After a period of waiting,
Boss Hu's brother-in-law, along with several top executives of the company, arrived.
These were the very people who had been involved in the construction of the Binjiang Bridge. Among those still working at the company, only these high-ranking individuals remained.
As for the construction workers from back then, most had retired due to old age and inability to perform physically demanding tasks.
Over twenty years had passed, and the construction company had long since lost contact with the workers who had participated in building the Binjiang Bridge.
Once everyone had arrived, Han Fei stood up and spoke.
"Gentlemen, we've called you here to gather some information. Please come with us."
Hearing this, the group was visibly confused but nodded in compliance, following the officers out.
Xu Mo wanted to say something but ultimately chose to remain silent.
Through his Criminal Detection Radar, he could clearly tell that the people standing before him had not committed the crime of murder and hiding a body.
The skeleton discovered inside the Binjiang Bridge's pier had nothing to do with them. The culprit behind that homicide from years ago was someone else entirely.
In Xu Mo's eyes, interrogations were unnecessary. Bringing these people in would only waste time, as they knew nothing.
However, he couldn't think of a suitable excuse to dissuade Han Fei from questioning them, so he simply stayed quiet.
Back at the police station, Han Fei separated the individuals and interrogated them one by one.
The first to be questioned was Boss Hu's brother-in-law.
In the interrogation room,
Xu Mo leaned back in his chair, appearing somewhat disengaged at first glance.
Han Fei noticed Xu Mo's demeanor but didn't comment. Instead, he pulled out a photo taken at the scene and placed it in front of the man, whose body had been drained by indulgence, with heavy dark circles under his eyes. Han Fei observed the man's expression as he spoke.
"We found a body inside a pier of the Binjiang Bridge where the concrete had crumbled. The body was hidden there during the pier's construction..."
The man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head frantically.
"A body?! You're not suspecting me of killing someone, are you? No, no, this has nothing to do with me! I had no idea there was a body in the pier!"
Though the man looked panicked, Han Fei could tell he wasn't lying.
His nervousness was likely due to the shock of being suspected in a murder case—something that would unsettle anyone.
Han Fei was slightly unsure and glanced at Xu Mo, his "human lie detector."
"Captain Han, he's telling the truth. This case has nothing to do with him," Xu Mo responded, meeting Han Fei's gaze.
With his Criminal Detection Radar, Xu Mo could detect any crimes committed by individuals within a certain range.
The body in the pier had no connection to the man before him, something Xu Mo already knew without the need for interrogation.
With Xu Mo's confirmation, Han Fei was certain the body had nothing to do with the man and prepared to let him go.
However, just as the man thought he was cleared and ready to leave the station, Xu Mo spoke up again.
"Captain Han, don't be too quick to release him. While the body has nothing to do with this guy, that doesn't mean he hasn't committed other illegal acts."
Han Fei looked puzzled, unsure what Xu Mo was referring to.
The next moment, Xu Mo walked over to the man, scrutinizing him before saying,
"Those heavy dark circles, the way your legs wobble when you walk—clearly a result of overindulgence. And that lingering scent of massage oil... you've practically marinated in it. You must have frequented massage parlors quite often, huh?"
The man: "???"
How the hell could he tell?
Even though Xu Mo had seen through him, the man still shook his head, stubbornly denying it. "No way! I've never done anything illegal!"
Xu Mo waved the man's phone, which had been confiscated before he entered the interrogation room.
"Do you want me to check your transaction records and chat history?"
At this, the man immediately thought of his conversations with several familiar madams.
"Xilai Lamp 318, send over a young lady."
"Xilai Lamp 409, same lady as last time."
"Xilai Lamp 207, the usual."
"316, the usual."
"..."
There were hundreds of similar messages. If Xu Mo went through his phone, he'd be done for.
Realizing this, the man quickly caved.
"Alright... Officer, I confess. I did lose control once, just once! I'm guilty, punish me! Oh, and Officer... could you not inform my family about this?"
"Just once?" Xu Mo narrowed his eyes.
"Uh... twice!"
"Hmm?"
"Three times, three times! That's it, really!"
"..."
Boss Hu's brother-in-law had no other vices, so his illegal activities were limited to this—just with a high frequency.
Next, Han Fei and Xu Mo interrogated the others who had been involved in the Binjiang Bridge project.
The results were similar: none of them knew about the body in the pier. The homicide from twenty years ago had nothing to do with them.
However, while these individuals hadn't been involved in the murder, they had all committed crimes of varying degrees.
In the end, not a single one of them left the police station; they were all detained for their illegal activities.
The least severe case was Boss Hu's brother-in-law. While he had broken the law, his offenses were minor compared to the others.
As for the rest, their crimes were far more serious.
There were cases of extortion, kidnapping, threats, and even hiring thugs to assault others.
By the end of the interrogations, Han Fei was stunned.
What had started as an attempt to solve a murder case had instead led Xu Mo to uncover multiple other crimes: extortion, kidnapping, assault-for-hire, and more.
Was this the so-called "planting flowers without success, yet inadvertently growing a forest"?
"You have successfully apprehended a criminal. Reward: 100,000 yuan; Criminal Detection Radar range increased by one meter (current range: 120 meters)."
"You have successfully apprehended a criminal. Reward: 500,000 yuan; Criminal Detection Radar range increased by one meter (current range: 121 meters)."
"You have successfully apprehended a criminal. Reward: 1,000,000 yuan; Criminal Detection Radar range increased by one meter (current range: 122 meters)."
"You have successfully apprehended a criminal. Reward: 1,000,000 yuan; Criminal Detection Radar range increased by one meter (current range: 123 meters)."
"..."