Chapter 247: Can You Be My Boyfriend?

"Who is Cheng Xue?", the suspect stared at Xu Mo with a blank expression.

"We found another female corpse on the mountain not far from this residential complex; was that girl also killed by you?", Xu Mo changed his line of questioning.

While speaking, he also casually picked up a photo of Cheng Xue from the Interrogation Room table.

Holding the photo up to the suspect, he said: "This is the girl—does she look familiar?"

He saw the photo.

The suspect nodded.

"I recognize her; I killed her as well."

Before Xu Mo could continue, he began to confess the motive and the course of the murder on his own.

"After I realized I had accidentally killed someone, I was terrified, so I destroyed all the fingerprints and footprints I left at the scene and prepared to leave. But as soon as I opened the door I ran into this girl. At that moment I thought, 'If I'm going to do one thing, I might as well finish it,' and decided to kill her too. However, when I tried to pull her into the house, she slipped away by accident, so I chased after her. I eventually chased her up to the mountain beside the residential complex. I pressed her head down and drowned her. After she drowned, I feared the body would float up from the river and be discovered, so I just dug a random pit and buried her there."

When the suspect finished his confession.

Xu Mo turned his head toward Han Fei and Chen Ke, who had just rushed into the Interrogation Room, their mouths agape after watching the whole thing.

"You heard that, right? He confessed fully, and the cameras captured it all."

The two nodded dumbly.

The scene was truly surreal.

So much so that they still haven't fully recovered.

After being stunned for several seconds, Han Fei finally looked at Xu Mo with a puzzled expression and asked.

"You... what exactly did you do to make him confess?"

Xu Mo spread his hands and said, "Just like you saw—once I asked, he confessed."

Han Fei: "???"

Chen Ke: "???"

They certainly didn't believe that.

A single question made him confess?

How could that be possible!

You have to know, this suspect is a tough nut.

It's unclear whether it's because of a prior record or because, while he was in detention, Big Brother taught him some experience.

In short, he would bite his own tongue and claim he didn't kill anyone.

From start to finish, he would either start slacking off after two sentences, either shouting that he was innocent or simply staying silent.

And precisely because of that, his solo antics wasted the police officers' entire night.

They didn't expect that when Xu Mo arrived, two sentences would finish off this tough nut.

He actually got this man to openly admit his crimes?

The two guessed that Xu Mo must have used some unknown method.

But they didn't know what that method was, not even a hint.

After all, while Xu Mo was interrogating the suspect, the two were watching from outside the Interrogation Room.

What they saw was indeed Xu Mo ask a couple of casual questions, and then the suspect confessed...

It sounds far-fetched, but that's the fact!

At that moment, a familiar system chime rang in Xu Mo's mind.

Capturing the Escapee is not limited to the literal act of physically seizing.

In practice, bringing the Escapee to justice also counts.

If it weren't for Xu Mo, the Police would likely have no way to handle this stubborn guy; when time ran out they'd have to release him, even though they knew he was the murderer.

"You successfully captured the Escapee and earned a reward—an Audi RS7 ×1!"

The car's paperwork and license plates are all in order, source legitimate.

The car is parked on the roadside outside the Police Station.

As for the car key, it has already appeared in Xu Mo's pocket.

"RS7? My dream car!" Xu Mo thought.

His face beamed with uncontrollable joy, ready to test drive the car.

"Han Team, I just remembered I have something else to attend to," Xu Mo said, standing up: "We've finished with this criminal, you keep busy, I'll leave first."

Han Fei didn't stop him.

After all, Xu Mo was only there to go through the motions and lend a hand.

Whether the interrogation is over or not, if Xu Mo simply didn't show up at the Police Station, he wouldn't care.

"Fine, go ahead with your business; we'll handle the rest ourselves."

Just as Xu Mo stepped out of the Interrogation Room, he suddenly thought of something.

He turned around and walked back into the Interrogation Room.

He smiled broadly while staring at Chen Ke.

"I almost forgot, you still haven't settled our bet."

Chen Ke: "..."

Xu Mo didn't mention it; he was almost about to forget this matter.

Earlier the two made a bet, wagering whether Xu Mo could pry the suspect's mouth open.

The stake was that Chen Ke would have to call Xu Mo "dad".

Now, Xu Mo successfully pried the suspect's mouth open, and Chen Ke lost.

"May the bet be obeyed by the loser."

Chen Ke, very unwilling, put on a bitter face and made a sound about the size of a mosquito's call, shouting at Xu Mo: "Dad."

Xu Mo answered with a smile, and only then, quite satisfied, prepared to turn and leave.

Just then, Han Fei suddenly called out to Xu Mo.

"After we finish this case, we'll head back to Yangcheng. What about you—when are you going back?"

Xu Mo thought for a moment and then replied: "Probably just these two days."

"Sure." Han Fei nodded: "When you get back and have free time, contact me—I'll help you get the job."

Arrived outside the police station.

He immediately spotted the brand-new RS7 parked at the curb.

He took out the key and started the vehicle.

The car hadn't yet moved.

Xu Mo's phone suddenly rang.

He pulled out his phone and saw it was An Youyi calling.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Xu Mo, um… could you do me a favor?"

The system had just rewarded him with a dream car, and Xu Mo was in a great mood.

So he agreed without even thinking.

He didn't even ask An Youyi what favor she wanted.

He figured it wouldn't be anything troublesome.

"Sure, go ahead."

"Great!" An Youyi exclaimed: "I knew you'd help me! Can you be my boyfriend?"

Xu Mo: "???"

What a guy.

Doing a favor got him involved?

That's definitely not okay!

Although An Youyi is very beautiful and also rich.

But he's not that kind of casual person!

Because just saying one sentence makes him someone's boyfriend—that's way too hasty!

"What did you say? I didn't hear clearly."

"I said, let you be my boyfriend."

"Not that line, the previous one."

"The previous line was… "Can you do me a favor?""

"No way!"

An Youyi: "???"

And you're pulling this kind of trick?!

"Xu Mo… you're being difficult, you're not doing this like that—you clearly agreed just now.", An Youyi said with a sobbing tone.

Xu Mo was also quite helpless.

"Then I didn't know you wanted me to help by being your boyfriend—how is that helping?"

"No, no, I didn't make it clear just now—it's a pretend boyfriend. My mom is forcing me to go back to Hangcheng for a matchmaking meeting; I don't want to go on a date, so I told her I have a boyfriend. What I mean is, have you pretend to be my boyfriend to fool my mom!" An Youyi realized she had been too rushed and hadn't made it clear, so she hurriedly explained.

Hearing that, Xu Mo finally relaxed.

"Pretending… that's fine."

After thinking for a few seconds, Xu Mo agreed: "You didn't make it clear either… really… pretending is fine. All right, when are we going to see Aunt?"

"Can we do it now? She's currently in Jiangcheng, at the Heavenly Origin Grand Hotel. I'm secretly calling you from the restroom. My mom said that if I don't see my boyfriend today, she'll take me back for a matchmaking meeting—please come save me!"