Chapter 154 Cooperation Again

But as it was said, that was the most ideal situation.

If they hadn't left at the very beginning, or rather, before Ji Feng and the other officers arrived...

It wouldn't have been a problem for them to get an early look.

But now that they had left, and they knew clearly it would be treated as tomorrow's case...

It was no longer convenient to go back.

It would look too desperate.

"This is indeed a headache-inducing problem."

Yang Jianguo was thinking of a way to intervene in the case ahead of time.

Many ideas flashed through his mind, but he dismissed them all.

They were either unfeasible or inappropriate.

Even if they went, Ji Feng would surely find a way to ask them to leave.

"Actually, just from that corpse alone, there are many clues we can analyze."

Chen Mo pulled his phone out of his pocket.

He opened the photos in his album.

These were taken by him at the scene, as he was the closest to the deceased.

Although the camera resolution of this era wasn't great, they were still quite clear.

Basically, every detail of the deceased could be seen.

"You even took photos!?"

"You kid, you're a genius!"

Surprise showed on the faces of both Yang Jianguo and Long Hao.

This was immediately followed by admiration!

It was exactly what they needed right when they needed it.

Having a capable subordinate like Chen Mo made a superior feel at ease.

Because he thought more comprehensively than even you, the leader.

"Yes, I took the photos the moment I realized this case might be chosen."

Actually, even if he hadn't taken photos...

He should be able to find them online later.

But again, he was the closest to the body.

His photos were clear.

"We're here."

The driver stopped the car in front of the hotel.

After the three of them thanked him, they immediately headed upstairs.

What they needed to do now was wake everyone up.

Then, they would immediately analyze the corpse in the photos.

They had to strive to get clues before dawn.

Time was extremely precious now; not a single second could be wasted.

"Chen Mo, did you just get back from outside?"

A curious voice rang out from behind him to his right.

Chen Mo turned his head and saw Xu Qingqing sitting on the sofa, looking at him curiously.

"Yes."

"What are you doing here?"

As he asked, he handed his phone to Long Hao.

He let him take it up first to examine it.

"I couldn't sleep, so I came down to get some fresh air."

As she spoke, a night breeze happened to blow in from outside, lifting a strand of hair on her forehead.

"Have a seat."

She patted the spot next to her.

Seeing this, Chen Mo sat down directly.

He did indeed have the intention of staying on good terms with Xu Qingqing.

Even if they weren't close, they shouldn't become enemies, right?

Besides, it was just sitting down; it was nothing to him.

"Chen Mo, if I ask you a question, will you tell me the truth?"

"You said in my room that we are friends."

Xu Qingqing emphasized the word 'friends' heavily.

In her heart, she truly did consider Chen Mo a friend.

This was also the reason Chen Mo could determine Xu Qingqing's Reasoning level.

"Of course, as long as it doesn't violate my principles."

Seeing Chen Mo so frank, Xu Qingqing spoke up.

"Then I'm going to ask you now."

"When Captain Long and Instructor Yang went out just now, their faces were very serious."

"But when they came back just now, they seemed very happy."

"Can you tell me what happened in the meantime?"

She sat up straight, her large eyes fixed on Chen Mo.

"It seems you've already guessed it."

Chen Mo could clearly see from her eyes that she wasn't asking a question.

She was judging.

Judging whether he actually treated her as a friend.

"Yes, I have indeed guessed. Although Captain Long and Instructor Yang have some acting skills, they're quite poor."

"Or maybe they didn't expect me to be sitting here for so long."

A faint smile appeared on Xu Qingqing's face.

Whenever she thought about how the two of them had suddenly seen her and hurriedly hidden their smiles, she really wanted to laugh.

They were like thieves.

Although that wasn't a very good description.

But!

It was really funny!

"Tell me how you're so sure," Chen Mo said, rubbing his temples.

"The emotions when leaving and when returning were different."

"Before entering the door, I clearly saw that they were both anxious and happy at the same time."

"But after seeing me, they immediately hid it."

As she spoke, she scratched her forehead with her index finger.

"Why hide happiness from me? Unless it's something happy they don't want me to know about."

"Our only point of competition is the contest."

"So I speculate that you likely obtained some information related to the contest in advance and didn't want me to know."

"To be more precise, you've predicted the topic!"

In just a few words, Xu Qingqing laid out her analysis.

And her analysis made Chen Mo admire her in his heart.

Level 70-80 Reasoning was indeed powerful.

Just by observing reactions before and after, she could connect all the clues into a single line and find the final answer.

This talent was indeed absurdly strong.

"Yes, we have indeed predicted the case that is very likely to be held tomorrow."

Since things had reached this point, Chen Mo didn't hide anything.

Their movements hadn't been a secret.

Even if he didn't admit it, if Xu Qingqing did a bit of checking, she would know that a fall-from-height case had just occurred.

From there, she would deduce that it was likely related to their earlier happiness.

"In other words, a fall-from-height case just happened that meets the requirements of the higher-ups?"

"You told me that easily?"

She looked at Chen Mo with curiosity as she spoke.

"It doesn't matter. You could find out with a little investigation, and we are friends."

Chen Mo showed his generosity at this moment.

Hiding it would bring no benefit.

It would only sour the relationship between the two of them.

"Let's continue collaborating, just like with the last case."

"The two teams this time are much stronger than Xu Yunlin!"

As Xu Qingqing spoke, she reached out her hand.

She believed her own strength wasn't bad.

Collaborating with Chen Mo wasn't beneath him.

And in fact, that was true.

"We can collaborate."

Chen Mo also reached out and shook her hand.

Both were well aware of each other's strength.

Collaboration was a union of the strong, and their last collaboration had indeed been pleasant.

"So, can I also see the things on the phone?"

A faint smile appeared on her face as she made the request.

"Tsk."

"Impressive."

Chen Mo shook his head and laughed; even his purpose for handing over the phone had been deduced by her.

"You too!"