Chapter 20 : Chen Mo: Who Says I’m Single? I’m Married

Song Zhiyi didn’t know how she fell asleep.

Anyway, when she woke up, it was already the next morning, and it was past 10 o’clock. Because her phone screen had been damaged, she hadn’t heard the alarm.

She turned around to check, but Chen Mo was already gone.

The air conditioning was also set back to the most comfortable 26°C, and Song Zhiyi looked at the pillow that had been pressed against hers. After thinking for a moment, she still didn’t put it away.

In fact, she had slept quite well last night, feeling warm and not having any nightmares.

“Where’s my phone…” Song Zhiyi got up and started looking for her phone. When she brought it back yesterday, the screen was broken, but it was still functional.

She had only bought the phone six months ago and planned to go get the screen replaced soon.

“Huh?”

She remembered putting it by the bedside last night.

She had even wanted to play a game to relax a bit because she was nervous, but now it was gone.

Song Zhiyi looked around the bedroom and then out to the dining table, where she found the breakfast Chen Mo had prepared for her, along with a note that read:

“Stop looking for your phone. I took it to get the screen repaired. I’ll bring it back tonight.”

Song Zhiyi: “…”

Well, actually, it wasn’t a big problem for her to be without her phone.

…

Border Town Police Station.

Chen Mo drove the police car from last night to the station. He had arrived early, or rather, he hadn’t really slept much last night.

On one hand, he was worried she might have nightmares, and on the other… well, let’s not mention it.

“Captain Chen? You’re here really early…” Sun Yang yawned as he walked over and saw Chen Mo already punching in. “Wait, Captain Chen, what happened last night? Why did you go home halfway through the arrest?”

This wasn’t your usual style!

“What do you mean, what happened?”

“I mean… why did you go home after dropping off the person?”

“Aren’t I here early today?” Chen Mo replied.

Sun Yang: “…”

Nice excuse!

He was asking about two different things, but the way Chen Mo answered was so smooth.

“Where’s Chi Lin?” Chen Mo clearly didn’t want to discuss this further.

“Oh, him…” Sun Yang’s face showed contempt when mentioning Chi Lin. “He brought someone back last night, and Bao Wanghua was going to do a drug test on him. That guy refused, so she knocked him out with a punch.”

Chen Mo: “…”

Sun Yang lowered his voice and whispered, “I suspect Bao Wanghua’s period came, so she was in a bad mood.”

Of course, it could also be because she noticed that you, Captain Chen, didn’t eat the little bread she gave you.

After all, everyone in the station could see that Bao Wanghua was interested in the captain. And honestly, only a man as tough as you could possibly handle her.

Chen Mo was the toughest man!

“Knocked him out?” Chen Mo asked.

“Ah… you almost broke Chi Lin last night yourself,” Sun Yang continued. “His body couldn’t handle it.”

At this moment, a female officer walked over—it was Bao Wanghua, Gao Yue, the person Sun Yang had mentioned.

When she saw Chen Mo, Gao Yue saluted him. “Good morning, Captain Chen. About last night, I apologize for knocking Chi Lin out. I really lost my temper.”

Well, what could she do? That little brat kept refusing to cooperate with the drug test and even threatened to kill Captain Chen.

She just couldn’t hold back and punched him.

Who knew it knocked him out cold…

“It’s fine, he deserved it,” Chen Mo said.

“Right! I totally agree!”

So, Chi Lin definitely deserved the beating.

In the detention room, there were bodies scattered around—both men and women. Chen Mo took a quick glance and had them pull Chi Lin and a fat man out, placing them in two separate interrogation rooms.

Chi Lin had already been beaten up by Chen Mo and knocked out by Gao Yue’s punch last night. When he woke up, he was still dazed, especially with his face that could only be described as swollen into a pig’s face.

Bang—

A fluorescent light hit Chi Lin’s face, and the harsh light made his eyelids hurt.

He was slightly more awake now.

“You… why did you arrest me? I didn’t do anything!” Chi Lin opened his eyes and saw the man and woman who had attacked him the night before sitting in front of him. His temper flared up immediately.

“Didn’t do anything? Then what about the girl you kidnapped last night?” Chen Mo asked.

“Tch… I was just messing around. She’s fine, isn’t she?” Chi Lin scoffed. “Anyway, I didn’t kill her, so the police can’t do anything to me.”

At most, it’s just causing trouble and a few days of detention.

When the time comes, his father can bail him out!

“Is it okay if I play with you?” Even though Chen Mo was sitting in a chair, his aura was extremely strong, making Chi Lin’s momentum instantly drop.

He couldn’t afford to play.

Last night, he almost lost his life…

Damn, that filthy cop!

When his dad arrives, he would make him pay!

“Now tell me, how did you kill Xiang Mengxin?” Gao Yue said, holding a notebook, ready to take notes.

“What do you mean kill Xiang Mengxin? I didn’t do it!”

Xiang Mengxin was that female university student.

Upon hearing her name, Chi Lin immediately started denying it, “I told you already, didn’t I? And the bar’s surveillance clearly shows me. How could I have killed anyone?”

“Then listen to this.”

Chen Mo took out Song Zhiyi’s voice recorder and played the last conversation between him and the fat guy.

“I’m going to chop her hand off right now!”

“Can’t we play with her a bit first before chopping? Just like that girl last time…”

Chen Mo pressed pause and looked at him coldly with deep eyes.

“Do you want to hear it again?”

“…” Chi Lin was stunned, never expecting that the little bitch had hidden a recorder on her!

“I… I didn’t kill her! I didn’t! That dirty bitch slandered me! This recorder is fake, fake…”

Before Chi Lin could finish speaking, Chen Mo kicked over both him and the chair, stepping on his mouth. “Keep your mouth clean.”

“Ugh… ugh…”

Chi Lin looked at Chen Mo in terror.

A cop shouldn’t lay hands on a suspect, right?

Gao Yue: !!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ

How could Captain Chen be even more irritable than her during her period?

“You don’t need to argue. Xu Dazhuang from next door has already confessed, saying it was you who ordered him.” Chen Mo grabbed Chi Lin’s collar, his gaze cold and fierce.

That gaze reminded Chi Lin of the wolves he saw in Animal Planet, staring at their prey with that same deadly focus.

“It’s impossible… he’s lying, it’s not me!” Chi Lin, unsure whether he was scared by Chen Mo or hearing that his companion had already confessed, quickly spoke, “He was the one who liked Xiang Mengxin, wanted to play with her, so I arranged for her to come out… I didn’t know Dazhuang would kill her, I… I just chopped off her hand.”

Xiang Mengxin’s hands were indeed beautiful, so when Chi Lin left the bar, he went to find Xu Dazhuang and took her hands back with him.

Now those hands were still preserved in a jar in his basement.

Chen Mo glanced at Chi Lin, seeing that his speech was steady, not seeming to lie.

He released his grip, and Chi Lin fell back with a “thud.”

Now the evidence was conclusive, and the perpetrator had confessed. The case could almost be closed.

At lunch in the cafeteria, Sun Yang said with a smile, “Captain Chen, this time we really owe Xiao Song. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have solved it so quickly.”

“Mm.”

“I’ll return this recorder to her on Monday. I know where her newspaper office is.” Sun Yang took the initiative to volunteer for the task.

“I know too, no need for you to deliver it.”

Sun Yang: “…”

Captain Chen, with that attitude, I really wonder if you’re planning something with her!

“Hiss—” Sun Yang pondered for a moment, then cautiously said, “Captain, have you been single for too long? You’re seeing beauty in everything now?”

Chen Mo looked at him expressionlessly: “?”

“No, I mean… maybe you should find a girlfriend, someone who isn’t married.” Sun Yang didn’t want to see the pride of their police station turning into a male mistress!

Although Song Zhiyi, that little married girl, was indeed very pretty.

“Who said I’m single?” Chen Mo glanced at him.

“?”

“I’m married.”

Sun Yang: “Huh?”

Gao Yue: “Huh…”

The entire cafeteria: “Huh?!!”

Everyone was shocked by this huge revelation!

Captain Chen is actually, married?

Chen Mo calmly stood up, picked up his tray, and walked towards the recycling station. “Sun Yang, you’ll handle the follow-up of this case. This afternoon, I’m going to fix my wife’s phone.”