Master of Deception System-Chapter 12: Escape

Zhonghai Hotel.

At the entrance of the first-floor fire escape.

Thump thump thump thump!

A chaotic and rapid series of footsteps echoed from behind the door.

With a loud bang, the fire escape door was pushed open.

Ye Gaoyi wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked around.

Then he immediately saw the team member standing beside the door, who was responsible for guarding.

Ye Gaoyi looked at him and asked, panting, "Where is Li Xuan?"

"Li Xuan?"

"The guy who just came down said he chased him from upstairs but didn't see Li Xuan. He probably escaped from another exit..."

The veins on Ye Gaoyi's forehead were about to pop.

"You fool!"

"Do you think we wouldn't remember to watch the surveillance at the fire escape entrance!?"

Ye Gaoyi's voice was filled with unrestrained anger.

"And that guy who just came down? Bullshit, he's no brother of ours!"

"Did you even see his face!?"

Upon hearing Ye Gaoyi's words, the team member suddenly froze.

He suddenly realized that he had never seen the face of that guy.

After rushing out from the dark fire escape, the guy bent over and was gasping heavily.

After confirming he was a colleague, the team member focused his attention on the fire escape door and didn't pay attention to his face!

"Was he Li Xuan!?"

He felt like his brain was shaken violently!

How could a 18-year-old kid, knowing he was being chased, calmly communicate with him like that?

How was that possible!?

Buy water?

Who buys water while on a mission!?

How could he not have realized!?

Ye Gaoyi looked at the bewildered team member and no longer expected him to provide any clues. He immediately looked towards the hotel lobby.

The lobby was packed with people. Due to the influx of parents and alumni for the school event, it was bustling with activity!

Li Xuan might have already blended in and escaped!

Ye Gaoyi, an experienced old detective, quickly spotted someone carrying a backpack who had just left the main entrance of the Zhonghai Hotel!

Without hesitation, he rushed over!

If Li Xuan escaped today, the entire Zhonghai Criminal Investigation Division would become a laughingstock!

...

Meanwhile, Li Xuan was walking on the pedestrian path of the Central Street.

The crowd was bustling, and he blended in like an ordinary passerby.

When he entered the 25th floor earlier, he had already noticed the problem.

Song Yang didn't show up.

As the leader of the Education Bureau responsible for Zhonghai No.1 High School, Song Yang had no reason not to be there.

With his alertness heightened, Li Xuan paid even more attention to the people around him.

With an aura value of 11 points, he could clearly distinguish who was pretending...

Waiters...

Parents of students...

How could they have such eyes?

At that moment, Li Xuan knew he was surrounded.

He needed to find an opportunity to leave, and it had to be before the banquet ended. So he forced himself to hold his breath and made his face turn red...

This way, even if Zheng Tiantian didn't notice anything, he could still take the initiative to leave.

It was a risky move. Moreover, Zheng Tiantian would certainly follow him. Since the police didn't directly apprehend him, it meant they had some concerns, and Zheng Tiantian was Li Xuan's shield...

As for opening the hotel room...

Li Xuan increased his pace as he walked.

But a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Fortunately... I went to watch a movie the other day."

...

Ye Gaoyi rushed out of the hotel.

He knew Li Xuan's identity, and he knew that Li Xuan wouldn't give up the 50,000 yuan in cash.

But carrying 50,000 yuan on his person was not an easy task.

The figure walking ahead with a backpack was most likely Li Xuan!

He was convinced of this and ran out of the hotel, sprinting on the road.

The sight of the nearly 50-year-old Ye Gaoyi running on the sidewalk attracted the attention of passersby.

However, as he ran, he suddenly stopped.

The person with the backpack, upon hearing the footsteps behind him, not only stopped but also turned around to look at him.

"Not him?"

Ye Gaoyi was stunned.

His heart sank like it had fallen into an icy abyss.

How could it not be him?

If it wasn't him...

Did Li Xuan really manage to escape like this!?

They practically had the entire Zhonghai Hotel surrounded, but they still let an 18-year-old kid slip away!?

Ridiculous!

But... it really happened.

He stopped in his tracks, bewildered.

A feeling arose in Ye Gaoyi's heart.

This young man named Li Xuan might become a troublesome character that could give the entire world a headache.

Since they lost track of him, continuing to search was like finding a needle in the haystack.

Ye Gaoyi knew the operation had failed. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

But compared to the disappointment of failure, Ye Gaoyi was more curious about how Li Xuan managed to escape.

The backpack, the half-service staff attire... How did he get them?

He returned to the Zhonghai Hotel and started checking the occupancy status of all rooms on the 18th floor.

When he saw another name on the check-in list, Ye Gaoyi froze for a moment and then smiled bitterly.

"So... that's how it is."

"Impressive."

Ye Gaoyi praised sincerely.

With his experience, he had solved many difficult criminal cases, but no one had impressed him like this before.

"Daring and meticulous, with a well-thought-out plan..."

"I wonder... how far you can go."

At this moment, Ye Gaoyi realized that this time was the closest he had ever been to Li Xuan.

From now on, he might only hear this name in newspapers or on the news.

"These two rooms... he knew we would focus our attention on him when checking hotel registration information."

"So he used his own identity to book one room."

"And used Zheng Tiantian's identity to book another room, knowing we wouldn't pay attention to the other one..."

"Even though the name was so obvious."

"Calling two prostitutes was also a distraction to help him escape through the fire escape..."

"This kid..."

"I didn't expect to underestimate him."

Ye Gaoyi looked at the words on the computer screen and lit another cigarette.

Amidst the smoke, he looked at the words on the screen.

"Reservation on July 1, Room 1818, Zheng Tiantian."

...

On June 28, when Li Xuan and Zheng Tiantian were passing through the Zhonghai Hotel to watch a movie.

Li Xuan went to the restroom.

And he made reservations for two rooms on the 18th floor.

One room was booked using his own ID, and the other was booked using Zheng Tiantian's ID.

Taking advantage of a girl who walked with her head down and had no guard up was too easy.

These two rooms became the key for Li Xuan's escape.

The service staff attire had already been placed in his backpack and left in Room 1818.

At this moment, Li Xuan turned into an alley.

This alley was located at the end of the Zhonghai Hotel's garbage disposal area.

He picked up the backpack containing the 50,000 yuan from a pile of black garbage bags, put it on his shoulders, and then walked away.