Chapter 43: The Investigation Team Finally Reacts

"I'm serious, why don't we turn ourselves in..."

Yang Jingxuan stared at Xu Mo with a serious expression and said it again.

Xu Mo almost instinctively shook his head.

Turn ourselves in? No way.

The Cat and Mouse Game has only just begun; does it make sense to turn ourselves in now?

He also knew that Yang Jingxuan was urging him to turn himself in because she thought he couldn't pilot a plane, so she didn't dare take the risk with him.

He reached out, patted Yang Jingxuan's shoulder, and said with a cheerful smile.

"I'm confident; you can set your mind at ease. Do you think I'd joke with my own life?"

Yang Jingxuan thought for a moment and felt Xu Mo's words made some sense.

Except for a true desperado, who would gamble with their own life?

So Xu Mo must be able to pilot a plane!

Upon thinking that, Yang Jingxuan let out a sigh of relief.

"That's right, you definitely wouldn't joke with your own life."

But she still had some doubts.

"By the way... aren't you just an ordinary office worker? How could you pilot a plane?"

Hearing that, Xu Mo was slightly taken aback: "Did I ever say I could pilot a plane?"

"You can't??"

"Look at how you ask... I definitely can't."

Yang Jingxuan: "???"

Good guy, just now seeing Xu Mo speak as if it were true, she almost thought he really could pilot a plane.

It was because she blurted out a question.

Otherwise she wouldn't have fallen for Xu Mo's big ruse.

A person who can't pilot a plane applying to be a Pilot?

And even daring to fly away from Yangcheng!?

One should know that if a plane crashes, the death rate for passengers and crew is nearly 100%.

Falling from several thousand meters would surely shatter the person.

Yang Jingxuan joined this show just to make herself a bit more famous.

But for fame, she can't gamble with her life.

Yang Jingxuan shook her head while stepping back.

"No, no, no... I think turning ourselves in is more appropriate."

Seeing that, Xu Mo immediately put on a serious expression: "Just kidding, I can pilot a plane, trust me."

"You really can?"

"Of course."

"But I always feel you're lying to me!"

"Why would I lie to you? And would lying benefit me? If I couldn't pilot, I'd be doomed too, wouldn't I?"

Xu Mo's expression was unusually earnest, truly not looking like a liar.

Moreover, Xu Mo was right: if he truly couldn't pilot a plane, he'd be doomed.

Yang Jingxuan felt Xu Mo wasn't the type to take reckless risks.

Just now he said he couldn't pilot, perhaps he was truly joking.

Little did she know, it was all an act; Xu Mo really couldn't pilot a plane.

He's an honest office worker; how could he possibly pilot a plane?

If he truly could pilot, he'd have already applied to the Airline Company.

Of course, Xu Mo's composure came from having researched online beforehand.

The past two days, he spent all his time on his phone looking up aircraft knowledge.

And the qualifications required to be a Pilot.

Thanks to the research, Xu Mo learned that besides the Pilot, a plane also has a co‑pilot.

Not only the Pilot can fly, the co‑pilot can too.

The Pilot also has the authority to authorize the co‑pilot to handle takeoffs and landings.

Often, the co‑pilot performs the takeoffs and landings.

So even if Xu Mo can't pilot, it's not a big issue.

Isn't there a co‑pilot who can fly?

……

"Han Team, it's been several days; could Xu Mo have already left here?"

"Impossible; the surveillance shows Xu Mo's last location was here, how could he have left?" Han Fei shook his head.

Although the search these past days has yielded nothing.

But he still believed Xu Mo was nearby.

Because this was the last spot the cameras captured Xu Mo; after that, he wasn't seen again.

This point clearly explains the issue.

Also, it's Han Fei's intuition as Criminal Investigation Team Leader.

He had previously solved many cases with his precise intuition.

And his intuition, up to now, hasn't been wrong even once.

Han Fei's brows were furrowed into a "Chuan" shape.

"Since he didn't leave, where could he be hiding?"

His sharp eyes swiftly scanned every spot in the area.

He was perplexed, unable to figure out where Xu Mo was hiding.

It should be noted that during these past few days, the Investigation Team, together with police officers, had already combed the entire area.

Yet even so, they still hadn't found Xu Mo.

Wait!

It seems there's still a place they haven't searched.

Han Fei looked toward the hotel by the roadside.

Come to think of it, that's the only place they haven't searched!

If Xu Mo isn't hiding elsewhere, he must be concealed here.

"I know now—Xu Mo is hiding in that hotel!"

Finally understanding, Han Fei pointed at the hotel and shouted.

Hearing that, Shen Manni, Chen Ke, and Li Chen all glanced in the direction Han Fei pointed.

Only after Han Fei's reminder did the three suddenly realize.

They hadn't dealt with this hotel before because staying there requires real‑name registration.

Presumably, Xu Mo wouldn't dare take that risk to book a room.

But they'd been overlooking one issue all along.

Namely, Xu Mo could simply use someone else's ID to book a room, thereby bypassing the police's network system.

Realizing this, the Investigation Team immediately led the police toward the hotel.

The Water Friends who had been following Live Broadcast Room No. 2 were all getting a little excited.

Is this episode finally coming to an end?

"Finally got a breakthrough; if we'd searched earlier we would have caught him. So why let Xu Mo hide that long?"

"This episode is probably ending here; Xu Mo can't escape now."

"I have to admit, Xu Mo is still quite strong, managing to hold out that long."

"Indeed, even the challengers from the first two episodes combined didn't last three hours; Xu Mo's record is already impressive."

"Finished, confetti! Please welcome the next Challenger!"

……

"Hello, police are investigating; please cooperate with our work."

After entering the hotel, Han Fei went to the front desk, stated his identity without any hesitation, and produced his credentials.

"Okay… okay, I'll cooperate," the receptionist said, nodding blankly.

The next second, Han Fei pulled up Xu Mo's photo on his phone and handed it to the receptionist, asking.

"Have you seen this person?"

"Well…," the receptionist glanced at the photo, barely thinking, and answered confidently, "I've seen him!"

"Two days ago he came with two beautiful women to book a room, and they still haven't checked out; I have a very strong impression of him!"

The Investigation Team members: "???"

Xu Mo booked a room with a beauty? Or two!?

While we were suffering out there, you run off to enjoy yourself?