Chapter 235: I Am a Fugitive

Originally, all of Han Fei's conjectures could only be conjectures.

He couldn't even be sure whether Xu Mo had actually escaped from the building.

But after hearing Chen Ke's words, all the guesses lined up.

Xu Mo ran away.

He used the Fire Brigade's fire ladder vehicle to bypass the first floor and fled.

Since Xu Mo has already slipped away.

Staying here any longer is pointless.

Thinking this, Han Fei said to Chen Ke on the phone, "Disband the team; Xu Mo has already run off, brought down to the ground by the fire ladder."

He then hung up, thanked the firefighters, turned and left, returning to the entrance of a building.

He signaled the police officers to leave.

"This operation can still be considered a success," Shen Manni comforted herself, "Although we didn't catch Xu Mo, we at least caught the Escapee before him, preventing him from getting ahead."

Han Fei gave a wry smile.

He said so.

But he always felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.

A boiled duck, and it flew away!

Clearly there was a chance to catch Xu Mo together.

He felt deeply guilty.

When he heard the rescue vehicle's siren, he should have realized Xu Mo would pull this stunt!

If he had thought then that Xu Mo intended to leave this way, they would probably have caught Xu Mo by now.

……

Live Broadcast Room.

The Water Friends were completely won over by Xu Mo's slick move of escaping with a single fire.

"666666, he just ran out? It's like a damn dream!"

"This move... truly shocked my mom for a whole year, and this can actually work??"

"I even considered the possibility of Xu Mo growing wings and flying away from the building, but I never expected him to actually call the Fire Brigade to save himself!"

"That's freaking bizarre! How did Xu Mo think of this method?"

"So absurd, so damn absurd!"

"Firefighter: Are you being polite? A criminal, escaping on our help??"

"……"

Xu Mo jogged out for a while, and after seeing no one catching up from behind,

he casually tore off the Human Skin Mask from his face.

He brushed the ash off his body.

He then took out his phone, composed a text to Song Yixue, sending it over, asking her to clean up for him and compensate the family that was burned.

It should be noted that, to artificially create that massive smoke-filled fire,

Xu Mo actually took the clothes, curtains, towels, floor mats, and even the sponge from the sofa of the 706 resident on the seventh floor, and then bundled these easily smoldering items together into a lump and took it to the balcony to burn.

Of course, before burning, Xu Mo deliberately cleared the balcony, removing all combustible material except the clothes, to prevent the fire from spreading.

After all, burning just the clothes was enough.

All that was needed was to attract the Fire Brigade.

The message had barely been sent out.

Xu Mo then received Song Yixue's reply: "No need for you to remind me, I've already arranged someone to discuss compensation with that family."

In fact, even if Xu Mo hadn't said anything, Song Yixue knew she had to clean up for Xu Mo.

Xu Mo is the program's Challenger, and she is the Chief Director.

During the broadcast, any loss caused by Xu Mo must be compensated by her.

……

The arriving car was tossed by Xu Mo onto a parking spot opposite a building in the complex.

Since the police officers were gathered at the entrance of a building, his parking spot was only a few dozen meters away.

So Xu Mo simply gave up that car.

He didn't want to risk it for a car.

After all, getting caught would ruin the fun.

Of course, not having a car is no issue for Xu Mo; he just needs to get one somehow!

Xu Mo arrived at the roadside.

There were no parking spaces on either side of the road.

Nor any illegally parked cars.

Since there was no ready-made car, he had no choice but to hail a car.

However, none of the passing cars were willing to bother.

Even when they saw him waving at the roadside, no one stopped, acting as if they saw nothing.

After a minute or so, a taxi stopped for the Xu Mo who was waving at the roadside.

Xu Mo stepped forward, pulled open the taxi door, and got into the cab.

"Where to?" the taxi driver asked.

"Liangdao Street."

"Alright, buckle up, let's go."

Xu Mo stayed silent and started playing with his phone.

He originally intended to hijack a car and drive it himself.

But now he has abandoned that thought.

Taking a taxi isn't bad; at least he doesn't have to drive himself.

…

The driver is a chatterbox.

If he doesn't talk for a while, he feels uncomfortable all over.

So he began to chat with Xu Mo in fits and starts.

"Little brother, from your accent you're not a local, right?"

Xu Mo lifted his eyelids and replied, "I'm not a local."

"Here for Mos, traveling?"

"On a business trip."

"Oh, I see," the driver nodded.

The topic they just found vanished!

As a chatterbox, he can't stand an awkward silence.

How can it be when no one's chatting?

So the driver decided to change tack.

"Business trips are great. I envy people like you whose jobs require traveling; you get to visit other cities, which is pretty nice. Do you travel often? Hey, it's the weekend—do you have to work on weekends too?"

Xu Mo thought for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, I travel frequently, criss‑cross the country, work on weekends—no days off all year."

"No days off all year?" The driver widened his eyes as if hearing something astonishing, "That's three hundred days of work a year."

"Wanted Status," Xu Mo smiled.

Taxi driver: "???"

He asks what you do, and you hit him with a line 'Wanted Status'!?

Come to think of it, Wanted Status folks really do travel all over the country and work year‑round.

But who would believe that?

Would a Wanted Status person admit they're a Wanted Status?

Definitely not!

So the driver just took Xu Mo's words as a joke.

"You're quite humorous."

The next second, Xu Mo pulled out his pistol.

He waved it in front of the driver.

"I really am Wanted Status; from now on, you're kidnapped."

Originally, Xu Mo didn't want to chat much with the driver.

He only wanted the driver to take him to his destination, then get off and chase another Escapee.

But since the conversation has already gone this far,

the atmosphere is set, and he feels it's necessary to satisfy the driver's curiosity!

As for the kidnapping,

it was also Xu Mo's spur‑of‑the‑moment idea

just a side‑hand thing.

Snatching a taxi as his personal ride isn't bad!

At least it saves him from constantly hailing cabs, right?

Taxi driver: "????"