!" Xu Liang answered with inexplicable confidence, "Judging from what you said just now, the content in those released chapters is true, right?" He said while rolling up his sleeves, revealing the plasters on his two wrists, "Because I type and write articles with high intensity every day, I have severe tenosynovitis and can't use any strength at all. Let alone doing the stabbing actions described in the chapter, even cutting cucumbers with a kitchen knife is tiring."

Qi Fei found it difficult to doubt his statement. After all, these plasters were already on Xu Liang's wrists before they arrived, and there was no possibility of faking it.

Despite this, he still had to say: "Whether you have tenosynovitis, we will take you to verify it later."

Xu Liang spread his hands, looking very calm: "No problem, verify it as much as you want." Then he looked at the two again and said, "However..." ===== CHAPTER 220 =====