Chapter 20: Preparing the fake corpse parts! How does he still have the leisure to play games?!

Chapter 20: Preparing Fake Body Parts! He Still Has the Leisure to Play Games?!

Hmm?!

Guo Yutong was taken aback. What was going on?

However, it was only for a moment. Shortly after her message was sent, a reply came through.

It was a voice message. She turned down the volume on her phone, held it to her ear, and tapped play. A man’s resonant, vigorous voice came through.

"Daughter, of course it’s me. What’s there to be suspicious about?"

The tone and timbre were exactly the same as her father's!

The last shred of doubt in Guo Yutong’s heart was instantly dispelled. It seemed she had been overthinking things after all.

[Okay, Dad.]

After sending the message, she secretly noted the address, put her phone away, and began to focus on her evening self-study session.

...

Meanwhile, inside the Jinling Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Su Chen looked at the last line of code at the bottom of his computer screen and smiled slightly. This young girl was quite cautious.

But honestly, hacking into the phone of Jinling’s Police Chief Guo was actually quite difficult. He didn't know who had set up those information defense walls, forcing him to expend a bit of effort to break through.

"This young girl is studying architecture, an A+ major at Jinling University. The coursework is incredibly demanding; she won't finish her last evening class until ten o'clock."

Su Chen couldn't act alone, separate from his colleagues, because if an investigation were conducted later, he would be the only one with the window of opportunity, making him the prime suspect. He wouldn't be able to fool those seasoned veteran investigators.

Therefore, Su Chen needed to create witnesses to prove that he was with them at the time the girl was "kidnapped."

In other words, an alibi!

He had already chosen the best witnesses for himself.

Taking out his phone, Su Chen opened a recently created chat group—the Bai Su team chat. He had just finished talking to the two team members, settling on a spot for dinner that night.

[Zhao Long: We're on duty at Jinling University tonight, so we might as well grab a bite nearby.]

[Wang Ping: We probably won't finish our shift until after ten. Not many restaurants will be open then, so a barbecue place is probably our best bet.]

[Zhao Long: Barbecue sounds good; I’ve been craving it for the last two days. @Su Chen, what do you think, kid?]

[Su Chen: That works for me. Barbecue it is.]

[Wang Ping: Alright then, let's head to Xiaozu Barbecue. It’s pretty close to Jinling University. I’ve been there before; the taste is decent.]

[Zhao Long: OK!]

[Su Chen: Sounds good!]

Just as Su Chen sent the last message, Bai Su, who rarely spoke in the group, suddenly sent a message.

[Bai Su: It hasn't even been half a day, and you all have gotten familiar quite quickly (smile).]

[Wang Ping, Zhao Long, Su Chen: We're all colleagues, just a few words~]

[Bai Su: @Su Chen, let me ask you something. You’ve been researching unsolved cases, haven't you? You must have a very clear grasp of the cases in the Dragon Kingdom, right?]

Su Chen paused, wondering why Bai Su would suddenly bring this up. He typed a reply:

[Su Chen: I wouldn't say I have a perfect grasp, but I can recite the details of most cold cases, especially the Top Ten Unsolved Cases of the Dragon Kingdom. From the first one, the Platinum Serial Murder Case, to the tenth, the Jinling University Dismemberment Case, I’m very familiar with them.]

[Su Chen: Boss, is there a reason you’re asking?]

[Bai Su: Just getting to know your specialties so I can assign you tasks... Speaking of which, aside from these ten cases, have you ever come into contact with other cases with higher security clearance?]

Cases with higher security clearance?!

Su Chen’s heart skipped a beat. He silently noted this unexpected piece of information. If he asked directly, people probably wouldn't tell him, so he would have to find other opportunities to learn more.

[Su Chen: No, I haven't.]

[Bai Su: Oh, I see.]

[Bai Su: Anyway, your specialty is quite niche. I’m not sure how it will relate to our program, so it might not be useful. I was just asking, don't worry about it. Have fun at your dinner, bye.]

[Su Chen: Got it, Boss, no problem, Boss. Goodbye, Boss.]

[Zhao Long, Wang Ping: Goodbye, Boss.]

Putting down his phone, Su Chen fell into brief contemplation. It seemed that in this parallel world, there were not only the visible cold cases but also many more secrets.

He had a premonition that as he delved deeper into this program, the secrets hidden within the world’s cold cases might slowly come to the surface...

"What the hell? These bastards, they ambushed my guild while I was offline?!"

Coming back to his senses, Su Chen stared at the Legend browser game on his computer, his eyes widening.

The guild he had painstakingly built while writing code had actually been raided by the self-proclaimed "Number One Guild in Legend," the Zhatian Gang!

Of course, the reason he was able to build his own organization so quickly was that while he was coding, he had casually enabled a "locked health + one-hit-kill" cheat for himself.

On the chat box of the screen, there was utter chaos.

[Su Shen Guild Strategist: Boss, Boss, help! Those Zhatian Gang bastards are raiding our base!]

[Su Shen Guild Vice-Leader: Brothers, hack them to death! Long live Su Shen! Dammit, I’m dead!]

[Su Shen Guild Member #114: There are too many of them. They’re aiming to wipe out our guild entirely!]

[Zhatian Gang Dark Emperor: Hahaha, just a small, newly risen gang, and you dare to challenge our Legend’s number one guild?!]

[Zhatian Gang 800,000 Loli Commander: Hehehe, tell your boss to bring his head, and he calls himself "Su Shen"? Is he trying to mooch off the fame of that Su Chen from the crime-tracking live stream?!]

[Zhatian Gang Gate Guardian: What "Su Shen Guild"? How can you, like the glow of rotting grass, compare to our moon in the sky!]

[...]

Su Chen looked at their arrogant remarks and smiled helplessly.

Everything on the internet was virtual.

While his allies were frantically calling for help, Su Chen’s hands flew across the keyboard, writing a cheat code on the spot.

He enabled the "locked health + one-hit-kill" cheat for every one of his guild allies.

Then, he watched as his guild tore through the opposition.

[Su Shen Guild Strategist: Hahahahahaha, the sky is dead, Su Shen shall rise!]

[Su Shen Guild Vice-Leader: Scream, why aren't you screaming? You were pretty arrogant just a moment ago, weren't you?!]

[Su Shen Guild Member #114: Good! Good! Good! Let’s wipe out the Zhatian Gang, and then go to the Legend Continent and take down every single guild!]

[Zhatian Gang Dark Emperor: Nani? The intel was fake?! Weren't they supposed to be weak?!]

[Zhatian Gang 800,000 Loli Commander: What the hell, this is a group of hackers! Report them to the officials, they’re fucking cheating!]

[Zhatian Gang Gate Guardian: You guys can't play fair, you little pieces of trash, you have no integrity, aaaaaah, I’m dead! Brothers, keep going... this game is unplayable.]

Watching the two guilds fighting fiercely, Su Chen chuckled and closed the Legend browser page.

He stood up, went downstairs, and walked out of the Jinling Municipal Public Security Bureau.

He needed to make some preparations in advance.

...

Half an hour later, in a corner not far from the Jinling Night Market.

Su Chen stopped the program’s official vehicle, opened the trunk, and hauled in half a side of freshly cut pork.

The most direct traces of the dismemberment case he was simulating were those dozen bags of body parts.

According to the files, these parts were thrown into various corners of Jinling’s streets.

There was even a cleaner who found a bag, thought it was discarded pork, and took it home to cook. When she was boiling it, a finger floated to the top!

She was scared half to death and reported it to the police.

Since he was putting on a show, he had to do it properly.

However, Su Chen couldn't actually dismember a body... and the production team agreed to let him use pork instead.

In the trunk, the production assistant, stripped down to his undershirt and shorts, lay next to the pork, his face full of confusion.

"???"

He wanted to speak, but Su Chen had stunned and knocked him out before putting him in the trunk; corpses don't talk.

Seeing the assistant still in the trunk, the viewers in the live stream exploded.

[Ugh, this guy is so miserable, he’s been lying in the trunk for a whole day!]

[He’ll probably have to spend another night with "Pigsy."]

[But who knows, maybe this is a blessing in disguise. At least he’s now famous across the internet. Once this is over, he’ll have a ton of fans.]

[Yeah, I’ve already thought of a path for him: start a Douyin account, record skits, and start live-streaming products. "Hey guys," and the money will just roll in...]

[Are you saying he should thank Su Chen for this?]

"Ahem, sorry for the trouble, buddy."

After placing the pork down, Su Chen muttered to the guy lying next to it, then resolutely slammed the trunk shut.

He drove back to the Jinling Public Security Bureau.

Su Chen waited in the car for a while.

Nearly at 9:30, Su Chen’s two other partners arrived at the bureau one after another.

"Hiss, it's so cold! Su Chen, where did you get this car?"

Zhao Long climbed into the car, panting and rubbing his hands together; he looked like he had rushed over in a hurry.

Su Chen turned his head and handed him a cigarette.

"It's a car I requested from the production team. Don't tell me you forgot about that."

The production team was truly wealthy, Zhao Long thought, lighting the cigarette.

When police officers stake out a location, they often stay for hours; to keep alert, they basically never let go of their cigarettes.

Zhao Long suddenly realized:

"Oh, right. I was so confused by the expert questioning earlier. Sigh, back at the bureau and this happens. What’s going on?"

Su Chen said:

"Officer Duan’s surveillance network was hacked."

"Hacked?!"

The hand holding the cigarette trembled, and Zhao Long’s eyes widened:

"The killer did that? He’s got some nerve!"

Su Chen shrugged:

"They’re just doing a dedicated job of acting, otherwise this variety show wouldn't be as exciting."

The viewers in the live stream commented after hearing this:

[Hahaha, honestly, Su Chen is the most "dedicated" killer in the history of this show!]

[He doesn't look like he's acting at all. This guy definitely has a side hustle.]

[Actually, the previous participants also wanted to play their roles well, but they got caught too early. (Doge)]

[After all, they didn't have Su Chen’s skills!]

[Thinking that someone as capable as Su Chen would only make 5,000 yuan a month after graduation makes me shudder!]

[Mostly because his skills are practically all listed in the criminal code...]

At the entrance of the Jinling Public Security Bureau.

Ten minutes later, Wang Ping also arrived. Although he was exhausted, he looked satisfied, his face beaming with joy.

"Sorry, guys, I’m late."

"What were you doing with your little princess that has you so happy?" Zhao Long teased.

"It’s my daughter's birthday. I took her to see a movie, 'Boonie Bears.' You know it? Those two big bears are hilarious; my kid was giggling the whole time."

Wang Ping was clearly eager to talk, speaking with great excitement.

"Before we left, I asked her if the movie was that good. You guess what she said? It was good because her dad was with her. Hahaha, sigh..."

Wang Ping’s joy turned into a sigh, and he shook his head with a smile.

This was when the role of brothers came in; Zhao Long slapped Wang Ping on the back.

"Alright, why are you getting all sentimental? Your kid is so sensible. In this line of work, our families understand."

"True, true. What do I have to complain about?"

Wang Ping nodded, then steered the conversation toward Su Chen.

"Speaking of which, young Su is a handsome fellow. It’s about time you found someone, don't keep being single..."

"Ahem."

Su Chen coughed twice, feeling guilty:

"I haven't saved up 100,000 or 80,000 over the years. I can't even afford the bride price..."

"Just start dating! You can save money slowly!"

Wang Ping leaned in mysteriously and lowered his voice.

"If you find a girl you like, tell me. I’ll teach you to sing 'Exaggerated.' That’s how I tricked your sister-in-law into marrying me."

Zhao Long chimed in to undermine him:

"Forget it, those tricks of yours are long outdated. Now you need to be able to sing 'The Lonely Brave.'"

"Hahaha..."

The group chatted casually, and the atmosphere in the car became much more relaxed.

Su Chen drove the car.

Soon, the three of them arrived in front of Jinling University.