Chapter 363: Drawing Skin from Bones

"I think you're quite fine; how about I introduce someone to you! I have a daughter..."

The moment the words finished, the celebrating police officers present were instantly dumbfounded.

Director Zhang is basically trying to set his beloved daughter up with Xu Mo!

The officers at the station have all seen Director Zhang's daughter; she has fair skin and a pair of bright, watery eyes that dazzle anyone who looks at her.

Earlier, many officers jokingly claimed they wanted to be Director Zhang's son‑in‑law, but every single one was turned down by him.

In Director Zhang's words, his daughter is his precious "baby", and he must not let these "little brats" from the station have her.

Who would have thought Director Zhang would voluntarily bring up introducing his own daughter!

For a moment, the officers all turned their eyes to Xu Mo at the table, full of envy.

Even after working at the station for so long, they still haven't earned Director Zhang's favor; Xu Mo has only been here a few days, yet Director Zhang already wants him as a son‑in‑law. They're jealous! How come this good fortune never falls on them?

"Director Zhang... that's unnecessary, I have no such plans at the moment; I just want to focus on my work," Xu Mo said, politely declining after a moment of bewilderment.

However, Xu Mo didn't expect that upon hearing this, Director Zhang's eyes lit up instantly, and his interest in Xu Mo deepened.

Listen, listen! Prioritizing work, not only is he talented and capable, but also highly ambitious; in today's era of "lying flat" culture, ambitious young men are rare!

This is exactly the kind of son‑in‑law Director Zhang envisions, so he wants even more to introduce his daughter to Xu Mo.

"I have no such plans... but getting to know each other is fine; perhaps after you both get to know each other, you'll change your mind," Director Zhang said, confident in his daughter's appeal.

"My daughter also studies at the Public Security University and is about to graduate. She plans to join our police station after graduation, so she's in the same line of work as you; you two will definitely get along. I'll call her over so you can meet."

Speaking that, Director Zhang pulled out his phone and began dialing.

"Sisi, how about dad introduces you to a young man? He's talented, very ambitious, a pretty good guy, you..."

Before he could finish the sentence, a voice of refusal came from the other end.

"Oh dad, why are you worrying about this? I haven't graduated yet, and I don't plan to date before graduation. Besides, forced fruit isn't sweet!"

"You kid, I never said you couldn't date; it's just an introduction. This young man is really a good person. You can get to know him a bit before making any decisions."

"Hello, hello, hello... Dad, what are you saying? My signal's bad here! I'm hanging up now!"

After that, a busy tone sounded in the line.

Even though it wasn't on speaker, Xu Mo's hearing let him clearly hear the voice on the other end.

Seeing that Director Zhang's daughter was so resistant, Xu Mo instantly felt relieved.

After the call ended, Director Zhang smiled calmly, "What an inconvenience! My daughter says she's busy with school matters; we'll arrange for you two to meet another day."

Xu Mo went along, nodding, "Fine." Since Director Zhang's daughter was so opposed, he decided not to be the bad guy and let her take that role.

Amid the chatter and eating, the meal passed quickly.

After dinner, everyone went back to their own homes.

Xu Mo also returned to his hotel at that time.

The night passed without a word.

In the next two days, no officer came to Xu Mo and Chen Ke for case work, so the two had some free time.

Every day, Xu Mo set aside some time to visit the hospital and chat with Chen Ke, preventing him from feeling too bored lying there alone.

During that period, Li Yunfei came by, delivered a fruit basket to Chen Ke, and chatted casually with both Xu Mo and Chen Ke for a while.

On the fourth idle day, Li Yunfei's call reached Xu Mo's phone.

He had run into another unsolvable case.

The case had been investigated for four consecutive days with no leads, and superiors were pressing hard for a one‑week resolution; after much deliberation, Li Yunfei chose to call Xu Mo for help.

Li Yunfei had already seen Xu Mo's abilities; he had no clue about this case, but that doesn't mean Xu Mo couldn't handle it. A phone call might give him some ideas.

"Do you have time now, Xu Mo? I have a rather tricky case here; after four days of investigation I'm still at a loss, and I'd like to discuss it with you."

"Four days with no leads—what case?" Xu Mo asked, curious.

Half‑reclining on the hospital bed, Chen Ke's eyes lit up at the word "case": "Case!? What case?"

Moreover, today marks his fourth consecutive day lying in the hospital without leaving; this idle, excruciating boredom is unbearable.

"A few days ago a heavy rain fell, and after it stopped, a skeleton was washed out of the Public Security University woods..." Li Yunfei gave Xu Mo a brief rundown of the case.

After listening, Xu Mo frowned.

"So far you still haven't identified the deceased?"

"Exactly, I'm almost dying of worry," Li Yunfei lamented. "The superiors demand a solution within seven days, but it's already four days and we still haven't figured out the victim's identity, so I wanted to ask if you have any insight."

After thinking, Xu Mo replied, "I actually have a method that might identify the deceased."

The System Reward granted Xu Mo a simulated portrait skill that not only can sketch an unknown criminal from a few descriptions, but also can "draw skin from bones."

In short, as long as there is a skull, Xu Mo can render the deceased's appearance from it—perfect for an unidentified skeleton.

"What method!?" Li Yunfei was instantly thrilled upon hearing that Xu Mo had a way to identify the victim.

He originally called Xu Mo on a whim to try it out, and unexpectedly Xu Mo actually had a trick!

"Drawing skin from bones—I'll try to reconstruct the deceased's appearance using the skull," Xu Mo explained his method.

Li Yunfei was left speechless.

There's also this method!?

Just by comparing a single skull, can you restore the victim's face!? Can this really work?

Li Yunfei absolutely believed Xu Mo, but the method seemed far‑fetched; "drawing skin from bones" felt rather unlikely!

Nevertheless, after thinking it over, Li Yunfei decided to let Xu Mo try.

He truly had no leads; the superiors were pressing hard, and now that there's even a hint of hope, he wouldn't let it slip away.

What if Xu Mo actually manages to draw it?