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Chapter 164 : Old Case · Oct 05, 2026

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151 Chapter 151 : I’m collapsing, I’m really about to collapse. 2026-10-05
152 Chapter 152 : is completely finished. 2026-10-05
153 Chapter 153 : , Case C+ 2026-10-05
154 Chapter 154 : Cooperation Again 2026-10-05
155 Chapter 155 : Suspicious Points 2026-10-05
156 Chapter 156 : A Second Framing – Cunning or Low IQ? 2026-10-05
157 Chapter 157 : Yan Lili 2026-10-05
158 Chapter 158 : Abnormal is Unreasonable! 2026-10-05
159 Chapter 159 : Nickname: Mingming Who Doesn’t Like to Talk 2026-10-05
160 Chapter 160 : Zhou Ming’s Alibi 2026-10-05
161 Chapter 161 : Changing Mindset 2026-10-05
162 Chapter 162 : Nurse Xiao Nuan 2026-10-05
163 Chapter 163 : Xiao Nuannuan in Public and in Private 2026-10-05
164 Chapter 164 : Old Case 2026-10-05
165 Chapter 165 : Ge Xin 2026-10-05
166 Chapter 166 : New Clues 2026-10-05
167 Chapter 167 : Facing the Parties Involved 2026-10-05
168 Chapter 168 : Identifying Important Clues 2026-10-05
169 Chapter 169 : Finding a Breakthrough 2026-10-05
170 Chapter 170 : Criminal Genius 2026-10-05
171 Chapter 171 : Progress 2026-10-05
172 Chapter 172 : Controlling the Future 2026-10-05
173 Chapter 173 : Xining Second Prison 2026-10-05
174 Chapter 174 : Officer, I want to report this! 2026-10-05

Chapter 164 Old CaseA murderer?

It was simply incomprehensible.

”You only need to answer me: yes or no!”

Chen Mo tossed the core of the apple he had finished eating into the trash can, then fixed his gaze intently on the other man’s eyes.

The reason he was taking this so seriously...

...was because he considered that Xiao Nuan and Zhou Ming did, after all, know each other.

Under these circumstances, given what he had said, anyone who wasn’t a fool could guess that the police currently suspected Xiao Nuan.

As a friend—lying, shielding, concealing...

...these were all possibilities.

Grappling with fine details had always been a hurdle he needed to overcome.

Therefore, while investigating this case...

...he had begun to strive for perfection.

Not a single clue could be taken lightly.

”It might sound a bit arrogant of me to say...”

”...but I can clearly feel that Xiao Nuan still likes me very much right now.”

As Zhou Ming spoke, he rubbed his temples, his expression a mix of relief and something indescribable.

He himself was currently very conflicted.

At what point exactly did the police start suspecting Xiao Nuan?

Under normal circumstances, they could have suspected anyone, but they shouldn’t have suspected Xiao Nuan.

”We haven’t been in contact since graduation.”

”Back in high school, although I knew she liked me, I was focused on my studies then.”

”I was simply not interested in those kinds of things.”

”Even though she asked for my phone number at graduation, we never got in touch again.”

Zhou Ming pursed his lips and answered all of Chen Mo’s questions.

Now it was Chen Mo and Long Hao’s turn to fall into thought.

Before entering this hospital room...

...the two of them actually had a psychological expectation.

Either they would use Zhou Ming’s words to increase the suspicion on the nurse, Xiao Nuannuan...

...or they would clear her of suspicion.

But the current situation was different from what they had anticipated.

Suspicion hadn’t increased, nor had it decreased.

Ultimately, it was because Zhou Ming hadn’t provided an accurate and convincing statement.

Of course, that wasn’t the important part.

”She liked you a lot since high school.”

”You even exchanged numbers after graduation, so why on earth did she stop contacting you?”

”Think about it yourself, don’t you find that unreasonable?”

The reason Chen Mo asked this question...

...was because his ultimate goal was to analyze the reasons behind the various unreasonable factors surrounding the nurse, Xiao Nuannuan.

She got the phone number, and even though they graduated...

...she still could have called him if she wanted to.

It made no sense to like someone and then suddenly stop contacting them.

Was there some underlying issue here?

”This... this...”

When asked this question, Zhou Ming was suddenly at a loss for words.

His expression shifted into deep contemplation.

Soon, he hesitated, saying, ”Perhaps it’s... perhaps it’s...”

His tone was uncertain, accompanied by a look of being afraid to speak.

”Speak up!”

Seeing him like this, Long Hao’s brow furrowed as he urged him.

Stop dilly-dallying.

”Back when we were in high school, I actually already knew Lili.”

”During the period after the college entrance exams, the two of us got together.”

”If you insist on knowing why she had my number but didn’t contact me, this is perhaps the only reason I can think of.”

Zhou Ming pursed his lips and spoke in a low voice.

”That’s not right.”

”Haven’t you and Yan Lili only been together for a short time?”

Before Chen Mo could speak, Long Hao, who was standing beside him, directly followed up with a question.

”We were young then; dating was mostly out of a playful mindset or curiosity.”

”Add to that my depression, and we fought often. Since then, we were constantly breaking up and getting back together.”

”It was only later that our relationship stabilized.”

After he finished speaking, he lowered his head.

He seemed to be in regret, wondering why he hadn’t treated Lili better back then.

Now that she was dead, even if he wanted to be good to her, there was no way.

”Officer, can I go see Lili’s body?”

”To see her one last time.”

Chen Mo, who was deep in thought, heard this and spoke after a moment’s consideration.

”It’s possible, but you also know she fell from the seventh floor.”

”The state of the body is very gruesome. I don’t think you’d want to see it.”

This reminder was for Zhou Ming’s own good.

The man was already ill with depression.

The death of his girlfriend was traumatic enough.

Seeing a bloody corpse might make his condition even worse.

”I’ve considered that.”

Zhou Ming’s eyes instantly shifted from sadness to determination.

”I know I might not be able to handle the state of the body, and I might even retch.”

”But this isn’t just about me seeing Lili; it’s also about letting Lili see me one last time.”

As Zhou Ming spoke, tears fell from his eyes.

He had actually been suppressing his emotions all along.

He had only cried for a while when he first realized what happened.

But after that, he had been suppressing it, and continuing to suppress it!

”I’ll agree to it.”

”But not right now. Once we catch the killer, we’ll arrange for you to see Yan Lili.”

Meeting Zhou Ming’s grateful gaze, Chen Mo walked out of the hospital room with Long Hao.

”In this situation, the suspicion on Xiao Nuannuan is only growing.”

Long Hao wore a serious expression.

His mind involuntarily recalled his previous conversation with Xiao Nuannuan.

The cute, non-threatening appearance she had displayed.

If the case was eventually solved and it was truly confirmed that Xiao Nuannuan was the killer...

...it would be a terrifying thing even to him.

Hidden beneath such a cute exterior was actually a murderer.

And one who used the method of driving someone to their death.

Her heart was far too cruel!

”Logically speaking, Xiao Nuannuan liked Zhou Ming and got his phone number when they graduated high school.”

”She even prepared a large jar of stars.”

”From a young girl’s perspective, giving this to a boy is a common way to express her affection.”

”But if Zhou Ming suddenly got a girlfriend at that time...”

”...what would that young girl think?”

The young girl Chen Mo spoke of was Xiao Nuannuan.

What would she do?

Would she have thoughts of murder?

From a normal person’s perspective...

...the boy they liked was with another girl.

The normal reaction would be to feel sad, cry under the covers, or complain to a best friend about why the boy chose her instead of them.

Those are all normal human reactions.

Only someone extremely radical would consider the idea of murder.

”Exactly, that makes sense!”

Long Hao believed Chen Mo’s analysis aligned with common knowledge.

It also aligned with his understanding of students.

Even though it was the year 2002, laws and regulations had long been popularized.

The price was so high that very few people would use murder to solve their problems.

”It would be great if we could find proof that Xiao Nuannuan actually had murderous intent.”

Long Hao said in a low voice.

This was the most direct way to resolve the current predicament.

—Tap, tap, tap.

While the two were lost in thought...

...the sound of footsteps suddenly echoed from the other end of the corridor.

Looking toward the sound...

...it was Liu Fengxia, Sun Yi, and Wu Tian returning.

Judging by the expressions on their faces, they didn’t seem to have gained anything either.

”We conducted a deep investigation into Xiao Nuannuan.”

”We didn’t find anything unusual in her life history.”

As she spoke, she spread her hands, indicating she had done her best.

Seeing this, Chen Mo wasn’t disappointed.

If it were really that easy to investigate, this case wouldn’t be a C+ rank case.

”Let me see.”

Chen Mo took the personal information they had gathered on Xiao Nuannuan from Sun Yi’s hands.

His eyes quickly scanned the documents.

In truth, much of the content here was highly redundant with what Long Hao had brought earlier.

For example, Xiao Nuannuan’s personal details and so on.

Seeing that there really wasn’t the information he wanted...

...he intended to close the file.

But!

Just as he had closed the file, he immediately reopened it.

He keenly noticed that in this investigation report...

...there was one piece of information that was somewhat interesting.

The content was very simple, mentioned almost in passing.

It described the multi-person dormitory Xiao Nuannuan lived in after starting school.

Afterward, an incident occurred where a classmate fell from the building.

A fall!

A fall from a building related to Xiao Nuannuan.

One couldn’t say it was related, but it was a classmate from her dormitory who fell.

”What’s the situation with this fall case?”

”It’s clearly the same type as this case. Was it not investigated?”

Chen Mo pointed to this entry and looked at the three of them with a questioning gaze.

”Oh, you mean that.”

Seeing this, Liu Fengxia massaged her forehead.

They were all professional criminal investigators; she didn’t need Chen Mo to remind her to sense that this case might be related to Xiao Nuannuan.

In fact, she had thought the same thing at first.

When she heard about it from Xiao Nuannuan’s college classmates...

...she was excited and happy.

The modus operandi of this case surely wasn’t a first-time offense.

Otherwise, the perpetrator wouldn’t be so experienced, cleaning the room so thoroughly that not even a single strand of hair remained.

With that premise, plus the suspicion that Xiao Nuannuan was the killer...

...she naturally gave it as much attention as possible.

But!

After investigating that particular fall case...

...it turned out it really had nothing to do with Xiao Nuannuan.

The student who fell was indeed in the same dormitory as Xiao Nuannuan.

But the killer had already been caught.

They were caught early on after a careful investigation by the police at the time of the incident.

”I guessed you would ask about this case.”

”This is the full report on that fall case.”

Chen Mo handed back the file in his hand and reopened the old case of a fall from a dormitory building.

The circumstances of the case weren’t actually complicated.

It was at twelve midnight, when the lights were out for sleep.

A student suddenly fell from a sixth-floor dormitory window.

Since it was the middle of the night, no one discovered the fall immediately.

It was only the next day at dawn that the body was found.

The police handling the case at the time, based on handprints on the window and fingerprints on the victim’s back, compared them one by one with the other people in the dormitory.

They identified a suspect and then arrested them.

Of course, the police also possessed other evidence, such as a history of conflicts and arguments with the deceased.

”From the arrest to the sentencing, did the killer never confess?”

Chen Mo rubbed his chin.

This feeling was strangely familiar.

It was as if...

...a frame-up!

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