Chapter 475: Nameless Male Corpse

After a short while, Han Fei also arrived at the Police Station.

Seeing the officers all sitting at their desks, focused but seemingly doing nothing, Han Fei felt very pleased.

He almost instinctively assumed they were studying past case files to learn from experience, or perhaps learning through other means.

Han Fei thought to himself that the officers under his command were finally getting serious, finally showing some purpose.

It should be noted that, in the past, when officers first arrived at the Police Station in the morning, they would almost always smoke and chat until official work hours, only returning to their stations if they had no cases.

When they had a case, the officers would never behave that way; they could clearly distinguish priorities.

"Did I take a wrong turn? Why is the sun shining from the west today? Everyone's so serious?" Han Fei said, walking behind one of the officers. "Studying past case files?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Fei saw the officer give him a terrified glance and tuck his phone away.

It was the exact look of being caught slacking by a superior.

Not only that officer, but the other officers also looked up at him and hurriedly put away their phones.

Although the officer put his phone away quickly, Han Fei still caught a glimpse of the screen: he was playing a game. At that moment Han Fei realized, "Good grief, these officers aren't studying cases at all, they're just gaming."

Han Fei's face instantly darkened.

In the end he'd been mistaken; he'd thought too highly of these seasoned officers.

But on reflection it made sense: it wasn't work hours yet, and the Police Station had no urgent cases, so expecting these veterans to seriously study cases or take initiative was unrealistic.

Seeing the officers' frightened glances, Han Fei suddenly realized he might have been too harsh toward them, causing their fear.

Han Fei wanted to change, to blend in with the officers.

"It's fine, play on. It's still a while before work starts. What game are you playing?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the officer shook his head like a rattle: "Not playing, not playing!"

"I saw it, so what's 'not playing'? Are you scared I'll make you play again? Think I'm a cheater?" Han Fei's face hardened.

Long ago, Han Fei had also been addicted to a game for a while.

Back then the Police Station didn't have frequent cases and was very idle, so the officers were all leisurely, clocking in and out on time, never working overtime.

After work each day, Han Fei would ask the officers to play games with him, but he was so terrible that no one wanted to team up with him.

To avoid carrying Han Fei, the officers climbed the ranks to the top, repeatedly claiming their skill tiers didn't match and they couldn't carry him.

After that, Han Fei quit gaming, because without anyone to play with he couldn't win...

"No, no!" the officer quickly denied, then flattered, "How could I think you're bad? Han Team's gaming talent is the best I've ever seen."

Saying that, he pulled out his phone and recommended the game he was playing to Han Fei.

Compared with other games on the market, this one boasts a great art style and low competitiveness, making it perfect for an older, clumsy player like Han Fei.

The officer originally introduced the game to Han Fei just as a formality; after all, Han Fei had quit gaming long ago and likely wouldn't be interested even if a new game was suggested.

But the officer didn't expect that after the recommendation, Han Fei instantly became interested in the game.

"Nice art style, low competitiveness—this game suits me perfectly!" Han Fei thought.

"This game looks fun; I'll get it later, and after work tonight you can teach me." After saying that, Han Fei glanced at the wall clock: "There are ten minutes left until work starts; let's stop playing for now."

…

The morning passed quickly.

In the first half of the morning, the Police Station still hadn't received any urgent cases.

During the short break for lunch and nap, Han Fei downloaded the game the officer had recommended and began playing.

Once he started, Han Fei became hooked on the game.

Thus, after every lunch, Han Fei, who usually needed a cigarette, this time broke his habit and kept gaming; not only did he play alone, he also invited several officers to join.

Xu Mo was left speechless.

What's going on? The 'elderly' Han Fei also got hooked on this game?

The game's acceptance level is absurdly high!

Yet even so, Xu Mo still underestimated how widely the game would be accepted.

Since its release, roughly twenty‑to‑thirty hours have passed, and download counts across major app stores have already surpassed fifty million, still climbing.

Those figures are only from domestic statistics; overseas numbers haven't been tallied yet!

Moreover, the game's revenue‑generating power is shockingly strong.

Nine out of every ten players spend money, half of them only a little, while the other half are heavy spenders, providing substantial income for the game.

He fished around during the lunch break.

He didn't put the phone down until the afternoon work shift began.

At 1 p. m., the Police Station received a report.

A farmer on the outskirts discovered a corpse in an abandoned water well outside his yard.

After the report, the officers rushed to the crime scene.

The farmer smelled a strong putrid odor from the well, looked down and, wow, found a corpse! He was terrified and immediately called the police.

When the officers arrived, they immediately hauled the body out of the well.

Xu Mo put on gloves and stepped forward to take a look.

"The deceased is male, the face has been artificially damaged making identification impossible, age roughly thirty‑two to thirty‑five, cause of death is a sharp‑weapon stab causing massive bleeding, not drowning," Xu Mo said, pointing to several obvious knife wounds on the lower back.

"Time of death is about three days; when the body was retrieved it was face‑down, indicating he was killed and then thrown into the well."

"The deceased is about 185 cm tall, weighs around 107 kg. The murderer must be a local resident; no one would go to an unfamiliar place to dump a body. Moreover, there were multiple perpetrators and likely a vehicle, otherwise moving the corpse to the well's edge would be difficult."