Chapter 286: A Thirty‑Year‑Old Woman Surrenders the Kingdom

Because of various factors, Han Fei strongly suspects this is a murder case, not a suicide.

So, he simply began investigating it as a murder.

He had the medical examiner take the corpse back for an autopsy, wanting to know whether the victim died of poisoning, and if so, what kind of poison.

At the same time, he ordered the Forensic Inspection Section staff to collect all biological traces in the room, hoping these traces might aid the investigation.

A locked‑room murder… Han Fei has been in the field for decades, and has never encountered such a case!

Although investigating such a strange case might be very difficult.

But if it can be solved successfully, it would undoubtedly be very rewarding, and also a source of great pride!

So, speaking of it, Han Fei is somewhat excited.

As for Chen Ke and the others, need not say more; they are even more excited than Han Fei.

The only unexcited person is Xu Mo.

Because the System Reward gave him case‑solving experience that includes several locked‑room murders, those murders are directly in Xu Mo's memory, allowing him to vividly recall the investigation process.

Therefore, when encountering a locked‑room murder, there is nothing to get excited about.

At this moment, Xu Mo briefly recalled those locked‑room murders in his mind.

After roughly going over those locked‑room murders in his mind.

Xu Mo roughly understood the pattern of a locked‑room murder.

There is only one victim in the house, all doors and windows are locked from the inside, and the killer has vanished...

It sounds extremely mysterious.

But if you think about it a bit, it can be figured out.

In Xu Mo's mind, he already has several investigative ideas.

…

The location of this villa happens to be right behind the villa where Xu Mo lives.

The commotion here can be heard from the front.

Earlier, when the medical examiner and the Forensic Inspection Section staff arrived in a police car, they attracted the full attention of the fans blocking Xu Mo's door demanding his signature.

"What's going on, why did the police officers come?"

"Someone's dead, you came too late and didn't see; I saw it—just now, a few people were carrying the corpse out of the house!"

"Dead?? When did they die? How did they die?"

"Who knows? Anyway, they're dead, covered with a white sheet."

"Wow, it's my first time seeing a corpse; I'm going to take a photo and post it to my Moments!"

"??? What's wrong with you?"

"Bro, you're awesome, wanting to photograph the corpse—aren't you afraid of bad luck?"

"…"

"Don't gather by the police tape; everyone disperse, stop crowding the entrance—there's nothing to see inside!" Seeing a crowd of onlookers outside, an officer stepped forward to disperse them.

For homicide cases, when investigating, the Police, to avoid public panic and to prevent unscrupulous people from copying, generally conceal as much as possible and suppress information whenever they can.

Only after the investigation is complete do they release the case details and the information that the killer has been brought to justice, so that the case will not cause panic.

At this moment, Xu Mo stands inside the house, scanning the gathered crowd outside one by one.

Because he just recalled that in a locked‑room murder there is a scenario... the killer, after killing, hides in the locked room and waits until the corpse is discovered.

After the body is found, the killer takes advantage of the chaos to leave the locked room, then watches from the perspective of a bystander, and later looks for a chance to leave the scene.

A while ago, none of them were in the bedroom where the corpse lay.

Xu Mo is recalling those locked‑room murders in his mind.

Han Fei is briefing the medical examiner and the Forensic Inspection Section staff.

Chen Ke, Li Chen, and Wang Dachuan are surfing the web for information on locked‑room murders, the three are engrossed.

In this situation, if the killer quietly leaves the locked room, no one will notice; as long as he is careful enough, he can slip out and blend among the onlookers outside.

Xu Mo thinks this scenario is possible, so he needs to verify whether the killer is among the crowd outside watching.

After scanning, Xu Mo actually spots a sneaky little boy, pale and skinny, the type of pretty‑face that rich women tend to favor.

Xu Mo is well‑versed in psychology.

He is unusually sensitive to people's eyes and expressions.

Thus, at a glance he can tell the boy's gaze is very off.

He casually glances at the corpse covered with a white sheet in the car, occasionally checking his phone, probably sending a message.

He seems to know the house's owner, i. e., the deceased.

Xu Mo walks straight toward the oddly behaving boy.

Seeing Xu Mo approach, the boy looks a bit flustered.

"Do you know the owner of this villa?" Xu Mo asks directly as he approaches.

"I... know," the boy stammers, nodding.

"Know?" Xu Mo continues, "What's your relationship with her? Is she your mother or—?"

"... I'm not her son; we're boyfriend‑girlfriend."

Xu Mo: "???"

Boyfriend‑girlfriend!?

The boy before him looks about nineteen or twenty years old.

A woman in her fifties, even old enough to be his mother.

She might even be older than his mother!

Who would have thought… he's actually the… fifty‑something deceased's… boyfriend?

After being stunned for a few seconds, Xu Mo forced a laugh: "Not bad… a woman thirty years older hands over the empire! Saves a few decades of struggle."

As he said that, he suddenly recalled the Rich Lady's Happy Ball he had seen in the wardrobe inside the house.

Then, subconsciously, he glanced at the pretty boy's legs.

"Cough cough…," the pretty boy coughed awkwardly twice. "My girlfriend… no, that woman—did something happen to her? Is she the one covered by the white cloth?"

"Hmm, yes, it's her; she's already dead," Xu Mo nodded.

He then continued.

"Since you knew the deceased, could you come with us? We want to learn a bit about your girlfriend, which would help solve the case."