"Counselor Qin, we should go look for office space." Song Qiuya had fully settled into her role as CEO, her tone crisp and businesslike.
"Oh..." Qin Chuxia answered listlessly. She cast a resentful glance at the man preparing to slip away, then reluctantly followed Song Qiuya toward her white BMW.
Chen Lin smiled and waved at them, watching the two women leave.
He climbed into his Bentley Bentayga, in an excellent mood as the fresh string of digits in his account filled him with a reassuring sense of security.
He pressed the accelerator. The massive vehicle gave a beastlike growl and merged smoothly and swiftly into traffic, speeding toward Chen Family Village.
With more than two hundred million in cash deposited, his funding problems were completely resolved. Work on the water park and fishing center could begin immediately. The idyllic retreat he envisioned would take another solid step forward.
However, just as he was about to leave the expressway and turn onto the provincial road leading toward the rural towns, a dazzling flash of red and blue appeared in his rearview mirror, rapidly drawing closer.
"Wooo-wooo-"
The piercing siren cut through the air, growing from distant to distinct, carrying an unmistakable demand for obedience.
A sleek, powerful-looking police motorcycle was racing up behind him, its rider signaling for him to pull over.
Chen Lin raised an eyebrow.
I've followed the rules the whole way. I've even been driving more steadily than usual because I'm in a good mood. I haven't sped or broken any traffic laws. What's going on?
Though puzzled, he slowed as instructed, brought the car to a steady stop in the emergency lane, and switched on his hazard lights.
The police motorcycle deftly stopped beside his car.
A slender figure in a black motorcycle police uniform dismounted