Chapter 228: I'm actually a decent person

The surveillance footage was quickly reviewed.

Because he didn't want to waste time.

So Han Fei only paid attention to those who left the building during that period, not those who entered.

During that period, not a single person entered from the twentieth floor and took the elevator down.

However, there were eight people who went down from other floors.

However, after investigation, these eight people were merely other residents of the building, not the targets of this arrest operation.

Of course, it's not ruled out that someone deliberately avoided the elevator surveillance by not taking the elevator and instead choosing to take the stairs.

So Han Fei also specially examined another segment of surveillance footage.

This surveillance camera faces the building's unit door, capturing anyone who enters or exits.

As before, he still focused on noting those who left during that time period.

Within half an hour, a total of eleven people exited through the unit door.

Of those, eight exactly corresponded one-to-one with the eight who had taken the elevator down.

These eight people have no suspicion; the police had just checked them not long ago.

Furthermore, there were two others, the two individuals they had just encountered while waiting for the elevator on the first floor.

One was not wearing clothes, and the other was holding a kitchen knife.

These two people were also not the targets of this arrest operation and had no suspicion.

Moreover, barring any surprises, they should now have been escorted to the police station.

However, one person is somewhat suspicious.

Han Fei had someone look into it.

It turned out that this guy didn't take the elevator because he lives on the third floor and can walk down in just two steps.

He took the stairs not to avoid surveillance, but simply because he was too lazy to waste time waiting for the elevator.

"Only these people left the building within half an hour, and none of them are suspicious." Combining with the fact that the smoke smell in the room hasn't completely dissipated, Chen Ke drew a conclusion: "That is to say…… the two escapees we want to catch haven't left."

"Mm, they must still be in the building and haven't left; it's even possible they're right in this room!" Han Fei nodded.

After saying that, the police officers began to search the room carefully once again.

This time, Han Fei also personally got involved.

In the room, every place where a person could hide was turned over by him.

He even didn't let go of the refrigerator and washing machine, opening each to take a look.

There was also the balcony.

Standing in the balcony area, Han Fei looked through the window and saw the balcony next door, not too far away.

Suddenly, a bold idea popped into his mind!

Could it be that the escapees, hearing their movement, panicked and climbed over the balcony to the next door?

Once this idea came up, it became unstoppable.

Because of the layout issue.

The distance between the balconies of this row of houses is not far.

Thus, anyone with decent legs could jump across.

Of course, the prerequisite is being able to overcome the psychological fear.

At this moment, Chen Ke also came onto the balcony.

Seeing Han Fei continually staring at the neighboring balcony, Chen Ke realized what Han Fei was thinking.

He felt a bit dazed.

"Han Team, you wouldn't…… think those two escapees jumped from here to the next door, would you?"

Han Fei didn't speak, but he nodded.

That's exactly what he thought.

Seeing this, Chen Ke also extended his head out the window to take a look downward.

Upon looking, his legs went weak and his brain began to feel dizzy.

He has severe acrophobia; standing on the third floor looking down already makes his legs go weak, let alone this being the twentieth floor!

At the height of twenty stories, jumping from one balcony to another—this is no joke, right?

Thinking of this, only see Chen Ke's head shaking like a rattle drum.

"No no no, impossible impossible, Han Team, this is absolutely impossible! This is the twentieth floor; falling would turn them into meat paste, and they're just ordinary office workers—where would they get such courage?"

You should know, the targets of this arrest operation are not real escapees, but ordinary people who signed up to participate in the show.

If they were truly heinous criminals who, upon capture, would be forced to eat peanuts, doing this under duress would be somewhat understandable.

But ordinary people…… could they really have such gall and daring?

"There are no absolutes," Han Fei said with a smile: "Your opposition is because you're afraid of heights, but others aren't necessarily afraid of heights. I've seen that the distance between these two balconies isn't too great; as long as one can overcome their inner fear, anyone with normal leg agility can jump across."

After saying that, Han Fei walked out of the balcony and said to the officers.

"Come on, let's take a look at the room next to 2011; I suspect these two people might have heard the commotion and jumped over via the windowsill to the next door."

Leading the officers, Han Fei knocked on the door of room 2010.

Not long after, a woman's voice came from inside the room: "Who is it?"

"Police, please open the door; we need to find you to understand some circumstances."

Not long after, the door was opened.

The one who opened the door was a woman wearing a black hollow-strap pajama.

The woman's hair was somewhat disheveled, her complexion flushed, and the lipstick carefully applied to her lips was smudged; it looks like she is…… busy!

Seeing this, the officers couldn't help but swallow.

You should know, many of the officers who came with Han Fei this time are still inexperienced youths.

They've never seen anything like this!

"Police? You've got the wrong person—I'm a law-abiding citizen."

Han Fei was just about to explain their purpose.

Just then, a voice sounded from inside the house.

"Little Baby, are you hidden? If you are, Dry Father is coming to find you..."

Han Fei: "???"

The officers: "???"

Still Dry Father?

The next second.

All that could be seen was an old man with half-white hair, wearing a bathrobe and an eye mask, appearing in everyone's view.

Because he was wearing the eye mask, the old man couldn't see anything and could only move slowly by feeling the walls, tables, and chairs with his hands.

As he walked, he muttered something under his breath.

"Still hiding? Dry Father heard your footsteps—don't let him catch you, or else... hehe..."

The key is the old man's expression—utterly improper!

It's exactly the look of a decadent emperor playing games with his concubines in a TV drama.

The officers were left dumbfounded.

At that moment, the woman also walked over to the old man, reached out and removed his eye mask, and whispered, "Dry Father, stop playing—there are police at the door..."

Having his eye mask removed, the old man instinctively rubbed his eyes, and after his eyes adjusted to the light, he looked toward the doorway.

His improper expression vanished completely.

He looked at the woman with a reproachful face: "Why didn't you tell me sooner? You made me embarrass myself in front of the police."

Then he turned to the officers standing at the doorway and spoke solemnly.

"Police comrades, I'm an upright person—I've never done anything illegal or disorderly; you must have the wrong person."