Chapter 239: Gun Master

"Beep—beep—beep!"

The driver, while driving toward the Police Station, kept honking frantically.

So, when the van had just arrived at the Police Station's entrance but hadn't entered yet, an officer noticed this abnormally behaving van.

A few officers equipped with sidearms immediately drew their guns, took a firing stance, aimed at the van's tires, and shouted a warning.

"Stop the car!"

It's not that they were overly nervous.

The van was simply too abnormal.

Driving like a madman at such high speed toward the Police Station, while flooring the accelerator and honking, made it hard not to associate the driver with someone who harbors prejudice against the police and seeks revenge.

It could even have a bomb inside; the driver might have gone mad to blow up the station.

"Stop the car! Otherwise we'll open fire!" the armed officers shouted another warning.

If the van still didn't slow down, they would blow its tires outright to prevent it from reaching the Police Station building.

Fortunately, the van didn't continue toward the building and stopped.

Seeing this, the officers breathed a sigh of relief and slightly lowered their guard.

Their muzzles dropped a few degrees, but they didn't lower their guns completely.

"Police officers, don't shoot! I'm a good person! I'm here for help!" the driver shouted, raising both hands above his head toward the window.

Seeing the driver's hands within his line of sight, there was no threat.

The officers walked over together.

He opened the van's door and said, "Get out!"

Then the officers split into two groups: one searched the driver, the other searched the vehicle, aiming to eliminate any potential danger.

The driver was very cooperative and didn't move at all.

While the officers searched him, he also gave a rough account of what had happened.

"Police officers, I was kidnapped; the kidnappers are by the public toilet not far from the Police Station! There are six other kidnapped people in the vehicle..."

The officers found no weapons on the driver, nor any explosives in the van.

Combining his statements, the officers realized they had misunderstood and lowered their guns.

The man before them was not an extremist; he had no malicious intent, but had just been kidnapped.

He escaped by chance while the kidnappers were inattentive.

As for flooring the accelerator toward the station, it was likely out of fear; only the Police Station could give him a sense of safety after the kidnapping.

"What does the kidnapper look like?" the Team Leader asked, intending to clarify and then lead a team to capture the kidnapper.

The driver thought for a moment, then shook his head in bewilderment: "I can't describe him precisely; he's pretty young, about twenty‑four or twenty‑five, a male a bit taller than me, at my height, and... he was wearing black clothes."

Seeing the driver couldn't describe him, the Team Leader didn't press further.

It's normal not to be able to describe; most people can't accurately depict a stranger's appearance.

But it doesn't hinder anything.

Height, gender, approximate age, and clothing already provide strong leads that can greatly narrow the search.

Moreover, police officers possess extraordinary keen insight.

Especially the veteran officers.

A quick glance is enough to tell whether someone harbors ill intent.

The Team Leader nodded: "Alright, thanks for the tip."

Then he shouted to an officer behind him.

"Xiao Wu, take him inside to have some water and calm down; the rest of you follow me to the public toilet area and look for any suspicious person matching the description. The kidnapper's car shouldn't be far; we must capture him and ensure he can't continue his crimes."

So arrogant!

Truly without any sense of law.

Kidnapping seven people in broad daylight and stealing a vehicle has a severely detrimental impact on society.

Such a destabilizing factor must be arrested immediately; letting him stay outside even a second would be a serious dereliction of duty by these officers.

Just as the officers were about to leave the Police Station to apprehend him.

The driver beside them spoke up.

"Police officers, that person has a gun! Should you... put on bulletproof vests before you go?"

The leading officer was taken aback.

A gun too?

Then we have to catch him even more!

The capture operation cannot be delayed; not even a second can be wasted. If the kidnapper escapes, who knows what madness he could commit.

But he still considered his subordinates' safety, looking at the nearby officers: "Alright, I'll keep watch; you all go get a set of bulletproof vests and then rendezvous with me."

Without waiting for their reaction, he ran straight toward the Police Station gate.

He had the other officers wear vests to prevent them from getting injured.

He intended to go first and keep watch so the escapee wouldn't flee while they were donning vests.

After all, the escapee wouldn't give them time to put on vests!

However, the other officers ignored him and didn't intend to wear vests, instead following directly.

If the kidnapper has a gun, wouldn't the Team Leader going alone be even more dangerous?

…

Xu Mo was still standing by the public toilet.

Even though he knew the police might arrive soon, he didn't leave.

He pulled out his phone, found Song Yixue's number and dialed it.

At that moment Song Yixue was watching a live stream; seeing Xu Mo calling, she didn't hesitate and answered immediately.

"Hello, is something wrong?"

"Can't I call you just to chat when there's nothing going on?" Xu Mo said with a casual smile.

"Boring!" Hearing that, Song Yixue instinctively thought Xu Mo was calling to tease her and was about to hang up.

Xu Mo suddenly became serious at that moment.

"I'm not messing with you anymore. Whether there's a case or not, can I call you? You've seen it, right? All Escapees have been captured, and I'm the only one still out there. The twenty million prize should be mine, right? When does your Program Crew plan to pay?"

"They've all been captured, so the prize is yours, of course. As for when the prize will be paid… after the program ends, we'll settle it then. Don't worry, you won't get less," Song Yixue replied.

These Group 3 Escapees haven't been personally apprehended by the Investigation Team yet.

But they're already at the Police Station now; being delivered there isn't much different from being caught by the Investigation Team. According to the program rules, they're already eliminated.

At present, the only Escapee still on the run is Xu Mo, so the twenty‑million grand prize naturally belongs to him.

Xu Mo smiled.

"That'll do..."

Before the sentence finished, the system prompt sound rang out.

"You successfully captured an Escapee and earned the reward—Truth Serum ×10!"

"You successfully captured an Escapee and earned the reward—Gun Master!"

"You successfully captured an Escapee and earned the reward—Forensic Theory Knowledge!"