I Sent You to Take the College Entrance Exam, and You Ended Up Solving a Murder Case?! - Chapter 41

The shoe shape, the unique pattern on the sole, the three reflective stripes on the side…

Totally consistent!

“Guan Yuexing!” Chen Mo shouted without turning his head.

“Here!” a young police officer responded immediately.

“Contact Adidas China immediately and tell them we are from the Chengdu Municipal Public Security Bureau.”

“We are assisting in the investigation of a major criminal case.”

“We need them to provide a list of all customers who purchased the ‘Shadow Walker’ series shoes in the Shucheng area, along with their contact information!”

“yes!”

Guan Yuexing immediately ran to the side and dialed a phone.

Joy spread across everyone’s faces; this clue was a real breakthrough.

However, a few minutes later, Guan Yuexing walked over with a phone in hand and a troubled expression.

“Captain… their customer service said it involves customer privacy and they can’t provide it.”

“Unless… we issue a formal letter of assistance, going through the legal department’s procedures…”

Go through the proper procedures? By the time the letter is approved, it’ll be too late.

Chen Mo’s brows furrowed into a knot.

He snatched the phone from Guan Yuexing’s hand.

“Hello.”

The customer service representative on the other end of the phone was clearly not expecting a change in personnel and continued to use the standard script.

“Sir, I’m sorry, but according to company regulations and relevant privacy laws, we cannot…”

“Shut up and listen to me,” Chen Mo interrupted him.

“I’m not discussing this with you, I’m informing you.”

“I don’t care what kind of bullshit rules your company has. This is a case being handled by the Huaxia Shucheng City Public Security Bureau.”

“I am now formally requesting your presence as Chen Mo, the captain of the Fifth Team of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.”

“Immediately transfer the call to your direct supervisor, the one who can make the final decision.”

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

“I’m starting the timer now.”

Chen Mo’s voice turned cold.

“If you can’t get your supervisor to speak to me within thirty seconds…”

“I will immediately open an investigation into you for ‘alleged obstruction of official business.’ Trust me, I can find out who you are.”

The cold words seemed to freeze the air in the entire office.

A chaotic static came from the other end of the phone, followed by a trembling customer service voice: “Please…please wait a moment, I’ll…I’ll transfer you right away!”

Less than twenty seconds later, a much calmer-sounding male voice answered the phone: “Hello, I am the duty manager of the customer service department.”

“Manager?” Chen Mo sneered.

“I’ll give you twenty minutes to contact your legal department, or any senior executive who has the authority.”

“I need it in the city bureau’s official email address in twenty minutes.”

“I can see the real-name information of all ‘Shadow Walker’ buyers in Shucheng District.”

“You can verify our official email address on any official website.”

“Isn’t twenty minutes too long…?”

“You can also choose to refuse.”

Chen Mo’s tone remained completely calm.

“But in twenty minutes, my colleague will show up at your China headquarters office with a search warrant and an arrest warrant.”

“At that time, what we’ll need won’t be a list, but all the data from your entire server.”

“I think your company’s legal counsel is more aware of the consequences of obstructing the investigation of major criminal cases than I am.”

After saying that, he hung up the phone and threw it back to the dumbfounded Guan Yuexing.

“Notify the administration department and have them keep an eye on the emails.”

“Yes…yes!” Guan Yuexing stammered.

The entire office fell silent; everyone was stunned by Chen Mo’s powerful aura.

Yuan Weiguang crossed his arms, looked him up and down, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

“Wow, Captain Chen, I never knew you had such a domineering CEO side.”

Chen Mo regained his usual composure and poured himself another cup of tea.

“To deal with companies that only use processes as a shield, it’s no use talking nicely to them; you have to be more unreasonable than them.”

At that moment, Jiang Xiaomiao poked her head in.

“Captain, it’s almost 10 o’clock, and everyone hasn’t had dinner yet. Should I contact the cafeteria to send over some late-night snacks, or should we order takeout?”

“Let’s order takeout. Order whatever you want, and put it on my tab.”

Chen Mo waved his hand, then looked at Yuan Weiguang, “Forensic Doctor Yuan, haven’t you eaten yet? Shall we wait for news together?”

“Okay, I’d like to see if Adidas’s list arrives on time.” Yuan Weiguang readily agreed.

She followed Chen Mo into the office, looking around curiously.

“Your office… is quite nicely organized, with green plants and aromatherapy. It doesn’t look like the doghouse of us rough guys at all.”

“My girlfriend set it up,” Chen Mo replied casually, his gaze already returning to his computer screen.

On the screen, the suspect wearing the baseball cap was still there.

Yuan Weiguang stopped joking and moved closer to offer a professional analysis.

“Judging from his gait and build, the suspect’s height should be between 175 and 180 cm.”

“He weighs around 65 kilograms, has no obvious physical characteristics, but his core strength should be good, and he walks very steadily.”

Chen Mo nodded. This information provided a more precise scope for the subsequent investigation.

He reassigned the tasks.

“Wu Che, you and Su Chun go to the city traffic monitoring center now. They have higher authority.”

“Within 500 meters of all pedestrian exits of that underground parking garage.”

“Get all the surveillance footage from the two hours after the incident, and scrutinize it frame by frame!”

“Yes!” Wu Che and Su Chun immediately accepted the order and set off.

“Qiao Zhoucheng, continue to follow up with the public security department. I want ‘Uncle Tiao’ to talk and spill everything he knows!”

“clear!”

Each team member performed their duties, and the entire fifth team, like a sophisticated machine, began operating at high speed once again.

Two clues, proceeding in parallel.

One possibility is the pornographic network behind “Uncle Tiao,” which might uncover Song Yin’s social connections and enemies.

The other clue is this pair of limited-edition Adidas shoes, which points directly to the murderer himself.

Time slipped away in the tense wait.

The only sounds in the office were the clatter of keyboards and the occasional whisper.

Chen Mo’s phone screen was lit up, and the time showed that there were only 30 seconds left until the 20-minute deadline he had given.

Yuan Weiguang glanced at his watch, then at him, as if he wanted to say something.

Just then, the internal phone on Chen Mo’s desk suddenly rang, its sharp ring breaking the silence of the office.

He pressed the hands-free button.

A colleague from the administration office spoke urgently.

“Team Leader Chen! Received! An encrypted email from Adidas China Legal Department!”

“Decrypt it, immediately!” Chen Mo’s voice was calm and unwavering.

Guan Yuexing snapped out of his daze and rushed to his colleagues in the administration office in a flustered manner.

They practically snatched the laptop, which was decrypting, from the other party’s hands.

Complex code scrolls rapidly across the screen.

Everyone’s heart was in their throat.

Yuan Weiguang leaned against the door frame, watching the scene with great interest.

She wasn’t interested in Adidas products, but she was very interested in Chen Mo’s ability to corner multinational corporations.

In less than a minute, a clear Excel spreadsheet popped up.

“He’s out! Captain Chen!” Guan Yuexing shouted excitedly.

The first row of the table clearly states in the title: [List of Purchasers through Official Channels in Shucheng Region].

Guan Yuexing quickly glanced at it and announced the number: “A total of… a total of thirty-four!”

Thirty-four people.

For a megacity with a population of over 20 million, this number is extremely small.

But Chen Mo’s brows did not relax at all.