Chapter 336: This is a damn newbie?

"The case solved?" Wang Ju's voice rose several degrees without him meaning to: "So fast?"

Just a moment ago, he was still worrying whether the case would remain unsolved after 48 hours; after all, this is a fragmented corpse case, the perpetrator is likely a psychopathic killer, and such cases are usually troublesome to handle.

But he never imagined that the case that had him so worried would be solved just like that.

Even more, he was still on the road, hadn't even reached the crime scene, and the case was already solved… as if it were a joke!

"Solved, the perpetrator is the person who reported the corpse."

"It's her…… you wait there, we'll be there shortly, we'll talk later."

Although Wang Ju had many doubts, he didn't intend to ask over the phone now, since they were already very close to the crime scene; asking later when they arrived would be the same.

Less than a kilometer away, they arrived quickly by car.

Upon arriving, Wang Ju eagerly got out of the car; as he stepped out, he happened to meet Xiao Li's group, who were escorting a suspect just out of the building.

"Chief Wang." Upon seeing Wang Ju, several people immediately greeted him.

Wang Ju also nodded: "Hmm." as a response to them.

Then he pointed at the handcuffed old lady.

"Is this the perpetrator?"

"Yes." Xiao Li nodded.

Afterwards, Wang Ju's attention shifted from the old lady to Xu Mo and Chen Ke: "Isn't your mission over? Why are you still……"

Before Xu Mo and Chen Ke could answer, Xiao Li beside them spoke up first.

"Oh right, Chief Wang, I didn't have a chance to say earlier on the phone, Xu Mo and Chen Ke stayed behind to help investigate the case; this case also owes a lot to Xu Mo—without him, we probably wouldn't have solved it so quickly."

After thinking, Xiao Li felt that was a bit inappropriate, so he added: "Um, and Chen Ke also helped a lot!"

Chen Ke felt undeserving of that praise, so he waved his hands: "Don't say that, I didn't contribute anything; it's all Xu Mo helping you guys, I'm just soy sauce."

He himself knows whether he had any merit in that case; one could say he was basically coasting through, doing nothing, saying he helped would be a stretch; Xiao Li's words are just polite talk, to be taken lightly—could he really conscience‑wise claim that credit?

However, after hearing Xiao Li's words, Wang Ju couldn't help but feel doubtful.

"Oh? From what you're saying, did Xu Mo put in considerable effort in this case?"

Xiao Li nodded.

"If it weren't for Xu Mo, we probably wouldn't have suspected the reporter for a while; at least not until we started investigating the victim's social connections would we have thought of the reporter. Xu Mo suspected her from the start, asked a few questions and directly identified her as the killer… after verification, the murderer really was her, and she has confessed."

After hearing that, Wang Ju was mentally shocked.

"This is a damn newbie?"

"Could it be that what Lao Han and I said are true, and Xu Mo really has talent for solving cases?"

Thinking that, Wang Ju couldn't help but look at Xu Mo with surprise.

He knows the ability of his subordinates; although not exceptionally outstanding, it's still quite good.

Xu Mo is neither a transferred military personnel nor has he attended a specialized police academy for professional training; he only recently became an officer, basically a pure newcomer who knows nothing.

Such a pure newcomer, yet his ability surpasses that of his own subordinates…… looking at it, Lao Han might not have been lying; Xu Mo's talent is indeed quite good!

"Impressive, no wonder Lao Han boasted to me about your strong ability—it seems true." Wang Ju smiled and said to Xu Mo: "Solving a murder case in under half an hour, you certainly don't look like a newcomer."

"How did you notice she was off?"

Upon Wang Ju's inquiry, Xu Mo recounted the whole situation: from when he first arrived, suspecting the old lady who saw the corpse yet showed no fear, to later, after asking a few questions, directly determining that the reporter was the killer, etc.

After hearing that, Wang Ju wore an expression of praise; Xu Mo could actually deduce from the victim's fatal wound whether the killer was an elderly person, woman, or child, and combined with that and other details, directly concluded the killer was the reporter—this ability is indeed commendable.

Of course, what truly surprised Wang Ju was that Xu Mo could perform an autopsy; after all, those detail problems, if the other officers spent some time thinking carefully, they could surely figure them out.

"Those other detail problems aren't hard to spot; a little thought and you'll get it…… but you actually know autopsy techniques?"

Xu Mo still gave the same reply: "Just a little, all from reading books."

"Things like the system, naturally can't be mentioned; if he said it, nobody would believe him, so he can only make up excuses like that."

"From books?" Wang Ju stared, then joked: "What books are you reading? I'll buy each of our unambitious police station folks a copy."

"Chief Wang is joking; with you here, how could our police station's officers be unambitious?"

At that moment, a system notification suddenly sounded in Xu Mo's mind; the rewards for capturing two escapees arrived simultaneously.

"You successfully captured an escapee, reward obtained—Golden Bell Cover."

"You successfully captured an escapee, reward obtained—ten million Soft Media Coin."

The next second, Xu Mo's phone received a text message, the bank's deposit notification; the paying institution was the sports lottery, and at the same time, his pocket gained a receipt for a successfully redeemed lottery ticket.

The system is quite thoughtful; the source of the money has been directly arranged.

As for the Golden Bell Cover, it is a means of self-defense; presumably the system awarded it to prevent Xu Mo from getting injured while carrying out missions.

……

Afterwards, the police officers tidied up the scene, took the corpse and the perpetrator back to the police station.

Seeing the case was also resolved, Xu Mo and Chen Ke originally wanted to buy plane tickets back to Yangcheng, but Wang Ju kept them, insisting on having them stay overnight to thank them for helping solve the case.

Wang Ju even helped arrange their leave; the two couldn't refuse, so they bought tickets for tomorrow morning's flight, preparing to leave early the next day.

Wang Ju has already arranged the leave for the whole holiday, and the two of them couldn't refuse, so they bought a ticket for tomorrow morning and are set to leave at first light.