Chapter 237: I

While the delivery‑van driver was moving the goods he had unloaded onto the ground into the supermarket.

Xu Mo hauled the taxi driver onto the van.

"Drive!"

The taxi driver knew Xu Mo had a gun, so he dared not defy Xu Mo's order.

Without a word, he floored the accelerator and left.

Through the window, he could still see someone chasing from behind, cursing while they chased.

"Fuck… Stop! Fuck! That's my damn car!"

The pursuer didn't get far before the van shook him off.

He could only stop on the spot, clutching his waist and shouting angrily at the sky.

After venting a few curses, he dialed the police.

…

After driving a short distance, the van stopped at the entrance of a narrow alley.

Xu Mo led the driver out of the van.

In the alley.

Two Escapees crouched in a hard‑to‑spot corner, smoking and chatting.

"This place isn't bad; it's been so long and the Investigation Team hasn't shown up."

"Relax, this spot has barely any cameras; as long as we two stay patient and hide here, the Investigation Team won't find us in a short time, and maybe… we could even snag that twenty‑million prize."

The words hung in the air.

The two noticed four legs appearing before them.

Looking up, they saw someone they recognized—Xu Mo!

"WTF? Xu Mo?"

"How did you find us?"

Xu Mo smiled, didn't tell the truth, and instead said something ominously dramatic.

"Found you in a snap—this place hard to locate? Oh, and the Investigation Team is also here."

The two, hearing that the Investigation Team was also here, instantly panicked.

The day hasn't even arrived yet.

If they get caught now, the 200,000 prize they'd earn for staying hidden a day would be gone.

Seeing the two were already panicking, Xu Mo quickly continued.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here; I'm here to save you, come with me."

"On what basis should we trust you? Why would you save us?" one Escapee asked, full of suspicion toward Xu Mo.

Know that the show offers a twenty‑million prize.

And that prize is reserved for those who hold out until the end and get caught.

Logically, Xu Mo should see them as competitors; how could he possibly intervene to save them?

He was even suspected.

Xu Mo felt a bit helpless.

These two Escapees were relatively clear‑headed, at least much clearer than the two who had previously come to him for protection.

Originally, Xu Mo intended to trick them onto the van, then knock them out and bind them.

But they had no intention to cooperate, even suspecting Xu Mo of ulterior motives, so he had to knock them out first.

The next second, he struck swiftly, knocking the two out.

He then looked at the driver he had forced to come: "Take them away."

The driver gave a wry smile.

"These two people, I… I can't carry them alone; how about each of us carry one?"

He tried to trick Xu Mo into carrying one, then flee while Xu Mo was occupied with his gun.

But Xu Mo saw through the driver's thought at a glance and said coldly,

"If you can't lift them, drag them—quick!"

Seeing that, the driver had no choice but to obey.

He bent at the waist, each hand grabbing a collar of the two.

During this, the driver kept praying that someone would happen to pass by, see him dragging the people, and call the police.

That way he might be rescued.

Unfortunately, even after dragging them to the van, no one showed up!

After subduing the two, Xu Mo immediately had the driver drive to the next location.

Jiangtan, beneath the bridge pier.

A tent was set up here.

Several fishing rods and a pot were also placed by the riverbank.

The two hiding here, one was a fisherman, the other a camping expert.

They divided tasks clearly: one handled the tent, fire and cooking; the other handled angling.

They even prepared for a protracted stay, planning to hide here for ten days to half a month!

At least they had shelter and food.

As long as they stay patient, nothing's impossible.

"Awesome!" the fisherman quickly landed a fish: "It's my first time using so many rods at once! I never dared before because it was illegal; now I'm an Escapee, so perfect—hahaha!"

Using multiple rods for bottom fishing in a prohibited fishing area is undoubtedly illegal.

But… his current status is Escapee!

He's already an Escapee, so what does it matter if it's illegal?

In all Escapees' Live Broadcast Rooms, aside from Xu Mo's Live Broadcast Room, the one with the highest viewer count is this Live Broadcast Room.

After all, this Live Broadcast Room has people fishing.

Watching people fish and stuff—super cool, right!

"Sign up for the program and you can use multiple rods to fish in a prohibited area? That's really brave, damn! I want to sign up too!"

"Let me do it, I can too, I also love fishing, this is so awesome, you can get rewards while fishing, up to 200,000 a day!"

"I've already signed up, brothers, the reward doesn't matter, I just love fishing."

"Brothers in the Live Broadcast Room, cherish the time you can still watch the stream, these two guys are about to get unlucky, Xu Mo is already on his way to catch them!"

"……"

Jiangtan.

After the van parked, two people got off the vehicle.

One was Xu Mo, the other was the driver forced by Xu Mo.

According to the phone's GPS.

Xu Mo quickly found the two people under the bridge pier.

Xu Mo still used that same set of lines.

These two were easier to deceive.

They immediately believed Xu Mo's words, without a second thought, and left the pier with Xu Mo, not even having time to take their tents or fishing rods.

Following Xu Mo, they arrived at the parked van.

As soon as the door opened, before they got on.

The two noticed that on the rear seats of the vehicle were two other people, unconscious and with their hands bound.

It is worth mentioning that the fisherman had sharp eyes; on the collars of the bound duo he saw Hidden Cameras of the same type as theirs.

He recognized these cameras; they were issued by the Program Crew to these Escapees!

The fisherman was stunned.

Didn't Xu Mo say he was coming to rescue them?

Why are there two other Challengers from the program tied up in the vehicle!?

While he was dazed, his companion—the camping expert—had already boarded the van and urged.

"What are you standing there for? Get in! Didn't you hear Xu Mo say the Investigation Team has already come to capture us?"

"He's a liar, you idiot, get off the vehicle, run!" the fisherman shouted, then turned and fled.

However, as soon as he turned, he ran into Xu Mo, who had been waiting behind him.

Xu Mo, without hesitation, knocked the fisherman unconscious and then shoved him into the vehicle.

Immediately after, with the camping expert's bewildered expression, he also knocked him out and bound both of their hands…