Chapter 268: This Robber, Gone Crazy?

"What is he doing?" Li Chen couldn't quite understand Xu Mo's actions.

Weren't we supposed to go in and negotiate with the robber?

What is this now?

Fiddling with the Gold Bar? Playing with the robber??

Honestly, Xu Mo's method of using a Gold Bar to attract the robber's attention is good.

And, judging by the robber's demeanor, he must be very interested in the Gold Bar Xu Mo is holding.

As long as Xu Mo keeps going with this momentum.

Use the Gold Bar as an excuse to get close to the robber, then while he's distracted, subdue him in an instant.

But now, everyone can't understand Xu Mo's actions.

The robber is clearly very interested in the Gold Bar; keep bluffing in this situation!

What's the point of constantly fiddling with the Gold Bar?

Are we sure this won't anger the robber?

If the robber thinks Xu Mo is toying with him and, in a moment of agitation, hurts someone, what then?

But what they didn't expect is still to come.

"You should be able to tell the sound of gold from iron; so, do you now believe the Gold Bar in my hand is real?" Xu Mo said to the robber. "If you want the Gold Bar, put down the knife, release the hostage, and walk out. Look outside yourself—there's Gold Bar scattered on the ground; just pick up a few, and it'll last you a long time!"

The officers: "???"

For a moment, they couldn't tell whether they themselves were crazy or Xu Mo was.

What the hell kind of negotiation is this?

Isn't this just treating people like big fools and bluffing?

Put down the knife, release the hostage, and get Gold Bar? Can the robber believe such nonsense?

At this point, even Han Fei began to think that letting Xu Mo go in to negotiate with the robber was a complete mistake!

Negotiation? What a damn joke!

What Xu Mo is doing can easily provoke the robber's displeasure.

It might even cause the robber to hurt someone again!

Just as everyone was on edge, fearing that Xu Mo had angered the robber and that he would strike again, an unexpected scene unfolded.

The robber's eyes lit up as he stared at the ground outside the bank.

He muttered, "Gold Bar... Gold Bar... Hahaha, I'm rich!"

"Clang!" the robber dropped the knife he was holding.

He released the hostage and walked straight out.

During this, the robber's eyes were fixed on the ground outside the bank, as if he saw a mountain of Gold Bars.

At that moment, the officers were stunned.

What the hell is going on?

The robber... went crazy??

What was he thinking, dropping his knife and running out after releasing the hostage?

You have to know the outside is full of officers! Isn't he afraid of being caught?

The robber ran outside the bank and knelt on the ground.

He cupped a handful of air and laughed hysterically.

He even grabbed a fist of air, bit it, and then examined that portion of air.

"Hahahahaha, gold... it really is gold!"

The officers: "???"

They didn't understand what the robber was doing, but they were greatly shocked.

Someone who was normal not long ago just went crazy?

And damn gold... where did it come from?

"What are you looking at? Handcuff him!" Han Fei slapped Wang Dachuan on the head.

"Got it!" the latter immediately grabbed the Handcuffs and hopped up to the robber.

He cuffed the robber, who was still raving at the air.

After being handcuffed, the robber acted even more wildly.

"Don't touch me! My gold... nobody takes it from me!"

"Hehe, there's no gold, but we do have limited 'Silver' Handcuffs for you," Wang Dachuan sneered as he pushed the robber into the police car.

At that moment, Xu Mo inside the bank shouted outward.

"The Negotiation Expert isn't dead yet; he still has breath!"

He also pulled out his phone and made an emergency call.

Hearing this, Han Fei immediately ran into the bank.

He placed his hand on the Negotiation Expert's nose and found there was still breath, but it was very weak, likely because massive blood loss had caused him to faint.

Fearing the man wouldn't hold out until the ambulance arrived, Han Fei performed simple first‑aid measures to help stop the bleeding.

After doing all that, Han Fei looked at Xu Mo with a puzzled expression.

"What just happened? Why did the robber suddenly go crazy?"

Han Fei thought the robber's sudden madness couldn't be accidental; it was 100% linked to Xu Mo.

But Han Fei didn't know how Xu Mo made the robber go mad.

"He's not mad," Xu Mo shook his head. "He was just hypnotized, a psychological suggestion; he'll be fine in a moment."

"Hypnosis? So you were weighing the Gold Bar just now to hypnotize the robber? You can hypnotize too?"

"Hmm, I know a little."

"This thing isn't easy to learn, right? Who taught you?"

"Uh… I learned it from a book, picked up a bit from the text."

Han Fei: "???"

"Again it's from a book; why is everything always from a book?"

"Has Xu Mo dabbled that broadly?"

"Suddenly, Han Fei thought of something."

"Back then in Jiangcheng, you also used this method to make that criminal confess, right?"

"Xu Mo replied vaguely."

"More or less, same idea."

"At that moment, the lobby manager walked over to Xu Mo and Han Fei."

"He kept thanking Xu Mo."

"Thank you, thank you. If you hadn't saved me, I… never mind, I won't say anything. To repay your life‑saving kindness, feel free to call on me whenever you need me; as long as I can help, I won't hesitate!"

"Xu Mo glanced at the Gold Bar in his hand, then looked at the lobby manager."

"Do your bank accept Gold Bars? The bank's Financial Gold Bar."

"The lobby manager also looked at the Gold Bar in Xu Mo's hand, then nodded."

"We accept them! Do you have a certificate?"

"This…," Xu Mo scratched his head, "I didn't grab a certificate back then, I was only busy snatching the Gold Bar."

"He then looked at Han Fei."

"Han Team, I want to sell this batch of Gold Bars I have. You know, every Gold Bar in my hand was properly taken from a bank, its provenance is absolutely fine. Could you vouch for me, maybe get a stamp from the Police on my behalf or something?"

Han Fei: "…"

Lobby manager: "???"

"Properly… taken from a bank?"

"The provenance is absolutely fine??"

"Are you sure this statement has no problem?"

"Is this the kind of thing a police officer should say?"

"It sounds so much like a bandit!"