Chapter 485: Criminal Capture Radar

This seven-year-old cold case can finally be considered concluded, and the murderer Wang Yi has at last faced legal punishment.

The system's notification sound rang again.

"You have successfully captured a criminal and earned the reward—Criminal Capture Radar."

Criminal Capture Radar: The host can lock onto all criminals within a fifty‑meter radius (the range expands by one meter for each person captured).

This reward isn't bad… Xu Mo thought involuntarily.

Locking onto all criminals within a fifty‑meter radius looks rather ordinary at first glance, since criminals will surely avoid police officers and none would willingly approach them.

But the key is that the range expands as more criminals are captured, making it a growth‑type skill, which is rather impressive.

Xu Mo even wondered whether, one day, when the number of criminals he captures becomes large enough, the range could extend to cover the entire jurisdiction.

At that point, any criminal appearing in the jurisdiction could be driven straight to the Police Station for precise capture, without needing to solve a case.

As soon as the case was closed, Xu Mo notified the woman who had traveled a long way to their Police Station to ask him to solve the case.

Upon learning that the murderer who had harmed her husband and daughter was finally brought to justice, she rushed to the Police Station immediately.

When she arrived, she even brought a Brocade Banner especially to give to Xu Mo.

"Detective Xu, thank you… thank you," the woman said while wiping her tears.

Seven years have passed, and the murderer is finally going to face legal punishment!

She felt a huge weight in her heart suddenly lift, a swirl of excitement, relief, and other emotions, and for a moment she didn't even know what to say to express her gratitude.

She could only act, delivering the custom‑made Brocade Banner she had arranged on her way here to Xu Mo.

On the other side, the local Police Station officers began discussing the case.

"Xu Mo actually solved this case! Goodness, how long did it take?"

"I heard from Li Dui that after Xu Mo went to the prison and asked just one question, Wang Yi immediately confessed!"

"Just one question? Impossible. When we interrogated Wang Yi, our tongues were nearly worn out and he never confessed."

"Could I be lying? If you don't believe me, you can go ask Li Dui yourself!"

"No wonder he's a man famed throughout this police system; I must say, Xu Mo really does have two brushes."

"More than two brushes? This case lingered for seven years, no one could solve it; Xu Mo arrived and solved it instantly—do you still call that just two brushes?"

"No wonder the system's colleagues call Xu Mo a detective; at first I thought the title was empty, but now it truly fits."

"……"

With the case concluded, Xu Mo, Han Fei and the others promptly bid farewell to the local police, left this place, and returned to the jurisdiction of their own Police Station.

During the time they were away, the Police Station still received no reports, and it happened to be closing time.

So after the few returned to the Police Station, they tidied up briefly and each went home.

The next day.

Xu Mo's Criminal Capture Radar came into use.

After parking the car, Xu Mo went to a nearby bun shop to buy a breakfast to bring back to the Police Station.

Unexpectedly, the Criminal Capture Radar issued a prompt at that moment.

Directly ahead of him, a long‑haired, somewhat disheveled man named Su Moumou was a thief who specialized in stealing electric bikes, with over a hundred of them falling victim to his crimes!

Because of the Radar's property, Xu Mo's gaze instantly locked onto the long‑haired man, and Xu Mo patted the man's shoulder from behind.

"Buddy…"

The long‑haired man turned back impatiently and said, "What?"

The next second, Xu Mo drew the handcuffs attached to his waist and, without a word, snapped them onto one of the man's wrists with a "clank".

Long‑haired man: "???"

Onlookers: "???"

After a brief stunned pause, the long‑haired man realized something was wrong and immediately prepared to flee; although one hand was cuffed, it wasn't a big issue—once he ran, he had plenty of ways to unlock the cuff.

Having stolen hundreds of electric bikes before, lock‑picking was a necessary skill for him; with the right tool, he could unlock the handcuffs within five seconds.

However, Xu Mo wasn't a pushover; making him escape from his grasp would be far from easy.

Xu Mo lunged forward in a single stride, blocking the man's path, used a takedown to pin him to the ground, then grabbed the other half of the handcuffs and cuffed the man's other wrist.

"Be honest with me!"

After cuffing the man, Xu Mo also produced his Police Badge and explained the situation to the nearby crowd buying food.

"I'm an officer from the nearby Police Station; this kid is a thief who stole many electric bikes…"

As soon as he finished speaking, people immediately began whispering to each other.

"So it's a police officer… I was wondering why they'd just pull out handcuffs without warning."

"He stole electric bikes? I lost one near here last month; could it have been yours?"

"My electric bike was stolen two days ago, damn it, so it was you!"

The breakfast shop owner joined the discussion at that moment.

"Damn, I told you there's a thief around here. My electric bike was stolen recently; I locked the rear wheel to a tree, and when I finished selling breakfast and was about to close, I found only the wheel left!"

"Comrade police, well caught!"

"Right, such societal parasites should have been caught long ago! Those with hands and feet should work honestly instead of stealing—truly hateful."

"……"

After the situation was clarified, people began praising Xu Mo one after another.

Those whose electric bikes had been stolen now even wanted to kick the cuffed long‑haired man a few times.

The long‑haired man had already incurred the crowd's wrath; if it weren't for Xu Mo's presence, each angry person could have kicked him to death.

"Comrade police, I'm giving you these buns and soy milk; take them to the Police Station to share with other officers," the breakfast shop owner generously offered Xu Mo a large basket of buns and soy milk.

Xu Mo naturally declined; as an officer, he didn't want to take anything from the crowd, so he shook his head to refuse the owner's kindness while pulling out his phone to scan a code.

"We have a rule, we can't eat your stuff for free; how much do these cost altogether? I'll pay you."

As soon as the words fell, the boss immediately put away the QR code, firmly refusing money.

The onlookers beside were also moved by the boss's generosity; nowadays, such a good boss is rare! Everyone spoke up, preparing to buy more breakfast to support the boss's business.

"Boss, you're so generous... give me two hundred meat buns, I'll take them to share with my colleagues."

"I'll take one hundred!"

"Pack me two hundred as well, any filling is fine! If you really can't make them, you can just sell me the flour!"

"You all want buns? Then I'll take the fried dough sticks, boss—I'll take all the remaining fried dough sticks."

The few buns and fried dough sticks at the breakfast shop were instantly pre‑ordered out; someone even started eyeing other items in the store.

"Boss, this broom is not bad, I like it; otherwise, take a small loss—sell it to me for two hundred."

"……"