Chapter 229: Why Are They Still Pulling Out Guns?

At that moment, the officers' expressions were as vivid as they could be.

You, still a respectable person?

A respectable person can be a Dry Father!?

And you keep calling each one a "baby"?

Old ox eating tender grass—no shame!

Heh!

From the officers' perspective.

That old man is just missing the three characters "improper" written on his face!

He has nothing to do with being proper!

Of course, no matter how improper they are, it doesn't concern the officers.

After all, recognizing a Dry Father isn't illegal.

The officers have no right to intervene.

Han Fei naturally didn't refute the old man's claim that he was a respectable person.

Instead, he took out his phone, pulled up photos of two Escapees, and showed the pictures to the two.

"We are currently apprehending two Escapees; have you seen these two people?"

Old man: "Haven't seen them."

Woman: "Have seen them!"

The two gave completely inconsistent answers.

Realizing her answer conflicted with the old man's, the woman quickly explained.

"I've seen these two; they live next door, but my Dry Father doesn't often come here, so he probably hasn't seen them."

Han Fei nodded.

The woman's answer didn't raise his suspicion.

Because the relationship between this man and woman didn't seem very proper.

It was clearly a lovers' relationship, so the old man's infrequent visits were normal.

Thus the two giving opposite answers was reasonable.

He then continued to ask.

"Then have you seen these two today?"

The woman shook her head: "No."

Han Fei is a very senior Lao Xingzhen.

He could instantly tell that the woman wasn't lying; she truly hadn't seen the two Escapees today.

But Han Fei worried about another scenario: the two Escapees might have slipped over the balcony to the next house and hidden; the woman's claim of not having seen them was simply because she hadn't discovered them yet.

So he suggested taking a look inside.

"Would it be convenient for us to go in and take a look?"

Upon hearing this, the woman instinctively looked at the old man beside her.

The old man, though somewhat reluctant, agreed: "Fine."

After receiving permission, Han Fei led the officers into the room.

They searched the living room and several bedrooms one by one.

On the master bedroom's bed, there were all sorts of toys and some clothes piled up.

The officers stared in bewilderment.

Some even couldn't help glancing at the old man.

They thought to themselves, the old man's age is no small matter, yet his tricks are many!

After checking, they found the two Escapees were indeed not hidden in the room, so the officers called it off.

"Thank you for your cooperation; sorry for the disturbance. If you see those two again, be sure to contact us Police immediately," Han Fei said to them before leaving.

"Alright," the woman nodded.

Then Han Fei left with the officers.

The 2010 room to the left of 2011 had already been inspected, with no suspicious spots.

Having finished the left side, they naturally needed to check the right.

Next, he would go look at the 2012 room to the right of 2011.

As the officers left, the door to the 2010 room shut immediately.

Shen Manni frowned.

"Do you think that woman's behavior wasn't natural? Since we entered, her expression seemed a bit nervous."

As soon as the words finished, Chen Ke replied with a smile.

"It's normal for her to be nervous—being raised by a man about the same age as her father, and we Police caught her in the act. Could she not be nervous? Moreover, even an innocent person would involuntarily panic when a swarm of officers shows up at their door."

After hearing Chen Ke, Shen Manni couldn't help but nod: "That's true, indeed."

The group arrived at the door of the 2012 room and knocked again.

After waiting a long time, someone finally opened the door.

This time, a man opened the door; judging by his appearance, he seemed not fully awake, having been roused by the knocking.

"Who the hell are you? It's a big weekend, are you trying to kill us? Can't you let us sleep? Knock knock knock! Rushing to be reborn?!"

…

Meanwhile.

Room 2010.

The police officers had just left.

The woman immediately separated from the old man.

In a pleading, submissive tone.

"Big Brother, I've done everything you said, so please spare me…"

That old man was Xu Mo.

Just now he deliberately used Disguise to makeup himself as an old man.

He was afraid the Investigation Team would come by for a look.

Who would have thought his guess was right; the Investigation Team indeed came knocking.

As for why this woman was so terrified of Xu Mo… Xu Mo had a gun!

At first, when Xu Mo said that as long as she cooperated obediently he wouldn't hurt her, she thought Xu Mo was there to rob her of money or to assault her.

Looking at Xu Mo's face, she felt that being robbed of money or assaulted wouldn't be a loss.

Moreover, there was a faint thread of anticipation in her heart, and she even forgot her fear.

After all, Xu Mo was far more handsome than her lover, and much younger!

Then Xu Mo pulled out his gun and pointed it at her head.

Of course, this gun was not that gun…

It wasn't the one between the legs, but a proper gun—the handgun!

The woman was stunned.

A wave of terror surged in her heart in an instant.

She thought it was just robbery or assault, why bring a gun?

Isn't this like a cannon blasting a mosquito?

She hadn't even refused to cooperate!

Then Xu Mo told her that he came here to evade the police.

He also threatened the woman that if any police officer came later, she must provide solid cover for him.

If she didn't do as Xu Mo said, he would fire without hesitation.

Even if caught, he would drag her along as a scapegoat.

It was precisely because of that that the woman had been so cooperative earlier.

So when the police arrived, she didn't dare to call for help.

Instead, she cooperated fully and acted out a scene with Xu Mo.

She was afraid that if she didn't perform well enough and exposed Xu Mo, he would, in a rage, fire and kill herself.

…

Looking at the woman before him, trembling like sifted husk, Xu Mo gave a slight smile.

"Why are you nervous? I already said that as long as you cooperate I won't hurt you. Don't be afraid; I keep my word. You've already cooperated in a scene with me, and I definitely won't hurt you. Once the police outside leave, I'll leave too."

He hadn't intended to hurt anyone.

He had only taken out the gun earlier to intimidate her into compliance.

Moreover, his gun was loaded entirely with Rubber Bullets; using such ammunition to kill someone wouldn't be easy.

After a pause, Xu Mo looked at the woman and spoke again.

"You just told the police that you've seen the two people next door; are you familiar with them?"

The woman immediately shook her head: "I've only met them a few times; I don't even know their names."

Xu Mo sighed helplessly.

Originally he had thought that if this woman were well acquainted with the two Escapee next door, he might try to learn from her how to open the secret room next door.

But now it seemed he would have to rely on himself.

"Do you have a slightly larger hammer at home?"