Chapter 256: Was the ATM Dug Up?

The Police Station received a report.

An ATM in a 24-hour self-service bank was dug up!

That's right, it was dug up.

Someone drove an excavator and forcibly dug the ATM out of the 24-hour self-service bank!

When Han Fei heard about it from the officer, he was completely bewildered.

This really is absurd!

Who would think of that?

Using an excavator to dig up an ATM… are they insane!?

"That dumb thief…," Han Fei laughed in anger.

Though the method has a terribly bad impact.

Still, the culprit shouldn't be hard to catch.

After all, an excavator is a huge piece of equipment; tweaking the surveillance a bit should reveal where the person hid.

So Han Fei was too lazy to go himself.

He directly handed the task of catching this dumb thief to Xu Mo.

Consider it a way to let him get familiar with the job and mingle with colleagues.

Right after hearing this from Xu Mo, Xu Mo was also stunned.

"What? An ATM was dug up with an excavator?"

Xu Mo didn't understand, but he was greatly shocked.

Using an excavator to pull the ATM out… what the heck is that thought process?

"Hmm." Han Fei nodded helplessly, "Didn't expect that, huh?"

"I really didn't expect it; this is way too absurd! Using an excavator to dig out an ATM—how did they think of that?"

After Xu Mo finished speaking, Han Fei waved his hand, "Absurd? This is nothing. I've seen even more ridiculous things."

Han Fei continued.

"About a year ago, we got a report. The complainant said a 50,000‑worth of drinks stored in a warehouse vanished, and asked us to retrieve them. We investigated for two hours and got a result… the thief dumped all the drinks into the river overnight, kept the bottles to sell, making 222."

Xu Mo: "???"

"There's more." Han Fei spoke again, "A thief broke into a house to steal. He found nothing valuable, and thought it was unlucky to leave empty‑handed… so he shaved off the hair on the homeowner's cat's head and took it."

Xu Mo: "???"

"Absurd things happen all the time; I tell you, digging up an ATM with an excavator isn't even the worst. I've encountered far more ridiculous cases, and also…" Han Fei stopped abruptly.

He corrected himself: "Fine, go with the officers to catch the guy who used the excavator on the ATM. I won't waste your time; after you bring him back, I'll continue."

Xu Mo nodded decisively, "Alright."

He then stood up immediately, ready to go with the officers to catch the culprit.

Xu Mo liked the catching job that Han Fei assigned him.

It wasn't hard, and he could earn a System Reward.

…

Xu Mo and two other officers drove to the self-service bank where the ATM was taken.

The bank's glass doors were smashed open.

The bank originally had six ATMs; now only five remain.

There was a long scratch on the bank's floor.

It was likely caused by the ATM being dragged across the floor.

The scratch extended beyond the bank onto the asphalt outside.

Besides the drag marks, the excavator's tracks left very obvious tire tracks on the road.

Xu Mo and the two remaining officers exchanged glances, momentarily dumbfounded.

Before arriving, they thought the thief would be easy to catch.

After all, the dumb thief was driving an excavator.

The excavator's target wasn't small; following the surveillance would reveal the thief's hideout.

But now it seems they overcomplicated it.

Still check the footage?

Checking footage is a waste of time.

The excavator's tracks leave very conspicuous marks on the road.

Likewise, a dragged ATM would leave marks.

Follow the excavator's tracks on the ground and you'll definitely find the thief.

Too lazy to check footage.

The few of them immediately got into the police car.

They followed the excavator's track marks on the ground.

…

Ten minutes later.

They found the excavator, the stolen ATM, and the two dumb thieves driving the excavator.

Worth noting, the two thieves were foreigners; judging by their looks, they seemed to be Indian A San.

Xu Mo, who earlier thought the excavator‑ATM incident absurd, now suddenly felt it wasn't absurd at all.

It was even quite reasonable!

After all, judging by the imagination of India's three brothers… it's normal for them to do something like this.

At this moment, the two A San were completely unaware of the Police's arrival.

They were sitting beside the violently ripped‑open ATM, counting the money.

Counting the money, they were foolishly happy.

"I told you my idea wasn't bad, right? Still going to work—what work? How much can you earn at a job? Digging up an ATM yields 240,000; that money would cover three years of us working ourselves to death!"

"Your idea really is good; it's far better than a job. One time you earn 240,000, split fifty‑fifty gives each 120,000. If we dig up one ATM a month… each of us could earn over 1.4 million a year!"

"No, let's do it once every two months. A self‑service bank only has six machines; if we hit them every two months… six machines would exactly cover a year."

"Fine, then it's your call—once every two months!"

"……"

The two were communicating in Hindi.

The police officers didn't understand at all.

But it doesn't matter whether they understand; it's enough to confirm that the two are the criminals who used an excavator to steal the ATM.

In the next second, the two police officers stepped forward and interrupted the two A San's conversation.

They flashed their Police Badge.

"Don't move, be honest, you're under arrest!"

A San, not understanding the situation, quickly clutched the money he had taken from the ATM tightly: "&@￥*#@*&@*%￥@#"

The police officer was stunned by what he heard.

"What the heck is that gibberish! I can't understand a single word—can you understand it?"

The other police officer also shook his head.

"I don't get it; I only know a little English, but what he said doesn't seem like English. Strange—aren't all Indians supposed to speak English?"

At that moment, Xu Mo spoke up.

"English is only one of India's mainstream languages; besides English they have other languages. What was spoken just now was Hindi. He took us for robbers and told us not to take his money, otherwise he'd call the police to catch us."

Police officer: "???"

You damn it, still call the police!

Call the police to catch who? Catch us? We're the police! Can't you see that huge police car behind us??

Xu Mo looked at the two A San and clarified their identity in Hindi.

"No need to call the police; we are the police, here to arrest you. You have already committed a crime."