Chapter 1052: Chapter 1023: High-Speed Car Chase
Xiao Lin kept standing behind the two-way mirror, observing Moro, as the dialogue from inside filtered into his ears. "Young Master Xiao, the master says this time..."
"How is the situation over there now?"
"For now, it can still be stabilized, but it’s a bit strenuous for just one person from the Hua Family to handle!" Master Qin looked troubled as he waited. "Although I know the young master wants to use Shao Weihua to catch the person causing trouble behind the scenes, even if we can afford to wait, the Hua Family might get implicated."
"Doesn’t the Hua Family also have the support of the Sun Family and the Chen Family? Additionally, Dragon Soul and the bosses from the Army Military Region have close ties. Are they all going to act like turtles hiding in their shells now?"
As for Yanjing, the news seemed to be sealed off, and several attempts by Yelü Shou to obtain information were intercepted halfway. In other words, it’s not just the Hua Family; even the Dark faction is under their control.
"Hua Muyun is still in charge of the municipal committee, and there’s no substantial evidence to accuse him of being involved in Yao Zheng’s embezzlement at the time. Some minor issues have been shouldered by others taking the blame. However, judging by the opponent’s rank, it’s just a matter of time, but the ultimate target is still the master!"
"How is Xia Xue?"
"The Xia Family hasn’t been implicated, so rest assured. Xia Yusheng’s conduct in the municipal committee is quite well-regarded, and he hasn’t offended anyone so far."
"What’s the old man’s meaning this time?"
"He didn’t say. It should still be resolved by you, but personally, I hope you take action soon. Three months is too long."
Xiao Lin fell into contemplation. A deployment time of three months isn’t particularly long for a plan intending to catch a big fish. Necessary waiting is inevitable, but as Master Qin mentioned, some people can’t wait, but some will jump out due to impatience. He is targeting this fish that jumps out of the water!
"Master Qin, I need Sin City!"
"The master won’t interfere with your affairs, but I’ve already made arrangements over there. Anyway, the Murong Family has helped this time, you..."
"Murong Lengyue? What’s that got to do with it?" Xiao Lin frowned.
"Young Master, without the Murong Family, your chances of obtaining Sin City are zero. This time the mayor is determined not to hand this city over to any gangsters. If you want it, you need outsiders."
"Will Shao Weihua give up so easily?"
"You don’t have to worry about that. The other side still dreads the Murong Family’s power." Master Qin seemed to notice Xiao Lin’s hesitation. "I know there’s only Xia Xue in your heart, but what man doesn’t seek variety? The Xiao Family has always practiced polygamy..."
"Master Qin!" Xiao Lin interrupted Master Qin, who couldn’t help but sigh.
"I understand, Young Master. Things here are basically arranged. I’ll take the flight back to the United States tonight. The old lady misses you dearly."
Xiao Lin smirked slightly. This person who always claimed to miss him never made a phone call or sent a text message. How many years has it been?
Seeing Xiao Lin looking a bit dazed and lonely, Master Qin sighed again. "I’ll take you to the airport! It’s not very safe here."
Just as Xiao Lin mentioned, Palermo is not safe, especially for people like them; crises are everywhere! Xiao Lin was driving, with Master Qin and Consort Ling in the back seat, and Yelü Shou in the front passenger seat.
"Didn’t your big guy come along this time?" To lighten the mood in the car, Master Qin initiated a conversation.
"It gets carsick!" Yelü Shou joked cooperatively, but the other two didn’t seem interested, and the atmosphere in the car suddenly sank.
"Consort Ling, watch out behind you at your four o’clock direction. There’s a blue Jaguar; they’ve been following us for about ten minutes." Xiao Lin, wearing sunglasses, observed the car through the rearview mirror. "I’ll lose them at the next turn. Ensure Master Qin’s safety. It’s possible they might take action after we get on the airport road."
"Got it!" Consort Ling set aside the humor, drawing a MICRO GALIL from the car. "What do you need?"
"Can you get me a drum magazine?" Yelü Shou winked at her, and she unhesitatingly tossed him an SR25.
"This will do for you."
Five minutes later, the car turned onto the highway leading to the airport. Occasionally, vehicles sped by on the four-lane road, but there was no sign of traffic congestion. After getting on the highway, Xiao Lin slowed down the speed. This approach was unscientific and extremely risky, yet no one in the car objected to his decision.
From the outside, the situation inside the car was unclear. Consort Ling switched places with Master Qin, and Yelu Shou temporarily took positions on the left and right sides respectively, preventing any attack from the left side once the car was moving fast.
Xiao Lin’s car was currently on the regular lane, and the left was relatively empty as an overtaking lane. "They’ve caught up!" Xiao Lin shouted through the rearview mirror and stepped on the accelerator, racing from the regular lane to the overtaking lane.
Consort Ling pushed Master Qin’s head down, making him lie low, while she had already rotated her body halfway, crawling onto the back seat. "Shou, watch your right."
Just as the words fell, the car surged forward, accelerating between two vehicles. If possible, Xiao Lin did not want any shooting incidents here. However, if the opponent forced it, there wouldn’t be much to say.
The blue Jaguar suddenly swerved into the overtaking lane; the car’s performance was pretty perfect, and the roar of the engine sounded, already catching up from behind. This confirmed that the car was targeting them. Xiao Lin closed his mouth; after driving between two cars for a while, he entered the overtaking lane again. It wasn’t his family’s QQ car, unable to repeatedly speed up, so he had to rely on his skills to shake off the pursuit, but it was hard to do on this wide road.
Now it was all about speed. Feeling the steering wheel floating a bit, Xiao Lin lightly tapped the brakes. Compared to the Jaguar, his car was much inferior; trying to compare speed was suicide. He was already depressed, going 180 while getting a ticket!
The distance shrank to a car length, and Xiao Lin faced the vast openness in front, with no car in the way. Suddenly, he wanted to curse whether foreign roads had to be so orderly clean, not allowing him a place to hide. But the situation didn’t permit prolonged thoughts; Yelu Shou had already rolled down the window.
"Boss, the opponent is really trying to kill us!" From the Jaguar, a black muzzle emerged, aiming at their tires. Given the high-speed rotation, a blowout could cause a 95% fatality rate. "Should we endure?"
With a swoosh, a bullet grazed past him, hitting the car’s panel. "Damn it!" Xiao Lin cursed foully, despising such people the most. "How they came is how they’ll leave!"
Ignoring the fact that the steering wheel was drifting, Xiao Lin dutifully stepped on the accelerator to the lowest point, and suddenly the car seemed to lose its centrifugal force, floating up; everyone in the car feared his reckless actions.
The first to fire was Yelu Shou; he absolutely didn’t want to die on the highway following his boss. Half of his body was out of the car window, using his right hand on the roof, aiming the SR25 at the opponent’s front tire with one shot. Maybe the car was too fast, drifting; the first bullet was slightly off, only hitting the front headlights, creating a linear distance hard to accurately hit the tire.
"Boss, think of a way to get them to move out a bit. I can’t hit the tire." Yelu Shou shouted to Xiao Lin, aiming at the car’s hood again; if the tire couldn’t be hit, then the engine directly!
With a sway, Xiao Lin’s car entered the regular lane, almost throwing Yelu Shou out of the car; Consort Ling took the opportunity to open the car door. He wasn’t as small as Yelu Shou, so Xiao Lin, intentionally slowing down, created an opportunity for him.
"As long as we blow their tires, I don’t want any bloodshed or to cause trouble."
Under Xiao Lin’s advice, Consort Ling nodded. But as soon as the car door opened, a bullet flew past it, prompting him to quickly close the door, while Xiao Lin managed to scrape past the Jaguar’s hood, forcing them to step on the accelerator to prevent them from getting in front.
"This is the last chance!" Watching the airport sign in the distance, Xiao Lin said to Consort Ling, "If they get in front, Shou, how confident are you to take down this car?"
"Eighty percent!" Yelu Shou dared not exaggerate, but the eighty percent probability was already high, although if the opponent was also a sharpshooter, it would diminish.
"At the current speed, they are about three minutes away from surpassing us. Your shooting must blow their tires within two minutes, so I can surpass them in the remaining minute. Understand?"
"This is risky!" Master Qin shouted; if unsuccessful, they’d become targets, possibly getting shot into a beehive, uncertain about how many people and weapons the Jaguar had.
"Would you like to gamble?" Xiao Lin seemed to seek the final answer from the three others, but in reality, their car had started to move toward the regular lane.
"Let’s bet; there’s no other way anyway." Yelu Shou replied casually, his body already out the window, this time facing forward.
The Jaguar zoomed up, the sound of bullets piercing the air fell on the ground.
Did he miss? Yelu Shou thought, but suddenly the Jaguar gave a big jolt, slowing its speed. Consort Ling calmly fired a few bullets at the front tires from the side as Xiao Lin drove past, compensating for Yelu Shou’s error.
With a screeching sound like a wail, the Jaguar spun rapidly on the road, sliding several meters before crashing into the opposite barrier, scraping past several vehicles. Two cars were unlucky, directly hit and thrown two or three meters before stopping.
"Put away the guns; we’re entering the airport area." Xiao Lin reduced to normal speed but didn’t enter the parking lot. He got out of the car and went straight into the airport with Master Qin, leaving Yelu Shou to handle the car.
"Young Master, try to resolve it as soon as possible." Master Qin said this last line upon entering customs, still placing considerable pressure invisibly on Xiao Lin. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation.)
