Chapter 294: The Bizarre Novel

Chapter 294: The Bizarre Novel

Xiao Yu, one of the clueless bystanders, was absolutely stunned.

He thought to himself, ‘Are you planning to shoot a sci-fi film with me?’

What? You say it’s not sci-fi?

Then tell me, you who writes novels.

On what basis does his book even have a plot?

Could it really be projected into reality?

I bet even sci-fi movies wouldn’t dare to pull that off.

Imagine if the novelist crafted an entire world in his book.

Does that mean such a world could truly come into being?

This is no mere mortal—it’s divine!

“Just kidding, right?”

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yu fixed a serious glare on Wang Dong and Shen Zhengyang.

Both team leaders stared at him in silence.

Why are you all quiet? Have you gone mute, or are you just mimicking me? Xiao Yu’s heart pounded wildly.

The stern expressions on the two team leaders said more than words ever could.

Damn it! I knew that getting tangled up with National Security folks was a recipe for disaster!

Muttering inwardly, Xiao Yu’s face hardened. ‘The files!’

As always, the first step to cracking a case is to examine the files.

Before Wang Dong and the others brought him in, they had already scrutinized every detail of the case.

Now, Xiao Yu needed to get to the bottom of what had truly happened.

He grabbed the investigation files from National Security and skimmed through them quickly.

“Hiss!”

Xiao Yu gasped as the contents of the files nearly made his scalp explode. He blurted out, “This is impossible!”

What’s impossible?

One month ago…

A mysterious thief appeared in a certain city.

He broke into a research facility and stole a file.

A highly crucial scientific file.

Local National Security units launched an investigation.

They suspected it might be the work of spies or special agents.

After all, that scientific file would be useless in the hands of an ordinary person.

What exactly were they researching?

Photolithography machines!

Could such research even benefit ordinary people?

You’d probably be lost trying to understand it!

In less than a week…

Another case struck—a triple homicide.

At a bar, while drinking, a woman was harassed by three thugs.

Then all three thugs ended up dead.

A week later…

A notorious drug lord, wanted by the police, was found dead in an undisclosed location.

At first glance, these three cases appeared to have no connection.

But they were all linked by one book (acdh).

How was this discovered?

A National Security officer, responsible for investigating the suspected espionage and theft case, made the connection.

Remember, even National Security officers are just ordinary people after work.

They have families and kids.

One day, after finishing his shift, this officer found his son completely engrossed in a web novel.

His wife mentioned that their son had been utterly captivated by the book lately.

He decided it was time to set his son straight.

But his son stubbornly insisted that the novel was truly amazing.

The officer was dumbfounded—what kind of novel could hook a kid so completely? He glanced at it, and then,

he was shocked.

He had actually found every detail of the ongoing espionage and theft case right within this very book.

Shortly thereafter…

He started investigating this newly serialized web novel.

Inside, he discovered accounts of three distinct cases.

First, the ex-special agent protagonist killed three thugs.

Then, the same hero eliminated a drug lord to rid the community of a menace.

In short, the plot of the book…

was so outrageously melodramatic it could blind even the most rational person.

Yet, after the National Security officer’s thorough check,

all three cases had actually occurred.

Can you believe it?

That’s why Wang Dong told Xiao Yu, “You might not believe this when I say it!”

Many would think such trivial cases would be a breeze to solve.

First off, there’s something off about the novelist—could it be he was involved?

Or maybe someone was imitating the novel’s plot? Right?

Ha!

Indeed, that’s exactly what the National Security officer suspected.

They immediately arrested the novelist, interrogated him, and launched an investigation.

It wasn’t long before the novelist was cleared of any suspicion.

So, was it then a case of someone imitating the plot?

They even rounded up some suspects.

But after an exhaustive search, no imitators were found.

National Security wouldn’t let any superstitious notions deter them.

They allowed the novelist to continue writing.

If you still don’t believe it, why not have him write a plot where the protagonist is the criminal and see if it comes true?

And so, the novelist wrote.

This time, not a single chapter was released online.

Every manuscript ended up in the hands of National Security.

The plot went like this…

……

The agent encountered a rich, attractive woman who was being harassed by a spoiled rich kid.

The hero rescued her, brutally taking down the rich kid and his goons.

The rich kid managed to shout, “Just you wait—I’ll kill your whole family!”

The agent replied, “No need to wait—you’ll die tonight!”

That very night, the rich kid was dead…

……

My goodness, when Xiao Yu read that segment…

his titanium-alloy eyes nearly went blind.

It felt just like reading some trashy web novel.

The author’s forced, awkward plot made readers feel like their intelligence was being insulted.

If Xiao Yu were the one writing it,

at the very least he’d have the protagonist easily pummel a brainless sidekick who bullied him, with bystanders mocking, “Your combat ability is a pathetic 5! You know nothing about strength!”

That would be much more satisfying, right?

At worst, the protagonist’s ex-girlfriend—a rich girl with a flashy lifestyle—would arrogantly spit, “You poor slob, a life like yours will never know love,”

and then, out of nowhere, a stunning female CEO in a luxury car would appear, kneel before the protagonist, and cry, “Honey, please don’t leave me… I’ll even wear a school uniform for you tonight!”

And then…

When Xiao Yu read the investigative notes appended to the case files, he was utterly dumbfounded.

Those over-the-top scenes were freshly written by the novelist—even though the manuscript was still with National Security.

Yet, an inconceivable case had unfolded.

A rich kid had died.

The circumstances of his death closely mirrored the novel’s plot.

The rich kid had harassed a beautiful woman, and a bystander had come to her rescue.

That very night, the rich kid was murdered in his home…

Xiao Yu felt a chill run down his spine.

An unexplainable sense of terror seemed to lurk just beside him.

Once, twice—it might have been a coincidence, but what about three or four times?

Especially the fourth time, which can hardly be dismissed as mere coincidence.

It was downright supernatural.

Fear nearly overwhelmed him!