Chapter 110 Benefactor, you are attached to appearances.

Chen Mo paid no heed to Li Sheng's shouting from within the interrogation room behind him.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Liu Fengxia standing by the door.

"The case is closed just like that?"

Her tone was hesitant, with a hint of disbelief.

She had only taken over this vicious homicide case this morning; how much time had even passed?

It wasn't even dark yet, and it was over.

When had investigating a case ever been this fast in the past?

She knew very well in her heart that this was all thanks to Chen Mo.

Without him, solving this case would have definitely taken several days, if not a week.

"Don't you want to close the case so quickly?"

With the case solved, Chen Mo's face appropriately showed a look of relief.

He teased her, asking a question he already knew the answer to.

"It's not that. It just feels a bit surreal that the case was closed so quickly."

"In the past, handling cases was never this fast."

Chen Mo nodded slightly upon hearing this.

He had already grown accustomed to investigating and solving a case within 24 hours.

To him, this was a common occurrence.

But in reality, for police officers at other stations, solving a case within a single day was an incredible timeframe.

"Let's head over to your grandfather's place tonight."

Elder Liu's face came to mind.

His purpose for coming to Luocheng was to learn.

But clearly, his own abilities had exceeded his expectations.

Instead, he had put Elder Liu in a difficult position where he couldn't back down.

Since that was the case, there was no point in him staying here any longer.

It was time to go back.

Before leaving, he would pay Elder Liu a visit and take a stroll around Luocheng's scenic spots while he was at it.

"Mm."

As she spoke, she turned to prepare the case closure report.

Chen Mo watched her leave and stretched his limbs.

Then, he went to the detention room to pick up Uncle Wang.

"I haven't had a chance to ask you yet."

"Why did you come here?"

"You aren't following me, are you?"

It wasn't that Uncle Wang was being conceited; he truly felt like he was being watched.

The whole reason he left Muhe to travel was to avoid Chen Mo and Xiao Liu.

But now, the two people who were supposed to be working honestly had actually gathered in Luocheng.

It was hard for him not to overthink things.

Of course, it was mostly just a casual guess.

"I've actually been planning to come here for a while now."

Chen Mo explained casually. Back during the Cannibal case, Instructor Yang had given him the note from Elder Liu.

It really wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision.

"Forget it, forget it."

Uncle Wang waved his hand, looking like he didn't want to bring up sad memories.

Then, a serious expression settled on his face.

"When are you leaving?"

This was the true purpose of his serious face.

If Chen Mo wasn't leaving, then he would.

"Leaving tomorrow."

Staying here any longer was pointless for him.

"Really? Leaving tomorrow?"

Uncle Wang looked at Chen Mo suspiciously.

He was afraid of being played again.

"Whether I leave or not shouldn't have any specific connection to whether you end up in here, right?"

Chen Mo knew exactly what he meant.

Fine.

So he thinks I'm his jinx?

"Theoretically, there's indeed no problem."

"But I just feel like there's some connection!"

Uncle Wang couldn't explain exactly what was wrong either.

But a man's sixth sense was quite accurate.

"Benefactor, you are clinging to appearances."

Chen Mo held his hand vertically in front of his chin and said this line.

He looked exactly like he was possessed by a great monk.

"You brat!"

Uncle Wang was amused by Chen Mo's act.

But constantly ending up in the detention room was indeed something he had always feared in his heart.

Commonly known as a heart demon.

It got to the point where even going to watch a scene required him to be extremely cautious.

If things continued like this, how could he be happy in the future?

"Think of a way for me to solve this!"

"It's impossible to give up this hobby."

Giving it up was impossible; he wouldn't be able to give up his hobby of spectating drama for the rest of his life.

Thus, he sought Chen Mo's help.

In fact, he had wanted to ask for a long time.

"Let's go to a temple to pray. We'll go together tomorrow."

"To dispel the bad luck on our bodies."

Hearing this, Uncle Wang nodded seriously.

It wasn't that he felt he had bad luck on himself.

Rather, he felt Chen Mo had quite a bit on him.

If they went to pray together, he could keep an eye on the kid. Then he could feel much more at ease when they watched scenes together in the future.

Uncle Wang thought to himself.

"First thing tomorrow morning, then."

Chen Mo gave a specific time.

Li Xiaolan's case was a vicious crime the likes of which Luocheng hadn't seen in over a decade.

And Uncle Wang had just arrived yesterday.

Then it happened.

He must be haunted by some strange things.

In order to watch scenes with peace of mind in the future, this matter had to be taken care of early.

Chen Mo thought to himself.

Both of them were making their own little calculations.

Neither felt it was their own problem; they both thought it was the other person's fault.

As they walked out of the Luocheng Municipal Bureau,

Chen Mo said, "Then I won't see you off. See you tomorrow."

He watched Uncle Wang leave and get into Xiao Liu's car, then he turned around.

—Tap, tap, tap.

The sound of footsteps approached from a distance.

"The case closure report is all done. Let's go."

Chen Mo nodded. It was also time to get off work.

...

Twenty minutes later.

Inside Elder Liu's courtyard.

"Feng Xia, I have some things to say to Xiao Chen alone. Go play somewhere else for a bit."

Play?

Do you still think I'm a child?

Black lines appeared on Liu Fengxia's forehead, and she immediately left the pavilion where the two were sitting.

"I've looked at this case. You brat are cut out to be a cop."

"So, this time, the score I'm giving you is a hundred!"

As he spoke, he stroked the beard on his chin and smiled.

He had also come to terms with it; Chen Mo's strength had indeed exceeded the scope of what he could teach.

This kid was different from everyone else.

He had never seen a young man with this kind of skill at such a young age.

Although he didn't want to admit he couldn't teach him, he had to face reality—he was just old.

"The score of 0 you gave before was certainly low, but it doesn't mean I really didn't learn anything."

Chen Mo's face also took on a serious expression.

It wasn't that he was gaslighting himself, but that was the truth.

The fact that Elder Liu could pick out flaws showed that there were many details in his case handling that hadn't been handled properly.

Handling a case so well that no one could find a flaw was the true mark of greatness!

Additionally, he felt that his mindset and attitude towards this matter were both very good.

Mindset meant that the existence of his minor flaws was real; he wouldn't deny them, nor would he be lost in frustration or regret.

And attitude meant that once a mistake was discovered, he would immediately reflect and adjust.

This was the proper process for continuous improvement.

"You..."

For a moment, Elder Liu couldn't tell if Chen Mo was giving him a way out or if he truly thought that way.

The flaws he had picked out weren't just made up on the spot; they were problems identified based on every step of Chen Mo's investigative logic.

If Chen Mo really thought that way,

then this kid's future achievements would definitely be higher than his own.

Even much higher.

Because he was always learning!

After staring at Chen Mo's face for a few seconds, he had his answer.

"Come, have a couple of drinks with me."