Chapter 103: Misleading the Program Crew

The hair dryer's sound lasted for ten minutes.

Xu Mo pinched the button and turned off the hair dryer.

"The time's about right, let's go out."

But just as he was about to leave the Restroom,

Yang Jingxuan suddenly grabbed him.

And turned the hair dryer back on.

She knew that Xu Mo turned on the shower and the hair dryer actually for the Program Crew to hear.

The purpose was to create the illusion for the Program Crew that they were really taking a shower.

But Xu Mo overlooked a problem.

The hair dryer had only been on for ten minutes.

Two girls, how could the combined time to blow‑dry their hair be only ten minutes?

Ten minutes is at most enough for one person to get their hair mostly dry.

If we go out now, the Program Crew Sheer Cliff will suspect.

After being pulled back by Yang Jingxuan, Xu Mo turned his head back with a puzzled expression.

He saw Yang Jingxuan smiling brightly at Xu Mo.

"Just looking at you, you're a straight‑man. Me and Qiaoqiao, two girls, how could we finish drying our hair in just ten minutes after a shower?"

"Let me educate you: girls need at least a dozen minutes to blow‑dry. If we turn off the hair dryer now and go out, the Program Crew will definitely suspect."

Xu Mo looked at Yang Jingxuan with a hint of surprise.

He thought that Yang Jingxuan had been with him all this time.

It seemed she had even mastered it!

Now she could even notice such a detail.

"Progress," Xu Mo said with a smile. "But… are you sure the Program Crew really thinks the three of us came in to shower?"

"Then what else? If we enter the bathroom, it's not to shower, so what for?"

"You… ah, no, it's you all."

Yang Jingxuan looked bewildered.

"What are you talking about? What's wrong with us??"

Zhou Qiaoqiao, standing nearby, gave Xu Mo a scornful look.

Her complexion was slightly flushed.

Then she glanced at Yang Jingxuan again.

"Jingxuan, she's already taken the car onto the highway, and you're still here dawdling…"

Xu Mo meant that

whether it's the Program Crew or the Water Friends,

none would think the three of them were actually showering.

instead they'd be applauding…

During this process, the hair would inevitably get a part wet from the shower.

So the hair dryer was only on for ten minutes.

That actually makes sense.

After Zhou Qiaoqiao's little nudge,

Yang Jingxuan understood as well.

Like Zhou Qiaoqiao, her face instantly flushed.

What a fellow.

This time she was sitting on a rocking cart at the kindergarten gate, while Xu Mo was racing on the highway.

She really didn't think it through.

Turn off the hair dryer.

The three of them left the Restroom.

To prevent any slip‑up,

they deliberately left the clothing covering the camera in place.

After all, just talking can still mislead the Program Crew.

At this moment, the Live Broadcast Room was pitch‑black, nothing could be seen.

But not being able to see was fine.

At least the three voices could be heard.

In the Program Backstage, Song Yixue was perking up her ears, fearing she might miss any detail.

After all, the content the three were discussing was very important.

If Xu Mo came up with a new idea, she could continue to tip off the Investigation Team.

She would lower the chance of Xu Mo successfully hijacking a Cash Transport Vehicle to the minimum.

Because the Program Crew can't see.

Thus the three's performance became much simpler.

Xu Mo gave the two a glance, then spoke.

"Hijacking a Cash Transport Vehicle isn't any easier than robbing a bank; the Investigation Team might even stir trouble, so we need to give the Investigation Team members a dose of Eye Drug."

Seeing Xu Mo's look, Zhou Qiaoqiao immediately understood.

"Apply the Eye Drug? How do you apply it?"

Then, Xu Mo presented his 'plan'.

"Have you heard the story of Wolf Comes? False Alarm Report, one false alarm after another, makes the Police think we are going to rob a bank."

"The first time, the Police will definitely dispatch quickly to the bank; the second and third times will be the same."

"But they'll always be empty‑handed, because we never actually rob a bank. So, what actions do you think the Police and the Investigation Team will take in this situation?"

At this moment, Yang Jingxuan also joined the ranks of the rehearsal to mislead the Program Crew.

"They'll lower their guard, thinking we're toying with them? No, aren't we going to rob a Cash Transport Vehicle? This method would only make them relax their vigilance toward banks."

"No," Xu Mo shook his head. "On the contrary, the more we make False Alarm Reports, the more we can stir up the Police and the Investigation Team's paranoia; they couldn't possibly not know the story of Wolf Comes."

"They will definitely think we're deliberately messing with their mindset, trying to make them lower their vigilance toward banks, assuming that after many False Alarm Reports, at some point when they are relaxed, we'll suddenly strike a bank."

"Therefore, each time they will assign extra personnel, and they might even pre‑emptively have plainclothes officers ambush around the banks."

"They will focus their attention and most of their police force on the banks, while we, at that moment, will hijack a Cash Transport Vehicle!"

Speaking of that.

Xu Mo glanced at Zhou Qiaoqiao.

"But I've already tried the method of reporting False Alarm Reports with a virtual number; they probably won't believe it. Aren't you a hacker? Infiltrate the bank's security system and report an alarm via the bank's one‑click alarm button."

Although Xu Mo knew Zhou Qiaoqiao didn't have the skill to infiltrate a bank's security system.

But because the earlier discussion took place in the Restroom.

Therefore, the Program Crew couldn't know that Xu Mo knew Zhou Qiaoqiao lacked such ability.

Since it's acting, of course we have to do the whole set, otherwise it's easy to slip up.

Zhou Qiaoqiao also understood this.

So she continued to cooperate with Xu Mo and kept acting.

"The bank's security system... I can't infiltrate that. Maybe we should just use a virtual number to report an alarm."

Xu Mo smacked his lips.

"That wouldn't be very credible; the Police would suspect... Forget it, let me do it. Hand me the computer; I can teach you right away."

Xu Mo placed the computer in front of himself.

We just performed that scene earlier.

There were essentially only two objectives.

First, to continue misleading the Program Crew.

Using the Program Crew to transmit this false information to the Investigation Team.

The second point was to obtain the time the Police need to dispatch to each bank and their exact routes when responding.

"You see, infiltrating a bank's security system is actually very simple," Xu Mo said while explaining, demonstrating to Zhou Qiaoqiao.

In no time, he successfully infiltrated the bank's security system.

And using the bank's networked one‑click alarm button with the Police, he reported an alarm.

Of course, to obtain the time the Police need to rush to all banks and their dispatch routes to all banks.

Xu Mo did not stop there.

Instead, he replicated the method, sequentially infiltrating the security systems of the remaining dozens of larger banks they had shortlisted, and also reported alarms.

In an instant, all the Police Stations throughout Hangcheng, big and small, received alarms from banks.

Because these were bank‑originated alarms.

Thus the Police had no suspicion at all.

They immediately chose to dispatch.

That night, the sound of sirens almost echoed through every street and alley of Hangcheng.

The flashing police lights almost illuminated half the sky of Hangcheng.

The scene was truly spectacular.

And at that moment, Xu Mo also infiltrated the surveillance system, recording the time the Police took to reach all banks and their dispatch routes.

But testing only once yielded results that were clearly not very convincing; he needed to test several more times.

So, Xu Mo looked at Zhou Qiaoqiao.

"Did you learn it? Now you go operate it once."