Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 747: “Sure You Don’t Want to Consider Developing Toward Criminal Investigation?”

It wasn’t just Xiao He who was shocked—even the other Qian Family members who had come to pick him up were stunned speechless. Qian Wenhao’s mother’s tears came crashing down in an instant as she held her son, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Qian Wenhao’s father wore a stern expression, demanding harshly whether Qian Wenhao had suffered a lot inside, whether the police had treated him poorly. But Qian Wenhao said nothing, just kept shaking his head, tugging his parents’ hands as he tried to leave quickly, looking deeply embarrassed to talk in public.

Qian Wenhao’s father was naturally furious. After all, he had already greased the wheels, and Qian Wenhao had only been cooperating with the investigation from start to finish—he wasn’t a criminal. This situation was simply too abnormal. So he turned back angrily, ready to storm off: “Let me go ask Officer Mi what era this is, that they’d still mistreat innocent civilians cooperating with an investigation—”

But his urgent words were cut short by Elder Qian from behind: “Enough. Take him home first. Don’t make a scene here.”

Qian Wenhao’s mother nodded along, unwilling to stay out here any longer, not wanting to make Qian Wenhao even more uncomfortable.

At that moment, Qian Wenhao finally spoke up, defending the police: “It’s not their fault. Officer Mi has been very considerate of me. It’s my problem.”

He simply couldn’t eat or sleep.

It had nothing to do with the police.

Seeing this, the Qian Family didn’t press further. They quickly went through the motions, first having Qian Wenhao step over a brazier to ward off bad luck, then hurriedly prepared to leave with him.

Xiao He lingered on the outer edge of the group. He didn’t know the other Qian Family members and felt too embarrassed to push his way in to greet Elder Qian, so he just hung around at a moderate distance, wondering whether he should follow them home for a meal.
Under these circumstances, it didn’t seem appropriate, did it?

Just as Xiao He was lost in thought, a steady female voice came from behind him: “Are you Xiao He?”

Xiao He turned around and found a middle-aged female police officer standing on the steps behind him, walking toward him.

This was the same officer he had seen at the restoration center earlier.

They had only brushed past each other then, never exchanging a single word, not even making eye contact. Xiao He never expected her to suddenly come over and speak to him.

“That’s me.” Xiao He nodded politely. “Hello, Officer! Is there something you need from me?”

Officer Chen gave Xiao He a scrutinizing once-over, then shifted her gaze to the Qian Family members loading up into their cars one after another. She asked, “You don’t seem very familiar with the Qian Family. So, you’re Qian Wenhao’s friend?”

The relationship between Qian Wenhao and Xiao He seemed more like peers who just happened to know each other.

Xiao He gave an awkward laugh: “Ha ha, actually, I’m not that close with Qian Wenhao either. I’m quite familiar with Elder Qian. I was lucky enough to lend a small hand this time, so when I heard Qian Wenhao had been released smoothly, I came along to see how things were going.”

“Lend a small hand?”

“It was about that incident at the restoration center. We had a brief encounter then.” Xiao He explained. “I provided some sample material of Emperor Chen’s authentic script.”

“I know.” Officer Chen gave a slight nod. “Professor Ye was full of praise for you after you left. Engineer Wang was also very interested in your company’s AI system. And with your help, our investigation achieved a critical breakthrough.”

Xiao He just smiled. “Just doing what little I could.”

“Then you’ve done a huge favor.”

Officer Chen said it with meaningful weight.

Xiao He didn’t respond. He just stood there calmly, facing the female officer, as if completely unaware of the subtext, accepting the praise without fuss.

Officer Chen narrowed her eyes, staring fixedly at the young man before her. She paused for a long moment, then—out of nowhere—abruptly changed the subject: “But I wonder, does your AI system have any plans for further research in the future?”