Vehicle and Driver

The Doctor reacted quickly, fastening his seat belt before Lu Xiao stepped on the accelerator.

With a roar of the engine, the pickup's front end jerked upward before it shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow.

Caught completely off guard, Dante and the driver felt their scalps tingle with fright.

Dante clutched his seat belt but couldn't get it buckled.

"Buddy! Fuck! Slow down! I'm scared!"

The driver was far more experienced. He clung tightly to the seat in front of him, pressing his whole body against it.

The Doctor's face was expressionless, but veins bulged on the back of the hand gripping the handle. He was clearly holding on with every ounce of strength.

Dante didn't even notice the cigarette falling from his mouth as he screamed frantically.

"Stop! Stop! Oh, fuck! I wet my pants!"

Outside, two police officers saw this and immediately gave chase in their car.

"Uncle Wang! Who the fuck is this guy? Racing through the streets of Magic City!"

The young officer driving couldn't help complaining.

In the passenger seat, Uncle Wang held a thermos and said indignantly.

"Does the law mean nothing anymore? Do we even have laws anymore?"

"Street racing here! Call for backup, now!"

For a time, police sirens rang out all along the streets.

Countless police cars appeared on the roads.

Lu Xiao held the steering wheel.

"Whoops! Looks like we're in trouble!"

The Doctor's voice came from behind him.

"292, pull over!"

Lu Xiao hummed thoughtfully, then said in a grave tone.

"Doctor, sir, I just remembered a painful experience!"

"Pulling over was exactly what I got stuck on in the second part of my driving test!"

The Doctor: "???"

Dante: "!!!"

The driver: "..."

On a remote, deserted road outside Magic City.

The fierce roar of engines continued without pause.

A sleek pickup truck drove at the front, followed by a dense mass of police cars.

Sirens, roaring engines, and tires scraping against the road blended together.

Suddenly, the pickup at the front seemed to start skipping frames.

Its body flickered repeatedly before vanishing into thin air.

When the pickup appeared again, it was already inside a Containment Room at the C03 Containment Facility.

The doors opened.

His legs trembling, Dante held on to the door and slowly climbed out.

The Doctor got out next.

Then came Lu Xiao.

Last came the driver, climbing out of the driver's seat.

The Doctor straightened his monocle and said to Lu Xiao.

"Nice driving! Don't do it again!"

Lu Xiao looked utterly sincere.

"Doctor, sir, thank you for acknowledging my driving skills!"

At those words, the corner of the Doctor's eye twitched.

The driver was still shaken, his pupils trembling uncontrollably.

The Doctor spoke quietly to the assistant beside him.

"Make a record. Sequence 302—Vehicle!"

"It requires flesh and blood or anomalous power to run!"

"It can teleport between two points!"

"Its Containment Conditions are a suitable parking space!"

The assistant nodded, quickly recording everything on the tablet in his hands.

[Sequence 302—Vehicle]

[Containment Level: S]

[Target ability: Teleportation]

[Containment Conditions: A suitable parking space]

[Combat capability: Noncombat-type anomaly]

[PS: The Transforming Vehicle possesses the ability to teleport!]

[PS: The Transforming Vehicle requires flesh and blood or anomalous power to run!]

Only after the assistant uploaded the information did the Doctor turn to the driver.

"As for you! You don't qualify for containment! We'll eliminate you on the spot!"

The Doctor's voice was calm, but hearing it instantly plunged the driver into terror.

He looked at the Doctor and said.

"Sir! I... I haven't done anything bad!"

Lu Xiao asked in confusion.

"Didn't you kill a lot of people?"

The driver shook his head like a rattle drum.

"No, no, no! The humans I killed were all evil at heart!"

"The reason I told the story of my beautiful wife in the cab was to test their character!"

Just then, the assistant whispered in the Doctor's ear.

"Doctor, sir! We've retrieved the files on the humans who went missing in the taxi incidents!"

"They were all criminals!"

The Doctor nodded, then said flatly.

"But you still killed people. Under the Warden Regulations, you should be designated a Class D Contained Anomaly!"

"But you have no containment value!"

He adjusted his monocle.

"Unless you can give me a reason to contain you!"

"For example, some special ability you possess!"

There wasn't a trace of emotion in his eyes as he stared coldly at the driver.

The driver hurriedly looked toward Lu Xiao.

Lu Xiao grinned.

"What are you looking at me for? I'm just a Contained Anomaly too!"

As he spoke, he took a badge out of his trouser pocket and put it on.

Written crookedly across the badge was Sequence 292-Lost Person.

Lu Xiao had made it himself when he had nothing else to do.

Of course, he had asked the staff for the materials.

Seeing this, the Doctor instructed the staff member beside him.

"Make a note. 292 has developed a sense of belonging toward the Containment Facility!"

The assistant immediately updated Lu Xiao's file.

Then the Doctor's gaze returned to the driver.

The driver was at a loss for words.

"I... I... I can drive!"

"That's right! I can drive!"

At those words, everyone fell silent.

The driver was on the verge of tears.

"The mortal world is too dangerous! I want to go back to the Dark Prison!"

Lu Xiao patted the driver's shoulder and let out a long sigh.

"Looks like you'll soon be seeing that beautiful wife of yours again!"

As he spoke, he flicked his badge, a hint of smugness on his face.

His expression seemed to say.

See that? I've got an organization backing me!

Dante came over then as well.

"Ah! Brother, promise me, if you see that beautiful wife of yours again, don't be a simp anymore!"

Tears instantly streamed down the driver's face.

He swore that even when his beautiful wife left him, he hadn't burst into tears this readily.

Just then, the Doctor's voice rang out.

"Congratulations, Mr. Driver. Your ability makes you valuable!"

"Make a record. Sequence 303—Driver!"

"Containment Level D... never mind, make it S!"

"As for the Containment Conditions!"

The Doctor adjusted his monocle and looked at the driver.

"Mr. Driver, do you have any requirements?"

At that, the driver shook his head frantically.

How could he dare make any demands now?

The Doctor nodded.

"Handle the rest as you see fit!"

With that, he turned and left the Containment Room.

The assistant quickly recorded the information.

[Sequence 303—Driver]

[Containment Level: S]

[Target ability: Skilled operation of vehicles]

[Containment Conditions: Having a vehicle to drive]

[Combat capability: Pending research]

[PS: A driver with a sense of justice!]

After uploading the driver's information to the Prison Warden system, the assistant said goodbye to Lu Xiao and Dante and left as well.

With a solemn expression, Lu Xiao said to the driver.

"Now we're comrades!"