I Sent You to Take the College Entrance Exam, and You Ended Up Solving a Murder Case?! - Chapter 11

“Guan Yuexing.”

“Here!” the tall young man replied immediately.

Yan Guangxu.

“Here!” The bespectacled young man adjusted his glasses.

“Zhan Chi.”

“Here!” The young man with the cigarette in his mouth quickly took it off.

Chen Mo accurately called out each person’s name, causing surprise to flash in the eyes of the three.

It seems this new captain has done his homework.

“From now on, we’re all brothers, so there’s no need to be so formal.”

Chen Mo’s tone was very casual, “When will Vice Captain Wu Che and the others be back?”

“Reporting to Captain Chen, Boss Wu and his men are investigating a case.”

“The exact return date is still uncertain,” Guan Yuexing replied.

“Okay.” Chen Mo nodded. “Now, Guan Yuexing, come with me to collect the equipment.”

“Yan Guangxiu and Zhan Chi, you two stay behind to coordinate the team’s work and keep communication open at all times.”

“Yes!” the three replied in unison.

This decisive order changed their impression of Chen Mo even more.

Chen Mo led Guan Yuexing out of the office and headed straight for the armory of the logistics and equipment department.

The process for obtaining a gun is very strict.

Identity verification, iris scanning, electronic signature—the process goes through each step.

Only then did a dedicated administrator take out a brand-new Type 92 pistol from a heavy iron cabinet.

And three magazines fully loaded with bullets.

“Captain Chen, here’s your gun.”

Chen Mo took the gun and skillfully examined, disassembled, and reassembled it.

The whole process was so smooth that Guan Yuexing, who was watching from the side, couldn’t help but twitch his eyelids.

You’re an expert!

Afterwards, the two went to collect a quick-draw holster, a magazine pouch, and a brand-new soft bulletproof vest.

“Go to the cadre office again and get the police uniform.” Chen Mo packed all the equipment.

“yes!”

After receiving two brand-new summer duty uniforms and regular uniforms from the cadre office, the two returned to the ground carrying a large pile of belongings.

“Team Leader Chen, where should we put the things?” Guan Yuexing asked.

“Come with me.”

Chen Mo led him to a corner of the parking lot.

A brand-new black BMW 5 Series was parked there quietly.

Chen Mo pressed the key, and the car lights flashed.

Guan Yuexing’s eyes widened instantly.

“Holy crap… Captain Chen, is this the car the bureau assigned to you?”

“It’s an official vehicle,” Chen Mo explained casually, opening the trunk.

Guan Yuexing was speechless with astonishment.

BMWs for official vehicles? That’s some serious luxury!

He had only ever heard of the Municipal Bureau providing Audis to top officials like Director Wu.

On the criminal investigation side, Director Liu’s car is only a Passat.

A newly appointed squadron leader, and he’s already equipped with a BMW?

This new captain is no ordinary person!

The two men put their police uniforms and most of their equipment into the trunk.

Back in their office on the fourth floor, Yan Guangxiu and Zhan Chi were curious to see the two of them return empty-handed.

Chen Mo walked straight to the desk that belonged to the team leader.

He opened the drawer, put in the weapon belt containing a pistol and magazines, and then locked it with a “click”.

Even with a gun license, firearms must still be stored in a cabinet as required during non-emergency missions.

However, he still took out a pair of handcuffs, a high-powered flashlight, and an extendable baton from his equipment.

They were all fastened to the belt at their waists.

Only after he had done all this did he sit down in the chair.

Looking at the mountain of case files piled up on the table, a fighting spirit ignited in Chen Mo’s eyes.

Before looking at the screen, he raised his head and glanced at the three team members sitting upright opposite him, who seemed somewhat at a loss.

Chen Mo took a pack of cigarettes out of the drawer and casually tossed it over.

“Here, have a smoke.”

Guan Yuexing caught it subconsciously, looked down, and his eye twitched again.

Soft Zhonghua (a type of Chinese liquor).

These cigarettes aren’t cheap on the market; ordinary people buy them by the stick.

“Thank you, Captain Chen.”

Guan Yuexing didn’t stand on ceremony. He took out a cigarette and handed it to Yan Guangxu, then to Zhan Chi, and finally lit one for himself, taking a deep drag.

The familiar scent lingered in their lungs, easing their tense nerves considerably.

“Where is the case file for the one Wu Che and his team handled?” Chen Mo asked.

“Reporting to Captain Chen, Wu and his men are the main force, and the case files are all in their vehicle.”

“Our team only has some files for assisting in the investigation,” Guan Yuexing explained.

“What’s the status of the case we’re handling now?”

“It’s the ‘3.21’ murder case, which happened three days ago in the High-tech Zone.”

“Give me the case file.”

“yes!”

Guan Yuexing immediately got up and went to search through the filing cabinet.

Chen Mo then took out a uniquely shaped metal USB flash drive from his pocket and plugged it into the interface of the desktop computer.

“Beep—Identity verification successful. Welcome, Chen Mo, captain of the Fifth Investigation Team.”

A high-tech login screen popped up on the computer screen.

The police badge slowly rotated in the center, with a line of small print below displaying his identity and authority.

He opened the case database, which had very high access levels; almost all cases were open to him.

He quickly found the electronic case file for the “March 21st Riverside Murder Case in High-tech Zone”.

At this moment, Guan Yuexing also came over carrying a thick stack of paper documents.

“Captain Chen, the case file is here.”

“Put it here.”

Chen Mo’s eyes were fixed on the screen, his fingers flying across the mouse wheel as he read at a glance.

The case file was not complicated, but the clues were scarce.

The deceased, Shi Ying, was a 22-year-old female public relations officer at a high-end KTV in the city.

He went missing three days ago, on the evening of March 21st, after getting off work.

Yesterday morning, March 23, an elderly man who was doing his morning exercise discovered her body in the reeds along the river in the High-tech Zone.

The forensic examination results showed that the cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation, and the time of death was estimated to be between 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM on March 22.

She had been assaulted before her death.

After taking over the case, the city bureau’s first team immediately launched an investigation.

According to the KTV’s surveillance footage and the testimonies of her colleagues, Shi Ying left work around 12:30 a.m. on the 21st.

She called a ride-hailing service.

Police quickly located the ride-hailing driver.

According to the driver, Shi Ying was on the phone after getting in the car, and seemed to be flirting with someone. She sounded like she was in a good mood.

The vehicle arrived at the entrance of the “Lantingyuan” residential community where she lived at around 1 a.m.

The driver watched her get out of the car and then drove away.

That’s where the problem lies.

Lantingyuan is an old residential area with very inadequate surveillance facilities.

The security camera at the main entrance broke down a few days ago and hasn’t been repaired yet.

The security cameras inside the residential complex did not capture any footage of Shi Ying entering the complex.

She vanished into thin air in the short distance of just a few dozen meters between the entrance to the residential compound and the entrance.

The body was not found until two days later, on the riverbank more than ten kilometers away.

A team conducted extensive investigations into her social relationships, but with little success.

Her parents live in another city and are estranged from her.

My local circle of friends is also very small, and I don’t have any close friends.

The investigation has reached a stalemate.

Because Lu Mingrui, the captain of the first investigation team, is also the head of the department.

Due to a shortage of manpower, some of the investigation and visitation tasks were assigned to Team Five for assistance.

Chen Mo’s finger stopped on the mouse, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Something’s not right.

The case file contains detailed records of the interrogations of Shi Ying’s colleagues, friends, and even her ex-boyfriend.

However, one group has been selectively ignored.

Customers at the KTV.

The police’s logic was simple: Shi Ying disappeared after get off work, so the investigation focused on her private life.

But in Chen Mo’s view, this is precisely the biggest blind spot.

A young and beautiful girl disappeared late at night at the entrance of her own residential compound.

The most likely scenario is not being kidnapped by a random stranger.

Even late at night, there may still be a few passersby at the entrance of the old residential area.

Forcibly abducting an adult woman would cause quite a stir.

More likely, she left with someone willingly.

And this person is very likely someone she knows.

A “familiar person” who could make her abandon going home in the middle of the night and leave with him instead.

Where did this “acquaintance” come from?

The ride-hailing driver mentioned that she was on the phone before getting out of the car, and her tone was affectionate.

This phone call was most likely made to the murderer.

At this point in time, the most likely person to contact her is a customer she just met at the KTV.

Chen Mo’s thoughts instantly became clear.