Chapter 255: This Reward… Is It Legit?

After carefully sizing up this wanted escapee named Zhang San.

Han Fei then shifted his gaze to Xu Mo.

In a slightly curious tone he asked, "How did you catch this person?"

You should know, this guy has been a wanted escapee for as long as five years.

A wanted escapee who evaded capture for a full five years falling into the hands of Xu Mo, a newcomer who hasn't even reported for duty, is hard not to pique Han Fei's curiosity.

Xu Mo answered truthfully.

"I met him on the plane; I saw he looked exactly like the escapee on the wanted notice, so I arrested him."

"On a plane?" Han Fei was startled. "How did he get on the plane? Don't you need real‑name registration to buy a ticket?"

The moment he said that, Han Fei regretted it.

He realized he had needlessly opened his mouth.

Han Fei caught, out of the corner of his eye, Xu Mo looking at him with a half‑smile.

He suddenly remembered.

You don't always have to buy a ticket to board a plane!

There really are ways to ride a plane without buying a ticket.

For example, impersonating a Pilot…

When Xu Mo left Yangcheng for Hangcheng, that's exactly what he did.

He not only boarded without a ticket, but he sat in the cockpit—the Pilot's seat!

If Xu Mo could devise this ticket‑free, audacious stunt for a fake escapee, imagine a wanted escapee who'd been on the run for five years.

Escaping for five years shows he's fairly clever; finding a way to bypass the real‑name system and board a plane is still conceivable.

Thinking that, Han Fei let out an awkward cough twice.

Then he pointed to his car and said to Xu Mo,

"Get in; I'll take you to the station."

…

Police Station.

The officers were discussing one person—Xu Mo.

"Did you hear? Han Team wants to recruit Xu Mo into our Police Station, and they're said to give him a Special Advisor position."

"Xu Mo? The one from Sky Eye Operation? Isn't he just an ordinary office worker? He doesn't even have the qualifications to be a police officer, let alone a Special Advisor. He doesn't have that ability, does he?"

"Yes, yes, the Sky Eye Operation one. Whether he has ability or not doesn't matter; what's important is that Han Team thinks he does, and the higher‑ups actually approved Han Team's request. It's amazing they let this kid become a Special Advisor!"

"What exactly is this Special Advisor role? We've never had that in the station before; he can't be our superior, can he? I don't want to be bossed around by someone who knows nothing."

"I don't mind whether Xu Mo becomes a Special Advisor or not; I can follow his command, but only if he can earn my respect, otherwise never mind."

"Then he's definitely not going to win your respect. Xu Mo is a bit clever, but he's never studied anything; what abilities could he have? Probably just a decorative vase…"

"That's the honest take. What ability could he have—robbing banks? That's a criminal's skill! I really don't know what Han Team and the higher‑ups see in Xu Mo."

"Having Xu Mo as an auxiliary officer would be fine, but to start off as Special Advisor… Honestly, I don't buy it; on what grounds?"

"……"

The officers harbored resentment toward Xu Mo.

After all, they were almost all properly examined entrants or transferred from the military.

As for Xu Mo, he never took an exam, nor came from the forces; he just joined a program and managed to slip into the station?

And right from the start he's a Special Advisor.

That title sounds intimidating.

He might even have authority to command them!

Someone who never took the relevant exams and has no experience could be an auxiliary officer, but to command them…

Anyone else in that position would probably feel uneasy.

At that moment,

Han Fei, escorting the escapee, led Xu Mo inside.

The moment they entered, Xu Mo felt numerous gazes upon him.

Moreover, those looks weren't friendly; they carried a hint of hostility.

Xu Mo didn't know the officers in the station who were sizing him up.

But every one of those officers, without exception, knew Xu Mo; in fact, they had just been discussing him.

"We've got a new friend… though not really new, everyone should know him. This is Xu Mo; from now on we're colleagues," Han Fei told the officers.

"Even though everyone knows Xu Mo, Han Fei thinks the formalities still need to be observed."

Xu Mo smiled at the crowd, "Hello everyone."

The officers merely returned a forced grin, the kind that looked strained; their greeting was at most a perfunctory nod, not making Xu Mo too embarrassed.

It wasn't pleasant, but they had to go through it; after all, they're colleagues.

At this point, an officer noticed the person Han Fei was escorting, whose hands were bound with Tape and whose mouth was also sealed.

"Han Team, who is this person?"

"What else could he be? An escapee, right? Didn't you see he's bound? A wanted escapee on the run for five years…" Han Fei said, "Isn't it that when you have no case you're all doing what?"

The words had just left his mouth.

The officers were shocked one after another, and thus began to flatter Han Fei.

"Wanted Status?"

"I just remembered, this is Zhang San, right! I saw him on a Wanted Status notice."

Han Team is impressive! Even a five‑year‑on‑the‑run Escapee couldn't hide from your eagle eyes!

Han Team, you're literally my idol; you barely left the door and already brought back an Escapee!

No wonder Han Team's Team Leader has that ability; you can't help but be impressed.

……

Hearing the officers say that, Han Fei felt embarrassed.

The flattery was so smooth, it actually felt good to hear!

But the problem is… he didn't catch the person.

The capture of this Escapee has nothing to do with Han Fei at all.

He merely helped Xu Mo by bringing the captured person back.

It was precisely because Han Fei escorted the Escapee inside that everyone assumed he had caught the person.

However, Han Fei didn't let Xu Mo escort the Escapee but took it in himself because Xu Mo was there to report for duty.

He hadn't even reported yet; you can't order him to start working right away, can you?

Han Fei lifted a hand, pressed down, and signaled the officers to be quiet.

The flattery's aimed at the wrong person; I didn't catch this Escapee, Xu Mo did.

He didn't forget to add a sentence after that.

Look at Xu Mo—on his way to report for duty, he can casually catch an Escapee and bring it in. I don't need to tell you what kind of honor catching a five‑year‑on‑the‑run Escapee brings to our Police Station, do I? Each of you should learn from this.

The officers: "???"

They had just been thinking that Xu Mo was just a talentless ornament.

A faint feeling of resentment even rose in their hearts.

But then Han Fei said… Xu Mo caught an Escapee?

Or he just happened to catch one on his way to report!?

How could that be possible?

Can a five‑year‑on‑the‑run Escapee be that easy to catch?

If it were easy to catch, it couldn't have evaded capture for five years!

The officers began to doubt Han Fei's words.

It was simply because the story sounded too fantastical.

A rookie catching an Escapee on his way to report?

Everyone started as a rookie; they should know what a rookie is like, right?

Thus, at this moment many officers were thinking.

Could it be that Han Fei had already guessed they would never accept Xu Mo, so he deliberately caught an Escapee and then handed the credit to Xu Mo, letting Xu Mo use this opportunity to demonstrate his ability before them and win the crowd's respect?

"Han Team, stop kidding, an Escapee isn't that easy to catch…," an officer said.

Han Fei instantly saw the slight resentment the officers held toward Xu Mo and knew exactly what they were thinking.

But he didn't deliberately explain anything.

Sometimes explanations are the most useless; only concrete action can prove everything.

He had already seen Xu Mo's ability.

He believed that in a while these officers would also see Xu Mo's ability and then discard their unfriendly views of him.

After all, in the Police Station, everything is judged by ability.

"Take the person down, locate the old case files, and study how to handle it," Han Fei said, pointing at the Escapee.

The person has already been captured; the follow‑up work can be left to the officers.

At that moment, a notification sound rang in Xu Mo's mind.

"You successfully captured an Escapee and earned a reward—Growth Spray ×1!"

Xu Mo: "???"

What the hell is this reward!?

This Growth Spray… is it even legit??

Xu Mo was completely bewildered.

Han Fei, standing nearby, patted Xu Mo's shoulder and pulled his thoughts back to reality: "Let's go, I'll process your onboarding."

…

Xu Mo's onboarding paperwork was completed.

Just after assigning Xu Mo a workstation, the Police Station received an emergency call…