Chapter 168: The Car Was Stolen by Xu Mo

After confirming that the car hadn't been taken by a relative or friend or anything, but had truly been stolen.

The middle‑aged man spent over forty minutes taking a ride to the Police Station and began filing a report.

By then, his hangover had almost cleared.

He gave a brief description of what he had seen at the time.

The police acted very swiftly.

They immediately prepared a trip to the hotel to check the surveillance at the entrance.

After all… a luxury car worth over a million was stolen in broad daylight; this is no small matter.

The situation was dire; the car thief completely disregarded the police!

A few police officers escorted the middle‑aged man back to the hotel, spending another forty‑plus minutes on the road.

After presenting his credentials, they requested the surveillance footage from the parking spot from the hotel.

The hotel promptly cooperated and retrieved the footage.

The officers took a look.

They were stunned.

They recognized the car thief.

The thief shown in the footage was none other than Xu Mo, who has been giving Hangcheng Police a lot of headaches.

Xu Mo really can't have a moment of peace!

After robbing a bank, he stole an exhibition.

After the exhibition he stole a car.

Realizing the car thief was Xu Mo,

the officers exchanged a glance.

This matter was beyond their jurisdiction.

Catching an ordinary car thief is nothing for them.

But catching Xu Mo is beyond their capability.

"Notify Han Team; they're already after Xu Mo and can also provide some information," one officer said.

The remaining officers voiced no objection.

They called Han Fei.

At this moment, Han Fei looked completely frazzled.

When he first learned that Xu Mo had taken the car keys, he thought he could trace something through the car.

Who would have guessed that, upon checking, he found Xu Mo hadn't even driven the car away!

The lead went cold again.

Just then, Han Fei's phone rang.

He pressed the answer button.

A police officer's voice came through the line.

"Han Team, we have a lead on Xu Mo,"

Hearing that, Han Fei instantly perked up: "Speak!"

"We just received a report of a stolen car; after checking, we found Xu Mo stole a black BMW X7," the officer said after a two‑second pause, "The license plate is… Zhe 110."

Han Fei: "…"

What a disgusting license plate.

Who is being cursed?

"A cloned‑plate car?" Han Fei asked instinctively.

The officer on the other end gave a cold glance at the middle‑aged man beside him.

"It's not a cloned plate; it's a new car, the plate was just installed. Directly checking this car should locate Xu Mo."

"Alright, got it," he replied, then hung up.

With a lead, he could continue the investigation!

Without further delay, Han Fei immediately asked someone to look up the car's current location.

The results came back in no time.

The black X7 is now parked in the Ting Che Chang of Huban Xincun Community.

Without hesitation, Han Fei waved his hand and called the officers to head to Huban Xincun.

"Huban Xincun, move!"

……

Huban Xincun…

Next door, Wan Hui Cheng.

In front of the security office at the main gate stood one man and four women.

The man was talking to the guard.

"Sir, I'd like to ask you something."

At first, the guard thought the man was just asking for directions, so he didn't think much of it, took a sip of tea from his thermos, and asked casually, "What's the matter?"

"Do you know the owner of unit 2201 in Building 4? The one named Lin Fan."

Hearing that, the guard's attitude changed instantly.

He set down his thermos: "Why are you inquiring about the community owners? Who are you?"

Seeing this, Xu Mo produced his Police Badge.

Because the photo on the Police Badge wasn't his at all, he didn't intend to let Menwei Laodaye examine it closely.

He just quickly opened the Police Badge, then quickly shut it, and said mysteriously.

"Police are handling a case, here to check something, we'd like to ask you about the situation."

Realizing the youngster before him was a police officer, Menwei Laodaye sat up straight.

"Lin Fan… I don't recall. With so many owners in the complex, I can't possibly remember them all. Fine, I'll let you in; you can check with property management—they have a list of owners."

"Alright then, thank you," Xu Mo said, nodding.

"No need to be polite, it's my duty! By the way, are those four girls behind you your colleagues?"

"Yes, we came together to investigate the case."

"Then you all go in together."

Saying that, Menwei Laodaye helped open the facial‑recognition entry gate.

Before arriving, Xu Mo had already done some research.

The whole complex consists of fully furnished apartments, the kind you can move in with just a suitcase.

Moreover, it's a new development, with a large portion of the units vacant, so you can just open the door and move in.

The reason he chose this place is precisely these two reasons.

As for probing the owner named Lin Fan of unit 2201 in Building 4 with Menwei Laodaye, it was just a random inquiry.

Both the address and the name were fabricated by him.

His goal was to make Menwei Laodaye believe he was truly investigating a case and to let him in.

After the group entered the complex,

Xu Mo pointed at several buildings in the complex and asked, "Pick one, which building do you want to live in?"

Zhou Qiaoqiao: "……"

Yang Jingxuan: "……"

An Youyi: "……"

Li Jiaxin: "……"

She said that.

It seemed as if all those buildings were yours!

At that moment, they even began to feel some sympathy for the Investigation Team and the Police.

How did they get tangled with a foe like Xu Mo?

His way of thinking truly isn't something ordinary people can have.

There are many thieves who can pick locks.

But someone like Xu Mo is indeed rare.

Other lock‑picking thieves, even if they push themselves to the limit, are just petty thieves.

Stealing a battery or something is already the height of their ambition.

Xu Mo is different.

He stubbornly elevated the lock‑picking skill to a new level!

He could just hop into any car on the street, choosing whichever he liked.

He could also move into any house in the complex, taking whichever unit he fancied.

He truly accomplished the feat of a single wire traveling the world!

In Hangcheng, there's probably no thief wilder than him.

Even without anything else, just the lock‑picking skill alone gives the Police a headache.

"This… this building, then," An Youyi said, pointing at the best‑located Lou Wang in the complex.

Xu Mo nodded.

"Then this one. Which floor do you want to live on? Upper or lower?"

After thinking it over, Zhou Qiaoqiao replied.

"Choose a lower floor if possible; if something happens, we can escape through the fire exit. Upper floors require the elevator, which is inconvenient."

"Makes sense, third floor then!" Yang Jingxuan said.

Xu Mo nodded.

"Let's go up and see. If the third floor is vacant, we'll take it; if not, we can switch to the fifth or second floor."

Having said that, he led the four straight toward the Lou Wang.

They took the elevator up to the third floor.

Each elevator stop served two units.

Fortunately, these two units were likely unoccupied, as a thin layer of dust had settled at both doorways.

Xu Mo chose the unit on the right side of the elevator.

He pulled out a wire and, with three quick cuts, opened the door.

On the way to park the car at the complex, Xu Mo deliberately avoided the cameras.

The only camera that captured him was the surveillance camera at the entrance of the complex.

As long as that entrance camera is disabled, they are safe.