Chapter 127 Worries

On the other side.

Inside the van where Chen Mo and the others were.

The group was currently summarizing the current situation.

"The suspicion on Wang Li and Sun Aiguo can be temporarily dismissed. Until new evidence points toward them, we can set aside the investigation into those two for now."

Captain Long set the direction for the next stage of the investigation.

"Xu Qingqing's side actually provided us with a new line of inquiry. I wouldn't usually worry, but this is a competition. I'm afraid she's digging a hole for us."

This was not only Captain Long's concern, but also the concern of the others at the moment.

If this clue turned out to be worthless, they would waste a significant amount of time.

More importantly, if this clue was truly that vital...

Why didn't Xu Qingqing lead her own team to investigate it?

Why did she have to tell them and let them investigate it instead?

Regarding this question, Chen Mo was also using Reasoning to think through the other party's motives.

The final answer appeared in his mind.

"The information should be real. The reason she isn't investigating it herself is likely because there's a situation even more important than this attracting her attention."

"In other words, she has likely found a shortcut."

A shortcut?

It was often said that there are no shortcuts in solving cases, and that one needs to solidify evidence step by step.

But that was said for ordinary police officers.

For those genius officers, those words were absolute nonsense.

If I can find a shortcut, why shouldn't I take it?

In short, that was the logic.

"Chen Mo, she's good at Reasoning, and you're good at Reasoning too. Can you find that shortcut?"

"Let's take a shortcut as well!"

Captain Long looked at Chen Mo with the expression of a commander looking at his great general.

His eyes were filled with an air of complete trust.

As soon as he said this, Liu Fengxia and the others also turned their expectant gazes toward Chen Mo.

They had all mentioned their strong Reasoning abilities to each other during their initial introductions.

"Actually, I can probably guess that the shortcut Xu Qingqing wants to take is Song Jia."

Chen Mo didn't hide anything and shared his speculation about her behavior.

Song Jia?

Why would it be her?

Didn't this person already say everything she could say?

And she had honestly confessed that she was playing dumb, yet they still hadn't found anything.

"You only saw her using stupidity to cover up her intelligence."

"But you didn't see that this person is actually very good at disguising herself."

"I must admit, if she hadn't told me afterward that her stupidity was an act, even I wouldn't have discovered that she is actually very smart."

He finished speaking.

Captain Long and the others fell into thought.

"But what does her lying have to do with taking a shortcut?"

Wu Tian couldn't help but ask the question.

He was fine at performing an Autopsy, but he really wasn't cut out for analyzing intelligence.

"Because with what this person says, it's impossible to tell what's true and what's false."

"Therefore, this person is extremely problematic."

"If that's the case, and if everything she said was a lie, then what was her purpose in getting close to Sun Aiguo?"

"Aren't you all curious?"

Chen Mo replied casually.

He had to admit, after he had straightened everything out...

Song Jia's issues were indeed very significant.

It wasn't to help her sister and brother-in-law seek revenge.

Could it really be for money? But Song Jia doesn't lack money!

"Brother Mo, since you know this, why aren't we investigating it?"

"Wouldn't that allow us to take the shortcut too?"

Wu Tian expressed his lack of understanding.

He felt that if they hadn't asked, Brother Mo might never have mentioned this matter.

"Because this is a competition, and Chen Mo doesn't dare to gamble."

Captain Long answered on Chen Mo's behalf.

Currently, all the suspicious points regarding Song Jia were purely speculation.

There wasn't even a shred of supporting evidence.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as 'fabricated out of thin air.'

Rather than gambling, it was better to honestly push the case forward step by step.

"Captain Long is right, we don't have time to gamble."

"Then how come Xu Qingqing and her team dare to?"

Sun Yi also showed a look of confusion at the appropriate time.

"Could it be that they found some kind of evidence?"

Neither Chen Mo nor Captain Long could answer her question.

Because they didn't know the situation of Xu Qingqing's team.

...

Time passed minute by minute, and it soon became one o'clock in the afternoon.

The van Chen Mo was in stopped at the entrance of a Shengli Orphanage.

The name was also derived from the last two characters of Cui Shengli's name.

The security guard looked to be in his fifties. He straightened his cap and walked out of the guardroom.

Seeing this familiar vehicle, he subconsciously wanted to say, 'Why are you here again?'

But when he clearly saw the people getting out of the car, he swallowed his words back down.

"Hello, Officers."

As the security guard spoke, he opened the small gate, signaling for them to come in.

"We've come this time because we want to investigate Cui Shengli's situation."

"How many years have you been working here?"

Captain Long asked, while Sun Yi, who was beside him, was responsible for recording the interrogation.

"Five years. This year happens to be the fifth."

"What times did Cui Shengli usually come to the orphanage? Do you remember?"

"I remember. Your people just asked about this earlier. President Cui always came in the middle of the night, driving that Mercedes-Benz of his."

Captain Long nodded upon hearing this; this matched what Xu Qingqing had said.

"What did he do here in the middle of the night? Is there anyone who visits children at night?"

The previous words were all preamble; this question was the one that confused everyone.

"I'm not sure either. I'm just a security guard, how would I dare ask about the boss's business? Whenever he comes, all I can do is let him through immediately."

This was already the second time he had given this answer.

"Was it always at night every time he came?"

Chen Mo suddenly spoke up and asked.

This was very important.

"Yes, he came once a week, and every time was at night."

Looking at the security guard's eyes, Chen Mo confirmed he wasn't lying and nodded to show he understood.

—Tap, tap, tap.

The sound of hurried footsteps approached from a distance.

Everyone's gaze shifted over.

They saw a refined-looking middle-aged man wearing a suit hurrying toward them from afar.

"Officers, your colleagues were already here just now."

"I was wondering if you might need to check with them?"

He was the director of the orphanage. A wave of police had already come earlier.

Now another wave had arrived; he assumed there must have been a breakdown in communication.

"No, no, no. We've come this time also to ask about Cui Shengli's affairs."

Captain Long gave a large wave of his hand and walked toward the courtyard.

The director's expression darkened upon hearing this.

He had finally finished dealing with one wave, and now another had come.

What a hassle!