Chapter 5: Capture Operation Begins

Sky Eye Operation, Channel Two.

Investigation Team members, you can start the operation.

Here is the personal information of this Challenger.

Inside a room filled with cameras.

Several members of the Investigation Team are inside, along with their assistants and on‑site staff.

At this moment, the Program Crew staff are sending Xu Mo's personal information to them.

The projector in the room instantly displays Xu Mo's personal information.

Name: Xu Mo.

Age: 24.

Ethnicity: Han.

Occupation: Financial analyst.

……

A whole list follows, with ample data, even including the schools Xu Mo attended from primary through university and his work résumé; this shows that the Program Crew had already conducted a detailed investigation of Xu Mo while preparing the show.

Overall, looking at it.

Xu Mo's résumé appears very ordinary.

It could even be called mediocre!

Seeing Xu Mo's information.

Several investigators on the scene have different reactions.

"This Xu Mo looks a bit ordinary."

The speaker is Li Chen, dubbed the Human Eye Camera, who says: "Does your Program Crew always pick challengers this unchallenging?"

For him, joining the show is partly to boost his own fame.

Of course, he also wants to experience a kind of fun.

A cat‑and‑mouse kind of fun.

Provided the mouse is interesting enough.

Otherwise it lacks any challenge fun.

Leaning back in his chair, Li Chen laughs: "If we judge by the information above, I think we won't need a day, maybe not even a few hours, and today's variety show could be over."

He says this.

Li Chen looks at the others: "Shall we ease up?"

The tone of that remark was far from mild.

But it depends on who says it.

At least when he says it, no one perceives Li Chen's tone as harsh; they think it's normal.

"Ease up?"

Hearing Li Chen, the criminal psychology expert Shen Manni gives him a knowing glance and laughs: "I think we don't need to ease up."

"Why is that?"

Li Chen asks.

Shen Manni replies casually: "This show is in its Third Phase; the Investigation Team in the First Phase took an hour to catch the challenger, the Second Phase took two hours. Compared to easing up, isn't pushing the limits more fun?"

"Pushing the limits?"

Hearing that, Han Fei, rubbing his chin, says: "Interesting."

"So, we aim to break the fastest capture record?"

"And preferably a record that no future Investigation Team can beat?"

After speaking, he looks at Shen Manni.

Shen Manni nods, "Exactly, that's what makes it challenging. What do you think?"

"I think it's totally doable."

The previously silent Chen Ke finds it somewhat interesting.

Li Chen thinks for a moment, also finds it more fun, and nods in agreement.

As for Han Fei, he says there's no problem and retorts: "How long do you think we need to catch this Xu Mo?"

"It shouldn't take an hour; half an hour will be enough."

Shen Manni says confidently.

These statements from the Investigation Team fire up the Water Friends in the Live Broadcast Room.

"Half an hour is enough?"

"Impossible!"

"If they really catch Xu Mo in half an hour, how incompetent must he be!"

"I think it's possible; Xu Mo's personal data shows he's an utterly ordinary person, with no highlights at all. Compared with this Investigation Team's elite lineup, there's no comparison—being caught is inevitable."

"Interesting, if the Investigation Team members say that, they may now display various special skills."

"I actually look forward to what special techniques this Investigation Team will show; the capture methods displayed by the teams in the first two phases already blew my mind."

"Poor Xu Mo, he still doesn't know he's being used as a mouse in this game."

"Hahaha!"

"He'll be totally stunned when caught; I really want to see Xu Mo's shocked expression at that moment."

While the Water Friends are sending Danmaku,

The staff in the room, hearing Shen Manni and the others, smile and speak to the Investigation Team members.

"Then I'll go ahead and congratulate the teachers for being able to break the record?"

"Of course, I also need to explain the rules to the teachers. To ensure fairness, besides being prohibited from watching Xu Mo's live stream, you may employ any means—such as investigating surveillance footage in various districts, dispatching police officers, borrowing police cars, and so on—to hunt down Xu Mo."

The Investigation Team members nodded.

They had already been informed of this rule.

The staff reiterated at this moment that it was nothing more than informing the new viewers in front of the TV.

Having said that, the staff finally prepared to exit the room.

However, just then, he received a piece of news.

"The Program Crew's hidden camera on the Volkswagen was discovered by Xu Mo!"

This surprised the staff member, who blurted out.

"What? You say Xu Mo discovered the camera we concealed on the car?"