"Old buddy, you haven’t slept yet, have you?"
In a corner of the police station.
Zheng Ming took out his cellphone and dialed a number.
His voice trembled slightly, his complexion tinged with excitement. It had been a long time since he had made this call.
This was his old friend, Zhao Haiping.
The two had worked together in the International Police Team in Europe, handling various international criminal cases and forging a deep friendship.
"Old Zheng?"
Over the phone, Zhao Haiping’s voice carried a mix of surprise and excitement.
"It’s me." Zheng Ming nodded.
"Old Zheng, I’ve been hoping and waiting, and finally, here comes your call," Zhao Haiping laughed heartily, his voice weathered but strong.
"You’re a busy man, I have retired, yet you are still in the Criminal Police Brigade."
Zheng Ming sighed deeply, his expression sentimental.
"You were depressed by that assassin. In your zeal to catch him, you even violated discipline. If not for that, you would still be the brightest star in the International Police Team," Zhao Haiping joked.
Zheng Ming’s lips curved into a smile: "That’s all in the past."
"Yes, it’s all in the past," Zhao Haiping sighed lightly, "I’ve been tracking Croney all these years, but he’s too cunning. I’ve had no news of him."
Zheng Ming stepped aside as he made this call.
Listening to Zhao Haiping’s words, he glanced at the people inside the room before replying, "The reason I called you today is about Croney."
"You have news of Croney? Old Zheng, rest assured, this time I will definitely help you catch him!"
Zhao Haiping declared firmly, as if his word was a golden promise.
Cough!
Zheng Ming coughed lightly.
"Old Zheng, what’s wrong with you, not feeling well?" Zhao Haiping asked jokingly.
"Go, go, go."
Zheng Ming responded irritably, "Although I’ve retired, I am still tough enough to take down ten of you."
"I believe that. Back in the day in the Criminal Police Brigade, you were the only one who could wrestle with Croney. Old Zheng, you just mentioned news about Croney, where is he?"
Zhao Haiping inquired.
Zheng Ming looked out the window, where the evening breeze blew gently, bringing a chill.
He took a deep breath: "Croney is in Anling."
"Anling? But that’s your territory! How did Croney end up there? Wait, I’ll contact the local authorities right away to cooperate fully in capturing Croney!" Zhao Haiping immediately said.
"Stop!"
Zheng Ming uttered sternly.
Then he continued, "Croney has been captured; he’s now in Anling Police Station, and I just saw him."
Hmm?
Over the phone, Zhao Haiping fell silent.
He must have been stunned for a moment.
About three seconds later, he finally spoke: "Croney has been captured? Old Zheng, well done, you finally caught Croney, fulfilling a long-held wish. Congratulations, when I take a year’s leave, I’ll come back and have a drink with you, it’s definitely worth celebrating!"
"Hold on!" Zheng Ming immediately interrupted, "It wasn’t me who caught him."
"It wasn’t you? Old Zheng, don’t joke. Besides you in Anling, which of those youngsters has the capability to wrestle with Croney?" Zhao Haiping was completely incredulous.
Zheng Ming pondered for a moment: "It really was a youngster who caught Croney."
"There’s such talent in Anling? Which young detective? I’ll find a time to poach him to work under me; I need to cherish such talent!" Zhao Haiping immediately pressed.
"He..."
Zheng Ming hesitated for a moment, "He is not a detective; his identity... is complicated. What’s certain, though, is that one of his identities is as a web novel writer."
This statement left Zhao Haiping stunned: "A web novel writer has overpowered Croney?"
"Not wrestled, but completely overpowered," Zheng Ming corrected.
"Completely overpowered?"
On the other end of the phone, Zhao Haiping’s lips twitched, his brows furrowed, likely doubting his own ears.
A web novel writer overpowered Croney?
Who would believe that?
Recently, a news piece had come out—a weapons research company sued a web novel writer, claiming that the writer had stolen their scientific research results.
Now there’s this, a novelist overpowering the King of Killers from England.
Is the world of novelists really so hidden with dragons and crouching tigers?
"You didn’t mishear, I watched the entire surveillance footage; it was indeed a complete overpowering." Honestly, Zheng Ming wouldn’t have believed it if he hadn’t seen the surveillance.
But, the reality happened right before his eyes.
Croney was indeed captured.
He had to believe it!
"Which novelist is so powerful?" Zhao Haiping asked, half-believing and half-doubting.
"His name is Lin Chuan. He’s quite famous in the web novel community. I don’t know if you’ve heard of him." Zheng Ming said.
Zhao Haiping murmured: "I seem to have heard that name, sounds familiar."
"Regardless of whether you’ve heard of him. The reason for my call is about a matter concerning Lin Chuan," Zheng Ming began introducing his second objective of the call.
"What happened to him?"
Zhao Haiping asked.
"The matter is complicated, but to put it simply, Croney was hired to capture Lin Chuan alive. I think, given such effort from foreign forces, it must involve international crime, likely a large-scale criminal case."
Zheng Ming’s tone turned grave and serious.
Experience tales at empire
Zhao Haiping also took it very seriously, pondering for a moment before responding, "Old Zheng, I’m not afraid to share with you that although I am currently responsible for Southeast Asia, if this young man is worth your personal intervention, there must be a good reason. I will immediately investigate which forces are behind this."
"That’s a relief to hear."
Zheng Ming nodded contently, then added, "I am also a former detective and understand the rules. Tomorrow, someone from Han River will contact your side."
Lin Chuan was a person of special interest at Anling Police Station.
When Lin Chuan was attacked and Croney captured, Shen Qianqian reported it to the chief, Zhang Biao. Not daring to neglect it, Zhang Biao reported to Elder Zhong overnight, sharing all the information he knew.
The gist of the matter had already been conveyed to Elder Zhong.
Therefore, Zheng Ming’s call tonight was both to give advance notice and, as a friend, to ask Zhao Haiping to pay special attention to this matter.
After all, by capturing Croney, Lin Chuan had indirectly fulfilled one of his wishes.
"That’s fine; once Han River contacts me, I will immediately send someone over to meet with Lin Chuan for a full investigation and uncover the forces behind this," Zhao Haiping said.
The International Police Organization, which staffs police officers from various countries, primarily coordinates cooperation among national police forces, handling interregional and international cases.
Many involved investigating terrorist activities, organized crime, addictive drugs, smuggling military weapons, money laundering, human trafficking, high-tech crimes, and corruption.
Because of this, Zhao Haiping mainly had responsibility over Southeast Asia and maintained close contact and cooperation with regions like the Han River and Yundian within the country.
He also knew Elder Zhong.
Just as Zheng Ming had hung up the phone, Zhao Haiping immediately received a call from Elder Zhong.
One call after another had drastically increased his attention and concern for Lin Chuan.
Zheng Ming put away his phone and returned to the crowd with a smile on his face.
He laughed and said, "I have already made contact."
Shen Qianqian knew the extent of her teacher’s connections and happily said, "Teacher Zheng, as heroic as ever."
Zheng Ming laughed, "So, that’s why you notified me specifically about capturing Croney; you were waiting for me here."
Shen Qianqian’s thoughts were exposed, and her face blushed slightly, "Teacher Zheng, you specifically instructed before that if anyone captured Croney, I must tell you, right?"
"You, girl."
Zheng Ming, with a shrewd look in his eyes, teased.
Shen Qianqian blinked her eyes, pursed her lips, and her face beamed with a smile.
She was clever and astute.
Amidst the affair where Lin Chuan encountered an attack from Croney, she sharply perceived the severity of the situation.
—Lin Chuan might have encountered a great crisis.
Fortunately, Lin Chuan had captured Croney, so she took the opportunity to tell Teacher Zheng Ming, and then leveraged his connections to draw the attention of INTERPOL.
This way, Lin Chuan would have a better chance against his opponents.
She knew that Lin Chuan’s main adversaries were AW, Morgan Group, and Baisheng Group.
These were all foreign powers.
For Lin Chuan in the domestic scene, bringing down these criminal organizations was difficult, but by leveraging the power of INTERPOL, Lin had a chance to accomplish this great undertaking.
"Lin Chuan, I hope you can do it."
Shen Qianqian pursed her lips, a hint of hope flickering in her eyes.
As a criminal police officer, fighting criminal organizations was her duty and her greatest goal.
However, she was just a minor police officer in the criminal investigation team of Anling Police Station, mainly responsible for criminal cases within Anling City.
Outside Anling, it was hard for her to be effective.
Not to mention facing AW, Morgan, and Baisheng—global giants. It was not something she could achieve.
Lin Chuan’s emergence had shown her endless possibilities.
Thus, she held strong hopes for Lin Chuan.
She truly hoped that Lin Chuan, with his abilities, could crush these three criminal organizations and accomplish the feat she could not.
This was her dream.
Xia Qingqing noticed the anomaly in Shen Qianqian.
The two sisters had been together for a long time.
She could resonate deeply with Shen Qianqian, and her thoughts about AW incredibly matched Shen Qianqian’s.
So, she gently patted Shen Qianqian on the shoulder and lightly said with a smile, "Don’t worry, I believe in Lin Chuan."
"Of course, I believe too."
Shen Qianqian chuckled.
"It’s been over half an hour now, who knows what Lin Chuan is doing in the reception room, I’ll go have a look," Xia Qingqing said with a laugh.
Shen Qianqian quickly organized the materials in her hand, rubbed her eyes, "Wait, after I organize these documents, I’ll come with you."
Croney’s interrogation ended for the evening.
The interrogation would continue tomorrow.
Additionally, the interrogation of Yu Qin would also continue.
In one day, two heavyweight criminals were captured, which for the Anling Police Station was both a performance achievement and a responsibility.
The entire day, the police station had been bustling with activity.
Especially the Criminal Police Brigade, which was almost endlessly fighting.
Lin Chuan, being the main figure, was exhausted.
When Xia Qingqing and Shen Qianqian returned to the reception room, they only saw Lin Chuan leaning on the sofa, his arms crossed, his jacket casually thrown over his body, eyes tightly closed, mouth slightly open, breathing steady and even, taking a nap, appearing completely worn out and asleep.
The two policewomen exchanged glances and simultaneously made a shushing gesture.
But who knew, Lin Chuan suddenly asked, "After being so busy, aren’t you hungry?"
"Uh...hungry!"
Shen Qianqian touched her stomach, which rumbled like thunder.
Xia Qingqing also chuckled awkwardly.
If Lin Chuan hadn’t mentioned it, it wouldn’t have felt so real.
"I’m hungry too, Xinxin has prepared supper at home, inviting you to join us, have you finished your tasks?" Lin Chuan opened his eyelids, looking at them.
"We’ve finished."
The two nodded.
"Then let’s go," Lin Chuan smiled, stood up, and led the way.
"How did you know we came when you were asleep just now?" Xia Qingqing asked curiously as she followed Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan laughed and said, "That’s why you are not a detective; this is called alertness."
"I am a detective, why don’t I have that kind of alertness?" Shen Qianqian chimed in.
"You?"
Lin Chuan turned his head to look at Shen Qianqian and laughed, "You might not be professional enough."
Shen Qianqian retorted with a playful tone, "I think it’s the alertness of the world’s number one assassin?"
"The world’s number one assassin?"
Lin Chuan paused slightly, slowing down his steps.
"It might also be the alertness of an ace agent," Xia Qingqing also joked.
Lin Chuan looked at them both and laughed sarcastically, "When you were interrogating Croney just now, he must have said some nonsense, right?"
"Now, I think what he said was very accurate," Shen Qianqian jokingly said.
"Don’t believe what you shouldn’t, especially his opinions about me, those are definitely slander!" Lin Chuan said earnestly.
After saying that, he nodded to himself.
"Is being called the world’s first assassin also slander?" Shen Qianqian asked with a gleaming smile.
"Uh... that’s flattering slander!"
Lin Chuan secretly griped about Croney in his mind.
That guy really knew how to judge a person!

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