The editor-in-chief was silent when he heard this, and it took a long time for the editor-in-chief to speak.

"Actually, I know this. As an old friend of Zhao Xue for twenty years, how could I not know about the change in her writing style? I told Zhao Xue when she changed her writing style, but she insisted on doing so.

There was no way, but then I understood after her first book came out that someone would ghostwrite for Zhao Xue again. But I really couldn't bear to do it, because this book is really well written, no matter who it is, as long as it can be sold

Money doesn’t matter to me.”

Chen Bai nodded and continued to ask.

"Then have you seen Zhao Xue's ghostwriter?"

"No, I really don't have this. In fact, I have been worried about this matter recently, because Zhao Xue signed a contract with our publishing house for three more books after this one. Now I have got the outlines and outlines of the three books.

Story synopsis, but now that Zhao Xue is dead, we don’t know where to find Zhao Xue’s ghostwriter, and we don’t know what to do with the subsequent three books.”

Chen Bai, who came out of the publishing house, frowned. Now he suspected that it was Zhao Xue's ghostwriter who killed Zhao Xue in order to replace Zhao Xue. But the key to the problem now is where this person is and how to find him.

this person.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye. Zhao Xue's new book "No Way to Escape" was released online. The original book signing was canceled due to Zhao Xue's death. The publishing house announced the news of Zhao Xue's death. Countless Zhao Xue's fans came to the publishing house spontaneously.

Zhao Xue was bid farewell in front of the club, and the website where Zhao Xue used to be turned gray to commemorate Zhao Xue.

"Teacher Chen, Teacher Chen, look what I found?"

While Chen Bai was staring at the whiteboard and thinking about the case, Da Binzi beside him shouted excitedly.

"What did you find?"

Chen Bai turned around and saw Da Binzi holding Zhao Xue's mobile phone and pointing excitedly at a game software.

"Teacher Chen, I checked all of Zhao Xue's social software these days, but I didn't find the so-called ghostwriter, until I found this in this game software."

Chen Bai took the phone and saw the conversation between Zhao Xue and a netizen named "Working hard to win a beautiful life."

Snow: When will you finish?

Beautiful life: up to three months

Xue: I have to attend this autograph session, please make some preparations.

Beautiful Life: Got it.

There were many conversations between the two before, and Chen Bai read them one by one and realized that this person was Zhao Xue's ghostwriter.

"Can this person be found based on his IP address?"

"Of course there's no problem!"

An hour later, when Chen Bai and Bai Hongwei knocked on the door of an apartment, a girl with long hair over her shoulders and wearing sportswear opened the door.

"Ma Qian, right? We are from the Binhai City Criminal Investigation Detachment and we want to find out more about the situation from you."

After Bai Hongwei showed his ID, the girl still seemed a little at a loss.

"Excuse me, have I committed something?"

"Do you know Zhao Xue? Something happened to her!"

The girl was stunned for a moment when she heard Zhao Xue's name, then opened the door and let the two of them in. Chen Bai saw that this was an exquisite small apartment. The room was not big but it was very warmly decorated. There were yoga mats in the living room. It seemed that the girl had just been there.

sports.

"What happened to Zhao Xue?"

Ma Qian looked very excited. Chen Bai and Bai Hongwei looked at each other. Bai Hongwei said nothing and Chen Bai looked at Ma Qian and asked.

"What is your relationship with Zhao Xue?"

"We are very good friends. What happened to Zhao Xue?"

Seeing Ma Qian's excited expression, Chen Bai didn't say anything but took out Zhao Xue's mobile phone and opened a software.

"Are you Zhao Xue's ghostwriter?"

Hearing this, the girl wanted to quibble, but after seeing the look in Chen Bai's eyes, she finally said helplessly.

"Yes, I am Zhao Xue's ghostwriter."

Ma Qian looked a little helpless. Chen Bai looked at Ma Qian and asked seriously.

"Where were you last Saturday morning?"

"You doubt me?"

Ma Qian was a little excited. She stood up and looked at Chen Bai and said.

"Do you suspect that I am the one who killed Zhao Xue? Let me tell you, without Zhao Xue, I am nothing. It was she who made me what I am. Besides, do you think the novel world will accept a person who was once someone else's shadow?

"

Chen Bai raised his head and looked at Ma Qian, and after a long time he spoke.

"Since I entered the door just now, it seems that I have never said that Zhao Xue is dead, right?"

Ma Qian was stunned when she heard this. After a long time, she hesitated and said.

"The criminal police came to the door and said that something happened to Zhao Xue, so I naturally thought of this. Is there any problem with this?"

"So, where were you last Saturday morning?"

"I have made an appointment with my personal trainer to provide door-to-door services. If you don't believe me, you can call this number or go directly to this person."

Ma Qian took out a business card, then sat directly on the yoga mat and closed her eyes to relax.

"Okay, we will investigate, but we also hope that you will not leave Binhai City recently. We will still look for you at any time."

After Chen Bai finished speaking, he took Bai Hongwei and left.

"There is definitely something wrong with Ma Qian. We knew that Zhao Xue was dead before we said anything. Although an explanation was given in the end, I still feel something is wrong."

Chen Bai nodded. Bai Hongwei thought the same as himself. This matter was definitely not that simple.

"First go find the coach Ma Qian mentioned and see what he says."

The two of them quickly found the personal trainer through his business card. He was a young boy in his twenties who was about 1.8 meters tall. The young boy was a little nervous when he saw the police coming to the door.

"Don't be nervous. We have no other intention of coming to you. We just want to ask you something. Just tell us what you know."

"good!"

After Chen Bai finished speaking, he took out Ma Qian's photo and placed it in front of him and asked.

"Li Tao, right? Do you know this woman?"

"I know her. She is one of my members."

Chen Bai nodded and continued to ask.

"Where were you last Saturday morning?"

"I'm at her house, and she has classes at her house every Saturday morning. She doesn't like to come to the gym on Saturdays because there are too many people, so she likes to have classes at home on Saturdays."

Chen Bai noticed that this man's eyes couldn't stop looking up and to the right when he was talking, so Chen Bai suddenly changed his tone and asked.

"How much do fitness instructors like you earn in a month? I see you have many members here. Do you earn a lot every month?"

"That's not the case. We are also focused on performance. Not everyone who comes to the gym will come to us to buy classes, and some people buy more and some buy less. This is also impossible to say."

Chen Bai smiled. The place where they were sitting was the rest area of ​​the gym, so you could see many people coming here to exercise. Chen Bai looked at those people and asked.

"Aren't these your potential customers? If you work harder, you can probably turn them into your real customers, right?"

"Yes, that's the truth, but some people actually apply for the card on a whim, and some people can't come back several times after applying for the card."

Bai Hongwei never understood why Chen Bai asked these questions, but he did not interrupt and just listened to Chen Bai continue to ask.

"So where were you last Friday night?"

"At the gym, I have a client who comes to class at 7:30. It is a one-hour strength training session, and then we do aerobics together for an hour. After the gym closes at 9:30, I go home."

After the two left, Bai Hongwei finally couldn't help but asked.

"What do you want to ask after asking so many questions? Does this matter have anything to do with him?"

Chen Bai said nothing until he got in the car, lit a cigarette, looked at Bai Hongwei and said.

"There is something wrong with this person. When we saw Ma Qian just now, Ma Qian was wearing a necklace around her neck. I don't know if you noticed it. It was a diamond ring. The person just now was also wearing the same necklace. These two people

It's very possible that they are a couple. If this man gives false testimony to Ma Qian, then Ma Qian's suspicion will be very high."

"Would you still help cover it up if you knew it was murder?"

Chen Bai smiled and said while starting the car.

"This is not necessarily true. Maybe Ma Qian used some method to keep Li Tao from knowing. Anyway, let's check the surveillance near Zhao Xue's house and see if there are any results!"

As a result, several people took turns watching the surveillance camera from the afternoon until midnight, almost blinding their eyes, but they didn't see any results.

"There is no surveillance near Zhao Xue's old building. Although the surrounding communities have surveillance, you can still avoid it. I think the surveillance here is of no use."

Da Binzi was a little disappointed. After all, he had been watching for almost twelve hours and found nothing.

"Okay, you go and take a rest first, I will do the rest."
To be continued...