Chapter 187: The Lovable Bastard
Lin Tian whistled and walked towards the black Mercedes.
"How did it go?" The moment Lin Tian got into the car, Bai Shishi asked impatiently.
"No problem, I’ve got a surprise prepared for them!" Lin Tian made an "OK" gesture!
"Should we head out now?"
"Hmm!" Lin Tian nodded.
"Wait a minute!"
"What’s wrong?" Bai Shishi was just about to start the car, but was startled and quickly took her foot off the accelerator.
"When you start the car later, make sure you speed up!" Lin Tian said mysteriously, with a mischievous smile on his face.
"Speed up? To shake off the van behind?" Bai Shishi furrowed her brows.
"You’ll know soon enough!" Lin Tian’s mischievous smile reflected in Bai Shishi’s questioning eyes.
"Boss, Lin Tian got in the car!" Inside the van, He Wu said while stretching his neck.
"I almost suffocated!" Wang Ba rubbed his back as he sat up.
"Boss, what was Lin Tian doing walking around just now?" Li Wu asked while lighting a cigarette.
"Put it out!" Wang Ba snatched the cigarette and extinguished it in the car’s ashtray, exclaiming angrily, "You want us to get discovered!"
Wang Ba explained, "Why would Lin Tian come over? He was surely checking if anyone was in the car. We’re all hidden, so when he couldn’t see anyone, he left!"
"So we just wait and see?" He Wu asked.
"I was initially planning to deal with Bai Shishi, but now it seems there’s really something going on between the two. Keep a close watch on them. If they make a move, follow them to see what they’re up to!" Wang Ba had changed his mind.
"Got it!" He Wu, the driver, nodded firmly.
The black Mercedes started up, its tail lights brightened, and He Wu hurriedly started the van, its dim headlights illuminating the way ahead.
"Screech~!"
The four tires of the black Mercedes screeched against the ground, emitting wisps of white smoke...
"Oh no, catch up!"
Wang Ba shouted frantically, as it was clear to everyone that the Mercedes was flooring the accelerator to escape.
He Wu pressed the accelerator pedal to the floor, his right hand constantly shifting gears, but the van was still a van, and its initial speed was too slow.
In a mere moment, it was left a hundred meters behind the Mercedes.
"Speed up, speed up!"
Wang Ba’s eyes were bloodshot as he shouted desperately, "They must have realized something’s wrong. Hurry, don’t lose them!"
He Wu didn’t relent on the accelerator, keeping it floored, and the van’s engine emitted shrill roars...
But alas, the distance from the Mercedes kept growing!
"Ha, really trying to drive a van like it’s a Lamborghini?"
Sitting in the front passenger seat, Lin Tian couldn’t help but smirk as he glanced in the rearview mirror and saw the van frantically chasing after them.
"Do we need to go faster?" Bai Shishi asked, as she was only halfway down on the accelerator and hadn’t yet switched to S+ mode!
"No need, let’s just watch the show!" Lin Tian rolled down the window to have a smoke, but the breeze instantly contorted his face, prompting him to quickly shut the window.
"What on earth do you want?" Bai Shishi truly couldn’t understand Lin Tian.
"Don’t rush, just watch!" Lin Tian kept his eyes glued to the rearview mirror, staring at the speeding van.
The van raced ahead wildly, reaching a speed of 130, with the engine roaring sharply, but the speed refused to climb further, even risking a potential blowout.
Then suddenly, Wang Ba and He Wu inside the van heard a muffled bang.
The van began to sway uncontrollably along the empty street, losing balance completely.
"What’s happening?" Wang Ba instinctively grabbed hold of the safety handle, exclaiming in fear.
"No idea, maybe it’s a tire blowout!" He Wu couldn’t regain control of the van no matter how he turned the wheel.
"Damn!!!"
Wang Ba couldn’t help but curse as he tumbled inside the van.
The van lost balance, veering into the roadside ditch, lying on its side, continuously emitting white smoke.
"It’s over!"
Seeing what he expected to happen, Lin Tian shrugged with satisfaction.
"How did you manage that?" Bai Shishi frowned, since the Mercedes had been going fast on the way here, but the van had followed without any trouble.
"You’re naive. Just scatter some broken glass and nails under the tires, if the van doesn’t have a blowout at that speed, it’s a miracle!" Lin Tian’s mischievous smile was faintly visible.
"You’re really something!" Bai Shishi’s furrowed brow relaxed as she was completely convinced by Lin Tian.
This guy is a real lovable rogue; his bag of tricks is endless.
"You have to be bad these days!" Lin Tian slowed down the car, rolled down the window, and began to smoke.
Stuck in the ditch, the van’s passenger door was kicked open, Wang Ba emerged with a bruised face: "Lin Tian, I’ll get you for this!"
"Ba, you’re stepping on me!" He Wu’s weak voice came from inside the van.
"Lin Tian, I’ll get you for this!!!" Wang Ba yelled hysterically.
After speeding all the way home, as Bai Shishi shut the door, she asked, "What exactly happened at Wang Quan’s house tonight?"
"You sounded a bit tense when you called earlier?" Bai Shishi took off her high heels at the door and slipped into slippers.
"Miss Bai, here’s the voice recorder!" Lin Tian took out four dead voice recorders from his pocket and placed them on the table.
"I’ll find a charger to recharge them first and see if there’s any useful information recorded!" Bai Shishi was about to walk inside.
"Wait a moment!"
Lin Tian suddenly stopped Bai Shishi.
Seeing Lin Tian’s serious expression, Bai Shishi asked, "Is there something else?"
"Miss Bai, what I’m about to tell you absolutely cannot be shared with anyone else!" Lin Tian said solemnly.
"What is it? Why the serious tone?" Bai Shishi found Lin Tian’s seriousness hard to bear and asked in confusion.
"Just don’t tell anyone, that’s all!"
Lin Tian swallowed and spoke further, "Honestly, I’m not sure what to do now, but I’m telling you so you can help brainstorm!"
"Don’t make a fuss, what’s the matter?"
Lin Tian took out a box containing the Qinglong Jade Pendant and a black folder from his pocket.
Seeing Lin Tian take out the two items, Bai Shishi asked in confusion, "What are these?"
"I found these at Wang Quan’s house by chance, hidden in a small discreet safe. I used all my strength to open it and found these two items!"
Lin Tian pointed at the folder and said, "This is intelligence from our Celestial Dragon Continent’s military base, Wang Quan plans to give it to someone named Zhuge!"
He then pointed at the box and said, "Inside is a Qinglong Jade Pendant from the Celestial Dragon Continent’s Ancient Dynasty, Wang Quan seems to want to smuggle it abroad to the Sakura Country museum!"