Chapter 346: Can You Really Get Away This Time?
by xennovelChapter 346: Can You Really Get Away This Time?
A group was tailing him from behind as Xiao Yu sprinted, his mind a tangle of conflicting thoughts.
He couldn’t use Cheetah’s Speed.
He could only nudge his pace slightly above that of an average runner.
Pushing too hard was dangerous—you know how it goes!
At the same time, he activated Bear Force to keep his endurance in check.
Unless you were a professional long-distance runner, a normal person would see their stamina drain quickly.
Even so, Xiao Yu surged ahead, leaving the others in his dust within three minutes.
Suddenly, through the sharp vision of his Falcon’s Eye, he spotted a figure sprinting 300 meters ahead.
Suspect… Wu Hanran?!
Xiao Yu quickened his pace even more.
He no longer had the luxury of caution!
Meters.
The gap between them kept shrinking.
One hundred meters, eighty meters…
Suddenly, as if a code had been triggered, the runner ahead darted onto a mountain road.
And at that same instant, a Seimo sped into view.
Wu Hanran launched a fierce kick.
He sent the Seimo driver flying off his motorcycle.
Boom!
The motorcycle skidded on the pavement, sparks erupting with each slide.
Wu Hanran sprinted over, hoisted the motorcycle, and with a twist of his wrist…
Boom!
The motorcycle rocketed away at full speed…
About thirty meters away, a sweat-drenched Xiao Yu halted, his gaze cold as he watched the speeding motorcycle vanish.
He wrinkled his nose, recording the scent with Wangdie’s Nose.
He knew his own limits all too well.
Even with Cheetah’s Speed, no one could outrun a fully-throttled Seimo.
Even if he caught up, he wouldn’t have the stamina!
Sadly, the only helicopter had already shifted to track the off-road vehicle.
A classic diversion… Xiao Yu’s face darkened.
He had been played!
That off-road vehicle was likely a deliberate decoy—displayed just to lure the helicopter away and give Wu Hanran an escape window.
So, does Wu Hanran have accomplices?
Who could they be?
Could it be the alleged foreign spy… Qi Huan?
By then, Zhou Lie and the others had caught up to Xiao Yu.
After hundreds of meters of sprinting—not a jog—everyone was so exhausted they could barely stand upright.
“Did they manage to escape?” Zhou Lie asked.
“Mm,” Xiao Yu replied grimly with a nod.
Since they were special operatives, they were certainly aware of National Security’s tactics.
At this point, even redirecting the helicopter would likely be futile.
By the time they caught up,
Wu Hanran might have already ditched his vehicle and hidden, evading the chopper’s view.
Such escape tactics are standard practice for special forces.
And that’s why an ‘inside man’ is so hard to catch.
They know each other’s tricks all too well!
“They lost the helicopter too,”
Shen Mei set down her satellite phone, her face sour, and said, “They abandoned the vehicle and fled.”
Xiao Yu’s expression grew even grimmer.
Wu Hanran wasn’t an ordinary guy—citywide lockdowns wouldn’t stop him.
He had too many tricks up his sleeve, making him nearly impossible to capture…
……
They regrouped in the helicopter and began a search through the mountain region.
Xiao Yu activated his Falcon’s Eye, scanning the area below.
But it was useless; the man was nowhere to be seen.
Even below, he could be hiding.
As long as he stayed out of view, spotting him would be nearly impossible.
Yet Xiao Yu managed to find one clue.
The abandoned motorcycle!
Standing before the Seimo, Xiao Yu glanced toward the outskirts two kilometers away.
Had Wu Hanran entered the city?
Did he not know the consequences of going into town?
Isn’t it even harder to hide within the city?
If he knew that, why would he have gone in at all?
……
Capital City S.
The entire city was under Tianyan Surveillance, with Armed Police and local officers sealing off every major exit.
Yet no one knew if Wu Hanran was still hiding within the city.
Nor did they know where exactly he was.
A citywide manhunt with bounties was underway, as police scoured every street and alley.
An hour later,
“We’ve got a lead—a suspicious individual has been spotted,”
Shen Mei lowered her phone and addressed Xiao Yu and Zhou Lie.
Police cars cleared the route.
The convoy headed toward a business building in the Business District.
Upon arrival, they saw two officers and a security guard standing outside the building.
Xiao Yu quickly scanned the business building before him.
Below was a commercial area; above, a residential one—a common setup.
“Half an hour ago, a security guard reported that the suspect, Wu Hanran, entered this building!”
A police officer reported.
Without wasting any time, everyone entered the lobby. Two elevators…
Zhou Lie and Shen Mei led teams into separate elevators, ready to search floor by floor.
Xiao Yu, staying alert, took two special operatives into the secure stairwell to ascend the building.
All three exits were sealed off, with special forces and police stationed outside the building.
As long as Wu Hanran was inside, there was no way he could escape.
Step by step, Xiao Yu reached the third floor; as he stepped onto the landing, preparing to ascend to the fourth,
Suddenly, a beam of light swung in from a window, briefly gliding over him…
Huh?
Xiao Yu paused and looked out the window.
Everyone knows that stairwell landings in buildings usually have windows.
They serve for lighting during the day, ventilation, and emergency exits.
Just as Xiao Yu halted, another beam of light flashed in and quickly vanished.
That was twice already… Xiao Yu squinted, sensing something was off.
His gaze shifted through the window to the two buildings across the way.
Judging by the brightness, the distance couldn’t be more than a hundred meters.
Which meant it was that building about eighty meters away?
The incoming light slanted at an angle.
The patch of light resembled the lens of a circular telescope.
Was someone filming, or watching through a telescope?
Judging by the angle, Xiao Yu blinked—how many floors up?
What are you recording?
Or rather, what are you watching?
The next moment, a beam of light sliced past the window again, lasting 4.9 seconds.
In an instant, Xiao Yu’s gaze locked onto the opposite building.
12th Floor, Building B!
One coincidence, two coincidences, and on the third check… a cold determination appeared on Xiao Yu’s face.
“You’re watching us… or rather, spying on us?”
Who would spy on police and special operatives?
“Let’s move!” Xiao Yu charged down the stairs.
Two night shift officers, looking a bit dazed, quickly followed.
Bursting out of the business building, Xiao Yu sprinted toward a high-rise building about eighty meters away.
His Falcon’s Eye…
His gaze remained fixed on the stairwell of Building B’s 12th floor.
He spotted a man holding a telescope.
Xiao Yu also noticed the man put down a monocular telescope before turning away.
“So you think you can still get away?”