Chapter 1535 - 1525: Awkwardness

Chapter 1535: Chapter 1525: Awkwardness

On the other side, Jiang Cheng and his brothers had already reached the mountaintop. Jiang Cheng and his brothers were mixed in a fight with Mo Xiao’s subordinates; each of Jiang Cheng’s brothers was quite skillful. It didn’t take long for them to subdue Mo Xiao’s subordinates, including the one who drove Mo Xiao’s car.

Jiang Cheng arranged for a few brothers to keep an eye on Mo Xiao’s subordinates, instructing the others to quickly follow him to search for the whereabouts of the children.

Relying on memory, Jiang Cheng arrived at the room where they confronted Mo Xiao a few days ago. Following the little girl Zhou Yu’s directions, he found a hidden door along the wall. He knocked hard on the door, with enough force to make dust fall from the wall corner. "Is there anyone inside?" Jiang Cheng shouted inside.

"Kids, are you inside? We are here to rescue you." Jiang Cheng shouted again. A child answered from inside.

Jiang Cheng’s heart, which had been on edge, finally relaxed, and he grinned happily, "Kids, stand back from the door, we’re going to kick it open."

Jiang Cheng kicked hard, the door flew open, and he rushed in swiftly, patting one child’s head, comforting another by rubbing their back, continuously soothing the children. At this moment, the system sounded an alarm; Mo Xiao was attempting to escape.

"Take the children out, be gentle with them," Jiang Cheng ordered some of his brothers, while the others were sent to seal off the mountain. He himself pulled out his phone to coordinate with the traffic department, arranging a full-scale lockdown to capture Mo Xiao. After arranging everything, Jiang Cheng clenched his fists and first ensured the abducted children were well-settled.

Mo Xiao paced anxiously in the room for a long time, not seeing his subordinates, thinking they might have already been subdued by Jiang Cheng. He pulled out a gun, escaping through a secret passage in the room.

Mo Xiao ran down the mountain path continuously, glancing left and right, his ears perked like radars, capturing sounds within a few miles’ radius. He breathed rapidly, beads of sweat rolling down profusely.

Seeing the children were settled, Jiang Cheng swiftly searched all the rooms on the mountain for any trace of Mo Xiao. Noticing most items in Mo Xiao’s room were gone, he quickly rushed out.

As Mo Xiao approached the mountain base, he suddenly noticed a dense crowd of team members in the distance, realizing he was surrounded. Hastily wiping the sweat from his face, his brain worked rapidly to find a way out.

While frowning, a thought suddenly occurred to him — kill a team member and disguise himself with their clothes to escape.

He began looking back and forth, frantically scanning for potential targets. Suddenly, he locked eyes on a solitary team member searching for something. He glanced at the gun in his hand, the sound would be too loud, couldn’t use the gun.

He quickly squatted in a bush, opened his suitcase, rummaging through a pile of things anxiously, finally feeling the prized knife he had long cherished.

He restrained his initially panicked breathing, sneaking up to the team member, killing them with a single stab.

He joyously dragged the team member into the bushes, exchanged clothes with them, and headed down the mountain.

Pulling the cap brim low, hastily wiping sweat from his face, he swiftly walked past other team members.

His heart was in his throat.

In a building’s bathroom, a rustling noise came from a stall, accompanied by Mo Xiao’s furious voice: "Why is this uniform so hard to take off?"

After a long time, Mo Xiao finally removed the stolen team member’s uniform, changed into his already prepared clothes, and donned a hat before exiting the bathroom. After a cautious glance around, seeing no one, he descended the stairs.

Mo Xiao emerged from the building onto the street, head lowered, passing a couple walking toward him.

As they passed by, Mo Xiao clearly overheard them: "Hey, dear, did you hear? That major Mo Xiao escaped!" "Huh? Really?" the man exclaimed in surprise.

"Really, really, look for yourself, they’re searching for him everywhere," the woman showed her phone to the man. After looking, the man nodded approvingly, "Hmm, such a bad person should be caught sooner, can’t let him harm people anymore."

After the couple left, Mo Xiao glanced at them, coldly thinking to himself: "Acting so quickly, but wanting to catch me? They’re a hundred years too early!" Mo Xiao slowly proceeded to the street, flagging down taxis.

Mo Xiao hailed taxi after taxi, yet none stopped. Mo Xiao grew increasingly frustrated, spitting in anger, "Bah! After flagging down numerous taxis, Mo Xiao finally got one to stop. The driver casually asked, "Where to?"

After mentioning a location, Mo Xiao deliberately sat in the rear seat. The driver looked puzzled, wondering why someone would purposely sit in the back. The driver took a few more glances at Mo Xiao. Mo Xiao felt the driver’s gaze and lowered his head even more.

The driver felt Mo Xiao seemed familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before. Suddenly, an image flashed in the driver’s mind, this person... this person wasn’t... wasn’t, isn’t he the wanted Mo Xiao?

The driver grew a bit flustered, unsure what to do, eyes darting around, and after a short while, he pulled the car over.

Seeing the car stop, Mo Xiao looked to the driver: "Why are you stopping?" The driver scratched his head: "Sorry, man... gotta hit the restroom."

Mo Xiao rolled his eyes at the driver, slightly speechless: "Then hurry up." The driver apologized with a smile, nodding: "Sorry, I’ll be quick." The driver entered the nearby Chao Mansion, inquiring about a restroom, and once inside, closed the door, pulling out a phone, dialed 11: "Hello, is this 11? I want to report seeing that major Mo Xiao."

Meanwhile, in the car, Mo Xiao felt extremely anxious, seated in the rear, hoping passersby wouldn’t notice him.

While worrying about the driver’s delayed return, the driver returned: "Sir, sorry for the wait."

Mo Xiao heaved a sigh: "It’s alright, just drive!" The driver fastened his seatbelt: "Alright! Sir, here we go!"

Before long, the car reached Mo Xiao’s specified location — the train station. The driver pulled over, Mo Xiao stepped out and entered the station.

Yet as he walked, something felt off; it seemed like many eyes were on him. Mo Xiao picked up his pace, arriving at a security checkpoint.

With an increasingly sinking feeling, Mo Xiao was stopped just after passing through security, his face darkened.

Several plainclothes officers drew their guns, aiming at Mo Xiao: "You’re surrounded!" Onlookers watching the officers draw their weapons immediately backed away, eager to distance themselves.

Seeing this, Mo Xiao took a nearby person hostage, leaving the officers momentarily at a loss, confusion written across their faces.

Seeing this, Mo Xiao imagined they were scared, pondering escape routes, when suddenly a soft laugh reached his ears: "Long time no see."