In an alley near Jinling University in Jinling City East District.
Insects chirped in the quiet night. Moonlight flickered through the dark clouds, falling on three cautious figures.
Behind them, Mo Li and her companions followed carefully, their expressions grave and their footsteps silent.
To avoid being spotted, Mo Li and the others instinctively ducked out of sight every few steps, keeping watch on where the three men were heading.
"Boss, a few people are following us. Probably cops," the two men carrying backpacks murmured to the man in the baseball cap, narrowing their eyes.
As seasoned murderers, they were extremely alert to any movement around them. The instant they left the supermarket, they had noticed someone following them.
Although their pursuers tried their hardest to conceal themselves and stay out of sight, to criminals like them, those efforts only made their intentions more obvious.
"Let them follow. Kill them at the next corner." The man in the baseball cap licked his lips and smiled cruelly.
The backpack-wearing men on either side exchanged a glance, bloodthirsty smiles curling their lips.
Behind them, Mo Li and her companions gradually frowned as they watched the three men repeatedly change routes.
"Captain Mo, those three have changed routes four times now. They clearly know we're following them. Why don't we pull back and arrest them another time?" one officer suggested in a hushed voice.
Mo Li shot him an angry glare and reprimanded him through clenched teeth. "No. They're responsible for the serial murders and the jewelry robbery. We spent a whole week tracking them down. If we don't catch them today, they'll definitely leave the East District. We may never get another chance like this."
"Well..." The officer who had made the suggestion had no answer.
Just as Mo Li had said,