Chapter 87
Rufus said, "This brat is quite talented. He is also tight-lipped. I’m wondering if I should use another method to force a confession out of him."
Avery replied, "Let me do it. Is his phone and computer here? Maybe I can hack in and find conversations between him and his client."
Rufus shook his head. "The brat is ruthless. He threw his phone into the river while escaping and refused to tell us where he lived."
Avery asked again, "Does he have a bag? Did you find anything valuable on him?"
Rufus shook his head again. "We searched him but found nothing." At this point, he slapped his forehead and laughed. "I almost forgot to tell you. This guy is a hardcore fan of yours."
A bunch of question marks appeared in Avery’s mind. "What fan? I’m sure I don’t know him. There’s a high chance he doesn’t know me either."
"Look at this." Rufus excitedly picked up a book from the countertop. "Looks familiar, doesn’t it?"
Avery took a look. Her eyes widened as she thought, ’Holy shit. It’s "The Case Chronicles of Detective Lockwood Holmes"?’ Moreover, it was self-printed and bound. It looked very worn too. Avery wondered how many times it had been read.
Rufus smiled, "We found this precious item on him. He said Lockwood is his only idol. He also said he was going to be a private detective like Lockwood. Doesn’t that sound interesting? How would he react if he knew you were the protagonist and author of this book?"