The Elantra crazily charged toward Ye Chen's direction. Ye Chen, solely focused on rushing at the black-clothed man who had fired the shot, was completely unaware of the Elantra frantically approaching him from the side. By the time he noticed, the car was right in front of him.
Damn it!
With a cry of alarm, Ye Chen threw himself onto the car, pushing off with his hands, vaulting into the air, and rolling from the hood to the back of the car. Dizzy and disoriented, the black Elantra screeched to a halt. Ye Chen quickly regained his posture.
"Get in!" the black-clad strongman in the passenger seat waved to his injured companion.
The man's eyes lit up as he swiftly dove into the back seat. The driver slammed on the gas pedal, black smoke billowing from the exhaust, choking Ye Chen with thick fumes.
Cough, cough...
After a round of violent coughing, Ye Chen, without saying a word, frantically chased after the car. With lots of people on the road and the car speeding so fast, it careened through South Gate Pedestrian Street, causing pedestrians to scatter in alarm.
"God, was that... was that just gunfire?"
"To think someone would shoot in broad daylight?!"
The recent events had shocked the onlookers into stupefied silence. It was the middle of the day and this was happening in Jianghuai City's most bustling South Gate Pedestrian Street! People hastily pulled out their phones to call the police. As for the person involved, Li Ruo, she was dumbfounded as well, having clearly seen the assailant point the gun at her, and his hideously ferocious face. The moment that bullet flew toward her, she thought of death, as if she could clearly see two death's hooks reaching out for her…
"God!" Li Ruo's gaze became scattered. Having just taken a turn at hell's gates, she vividly realized the value of life, and after a bout of dizziness, she shakily reached into her handbag to find her phone, hurriedly dialed Lin Ziwen's number.
She had planned a pleasant weekend outing and had carefully disguised herself, donning an oversized pair of sunglasses. Yet, unexpectedly, she had still been spotted by the assailant.
"Damn it!" Ye Chen increased his foot speed to the max as the assailant seemed to notice him and began a frantic escape. The car was fast, and pedestrians dodged in panic. The black Elantra sped away with Ye Chen in pursuit on foot.
Damn it!
Ye Chen gritted his teeth and pushed himself to his limit. Bystanders were astounded, questioning if this was still humanly possible. A man chasing a car? Unbelievable. Onlookers stopped to watch the spectacle.
At that moment, a fashionably dressed young man riding a Merida mountain bike, with earbuds in, closed his eyes enjoying a leisurely weekend, oblivious to the madness unfolding around him.
Seeing the black Elantra about to disappear from view, Ye Chen, in a moment of desperation, grabbed the fashionable young man. Without a second thought, he pulled him off, mounted the bike, and furiously pedaled away. His legs moved with lightning speed, the wind whistling through his hair. Onlookers were stunned to realize how terrifyingly fast he was going.
"Hey, hey..." The trendy young man's eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, "Damn, what kind of world is this, daylight robbery of a bicycle?"
"I'll give it back to you later!" Ye Chen didn't look back and pedaled the bicycle furiously.
So on the road, people witnessed such a bizarre scene: a bicycle weaving and flying through traffic, overtaking more than a dozen cars. Some drivers, after realizing they were being overtaken by a bicycle, stuck their heads out to look and saw that the bicycle was quite fast. They then looked down at their speedometers and almost popped their eyes out—Darn it, sixty miles per hour? That's outrageous?
Pedaling the bicycle at a speed of sixty kilometers per hour, Ye Chen tore forward like lightning. If a car were traveling at that speed, it would be considered slow, but for a bicycle to go that fast was absolutely unheard of, beyond human limits!
After a strong surge, the Elantra's driver thought he had shaken off the pursuer. The driver was just about to relax, reaching into his pocket for a cigarette. Just as he was about to light it for a puff, he saw the figure of Ye Chen speeding up from behind through the rearview mirror. He got so startled that his hand trembled and the lit cigarette dropped onto his crotch. He quickly grabbed the steering wheel and slammed on the gas pedal, finally putting some distance between him and Ye Chen.
The car quickly left South Gate Pedestrian Street and encountered a traffic light at the intersection leading into the city avenue. It was just their luck to hit a red light with rows of cars backed up. Ye Chen, who thought there was no hope, suddenly saw a chance and felt a surge of powerful energy rising within him.
Screw it, I'm going all out!
The bicycle picked up speed again, fortunately, the trendy young man's bike was a Merida, good quality.
As the numbers on the red light ticked down second by second, Ye Chen pedaled furiously, constantly pushing hard, his speed so astonishing that if there were a speedometer on the bike, it certainly would have broken seventy miles per hour. The Elantra was stopped at the red light, honking incessantly as its driver looked back continuously, watching Ye Chen catching up. The red light blinked twice and then, the green light came on. The cars in front started moving slowly, and the Elantra quickly stepped on the gas.
Just as the Elantra began to move and wasn't going very fast, Ye Chen's speed surged. He leapt from the bike and dove straight toward the Elantra. The driver of the Elantra furiously pressed the accelerator, but Ye Chen lost his grip and ended up hanging onto the rear bumper of the car.
Meanwhile, police cars were heading towards them from the opposite direction. After receiving reports from the public about a shooting on South Gate Pedestrian Street, they knew it wasn't a minor incident. If the situation escalated, Jianghuai City's reputation as a model city could be at stake. So quickly, a number of police cars, along with riot police, swiftly took action.
"Team leader, there's a situation!" A policewoman in the car immediately spotted Ye Chen clinging to the back of the Elantra and urgently pointed towards the black Elantra, exclaiming, "That's the vehicle involved in the case!"
"Turn around immediately, chase!" said the team leader of the Criminal Police Team, a short-haired girl. She remained calm, her bright eyes firmly locked onto the Elantra as she decisively grabbed the police intercom to instruct the vehicles behind to encircle the suspect.
Wee-woo, wee-woo...
The police car siren wailed, the red and blue lights flashing, causing pedestrians to scatter and smaller cars to pull aside quickly, making way for the police to pass. Seeing the police cars giving chase, the driver of the Elantra panicked and began frantically weaving left and right.
At the same time, the traffic police joined the encirclement. Since the traffic police department was part of the Ministry of Public Security, they naturally swarmed to the scene when issues arose. Moreover, this operation involved members from the major crime unit. The team leader was a well-known beauty of Jianghuai City.
"License plate 5937, pull over immediately! License plate 5937, pull over immediately! ..." A high-power loudspeaker on the police car bellowed, but the Elantra continued its crazed flight, completely ignoring the police car's commands.
The street was already a chaotic mess, with continuous traffic flow. The Elantra was moving fast, the driver focused on driving, his gaze constantly shifting to the rearview mirror, with the police cars in hot pursuit, and the traffic police were just as relentless.
Thump thump thump...
The sound of knocking suddenly came from the passenger side window, and the man there turned his head only to see the glass shattered by an iron fist, followed by a hand reaching in, locking onto the throat of the man in the black suit.
Crack!
A clear sound rang out, and the man's neck twisted, he died instantly. The driver was almost scared out of his wits, frantically swerving left and right, trying to shake Ye Chen off the roof with an S-shaped route.
"Captain Zhang, look!" the female officer pointed at Ye Chen on the roof, exclaiming, "He... who is he?"
"We don't know yet!" Zhang Yantong shook her head with a serious face, the situation at the scene was extremely critical, she decisively ordered, "Fire a warning shot!"
"Yes!" The female officer was stunned for a moment, then pulled out her 54-type pistol from her waist and fired a shot into the sky.
However, the warning shot was obviously ineffective, the driver still fled desperately, completely disregarding the police. Ye Chen grabbed the passenger side man by the neck with one hand and threw him directly out of the vehicle. The Elantra was moving fast, the body rolled on the ground twice, and a lorry filled with mud and sand raced past. The driver wanted to brake, but it was clearly too late, the heavy body of the vehicle, weighing several tons, actually rolled right over the black-clad strongman...
Yuck...
Passersby saw this and immediately vomited, such a mess of flesh, those who saw the scene probably wouldn't need to eat for a month, the red and white matter, even topped with several dollops of dung. Brain matter spilled everywhere, the skull was completely crushed into pieces, not a trace of human form remained.
"Car 5937, pull over and stop immediately!" The police car blared, its loudspeaker blaring nonstop.
Ye Chen clung to the roof, with one hand gripping the edge of the car. Fortunately, his arms were long enough, with his left hand he viciously pulled at the driver's hair, roaring, "Stop the car, damn it, stop the damn car."
"Ah!" The driver screamed in pain.
He slammed his foot down hard on the brake. The Elantra emitted a piercing sound, making a sharp fishtail turn, the tires leaving a black mark on the cement road. A pungent burnt smell filled the air, extremely irritating.
The police cars behind quickly caught up, surrounding the Elantra so tightly there was no escape. The female officer jumped out of her car, fury on her face, and walked toward the Elantra with a cold pair of handcuffs in her hand.
Ye Chen, holding the driver's hair, swung his fists and smashed away, roaring, "Damn it, I told you to run, I told you to run!"
Every punch knocked out a few of the driver's teeth, his cheeks swelling, looking like a 'Pig Head' guy.
"The police!" the female officer rushed over.
Ye Chen glanced over and unintentionally saw the black-clothed man in the backseat holding a gun, trembling, eyes red, likely terrified to the extreme. Ye Chen felt a chill, realizing he had overlooked such a key character. If he had fired at any point along the way, Ye Chen figured he would have been done for.
Even a rabbit bites when it's pushed too hard, let alone a person driven to desperation? The black-clothed man panicked even more at the arrival of the police, utterly distraught. Seeing the gun pointed at the furiously charging female officer, Ye Chen's pupils dilated.
"Be careful!" Ye Chen shouted, letting go of the driver's hair. He pushed off the ground, lunging at the female officer like a bolt of lightning.
The female officer was taken aback, panic flickering across her eyes as Ye Chen lunged at her, and just then, the black-clad man's gun fired.
Pop!
A crisp sound, and every officer on the scene's eyes widened.
Assaulting an officer!
The thought flashed through everyone's minds. The bullet hit Ye Chen in the back, blood splattered, and he brought the female officer to the ground with him, his hands grasping something soft, his mouth fiercely kissing her rosy lips. Teeth clinking against teeth...
Fuck!
Who says a first kiss is comfortable, who says a first kiss is romantic. Damn first kiss, I nearly knocked my own teeth out! Ye Chen was going crazy inside, and after a piercing pain in his back, he felt burning heat.
The female officer was stunned, her eyes wide. She never expected her first kiss to be stolen so abruptly! For a moment, her mind went blank, her brain completely froze, short-circuited.
Pop!
Another gunshot rang out, and Zhang Yantong was the first to snap out of her shock. Without hesitation, she raised her gun and shot the black-clothed man in the backseat of the Elantra. The bullet hit him right between the eyebrows. In such a situation, she had to shoot in self-defense. Even the subsequent shooting report would have a proper and legal justification.
"Save them!" Zhang Yantong shouted.
Suddenly, a group of people quickly surrounded them.