An hour later, Hoffman, who was planning to do something big today, returned home. The house was as deserted as usual.
The two children were already asleep, and so was the nanny.
Everything was natural, Hoffman nodded inwardly. It was good that everyone was asleep; it would make it easier to kill them.
He returned to his room and found his wife, Susan, sitting in a chair, tidying up her clothes.
Hoffman had already made up his mind. He pretended to close the door and deliberately said, "Susan, do you want to know if I've been unfaithful?"
Susan said very calmly, "I don't."
Hoffman was a bit stunned; his wife wasn't playing by the rules today.
"Actually, I have someone else."
"Oh," Susan replied calmly.
Hoffman... felt like he couldn't muster any emotions.
"She's younger and prettier than you, and she listens to me."
"Is that so? Then you're lucky," Susan continued, her voice even.
Hoffman was about to lose it. He said in a low voice, "Shouldn't you be hysterical? Aren't you unhappy?!"
Susan shrugged. "It's come to this. What else can I do? Tell me, what should I do?"
She was strictly following Lin Chen's advice, never provoking Hoffman. Who knew that not provoking him would be the biggest provocation of all.
Polaris, watching the live stream, laughed, "Seriously, this Hoffman guy is kind of dorky."
Hit-Girl, however, said, "He doesn't look like he'd kill anyone. You're falsely accusing a good person, you stinky Taoist."
Harley Quinn grabbed Lin Chen's arm. "Master, I'm so scared he'll suddenly snap."
Lin Chen nodded. "It's about that time."
In the video, Hoffman suddenly pulled out a hammer from behind him, sneering, "The way to do it is for you to go to hell!"
The fact that he hadn't been discovered for killing his ex-wife years ago had given him immense courage. He was going to try the same trick again.
With that, he charged toward Susan.
"Bang!" Detective Liu kicked open the wardrobe, gun pointed at Hoffman. "I'm a detective! Drop your weapon!"
Detectives swarmed out from the balcony, under the bed, and from the door, all aiming their guns at him.
Hoffman was dumbfounded, pointing at Susan. "You hid so many men?!"
He dropped the hammer he was holding onto the floor, looking dazed.
"Hahaha!" Laughter erupted in the cabin. Polaris slapped Lin Chen's shoulder while laughing. "Oh my god, that's hilarious!"
Lin Chen rolled his eyes. "Come on, this is a murder case. Be serious."
Harley Quinn also laughed, "Daoist, if I didn't know you, I'd think you hired actors, and comedians at that."
Netizens were also going crazy with laughter.
"Hoffman seems to be stunned,"
"Where am I? Who am I? What did I do? Feels like Hoffman is having an existential crisis."
"I quickly checked under the bed and in the closet; thankfully, no one was there."
"Am I the only one who thinks the lady behind Daoist Lin is gorgeous?"
"Lin Daoist, the bane of crime, I admire you!" Black Bat sent several small rockets.
Lin Chen thought to himself, As expected, a patient of the power of money, it's also necessary to develop Iron Man.
Hoffman, handcuffed, struggled desperately, "What are you doing? I was flirting with my wife!"
"Flirting with a hammer? I spit on you!"
Detective Liu almost spat in Hoffman's face, instead turning to Lin Chen in the video. "Taoist, what's next?"
"He has plastic sheeting and a chainsaw in his car. He also borrowed a wood chipper from a relative. These are all preparations for murder."
"Have this hammer analyzed. He used it to kill his ex-wife several years ago."
Detective Liu frowned. "But her body was never found, so we can't build a complete chain of evidence."
Lin Chen was silent for a moment. "That's up to you. He used the wood chipper on her and dumped her remains into the lake outside of town. If you conduct a large-scale search, you might find bone fragments or teeth."
"Alright, I'll arrange it immediately."
Ultimately, because the lake had limited water flow, divers found dozens of bone fragments and teeth in the mud at the bottom of the lake. DNA testing confirmed they belonged to Hoffman's ex-wife.
Faced with overwhelming evidence, Hoffman could only confess.
[Ding, the host has exposed Hoffman, gaining 30 Merit Points.] Lin Chen said to the camera, "Everyone, take this as a warning, never get involved with a jerk." Hit-Girl typed quickly, "Yeah, don't get involved with jerks like you." Catwoman quickly gave a thumbs up; those words really resonated with her. Viewers began to tease, "Taoist, how did you gain another hater?" "The Taoist is definitely a magnet for hate." "I think she's a cute little girl, could be raised up." Lin Chen laughed, "Don't guess, everyone. She's a little chubby girl."
"Aah!" Hit-Girl jumped up from her spot and kicked towards Lin Chen with incredible speed and agility.
Lin Chen reacted quickly, grabbing Hit-Girl's calf and pulling her close, effectively restraining her.
"Everyone, take a look, this is the little violent girl."
Hit-Girl struggled furiously, like a little tiger!
The live stream exploded.
"Her lips are curled up, so cute!"
"Daoist, you went too far. You actually called this little beauty a fatty?"
"This kid looks pretty violent."
"That's adorable."
"I want to arrange a childhood engagement for my son."
"The person above, your son probably can't handle a beating, haha."
"Definitely a tiger girl."
Lin Chen carried Hit-Girl back to her seat. "Behave yourself!"
He said to Big Daddy, "Brother, shouldn't your daughter be in school at this age? Skipping class?"
Hit-Girl frowned when she heard about school, looking disgusted.
"I can see it, definitely a bad student," Lin Chen understood.
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