I Sent You to Take the College Entrance Exam, and You Ended Up Solving a Murder Case?! - Chapter 34

Chen Mo’s steps froze on the spot.

The air in the living room seemed to freeze.

Chen Mo’s feet seemed to be nailed to the floor, unable to move.

That cold snort carried immense weight.

The weight made him wonder if he had come to the wrong place today.

“Oh dear, Lao Wen, you’ve scared the child!”

Kang Li reacted quickly, giving her husband a reproachful glare.

She quickly came over, affectionately grabbed Chen Mo’s arm, and pressed him down onto the sofa.

“Xiao Mo, ignore him, he always has that grumpy face.”

“Feifei, go and make tea for your dad and Xiaomo.”

“Oh.” Wen Fei also came to her senses, glared at Wen Minde, and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

Chen Mo felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, as if countless needles were pricking his buttocks.

He could feel that Wen Minde’s sharp gaze never left him.

“Xiao Mo, Fei Fei told me you work at the Municipal Public Security Bureau?”

Kang Li sat down next to him and took the initiative to start a conversation, trying to ease the atmosphere.

“Yes, Auntie. In the Criminal Investigation Department.” Chen Mo sat up straight.

“Detectives, that’s tough and dangerous.” Kang Li said with concern.

Chen Mo smiled and said, “It’s alright, it’s my duty.”

“You know about that case that’s been in the news lately… that case involving Fan Xiaotian, what’s it?”

“It’s caused quite a stir, and I heard the killer was particularly cruel,” Kang Li asked casually, as if she had just remembered something.

Chen Mo’s heart skipped a beat.

“Yes, I participated.”

His answer was very bland.

But these four words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

Kang Li’s expression instantly turned tense. “You weren’t in any danger, were you?”

Wen Fei, who was carrying a tea tray, trembled slightly and almost spilled the tea.

Wen Minde, who had been looking down at the newspaper as if indifferent to everything, finally made a second move.

He suddenly raised his head.

Those hawk-like eyes looked directly at Chen Mo for the first time, their gaze filled with scrutiny.

“You handled that case?”

“It was organized by our team, and I was just one of the members.”

Chen Mo answered modestly, picking out the parts he could talk about and briefly recounting the arrest process.

The most thrilling details have been omitted.

Even so, Kang Li and Wen Fei were terrified as they listened.

“Oh my god, that was so dangerous!” Kang Li patted her chest, looking terrified.

Wen Fei sat down next to Chen Mo, grabbed his hand, and couldn’t hide the worry in her eyes.

“However, at least we’ve finally gotten rid of this menace.”

Wen Minde, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke, his tone filled with approval, “This kind of person deserves to die.”

Chen Mo felt a slight sense of relief.

It seems that this father-in-law isn’t entirely unreasonable.

“You’re in the Criminal Investigation Department of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, so… do you know Liu Chengpei?” Wen Minde suddenly asked.

Chen Mo was taken aback.

Liu Chengpei? Isn’t that the head of their criminal investigation department? His direct superior.

“Director Liu is my superior.”

Wen Minde’s expression changed; his tense lips seemed to soften slightly.

“Old Liu… he was a soldier I used to serve in the army.”

Chen Mo: “…”

Wen Fei: “…”

This world is so small!

“I’ll talk to Lao Liu later and ask him to take good care of you at work.”

Wen Minde leaned back on the sofa, speaking with an air of self-righteousness.

These words sounded well-intentioned, but Chen Mo sensed something else in them.

A sense of superiority that says, “You’re still green, you need me to mentor you.”

Before he could even speak, Wen Fei beside him objected.

“Dad! What nonsense are you talking about!”

Wen Fei straightened her back, like a proud little peacock, and stood protectively in front of Chen Mo.

“Chen Mo doesn’t need anyone to take care of him!”

“He’s no ordinary police officer!”

Wen Minde frowned. “What else could he be but an ordinary police officer? What kind of ability could a young man like him have?”

“He,” Wen Fei pointed at Chen Mo, speaking each word clearly and loudly.

“It’s the captain of the Fifth Team of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Shucheng City Public Security Bureau!”

The living room fell silent instantly.

Wen Minde and Kang Li’s expressions froze on their faces.

team leader?

Him? So young?

As if that bomb wasn’t loud enough, Winfield threw out an even bigger one.

“Chen Mo was a talent specially recruited by the provincial department from across the country last year!”

“If it weren’t for his desire to return to Shucheng, the Jinghua Municipal Public Security Bureau would be scrambling to get him!”

boom!

Wen Minde felt a buzzing in his head.

Special recruitment by the provincial department? The Jinghua Municipal Bureau is vying for it?

Each of these words carries significant weight.

He had served in the military and knew all too well how difficult it was to get promoted within the system.

A young man in his twenties was able to become the captain of the criminal investigation team.

The meaning behind this goes far beyond what can be summarized by the word “care”.

Kang Li covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

She looked at Chen Mo, then at her daughter, and finally pieced together all the information.

“Wait a minute… Xiao Mo, about the Fan Xiaotian case… it’s on the news.”

“It was the captain who personally led the team, and in the end… in the end, they killed the murderer…”

Kang Li’s voice trembled slightly.

Wen Fei’s face turned pale instantly. She turned sharply to look at Chen Mo, her eyes immediately reddening.

“Are you…are you injured?”

She only knew that Chen Mo was involved in the case, but she didn’t know that he was the one who faced the vicious criminals head-on!

Seeing Wen Fei’s reddened eyes, Chen Mo felt a warmth in his heart, took her hand in return, and gently squeezed it.

“Don’t worry, I’m fine, unharmed.”

He comforted Wen Fei, but didn’t notice that Wen Minde’s expression had changed several times.

“Old Wen, come in with me for a moment.”

Kang Li suddenly stood up and pulled Wen Minde toward the small study next door.

“What are you doing?” Wen Minde asked, looking displeased.

With a “bang,” the study door was slammed shut.

Faintly, one could hear suppressed arguing coming from inside.

“Did you see that just now? He was hugging Feifei!” It was Wen Minde’s voice, barely containing his anger.

What’s wrong with a hug? Isn’t that how young people do when they’re dating?

“That was outside! Now it’s at home! Right under my nose!”

“Wen Minde! I’m asking you, why didn’t Feifei come home last weekend?” Kang Li’s voice suddenly turned cold.

Silence fell over the study.

A few seconds later, Wen Minde’s voice rang out again, tinged with uncertainty, “…Didn’t she say something happened at school?”

“Something wrong? I think she’s got you as her son-in-law!”

Kang Li sneered, “She went to see Xiao Mo! And you’ve been kept in the dark like a treasure!”

“What?!”

A furious growl.

Chen Mo and Wen Fei, who were listening in the living room, felt a chill run down their spines and instinctively stood up, wanting to go over and check on the situation.

“She’s gone too far! I’m going to…”

“What do you insist on?” Kang Li’s voice suddenly rose, carrying an air of authority.

“Wen Minde, I’m warning you, if you dare to go out and give me that sour look…”

“You’ve ruined my daughter’s happiness, so this is never over between us!”

“I……”

“You’ve been so irritable and short-tempered lately, is there something you’re hiding from me?”

“Hmm? Tell me honestly, do you have someone else outside?”

This fatal blow silenced the study completely.

Chen Mo and Wen Fei looked at each other, both seeing shock in each other’s eyes.

It can be… like this?

A full half minute later, the study door opened.

Kang Li walked ahead with a frosty expression, while Wen Minde, who had just been like an enraged lion, was now in the lead.

At this moment, however, he was like a child who had done something wrong, following behind with his head down, not daring to breathe.

“…Wife, I was wrong.”

“Hmph.” Kang Li didn’t even glance at him, and pointed towards the kitchen.

“Go and make lunch.”

“……good.”

Wen Minde slunk into the kitchen.

The frost on Kang Li’s face melted instantly, and she transformed back into the warm and welcoming mother-in-law.

With a smile, he pulled Chen Mo and Wen Fei back to the sofa.

“Come on, ignore him, let’s talk about our own things.”

Chen Mo sat on the sofa, feeling like he was dreaming.

The contrast in their family status is just too great!