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Chapter 168 Identifying Important CluesAs soon as Chen Mo finished speaking.

Xiao Nuannuan, sitting in the chair opposite, froze for a moment, then revealed a nervous expression.

”What!?”

”A murder case?”

”And it has to do with me? Police, have you made a mistake? I’m just an ordinary person; how could I possibly be involved in a murder case?”

As she spoke, she waved her hands repeatedly in front of her chest.

Proving that it really wasn’t her, that the case had nothing to do with her, and that there must be some misunderstanding somewhere.

For a moment, no one in the conference room spoke.

Everyone was waiting for Chen Mo’s reply.

It’s no exaggeration to say that now was Chen Mo’s time to shine.

The purpose of calling her in this time was to let Chen Mo, this human lie detector, discern the truth of her words.

And at this moment, Chen Mo was indeed observing the Micro-expressions on Xiao Nuannuan’s face.

Micro-expressions are not actually limited to interpreting facial expressions.

They can also interpret body language.

All of this is included.

Perhaps Chen Mo’s skill was a notch higher than Xiao Nuannuan’s.

So, the way Xiao Nuannuan denied it at this moment showed slight traces of lying in his eyes.

If she really was lying, then Chen Mo had to admire her acting skills.

His own Level 10+ Micro-expressions ability.

Could only detect a tiny trace of lying from her.

This indicated that the other party had also studied this ability.

And had deeply studied expression management.

”Hmm.”

”Tell me why we made a mistake.”

”When we police handle cases, we only take action after obtaining certain evidence.”

”Let’s hear it.”

Chen Mo did not directly expose the other party’s lie.

Because that would be meaningless; he still needed to obtain substantive evidence.

It’s not like he could just say someone was guilty and have that count as evidence.

As it stands, letting her speak for herself was more likely to unearth clues.

”I... I...”

”Didn’t I say? I couldn’t possibly kill anyone; I’m so timid.”

”And I’m a girl, my strength is pitifully small. It would be good enough if others didn’t kill me; how could I possibly go and kill someone else?”

As she spoke, the nervous expression on her face became more apparent, and bean-sized tears fell the moment she said it.

This reaction of hers was indeed quite appropriate.

After all, in most people’s minds, murder is a massive deal.

Being framed out of thin air is enough to make someone cry with anxiety.

For this, one can refer to Ge Xin, who is currently serving time in prison.

His eyes are already dim and lusterless, feeling lost about the future.

”Wait a moment...”

”I remember I just said that you were involved in a murder case.”

”I didn’t say you were the murderer, did I?”

”What are you denying?”

Chen Mo looked at her with an interested gaze.

His memory couldn’t be called good; it could only be called excellent!

He naturally wouldn’t misremember what he said a few seconds ago.

He could be very certain that he hadn’t told her she was suspected of being the murderer.

And as soon as these words left his mouth.

Long Hao’s eyes narrowed instantly.

He had managed to fish out useful clues so quickly.

”I...”

”You suddenly said I was involved in a murder case, so naturally, I thought you considered me the murderer.”

She hesitated for a moment, wiped the tears from her face, and then answered the question, looking aggrieved.

”Anything else?”

Chen Mo asked casually.

”Isn’t this enough? You don’t really think I’m the killer, do you?”

”What about evidence? Before you say I’m a murderer, at least show me the evidence!”

As she spoke, she showed an annoyed expression.

Anyone would be angry to be called a murderer out of the blue.

Before, she was just too surprised and scared, but now she had reacted and was asking the police for evidence.

”The evidence is that you left the hospital yesterday afternoon.”

”The evidence is that you were not at home last night.”

”Are these enough?”

Chen Mo didn’t waste time; he threw out all his existing trump cards directly.

The goal was to amplify the slight trace of lying.

And his goal was indeed achieved.

After Chen Mo stated these two suspicious points.

The expression on Xiao Nuannuan’s face froze for an instant.

But she quickly adjusted.

”So, where is the evidence?”

”I have been cooperating with your work, but I hope you won’t disturb my work at every turn.”

”If you have evidence, arrest me now; if not, I’m going to work.”

She stood up from the chair and took a deep breath.

Immediately, she turned to leave.

Seeing this, Chen Mo did not speak to stop her.

Because his goal had been achieved.

It was confirmed that Xiao Nuannuan was indeed lying.

She was the murderer.

There was no such thing as being too timid to kill...

Moreover, at this moment, Xiao Nuannuan’s behavior was vastly different from an ordinary person’s.

For example.

If a friend says you’re a murderer, you laugh it off.

But if the police say you’re a murderer, you would be shocked, you would be nervous, you would explain.

And the duration of these reactions is very long.

Most people’s psychological resilience is not considered strong.

In a situation involving something as serious as murder.

Few people can quickly adjust their mindset and continue working!

People who can quickly adjust their mindset are simply not ordinary people.

And those who can think about working at a time like this are obviously even more extraordinary!

In short, judging from all the performances, it was basically a settled conclusion that Xiao Nuannuan was the killer.

What to do next is to find evidence.

This time, finding evidence was essentially different from finding evidence before.

Before, it was just searching with half-guess and half-doubt.

But now, it was searching for the process with the answer in hand.

This way, the pressure would be much lighter.

Because they knew they were on the right path and hadn’t gone astray!

”How is it? Are there any results?”

After Xiao Nuannuan left, Long Hao immediately looked at Chen Mo and asked.

And the gazes of the other three also turned over.

”Hmm, it can be confirmed that she is lying.”

”She really is the one who killed her.”

When answering this question, Chen Mo gave a definitive reply.

At this, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn’t just because they were relieved that they had confirmed Xiao Nuannuan was the killer.

It was more because all the efforts before this had not been wasted.

Because if at this moment, it was determined that Xiao Nuannuan was not the killer.

That would be terrible!

At this moment, there was no more time to help them find the real killer.

They had time, but the competitors wouldn’t give them time.

From a certain perspective, the moment they started investigating Xiao Nuannuan, they could be considered to have gone all in.

Fortunately, the current results are all good.

”Great!”

”This way, the line of thought is much clearer, and there’s no need to be worried and afraid.”

Long Hao’s tense nerves relaxed a little at this moment.

Not just him, the other three also showed happy expressions.

The previous solemnity faded a little.

”The killer has been determined to be Xiao Nuannuan, so according to her modus operandi of committing crimes in hotels, she would have pre-disguised the points that the police might investigate.”

”To prevent us from investigating; it’s quite difficult to investigate in this situation.”

Liu Fengxia’s hesitant voice rang out.

Because judging from the various details of the case, Xiao Nuannuan’s methods were seasoned; without leaving her own clues, she also knew how to smear others and move the police’s attention away from herself.

If it weren’t for Chen Mo being there.

I’m afraid that by now, they wouldn’t be able to determine Xiao Nuannuan’s suspicion.

Chen Mo’s appearance indeed exceeded the other party’s expectations.

”I have considered this point too.”

Chen Mo tapped his index finger lightly on the tabletop.

Making a faint ’tap-tap’ sound.

”Since Xiao Nuannuan stated her whereabouts yesterday straightforwardly, and given that we have confirmed she is the killer.”

”Then her itinerary yesterday must have been faked.”

”I agree with your view.”

Chen Mo said, nodding to Liu Fengxia.

”To break through this difficulty, essentially, one still has to start from this difficulty.”

”How does that saying go? The fake can never become real!”

”A faked itinerary, as long as you investigate, you will definitely find traces.”

His words were actually very important.

And he thought it was very necessary to say.

Because if this direction wasn’t confirmed, then the subsequent investigation would likely proceed in other directions.

For example, confirming Xiao Nuannuan’s whereabouts from other directions.

Rather than going in circles and returning to the center point, it’s better to start investigating from the center point from the beginning.

”You are right, but the problem is that while it’s easy to say, it’s not easy to actually implement.”

Long Hao rubbed his temples.

The fake can never become real; he had indeed heard this saying, and it did make sense.

But wanting to find clues of her yesterday’s whereabouts under her disguise was a bit overwhelming.

”According to the current situation, Xiao Nuannuan must have gone out once in the afternoon to meet Wen Guodong.”

”And in the evening, she went to the hotel and forced Yan Lili to fall to her death.”

”Let’s not talk about the evening for now, and focus on the trip out of the hospital in the afternoon.”

Chen Mo looked thoughtful, and he was also slowly stating his analysis.

According to his conjecture.

Xiao Nuannuan wanted to let her colleagues know that she had been in the hospital and hadn’t left during the time she was out.

Actually, one can start from the following points.

The first is to deepen the impression on her colleagues, for example, appearing in their eyes multiple times that day.

Also called ’face-brushing’ (making one’s presence known).

If seen often, then subconsciously, they would think the other party had been in the hospital the whole time.

Then no one would notice the time she left to meet Wen Guodong.

Of course, this was just a casual guess of his.

It doesn’t mean that Xiao Nuannuan’s actual method of operation was like this.

In actual operation, there are actually many methods.