Chapter 193: Scouting

The next day.

Because the Jin Country Divine Toilet had just been burned not long ago, the Sakura Country Police were on high alert.

They reinforced defenses in many places.

Especially places like the museum, where everything inside is treasure, could not be an exception.

After all, the items inside are priceless treasures.

In some respects, the museum is even more important than the Jin Country Divine Toilet.

To prevent a similar tragedy from happening again.

The Police dispatched a squad here for continuous, round‑the‑clock patrols to stop criminals from causing trouble.

Inside the Restroom.

Xu Mo stood by the sink, staring intently at his phone screen.

The phone was playing the museum's live surveillance feed, which Zhou Qiaoqiao had hacked and shared to Xu Mo's phone.

From the footage, a man clutching his stomach, with a partially bald head, was rushing toward the Restroom.

Ten meters…

Five meters…

Three meters…

Xu Mo turned off his phone's screen, pretended to make a call, and walked out of the Restroom.

"Mo Xi, Mo Xi..."

Xu Mo came out at exactly the right moment.

He happened to run into the Bald Man head‑on and knocked him to the ground.

"Sorry, sorry," Xu Mo apologized in the Sakura Country language while reaching out to help the Bald Man.

The latter, seeing Xu Mo's courteous apology, naturally said nothing more.

Moreover, his stomach was truly in pain, his face flushed red, and after Xu Mo helped him up, he immediately darted back into the Restroom without a word.

Because he was in a hurry to enter the Restroom to relieve himself, he didn't even get a clear look at Xu Mo's appearance.

With just that brief encounter, Xu Mo now had a Police Badge in his hand.

He had grabbed it casually while helping the Bald Man.

After lingering at the Restroom doorway for a few dozen seconds, Xu Mo left.

With the Police Badge, scouting the place became much easier.

He swaggered around, carefully inspecting all of the museum's security measures, including cameras, alarms, and so on.

This behavior quickly drew the attention of a patrolling police officer.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Hearing the voice from behind, Xu Mo calmly turned around.

He surveyed the uniformed officer with a scrutinizing gaze, looking up and down.

The officer felt a shiver run through them under Xu Mo's stare.

The officer had only seen such a look from his superior, and only when the superior was scolding.

In the next second, Xu Mo frowned and spoke.

"Why are you patrolling alone? Where are the others?"

The officer was taken aback by the question.

"Who is this person!?"

"Aren't you the one asking the question? Why are you turning it around and bombarding him with questions!"

Seeing the officer's confusion, Xu Mo pulled out the badge from his pocket and flashed it before the officer.

"I'm here to inspect the museum's security measures. I'm asking you, why are you patrolling alone?"

The officer was slightly stunned.

In an instant, they imagined Xu Mo's identity.

"He must be a superior sent to check their work!"

Having a Police Badge indicates Xu Mo is a police officer.

Moreover, they thought Xu Mo could not be a peer.

Because Xu Mo's imposing aura, the officer had only felt such from a superior!

In fact, compared with their own superior, they felt Xu Mo was even more imposing.

Only someone who has been in a high position for a long time would have such presence.

Thinking this, the officer began to feel a bit nervous.

They quickly bowed deeply to Xu Mo.

"Sir, we are on dispersed patrols; the others are elsewhere!"

"Hmm." Xu Mo nodded.

Then, taking the opportunity, he said:

"Take me on a tour, explain the museum's various security measures; I want to assess how you're doing your job."

"Yes!" the officer replied, then bowed again to Xu Mo.

Immediately thereafter, the officer began showing Xu Mo—the "Sir"—around the museum.

While guiding Xu Mo, they explained every security measure in meticulous detail.

Under normal circumstances, they certainly wouldn't be so thorough.

But now it's different; this is a critical period.

The incident at the Jin Country Divine Toilet had just occurred, and a venue as important as the museum was heavily emphasized by the higher‑ups; not a single mistake could be allowed.

He gave such a detailed introduction precisely to let Xu Mo, the inspecting officer, know that they were not slacking off, but were very concerned about the museum's safety.

As for the police officer, he had no doubt about Xu Mo's identity at all.

This also had to do with the Jin Country Divine Toilet being burned.

The police officer knew clearly that the higher‑ups now placed great importance on the museum's security.

In such a situation, sending someone to inspect how their work was going was simply the most normal thing.

……

Half an hour later.

Xu Mo, under the police officer's guidance and exhaustive introduction,

thoroughly understood all the museum's safety measures.

Regarding the museum's condition, Xu Mo already knew it like the back of his hand.

After having learned all the circumstances,

Xu Mo intended to leave.

The checkpoint went smoothly; next, he needed to draft a detailed plan.

"You all did very well; every aspect was considered, and I will report the situation truthfully."

The police officer, upon hearing this, instantly let out a breath of relief.

At the same time, he bowed to Xu Mo and saw him off.

Just then,

The man Xu Mo had knocked down at the Restroom entrance earlier appeared beside the police officer.

He witnessed the entire process of the police officer bowing to Xu Mo and seeing Xu Mo off.

For a moment he was somewhat puzzled.

Pointing at Xu Mo's back, he asked.

"Who is that person?"

"Team Leader, that is the person sent from above to inspect, to check whether our work is up to standard; I also gave him a tour and explained all the museum's safety measures." the police officer answered truthfully.

"Inspecting work? And you explained all the museum's safety measures?!" Bald Man sensed something odd; this person seemed a bit suspicious!

Moreover, looking at Xu Mo's back, he suddenly felt that he had seen this person somewhere, yet he couldn't recall at that moment.

"Are you sure this is someone from above?" Bald Man asked.

The police officer, of course, was not certain.

Because Xu Mo's identity was something he had imagined.

He hadn't actually seen the face on Xu Mo's Police Badge; he had only looked at its cover.

Seeing the police officer's behavior, Bald Man realized the seriousness of the situation.

He didn't continue questioning the police officer, but hurried forward and patted Xu Mo's shoulder from behind.

Xu Mo instinctively turned around.

Seeing Xu Mo's face, Bald Man felt even more strongly that he must have seen Xu Mo somewhere.

But exactly where he had seen him, he just couldn't recall.

As a police officer, he had seen too many people.

Not to mention he had recently been stationed at the museum, where the foot traffic was absurdly huge.

Every day, at least tens of thousands of visitors came to tour.

It would be a strange thing if he could remember everyone's appearance.

"Anything wrong?" Xu Mo was the first to speak.

Although he had just crossed paths with this man in the Restroom and had conveniently stolen his Police Badge,

Xu Mo also showed no sign of weakness.

Because Xu Mo was confident that Bald Man would never discover that his Police Badge had been stolen.

The collision at the Restroom doorway was just an accident, which is easy to explain!

Bald Man couldn't immediately recall where he had seen Xu Mo.

He simply gave up further thought and instead stared at Xu Mo, saying.

"I heard from Jingxia Jun that you were sent from above to inspect work? Could you show me your credentials? In these extraordinary times, I hope you understand…"