Chapter 308: Bro, you

Xu Mo's eyesight is excellent; even from a distance of a thousand meters, he can see the opposite side clearly.

Not to mention, at this moment he is less than a hundred meters away from the rooftop of the building opposite.

Xu Mo sees the situation on the opposite rooftop crystal clearly.

He clearly sees that there is only one person on the opposite rooftop right now, and Xu Mo has seen that person before!

Isn't that the eyewitness who saw Yang Meng jump off the building earlier today? Han Fei had asked him a few questions at the time.

He saw someone jump during the day, and now he's coming to jump at night... Is this contagious?

Can jumping off a building even be contagious?

There's something fishy here, probably related to the case... but Xu Mo can't figure it out.

He plans to first stop the person on the opposite side who wants to jump.

Both to save a life and to look for clues to solve the case.

But the two buildings are that far apart, and Xu Mo definitely can't get across in a short time.

Running to the opposite rooftop to block the person is impossible, because by the time Xu Mo arrives, the person will likely have already jumped.

There's only one way to stop him: shout from a distance and use communication for psychological counseling.

Communication requires skill, especially when persuading someone about to commit suicide.

Coincidentally, Xu Mo is a psychology expert; he masters communication techniques and can usually see through people's small thoughts.

Choosing to jump late at night is because he doesn't want to be seen and persuaded, nor rescued? Xu Mo instantly guessed the opposite rooftop man's thoughts.

Jumping now implies a resolve to die; trying to persuade him not to jump and telling him that living offers hope is probably useless.

It might even have the opposite effect...

Psychological counseling can wait; the priority is to trick the opposite person down from the rooftop.

Only if he can be tricked down does he have a chance for counseling.

Thinking of this, Xu Mo cleared his throat and shouted, "Hey, bro!"

The man on the opposite rooftop heard the voice, noticed Xu Mo, but gave no response.

He must be here to tell me not to lose hope; what's there to persuade? I've already decided, persuading me won't help... the man thought, and silently took two more steps forward.

Looks like he's already made up his mind.

But after taking less than two steps forward, he heard a sentence.

"Bro, are you also here to jump?"

Hearing that, the man was slightly startled and stopped.

He looked again at Xu Mo on the opposite rooftop.

Well, the guy across is also here to jump?

After hesitating for two seconds, he replied, "... Hmm!"

Seeing the man poised to kill himself stop, Xu Mo thought there was a chance.

He immediately seized the moment and asked.

"I was about to jump because my girlfriend betrayed me; what about you, why are you jumping?"

Being betrayed by a girlfriend is obviously a lie Xu Mo made... he actually has no girlfriend now!

He said that to coax words from the man.

Being betrayed by a girlfriend implies you at least have one; I can't even find a girlfriend! The man, with a pained expression, said, "If you put it that way, I'm even worse. I have never had a girlfriend; since childhood I've never even held a girl's hand."

That's really tragic... Xu Mo asked again, "You're committing suicide just because you can't find a girlfriend?"

"No, because of other reasons," the man denied.

Although he didn't elaborate on his reasons.

But Xu Mo already knows which method can trick the man down from the opposite rooftop.

"You still haven't even held a girl's hand?" Xu Mo exclaimed, "So you've never had deep interaction with a girl either?"

The man was very defiant.

"I don't care about that at all; I'm not interested in women!"

Xu Mo saw his expression clearly; not interested? That's obviously just lip‑service!

Pretending, then more pretending— I don't believe you truly aren't interested, unless you're incapable... Xu Mo suggested, "Bro, why don't we go find a girl for some fun, and after we're done, come back to jump?"

The man was somewhat tempted, yet remained defiant.

"I'm not going. If you want to go, go ahead. I said I'm not interested in women, I'll take a step forward first."

After speaking, he actually took two more steps forward, nearly reaching the very edge of the rooftop.

"You just walk away like that? Aren't you afraid the other ghosts will mock you after you fall? Dying still as a virgin boy—how embarrassing..." Xu Mo said again.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Xu Mo clearly saw the man's expression on the opposite rooftop twitch.

He couldn't help but intensify his attack.

"Let's do it together. Before you go, you shed the 'virgin boy' label; after you fall, no ghost will mock you, and once we're done we can walk together. On the Yellow Springs Road there'll be a companion."

The man looked thoughtful and began to hesitate; Xu Mo's words seemed to make sense.

He was almost there; Xu Mo could soon coax him down... Xu Mo had a flash of inspiration: "My treat."

"Alright! I'll follow your lead!" the man readily agreed.

"Then meet me at the roadside downstairs," Xu Mo said with a smile, "I know a great place!"

…

Five minutes later.

By the roadside.

The two met.

The man also recognized Xu Mo at that moment.

"I feel like I've seen you before… you're… Xu Mo? I saw you here earlier today; you were the one who came with Han Fei to investigate the case, right?"

Just now on the rooftop, at a bit of a distance, Xu Mo could see his face clearly, but he couldn't make out Xu Mo's features, so he only recognized Xu Mo now.

Xu Mo didn't deny it; he simply nodded.

"Yes."

He said, opening the car door, "Get in, let's go."

The man stared at Xu Mo with a suspicious expression.

"You said you also want to commit suicide—you're not lying to me, are you? You're quite wealthy now, aren't you? Even rich people have worries, right?"

Of course there are worries—having too much money you can't spend is a worry, isn't it? Though he thought that, Xu Mo said, "How could there be none? There are plenty of troubling matters that make people lose hope. Get in the car."

The man thought, upon hearing that, indeed, who says rich people have no worries? It's normal to become despondent when plagued by too many troubles, just like himself.

He immediately believed Xu Mo's words, opened the car door, and got in.

Xu Mo started the car and, in a casual tone, asked.

"You still haven't told me why you're despondent. I've already told you mine; for fairness, why don't you tell me yours?"

"Me? It's a long story. I'm a lawyer; three years ago, for money, I sold my conscience and defended a reckless rich heir… I had almost forgotten it, but after seeing the tragic condition of that corpse today, it resurfaced, and I went to see a psychologist…"

Hearing that, Xu Mo interrupted the man.

"Wait! You saw a psychologist? Then why are you still despondent? Didn't seeing the psychologist make you feel better?"

The man shook his head, his face full of anguish.

"No. After the session, I felt my guilt even heavier. That psychologist gave me a suggestion—to atone. I thought it made sense, so I came here…"

Xu Mo: "???"

What the hell kind of psychologist is this?

He doesn't provide psychological counseling, yet he suggests the patient atone?