We asked you to solve cases, and here you are sharing your criminal experiences?

When Song Qianxia heard Director Li mention a case, she almost lay back down on the sofa and pretended to faint.

"Director Li, you see, I'm currently experiencing post-concussion syndrome and really can't do any heavy work."

Director Li ignored her antics and pulled up a chair to sit down.

"Alright, you don't need to charge into battle this time."

"You don't need me? Then it's not a big deal!"

Upon hearing this, Chief Wang of the University Town Police Station sighed and handed the case file forward.

"Director Li, officers, this matter has caused widespread panic in the university town."

"In the past two weeks, female students from five universities in Jiangcheng University Town, including Jiangcheng University of Technology and Media College, have filed police reports one after another."

"Their daily lives in the dormitory were uploaded to overseas pornographic websites and went viral on anonymous forums in various schools."

"At first, the girls thought they had been pranked by AI face swapping, so they posted on the forum to clarify."

"As a result, someone compared the pattern of their dormitory bed sheets and the birthmarks on their bodies, and found that it was indeed a case of being secretly photographed."

Song Qianxia was stunned.

"Shouldn't your police station and the cyber security team handle this kind of case directly? Why was it sent to the serious crimes unit?"

Director Wang looked utterly helpless.

"There are a lot of people spreading rumors on the school forum, saying things like 'flies don't land on eggs without cracks,' and that maybe these girls are promiscuous and took pictures of themselves and sent them to their online boyfriends, which is how the pictures got leaked."

Lin Wan's face turned cold.

"Taking photos secretly and then distributing them is such a heinous act, doesn't the school care?"

Director Wang gave a wry smile:

"We have taken action, but you know the current public opinion environment. Moreover, a girl received an anonymous email demanding 50,000 yuan as hush money, threatening to send it to her parents and all the teachers and students in her hometown if she didn't pay."

"The girl comes from a poor family. She swallowed sleeping pills in her dorm last night, but luckily her roommate found her."

"Several police officers from our station went to investigate, but the female students trembled when they saw the police approaching and cried no matter what they were asked. It was impossible to take detailed statements, let alone go into the dormitory to investigate."

Director Li walked a few steps into the room with his hands behind his back and stopped in front of Lin Wan.

"Comrade Xiaolin, you're a female police officer in the Major Crimes Unit who has obtained a psychological counselor qualification. I've decided to assign this case to you as the lead investigator, with Xiao Song providing technical support. Are you confident?"

Lin Wan's eyes lit up.

She's been in the Major Crimes Unit for so long, and usually she either goes on field missions with Lao Zheng or assists Gu Tingchen in organizing case files.

Previously, he had been labeled as rude by his colleagues because he was not very polite to Song Qianxia.

"Yes! Mission accomplished!"

Lin Wan straightened her back and spoke in a loud voice.

Director Li nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Song Qianxia, ​​who was sprawled on the sofa.

"Xiao Song, I believe in you two. You must find out who these bastards are behind this."

"Once the case is solved, you'll get double the compensatory leave plus a special allowance for this case."

Song Qianxia sprang up from the sofa and stood at attention.

"Serve the people! Resolutely obey the organization's arrangements! Director Li, please take care!"

After seeing Director Li and Director Wang off, Lin Wan hugged the stack of case files to her arms and excitedly spun around in place as soon as the dormitory door closed.

"Chika! Did you hear that? The organizer! Director Li made me the organizer!"

"This time, I'm determined to handle the case flawlessly, so Uncle Zheng and Captain Gu can see that I can be a pillar of strength too!"

Looking at her energetic appearance, Song Qianxia yawned and lazily crossed her legs.

"Alright, alright, what do we do now? Head straight to the university town?"

Lin Wan calmed down and shook her head.

"No rush. The male colleagues who ran into trouble earlier were in a state of stress due to shame and fear."

"Wearing a police uniform and carrying a notebook at this time will only increase their psychological burden."

Lin Wan immediately rushed back to her room to change her clothes.

In less than five minutes, she changed into a beige knitted cardigan over her blue dress and tied her hair into a gentle low ponytail.

"Today, I'll show you what the art of handling cases with gentle persuasion is all about."

Song Qianxia raised an eyebrow and gave Lin Wan a high look.

He complained, "Another day of being a slave," but then picked up his modified laptop and followed along happily.

……

At 3 PM, in a ward at the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangcheng University Town, Zhou Xiaoyu, a sophomore student from the School of Media and Communication, curled up on the hospital bed after having her stomach pumped, covering her head completely with the blanket.

Her counselor sat in the corner of the ward, frantically answering a phone call from the school leaders.

Lin Wan gently knocked on the door, flashed her ID to the counselor, and then gestured for the other person to go out and wait.

After the ward door closed, Lin Wan pulled up a chair and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Xiaoyu, I'm Lin Wan from Jiangcheng Police. I'm a few years older than you. I also studied at the University City, so you could say I was your senior at the police academy next door."

There was no movement from under the covers, only suppressed sobs.

Lin Wan didn't urge her, and sighed softly to herself.

"When I was a sophomore, because the clothes I wore and the bags I carried were a bit expensive, and my dad often picked me up from school in his luxury car on weekends, someone took pictures of me and posted them on the campus forum, spreading rumors that I had a messy private life, that I was cheating on old men, and that the old man who was keeping me was old enough to be my grandfather."

The blanket moved slightly.

Lin Wan continued:

"That post got thousands of replies, with all sorts of nasty comments. People from other departments even came to our dorm building to point and whisper."

The blanket slipped down, revealing a pair of eyes that were red and swollen like walnuts.

Zhou Xiaoyu asked in a hoarse voice:

"Senior...so what did you do after that?"

"I studied criminal investigation, do you think I'll let them insult me ​​for nothing?"

Lin Wan smiled, reached out and tucked the stray hairs damp with sweat behind her ear, and handed her a tissue.

"I directly hired the top legal team in Jiangcheng and had people from the notary office collect evidence from the forum's backend. I sent a lawyer's letter to the mastermind behind the rumors and dozens of accounts that forwarded more than 500 posts, and filed a lawsuit to claim compensation for mental distress."

"So...and then what?"

Zhou Xiaoyu had forgotten how to cry and had completely crawled out of bed.

"Later, I found out who was hiding behind the posts. During the school-wide assembly over the weekend, I had my dad enlarge all the property deeds and vehicle registration certificates we had and print them on a banner, which we then displayed at the entrance of their department. In front of hundreds of people, I slapped the court summons in his face and forced him to read an apology letter aloud on the school radio station for three days in a row."

Zhou Xiaoyu was stunned.

Song Qianxia, ​​sitting on the cot next to her with her laptop, silently gave a thumbs up in her mind.

As expected of Sister Wanwan, her financial power is a hundred times more effective than any motivational quote!

Lin Wan looked at Zhou Xiaoyu, who was in a daze, her voice gentle yet carrying a strong force:

"Xiaoyu, the reason I'm telling you this is to tell you that the ones who are wrong are those vile people hiding in the gutter taking photos, and those idiots who blindly follow the crowd. We haven't stolen or robbed anyone; we've lived an honest life. Why should we punish ourselves with other people's dirty water? If something really happens to you, those bad people won't feel guilty at all; instead, they'll be glad that there's one less person to testify against them."

Zhou Xiaoyu's eyes reddened again, but this time it wasn't a desperate breakdown, but rather filled with grievances and resentment.

She grabbed Lin Wan's sleeve, tears streaming down her face.

"Senior, I really didn't film that kind of video! I've never even had a boyfriend in my dorm, I really don't know how that video was filmed..."

Lin Wan gently patted the back of her hand, patiently comforting her for a while until Zhou Xiaoyu's emotions had completely stabilized before she began to guide her.

"Xiaoyu, I promise you, I'll definitely catch that bastard hiding behind the scenes and bring him to justice. But I need your help now; let's look for clues together."

"When you received the extortion email, you should have seen those videos they sent, right? Think back carefully, putting aside the content of the images, are there any similarities in how these videos were filmed?"

Although she and Song Qianxia had studied the video screenshots in the case file before coming, Lin Wan did not mention that she had seen the footage in order not to touch the girl's sense of shame.

Following Lin Wan's train of thought, Zhou Xiaoyu suddenly paused, hesitated, and then spoke:

"The common thread... it seems like the angles are all exactly the same! Whether I'm changing clothes during the day or applying body lotion after a shower at night, the camera is always shooting from where my desk is!"

Lin Wan's eyes brightened slightly.

What's usually placed in that spot?

"Nothing special was there, just a few textbooks, a plastic pen holder, and my laptop."

As Zhou Xiaoyu finished speaking, she realized what was happening and her expression changed slightly.

"Senior, could it be that my computer is infected with a virus and has been hacked? Or has someone installed a hidden camera on my desk? Shall we go back to the dorm and check it out?"

……

Half an hour later, Lin Wan and Song Qianxia brought Zhou Xiaoyu, who had changed into loose clothes and was wearing a mask, back to the girls' dormitory of the School of Media.

It was during afternoon class time, and none of my other three roommates were in the dorm.

Song Qianxia walked over and took out a signal detector from her bag.

Would you mind if I checked your computer and phone?

Zhou Xiaoyu quickly shook her head: "It's okay, the password is my birthday."

Song Qianxia turned on her tablet and connected it, her fingers flying across the keyboard for a while.

The background processes are clean, with no remote control trojans or hidden programs, and the computer's built-in webcam has no access records.

She then took the detector and scanned Zhou Xiaoyu's desk, the area around her bed, the cracks in the walls, and even the plush toys hanging above her roommate's bed across the hall.

The indicator light on the detector remained green, without issuing any alarm.

Song Qianxia stopped what she was doing and shook her head at Lin Wan.

There was no wireless signal, no infrared reflection from a pinhole camera, and the computer and mobile phone were not infected with viruses.

Could that video have been filmed by a ghost?