Chapter 27: We Can't Afford to Bet

"What... what are you doing?"

The blond-haired youth, his expression nervous, asked haltingly.

The two plainclothes officers wore scowls.

One of the plainclothes officers, ignoring his companion's tug, demanded angrily.

Damn! How dare you ask me what I'm doing?

What are you doing here!

The blond-haired youth was momentarily stunned.

Then his pupils flashed brightly.

A joyful expression appeared on his face.

He said in a jittery manner.

Tonight we go after the tiger!

The two plainclothes officers looked utterly bewildered.

You look at me, I look at you.

I asked what you're doing here?!

The quicker-tempered plainclothes officer asked through clenched teeth.

He felt the blond-haired youth was messing with him.

The blond-haired youth scratched his head and repeated.

Tonight we go after the tiger!!!

At the same time, another plainclothes officer hurried over.

Sorry, my two buddies mistook you for me, they got the person wrong.

After apologizing, the three left.

The blond-haired youth in canvas shoes was stunned for a moment, then a broad smile resurfaced on his face.

He looked around left and right again.

It seemed he hadn't found what he was looking for.

He left with a hint of regret.

"Tonight we go after the tiger?"

Han Fei looked at Chen Ke, "Do you know what this means?"

Chen Ke thought for a moment and analyzed, "That person doesn't look like a lunatic; since he's not one, yet he says something that sounds lunatic."

"Then the underlying meaning is worth pondering!"

"But it could also be that the person is just spouting nonsense."

Han Fei nodded and agreed, "Not bad."

Just as Han Fei was about to continue speaking,

a voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Han Team, another suspicious figure is approaching the trash can!"

"What?!"

Han Fei and Chen Ke sharpened their focus.

Their gazes simultaneously darted back to the trash bin.

This time, the person who came over was a middle-aged man dressed in ordinary broker attire.

The broker's movements mirrored those of the earlier blond-haired youth.

First, he looked around.

Then he crept stealthily to the side of the trash bin.

He reached his hand inside.

"Damn! This time it's finally the one!"

Chen Ke's eyes burned, and he couldn't help letting out a curse.

Han Fei's gaze was sharp, as if it could pierce straight into a person's heart.

He picked up the walkie-talkie.

If that broker man were to have a Black Travel Bag appear in his hand the next moment,

the plainclothes officers mixed in the crowd would immediately arrest him!

even though just now the blond-haired youth had come over by accident!

Only to find he wasn't a suspect.

Everyone remained completely vigilant.

On the contrary, they grew even more tense.

Their gazes fixed intently on the broker man.

Not long after,

the broker man withdrew his hand from the trash bin.

He held nothing in his hand.

He simply put it in and took it out again.

That maneuver left them completely baffled.

"What's going on? What does that person mean?"

"I don't know, can't understand."

The only thing we can know is that the middle‑aged man, just like the blond‑haired youth just now, is not a suspect.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts!

Before long, someone else approached the trash can!

All the people staring at the trash can wore a look of utter frustration.

Damn it!

What the hell is going on!

This time, a good‑looking girl came over.

The girl was dressed in a hanfu.

She acted the same way as the two people before.

She crept over, reached the trash can, and glanced inside.

Then she slipped her hand inside.

She waited about a minute or two.

She pulled it out again, empty‑handed, having touched nothing.

She then left immediately.

Everyone's mood was like a roller coaster.

Up and down!

Sometimes tense, sometimes relieved.

Then they got tense again.

And it repeated like that!

At the trash can, people kept coming one after another.

A total of six people came over!

They were, respectively, a blond‑haired youth in canvas shoes, the intermediary man, a beautiful girl in hanfu, a successful man in a suit, a child eating a lollipop, and an elderly lady carrying a vegetable basket.

One or two times was fine.

But then more people kept coming and it became unbearable!

At this moment, Han Fei and Chen Ke sensed something was off.

"Damn it! Those people are all here to scout for information; they're definitely sent by that guy, no doubt, we just don't know where he's hiding!"

Chen Ke clenched his fists.

Next time, whoever it is—

—still dares to approach the trash can and stick a hand inside.

He would grab the person outright!

Han Fei said nothing, clearly in strong agreement with Chen Ke's view.

His gaze grew ever deeper.

The next moment.

Buzz--------Buzz-----

Han Fei's pocket phone suddenly rang.

He just pressed the answer button.

An urgent voice came from the other end immediately!

"Han Team! Xu Mo moved five million from his bank card!"

"What?!"

Han Fei was momentarily stunned.

As an experienced Former Criminal Investigation Squad Captain,

his intuition told him

this was very likely a trap!

But he couldn't think too much at that moment; Han Fei continued, "What exactly is going on?"

"The tech staff just detected activity; Xu Mo's bank card is showing a withdrawal!"

"Location?"

"At the second intersection on South City Avenue, next to the traffic light, the bank ATM!"

Beep… the call ended.

Chen Ke had a bad feeling.

"Han Team, what's wrong?"

Han Fei briefly explained, "Xu Mo's bank card was withdrawn from."

Chen Ke was taken aback, frowned, and analyzed, "This behavior is undoubtedly courting death; he must have a purpose for doing this!"

Chen Ke's words weren't without reason.

"Earlier we concluded that that kid Xu Mo was definitely observing us nearby; barely a moment later his bank card moved, and it was in the opposite direction here! A great distance away!"

"There can't be two Xu Mos at the same time, right?"

His mind raced quickly.

Otherwise, the position of the Former Criminal Investigation Squad Captain wouldn't be his to occupy.

Chen Ke said in a deep voice, "That's impossible!"

"Exactly, keep interpreting the meaning behind his actions! Without guessing, it's clear he wants to disperse the police forces we have!"

Han Fei voiced Xu Mo's most fundamental and direct purpose.

"That Xu Mo is pulling our noses and we still have to obey him? On what grounds!" Chen Ke lost his temper, he was so damn frustrated—they had become cows tied with a Rope, and still had no temper!

Yet in the next instant, Han Fei, his face full of helplessness, said.

"Since the initiative is in his hands, we really have to disperse. He has the chance to gamble; a single slip-up doesn't matter to him, but not to us! Because we cannot gamble!"

That's exactly what Han Fei said.

Chen Ke also knows.

But there is an indescribable feeling of frustration!

Han Fei patted his shoulder.

"Don't blame yourself; from the start, he skillfully exploited our minds! That's why he split the money into two parts!"

"The one we cannot gamble for money is not Xu Mo, the one we cannot gamble here is not Xu Mo."

"This kid is convinced that we can't afford to gamble, that we dare not gamble! He sets traps for us step by step, so even though we know there may be fraud, we still have to send a part over! If that side turns out to be real, we're finished!"

"Then who do we send?" Chen Ke calmed down; just as Han Fei said, they don't even have the qualification to gamble!

Han Fei exhaled, voicing his thoughts.

"Let Manni and Li Chen lead half the brothers over; if they encounter the real Xu Mo there, the capture force will be ample!"

Chen Ke nodded, took out his communicator, and arranged the matters Han Fei had instructed.

The undercover agents mingling in the crowd here quickly halved in number.

Two white Harvard H9s, one ahead of the other, sped along the main road.

Heading toward the second intersection of South City Avenue.

Inside one of the cars, Shen Manni furrowed her brows, feeling increasingly uneasy!

"Xu Mo made us disperse our forces, clearly knowing you can't have both the fish and the bear's paw, so one must be abandoned; do you think that once we leave, he'll seize the opportunity?"

Li Chen: "Hard to say. If Xu Mo goes the opposite way and takes the money at the bank, our whole group staying put would also be doomed!"

Shen Manni's expression grew solemn; after all, she's still a top criminal psychologist.

As for Xu Mo's true mental intentions, she can't gauge them either.

No matter which side, if we choose wrong, we must bear the corresponding responsibility and pay a heavy price!

Therefore, no one dares to gamble!