Chapter 313: Did Xu Mo Solve the Case?

After finishing the night snack, Xu Mo escorted the non‑driving Han Fei back home.

Then he drove himself home.

When he arrived home it was already midnight.

Xu Mo took a shower.

He then tried to fall asleep using the Turtle Breathing Technique sleep method granted by the System Reward.

Just as the system described, the Turtle Breathing Technique truly improves sleep quality, and Xu Mo quickly entered deep sleep.

Two hours later, Xu Mo woke up.

Although he had only slept two hours, he felt unusually energetic, unprecedentedly relaxed, as if all fatigue had vanished.

Moreover, Xu Mo felt his strength seemed to have increased just a little.

Looks like it really can strengthen the body!

Others have to work out to death, but Xu Mo doesn't need to; he just sleeps...

This Turtle Breathing Technique is quite handy: out of twenty‑four hours I only sleep two, yet I can keep the remaining twenty‑two hours full of energy—one day tops two days of others… Xu Mo increasingly feels this reward is pretty good.

For other people, excluding sleep, they only manage a dozen‑odd hours at most.

Xu Mo, however, has a full twenty‑two hours in a day.

The key is that shortening his sleep doesn't affect his health.

On the contrary, he becomes healthier.

He got up, played games until dawn, then had breakfast.

He finally arrived at the Police Station before 8:30.

Arriving at the Police Station at the same time was Han Fei.

The two met at the entrance.

Unlike the energetic Xu Mo, Han Fei's mental state was clearly poor.

His dark circles were heavy, and he looked wilted, obviously because he slept too little last night and didn't get enough rest.

"Morning, Han Team," Xu Mo said with a smile, greeting Han Fei.

Being young is great; even though he, like me, only got home to sleep after midnight, who would expect him to be full of vigor the next morning... Seeing the energetic Xu Mo before him, Han Fei thought to himself that he really was getting old, incomparable to the youngsters—young people have no problem staying up late, but after a night of staying up he has no energy at all.

You can't refuse to age!

"Morning to you too. You worked overtime until so late last night, you really didn't have to come this early today; you could have slept in at home. Anyway, yesterday's case was already solved, coming early today isn't necessary."

Who says coming early today is nothing? You shouldn't say that casually; what if something happens… Xu Mo smiled, "I wanted to sleep in, but I woke up on time."

"Alright, let's go in," he said, and Han Fei was the first to step through the Police Station's doors.

Xu Mo followed inside.

As soon as they entered, a group of officers in the Police Station surrounded them.

Everyone turned to look at the two of them.

Everyone had already learned from the night‑shift colleagues that Xu Mo and Han Fei had handled the Serial Suicide Case last night.

Of course, they only got the gist, because the night‑shift officers hadn't really taken part in the case; they only went with Han Fei to apprehend the suspect and didn't know the finer details.

"Han Team, Xu Mo, impressive! Even with all of us together we couldn't figure out the case, and you solved it in just one night!"

"That's awesome, how exactly did you crack the case? Can you tell us so we can learn?"

"Yeah, yeah, how did you come to suspect that psychologist?"

"…"

Although it sounded like the officers were asking Xu Mo and Han Fei simultaneously,

in fact their gazes were all fixed on Han Fei.

They believed that during last night's investigation Han Fei was the dominant figure, directing the whole process, while Xu Mo merely assisted.

Although Xu Mo's abilities have been evident to everyone these past days.

He excels at autopsy, shooting, negotiation, interrogation, reasoning, and so on.

Yet even so, in everyone's eyes Xu Mo is still a newcomer.

A newcomer who is outstanding in many ways but still cannot handle things alone.

"Don't ask me about it; this has little to do with me," Han Fei hurriedly brushed off all the credit for last night's case: "All the credit for solving that case belongs to Xu Mo; I was just goofing around, did nothing. If you want details, ask him."

Han Fei said that not to make the officers think Xu Mo is capable and thus endorse him and his judgment.

In fact, he sincerely believes all the credit belongs to Xu Mo.

Xu Mo first proposed the hypothesis that the murderer might be hiding on the roof.

Then he began reviewing the surveillance footage; after that he went to Guojin Building, and upon arriving he happened to rescue lawyer Wu Yue who was about to jump, and learned the crucial clue from Wu Yue.

In contrast, at that time Han Fei hadn't even finished watching the surveillance.

If Xu Mo hadn't brought Wu Yue to the Police Station, Han Fei might have spent the whole night just checking the footage.

By the time he finished, Wu Yue would probably have been dead cold…

Then how would they have known that the psychologist was the key clue?

That crucial clue, Han Fei contributed nothing to; it was all Xu Mo's effort.

And the interrogation after the capture, Xu Mo also took the lead.

Han Fei thinks that without Xu Mo, he would have wrestled with the suspect all night and the suspect probably wouldn't have surrendered.

The victim was rescued by Xu Mo, the murderer's clue was provided by Xu Mo, and the interrogation was only possible because Xu Mo was there.

During this time, the only thing Han Fei did was lead the team to capture the murderer.

Isn't that credit still Xu Mo's?

When the officers heard Han Fei's words, they were instantly stunned.

Was the case solved by Xu Mo?

He just got here, only a fresh rookie, and already has the ability to solve cases alone? No way…

Yet, seeing Han Fei's expression, the officers sensed that Han Fei wasn't intentionally lying to them.

This case might truly have been solved by Xu Mo! It has hardly anything to do with Han Fei at all.

In an instant, the officers' gazes toward Xu Mo instantly changed…

Before, they only thought Xu Mo's personal abilities were relatively outstanding, that he knew a bit of everything, a rare talent.

But now, they truly realize Xu Mo's extraordinary qualities.

One must understand that being strong and being able to solve cases are two completely different things…