Outside the detention gate where the thieves were held, Yang Guoming leaned against the wall, surrounded by burnt-out cigarette butts at his feet.
It was clear just how much pressure he was under.
There was only about an hour left before nightfall.
Yet, he still hadn't gotten any useful clues from those damn criminals.
He had brought in interrogators from Nancheng, Xicheng, even the Criminal Investigation Unit.
If they still couldn't get anything out, he didn't know what to do next.
Just then, the interrogators from Xicheng and Criminal Investigation came out of the room again.
Yang Guoming's eyes met theirs, and both silently shook their heads.
"Sigh."
Yang Guoming sighed and lit another cigarette.
"That's enough, Yang Guoming. You've done all you can. The higher-ups will understand,"
Li Yongnian arrived and gently tried to console him.
"There's nothing else we can do,"
Yang Guoming exhaled smoke helplessly:
"But if this is the case, the Wang Meng lead is probably cut off."
The group fell silent.
Everyone knew how hard it was for the Criminal Investigation Unit to obtain that lead.
Now that it was lost, the effort to capture Wang Hu would be severely hindered.
The shooting incident involving Wang Hu had happened only a few days ago — this was the best time to catch him.
If they missed this window and Wang Hu escaped Yunhai City, finding him again would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Wang Meng was a small player, but one misstep could topple everything.
The situation had now reached a deadlock.
At that moment, Su Mo followed Sun Jianzhong and approached from nearby.
"Heh, putting on the uniform makes you look quite sharp."
Seeing Su Mo, Yang Guoming's previously grim face broke into a smile.
Right now, Su Mo was the only thing that gave him some comfort.
"Master, I think I can help with the interrogation,"
Su Mo said directly, knowing the urgency.
"You can interrogate?"
Yang Guoming and Li Yongnian both looked at Su Mo with surprise.
"No,"
Su Mo honestly shook his head.
But before Yang Guoming or Li Yongnian could respond, he added:
"But I can brainwash... ah no, I mean give a speech."
Yang Guoming: "???"
Li Yongnian: "???"
Everyone present: "???"
They all looked at Su Mo with puzzled expressions.
Brainwash?
Is that something a police officer should say?
"Are you the Su Mo who caught more than forty thieves all by himself?"
At that moment, Cui Jianwen from Xicheng looked at Su Mo with admiration at first, then said:
"Let's put aside whether you can brainwash or give speeches."
"The main problem is these criminals were caught by you personally — and undercover, no less."
"Naturally, they will have a psychological resistance toward you."
"Have you considered what you can get when a group of people is internally resisting you?"
Everyone nodded.
The logic was simple.
If they switched roles and were the criminals, they'd probably hate Su Mo to death.
"This is Cui Jianwen, Xicheng's specialist in interrogation and psychology,"
Yang Guoming introduced him to Su Mo, then added:
"I think Cui Jianwen is right. You're not suitable to take the lead on this."
Patting Su Mo's shoulder, Yang Guoming smiled:
"I know you want to help, but don't rush — there will be more chances in the future."
"Master, do you have any other ideas now?"
Su Mo asked quietly, without trying to explain.
"No."
Yang Guoming shook his head helplessly.
"Then why not let me try? At worst, nothing's lost."
Su Mo shrugged and smiled.
Yang Guoming opened his mouth to speak, but Li Yongnian stopped him.
"Su Mo's right,"
"At this point, we might as well try everything."
Li Yongnian looked at Su Mo and smiled:
"Go ahead, Su Mo. Don't put any pressure on yourself."
Su Mo nodded, greeted everyone briefly, and walked into the room.
"Li Yongnian, this is just a futile effort. Why send Su Mo in?"
Yang Guoming frowned.
"Let him go. It's good for him to hit some walls early on,"
Li Yongnian sighed as he watched Su Mo's back leave:
"He just started working and already caught over forty thieves — a second-class merit award. That's a huge accomplishment!"
"Su Mo is still young and a bit proud. It's good to let him face some resistance now; it'll benefit him later."
Yang Guoming's face lit up with understanding.
By this reasoning, it wasn't a bad thing after all.
"Yang, when those criminals see Su Mo, they might get emotional."
"We should keep an eye on things to avoid any accidents."
At this moment, Cui Jianwen spoke up.
He had studied psychology and understood well the anger those criminals would feel when they saw Su Mo.
Everyone nodded in agreement and then opened the door to enter.
Inside the room, rows of tables and chairs were filled by more than forty criminals.
Their faces showed thinly veiled disdain.
These cops actually wanted to interrogate them about their old fence locations?
What a joke!
Although caught, it didn't mean they couldn't get out again.
If they betrayed their superiors, no one would dare to receive their goods anymore.
Therefore, no matter what the cops said, they wouldn't give in.
Just then, Su Mo entered quietly, hat in hand.
Upon seeing the familiar figure, every single one of the criminals' eyes flashed with anger.
"How dare you! You framed us once and now you want to interrogate us again? That's too much!"
"Yeah! I might tell anyone about the fence location, but never you!"
"We know nothing! Ask us whatever you want — we know nothing!"
"...."
The moment Su Mo stepped in, the criminals became restless and highly resistant.
"Should we try to restore order?"
Sun Jianzhong frowned and said upon entering.
With this chaos, there was no way to interrogate.
"No need, let Su Mo handle it."
"Young people need to suffer some setbacks to grow,"
Yang Guoming waved his hand, handing the whole situation over to Su Mo.
The others looked on with interest.
They wanted to see what kind of magic the youth who made Yunhai City's police stations buzz in one day could pull off.
At the front of the room, Su Mo watched the commotion without scolding or stopping anyone.
He just smiled quietly.
After three to five minutes, the unrest gradually calmed down.
"Huh? No more yelling?"
Su Mo smiled in surprise as he looked at the now quiet crowd:
"If someone framed me, I'd probably curse for three days straight."
"Looks like you guys are much more tolerant than I expected."
The criminals looked at Su Mo in surprise.
They had expected Su Mo to shout at them like the other cops and preach a bunch of moral lessons.
But clearly, he didn't.
Moreover, Su Mo's words made them unconsciously feel... comfortable listening.
A strange feeling.
Of course, no one paid much attention to this slight psychological touch.
However, standing by the door, Cui Jianwen's eyes shone brightly as he looked at Su Mo.
"Yang, this Su Mo has something going on!"
You can tell a master as soon as they act.
Cui Jianwen was well versed in psychology.
That was precisely why Su Mo's two simple sentences and initial demeanor impressed him so much!
He was certain:
This Su Mo had definitely studied psychology — and far surpassed himself!
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