Chapter 283: A Wave Unsettled, Another Rises

Through the window.

Xu Mo saw a crowd of people standing outside.

They were all young, mostly women.

Most of them were holding paper and pens.

Even downstairs, some people had put up a banner and a huge poster.

The banner's content was about Xu Mo, and the photo on the poster was also of Xu Mo.

It is worth mentioning that the gate of the neighboring villa had the same scene, surrounded by a frenzy of people.

After pausing for two seconds, he came out of his groggy, just‑woken state.

Xu Mo probably realized the intention of the crowd outside the gate.

"People fear fame, pigs fear getting fat…." That saying is truly not unfounded, Xu Mo thought helplessly.

"Look at the second floor! Xu Mo is awake! He's watching us!" Suddenly, someone with keen eyes spotted Xu Mo standing at the second‑floor window, looking down at them.

The crowd erupted.

They swarmed to the gate, clutching the pre‑prepared paper and pens, waiting for Xu Mo to come out so they could get his autograph.

Everyone who saw Xu Mo was stunned.

He had only taken part in a single program.

He suddenly became popular for no reason; it's one thing to be recognized occasionally on the street, but people actually blocked the gate demanding his autograph?

These days, is fame and gaining fans really that easy?

Ridiculous!

If he meets one or two people on the street asking for an autograph, Xu Mo would certainly not refuse.

But when a whole crowd like this shows up at once and literally blocks his house entrance, he can't stand it; with so many people, signing one by one would take forever.

Xu Mo thought it best to ignore them, so he drew the curtains, changed clothes, went to wash up, and then ate breakfast.

To avoid the crowd, he didn't go out the front gate but chose to leave through the back door.

He also decided not to drive his car, planning to take a taxi to work.

Since the front gate was blocked, Xu Mo feared being tangled up, so he didn't take his usual road out of the villa area.

He planned to loop around from the back, taking a distant route he had never used before.

……

Thanks to the system's reward, Xu Mo's eyesight is excellent; anything within two thousand meters he can see clearly.

It is precisely because of his sharp sight.

He inadvertently saw, in the villa before his eyes, a person lying motionless on the ground.

By the corpse stains on the body, Xu Mo instantly judged that the person lying on the ground was already dead.

Moreover, judging from the severity of the stains, the time of death was about four hours ago; the person died in the early hours of today!

"It can't be that coincidental; I just glanced casually…" Xu Mo was momentarily dumbfounded.

He had only subconsciously glanced at the villa behind him while walking.

Who would have thought he'd see the corpse inside the villa through the glass.

A Conan‑type constitution, indeed terrifying!

"Fine, no need to go then." Xu Mo pulled out his phone and called Han Fei.

Meanwhile.

Han Fei had already arrived at the Police Station.

It wasn't work time yet, and he was eating breakfast while scrolling his phone.

When he saw the trending search involving Xu Mo and Yang Jingxuan, his eyes widened.

"WTF! Xu Mo actually got a female star?"

At that moment, his phone rang.

The call was from Xu Mo.

Han Fei answered immediately.

"Hey, why are you calling me? I saw that news; you're something else! You even got a female star?"

After a pause, Han Fei asked, "Did you stay up all night fighting the lights and call me to ask for leave?"

Han Fei thought, Xu Mo calling at this hour could only be to tell him he'd arrive at the Police Station later, or perhaps to request leave.

He's been through it, so he understands.

Young people, after all, have abundant energy!

Xu Mo: "???"

Han Team: "What are you saying?"

"What do you mean you got a female star and stayed up fighting the lights? Fight what?"

"It's not a leave request; I discovered a corpse that appears to be a homicide, not a suicide."

A second earlier, Han Fei was still joking with Xu Mo.

But upon hearing Xu Mo's words, he sat up straight instantly.

"A corpse? Where did you find it?"

"Yes, a corpse, in the residential complex where I live." Xu Mo replied, "I saw it unintentionally through a neighbor's window."

"Are you sure it's a corpse? Could you have mistaken it?"

"Are you questioning my professional ability?" Xu Mo thought Han Fei was somewhat underestimating him: "Of course I'm certain; who would lie face‑down on the ground motionless? Moreover, I saw corpse stains, and from their condition the death time is about four hours."

Han Fei was silent for four or five seconds.

"... You don't need to come to the Police Station; just wait for us to go over."

"Alright, then I won't go to the Police Station. I'll send you the location of the residential community where I live right now."

"Send it; we're about to set off."

After the call ended, Han Fei immediately shoved the freshly peeled egg whole into his mouth, lifted the thermos cup on the table filled with goji berries and took a sip, then forced the choking egg down.

At that moment, he was questioning his life.

Not because the egg choked him, but because these back‑to‑back cases are driving him crazy!

He had just worked overtime last night to wrap up a murder case.

Who would have thought another one would show up today!

That's a pace of one death per day...

What's going on lately? Nothing is peaceful at all.

Cases keep coming one after another, and they're all murder cases!

He stared blankly at his seat for two seconds, then Han Fei pushed the door open and left the office.

It was still before work hours.

So most people hadn't arrived yet.

So far only a handful have shown up.

Han Fei selected a few of the more capable ones among them.

"Chen Ke, Li Chen, Xiao Wang, Xiao Zhang... the four of you, come with me now."

"What's up, Han Team?" Chen Ke asked instinctively.

You might not believe it when I say it... another dead body! Han Fei sighed, "Xu Mo just called me, saying a corpse was found at his neighbor's house. From the scene, he thinks it's homicide, not suicide."

The four: "???"

Their first reaction upon hearing the news was the same as Han Fei's.

They all expressed utter bewilderment.

Another murder case??

Isn't this like seeing a ghost? We just solved a murder case yesterday.

The two suspects from that case haven't even been taken away for sentencing yet; they're still being temporarily detained at the Police Station.

And then a new case arrived...

One wave hasn't settled before another rises—that's probably what this is.

"What situation?" Chen Ke scratched his head. "Has the crime rate been a bit too high lately...?"

Han Fei ignored Chen Ke and hurriedly urged.

"Stop dawdling, let's go. Chen Ke, you drive; I'll use my phone to navigate." After speaking, Han Fei tossed the car keys to Chen Ke and opened the navigation app himself.

He started navigation using the community name Xu Mo sent him.

The group headed straight for Xu Mo's residence...