His Alibi

Xiao Yao solves cases with keen observation and experience. Lu Yizhou solves them... by trickery and bluffing.

A series of murders causes a sensation in the city. The methods used in the killings closely match those in a novel currently being serialized. What makes it even more baffling is that each crime takes place at the same time as the novel's latest update...

A baffling case unfolds on an island. According to the investigation, the island was completely sealed off when the crime occurred. There were only three people on the island, but all three are dead. Lu Yizhou wonders, “How did the killer get here? Did they have wings or something... did they fly?”

A funeral for a red rose: a wealthy businessman is found dead on the eve of his wedding, and everyone present seems to have a motive. The first round of questioning is full of holes, so Xiao Yao arranges lie detector tests... only to discover that everyone is telling the truth.

A single spark can start a prairie fire. The spirit of esports is every bit as great as that of traditional sports.

Wearing his brand-new police uniform, Xiao Yao looks at the white-haired old man before him, his heart in turmoil. He doesn't know how to answer the question.

Liu Chao adjusts his glasses and thinks, I'm a police officer. How can I hide behind the people when danger strikes? So this hotheaded rookie, who gets scolded so often it's become routine and still knows nothing after a year on the force, charges resolutely into a storm of blades glinting with cold light.

Lu Yizhou glances at the safety catch on the gun and thinks he underestimated Xiao Yao after all.

Gu Xianzhi's grave injuries are more than Xiao Yao can bear. He can charge in alone without hesitation, beat and kick the people who hurt Gu Xianzhi, lose his temper, curse, and even press his gun against the culprit's head... but it never crosses his mind to switch off the safety.

Because he's a police officer. He can't fire that shot.

As the team's universally acknowledged “spoiled rich kid,” Gu Xianzhi has always thought he never flinched, whether facing countless daggers or criminals no matter how vicious. But now, faced with a hunched old man in his seventies who keeps saying, “Thank you,” Gu Xianzhi feels his nose sting. The weight of the words “people's police” finally begins to sink in.

The bomb squad has neutralized the bomb, but Lin Wei's earpiece is broken, so he has no idea. Clutching the box, he runs away from the crowd, ignoring the armed police trying to stop him. Just as Xiao Yao is worrying about what to do and preparing to call him, Lin Wei suddenly sends him two text messages: “Captain Xiao, please send the two badges on my shoulders to my family for me.”

“I'm no hero, but I haven't disgraced the people's police!”

No one should ever be unworthy of the words “people's police.”