Chapter 396: 147, Chen Shanhe’s Heaven and Earth Net! Lin Mo fell into the trap!_1
Only a dozen or so hours had passed since Lin Mo’s live broadcast.
Similarly, it had been just over 10 hours since Chen Shanhe was publicly wanted.
Right now, not only the general public who were engrossed in the spectacle, but even those high and mighty figures, the senior police officers tasked with the Chen Shanhe case, would never imagine that Chen Shanhe not only hadn’t fled but was laying the groundwork for an even bigger game.
The chessboard was the entire Northern Sea City, and the chess pieces included not just his most loyal subordinates but also the city’s resources, which he skillfully utilized.
He was playing with fire!
If he had fled, whether to another country or into hiding, that would have been it, and he could have caught a breather.
But if he didn’t flee and was captured, not even a god could have saved him!
No one would come forward to embrace him!
Chen Shanhe naturally understood this, but he was still willing to take the risk!
With a record of crime, he was organizing forces to counter-attack Lin Mo!
Without boldness, one couldn’t do such a thing!
This was why Chen Shanhe had been able to come this far; it was also key to how, no matter how turbulent the situation, he could still sit calmly at the fishing platform.
Qian Sheng slightly bowed, his eyes full of fervent admiration for Chen Shanhe, “Elder Wang, our forces are now fully mobilized. Our eyes are spread out everywhere. I can tell you this, wherever the Government Officer is, our people are there!”
“Even… our speed at obtaining information is faster and more accurate than theirs.”
Chen Shanhe was eating breakfast unhurriedly, seemingly indifferent to all these developments, feeling that today’s breakfast was indeed interesting.
Or perhaps, it was the young man he’d just met who inexplicably impressed him, someone he deemed had potential.
It wasn’t just the young man’s eloquence, but more importantly, the aura he exuded, which didn’t resemble an ordinary programmer’s; rather, he seemed like a chess player seated behind the board, just like Chen Shanhe himself.
Indeed, not only Lin Mo and Li Jinshan were able to sense the uniqueness in Chen Shanhe.
With Chen Shanhe’s discernment, how could he not recognize Lin Mo’s exceptional qualities?
The fact was indeed so.
After countless life-and-death ordeals, wandering through numerous countries, creating countless legends, and single-handedly building the Abyss Organization from nothing into a top-tier war broker organization, Lin Mo was no longer the unknown laborer without a single highlight to his name.
Both Lin Mo’s composure and the confidence and steadiness emanating from his core involuntarily reminded Chen Shanhe of his former self.
“An interesting fellow. With some grooming, he might achieve greatness,” Chen Shanhe remarked after finishing the Eight Treasures Porridge in his hand. Standing up, he said to his subordinate, “Qian Sheng, go, bring out my acupuncture set.”
Chen Shanhe had initially built his reputation on medicine. Although his biggest profit came from killing his uncle’s family and usurping their developed miracle drug, he indeed had a mastery of acupuncture.
In the past, he learned these skills to please those above him.
He didn’t discard this craft later on as it helped win people’s hearts.
Speaking a thousand good words paled in comparison to personally performing acupuncture on a wounded elite subordinate.
Such an act of winning over hearts was no less impactful than Liu Bei dropping his child during the Three Kingdoms period, shocking his followers like Zhao Yun.
“Elder Wang, are you feeling unwell? Should I call a doctor for you?” Qian Sheng asked instinctively.
Chen Shanhe did not respond.
“Yes, I’ll get it immediately!” Qian Sheng dared not ask further and quickly stepped out of the room.
Chen Shanhe stood, straightened his clothes, and glanced casually at the wall filled with various surveillance feeds, saying, “You all keep watching. Don’t miss any details. Contact me if there’s any issue.”
“Capturing Lin Mo will be handsomely rewarded for everyone.”
Joy appeared on the faces of the recorders in the room, as they nodded vigorously.
The bounteous reward promised by Elder Chen was certainly far more substantial than they could imagine!
Although Chen Shanhe was now a wanted man, giving off the impression of a tiger fallen flat on the plains, none of them doubted Chen Shanhe’s abilities.
Soon, the door opened, and Qian Sheng entered, holding a medical box with acupuncture needles and some sterilization tools, “Elder Wang, everything is here. Do you need anything else?”
Chen Shanhe took the box, as if reminiscing about something, caressing the traces left by time on it, “No, this is enough. Just keep an eye on things here. Report immediately if you find Lin Mo.”
“Remember, focus on the airport, train stations, and those smugglers who traffic people.”
In Chen Shanhe’s view, it was improbable that Lin Mo would leave Grand Xia Country by smuggling.
It wasn’t that it was not safe, but rather Lin Mo was seen in the broadcast with his father, father-in-law, and two female family members.
Smuggling out through the mountains and forests was nearly impossible for these vulnerable individuals.
After all, money was of little use in the desolate deep mountains and wild forests, where having women and the elderly attempt such a risky escape was akin to suicide.
As for the water route, that was even less likely.
Low-orbit satellites, maritime police, and thousands of fishermen and fishing boats also tasked with patrol duties were no joke.
The reward for catching a single smuggler was much higher than hauling in a boatload of fish.
Moreover, if someone had the means to broadcast such a big event live, would he really need to smuggle himself out?