Chapter 163: Success or failure hinges on this one move

Phone calls came in one after another.

Each time Han Fei finished a call, he would cross out a string of addresses on his little notebook.

In just an hour, the number of crossed-out addresses had reached about one third.

Naturally, the crossed-out addresses could be directly ruled out.

If Xu Mo were hiding, he might be hiding among the remaining addresses.

As the police officers kept calling in to report the situation.

The possible range where Xu Mo could be hiding kept shrinking.

Initially, Xu Mo could be hiding in one of over a hundred apartments.

But as the police officers verified.

This range shrank to one of over fifty apartments.

Shrank to one of over thirty apartments.

Shrank to one of over ten apartments.

……

The police officers were busy the whole morning.

They narrowed down Xu Mo's hiding place to within three apartments.

Looking at the little notebook, only three addresses remained uncrossed.

Han Fei felt a sudden burst of excitement for no reason.

If his guess was correct.

Xu Mo was hiding in one of those three apartments!

Now, all he had to do was wait patiently.

Waiting for the officers out on duty to relay the information back.

As long as they confirmed Xu Mo's hiding place.

He would immediately go to Chief Wang to borrow personnel to surround and suppress Xu Mo!

Directly borrow a couple hundred people.

One might ask, with over a hundred armed officers deployed together, could they still fail to catch a single Xu Mo?

However, Han Fei waited left and right, but not even a single call came.

Even most of the officers out on duty had returned.

He still hadn't received a call reporting the situation.

……

One hour later.

Bad news arrived.

Of the forty-two officers he had sent out, forty-one returned one after another.

One officer still hadn't returned as of now.

He lowered his head and glanced at the three remaining uncrossed addresses on the notebook.

Han Fei's heart gave a jolt.

Something had happened!

As previously said, the forty-two officers were each assigned three addresses.

Now, forty-one of the forty-two officers had returned, leaving only one still unaccounted for.

And on Han Fei's little notebook, exactly three addresses remained uncrossed……

Not only Han Fei, but the officers' hearts also gave a jolt.

By the time, he should have been back already.

He still hadn't returned, which could only mean one thing……that officer had run into Xu Mo!

Although he already had the answer in his heart.

But Han Fei still held the idea of giving it a try.

He called the officer who still hadn't returned.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service..."

Upon hearing that prompt tone.

Han Fei's heart now had a definite answer.

The worst-case scenario had occurred.

That officer was probably already in a dire situation……

Of course, it wasn't all bad news.

The good news is, he can now be absolutely certain that Xu Mo is hiding in one of these three apartments.

This range has already become very small.

"Damn, can Xu Mo even recognize plainclothes?" Chen Ke frowned slightly: "Is Xu Mo a bloodhound? Can he even smell out officers?"

Shen Manni, who was always good at analysis, spoke slowly.

"Could it be that this officer, upon seeing Xu Mo, impulsively couldn't hold back and prepared to rush forward to arrest him, and thus……met his fate?"

No sooner had her words fallen than an officer immediately rebutted Shen Manni's words.

"It's impossible; Xiao Zhang is always cautious in everything he does—everyone at the Police Station knows this, and he would never act impulsively."

"Right, Xiao Zhang is especially steady in his actions; it's impossible for him to be so rash."

"Yes, this point we can all attest to."

Suddenly, Han Fei interrupted the officers' words.

"Now is not the time to discuss this! At present, there's one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The bad news is that Xiao Zhang may have been captured by Xu Mo, or may already be 'sacrificed'."

Speaking of that, Han Fei picked up the small notebook, pointed at the three unmarked addresses on it, and said.

"The good news is that we can confirm Xu Mo is hiding in one of these three addresses! Otherwise Officer Xiao Zhang wouldn't have disappeared for no reason."

"I'll call Old Wang now to borrow personnel; we'll split into three groups and surround these three addresses. As long as we act quickly, we can definitely catch Xu Mo!"

The next second, Han Fei dialed Wang Ju.

A few seconds later, the call was answered.

On the other end, Wang Ju seemed to guess that Han Fei was calling for help.

He knows his old friend so well that he never goes to the Three Treasures Hall without a reason; he was talking about Han Fei.

So as soon as the call connected, he got straight to the point.

"Anything else you need me to help with?"

Han Fei didn't hold back, nor was he pretentious: "Lend me some more people."

Wang Ju: "???"

He even wondered if his ears were playing tricks on him.

"More people?"

"Was the dozens of people I lent out before not enough?"

After a long pause, Wang Ju finally asked in a puzzled tone.

"More people? I've already lent you over forty, why more... Wait, Lao Han, tell me honestly, has someone else been 'sacrificed' like the previous four you tormented?"

Han Fei: "(⊙o⊙)…"

"Spot on!"

But this time, it's not his decision that's the problem.

Before the officers set out, he had repeatedly reminded them to be careful and act normally.

One can only say Xu Mo's eyes are too sharp.

Who could have thought that even when the officers changed into plain clothes, they still couldn't escape Xu Mo's sight?

But Han Fei knows that the most important thing right now is not to discuss the officers' 'sacrifice' issue.

After all, the incident has already happened; overthinking won't help.

Now the most important thing is to capture Xu Mo!

Speed is of the essence; we must not let Xiao Zhang's 'sacrifice' be meaningless.

"Now is not the time to talk about that; I've narrowed Xu Mo's hideout to three locations, and I assure you, this farce ends here!"

"Send me two squads right away, and make sure to pick two clever leaders. In a moment I'll send you two addresses; have them surround the places."

"By the way, Old Wang, have there been any movements with the cars under An Youyi's name?"

"No, actually not. After you called me last night, I had people keep watch, and none of them have moved; they're all parked fine," Wang Ju replied.

Hearing that, Han Fei felt the chance of catching Xu Mo today grew larger.

"If the cars haven't moved, it means they haven't fled. But Old Wang, you still need to keep people watching, watch closely, so if Xu Mo tries to escape by car, we'll know immediately."

After saying that, Han Fei slammed the phone down.

He then sent the two addresses to Wang Ju at top speed.

He listened to the busy tone coming from his phone.

Wang Ju let out a wry smile.

He muttered to himself, "Fine, Lao Han, when this is over, you'll see how I deal with you!"

After a brief complaint,

Wang Ju didn't waste any time.

Instead, he immediately dispatched two squads, each rushing toward the addresses Han Fei had sent.

Whether they can catch Xu Mo hinges on this move!

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