Chapter 68: Role‑Play

Qianjiang Road.

Inside Room 306 of a guesthouse.

When Xu Mo entered, he immediately locked the door from the inside.

He smiled brightly and looked at Yang Jingxuan.

"Sit down, I have something to tell you."

Almost instinctively, Yang Jingxuan stepped back two steps and asked, "What is it?"

"Why are you so nervous?" Xu Mo chuckled, "You make me look like a villain."

After a pause, Xu Mo raised an eyebrow at Yang Jingxuan and said,

"How about we play a game? Role‑play."

Yang Jingxuan: "???".

Play a game?

And role‑play?

Instinctively she raised her hands to protect herself, her face full of terror, "Behave normally, I'm scared."

But Xu Mo rolled his eyes.

"That's not what I meant… you wishful thinking."

Then Xu Mo continued, "The woman just now is problematic; she's a fraud, a scammer. I need you to cooperate with me in a performance…"

Before he could finish, Yang Jingxuan objected.

"I don't know whether she's a fraud, but I know you definitely want her body. You lowlife!"

"Scoundrel!"

Besides objecting, Yang Jingxuan resolutely refused Xu Mo's unreasonable request: "Anyway, I will never help you harm anyone; my conscience won't allow it."

"Then how about I treat you to a feast," Xu Mo said, giving her a casual glance.

The next second, Yang Jingxuan nodded eagerly, "Deal! How should I cooperate with you?"

"It's simple, you just…," Xu Mo whispered into Yang Jingxuan's ear, saying a few words.

…

At the same time, the Investigation Team had arrived at the Taxi Company.

After stating their identities and purpose,

the Taxi Company staff indicated they were willing to cooperate.

The Investigation Team supplied the dozens of license‑plate numbers they had obtained and recorded from airport surveillance.

The Taxi Company immediately assigned staff to look up the drivers corresponding to those plates.

They then called each driver in turn.

The driver who had given Xu Mo a ride responded.

The Investigation Team learned from that driver that the car had just crossed the Qiantang River via Qingchun Tunnel when Xu Mo got off.

Han Fei looked at the Hangcheng police officers Wang Ju had lent him.

"Use Heaven's Eye to scan the area around Qingchun Tunnel."

Deploying Heaven's Eye requires going to headquarters.

So next, the Investigation Team members followed the officers to headquarters.

Upon arriving at headquarters, Han Fei went straight to Wang Ju's office to greet his old friend.

He pushed open the office door and found the room filled with swirling smoke.

At that moment, Wang Ju was sitting in a chair, frowning as they thought.

"What's wrong?" Han Fei said, slightly startled.

"Who would be so bold as to come in without knocking?" Wang Ju said irritably, glancing at Han Fei, "So, have you caught anyone?"

Han Fei shook his head.

"No, that kid is very cunning; we only know where he was a few hours ago. I'm here to borrow Heaven's Eye to see if we can locate him."

The next second, Han Fei shifted the conversation to Wang Ju.

"What is this… a particularly tricky case?"

Wang Ju gave a wry smile but said nothing.

Although they did not answer.

But Han Fei had roughly guessed.

He guessed it was some especially thorny case, perhaps one with very bad repercussions.

"What's going on? Tell me, maybe I can help," Han Fei said.

Even though his current mission is to capture Xu Mo.

But matters have varying degrees of urgency.

Xu Mo isn't a real escapee; his threat to society is virtually zero, so catching him at any time makes no difference—after all, it's just a show.

Meanwhile, the Hangcheng Police are dealing with genuine criminals.

Compared to that, the case of capturing Xu Mo can be delayed, even set aside for now.

Besides, he's been given a headache by Xu Mo and really needs a mental break.

At this point, Han Fei began to doubt his own abilities.

He even wondered whether the Water Friends in the Live Broadcast Room thought he was useless for never catching Xu Mo.

Han Fei urgently needed a chance to prove himself.

A chance that would both restore his confidence and make the Live Broadcast Room's Water Friends realize his competence.

Can't catch Xu Mo; it's not his problem.

It's damn Xu Mo who has a problem!

Unexpectedly, Wang Ju rejected his proposal.

"It's fine; although it's a bit tricky, we can handle it. We already have the locations of two members of the Scam Gang."

Seeing Wang Ju say that, Han Fei didn't pay much attention to the matter.

Everyone says it can be dealt with, so why does he still make a fuss?

"Alright, I won't bother you then. See you later; after I catch Xu Mo, I'll treat you to a meal."

After saying that, Han Fei left the office.

Just then, the Heaven's Eye comparison results came out.

After getting off the car, Xu Mo walked a long distance.

Although he tried hard to avoid the street surveillance.

But the surveillance was too dense, and this time Xu Mo didn't use Disguise.

He was still captured by Heaven's Eye.

Heaven's Eye showed that Xu Mo's last known location was near Qianjiang Road.

"Qianjiang Road," Han Fei stroked the stubble on his chin: "No time to waste, let's set out!"

Han Fei knew well that the lodging issue was something Xu Mo had to resolve.

Having learned from the previous experience.

This time, he planned to focus on investigating all the high‑end hotels in the area!

…

Inside the guesthouse.

Wang Yue went to the front desk and asked the proprietress.

"Boss, which room did that man and woman who checked in recently stay in?"

"I can't tell you," the boss shook his head: "It's the guests' privacy."

Wang Yue was prepared and took out Xu Mo's phone.

"I was in a hurry going downstairs earlier and bumped into him, mistakenly picking up his phone thinking it was mine. I need to return it and apologize, otherwise people will think I'm a thief."

The proprietress sized up Wang Yue's expression.

Seeing that Wang Yue didn't seem to be lying, she said without hesitation: "Third floor, room 306."

"Thanks."

After thanking her, Wang Yue took Xu Mo's phone and went up to the third floor.

The sound of high heels on the floor was very distinctive.

Moreover, Xu Mo's mind was unlike that of ordinary people.

From the frequency and weight of the footsteps outside the door, he could tell it was the female con artist arriving.

No need to think; he knew she was here to return the phone.

Pretending to be honest about finding lost property, she tried to close the distance.

Xu Mo gave Yang Jingxuan a glance and whispered, "Do as I told you before."

Yang Jingxuan immediately understood.

As a star, she still knew some acting tricks.

After stirring her emotions a bit, she spoke.

"Can't you spend more time with me? What do I lack compared to that Yellow‑faced Woman of yours?"

Because the guesthouse's soundproofing wasn't very good.

That sentence was heard crystal clear by Wang Yue, who had just arrived outside room 306.

The hand hanging on the door, ready to knock, lowered…