Chapter 113 Instructor Yang's Lament

Muhe Station.

When Chen Mo walked out, it was already twelve noon.

On his way back, he had sent a message to Long Hao.

He was already waiting outside the station now.

His gaze swept across the area, quickly landing on a police car and Long Hao standing beside it.

"How come you're back so soon?"

Long Hao looked puzzled, because when Chen Mo left, he said he would be away until the end of the month, and then they would meet in the Provincial Capital.

Returning so soon, could there have been some kind of accident?

Did Elder Liu refuse to teach Chen Mo?

"Elder Liu isn't feeling very well; he's getting on in years, so there was no point in me staying there."

Chen Mo sat in the passenger seat and casually made up an excuse.

It also gave Elder Liu a way to save face.

"Regardless, I'm still quite happy you're back."

Long Hao started the car and drove toward the Municipal Bureau.

But Chen Mo caught a different nuance in his words.

It wasn't just that he was happy to see him; there was another layer of happiness in his tone.

He thought about it for a moment and understood.

"Is there another tricky case?"

Long Hao rolled down the car window.

"Yeah, but it's not exactly tricky. You should just take a break for a while."

"The Instructor specifically said not to let you overwork yourself during this time, so it doesn't affect the competition in the Provincial Capital."

He informed Chen Mo in a gentle tone not to worry about anything for now, just to rest well and keep his spirits high.

"That's not necessary."

Chen Mo couldn't help but shake his head with a chuckle.

They were treating him like some rare protected animal.

He really wasn't that fragile.

"Tell me about the case."

Seeing that Chen Mo valued the case more than rest,

Long Hao stopped hiding it.

"An ordinary murder case, nothing tricky."

"The only troublesome part is that there are quite a few suspects, so we have to screen them one by one."

Chen Mo nodded. "Let's handle it together."

He indicated his intention to participate in the case.

"Alright. Others can't get a break even if they want one, but here you are, refusing to rest when told to."

"If people heard about this, they'd be fuming."

Long Hao looked at Chen Mo with a smile on his face.

The vehicle soon arrived back at the Municipal Bureau.

Chen Mo said his hellos and headed straight for the rooftop.

He still hadn't claimed the rewards for the mission settlement.

[Host]: Chen Mo.

[Constitution]: 15 (Ordinary person: 10).

[Strength]: 15 (Ordinary person: 10).

[IQ]: 35 (Ordinary person: 10).

[Skills]: Clear Mind (Rare), Krav Maga (Rare), Hyenas Nose (Rare), Reasoning LV25, Autopsy LV11, Criminal Psychology LV10, Trace Investigation LV11, Micro-expressions LV7, Criminal Profiling LV5.

[Items]: grudge chest, human skin scroll, Title 'Spark'.

[Current melon points]: 8700+300 (Including balance of 300).

Chen Mo didn't pay much attention to these nine thousand melon points.

He was long used to it.

Unless it was tens of thousands more, he wouldn't be particularly happy.

But overall, having them was better than nothing.

His gaze fell on the grudge chest.

In fact, in this case, the deceased Li Xiaolan hadn't dropped a key.

In her heart, she probably didn't resent her younger brother.

On the contrary, if Li Sheng had also died, the probability of him obtaining a key would have been much higher.

Although he used blaming his sister as an excuse for his failed life,

from his perspective, he truly did hate Li Xiaolan in his heart.

It's just that this hatred was slightly different from normal hatred toward others.

"It seems I need a bit of luck."

"Otherwise, these keys will be really hard to come by."

He was actually quite interested in the skills within the grudge chests.

Just the Godly Thief skill alone gave him a sense of novelty.

A policeman who knew more about theft than a thief.

It seemed very interesting when he thought about it.

Not to mention other criminal skills.

Of course, he wasn't in a hurry; currently, his strength had already reached a very high level.

Before, he didn't have a clear concept of his own strength.

He only knew it was decent, but as for exactly how strong, he had a general idea after returning from Elder Liu's.

If he compared himself to Elder Liu,

his strength was basically on par with his.

To be realistic, he might even be a bit higher.

And Elder Liu was basically the recognized criminal investigation expert in the entire province.

There were many classic cases he had handled in the textbooks of the provincial Police Academy.

Both his strength and status were beyond doubt.

His gaze fell back onto his melon points.

There weren't many melon points this time.

They couldn't upgrade his skills much.

So he wanted to save them for now.

And not use them yet.

The biggest advantage was that if he encountered a tricky case,

he could perform targeted upgrades based on the difficult points.

Before, he didn't upgrade because he had no choice; now that his strength was in the upper-middle tier,

doing this would maximize the benefits.

"Yeah, I'll save them first."

After confirming his plan, Chen Mo left the rooftop and went to Instructor Yang's office.

By all rights, he should go and say hello since he was back.

—Knock, knock, knock.

A voice from inside the office said, "Come in."

Chen Mo pushed the door open and walked in.

"Have a seat here."

Yang Jianguo pointed to the sofa on the side.

As if he had already guessed the visitor was Chen Mo, he had already stood up from his office chair by the time Chen Mo entered.

"It's only been two days, right?"

A look of recollection crossed his face; the last time Chen Mo left, he had also sat on this sofa.

"Yeah."

Chen Mo nodded slightly.

He figured Instructor Yang probably knew why he was back so early.

After all, he and Elder Liu had a teacher-student relationship, so they must have spoken.

"I really didn't expect you to be so strong, kid."

"Even Elder Liu can't teach you anymore."

Yang Jianguo looked at Chen Mo as if he were looking at a giant panda, a national protected animal.

From the cases Chen Mo had handled before, he knew the kid had some talent.

Otherwise, case after case couldn't have been solved so quickly.

He believed the strength was there.

But exactly how strong he was, neither he nor Long Hao had a concrete concept.

They only knew that as long as a case was given to Chen Mo, he could basically catch the killer.

And now, after Chen Mo returned from Luocheng,

he finally had an idea.

To be so young yet possess strength equal to Elder Liu's.

As long as he worked hard, his future prospects could be described as limitless.

Incredible!

He had never seen a young man like Chen Mo in the police force.

In his heart, he also felt lucky for the Muhe Municipal Bureau.

This kid had talent; no matter where he went, everyone would be fighting over him.

But as it happened, he was right here in Muhe.

What a stroke of luck that was!

Naturally, his concern for Chen Mo came from his most sincere inner thoughts.

He didn't want Chen Mo to get worn out and wanted him to rest more.

"I was also quite surprised by it."

Chen Mo shrugged.

He really hadn't expected his strength to be equal to Elder Liu's.

Even vaguely higher.

Before going to Luocheng, he had gone with the mindset of an apprentice.

He had also positioned himself very correctly during their meeting.

But as it turned out, Elder Liu couldn't teach him at all.