Han Fei claimed that he just went through the motions while Xu Mo did all the work, implying that Xu Mo solved the case single-handedly.
It's worth noting that while there were many capable individuals in the police station, those who could solve cases independently were extremely rare.
Especially considering this case that Xu Mo solved was one that had given all officers a headache.
A case that stumped everyone was cracked by Xu Mo, a newcomer.
This forced all the officers to reassess their view of this rookie...
What kind of monster was this guy?
He was almost unfairly good!
After Han Fei pushed through the crowd and returned to his office, the officers surrounded Xu Mo like stars orbiting the moon.
"That's impressive, Xu Mo! You solved this case all by yourself? Tell us how you did it!"
"Yes, yes, tell us! We want to learn from you!"
"What did I tell you? What did I say? When Xu Mo first arrived, I said he seemed extraordinary! That's what I call an eye for talent!"
"How did you come to suspect that psychologist? Tell us about it!"
"..."
How did it happen... Would they believe him if he said it was luck? Xu Mo thought back to the process: "It's really not as mysterious as everyone's making it out to be. I just got lucky."
His words were met with collective skepticism.
Luck?
Since when did solving cases depend on luck?
It should be about skill!
Who solves cases by luck?
Nobody believed Xu Mo's explanation, and they kept pressing him to share the whole process.
Feeling his colleagues' enthusiasm, Xu Mo began to recount the events.
"Last night, I checked the surveillance footage from the Guojin Building and noticed something odd. So I went back there and happened to stop someone from jumping off the building. I asked them why they wanted to jump... From their answer, I figured out the perpetrator might be a psychologist. After that, Captain Han led the team to arrest the psychologist, and we interrogated him together. He confessed to everything. It's that simple, really not as mysterious as everyone's making it out to be."
Xu Mo spoke casually because he genuinely felt there was nothing remarkable about how he solved the case; everything seemed normal to him.
But while he felt that way, others certainly didn't.
The officers could only assume this was Xu Mo being modest.
Simple? How was that simple??
Among all of them, only Xu Mo noticed something wrong with the surveillance footage.
The part about saving someone at the Guojin Building could be attributed to luck, as Xu Mo said.
But the interrogation... Was that really simple?
Especially when dealing with a psychologist, someone well-versed in psychology with exceptional mental fortitude!
Interrogating ordinary people was challenging enough, let alone a psychologist - that was definitely a tough nut to crack.
Was it really that simple to make a psychologically strong professional confess?
At this moment, everyone had the same thought.
Xu Mo was being too modest!
Then someone else asked.
"Wasn't the psychologist difficult to interrogate? I think psychologists and lawyers are the hardest to interrogate when they commit crimes... How did you get him to confess? Any special techniques?"
Xu Mo paused for two seconds, then put on a mysterious expression.
"To be honest, I have truth serum! One injection, and whether they're a lawyer or psychologist, if they've committed a crime, they'll confess everything immediately, without holding anything back."
Everyone: "..."
It was one thing to deflect, but this was ridiculous!
Truth serum? Really?
That only exists in TV dramas, not in the real world.
Was Xu Mo treating them like three-year-olds? Did he think they were that gullible?
Even in TV dramas, truth serum wasn't that effective - it wouldn't work on someone with strong willpower. Clearly, Xu Mo just didn't want to tell the truth.
It seemed Xu Mo had his own unique interrogation techniques, but obviously, he was unwilling to share them. This might be his little secret, or perhaps Xu Mo had some other reason he couldn't discuss.
Thinking this way, everyone dropped their curiosity and stopped asking.
"It's your little secret, right? No worries, if you don't want to tell us, that's fine. Everyone has their secrets, we understand."
"No wonder Captain Han picked you. You're really impressive, much better than me. I admit it."
"Either way, Xu Mo is part of our police force now, and that's lucky for all of us. Having such an expert here means we'll all benefit."
"..."
This trick worked well - as soon as I mentioned truth serum, they stopped asking... Xu Mo thought to himself that he hadn't actually lied to them; he'd told the truth, but they chose not to believe it.
...
For the rest of the day, most officers weren't too busy, so it was quite relaxed.
Most officers would occasionally discuss among themselves, frequently glancing at Xu Mo.
Their subject of discussion was naturally Xu Mo, but what exactly they were discussing remained unknown.
Xu Mo completely ignored these discussions and the occasional glances thrown his way, acting as if nothing was happening.
After finishing the small amount of work he had, Xu Mo simply started slacking off.
This continued for the entire day.
After returning home, he ate the dinner prepared by the four women, chatted with them for a while, watched some TV, and then went to his room.
He used the turtle breathing technique to sleep for two hours.
When he woke up, he felt refreshed, all fatigue gone, feeling full of energy.
Like yesterday, Xu Mo played games to pass the time until dawn, then ate breakfast and headed straight to the police station.
He arrived at eight-thirty.
Xu Mo had once again arrived just on time.
As soon as he entered, he noticed something was off about the atmosphere in the police station.
Today, the mood in the station was somewhat gloomy, completely different from yesterday's cheerful atmosphere.
Something seems wrong, is there a new case? Xu Mo asked Wang Dachuan, who had arrived earlier: "What's going on today? Why does everyone look so serious? Do we have a new case?"
"Yes!" Wang Dachuan nodded: "Missing persons cases. We've received over a dozen reports in the past three days. All the missing are girls, young women - the youngest is sixteen, and the oldest is only twenty-four."
"Human trafficking?" Xu Mo was startled, realizing he had guessed correctly about there being a case.
Wang Dachuan nodded again, then handed Xu Mo a document: "It's almost certainly trafficking. The frequency of disappearances isn't normally this high. These are the files on the known missing persons - take a look."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
