After this question appeared, the group fell silent instantly, as if everyone was waiting for Xu Xiuwen's answer.
Xu Xiuwen thought about it for a moment and decided to reply, "Male."
In fact, everyone had noticed before that the author’s Penguin account was a male one, but they were not sure at the time because there were some girls in the group using male Penguin accounts.
But now, those people have been kicked out. As for them changing their numbers and applying to join the group again, that is another story.
In short, the group was boiling again because of Xu Xiuwen's word "male".
"Wow! Is Dada really a boy?"
"Are you married yet?"
"How old is Dad?"
"Are you still a virgin?"
Seeing that the remarks of a group of women in the Penguin group were becoming more and more inappropriate, Xu Xiuwen quickly ran away under the pretext of typing.
After closing the Penguin group, Xu Xiuwen did not really continue writing.
During this week, he worked day and night and almost finished coding the entire book in one go. He only needs to publish it slowly from now on.
The reason why Xu Xiuwen is so anxious is simple.
VIP income will only be paid to the author in one lump sum after completion. Before that, the money in the account can only be viewed but not touched.
It took less than half a month for Xu Xiuwen's book "Why Sheng Xiao" to go from being ignored on the first day to topping the gold charts.
For the book "Why Sheng Xiao", Xu Xiuwen only planned to write hundreds of thousands of words, and no more than 300,000 words at most. Now more than half of it has been published, but he has made a lot of money.
The background shows that the total amount of subscriptions and rewards is 52,000, and as the book becomes more famous, this number will increase. By the day of completion, Xu Xiuwen estimates that there will be at least 100,000.
100,000!
Not too much, not too little.
But this was only the money Xu Xiuwen earned in less than a month.
And now it is 2005, this money is enough to buy a house in Langya!
Chapter 4 Major Cases
After coming out of the room, Xu Xiuwen took a shower, then sat on the sofa in the living room and watched TV.
There was no program he wanted to watch on TV, so he subconsciously changed the channel.
Until I switched to the news column of Shaanxi Provincial TV Station.
While watching the news section of Shaanxi Province, something that had been forgotten for a long time suddenly jumped into Xu Xiuwen's mind.
"Shocking domestic murder case!"
In the past life, once this case was reported, it immediately made it to major newspapers.
The criminal is a human trafficker who is in hiding because he is wanted by the police.
On the day the case occurred, the criminal happened to be near Xian and hid in the women's restroom by mistake, which resulted in a serious casualty case with nine deaths and one injury.
From the details later disclosed by the police, it was learned that the criminal thought a female student recognized him that afternoon and was worried that she would call the police, so he killed her on impulse.
Xu Xiuwen was deeply impressed by this case because he went to Maochang Middle School to repeat his studies on the day the case was reported. He happened to see the report of this case while watching the noon news at noon.
Xu Xiuwen remembered that the report mentioned that the case occurred on July 3rd.
Today is July 2nd.
That is, tomorrow, the murder will happen!
And now there is less than a day left before the incident occurs!
Xu Xiuwen's first reaction was to call the police, but he immediately gave up the idea.
Because he was in Langya City and was under 18 years old. If he called the police and said that the wanted criminal would kill people in the women's restroom in Xian, without any evidence, which police officer would believe him
Moreover, if we fail to catch the criminal in one go and let him escape, it would only alert the enemy.
Xu Xiuwen still remembers one thing.
That is, the wanted notice issued by the police clearly stated that as long as reliable clues can be provided, the police will provide a reward of 50,000 yuan.
Even if it wasn't for saving lives, Xu Xiuwen couldn't just sit back and watch for the 50,000 yuan reward.
Xu Xiuwen made a quick decision and decided to go to Xian City.
It had been so many years, he only remembered that the murder happened in the afternoon, but he couldn't remember the exact time.
Xu Xiuwen guessed that there might be less than 24 hours left before the murder.
The case occurred in Xian City, Shaanxi Province, a full thousand kilometers away from Langya where Xu Xiuwen was located.
This is no longer an ordinary urgency.
Xu Xiuwen didn't dare to delay at all. He immediately ran to his mother's room, took out 1,000 yuan from the cabinet where the money was hidden, and then hurriedly left home.
Xu Xiuwen took one thousand yuan and went straight to the ticket office of the train station.
He was lucky, as there happened to be a bus departing from Jinling, passing through Langya and heading to Xian.
The train from Jinling to Xi'an departed from Jinling South Station at 19:00 on July 2 and arrived at Langya North Station at exactly 20:00.
The seat tickets had been sold out, so Xu Xiuwen bought a standing ticket and got on the train before eight o'clock.
After getting on the train, Xu Xiuwen breathed a sigh of relief.
In 2005, most trains were slow trains, and the entire journey was filled with crowds, noise, and unpleasant smells.
At 11 am on July 3, the train arrived at Xian Station.
Xu Xiuwen was exhausted at this time.
He hadn't taken an old-fashioned train for many years, let alone bought a standing ticket. It was not a pleasant experience to stand all night.
Fortunately, he is young and strong now. If he were a dozen years later, he would definitely not be able to get up now.
After getting off the train, Xu Xiuwen stood at the exit of Xian Railway Station and had a different feeling.
Xian Railway Station has a very strong historical atmosphere. The two big red characters "Xian" at the top of the station building give people a sense of security.
Not far below the big red characters is a conspicuous white clock. Its two hands, one long and one short, guide the comings and goings of countless people, helping them find their way home and the distant places they want to go.
Coming out of the train station square, it was very lively outside. Street vendors were selling a variety of snacks and delicacies, as well as some small items. The variety was dazzling.
Xu Xiuwen was not here for tourism, so naturally he did not have the time or mood to carefully experience the cultural landscape of Xian.
When we got out of the train station, it was already 11:10.
Xu Xiuwen ran straight to the newsstand outside the station and quickly found the newspaper with the wanted poster.
The newspaper published a photo of the trafficker, who was a middle-aged woman in her forties. She looked very ordinary, the kind that would be hard to find once she blended into a crowd.
The only characteristic thing about her is that there is a black mole the size of a red bean on the woman's neck.
Xu Xiuwen memorized the woman's appearance firmly in his mind, and then without delay, he took a taxi to Xian No. 1 Middle School.
On the way, the taxi driver realized from Xu Xiuwen's accent that he was not a local and started to talk to him enthusiastically, but Xu Xiuwen ignored him.
When Xu Xiuwen arrived at the gate of Xian No. 1 Middle School, the school gate was full of parents picking up their children.
It's already 11:30.
Xu Xiuwen knew that the wanted criminal was most likely among these parents. He did not dare to move around, fearing that he would alert the criminal. Moreover, the criminal had a gun on him. If he provoked him, he would shoot and kill people directly, and the consequences would be disastrous.
Xu Xiuwen calmly walked to a place with a better view and used his peripheral vision to look for the wanted criminal.
But there were too many parents, and it was too difficult to accurately find the wanted criminal among so many middle-aged women, so he quickly gave up this stupid method.
A sudden idea struck him.
Since the crime happened in the women's restroom, he could have gone there in advance and waited for the other party.
There is naturally more than one toilet in Xi'an No. 1 Middle School, but since the victims are students, it is very likely that it is the toilet in the teaching building.
Xian No. 1 Middle School implements a semi-closed management system. Except for noon and evening after school, outsiders are not allowed to enter at other times.
But Xu Xiuwen thought he could pretend to be a student, so he ran to the security guard and said that he was a student in Class 2 and had overslept today.
Xu Xiuwen looked at the guard nervously, worried that he would not let him in. However, although the guard was surprised that he came just now, he did not doubt him.
After all, in the security guard's mind, only students want to run out of the school, no student wants to get into the school.
Xu Xiuwen secretly felt lucky. After entering the school, he immediately ran towards the teaching building.
There are three teaching buildings in Xian No. 1 Middle School. Xu Xiuwen went straight to the first teaching building closest to the school gate.
The toilet is also easy to find, located in the southeast corner of the first floor of the teaching building.
When Xu Xiuwen arrived outside the women's restroom, there was no one there.
Xu Xiuwen didn't know whether there were any students in the toilet, so he chose to wait for 5 more minutes.
Seeing that no students came out for 5 minutes, Xu Xiuwen sneaked into the girls' restroom.
As Xu Xiuwen stepped into the door of the girls' restroom, the bell for get out of class rang.
Xu Xiuwen was startled by the ringing of the bell. His whole body trembled and he subconsciously quickened his pace.