A Case Triggered by a Good Deed

In the early morning, Lin Xiaosu was startled awake by a dog's bark. As soon as he woke up, he felt the flow of true qi throughout his body. He tapped his toes and went to the door, opening it to see Miao Ruolan.

Miao Ruolan was holding his clothes, which were surprisingly crisp.

"You even ironed them for me?"

Miao Ruolan smiled faintly. "Mainly, I was afraid they wouldn't dry. I ironed them with an iron, and they were dry last night... The boss needs to run errands today, and you can't go around wearing my dad's old pajamas."

Lin Xiaosu took the clothes. "Let me correct you on one thing. We're partners. I'm your boss, and you're also my boss. Also... Ruolan, whatever you do, it's worth more than 2,000 a month."

Miao Ruolan's lips curved slightly. "Why don't you tell Old Zhou? He gives me 750 yuan for half a month and acts like he's doing me a huge favor..."

"Once we establish the detective agency, we'll get him!" Lin Xiaosu's reply came from inside the room.

Miao Ruolan chuckled.

She seemed to laugh a lot when she was with him.

Lin Xiaosu stepped out of the room. His pants were crisp, his jacket was crisp, and his special image, with his spirit radiating to the tips of his hair, actually started to look a bit handsome in Miao Ruolan's eyes.

In the yard, the electric scooter was fully charged. As Miao Ruolan got on, she suddenly stopped. "How about you ride it!"

Lin Xiaosu didn't refuse. He got on the electric scooter and took Miao Ruolan, speeding away.

The mountain road was narrow, with cliffs on both sides. However, the electric scooter stylishly kicked up leaves on both sides, zipping through the dense forest...

Miao Ruolan held his waist from behind, her cheeks flushing again.

It wasn't nervousness. With their current Ancient Martial Arts skills, nothing would happen here. Even if they flipped the scooter, they would have the ability to react.

She just felt like she had chosen the wrong method again...

Yesterday, she rode the scooter with him, and he held her from behind, making her whole body feel a bit weak.

Today, she didn't dare to carry him.

She switched to him carrying her.

This change made things natural from behind, but the front was a bit sensitive. If he rode slower, she could naturally keep her distance from him, but as soon as the speed increased, due to inertia...

She originally wanted to remind him not to be overconfident in his Ancient Martial Arts training and drive fast on roads unsuitable for speeding.

However, under these peculiar feelings, she seemed to have become lazy and didn't want to remind him.

What she didn't know was that today's driving had nothing to do with whether Lin Xiaosu had trained in Ancient Martial Arts. Lin Xiaosu was already a top-tier motorcycle racer. On the 101 test grounds, he had completed countless high-difficulty maneuvers that were hundreds of times more thrilling and dangerous than this.

Some of his maneuvers were even cataloged by the system as trial projects for new members.

The electric scooter descended the mountain road and entered Fengcheng Avenue, but its speed slowed down considerably.

They rode all the way to the Fengshan Police Station.

Miao Ruolan sized up the police station building. "Are we processing the paperwork here?"

"Yes, a detective agency is a bit different from ordinary businesses. We need to register with the public security bureau... Officer Zhou!"

Lin Xiaosu raised the last three words.

A car that had just exited suddenly stopped, and the window slid down. It was Zhou Mei.

Heaven bore witness, Lin Xiaosu clearly saw a flicker of surprise in the police officer's eyes. What was going on?

"You... why are you here?" Zhou Mei asked.

A young male police officer in the passenger seat leaned his head back slightly, allowing Zhou Mei to talk to Lin Xiaosu.

"I have something to discuss with you."

Zhou Mei said, "Okay! Xiao Sun, put aside the matters at hand for now."

"Sister Zhou, this matter can't be put aside. Captain Zhang is watching, and he wants us to..."

"Are you listening to me or yourself?" Zhou Mei glared at him. "Get out, take this Mr. Lin to the reception room, make some tea, and wait for me! I'll park the car!"

The young police officer named Sun could only get out of the car and escort Lin Xiaosu and Miao Ruolan to the reception room to make them tea.

He truly didn't understand.

How urgent were the matters at hand?

Sister Zhou was also an old police officer; how could she not distinguish between important and trivial matters at this moment? She was actually entertaining guests at this time...

While pondering, Zhou Mei entered.

She smiled warmly. "First, tell me, what do you need me for?"

"Officer Zhou, it's like this. I plan to open a detective agency in Fengcheng. According to the regulations for opening a business, I need to register with the public security department..."

Xiao Sun interrupted. "Mr. Lin, there's someone at the front desk to handle the registration. You can just go to the window and do it. Sister Zhou, we should go..."

Zhou Mei didn't get up and smiled softly. "I'm sorry, Xiaosu. This Xiao Sun just got assigned here and doesn't know any better. Please continue!"

Lin Xiaosu smiled slightly. "Officer Sun watched surveillance footage all night yesterday and didn't sleep a wink, only thinking about solving cases. This spirit is very commendable. If you have urgent matters, you should go handle them first. It's the same if I go to the window."

Officer Sun's brows furrowed sharply. "How did you know I watched surveillance footage all night yesterday?"

"..." Zhou Mei was also surprised.

Even though she knew Lin Xiaosu's methods, she still couldn't accept something so magical.

You'd have to have pretty sharp eyes to tell someone hadn't slept all night, unless you were lurking outside their window...

Lin Xiaosu smiled. "Just look at Officer Sun's eyes! The signs of an all-nighter are pretty obvious. So, what was he doing all night? Different activities leave different marks on the eyes. The blood vessels around his eyes are quite dilated, showing he kept them wide open and still for a long time. Combined with the fact that both of you left in such a hurry, I'm going to make an educated guess: Officer Sun was watching surveillance footage, searching for clues."

Zhou Mei and Officer Sun exchanged stunned glances.

Zhou Mei let out a soft sigh. "I'm impressed! Are you telling me you have what it takes to run a detective agency?"

"Yes, if I'm going to open a detective agency, I naturally need the corresponding professional skills. Otherwise, wouldn't that be a joke?" Lin Xiaosu picked up his teacup.

Zhou Mei said, "Opening a detective agency isn't just about filing paperwork; there's a mountain of procedures. If you were to handle it, it would probably take you at least two months."

"I know! But what else can I do? I'll just take it slow."

Zhou Mei offered, "I can handle the paperwork for you. I'll get it done, and everything will be in place within a week at most."

Lin Xiaosu smiled...

"Don't get too excited just yet. I have conditions!" Zhou Mei continued, "There's a case I'm working on. Help me figure out a solution! Only if you can help me solve this difficult problem will I focus my energy on helping you!"

Officer Sun, leaning back in his chair, gave a slight tremor. He looked at Zhou Mei with disbelief.

Inviting an outsider to help...

Is that even within procedure?

Lin Xiaosu shook his head slightly. "I knew you'd pull something like this! Since I need your help, I'll help you, and then you help me!"

Zhou Mei became excited. "Xiao Sun, bring the case file!"

"Sister Zhou, this..." Xiao Sun hesitated.

"I know what you're going to say, but don't. Just bring it!"

Miao Ruolan clearly didn't understand the unspoken tension between the two.

If it were the old Lin Xiaosu, he wouldn't have understood either.

But how could the current him be the same as before?

He knew this was about the rules!

It was a disciplinary matter not to leak information about ongoing investigations.

Zhou Mei, driven by the urgent need to solve the case quickly, had no choice but to seek his help, but this was essentially a violation of protocol.

The best way to resolve such a dilemma was to avoid details and focus only on the most critical point...

Lin Xiaosu spoke up. "There's no need for the case file. Officer Zhou, you can just tell me directly..."

"Alright, this whole thing started with a good deed..."

Someone found a handbag. Unable to locate the owner, they turned it in to the police station.

If it had been an ordinary handbag, their action would have been a standard good deed.

The problem was, when the handbag was opened, there was no cash inside, but there were drugs! A full three kilograms!

A drug-related case with such a terrifying quantity was practically unheard of in this small county town!

The criminal investigation team was now trying to find the owner. The location the finder mentioned was a blind spot in the surveillance footage. They had analyzed a lot of surrounding footage (which was what Xiao Sun had been watching last night), but they still couldn't find the owner.

And so it was, a shocking case that began with a good deed.

Normally, in an act of returning lost property, the owner would be grateful to the finder for their honesty. But in this case, whether the owner would be grateful or curse them to the eighteenth generation was anyone's guess.

Regardless, the officers in the department were all at a loss for words, caught between laughter and despair.

No matter how many humorous elements the case itself had, none of them could laugh, because their superiors had issued a strict order: the case must be solved within three days. Otherwise, if too much time passed, the people involved in the criminal network would move their assets and personnel, and in the end, they wouldn't catch anyone