Chapter 162: Who Has the Upper Hand

The next day.

Early in the morning, Han Fei gathered all the officers that Director Wang had lent him.

With Director Wang's help.

He learned the exact addresses of all properties under An Youyi's name.

Moreover, even all vehicles and bank‑card information registered to An Youyi were also in his grasp.

And the police have already begun monitoring the vehicles and all of her bank cards under An Youyi's name.

From now on, any move An Youyi makes will be known to the police instantly.

Of course, this information was obtained privately by Director Wang and was not exposed to the Live Broadcast Room's water friends, so no personal‑data leakage will occur.

Looking at the officers before him.

Han Fei first said a few words to boost morale.

"Everyone might be busy today, but I guarantee that after today, even if we don't catch Xu Mo, he won't be comfortable!"

Then he began assigning tasks to the officers.

"The addresses written on these slips I have could all be Xu Mo's hideouts. I need everyone to split up and investigate these locations to see where Xu Mo is hiding. If any of these addresses have occupants—no matter what they look like or how many—report immediately!"

"To avoid startling the target and for everyone's safety, everyone must operate in civilian clothes for this operation."

"Also, this mission is only to scout; do not act rashly. Even if you see Xu Mo with your own eyes, pretend you don't know him and leave."

"Since none of you are in police uniforms, as long as you act naturally, Xu Mo definitely won't recognize you."

"Be careful, understand?" Han Fei said, while handing out the slips one by one to each officer.

"Understood!" the officers chorused.

The slips in Han Fei's hand were divided so that each officer received three.

Correspondingly, they represented three houses.

The officers' task was to change into civilian clothes and check whether anyone lived in the houses.

If there were occupants, report immediately; if not, withdraw—it's that simple.

As for the officers' safety, it was actually guaranteed.

Since they were in civilian clothes rather than police uniforms, as long as they didn't act too suspiciously, even face‑to‑face with Xu Mo, he couldn't tell they were officers.

Seeing the officers answer so decisively, Han Fei nodded.

"If you understand, change into civilian clothes and set out."

"Alright, Han Team."

The officers had just left.

Chen Ke looked at Han Fei with a puzzled expression.

"Han Team, where did you get these addresses, and how do you know Xu Mo would hide in these places?"

"These are all properties under An Youyi's name; the likelihood that Xu Mo's group is hiding in one of An Youyi's properties is very high," Han Fei explained.

Li Chen also spoke at this moment.

"The Rose Garden we went to last time was also a house under An Youyi, right? Han Team, did you follow that house in your search?"

"Yes," Han Fei nodded.

He then continued.

"For a hacker like Xu Mo, hiding in places with abundant surveillance is clearly a good choice; he can, like last time, use the cameras to guard himself."

Chen Ke still couldn't grasp Han Fei's reasoning.

"We found his hideout last time, which shows that the surveillance‑guard trick didn't work; Xu Mo isn't stupid—could he fall into the same trap twice?"

"No, no, no." Before Han Fei could speak, Li Chen retorted to Chen Ke: "It's precisely because Xu Mo is clever that he must have guessed we cut the network last time, giving him a chance to approach the villa."

"Actually, it's not Xu Mo's method that can be used only once; it's our network‑cutting method that can be used only once. Last time he didn't expect us to cut the network; this time he knows, so he'll definitely use his phone to create a hotspot instead of continuing to use broadband."

"Therefore, there's a very high probability that Xu Mo is still hidden in a house under An Youyi, just a different one this time."

"Moreover, this time Han Team is having the officers wear civilian clothes to scout, not us; his surveillance program can't possibly identify people who aren't in police uniforms, can it?"

After Li Chen finished his analysis.

Han Fei then added another point.

"The places Xu Mo could hide now are limited to villas, hotels, and inns under An Youyi's name. Acting on both fronts, I also asked Lao Wang to send notices to all hotels and inns in Hangcheng; any establishment that receives the notice will report immediately if they see one man and four women entering."

"I said, even if we don't catch Xu Mo today, we won't let him be comfortable. If there's nowhere to stay, he'll have to live in a bridge tunnel; let's see how long he can endure!"

Seeing this, the Live Broadcast Room's water friends all broke out in cold sweats for Xu Mo.

"It seems Xu Mo really riled Han Fei; he can't stay in a villa or a hotel, maybe he'll actually have to sleep in a bridge tunnel!"

"Han Fei's move is truly ruthless; he's forcing Xu Mo into a dead end."

"The two are really in sync... their thoughts are identical: Xu Mo wants to raid the police's old hideout, and Han Fei wants to leave Xu Mo nowhere to hide."

"When thoughts coincide without collusion, it comes down to whose skill is superior!"

"…"

Just as Han Fei was thinking about seizing Xu Mo's hideout,

Xu Mo was also pondering how to give the police a taste of his colors.

Lvcheng Jiangnanli.

Xu Mo got up early.

He was sitting at his computer, contemplating the feasibility of yesterday's idea.

The difficulty of storming the police station for guns is far greater than robbing a bank for gold bars.

Even Xu Mo couldn't think of a good method in a short time.

Sitting at his computer, he studied the map of Hangcheng for a long while but couldn't figure out a clear solution.

For a moment, he couldn't think of a good method.

Xu Mo also didn't intend to force himself to think.

Instead, he planned to go out for a walk to clear his mind, and also buy some breakfast to fill his stomach on the way back.

After all, only when one's stomach is full does one have the energy to think.

…

At this moment, among the plainclothes officers dispatched by Han Fei, a large portion had already arrived at the locations that needed to be investigated.

Although the upscale residential area doesn't allow strangers to enter.

But police officers certainly have special privileges.

Showing their IDs to the security guard and briefly explaining the situation, the guard couldn't possibly stop them.

Moreover, if they encounter a particularly enthusiastic guard, upon hearing that the officers are on a mission to apprehend a suspect, the guard will eagerly offer to help.

The officers moved quickly.

By now, quite a few officers have already checked one of the three addresses in their list.

And they immediately called Han Fei to report the specific situation.

"Han Team, Xixi Yunlu here has no abnormalities; the house is empty, no one lives there."

"Han Team, Wulin No. 1 has no occupants; I'll go check the next address."

"Han Team, Binjiang Jinxiu Zhi Cheng is empty."

"Han Team, Qianjiang Xincheng's house appears to have been empty for a long time, no one lives there."

…