Old Leopard's Speeding Car

Back to being herself, Zhou Mei exited the wedding company and looked back, sighing, "I never imagined that the first time I stepped into a wedding company, I'd create such a huge drama. I don't know if my own wedding will be this spectacular."

"That shouldn't be difficult, right? It's only three thousand eight hundred!" Lin Xiaosu said.

"Three thousand eight hundred is nothing, of course. But the extravagance of flashing millions at the Ao Shi Jewelry store today, that's a dream that will never come true!" Zhou Mei said, "Ruolan, right?"

Miao Ruolan chuckled lightly, "I don't have such dreams! I think spending millions on things like this is foolish. I even think I couldn't stand acting like a rich person for even a day."

"Alright, alright, you're so noble!" Zhou Mei shot her a look. "For today's lunch, whoever is the most noble pays!"

"Why should I pay? We didn't charge you anything for helping with your case. You pay!"

"Okay, okay, fine, fine, fine! My cousin opened a villa up by the East Gate, she runs a farm-to-table restaurant. We'll go eat there and get a free meal!" Zhou Mei stepped on the gas, and the car left the city, heading towards Clear Water Villa.

Meanwhile, the county town had descended into complete chaos.

A provincial department meeting was convened at lightning speed.

Attendees included the county's top four leaders, public security officers from across the province, and the entire road and judicial systems.

The meeting had only one agenda item: the 5.16 major case!

The directive was to act immediately, form a special task force, and arrest all involved parties without limit!

A special task force had already been established, officers were dispatched, all roads in the region were sealed, and the armed police were deployed!

Figures who could once shake the heavens and earth in Fengcheng were being apprehended one by one.

Police cars from various units arrived, and everyone was trembling with fear.

No one knew who from their own unit had been arrested until they were dragged out and taken away, only then did they realize that person was finished.

One by one, in batches...

Only Clear Water Villa, outside the city, remained peaceful and serene.

Home-style dishes were served one after another.

Zhou Mei kept an eye on the messages in the group chat.

Her face remained flushed.

The 5.16 major case had sent shockwaves throughout the province.

She had participated in this major case from start to finish, even being on the front lines. When it came to rewards and recognition, she was determined to at least earn a shining police star this time...

Suddenly, a message popped up.

Zhou Mei's expression changed drastically...

"What is it?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"Four of the Five Tigers have been apprehended. Only the leader, Brother Hu, had an accident. He broke through at Golden River Villa, killed three people, and headed north along the Jin River!"

"North of the Jin River is mountainous terrain!" Miao Ruolan's heart skipped a beat.

Yes, to the north were mountains, where he intended to hide.

Once a vicious murderer like this entered complex terrain, it would be very difficult to find him, and even harder to subdue him. Brother Hu was no ordinary person.

"Golden River Villa is less than ten miles from here!" Lin Xiaosu said. "Chase him!"

"Exactly! We might be the closest people to him... Let's go!" Zhou Mei rushed out of Clear Water Villa, got into the car, and with a roar, sped towards Golden River Villa.

Five minutes after her car pulled away, two police cars followed, with Captain Zhang inside.

He had rushed over from the county town upon receiving the sudden news, but he was still five minutes late.

Zhou Mei's car was driving extremely fast, almost at her maximum speed.

Lin Xiaosu had activated his Heavenly Dao Insightful Eye and, from a distance, spotted a police car at the entrance of Golden River Villa, even noticing bloodstains by the roadside.

Zhou Mei shouted, "Which way do we go?"

There were two roads in front of Golden River Villa, both leading to the mountainous area. One was a newly built road, and the other was an old one. The new road was definitely easier to travel, with a large bridge crossing a canyon ahead, which led to Dingxi Province.

The old road, however, went through the mountains.

She wasn't sure which road Brother Hu would take.

Lin Xiaosu said, "The old road!"

Zhou Mei had been speeding towards the new road, but upon hearing Lin Xiaosu's words, she sharply turned the steering wheel, narrowly missing a rock, and veered towards the old road.

Miao Ruolan's face had turned pale.

Driving so fast on such a road.

If they flipped over, she and Lin Xiaosu might have a chance to react, but she herself would definitely be in trouble.

There was little traffic on the old road, with countless fallen leaves, making it look quite dilapidated.

As the car sped past, fallen leaves swirled up, startling an old cow in front, which suddenly turned its head, nearly pulling the old man leading it into a ditch.

Yes, this was already a scene of rural life.

Fortunately, due to the "village-to-village" road construction projects in previous years, road surfaces were reinforced everywhere. Since the country was paying, it was better to use the money, which kept the road surface quite smooth.

Ten miles, twenty miles, forty miles, they were getting closer to Golden River, but Zhou Mei hadn't seen any signs of vehicles ahead.

She was starting to doubt herself, had she made a mistake?

If she had, they wouldn't be able to catch up.

The provincial on-site meeting had just concluded, but it was limited to their province. Even if the joint defense received notification, the Dingxi province would always react a beat slower. As long as Brother Hu seized this window of opportunity, entered Dingxi province, switched cars, and disappeared into the crowd, catching him would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

She suddenly felt she must have been wrong. If she were Brother Hu, aiming to quickly enter Dingxi province, she wouldn't take the old road; she'd definitely take the new one.

Why did I trust him?

He had never been in close proximity with Brother Hu before. Even if his nose was more sensitive than a police dog's, he still couldn't smell Brother Hu.

Just then, Lin Xiaosu looked up. "There!"

Zhou Mei looked up and saw a car on the mountain road above them. It was a Leopard.

The Leopard was large, powerful, and had excellent off-road capabilities.

It was Brother Hu's favorite vehicle.

This car had just crossed the center line of the winding mountain road above them.

And her car had only just reached the foot of the mountain.

The straight-line distance was at most seven hundred meters, but the actual distance between the two cars was over ten kilometers.

The most critical part was that this winding mountain road didn't allow for speed.

Even experienced drivers had to be cautious, or they would fall off. If they fell, their lives would likely be 99% out of their own hands.

"Zhou Mei, let me drive!" Lin Xiaosu said.

"This..." Zhou Mei's heart skipped a beat. How good was his driving? Could he handle a place where even she couldn't drive fast?

"If you drive, you definitely won't catch him!" Lin Xiaosu said. "Stop the car!"

The car stopped abruptly!

Lin Xiaosu and Zhou Mei switched places.

Even after the switch, Zhou Mei's heart was still pounding.

Miao Ruolan spoke up, "Xiaosu, don't you not have a driver's license?"

Damn it!

Zhou Mei's heart leaped into her throat. You don't even have a driver's license, and now you're holding the steering wheel? My god, I must be crazy...

"A license... is just a piece of paper!" Lin Xiaosu hit the accelerator, and the car sped off.

There was a bend ahead.

He yanked the steering wheel, and the car brushed past the cliff face, causing both women to scream...

They had no idea how to describe what happened next...

Lin Xiaosu's driving was fraught with peril, each time narrowly escaping disaster at the last possible moment. Just as the sweat began to bead on their backs, another danger would appear...

Zhou Mei gripped the seatbelt tightly, staring fixedly at the dizzying panorama of cliffs before her, unable to exhale.

Even Miao Ruolan was tense.

But soon, she felt a strange sensation. Although Lin Xiaosu's driving was heart-stopping, his expression was incredibly calm.

This calmness gave her a sense of peace.

At some point, he even opened his window. The strong wind whipped his hair, making half his face appear as if he were "walking leisurely in a pavilion, unaffected by the wind and waves."

Looking at the calm on his face, Miao Ruolan's thoughts drifted...

Back to the morning that had just passed...

Her calling him "husband." Perhaps the person in front of her didn't remember, but she did...

She remembered the flutter in her heart at that moment...

On the mountain road above, the Leopard sped past them again...

The distance had been halved!

Brother Hu in the Leopard also saw the car below them. The face beneath his thick beard turned ashen.

"Boss, that's Zhou Mei's car!"

"Zhou Mei! It was her and that dog from the Lin family who forced us into a corner," another person shouted.

"Driving such a piece of junk, and you dare to chase us! Kill them!"

Brother Hu said sinisterly, "Stop at the bend ahead! Set up a trap!"

Soon, the trap was set, and the Leopard sped away.

After this delay, Lin Xiaosu had closed the distance between the two cars again. Three minutes after the Leopard drove off, his small car sped past, rounding the bend ahead.

As soon as they rounded it, Zhou Mei cried out, "Roadblock!"

Two large rocks lay on the road ahead.

These rocks were placed very cunningly. They were invisible from this side of the mountain road. By the time you rounded the bend, the roadblock was right beneath your wheels. Under normal circumstances, if you didn't slow down, the car would definitely hit one of the rocks, and if it did, it would tumble down the hundred-meter abyss below.

Zhou Mei screamed, but by then, the car had already gone too far to adjust its direction.

Her heart leaped out of her chest.

However, Lin Xiaosu gently turned the steering wheel, making a very slight adjustment.

With a boom, the left tire hit a rock. This impact sent the car half-lifting into the air, but it was precisely this lift that allowed the car to slide sideways through the gap of less than two meters between the two rocks.

On the mountain road above, Brother Hu's eyes widened. What the hell, you can do that?

"Was that a coincidence or genuinely incredible driving skill?" The two people in the back seat exchanged bewildered glances.

"Who cares... Boss, give me the gun, I'll take him down!" one of the men in the back shouted.

"Sanzi, well done!" Brother Hu extended his hand, passing a pistol to his good brother.

The car stopped at the roadside ahead.

That man, Sanzi, got out of the car.

Lin Xiaosu didn't see any of this.

But, the moment he drove past a bend above, a person suddenly appeared ahead!

Raising a dark muzzle, the instant Lin Xiaosu's car rounded the bend, they opened fire!

The shot was incredibly accurate!

It was aimed directly at Lin Xiaosu's head!