I Sent You to Take the College Entrance Exam, and You Ended Up Solving a Murder Case?! - Chapter 45

His voice was full of mockery.

Chen Mo’s heart sank.

He knew his place!

His gaze unconsciously rose, and instantly, he saw the top of the TV cabinet.

That black surveillance camera facing the living room, with a faint red dot!

The other party is watching them!

This realization sent a chill down Chen Mo’s spine.

That bastard! What does he think this place is? A stage for him to enjoy?

“We will find you soon,” Chen Mo said coldly.

The voice on the other end of the phone chuckled, full of disdain.

“Find me? By what right? By that unlucky guy named Yuan Tong?”

“You have no evidence, Officer Chen. You can’t find anything.”

Chen Mo stared intently at the camera, as if trying to tear the other person’s soul out through the lens.

He took a deep breath, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

“Really? I think you’ll be laughing soon enough.”

“You will leave evidence; every human being leaves traces.”

“We’ll wait and see.”

The voice on the other end of the phone seemed to be angered by Chen Mo’s confidence, and gave a cold snort.

“beep–“

The call was disconnected.

Almost simultaneously, the faint red dot on the surveillance camera on the TV cabinet also went out.

Silence returned to the living room.

“Captain…” Qiao Zhoucheng looked at Chen Mo, his face filled with shock and anger.

“Go.” Chen Mo’s tone was eerily calm. “Remember, the target might not be Yuan Tong himself. Be flexible.”

“yes!”

Qiao Zhoucheng nodded heavily and quickly left with his men.

“Computer department! Immediately locate the latest position of that phone number!” Wu Che shouted into the communicator.

A few seconds later, the technical officer’s voice came through: “Located! At ‘Blue Bay Internet Cafe’ in the west of the city!”

“Set off!”

Qiao Zhoucheng led a team and rushed towards the target location at lightning speed.

Time passed by, second by second.

Half an hour later, Qiao Zhoucheng called.

“Captain, we’ve caught him! It’s Yuan Tong!”

“But… something’s not right.”

Chen Mo’s heart leaped into his throat: “Speak.”

“We saw the limited edition AJs on his feet, but… they were brand new, still in their packaging.”

He said he had never lived in the house for a single day and had posted a subletting ad online as soon as he rented it.

“A man contacted him very quickly, saying he wanted to rent it, and it was a cash transaction, paying a year’s rent in one lump sum.”

Just as I expected!

Yuan Tong was just a puppet who was pushed to the forefront!

The murderer was meticulous and had prepared a scapegoat for himself from the very beginning.

Just then, the cell phone that had been put into the evidence bag rang again!

It’s still the same number!

Chen Mo put on gloves and answered the call again.

“Well, Officer Chen? I told you, you’ve arrested the wrong person.”

The hoarse electronic voice was full of smugness.

“You copied Yuan Tong’s SIM card and used a signal converter to disguise the location address as that of an innocent person.”

Chen Mo spoke slowly and deliberately, his tone calm, but he was stalling for time.

With his other hand, he had already taken out his phone and was quickly sending a message to Wu Che.

[Immediately surround the entire residential complex, with a focus on checking buildings 8 and 12!]

“Oh? It seems Officer Chen isn’t so stupid after all.”

The other party seemed completely unsurprised that Chen Mo could guess his method.

“I’m curious, why did you do this?”

Chen Mo continued to ask.

“You seem to have plenty of money, and you even have the ability to copy SIM cards and forge signals. You could have become a social elite.”

“Social elites?” The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly became sharp and shrill, as if the word had touched his most sensitive nerve.

“I don’t want to be that kind of disgusting trash!”

Just then, Chen Mo’s phone vibrated.

It was a message from Wu Che.

[The area is surrounded!]

A smile finally appeared on Chen Mo’s lips.

He spoke slowly into the phone.

“Really? Too bad, you can’t even make garbage anymore.”

“I forgot to tell you, I’ve already had buildings 8 and 12 surrounded.”

There was an instant, deathly silence on the other end of the phone.

A few seconds later, the hoarse voice rang out again, but this time, it was clearly tinged with panic.

“…I’m in Building 8, Room 1105.”

After saying that, the other party immediately hung up the phone.

He’s lying!

Chen Mo made the judgment almost instantly.

He walked to the window and looked through binoculars at the eight buildings across the street.

Room 1105 on the 11th floor was pitch black, with the curtains drawn tightly, making it seem like no one was there.

This is a trap; he wants to lure himself and the main police force to Building 8!

“Wu Che!” Chen Mo growled into the communicator.

“exist!”

“Send two people to guard the two exits of the underground parking garage!”

“If any vehicle is seen forcibly breaking through the checkpoint, and warnings are ignored, firing is permitted!”

“What?!” Wu Che was taken aback.

“Execute the command!”

Chen Mo didn’t explain. He put away his binoculars, turned around, and strode towards the elevator.

He did not go to Building 8, nor did he go to Building 12.

He pressed the button leading to the underground parking lot.

“B2”.

The elevator doors slowly closed, and the metal enclosure carried him rapidly downwards.

Chen Mo leaned against the cold elevator wall, his eyes slightly closed, but his brain was racing.

The murderer must be somewhere right now, observing the movements of apartment 1105 in building 8 with binoculars.

When he discovers that the main police force is not heading towards the fake address he provided, he will realize that he has been exposed.

At that point, his only option was to drive away immediately!

The fastest escape route in the entire residential complex is the underground parking lot.

The elevator doors opened with a “ding,” and a blast of cold, damp air rushed out.

Chen Mo stepped out of the elevator, and in the empty parking lot, only the sound of his own footsteps echoed.

Instead of following the direction indicated by the murderer, he quietly laid his own trap.

The elevator doors slowly closed behind me, shutting out the last bit of light.

“Click”.

With a soft sound, the entire parking lot was plunged into darkness.

Chen Mo did not turn on his phone’s flashlight.

In absolute darkness, any light source becomes a deadly target.

He leaned silently against the cold, heavy pillar, letting his eyes slowly adjust to the darkness.

The murderer is right here.

He could even picture what the other person looked like right now.

Perhaps you’re sitting in an inconspicuous car, with the driver’s seat back reclined so low that only your eyes are visible.

Through the tinted car window, I stared intently at the direction of Building 8, Unit 1105 using a high-powered telescope.

He is waiting.

Wait for the police lights to flash, and for a large number of police officers to rush into the empty house he had carefully prepared.

Then, like a victorious general, he would admire his masterpiece, start the car, and calmly drive away.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t wait any longer.

A cold smile curled at the corners of Chen Mo’s lips.

He began to move slowly in the parking lot, his breathing long and steady, blending into the deathly silence around him.

Volkswagen, Toyota, Buick…

Chen Mo’s gaze swept quickly over the cars.

The murderer was very confident, even somewhat arrogant.

He wouldn’t choose a car that’s too old and worn out; that wouldn’t fit his elite mindset.

But it won’t be a flashy luxury car, otherwise it would be like having “Check me out” written on its forehead.

Most likely, it will be a mid-to-high-end German or Japanese sedan.

Black or dark gray, widely available, with superior performance, once thrown into traffic, they’re nowhere to be found.

His gaze eventually settled on a row of parking spaces not far away.