Chapter 1714: Chapter 1700
Zhou Ang was startled, "What? The smell of gasoline?"
If there’s a smell of gasoline, wasn’t it deliberate? Who did this shop owner offend so badly to make someone use such a ruthless method?
The ambulance arrived quickly, and Chu Ge helped them get the shop owner onto the vehicle.
The fire truck also arrived shortly and successfully extinguished the fire. Now, they’re assessing the situation. It’s likely they will soon come to inquire about their circumstances.
Chu Ge said to Zhou Ang, "To avoid trouble, let’s leave now."
Zhou Ang wanted to get more information, but he felt Chu Ge made some sense, so he nodded and said, "Alright, let’s go."
Their medicines were still in the taxi; they didn’t know if the driver had left.
When Chu Ge and Zhou Ang returned, the taxi driver was still there. He saw both of them come back simultaneously and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I was afraid you two wouldn’t come back. Here are your belongings, I didn’t dare leave,"
the driver said.
Zhou Ang looked at him gratefully, "Thank you for the trouble."
"It’s not really trouble. By the way, when you went over there, was there a fire?"
The driver asked curiously. He was more curious about this; but since there were customers’ things in the car, he was afraid they might return anytime, so he didn’t dare get out and see the commotion.
"Yes, it was a fire."
Zhou Ang nodded.
"People these days are careless, you never know when a fire might happen. Previously, there was one in the old district due to outdated wiring."
Zhou Ang turned to look at Chu Ge. Just now, Chu Ge had told him that when he entered, he smelled a strong scent of gasoline, which was clearly intentional.
But now, he couldn’t say anything randomly to the driver, so he remained silent.
Since getting in the car, Chu Ge felt as though someone was following them. He kept feeling as if there were eyes watching him in the dark, but when he turned around repeatedly, he couldn’t find anything suspicious.
Zhou Ang noticed Chu Ge’s unusual behavior and asked puzzledly, "Chu Ge, what’s wrong?"
Chu Ge shook his head, "Nothing."
He trusted his instincts.
The shop owner ran into trouble just after they left the store, and now he felt someone was trailing behind them. His heart inevitably connected this to what the shop owner had mentioned before—someone had bought up all the bloodworm products and advised the owner not to sell them anymore.
Could this fire have been caused by that person behind the scenes?
As Chu Ge thought about this, his eyebrows furrowed. He pondered for a moment and said to Zhou Ang, "I have some other matters to attend to. I’ll drop you off directly at the research institute."
Zhou Ang thought Chu Ge was acting strangely, but since he said he had business, Zhou Ang thought it was best not to ask too much. "No problem, if you have things to do, you can just drop me off nearby."
"Impossible!" Chu Ge rejected firmly.
If those people were coming after them, what if he left Zhou Ang alone and something happened?
Zhou Ang was perplexed, "Why not?"
Chu Ge realized he momentarily lost control of his emotions and was about to explain when the taxi suddenly braked to a sharp stop.
Due to inertia, they lunged forward. Fortunately, Chu Ge was quick and agile, bracing himself with one hand while tightly grabbing Zhou Ang with the other.
"Driver, what’s going on?"
Chu Ge’s tone wasn’t very amicable.
The driver also looked panicked, "Up... in front!"
Chu Ge glanced ahead and noticed a black business car had stopped in front of the taxi. At that moment, several people stepped out from the business car.
The taxi had been forced to stop by them; further ahead was the high-speed intersection. This wasn’t a good place to force a vehicle to stop.
The taxi driver realized these people were not friendly, and he hadn’t wronged anyone ordinarily, so he deduced these people were looking for the two customers in the back.
"Gentlemen, I don’t want to be part of your business, I don’t want any money either."
The driver was so scared his voice trembled.
Chu Ge patted Zhou Ang’s shoulder and instructed, "Stay in the car and don’t move. No matter what happens outside, don’t leave the car, got it?"
Zhou Ang didn’t understand what Chu Ge intended to do. Seeing Chu Ge about to get out, he hurriedly grabbed him, "What are you going to do?"
Zhou Ang didn’t think these people were after them, and if Chu Ge got out now, he’d be putting himself right in their sights. He didn’t want to get involved in any trouble before their journey started.
But Chu Ge didn’t heed his advice and got out of the car directly.
These strong men weren’t strangers; they were the same group that tried to kill the shop owner by fire.
"Are you Chu Ge?" The leader looked at Chu Ge after he got out, comparing him with the photo in his hand. Seeing the likeness was undeniable, he couldn’t help but ask this question.
Chu Ge smirked coldly, "That’s me. You’ve stirred such a fuss, do you have some business with me?"
"So you know we’re here for you!"
The man was somewhat shocked.
"I noticed someone tailing me when I left the pharmacy."
Chu Ge said coldly.
"Haha, so what if you knew someone was following you? Can you escape from our clutches?"
The man gestured, and his companions immediately surrounded Chu Ge.
When two of them ran over, Chu Ge smelled the scent of gasoline on them.
Chu Ge frowned, "Was it you who set the fire at the pharmacy?"
Though it was phrased as a question, Chu Ge used a certain tone.
Tracking them since they left the pharmacy, and the gasoline scent on them—it was hard not to suspect them.
"Haha, so what if you guessed it right? That shop owner brought it upon himself!"
The leader was around 1.8 meters tall, stocky, and projected raw strength.
But just now, from their footsteps, Chu Ge could tell even though the man was stout, he walked with ease akin to a woman. These people were clearly cultivators.
"I’ve always been curious who sent you," Chu Ge asked.
Since arriving in the present, he hadn’t offended anyone nor held grudges. Since he learned someone was obstructing their trip to Wuling Mountain, he’d begun to suspect. Wondering who was behind this and what their purpose was.
"Who sent us?"
The man laughed heartily, "That’s a question for King Yama in the underworld!"
After he spoke, the people surrounding Chu Ge swarmed at him.
Zhou Ang sat in the car, deeply worried. He stared intently outside, realizing they were targeting Chu Ge, feeling even more anxious, like ants on a hot stove.
"Sir, what did your friend do to offend these people?"
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