I Sent You to Take the College Entrance Exam, and You Ended Up Solving a Murder Case?! - Chapter 20

He sighed, his tone carrying a mixture of relief and melancholy.

“I’m relieved that you have a good captain.”

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Wu Che quickly moved closer and asked a question.

“Captain, speaking of which, how have you been lately? That case you mentioned before, any leads?”

Wu Che was asking about a case that Fan Yuan had been personally overseeing since Fan Yuan was transferred to the police station.

A wanted criminal who has been on the run for many years has recently been identified as possibly hiding in Wujiang District.

Upon hearing this, Fan Yuan’s expression, which had just softened, darkened again.

He shook his head, his face full of exhaustion.

“Sigh, don’t even mention it.”

“We’ve been investigating for almost a month, but we haven’t found a single useful clue.”

“That grandson just vanished into thin air. We can’t find him on CCTV, and no one has seen him after visiting and investigating.”

Fan Yuan rubbed his temples and lowered his voice.

“Don’t tell Chen Mo about this yet, so he doesn’t think our Wujiang District Police Station is incompetent just because he’s new here.”

Wu Che’s heart skipped a beat.

the wanted?

He suddenly remembered something, immediately took out his phone from his pocket, and opened a photo.

That was a printed list of wanted criminals that Chen Mo had sent to the group chat that morning.

“Old Captain, look, are you talking about the people in here?”

Fan Yuan leaned closer in puzzlement, and after just one glance, his eyes widened instantly!

He snatched Wu Che’s phone, his fingers trembling as he tapped on a black-and-white photo on the screen.

“It’s him! Fan Xiaotian!”

Fan Yuan’s voice suddenly rose, his face flushed with excitement!

“How…how did you get his information? And such a detailed version at that!”

The information on his phone was much more detailed than what he retrieved from the system.

It even included some of the person’s lifestyle habits and possible hiding places.

“Captain Chen gave it to us this morning.”

Wu Che answered honestly, “He said we should all write it down, just in case we run into each other on the street.”

Fan Yuan’s hands were shaking as he held his phone.

He paced back and forth, muttering to himself.

“I knew it! I knew Fan Xiaotian couldn’t have gone far! He must still be in Shucheng!”

“Chen Mo… How could Chen Mo…”

Why would a captain of the municipal criminal investigation department pay attention to a fugitive being investigated by a district police station for no reason?

unless……

Fan Yuan suddenly stopped in his tracks, his eyes flashing with an astonishing light!

“I know! This kid must have obtained clues that we don’t know about through other channels!”

“Good! Good lad!”

Fan Yuan slapped his thigh, his previous dejection vanished, and he was filled with energy.

“With this information, if I still can’t catch him, I might as well quit being the station chief!”

The four chatted in Fan Yuan’s office for another half hour, until almost four o’clock before saying goodbye and leaving.

On the way back, halfway through the police car’s journey, the sharp-eyed Lü Hui suddenly pointed to the roadside.

“Hey? What are those two kids doing, acting all sneaky?”

Two young men were seen surrounding a girl who was making a phone call by the roadside, and one of them had already reached for the girl’s backpack.

Without saying a word, Wu Che turned the steering wheel and the car silently moved closer.

As soon as the car door opened, four burly men dressed in plainclothes jumped out.

In less than thirty seconds, the two thieves were swiftly and decisively pinned to the ground.

After handing the person over to the patrol officers who had been alerted, the four men got back into their car and returned to the city police station.

When I returned to the Fifth Team’s office, it was brightly lit.

Apart from the four of them, none of the other team members left; they were all engrossed in organizing the files.

When they saw them return, everyone simply looked up and greeted them, without stopping what they were doing.

Wu Che and the other three exchanged glances, silently returned to their workstations, and joined in.

I was busy until exactly 5 p.m.

Chen Mo walked out of his office and clapped his hands.

“Alright, everyone.”

“Leave work on time.”

The entire office fell silent instantly, and everyone looked up at him in astonishment.

get off work?

It’s only five o’clock!

“There is never enough work to be done.”

Chen Mo leaned against the door frame, his tone relaxed.

“Go back, everyone. Those who should spend time with their wives should spend time with their wives, and those who should spend time with their children should spend time with their children.”

“Those without wives and children should go to the gym and have a good meal.”

“Don’t spend all your time at work; life is important too.”

After saying that, he picked up his coat, waved casually, and left.

The team members were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

…

Chen Mo returned home, took off his coat, went into the kitchen, and took out a bag of frozen dumplings from the refrigerator.

Never mind, I’m too lazy to cook noodles today.

Just as he was about to boil water, his phone rang.

The words “Xiao Feifei” were displayed on the screen.

Chen Mo’s lips unconsciously curled up as he answered the phone.

“Hello?”

“Have you eaten yet, Captain Chen?” A clear, pleasant female voice with a hint of teasing came from the other end of the phone.

It’s Wen Fei.

“Ready to eat, frozen dumplings,” Chen Mo said as he poured the dumplings into the pot.

“Eating frozen food again is bad for your stomach,” Wenfei said with concern.

“I can’t help it, I’m too lazy to do it all by myself.” Chen Mo smiled. “What about you? You’re on summer vacation, right? When are you coming back?”

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a soft chuckle.

“you guess?”

“I guess… you’re already back?”

“Bingo! Here’s a kiss for you!”

Wenfei giggled, “I just got home this afternoon. I was planning to surprise you.”

“Then this weekend…”

“I’ll come see you this weekend,” Wenfei said in a sickeningly sweet voice.

“I’ll make you something nice to eat, to reward our hardworking Captain Chen.”

“Great!” Chen Mo was in a good mood. “But I’m not some captain, I’m just a regular policeman.”

“That’s exactly what I think!” Wen Fei snorted. “By the way, why have you been talking so glibly lately? Who taught you that?”

Chen Mo: “…”

Flirting? Do you?

“Feifei! Dinner’s ready! Who are you talking to on the phone?” A middle-aged woman’s voice could be faintly heard on the other end of the line.

“Okay, Mom!” Wenfei said in a low voice. “I’m not talking to you anymore, my mom’s calling me to eat. See you Sunday!”

“Okay, see you on Sunday.”

Even after hanging up the phone, the smile on Chen Mo’s face hadn’t faded.

He turned off the stove, tidied up the kitchen briefly, and then turned and went into the study.

He took out a yellowed kraft paper file folder from a locked drawer.

On the cover of the file folder, several large characters were written in black marker.

“Special Task Force: Case 10.23”

He opened the file folder and pulled out a thick stack of files.

The first page of the file had a black and white photograph pasted on it, with detailed personal information below the photograph.

Name: Fan Xiaotian.

It turned out to be the very fugitive that Fan Yuan was tracking down, and the one he had sent the information to Wu Che and the others today.

This case file records the shocking case from last year that led to the near-total annihilation of the Fifth Criminal Investigation Team.

Chen Mo’s gaze fell on a certain page of the file, his fingers gently tracing a line of text recorded on it, his eyes gradually becoming deep.

Thursday morning.

Chen Mo was dressed neatly in a crisp police uniform, his epaulets gleaming in the morning light.

He took one last look at the drawer that had been locked again, his eyes calm, and then turned and walked out of the house.

Criminal Investigation Division, Shucheng City Public Security Bureau.

At 8:30, Chen Mo appeared on the fifth-floor corridor right on time.

Instead of returning to the Fifth Team’s office, he went straight to the end of the corridor to the room with the sign that read “Director’s Office”.

Knock knock knock.

“Enter.”

Chen Mo pushed open the door and entered the office. Inside, a middle-aged man was reviewing documents.

Liu Chengpei looked up and saw that it was Chen Mo. He was slightly surprised, and then pointed to the chair opposite him.

“What’s the matter so early?”

Chen Mo gently placed the yellowed kraft paper file folder on Liu Chengpei’s large desk.

“Director Liu, I request that the investigation into the ‘10.23 case’ be reopened.”