Through a Garden of Flowers, Pick Them All

It was a supercar none of them had ever seen before.

The car stopped, and its doors swung upward.

Then Zhou Yi stepped out, wearing beach shorts, a tank top, flip-flops, and sunglasses.

Everyone froze.

Sure, he had a great body and a handsome face, but that outfit and that car...

They did not match at all!

"What?" Zhou Yi took off his sunglasses and looked around. "You all seem surprised?"

"Hahaha!" Toretto was the only one who had not frozen—or rather, he had long since gotten used to Zhou Yi's ridiculous antics. He laughed and stepped forward to hug Zhou Yi. "Zhou, you're still the same!"

"What else would I be?" Zhou Yi shrugged with a smile. "I've never been to the beaches of Rio before."

"That's true." Toretto nodded. "By the way, this car of yours is...?"

Even Toretto felt his heart stir when he saw Zhou Yi's car.

It was just too cool!

"I built it myself. It isn't for sale, and it's the only one in the world." Zhou Yi grinned. "So? Cool, right?"

The car's exterior was modeled after the Mercedes-Benz Concept AMG VGT from that famous scene where Batman told The Flash, "I'm rich." As for its internal configuration, Zhou Yi had naturally equipped it with the finest and most suitable components.

"It does look cool, but I wonder how it drives." Roman finally spoke. Even with Toretto and O'Conner's warnings beforehand, that only made someone with the temperament of a husky even more curious. "Brother, can you drive?"

"You mean driving? Of course I can't!" Zhou Yi replied as if it were only natural. "My car uses the latest Artificial Intelligence autonomous driving. I don't have to do anything at all. I just enter the destination, and it takes me there!"

"That's... not so good." Roman shook his head. "That's just wasting this car! You... O'Conner, why are you pulling me?"

"Stop talking." O'Conner's face darkened. "Can't you tell he's messing with you?"

"Huh?" Roman froze, then looked at Zhou Yi. "Are you messing with me?"

"Of course not." Zhou Yi smiled and nodded.

Roman: "..."

"I think he's messing with me." Roman looked at O'Conner, seeking confirmation.

"You don't need to think..." O'Conner covered his forehead helplessly.

"Mia, long time no see." Zhou Yi had no intention of continuing to fool Roman. It was far too lacking in accomplishment.

"Long time no see, Zhou." Mia smiled and hugged Zhou Yi.

"So, you're Han?" Zhou Yi shook Han's hand, then Tej's... and finally, one of the reasons for his visit: Gisele.

Gal Gadot. When it came to her most famous role, it was naturally Wonder Woman.

Zhou Yi was a man of principles. At least, he had never officially confirmed a relationship with any woman. For the most part, it had all been mutual consent and mutual need, because he had a clear understanding of his own place in life: pass through a garden of flowers and pick them all.

Mm...

Ahem, of course, he only picked the pretty ones~

That was why Toretto had been so guarded against Zhou Yi back then, refusing to let him get close to Mia. He knew Zhou Yi's temperament very well, and he also knew that with Mia's abilities, there was no way she could keep a man like Zhou Yi by her side.

As for now... Toretto was quite reassured about Zhou Yi's character. Though Zhou Yi could occasionally be unreliable, a true wandering playboy, he still adhered firmly to his principles. For instance, he always kept his promises, repaid even the smallest favor with great gratitude, and... if someone wanted him to go out and repair or modify a car, there had to be either beautiful scenery or a beautiful woman.

"Gisele." Gisele took the initiative to extend her hand.

"Zhou Yi. Just call me Zhou." Zhou Yi shook Gisele's hand and got straight to the point. "Interested in going to the beach later?"

"Huh?" Gisele blinked.

"Wait." Toretto hurriedly cut in. "Hold on. Let's discuss business first!"

It was not that he worried Zhou Yi would fail. He worried that one of the people in their plan would be missing before long!

Toretto had never planned to involve Zhou Yi in the operation, but Gisele was part of the plan. They could not afford to lose another person, especially since they were going to rob the local kingpin of this city.

"All right." Zhou Yi had not come here to wreck the place, so naturally he did not object. After shrugging, he caught sight of O'Conner hiding behind Roman and gave him a "kind" smile. "Well, if it isn't O'Conner! Come on, let me see if your fists have gotten any harder!"

"Haha... Zhou, long time no see..." O'Conner's expression stiffened as he awkwardly greeted Zhou Yi.

A few years ago, O'Conner had still been a cop. When he went undercover as a street racer and infiltrated Toretto's group, he fell for Mia. At the time, Mia had also been rather fond of Zhou Yi. But Zhou Yi had promised Toretto, so afterward, he treated Mia as a younger sister. As for O'Conner...

As everyone knew, men and women in love suffered a certain drop in rationality—sometimes an exponential one—and O'Conner was no exception. So he misunderstood the relationship between Zhou Yi and Mia, then challenged Zhou Yi to a duel.

At that time, Zhou Yi had only been an Auto Mechanic, but he had already received the title bonuses of ten points in physique and intelligence, putting him close to a human limit of one hundred. And then...

O'Conner was naturally given a thorough "lesson" by Zhou Yi.

Ever since then, O'Conner had felt a psychological shadow whenever he saw Zhou Yi!

He had never seen such a fierce man!

Mm... That description sounded kind of strange...

"All right, all right..." Toretto once again tried to keep the mood from turning philosophical. "Let's talk business!"

"Tang, what's going on?" Han asked as he chewed snacks and watched the show.

"Yeah, you had us come halfway around the world. What exactly is this about?" Tej asked.

"We've got a job." Toretto looked around, ignoring Zhou Yi, who was smiling as he stared at Gisele. "A big job."

"This time, our target is Hernan Reyes." The group gathered around a table with a map spread across it, marked with dozens of red circles of varying sizes. O'Conner, who had finally recovered after Zhou Yi's attention shifted elsewhere, spoke up. "He runs the drug trade here and has never been caught, because there are no bank records or transaction data to use as evidence. He's also in bed with the local police and government."

"Without those things, that means he has a huge cash pool?" Gisele considered.

"Yes. More accurately, his money is spread across the entire city." O'Conner pointed to the red circles on the map.

"And what we're going to do is empty out every bit of that cash." Toretto said.

"...Not leaving a single cent?" Tej asked.

"Not a single cent." Toretto nodded.

No one understood better than me how to flop!