Chapter 1: Reporting the Model! The Case-Solving Chat Group!
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At dawn, frost mist and cold air filled the world.
Chaoyang District, Capital City—Shen Family Village!
Ding dong~
"[China Merchants Bank] Your account 0427 received 30,000.00 RMB on December 12 at 15:05 (Sender: Chaoyang Public Security Bureau, tip-off reward)."
Shen Ting, lying sideways on an electric blanket-covered bed with a slightly small quilt, leisurely scrolling through ranking videos of "teachers" on his charging phone, froze the moment he saw the message.
Suddenly, he sat upright!
“Done? Did I really get the tip-off reward?!”
His face lit up with joy as he immediately transferred the money to his wallet, afraid of missing even a penny of interest.
Meanwhile, a small window played a short video introducing Su Yutang of M Media.
Shen Ting directly commented:
“M Media, cherish it while you can! If nothing unexpected happens, it’s going to be shut down today. All the female anchors are arrested!”
“Nonsense!”
“What rubbish is the poster spouting?”
“Impossible, those people are overseas; no one can touch them here!”
“Damn... wait, is it really shut down?”
Before some could finish typing, they were shocked to find themselves proven wrong.
M Media was indeed busted!
The Chaoyang Public Security Bureau posted an official announcement on their Douyin account in blue and black text:
“On December 4, 2024, our bureau received a tip-off from ‘enthusiastic Chaoyang citizens’ and successfully dismantled a pornographic video production gang called ‘M Media.’
This criminal gang was involved in filming, distributing obscene videos, prostitution, nude chatting, and other crimes.
The amount involved exceeded tens of millions!
Currently, 36 suspects have been criminally detained, and over a thousand obscene videos were seized and destroyed.
Here, Chaoyang Public Security thanks the ‘enthusiastic citizens’ for their tip-offs; the reward has been fully distributed!”
“Oh no, it’s over! My joy is gone!”
“Su Chang, my dear Chang, we promised forever—how did you end up inside?”
“Meng Meng, my Meng Meng! Last night I even dreamed we were playing cards! (ʘ̥∧ʘ̥)!”
“Yutang~ Yutang~~ Without you, how can I live? Chaoyang’s enthusiastic citizen, you scoundrel, give me back my Yutang~~”
“(ó﹏ò｡) Damn it! They destroyed over a thousand videos—that’s over a thousand, one a day, enough to study for three whole years!”
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Many cried in the comments, but even more applauded:
“Porn is poison that corrupts the youth! Chaoyang Public Security, well done!”
“Chaoyang citizens, you rock~~~”
“Who would have thought M Media was hiding in Chaoyang? After all these years without being discovered, they must have been well concealed. How did the tip-off come about?”
“The tip-off must be an insider, right?乀(ˉεˉ乀)!”
“Feels like the tip-off person isn’t ordinary, maybe has some special ability!”
...
“This system’s functions are truly powerful!”
The mastermind, Shen Ting, ignored the online chaos and lay back down, his face flushed with excitement.
Six months ago, he was still a suspense novelist but unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a delivery man with the same name in this world.
Yesterday was the original body’s twentieth birthday, when he successfully activated a system.
But it was the Detective System!
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The newbie gift pack granted him [Data Sharing], [Photographic Memory], [Detective Group Chat], and ten skill points!
The “Detective Group Chat” hadn’t loaded yet, so Shen Ting tried out [Data Sharing] first, which allowed him to instantly access surveillance footage, case files, and other materials.
When he activated the system yesterday,
he happened to be delivering dozens of takeouts to a certain building.
The door was opened by a beautiful young woman.
Shen Ting immediately sensed something off about the building—
Faint unpleasant noises leaked from inside!
A scent of Indian hawthorn flowers drifted in!
Most importantly, the delivery girl looked familiar,
but her clothes made her hard to recognize.
Shen Ting used [Data Sharing] to get the building’s surveillance data.
What he saw shocked him: the entire building was a den of depravity!
It was the base of a well-known media company, M Media!
Every room was filming training materials, and he recognized almost all the female leads.
After carefully studying the footage one by one, he promptly filed a tip-off.
What surprised him even more was the efficiency of the Chaoyang Public Security Bureau and the generous reward.
“This data sharing is really useful! I wonder how the chat group is?”
At that moment, a notification sounded:
[Chat Group Loaded Successfully!]
A new app called “Detective” appeared on Shen Ting’s phone.
“Chef Hannibal joined the chat!”
“Educator Saw joined the chat!”
“Forensic Qin Ming joined the chat!”
“Hacker KikO joined the chat!”
“Detective Qin Feng joined the chat!”
“Tang Ren joined the chat!”
“Night Detective Guan Hongfeng joined the chat!”
The chat window flashed seven times before settling.
At the same time,
a “Group Owner Exclusive” window flickered on Shen Ting’s screen:
[Newbie Mission Released: Solve the Skull Crushing Case on National Highway 245 within Two Days!
Case Summary: Around 4:30 AM today, a truck on National Highway 245 ran over a foreign object. The driver stopped to check and was horrified to find a woman’s head crushed by the tire...
Basic Mission Reward: Eight skill points!]
Below the mission were various forensics skills—
Criminal Profiling!
Forensic Anthropology!
Ballistics Analysis!
Criminal Sketching!
Insect Investigation...
These skills made Shen Ting, a suspense novelist, immensely eager.
Any forensic expert would go crazy for them.
In his previous life, he read plenty of material on these skills but barely scratched the surface.
Now, with skill points, he could redeem them!
But Shen Ting currently had only ten skill points from the newbie gift pack.
Redeeming a single skill was a tight squeeze!
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Ding dong~~ ding dong~~ ding dong~~
At this moment,
messages in the detective group were pouring in rapidly.
KikO: “(｀へ´) What kind of crappy software is this? It just appeared on my phone by itself, and I can’t even uninstall it?”
Qin Feng: “Interesting! The group is called ‘Detective’—does that mean we’re supposed to solve cases together?”
Tang Ren: “Detective group? Haha, as the top detective in Chinatown, I’m definitely the best fit for this group~~ Let me lead you all to solve cases with ease~~”
Qin Ming, Guan Hongfeng, Hannibal, and Saw were more cautious.
They tried uninstalling the app but all failed.
So they silently watched and gathered information.
Meanwhile, Tang Ren and two others spammed @Shen Ting:
“Are you... the group owner?”
“Group owner, say something~~”
“Yeah, who forces people into a group and then stays silent? ╮(￣⊿￣)╭!”
Shen Ting composed his words.
Group Owner: “You guessed it right! This group is created to unite all of you to solve cases together.
Of course, you won’t work for free.
Generous rewards await after case resolution!
For example, medicines to cure stuttering and nyctophobia, hacking techniques, recipes, traps, and more!
You won’t be disappointed!”
Shen Ting’s grand vision hit the hearts of all seven members!
Those seven immediately perked up, eager to solve cases.
Even silent Guan Hongfeng quickly typed:
“If it’s about solving cases, is there one now?”
Shen Ting replied directly:
“Use [Data Sharing] to get the detailed case file of the Skull Crushing Case on National Highway 245!
Upload all materials to the detective group!”
[Sharing successful!]
Group Owner: “The case files are in the folder. Download and review!”
Shen Ting also opened the dashcam footage from the truck involved.
“Whoosh~”
Amid the sound of driving, the headlights illuminated the pitch-black asphalt road with a dim yellow glow.
Soon, a watermelon-sized object appeared at the edge of the light.
It was blurry but wrapped with black and red, weed-like strands.
The truck driver, either fatigued or distracted, showed no signs of braking or slowing down.
The truck was a 7.7-meter flatbed, weighing 25 tons including load and self-weight.
With that weight crushing a human head, the scene was unimaginable!
A crisp “pop” sound came from the video.
Shen Ting’s temple tightened reflexively...