Interrogation Room One.
The bald man pushed open the door and entered.
"Mr. Xu, thank you for your cooperation. We've pretty much understood the situation. You can go now."
He had come to release Xu Mo.
After all, Xu Mo really didn't have any suspicion on him.
He simply didn't have the time to commit the crime.
Moreover, the bald man didn't even think Xu Mo had the ability to commit such a crime.
How could someone who only stared up cosplay girls' skirts at comic conventions possibly be capable of planning such a serious museum heist?
Absolutely impossible!
Besides, Xu Mo wasn't from Sakura Country, he was from Dragon Country.
Continuing to detain a foreigner with no suspicion and no evidence would clearly be problematic.
It could even potentially cause some unnecessary trouble.
...
After the bald man announced the release.
The officers immediately complied.
They escorted Xu Mo out of the interrogation room and sent him outside the police station.
The reason Xu Mo could be released so quickly
Was mainly thanks to the perfect alibi he had prepared in advance.
Otherwise, his suspicion wouldn't have been cleared so easily.
Compared to Xu Mo, the guy from Xiba Country in the adjacent Interrogation Room Two was quite unlucky.
He probably wouldn't be able to leave anytime soon.
Because at the moment, the police considered him highly suspicious!
He had contradicted his own testimony several times, his statements were inconsistent.
He had been carrying a bag when he entered the museum yesterday.
He had been extremely nervous ever since entering the police station...
These were all the points of suspicion against him!
After taking a sip of water, Kobe Ichi returned to the interrogation room and began questioning the Xiba Country man named Cui Minlong.
"I'll give you one last chance. Where exactly were you around 11 PM last night? I hope you can tell the truth."
"Officer, I really didn't do the museum job!" Cui Minlong roared. "I was really in the red light district last night, haven't I answered this several times already?"
Hearing this, Kobe Ichi gave a cold laugh.
"Do you need me to help you remember? The first time I asked you this question, you said you stayed in the hotel all night without going out. The second time I asked, you said you were out eating..."
Before he could finish, Cui Minlong interrupted him.
"Yes, I admit it, but the key is... I didn't know at first that you suspected me of being involved in the museum theft! If you had just made that clear from the beginning, how would I dare to lie!"
Cui Minlong was on the verge of a breakdown.
At the start of the interrogation, Kobe Ichi had only asked where he was last night.
At that time, he hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.
He even thought he had been caught visiting the red light district.
So without thinking, he immediately made up a lie.
Actually, Cui Minlong's behavior wasn't strange at all.
After all, who would openly admit to the police right away that they were in the red light district last night?
Wouldn't that be asking to be arrested?
But soon after, he learned from Kobe Ichi's words.
The police weren't looking for him because they discovered he visited the red light district.
It was because they suspected him of being involved in the museum theft case.
While visiting the red light district was also illegal,
This level of offense was nothing compared to robbing a museum!
He wasn't stupid, so he gave a detailed account of his activities in the red light district last night.
But what he didn't expect was,
Kobe Ichi didn't believe him...
In fact, because he had contradicted his testimony several times and his statements were inconsistent, Kobe Ichi suspected him even more.
At this moment, Cui Minlong desperately wished he could be charged with visiting the red light district.
Even if he was arrested for that, he would accept any punishment without complaint.
As long as they didn't pin the huge blame of robbing the museum on him!
"Officer, I really had nothing to do with the museum incident! I'm truly innocent! I'm not lying to you, I really was in the red light district last night... If you don't believe me, you can ask the madam who took my money last night, she can vouch for me!"
"I've already had someone ask," Kobe Ichi stared intently at Cui Minlong and said, "That madam said she has no recollection of you whatsoever. Confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be dealt with harshly."
Cui Minlong: "???"
He had absolutely nothing to do with the museum theft.
What was he supposed to confess to?
He really had no idea what he should be confessing!
...
By now, news of the museum theft had spread like wildfire.
The four members of the pursuit team had also learned of this news.
Han Fei was completely dumbfounded.
It had to be Xu Mo after all.
This guy was truly a born criminal.
The type that heaven had blessed with talent!
How long had he been here?
First, the Yasukuni shrine caught fire, and then all the collections in the museum were stolen.
Although the news said that the Yasukuni shrine arson was committed by two men from Xiba Country,
Han Fei still felt that Xu Mo was involved in this!
Because it was just too coincidental.
Xu Mo had just arrived in Sakura Country,
And right after that, the Yasukuni shrine caught fire.
He found it hard to believe that Xu Mo had nothing to do with it.
As for the museum theft case...
Han Fei believed that this must have been Xu Mo's doing.
Because emptying out the museum, with all collections stolen without a single piece left behind, was clearly Xu Mo's handiwork!
Let alone whether other thieves would have such audacity, who else besides Xu Mo could empty out hundreds of museum pieces in just half an hour?
...
Having learned from their previous experience,
This time, the four members of the pursuit team didn't choose to stupidly stake out in front of the hotel entrance, as that would be too obvious.
Xu Mo would notice, and he would definitely call security to harass them!
The pursuit team also couldn't fight with hotel security on the street, as that might bring unnecessary trouble.
This time, the pursuit team rented a car and just sat in it to keep watch, without any other actions.
They didn't even intend to stop Xu Mo from committing crimes.
Because they only wanted to catch him when he entered or left the hotel, and then take him back to their country, nothing more.
After all, they had no control over what Xu Mo did here.
This wasn't their country.
He could do whatever the hell he wanted!
Even if he poked a hole in the sky, the pursuit team wouldn't stop him.
...
After leaving the police station, Xu Mo took the subway directly back to a station near his hotel.
His counter-surveillance skills were very strong.
So much so that before he even reached the hotel entrance, Xu Mo had already spotted the four pursuit team members waiting for him in the car.
After discovering the pursuit team, Xu Mo immediately turned around and headed in the completely opposite direction from the hotel.
"Trying to run? After him!" Han Fei immediately opened the car door and followed.
In the bustling market area crowded with people, chasing by car was clearly not a wise choice.
On the contrary, getting out of the car to chase was a better option.
Han Fei knew this too, so he didn't intend to chase Xu Mo by car.
Xu Mo was very familiar with every road here, and if he wanted to, he could easily shake off the pursuit team.
But he didn't do that.
Instead, he kept giving the pursuit team hope.
Every time he was about to lose the pursuit team,
He would deliberately slow down and expose a weakness, so that the four pursuit team members wouldn't lose track of him...
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