In her mind, Bai Feifei's soul couldn't help but shudder when she heard Xu Mo say they should all be shot.
She was utterly speechless, thinking to herself that the Old-Timer's bloodthirsty nature was showing itself again.
The detained suspects, who had been clamoring just a moment ago, were now trembling one by one. They stared with wide eyes at this uninvited guest they had never seen before. What the hell did they just hear?
Shoot them all?
Chen Yuan looked at “Bai Feifei” in shock and asked subconsciously, “What did you just say?”
“Shoot them all. Is there a problem?” Xu Mo shrugged, his expression completely matter-of-fact.
Now, the expressions of everyone in Group 7 turned incredibly grim. They all felt like they had been made fools of.
Whether this woman cared about Turing City's affairs was something they couldn't tell right now, but the situation before them proved only one thing—this person was a complete, chaotic lunatic.
They had previously harbored some expectations, thinking she might have some special interrogation methods, a mind-reading Word Soul, or at the very least, could demonstrate a rigorous process of deduction.
But it was now proven that their previous thoughts were pure delusion.
The facts were right before their eyes; there was absolutely none of that.
It was pure nonsense!
Xie Xuan also felt utterly powerless now. “Group Leader Bai, Turing City is governed by the rule of law. We cannot just kill people arbitrarily.”
“I know,” Xu Mo nodded and looked at him. “What's the issue?”
“Didn't you say that as long as it involves researching life sciences, it is a capital crime in Turing City?”
Xie Xuan was stunned. “That is true. So you're saying...?”
“Yes!” Xu Mo waved his hand grandly. “Every single one of these people is connected to the research of life sciences. They're either assistants or actual researchers.”
“Do you have evidence?” Xie Xuan asked subconsciously. “You haven't even interrogated them. How did you deduce this?”
He considered himself knowledgeable and experienced, but at this moment, he truly couldn't keep up with the other's train of thought.
“Deduction?” Xu Mo scoffed, as if he had heard something hilarious. “No reasoning needed.”
“I am a Prophet. I know everything. If I say they are, they are.”
As soon as these words were uttered, the last shred of hope in the hearts of everyone in Group 7 shattered. They truly felt like they had met a ghost.
Chen Yuan couldn't even help but slap her own forehead. Did she think Turing City was some kindergarten game of playing house?!
The detained suspects also began to react at this point. Recovering from their shock, they started to loudly protest.
“I'm not! I've never touched those things!”
“Has the Special Service Bureau gone mad? Letting just anyone in here to spout nonsense!”
“We came to cooperate with the investigation, and this is what we get? I'm going to sue!”
Clamorous voices erupted one after another.
Amidst the din, the man in the very center, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a black suit, slowly raised his head. His eyes swept coldly over them from behind his lenses.
“Where did this insolent brat come from? To dare spout such baseless nonsense without a shred of evidence!”
“Foolish woman, who allowed you in here? Get lost and go learn some rules.”
His tone was harsh and sharp as he scolded, as if lecturing an ignorant child.
But Xu Mo couldn't be bothered with useless chatter. Before the man could even finish his scolding, a flash of silver shot out from his hand!
Xu Mo's bracer instantly reconfigured, condensing into a short sword that tore through the air with a sharp, whistling sound. In the next second, it precisely impaled the suit-wearing man's upper thigh.
Suit-wearing man: ?
“Ah!”
After a half-second delay, the pain surged along his nerves to his brain, and the middle-aged man let out a violent shriek.
“I'm glad you volunteered to be an example,” Xu Mo glanced at him. “But I don't like your tone.”
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Setting aside whether his judgment made any sense, this action alone was enough to make them feel the situation was utterly absurd.
Turing City strictly prohibited the extraction of confessions through torture, and interrogations using physical abuse were absolutely forbidden.
Yet, without even starting an interrogation or asking a single question, you just went straight to stabbing?!
What kind of sadist was this...
The man in the suit shrieked, his entire body trembling violently. Blood soaked through his crotch and flowed down his pants legs, pooling on the floor.
“You... you actually stabbed me directly?！”
He raised his head, his eyes bloodshot from either pain or fury, and roared at the top of his lungs:
“I'm reporting this! Everyone is watching! Your Special Service Bureau has no right to use extrajudicial torture on me! This is illegal!”
Xu Mo scratched his ear impatiently.
“Illegal my ass. I'm not even from Turing City...”
As soon as the words fell, he flicked his wrist, and another silver short sword shot out!
The target this time was crystal clear, aiming straight for the suit-wearing man's throat.
However, he didn't succeed this time. After all, the bystanders weren't useless.
Midway through its flight, several members of Group 7 moved simultaneously. They deflected the flying sword, sending it clattering away to pin itself into the wall.
Everyone was starting to get angry now.
The members of Group 7 swarmed forward, forming a barrier between Xu Mo and the suspects.
One of the calmer members forced down his anger and questioned:
“Bai Feifei! Everything you're doing right now is completely unjustifiable!”
“Taking on so many cases without authorization, resorting to violence the moment we met in Group 7, and now harming these unconvicted people without any rhyme or reason.”
“This will bring shame upon all of Group 7 and get us disciplined by the Special Service Bureau!”
Another member chimed in, barely suppressing his rage:
“Yes, you are not welcome here.”
“No matter what kind of background you have, Turing City is not a place for you to run wild.”
Meanwhile, Chen Yuan simply shrugged, clutching her terminal as she retreated to the side without saying a word.
Caught in the middle, Xie Xuan adjusted his glasses, feeling like he had been living in a fool's paradise.
He was so foolish, truly. He had actually expected this young lady to show off some miraculous skills once she faced the suspects.
At that moment, the Shar-Pei-faced woman narrowed her triangular eyes. A thought flashed through her mind, and she seemed to have found a better angle to strike.
She didn't look at Xu Mo. Instead, she turned to Xie Xuan.
“Dr. Xie,” she said in a cold, sinister tone.
“I don't know what you mean by this, or why you brought such a person to our Group 7.”
“From beginning to end, this has been an absolute farce.”
“I will report this matter. No, actually, it must be reported.”
“This person cannot leave. No matter what secretive organization she belongs to or what her background is, Turing City will never allow itself to be provoked and played with like this.”
Her words rang out with powerful conviction. The detained suspects in the interrogation room watched them with curious eyes.
Why was the Special Service Bureau... having a public internal conflict today?!
However, Xu Mo was neither angry nor annoyed. Instead, the corners of his mouth slowly curled upward.
He felt that his setup was just about complete.
“What do you mean, 'played with'?” he said.
“Do you think I'm joking with you? Ignorant fools...”
“People with low cognitive levels cannot comprehend the truth even when it's staring them in the face. What, are you deaf? Didn't I say I'm a Prophet?”
“How about we make a bet?”
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