When Chen Mo drove that battered Chevrolet past the roadside, Michaela happened to catch sight of his familiar figure through the lowered window!
After a brief daze, Michaela immediately got to her feet, called out a quick farewell to her friends, then climbed onto her pink scooter and chased after him amid their puzzled looks!
As she crossed the street, she nearly got hit by a police car barreling recklessly through the intersection!
But she soon realized that police car seemed to be chasing Chen Mo too!
Judging by the considerable distance it kept between them, though, it looked more like it was following him!
Why was that police car following him? And why had he traded last night's imposing luxury SUV for such a battered secondhand car? What exactly had happened?
All sorts of questions and speculations sprang up in Michaela's mind, and her urge to catch up and find out grew even stronger!
Her instincts told her there had to be a secret behind this!
And as long as she followed them, she would definitely uncover it!
However, even though Chen Mo was not driving very fast as he waited for Barricade to secretly catch up from behind, Michaela's little scooter still could not keep pace with him.
Watching the yellow Chevrolet Chen Mo was driving pull farther and farther away, Michaela could not help feeling discouraged.
Just as Michaela hesitated over whether to give up, a bright red Porsche 911 convertible suddenly caught up from behind her. A delighted voice rang out beside her.
"Hi, Michaela! Where are you going? Let me give you a ride!"
Michaela turned her head and found that the boy in the driver's seat looked somewhat familiar.
Seeming to notice the confusion in her eyes, the boy immediately said,
"I'm Sam. We