Spring had come around again, and the vast groves of peach trees in the northern suburbs of the Imperial Capital were blooming one after another. Their riot of color was beautiful, drawing crowds of visitors.
On the road near the peach grove, tourists' cars packed all four broad lanes.
A black sports car gleamed in the sunlight as it followed the traffic out at an unhurried pace.
The young man inside wore sunglasses and had a very short buzz cut. With earbuds tucked in his ears, he seemed to be on a call.
He glanced down at the speedometer. Twelve kilometers an hour. Fucking fantastic!
"Not going. Sounds boring."
"I told you, I'm not drinking lately. The old man caught me after I drank too much last month and gave me a beating."
Whatever the person on the other end said made the young man scoff impatiently.
"Would you give it a rest? I told you those people are filthy. Fuck, you might not be scared of catching something, but I am. Fuck off!"
He impatiently pulled out his earbuds. In the brief moment he turned his head, he suddenly felt something resist the front of his car.
Startled, he immediately looked up.
Did I hit someone?
After getting out, he walked around to the front. Sure enough, there was a fucking person crouching at the roadside.
He took off his sunglasses and said harshly, "Buddy, trying to scam me? There's a camera every ten meters on this road, and my dashcam recorded everything too. Well? Still not getting up?"
Judging by the length of his legs, the man was probably quite tall. He wore an ordinary white shirt and black suit trousers.
The man in the white shirt lifted his head and froze when he saw the young man's