The Case Was Solved by Xu Mo

After having late-night snacks, Xu Mo gave Han Fei, who hadn't driven, a ride home.

Then he drove back to his own place.

It was already midnight when he got home.

Xu Mo took a shower.

Afterward, he tried to fall asleep using the turtle breathing technique he had received as a system reward.

Just as the system had described, the turtle breathing technique indeed improved sleep quality, and Xu Mo quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Two hours later, Xu Mo woke up.

Although he had only slept for two hours, he felt exceptionally energetic and refreshed like never before, as if all his fatigue had been swept away.

Moreover, Xu Mo felt that his strength had increased slightly.

It seemed the technique really could strengthen the body!

While others had to work out intensely to stay fit, Xu Mo didn't need to - he just needed to sleep...

This turtle breathing technique was quite useful. Out of twenty-four hours in a day, he only needed to sleep for two hours, yet could maintain high energy for the remaining twenty-two hours. One of his days was worth two of others'... Xu Mo increasingly felt that this reward was quite good.

Others only had about a dozen useful hours in their day, excluding sleep.

But Xu Mo had a full twenty-two hours.

The key was that while his sleep time was shortened, it didn't affect his health.

In fact, he would become increasingly healthier!

After getting up, he played some games until dawn, then went to have breakfast.

He arrived at the police station before 8:30.

Han Fei arrived at the station at the same time.

They ran into each other at the entrance.

Unlike the energetic Xu Mo, Han Fei's condition was visibly poor.

He had heavy dark circles under his eyes and looked completely drained, clearly from not getting enough rest due to the short sleep last night.

"Morning, Captain Han," Xu Mo greeted Han Fei with a smile.

Youth is really something, Han Fei thought to himself. Even though they had both gone home to sleep late last night, somehow the young man was still full of vigor the next morning... Looking at the energetic Xu Mo before him, Han Fei realized he was indeed getting old. He couldn't compete with young people anymore - they could stay up late with no consequences, while he had no energy the next day after pulling an all-nighter.

He had to accept getting old!

"Morning to you too. You stayed up so late working last night, you didn't need to come in so early today. You could have slept in at home, especially since we solved that case yesterday, and there's nothing urgent this morning."

Who says there's nothing to do this early? Better not jinx it... Xu Mo smiled and said, "I wanted to sleep in, but I just woke up naturally at my usual time."

"Hmm, let's head in," Han Fei said, taking the lead through the police station doors.

Xu Mo followed behind him.

As soon as they entered, they were surrounded by a group of police officers.

Everyone turned to look at them.

They had already heard from their colleagues on night shift about how Xu Mo and Han Fei had solved the serial 'suicide' case last night.

Of course, they only knew the general details, as the officers on night duty hadn't been deeply involved in the case. The night shift officers had only helped Han Fei arrest the suspect and didn't know the more detailed circumstances.

"Captain Han, Xu Mo, that's amazing! A case that stumped all of us was solved by you two in just one night!"

"That's incredible, how did you crack it? Can you tell us about it? We'd love to learn from you."

"Yeah, how did you come to suspect that psychologist?"

"..."

Although it seemed they were addressing both Xu Mo and Han Fei,

their eyes were actually all focused on Han Fei.

They assumed that Han Fei must have taken the lead in solving the case last night, directing the entire investigation, while Xu Mo had merely assisted him.

Although everyone had witnessed Xu Mo's capabilities these past few days.

He was skilled at autopsies, shooting, negotiations, interrogations, and deduction.

But even so, Xu Mo was still seen as a rookie in everyone's eyes.

Though he excelled in various aspects, they still didn't think he could handle cases independently.

"Don't ask me, I hardly had anything to do with it," Han Fei quickly deflected all credit for solving the case. "The credit for solving that case goes entirely to Xu Mo. I was just along for the ride and didn't do much. If you want to know the specifics, ask him."

Han Fei wasn't saying this just to make the officers recognize Xu Mo's abilities or validate his own judgment.

He genuinely believed that the credit for solving the case last night belonged entirely to Xu Mo.

Xu Mo had first hypothesized that the killer might be hiding on the roof.

Then he started checking surveillance footage, and after that went to the Guojin Building, where he happened to save the lawyer Wu Yue from jumping off the building, and obtained crucial case leads from Wu Yue's testimony.

Meanwhile, Han Fei hadn't even finished reviewing the surveillance footage!

If Xu Mo hadn't brought Wu Yue to the police station, Han Fei might have spent the entire night just checking surveillance videos.

By the time he finished, Wu Yue would probably have already been dead...

Where would they have gotten the crucial lead about the killer being a psychologist then?

Han Fei had contributed nothing to obtaining this most critical clue - it was all Xu Mo's work.

Even in the interrogation after the arrest, Xu Mo had played the leading role.

Han Fei believed that without Xu Mo, he might have struggled with the suspect all night without getting a confession.

The victim was saved by Xu Mo, the lead about the killer came from Xu Mo, and the successful interrogation was thanks to Xu Mo's presence.

During all this, Han Fei's only contribution was leading the team to arrest the killer.

So wasn't the credit rightfully Xu Mo's?

Hearing Han Fei's words, the officers were stunned.

The case was solved by Xu Mo?

How could that be possible? He had only been here for such a short time and was still a complete rookie, yet he could solve cases independently?

However, judging by Han Fei's expression, the officers felt he wasn't trying to deceive them.

This case really must have been solved by Xu Mo! Han Fei barely had anything to do with it.

Suddenly, the way the officers looked at Xu Mo changed completely...

Before, they had only thought of him as someone with outstanding individual abilities, skilled in various areas, a rare talent.

But now, they truly realized Xu Mo's exceptional capabilities.

After all, being skilled and being able to solve cases were two entirely different things...