Xu Mo's interrogation skills were top-notch, and Han Fei knew this well.
So, it didn’t surprise Han Fei that Xu Mo had managed to extract a confession from a deranged murderer in such a short time.
What truly puzzled Han Fei was how Xu Mo had managed to catch the killer in the first place.
After all, Xu Mo hadn’t even been to the crime scene, and when the police station received the report, Xu Mo wasn’t present.
Logically, Xu Mo shouldn’t have even known about the case at the time. Yet, out of nowhere, he had quietly pulled off a major feat by apprehending the killer single-handedly!
Glancing at Xu Mo in front of him and then at the confession in his hand, Han Fei couldn’t help but voice his doubts.
“I remember you weren’t at the station when we received the report, right?”
“Yeah,” Xu Mo nodded without denying it.
“Then how did you catch this guy?”
“I ran into him on the street. He looked shifty and didn’t seem like a good person. Plus, I noticed a faint smell of blood on him, which felt off. When I questioned him, he was evasive, so I just arrested him. When I got back to the station, I overheard Xiao Hu talking about a new murder case we’d just received. I suspected this guy might be involved, and sure enough, after questioning him, he confessed.”
Xu Mo gave a simple explanation, carefully omitting any mention of his “criminal radar.”
As an outstanding officer, relying on intuition to spot a bad guy in a crowd wasn’t far-fetched, right?
Having a keen sense of smell and picking up the scent of blood on a suspect wasn’t unreasonable, right?
Hearing about a murder case while he was away and connecting it to Wang Jianjun as the possible perpetrator wasn’t a stretch, right?
As for the interrogation, it went without saying—getting a deranged killer to confess his motives and methods in just over ten minutes was just another day in the life of Xu Mo.
At first glance, Xu Mo’s explanation seemed perfectly plausible.
But Han Fei still felt something was off. He couldn’t shake the feeling that things weren’t as simple as Xu Mo made them out to be.
From the moment the police station received the report to the killer’s arrest and the conclusion of the interrogation, less than an hour had passed.
This was almost too surreal—it had shattered the station’s record for the fastest case resolution.
In fact, this speed was unmatched nationwide.
Which police station could solve a murder case in under an hour?
Yet, according to Xu Mo, the case was resolved so quickly because he happened to spot a shifty-looking man who didn’t seem like a good person, and who also had the scent of blood on him. Coincidentally, this man turned out to be the killer in a murder case. It all seemed like a series of fortunate coincidences.
Han Fei felt there was something fishy about the whole situation, but he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was.
The reason Han Fei couldn’t find any flaws was that Xu Mo had been careful.
The confession Xu Mo provided was edited. The original dialogue between the two in the interrogation room hadn’t been recorded verbatim.
To make the confession and his own account align, Xu Mo deliberately omitted details like the victim’s identity—information he shouldn’t have known—and didn’t include them in the confession.
From the confession, Wang Jianjun came across as someone with weak nerves. Xu Mo had simply pressured him, and he’d cracked under the strain, confessing everything.
After hearing Xu Mo’s explanation, Han Fei only hesitated for a moment before letting it go.
The case was solved, and the killer was caught. That was all that mattered. How he was caught wasn’t important. Sure, the odds of randomly running into a shifty-looking person who just happened to be the killer in a murder case were slim, but it wasn’t impossible.
Coincidences happen all the time. Nothing unusual about that.
…
“You’ve successfully apprehended the killer. Reward obtained—Language Master (Upgraded Version).”
Language Master again? What does this upgraded version mean? Does this thing even have levels?
The system had previously given Xu Mo the Language Master reward, which allowed him to master all the languages and dialects of every country in the world, along with knowledge of their customs, culture, history, and local traditions.
This reward had been quite useful. Back when Xu Mo was in Sakura Country, he had even impersonated someone from Xiba Country and greeted a few Sakura locals in Xiba language, throwing some shade at Xiba Country in the process.
Without overthinking it, Xu Mo took a closer look at the description of the upgraded Language Master.
Language Master: The host can communicate with small animals and insects (usable once per day for ten minutes, with no limit on the number of communication targets).
Communicate with small animals and insects? What kind of reward is this? Why would I talk to animals? I’m not crazy.
This lousy reward even comes with restrictions—once a day, and only for ten minutes?
Ten minutes? Ha! I wouldn’t use it for a single minute. I, Xu Mo, would rather die, jump off a building, than talk to animals!
…
Five minutes later.
“Hey, you winged little jerk, I’m talking to you. Did you bite this bump on my hand? Come here, let me smack you.”
Mosquito: “???”
“What’s that? Oh, you’re a male mosquito? You don’t suck blood… My bad.”
“Tell your siblings to stay away from my blood. If they come near me, I’ll swat them dead. Go suck someone else’s blood… like that guy over there. Feel free to feast on him.” As Xu Mo spoke to the mosquito, he pointed through the glass at Han Fei outside the office.
A moment later, Han Fei, who was talking to another officer, irritably scratched his arm.
“It’s already autumn! Where are all these mosquitoes coming from? So annoying!”
In just that short time, he’d been bitten several times.
Xu Mo suddenly realized that the ability to communicate with small animals and insects was actually amazing!
I take back what I said earlier. This reward isn’t useless—it’s actually quite handy!
No, not just handy—it’s incredibly useful.
At first glance, this ability might seem pointless, but upon closer thought, it’s more powerful than any cheat code. It’s not just about warning mosquitoes to stay away from my blood. There are so many other applications.
If used correctly, it could even help solve cases!
After all, animals and insects are everywhere, and there are countless of them. Being able to talk to them means Xu Mo could potentially get leads on criminals from the small creatures at a crime scene.
If used well, this reward could be even more powerful than the police’s surveillance system. After all, there are far more animals and insects than there are security cameras.
Thinking this, Xu Mo felt a surge of excitement.
This is awesome!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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