"Do you want to faint on your own, or should I knock you out?" Xu Mo said in one breath.
The two men were instantly dumbfounded.
Just a moment ago, Xu Mo had been all smiles and pleasantries, his face adorned with a friendly grin.
How did he change his tune so quickly?
And now he was threatening to... knock them out?
The crucial point was, they couldn't for the life of them figure out why Xu Mo wanted to render them unconscious!
Had they somehow offended him?
That couldn't be possible.
This was their first time meeting Xu Mo; they had never even laid eyes on each other before.
How could they have possibly offended him?
Besides, they were all escaped prisoners, in the same boat, so to speak. They weren't enemies, so why would there be any reason for violence upon meeting?
The change was too sudden.
For the moment, they truly couldn't understand why this was happening.
But even though they couldn't comprehend the situation, it didn't stop them from backing down.
After all, Xu Mo had made himself crystal clear.
Either they faint on their own, or Xu Mo would do it for them.
Surrendering now was the best option because, regardless of the outcome, it would be the same. At least by giving in voluntarily... they might avoid a beating!
The thought of going toe-to-toe with Xu Mo was something they didn't dare entertain.
Two against five, they were already at a numerical disadvantage.
Moreover, the two men were acutely aware of their own capabilities.
And they were even more aware of Xu Mo's abilities.
The two of them combined weren't a match for Xu Mo alone.
Not to mention that Xu Mo wasn't the only formidable fighter in the room; there was also Li Jiaxin.
She was the fierce character who had single-handedly taken down four members of the investigation team...
"We'll faint on our own!" the two men exclaimed in unison.
After speaking, they each lightly tapped themselves on the neck.
Then they promptly lay down on the ground.
Of course, they weren't going to actually harm themselves.
Fainting on their own just meant pretending to faint. As long as they acted convincingly enough, it would be as good as really fainting!
Xu Mo could tell that the two were faking it.
But he couldn't be bothered to quibble with them about it.
Instead, he turned to Zhou Qiaoqiao and the others, saying, "Let's go."
With that, he opened the door.
He took a few steps in place.
A few seconds later, he closed the door again.
Hearing the series of sounds Xu Mo made - opening and closing the door, and his footsteps - the two men lying on the ground pretending to be unconscious realized that Xu Mo had left.
This meant they could make their escape.
In the next second, the two men opened their eyes, cursing under their breath.
"Son of a bitch, I knew this Xu Mo was no good! We'd have been better off throwing in our lot with a dog than with him!"
"We're supposed to be in this together, and he pulls this crap? He got lucky this time. I wasn't in the mood for a fight today, but he'd better pray we don't cross paths again. Next time... hmph, I'll teach him a lesson every time I see him!"
After speaking, they both scrambled to their feet.
What they didn't realize was that Xu Mo hadn't left at all.
He was staring right at them!
Naturally, he had heard every word they had just said.
The situation suddenly became extremely awkward.
They had badmouthed Xu Mo right to his face.
They had even boasted about beating him up every time they saw him in the future.
"Haha... we were just joking, big brother. Want a smoke?"
Before he could finish his sentence, Xu Mo cut him off.
"I don't smoke, but I'll smoke you. I gave you a chance, and you blew it. Don't blame me for what happens next." With that, Xu Mo sprang into action.
Two swift punches.
This time, the two men were genuinely knocked out.
Immediately after, Xu Mo went back into the room.
Using his hacking skills, he created a virtual phone number.
He dialed Han Fei's number.
He didn't use his own phone number to make the call, not wanting to create any unnecessary trouble.
After the phone rang for a while, Han Fei answered on the other end.
Before Han Fei could speak, Xu Mo, disguising his voice as someone else's, spoke first.
"Hello, you're the ones who left those little cards at the Tianxi Hotel in Jiangcheng City, right? I saw on the card that you offer in-room services. Do you have any college girls available?"
Han Fei: "???"
Little cards? In-room services? And he's asking for college girls?
Moreover, it seemed that the caller was at the Tianxi Hotel in Jiangcheng City.
As luck would have it, he was also in Jiangcheng City, at the police station!
One could only say that the unfortunate soul on the other end of the line had walked right into the lion's den.
Come to think of it, Han Fei's current mission was to catch escaped prisoners.
He wouldn't normally go out of his way to meddle in other affairs.
But since this guy had practically handed himself over on a silver platter, he certainly couldn't ignore it.
After all, this kind of thing fell within a police officer's jurisdiction.
Thinking this, Han Fei cleared his throat.
"Yes, we offer in-room services. We don't just have college girls, we have everything. White-collar workers, flight attendants, nurses... you name it."
"How much does it cost?"
"..."
During the conversation, Han Fei acted extremely professional, as if he were actually in that line of work.
In just a few words, he had the caller eating out of his hand.
He effortlessly extracted the caller's address.
The reason Han Fei could act so professionally was that he had previously arrested similar groups.
He had learned all the lingo from those lawbreakers.
As the call ended, the police officers standing next to Han Fei, including the remaining three members of the investigation team, all looked at him with bewildered expressions.
What was Captain Han saying just now?
Something about in-room services, white-collar workers, flight attendants, and college girls?
What was all that about?
Seeing the confused looks everyone was giving him, Han Fei smiled.
"Don't get the wrong idea. I was just fishing for information. This guy called asking for girls, probably dialed the wrong number. Talk about bad luck, calling my phone of all people."
Saying this, Han Fei turned to the Jiangcheng City police officers beside him.
"As it happens, he's right here in Jiangcheng City, in your jurisdiction. Tianxi Hotel, Room 888."
Hearing Han Fei's explanation, the officers also laughed.
"Hahaha, this poor bastard. He called looking for girls and ended up dialing a police officer's number... Since we're not busy, why don't we go pick him up?"
After a quick discussion, the officers immediately gathered three people, ready to take immediate action and arrest this unfortunate soul to teach him a lesson.
Han Fei, of course, had no intention of getting involved. This kind of thing could be handled by the local officers.
After all, he had other tasks at hand - capturing 'escaped prisoners'.
If it weren't for the coincidence of receiving a wrong number call, he wouldn't have bothered with this at all.
After this little interlude, Han Fei turned to the officer who was helping to review surveillance footage to track down the remaining 'escaped prisoners'.
"How's it going? Any discoveries?"
"We've managed to pinpoint the location of two individuals through the surveillance cameras, Captain Han. Look, these two. They're currently at the World City Pedestrian Street. It's quite crowded there. I suspect they're trying to use the bustling crowd to avoid detection. Should we move in?"
"Yes, go ahead. Li Chen, take two auxiliary officers with you. I'll stay here and keep you updated on the 'escaped prisoners'' positions," Han Fei said.
Meanwhile, Xu Mo used the hotel's bedsheets to symbolically tie up the two men, triggering the system's 'captured escaped prisoner' judgment.
In the next second, the system reward was credited.
"You have successfully captured an escaped prisoner. Reward obtained - Eagle Eye."