I Sent You to Take the College Entrance Exam, and You Ended Up Solving a Murder Case?! - Chapter 28

Chen Mo sat in the passenger seat of the lead car, holding a walkie-talkie, his face stern.

“Attention all units, target Fan Xiaotian, extremely dangerous and highly aggressive.”

“Upon arrival at the scene, work in pairs, providing cover for each other. No one is allowed to act alone without my orders.”

“receive!”

“receive!”

The team members’ calm responses came through the earpiece.

Chen Mo adjusted the communication channel.

“Wu Che, what’s the situation at the monitoring center?”

“Reporting, Captain! We’ve arrived! We’re reviewing the intersection’s surveillance footage and have preliminarily determined the target vehicle’s direction of travel!”

Wu Che’s voice was filled with excitement.

Chen Mo’s lips finally twitched upwards slightly.

The fish has taken the bait.

With two approaches advancing simultaneously, a large net targeting Fan Xiaotian is slowly being cast.

The police car stopped at the entrance of the Shayuan residential area.

Chen Mo pushed open the car door and looked up at the old residential building in front of him.

Uncle Ma’s home is in Unit 3, Room 402.

Chen Mo put on his tactical gloves and gestured for his teammates to move forward.

The hallway was poorly lit and had a strange smell in the air.

The higher you go, the stronger the smell of rust becomes.

It smells like blood.

Lu Hui’s face turned pale, and his hand unconsciously went to the holster at his waist.

The door to room 402 was open, and two surveyors were standing in the doorway.

Chen Mo put on shoe covers and gloves and went inside.

The strong smell of blood hit you, making your nose sting.

A person is tied to a wooden chair with their hands behind their back.

His head slumped limply to one side, and the floor beneath him was soaked with large patches of dark red blood.

It was Uncle Ma.

His eyes were wide open, and his face still showed an expression of extreme terror.

A forensic doctor was conducting a preliminary autopsy when he saw Chen Mo. He stood up and took off his mask.

“Team Leader Chen.”

“How is the situation?”

“The time of death was more than five hours ago. The fatal wound was to the neck. It was a single, professionally executed stab.”

The forensic doctor pointed to the deep, bone-revealing wound on Uncle Ma’s neck.

“The murder weapon was likely a thin-bladed, sharp instrument similar to a scalpel, which severed the carotid artery and trachea in one stroke.”

“In addition, the deceased had multiple binding wounds and non-fatal stab wounds on his body, indicating that he had suffered severe torture before his death.”

Chen Mo’s gaze swept across the scene, finally settling on the coffee table opposite Uncle Ma.

There, a white envelope sat out conspicuously.

On the envelope, several bold words were written in red marker.

Open to Captain Wang personally.

Chen Mo’s heart sank.

Captain Wang?

Was the murderer mistaken, or… is there a deeper meaning?

A person in charge of the on-site investigation carefully put the envelope into an evidence bag and handed it over.

“Team Leader Chen, this is what we found at the scene. There are no fingerprints on it.”

Chen Mo took the evidence bag, tore open the seal, and poured out a folded napkin.

On the napkin, the words were also written in red marker, the handwriting messy and frantic.

“The game has only just begun.”

“Who will be next?”

A blatant provocation!

This madman not only killed people, but also left letters!

Chen Mo held the napkin in his hand.

He took out his phone and dialed Wu Che directly.

“How is the situation?”

“Report, Captain! The target vehicle has been circling around the city, seemingly trying to mislead us!”

“It just got onto the Fourth Ring Road and is speeding towards the North Third Ring Road!” Wu Che’s voice was somewhat hurried.

North Third Ring Road?

A map of Shu City flashed through Chen Mo’s mind.

The area outside the North Third Ring Road is mostly old urban areas and abandoned factories awaiting demolition, sparsely populated, making it an excellent hiding and escape location.

“He wants to leave the city!” Chen Mo immediately made the judgment.

“Director Liu!” he called out downstairs.

Liu Chengpei quickly came up and, seeing the terrible state of the room, his face turned ashen.

“Chen Mo, have you discovered anything?”

“Fan Xiaotian was playing a game with us.” Chen Mo handed him the napkin. “He left this.”

After reading it, Liu Chengpei’s eyes instantly became incredibly sharp.

“Wu Che has located the vehicle and it’s moving towards the North Third Ring Road. I must lead my men there immediately to intercept it!”

Chen Mo spoke extremely quickly.

“The scene is now in your hands, Director Liu!”

“Go!” Liu Chengpei nodded emphatically. “Remember, make sure the safety of the team members is guaranteed!”

“clear!”

Chen Mo turned and left.

He rushed downstairs while giving orders over the walkie-talkie.

“All team members in the community, get in the car immediately! Destination: North Third Ring Road!”

“Lu Hui, notify Captain Zhao Haidong to lead Team Three to set up an encirclement from the north!”

“receive!”

The police car started up again, this time without even bothering to sound the siren, and floored the accelerator.

Speeding through the streets late at night.

Chen Mo sat in the car, his eyes fixed on the street scene rushing past the window.

Wu Che’s voice came through the earphones again.

“Captain! Something’s happened!”

“The target vehicle did not continue on the main road; it…it turned into Qingyuan Street!”

Qingyuan Street?

Chen Mo’s pupils suddenly contracted.

It was a notorious shantytown.

There are countless alleys, leading in all directions. Once he abandons his car and goes into one, it’s like a fish out of the ocean; it’s hard to find him again!

“He doesn’t want to leave the city; he wants to slip away unnoticed!”

“Attention all units! Turn immediately! Target: Qingyuan Street! Seal off all exits!”

The three police cars suddenly swerved at the next intersection.

The tires screeched as they sped off toward Qingyuan Street.

Five minutes later, the intersection of Qingyuan Street came into view.

“Turn off the headlights and proceed in silence.” Chen Mo’s voice was frighteningly calm.

The three cars silently glided into the narrow street.

“Found it!” Lu Hui lowered his voice and pointed to a spot not far ahead.

At the entrance of the alley, a white sedan was parked quietly, with the engine running and the headlights on.

That’s the car!

Chen Mo picked up the walkie-talkie and lowered his voice to a whisper.

“Car number one, car number two, flank him from the left and right, and block all possible routes of advance.”

“Car number three, follow behind me as the second echelon.”

“My car, head-on collision.”

“Everyone, load your pistols, prepare your flashlights, and proceed on my orders.”

“receive.”

In the darkness, three police cars began to slowly incline, silently tightening the encirclement.

Fifty meters.

Thirty meters.

Twenty meters.

“action!”

At Chen Mo’s command, the engines of all three cars roared simultaneously.

The car lights turned on instantly, and three bright beams of light, like sharp swords, were firmly fixed on the white sedan!

A screeching sound of brakes rang out, and the three cars formed a triangular formation, completely blocking all the white sedan’s path.

The car door was suddenly pushed open.

“Police! Don’t move!”

“Get out of the car! Put your hands where I can see them!”

A dozen or so dark gun barrels were immediately pointed at the target vehicle.

However, the car was quiet and there was no sound.

Chen Mo’s gaze was like that of a hawk, fixed on the driver’s seat, but a glimpse out of the corner of his eye made his heart skip a beat.

At the corner of the alley, where the miscellaneous items were piled up, something seemed… off.

There was a faint reflection there!

No time to think!

“careful!”

Chen Mo suddenly raised his arm and, without the slightest hesitation, pulled the trigger directly towards the corner of the wall!

“Bang!”

A sharp gunshot suddenly rang out in the deathly silent night sky.

Chen Mo didn’t look at the corner; his body’s instincts had already driven him to make the next move.

He rolled to the other side of the police car’s front.

“Su Chun, come with me!”

Almost at the same moment he lay down, a huge black trash can in the corner where the clutter was piled up was kicked open!

“Da da da!”

A fierce tongue of fire spewed out from behind the trash can.

Instantly, the spot where Chen Mo had just been standing was blasted into a shower of sparks.

The police car’s windshield shattered instantly, and spiderweb-like cracks spread rapidly.

Automatic rifle!

The enemy’s firepower far exceeded expectations!