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Chapter 378 The Defendant +1
After lunch, Lin Mo, under Director Liu's arrangement, drew many sketches for the criminal investigation department of their branch. He marked the age on each sketch individually. As for the other details, since they didn't tell him, he didn't ask.

Having watched many mystery, crime, and horror movies, he believes that less curiosity means less danger.

Just like in horror movies, where someone knows it's a haunted house and strange things are happening lately, but then insists on going in to explore despite warnings, leading to the whole family's annihilation, he would never do something so stupid.

Suspense and crime films often use similar plot devices: a brilliant police officer or unofficial member gets involved in a case and, unable to contain his curiosity, insists on joining the police force to help solve the case, which puts himself or others in danger. He would never do such a thing.

Knowing full well that there are tigers in the mountains, Wu Song still went into the tiger's den. He didn't have a brother who was cuckolded, so why was he acting like such a big shot?

He would rather go around injustice than help others. He would be happy to help behind the scenes if he could. If he got involved in a high-risk case and was retaliated against, wouldn't that be a loss?
So when helping the police draw sketches, he never asked too many questions. If Zhao Yun could tell him something, she would tell him; if not, he would just do his job.

Now that he's finally started making big money, his priority is naturally to stay alive.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Lin. Once the case makes progress, I must treat you to a meal. You have to come!" At the entrance of the police station, Director Liu was in a great mood after seeing Lin Mo's sketch.

Unexpectedly, Lin Mo was even able to draw that skeleton. Although we don't know if it's real or not, at least we have another way to determine the identity of the deceased.

Drawing a person's original appearance from a skeleton is a skill that Lin Mo only developed today. He never even imagined that the skill of "drawing an old person at three years old" could be so abnormal.

The skeleton is possible, and so are the fragments of the people. It's practically a conceptual skill. From this point of view, Lin Mo can also feel that the skills he has acquired still have a lot of room for development and are far from reaching the so-called ultimate. He just hasn't found the direction yet.

"You're too kind. It's my duty. Besides, I just received a bonus. It's just a matter of drawing a few sketches. It's no trouble at all."

"Alright, you rest now, we'll be going now," Lin Mo waved and smiled, then took his leave.

Director Liu didn't try to stop them, since with the clues provided by Lin Mo's sketch, they would be busy again for a while.

Especially with the large number of sketches this time, it seems their criminal investigation department won't be able to keep up for a while.

After Lin Mo and the other person left, Director Liu hurriedly summoned the criminal investigation team to the conference room for a meeting. If they could solve a few old cases, their branch would really make a name for themselves.

Even if we can't solve them, it would be good if we could make some progress on some of the cases that have been piling up for the past two years.

"I have a feeling you're about to be recruited."

In the car, Miss Yuan spoke with a somewhat strange expression.

Lin Mo chuckled lightly: "Come on, what do you mean by recruiting? What, do you think I'd give up a perfectly good business to go and paint in the police station? This is Jiangning, not Shandong. We don't have that much of an obsession with official positions. As long as we can make money, isn't that enough?"

Although Jiangning City is located in the northern region, its economy is quite good, so people there are not so obsessed with taking the civil service exam.

Of course, being a civil servant is still a good job, but it doesn't inspire the same obsession as it does among people from Shandong.

For an ordinary person, having a permanent job is naturally a good thing, just like a teacher's permanent position. But compared to his current income, he would definitely choose the latter. After all, having a permanent position only means that you are guaranteed a stable income for life and have a stronger ability to withstand risks, but it will not make you rich and powerful.

"As expected, all that talk about police and civilians being one family was just a pretext for the bonus," Miss Yuan said with an "I knew it" expression.

Lin Mo rolled her eyes at him: "Don't put it so harshly. I'm doing a job, and they're applying for a bonus for me. Am I supposed to pretend to refuse it?"
Besides, it was your cousin Zhao Yun who personally invited me here, otherwise I would have completely forgotten about it.”

"My cousin... wait, what you just said about the police and the people being one family, you wouldn't be trying to kiss my cousin, would you? You really deserve to die!" Miss Yuan said menacingly as she drove.

Lin Mo: "When I said 'police and people are one family,' I didn't mean that kind of 'family'!"

Miss Yuan: "You still want to kiss at home?"

Lin Mo: "Are you trying to force me down the path of breaking the law?!"

Putting aside the issue of Zhao Yun's police officer status, he was afraid that she would go berserk just by looking at her. He wouldn't dare to move a muscle if she wore a police uniform. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made Zhao Yun take off her uniform before taking action.

When the two drove back, they slowed down considerably. The rain outside had stopped, and only a few specks of sunset remained in the western sky. The sky was incredibly blue, which was so pleasant to look at that, and even the air carried the fresh scent of earth.

It's a pity there was no rainbow; it lacked the feeling of sunshine after the rain.

Less than half an hour later, the two leisurely arrived at the entrance of [Mengya Media]. The red cloth on the door had been removed, and no opening ceremony was held, but everyone had prepared small gifts.

The two women prepared fruit baskets, and Director Wang bought a toad figurine with a copper coin in its mouth. As for Lin Mo, he bought two potted money trees and placed them at the entrance.

Of course, he ordered the money tree from a nearby flower shop, not from an online shopping website. If it were something from an online shopping website, he would have already moved it to his restaurant, since a money tree is supposed to bring good fortune, and he wouldn't want to part with it.

As for Miss Yuan and Chuan Mei, they are partners in the studio, so naturally they didn't buy anything.

As soon as she jumped out of the car, Miss Yuan looked around.

"What are you looking at?" Lin Mo asked.

Miss Yuan: "Where's the food street? Where did my fried skewers, stir-fried noodles, roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), and egg pancakes go? I even donated money! Could they have pocketed it all?"

Clearly, the only thing Miss Yuan cares about so much is food. She sponsored the Public Security Bureau's food street project, providing food stalls and carts for the project.

In exchange, the food street was located on the street in front of their shop, which shows how much effort they put into revitalizing their business.

"What are you thinking? A bureau chief as high-ranking as him wouldn't care about embezzling your few food carts. Besides, look at the time. Even if the food street is open, it doesn't open at this time," Lin Mo said, pointing to the time on his phone, which was not yet six o'clock.

He hasn't worn the watch Liu Ruyan gave him for a long time now. He only remembers it on formal occasions. Otherwise, he's still a little uncomfortable wearing something on his wrist.

"Yeah, I guess I'll just have to wait a bit longer. If I don't see my food street today, I'll go and make a scene with my cousin tomorrow," Miss Yuan said angrily, then pushed open the door of [Mengya Media] with her short legs and an air of indifference.

【Mengya Media】The name itself is a combination of Yuan Meng and Li Shiya. Although the name is ordinary, it is also quite standard. At least those who know them can recognize it at a glance.

In the case of Meng Zaiya, it's clear that Miss Yuan is the boss of this studio.

"Sister Yuan is back!"

"Sister Yuan, is the police station fun?"

"Old Mo, how much is the prize money?"

Upon seeing the two enter, the others couldn't help but ask what was going on. The two women, Wang Jing and He Xiaoyue, were already sitting in front of their computers at their workstations, learning and working at the same time under Wang's guidance.

Learning on the job and doing it yourself is a step that all newcomers must go through.

Moreover, the two female squad leaders are already very lucky. After all, Director Wang was self-taught and had no one to teach him, while the two of them have an elder to guide them. If they are willing to put in the effort, they will be able to work independently in no time.

"Hey guys, busy as you are. The police station canteen is alright, the food is pretty good!" Miss Yuan said with a smile.

Lin Mo waved his hand and said, "Eight thousand is just a token amount. How's the work going?"

"Eight thousand?" Upon hearing this, Chuanmei came out of the inner room. Wearing jeans, white sneakers, long hair, and a jacket, it was obvious that Li Shiya had made a comeback: "Why was my fee only five thousand back then!"

Li Shiya's new outfit caught the eyes of the two.

"Is this a Sichuan girl style? Is it a senior student style?" Miss Yuan asked curiously.

Lin Mo looked him up and down and asked, "Wait, you guys shot footage this afternoon?"

"Of course, this is the first battle that my class monitor and I have joined, and we must win it," He Xiaoyue said confidently.

In response, Lin Mo glanced at the materials on the two computers, where Li Shiya was dancing in the video.

I'd like to share one of my original songs with you all. Hello everyone, I'm Li Shiya, how are you?

Island Island's mom, Island Island's mom, I want to ask, how many coins have you swiped for me? How many, how many, how many coins?

The background music is incredibly catchy, and Li Shiya's movements are all perfectly timed, yet somewhat abstract.

Although he is not a self-media blogger, it doesn't mean he doesn't go online. Of course, he knows that this is a blogger who recently had his reputation ruined and is now being imitated by many other bloggers.

Lin Mo pointed at the materials on the computer and couldn't help but exclaim, "This...this...this...Defendant +1? Does your studio even have a legal department to dare to do this?"

Everyone:.
(End of this chapter)