Chapter 408: Three‑Times Speed Is Too Slow, Sixty‑Four Times

Xu Mo chose a straightforward questioning style, mainly to save time.

He is proficient in psychology and can easily judge from a person's micro‑expressions whether they are lying.

For Xu Mo, the straightforward questioning method is undoubtedly the most efficient.

If the person summoned for questioning had actually tampered with the Power Supply Room, then upon seeing the two sealed bags on Xu Mo's desk, his micro‑expressions would inevitably betray him; no amount of concealment could fool Xu Mo.

"Did you place this mouse in the Power Supply Room?"

"No," the employee shook his head.

"Are you sure you didn't put it there?"

"Officer, I'm sure."

"Alright," Xu Mo smiled, "You may leave and call the next person in."

The employee left the office with a bewildered expression, just as he had entered with one.

So real police investigations are like this... they don't play out like in TV dramas. Why does it feel like a game? Can this really uncover anything? The employee expressed doubt about Xu Mo's abilities.

Of course, he only muttered a silent complaint in his mind and didn't say it out loud.

After leaving the office, he called another colleague in for interrogation.

"Why did you come out so quickly? What were you asked?" a curious employee asked.

"Nothing much, just asked me..."

Before he could finish, Li Chen, who was overseeing the employees, interrupted, "No side conversations, be quiet."

The employee who had just been questioned by Xu Mo shrugged and did not continue.

Soon after, the second employee who entered the office also walked out, and after exiting he called another person in.

…

The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth.

Xu Mo proceeded in the same way and finished questioning all the employees.

After a round of questioning, Xu Mo reached a conclusion: none of the six employees had any problem.

In short, they were not colluding with the thieves to sabotage the lines; the deliberate saboteur was someone else.

Chen Ke, who had personally witnessed Xu Mo interrogating the Insurance Company employees, couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Team Leader Xu, is that all the questioning?... Shouldn't we ask more thoroughly?"

Xu Mo's questioning of the six employees took less than five minutes in total.

Basically, after a few sentences per person, Xu Mo sent them out and called the next one in.

Speaking of which, Chen Ke knows that Xu Mo has his own interrogation style; he has seen Xu Mo determine whether someone is lying with just two or three questions.

But the current situation is... the only people in the Insurance Company who can access and enter the Power Supply Room are these six individuals.

Xu Mo's interrogation quickly led to the conclusion that all six were innocent.

If all six are clean, then the case can't be pursued any further!

All leads are cut off.

Chen Ke believes that the insider colluding with the thieves must be hidden among these six; otherwise Xu Mo's judgment would be wrong, which doesn't make sense.

He was counting on interrogation to expose the insider, thereby tracing the audacious thief gang.

Who knew that after Xu Mo's interrogation—bang! —this approach would hit a dead end!

"Of course, I'm not questioning you... I mean, a more thorough ask might yield something. I think the third guy who came in seemed off; shall we interrogate him again?" Chen Ke added.

Xu Mo waved his hand.

"Unnecessary; the line damage has nothing to do with them, asking would be pointless," he said firmly.

"The real deliberate saboteur is someone else; go fetch that manager, and I'll question him."

"Bring that manager?" Chen Ke showed a thoughtful expression, then quickly understood, "Got it! You suspect the manager didn't tell the truth?"

Since none of the six are the true culprit, it suggests the manager may be lying, perhaps deliberately not bringing the problematic individuals for Xu Mo's questioning, only a bunch of innocents.

The six people the manager summoned know nothing; extracting anything from them would be the real breakthrough.

Xu Mo smiled lightly and said calmly, "Go."

Chen Ke left the office and called out to the waiting manager, "Manager, Team Leader Xu is looking for you."

Find me? The manager was startled, then immediately walked into the office.

"Only those six can enter the Power Supply Room?" Xu Mo asked after the manager entered.

"Yes," the manager affirmed, "Only their six job duties involve this area; others neither go to the Power Supply Room nor have its key, so they can't enter."

From the manager's tone and expression, Xu Mo saw that he wasn't lying.

Only those six he brought have the Insurance Company Power Supply Room key; in other words, only they can legally enter the Power Supply Room.

The manager didn't lie, and neither did the six employees.

This means the deliberate saboteur entered the Power Supply Room by other means—perhaps stealing the key, prying the lock, and so on.

"I understand, that's all. You may leave," Xu Mo said after a moment's thought, rising and leaving the office together with the manager and Chen Ke.

As soon as they stepped out, a police officer on guard approached, "Team Leader Xu, did you get anything?"

Xu Mo shook his head.

"No useful leads. Go meet Han Team and see if they found anything."

Monitoring Room.

Han Fei and a group of officers were diligently reviewing the footage, trying to extract clues.

At that moment, Xu Mo entered with his team.

"Han Team, any findings?"

"Nothing yet, just started," Han Fei turned his head, meeting Xu Mo's gaze. Only a few minutes had passed—what could be uncovered in that time? They had just begun: "Are you done over there? Have you finished the interrogation?"

"It's over, it has nothing to do with those six people," Xu Mo nodded, then walked to stand behind Han Fei, ready to check the surveillance together with Han Fei.

According to the manager, the circuit failure occurred around noon, so the person who tampered in the Power Supply Room must have entered the Power Supply Room before noon.

To ensure no one is missed, Han Fei chose to start checking from 8 a. m. today, which is the Insurance Company's working hours.

Reviewing the footage minute by minute would waste time, so Han Fei opted to watch the surveillance at three‑times speed, which saves a lot of time.

However, when Xu Mo arrived, he thought three‑times speed was still too slow…

"Let's watch at sixty‑four times speed; that will be faster."

Three police officers who came to learn investigative techniques: "???"