Chapter 209: Ran Into the Muzzle

"Are you the ones who fainted on your own, or did I knock you out?"

Xu Mo said it in a single line.

The two of them were instantly bewildered.

Just a moment ago, Xu Mo still wore a friendly demeanor, even a smile on his face.

How could his expression change so suddenly?

And he even wants… to knock them out?

The crux is, the two couldn't at all understand why Xu Mo would think about knocking them out!

Could it be that they offended Xu Mo?

That can't be.

This was their first meeting with Xu Mo; before this, the two sides had never even crossed paths.

How could there be any talk of offending Xu Mo?

Besides, they're all Escapees, grasshoppers on the same rope, not foes; why would they start fighting as soon as they meet?

The shift came too suddenly.

For a while, the two really couldn't figure out why.

But even though they still haven't figured it out for now, it doesn't affect their decision to back down.

After all, Xu Mo's words were already very clear.

Either they faint on their own, or Xu Mo will take action to knock them out.

Backing down now is the best choice, because whatever happens, the outcome is the same; taking the initiative to back off… at least they can avoid a beating!

The idea of confronting Xu Mo head‑on is something the two naturally wouldn't dare.

Two against five, they don't have the numerical advantage.

Moreover, the two are well aware of their own abilities.

And they know Xu Mo's abilities even better.

Even together, they're not enough to match a single Xu Mo.

Not to mention, in this room there's more than just Xu Mo who can fight; there's also Li Jiaxin.

He's a ruthless type who could take down four members of the Investigation Team single‑handedly…

"We'll faint ourselves!" the two shouted in unison.

After speaking, each lightly tapped their own neck.

Then they simply lay down on the ground.

Of course they wouldn't deal a hard blow to themselves.

Faking a faint is just pretending to be unconscious; as long as the act looks convincing, it's as good as a real faint!

Xu Mo could tell that the two were faking a faint.

But he was too lazy to argue with them.

Instead, he directly addressed Zhou Qiaoqiao and the others, saying, "Let's go."

After speaking, he reached out and opened the door.

He took a few steps in place.

A few seconds later, he closed the door again.

They heard the series of door opening, closing, and footstep sounds that Xu Mo made.

The two, still lying on the ground feigning faintness, realized that Xu Mo had already left.

That meant the two could now run.

The next second, the two swore and opened their eyes.

"Damn it, I told you Xu Mo's no good! I'd rather run to a dog than to him!"

"Clearly we're grasshoppers on the same rope, yet we start internal strife? This time his luck was good; I don't feel like hitting anyone today, so I pray I never run into him again. If we do meet… huh, I'll beat him every single time I see him!"

After speaking, the two scrambled up from the ground.

What they didn't expect was that Xu Mo hadn't left.

He was staring at them at that very moment!

Their earlier words, word for word, had all reached Xu Mo's ears.

The scene became awkward for a moment.

They spoke ill of Xu Mo right in front of him.

They even shamelessly declared that whenever they see Xu Mo, they'll beat him each time.

"Ha ha… just kidding, Big Brother, want a cigarette?"

Before the sentence could finish, Xu Mo cut him off.

"I'm not smoking you; I'll hit you. I gave you the chance, but you're the useless ones, so don't blame me," he said, then struck.

Two punches—bang bang.

This time, the two actually fainted.

Immediately after, Xu Mo walked back into the room.

He used Hacker Technique to generate a virtual number.

He dialed Han Fei's phone.

He didn't use his own mobile number because he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

After the phone rang for a while.

Han Fei on the other end answered.

Before Han Fei could speak, Xu Mo, disguising his voice as someone else's, spoke first.

"Hey, the little card from the Jiangcheng Tianxi Hotel was slipped in by you, right? It says they can provide door‑to‑door service—do you have any student girls?"

Han Fei: "???"

Little card? Door‑to‑door service? And they even want student girls?

And it looks like the caller is right at the Tianxi Hotel in Jiangcheng.

What a coincidence, he's also in Jiangcheng, at the Jiangcheng Police Bureau!

I can only say the unlucky guy on the other end of the line walked right into the line of fire.

Come to think of it, Han Fei's current mission is to catch Escapees.

He wouldn't voluntarily meddle in other people's business.

But this kid who called has literally walked into the line of fire, so he definitely can't ignore it.

After all, this kind of matter falls within a police officer's jurisdiction.

Thinking that, Han Fei cleared his throat.

"Right, door‑to‑door service—not just student girls, they have everything: white‑collar workers, Flight Attendants, nurses… all of them."

"How much do they charge?"

"..."

During the call, Han Fei acted extremely professional, making it seem as if he truly worked in that line of business.

In just a few words, he had the other party under his control.

He easily coaxed out the other party's address.

The reason Han Fei was so professional is that he had previously captured a gang like this.

The rhetoric and such were learned from those criminals.

The call ended.

The police officers standing beside Han Fei, including the remaining three members of the Investigation Team, all looked at him with astonished faces.

What did Han Team just say?

Again, door‑to‑door service, white‑collar workers, Flight Attendants, student girls.

What the heck is this?

He saw the crowd's puzzled gazes directed at him.

Han Fei smiled.

"Don't get the wrong idea, I'm just probing. This kid called saying he wanted a little sister; he probably dialed the wrong number. Bad luck for him, he reached my phone."

Saying that, Han Fei looked at the Jiangcheng police officers beside him.

"What a coincidence, he's in Jiangcheng, within your jurisdiction—the Jiangcheng Tianxi Hotel, room 888."

Upon hearing Han Fei say that,

the police officers also laughed.

"Hahaha, this unlucky kid called looking for a little sister and reached a police officer's phone… we happen to be idle, let's just catch him on the spot."

The officers quickly coordinated, three of them gathered immediately, ready to act at once and give this unlucky guy a good lesson.

Han Fei naturally hadn't prepared to handle this; such matters are left to the local officers.

After all, he still has other missions—capturing Escapees.

If it hadn't been a coincidence with the misdialed call, he wouldn't have bothered at all.

After this little interlude passed,

Han Fei looked at the police officer who was helping retrieve surveillance to locate the remaining Escapees' traces.

"How's it going, any findings?"

"Through the footage we've already pinpointed two people's locations. Han Team, look—just these two, now at the World City Pedestrian Street. The foot traffic here is heavy; I guess they're trying to use the chaotic crowd to evade surveillance. Should we catch them?"

"Catch them. Li Chen, take two auxiliary police there; I'll stay here to report the Escapees' positions," Han Fei said.

Meanwhile,

Xu Mo used the hotel sheets to symbolically bind the two, thereby triggering the Catch Escaped Convicts System judgment.

The next second, the System Reward was credited.

"You successfully captured an Escapee and earned the reward—Hawk's Eye."