"Killing someone leads to imprisonment, and I didn't want to see him go to jail. This whole thing had nothing to do with him; he was just being used by me. Besides... that beast died from poisoning, with no external wounds. So, I thought I could fake a suicide to cover it up, so Qin Guofu wouldn't have to go to jail for murder," Ren Qin explained.
In the end, she still couldn't harden her heart. If Ren Qin had reported the incident directly instead of faking a suicide, things wouldn't have gotten so complicated.
The physical evidence left at the scene of the fight, combined with Ren Qin's testimony, would have been enough to convict Qin Guofu. Qin Guofu would have had no way to defend himself, and the case would have been easily resolved. Ren Qin might have even gotten away with it.
After all, the evidence was conclusive, and once a verdict was reached, there would be little chance of overturning it.
But the move to fake a suicide was a terrible mistake. Coroners aren't easily fooled. The victim clearly died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and cutting a wound on the wrist not only wouldn't fool anyone but would raise suspicions, leading to a thorough investigation.
With the case fully resolved, Xu Mo no longer needed to be involved. Naturally, other officers would take over the follow-up.
...
Xu Mo returned to his office.
"It's still a bit messy; I need to tidy up some more... This desk feels so empty. I should buy a few potted plants to put here when I have time," Xu Mo muttered to himself, stroking his chin.
Previously, like other officers, he worked in a large shared office with just a small workstation. There wasn't much space to decorate.
But now things were different. He had his own office, so it was worth putting some effort into decorating it!
As Xu Mo pondered how to spruce up his office, a notification sound echoed in his mind.
"You have successfully apprehended a criminal and received a reward: 100 KG of Wuyi Mountain Mother Tree Da Hong Pao tea!"
Mother Tree Da Hong Pao?
Even Xu Mo, who wasn't particularly knowledgeable about tea, knew this was a valuable item.
There are only six Mother Tree Da Hong Pao plants in Wuyi Mountain, with an annual yield of less than a kilogram. These trees have already been protected and are no longer harvested. The authentic Mother Tree Da Hong Pao that still exists is becoming increasingly rare, with prices so high that even gold pales in comparison.
"Hmm... I should get a set of teaware tomorrow," Xu Mo thought to himself.
It would be a waste not to drink it.
Moreover, Xu Mo was genuinely curious about the legendary Da Hong Pao and wanted to taste it.
After tidying up his office for the entire afternoon, he finally made it to the end of his workday.
Xu Mo hopped into his beloved car and drove straight to his villa.
Today, there was a major news story—the 004 aircraft carrier had been launched and commissioned!
It's worth noting that the 003 carrier had only been launched recently. According to expectations, the arrival of the 004 carrier should have taken several more years. No one expected the 004 to arrive so quickly.
And it's nuclear-powered, a 120,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Here it comes, here it comes, it's coming with nuclear power!
Interestingly, the news also mentioned that this carrier was donated by an anonymous Mr. Xu.
This news sent netizens into a frenzy.
"What? 004? If I remember correctly, 003 was just launched, right? Did I time-travel? ——IP Location: Fu Province"
"003 wasn't just launched? What's this 004? And nuclear-powered? ——IP Location: Yun Province"
“Is this some joke from the Strategic Deception Bureau? 004 built so fast? —IP Location: Magic City”
What the heck is the Strategic Deception Bureau? This is real! High-definition preview images are out. But seriously... is this really the speed at which aircraft carriers should be built? I thought it was assembling electric bikes! ——IP Location: Zhe Province
"Wait, why is 004 the Guang Province Ship? I thought the next nuclear-powered carrier was supposed to be for Jiang Province. We're mad, cold, and shaking. When will we stand up? ——IP Location: Jiang Province"
"That's right, we've been collecting 'wedding money' for so long, and now the 'bride' has been snatched away? ——IP Location: Jiang Province"
"Jiang Province friends, don't worry. As the saying goes, early commissioning means early decommissioning, late commissioning means nuclear power... oh, it's already nuclear-powered, never mind! ——IP Location: Guang Province"
"After eating so many melons, I suddenly got a nuclear-powered carrier. Hehehe... ——IP Location: Guang Province"
"What are you barking about? What are you barking about!? ——IP Location: Jiang Province"
"Aren't you all curious about who this anonymous Mr. Xu is? He could donate an aircraft carrier! And it's nuclear-powered! We, the vast number of smokers, saved up for so long to get one, and he single-handedly donated one. Who is this big brother? ——IP Location: Chuan Province"
"..."
In the villa, four women sat cross-legged on the sofa, eating melons.
Others might not know, but they did—the anonymous Mr. Xu mentioned in the news who donated the aircraft carrier was none other than Xu Mo!
This nuclear-powered carrier that caused such a stir online was something Xu Mo had accidentally picked up during a trip!
Xu Mo had picked up and donated the carrier while they were present.
This feeling of being the only ones who know the truth was exhilarating!
There was just one regret: they had signed an agreement and couldn't reveal this information.
Otherwise, they would have already rushed to comment: The anonymous Mr. Xu is Xu Mo, it's Xu Mo!
"The netizens are indeed talented, and their comments are so entertaining," Zhou Qiaoqiao said with a smile as she scrolled through the comments on her phone.
"The netizens from Jiang Province are really unlucky, haha. They've been waiting so long, hoping for a carrier, but ended up with none."
"This one was picked up in Guang Province, so of course, it's called the Guang Province Ship... Why not name it after Xu Mo? It was clearly picked up and handed over by him."
"Exactly! This carrier should be named after Xu Mo!"
As the four women discussed excitedly, the door to the villa was opened from the outside.
Xu Mo had arrived home.
As soon as he walked in, he heard the four women's excited voices.
"I'm back. What were you all discussing so excitedly?" Xu Mo asked with a smile.
"The aircraft carrier," Yang Jingxuan said excitedly. "The one you picked up—it's been launched and commissioned!"
Xu Mo was a bit stunned. "Launched and commissioned? So fast?"
The news had come out at noon, but Xu Mo had been busy with the case and hadn't had time to check his phone. After finishing the case, he had been tidying up his office all afternoon and hadn't caught the news.
"You didn't know about this?" An Youyi asked in surprise.
Xu Mo, the very person involved, hadn't even heard the news.
Xu Mo shook his head as he changed his shoes.
"I didn't check my phone today; I was busy with the case. Let me take a look..." With that, he also took out his phone to check the news.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
