Chapter 18

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Officer Zhao pulled Chen Yeliang up. He grabbed Chen Yeliang’s shoulder and turned him round and round to check for injuries.

“Where are you hurt? Let me see!”

“I’m fine.” Chen Yeliang waved it off. “Just some skin abrasions on my left hand.”

When Officer Zhao saw that his fingers were merely stained with blood and that he was still alive and kicking, he heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he gave Chen Yeliang a big pat on his back.

“You had almost frightened me to death! If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have allowed you to get discharged!” Officer Zhao glared at Chen Yeliang sternly.

Chen Yeliang rubbed his shoulders and said happily, “Officer Zhao, you guys were watching the parkour competition too!”

“Of course!” Officer Zhao said angrily, “The deputy chief ordered every off-duty officer to watch the competition.”

He covered his mouth and whispered into Chen Yeliang’s ear, “He even allowed us to watch it while on duty. Look at how much clout you have!”

Chen Yeliang smiled in embarrassment. “Then is Sixi also watching?”

“No, Miss Lan needs to rest.” Officer Zhao shook his head. “Thank goodness she didn’t watch, otherwise, she would have fainted from shock when she saw you fall down from up there!”

Extreme sports were indeed too exciting for Lan Sixi.

Chen Yeliang brushed the glass shards off his shirt and asked more seriously now, “What did you mean when you said earlier those bad guys had escaped?”

Officer Zhao’s face was filled with indignation.

He punched his own palm. “Those two escaped on a motorcycle. We have colleagues chasing after them, but…”

However, cars were not as convenient as motorcycles. In the blink of an eye, they lost the fleeing suspects.

Officer Zhao dug out a photo from his phone’s photo album and said in consolation, “But don’t worry. We’ve taken a photo of the motorcycle license plates. We’ll definitely be able to catch them.”

“The most important thing now is for you to follow me to the hospital for a checkup. Don’t worry about anything else!”

He grabbed Chen Yeliang’s arm and led him downstairs, soothing his ostensibly traumatized mental state.

“Don’t worry, we have already taken in the entire production team. We won’t let any bad guy slip through our fingers!”

“Those two guys committed such atrocities for a mere $100,000 reward. We will definitely catch them!”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry.”

Chen Yeliang interrupted him. “They’re from the Brotherhood, they’re here to take revenge on me.”

Officer Zhao froze and his jaw dropped. He stuttered, “How… how did you know!”

Chen Yeliang said, “I was eavesdropping on their conversation. There’s something fishy about the program’s host and production manager. You should interrogate them.”

After receiving the first-hand information, Officer Zhao immediately called his colleagues and directed them to interrogate these two men first.

After the call, he looked at Chen Yeliang with admiration.

“You have certainly lived up to our expectations. To think that you survived the Brotherhood’s attempt on your life!”

At the mention of the Brotherhood, Officer Zhao’s joyful demeanor clouded over.

He said dejectedly, “But since they are from the Brotherhood, it will be difficult to catch them.”

The police had been keeping an eye on the Brotherhood for quite some time now. Batch after batch of undercover officers had been deployed, but they still could not locate a single strand of evidence of their misdeeds.

Although they knew their identities now, they still did not have any evidence. Even though Chen Yeliang was their victim, it would not be possible to pin the crime on them with just two statements.

Chen Yeliang could tell that Officer Zhao was feeling very depressed. He asked curiously, “They are already murdering people in broad daylight. And you guys still can’t do anything?”

Officer Zhao said helplessly, “We need evidence. If we don’t catch those two, everything will be in vain.”

He pulled Chen Yeliang along with him as they walked towards the elevator. Upon entering the elevator, he pressed the button for the first floor.

Ding Ling Ling—Ding Ling Ling—

The moment they entered the elevator, Officer Zhao’s phone rang.

He answered the phone. Chen Yeliang couldn’t hear what was being said on the other end. However he saw him nodding his head non-stop, his face getting darker and darker.

Chen Yeliang knew that this was bad news.

Not surprisingly, after Officer Zhao hung up the phone, he glanced apologetically at Chen Yeliang.

He whispered, “Those two… have made a successful getaway.”

Chen Yeliang frowned slightly. “Since we know the license plate number, we should be able to trace their escape route. How did they still escape?”

Officer Zhao explained, “Even if we know the direction they are heading, we need to be able to catch up. They can rely on their motorbike’s agility to keep zipping into the alleys. The police cars can’t keep up.”

“Sigh, there’s no point in telling you so much. It will only make you more worried. Don’t think about it anymore.”

Chen Yeliang only heard the first half of the explanation and automatically filtered out the second half.

He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “This means their whereabouts can be tracked, but the police can’t keep up…”

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Chen Yeliang’s mind. No matter how fast a motorcycle was, could it be faster than a sports car?

Under Officer Zhao’s puzzled gaze, he pressed the elevator button for the basement.

“Why? Did you drive here?” Officer Zhao asked. “Don’t worry about it for now. I’ll drive you there.”

Chen Yeliang wagged his finger and said, “I’m not going to the hospital. I’m going after the bad guys. Send me the location!”

“What?”

Officer Zhao raised his voice.

Before he could open his mouth to object, the elevator had already reached the basement level. Chen Yeliang stood at the entrance of the elevator and scanned the car park, before making his way towards a red Ferrari.

Officer Zhao wondered whether Chen Yeliang was out of his mind. “You’re just a student. Don’t get involved in risky matters.”

“Student Chen, did you hear me? Hey, you…”

Suddenly, Officer Zhao stopped. The flaming red sports car before his eyes had completely caught his attention.

With a gorgeous unibody exterior and exquisite interior, every contour on the car body exuded the aura of big bucks. Standing beside the car was a beautiful woman in professional attire!

Officer Zhao gulped. “This is yours?”

“That’s right.” Chen Yeliang took the car keys from the beautiful woman and got into the driver’s seat with practiced ease.

“How much money for that!” Officer Zhao exclaimed.

“14 million.” The beautiful woman who delivered the car replied helpfully.

Officer Zhao took a deep breath. He could never earn so much money even if he had several lifetimes to do it. As the saying goes, don’t judge a book by its cover. Student Chen was in fact a very rich guy!

Although initially distracted by the sports car, Officer Zhao came to his senses quickly.

He stretched out his arms and stood in the front of the car. “Student Chen, don’t make things difficult for me!”

Chen Yeliang did not have the time to waste on him. “Officer Zhao, just send the location to my cell phone.”

“If you’re really worried about my situation, you’re welcome to follow my live stream.”

He blinked a few times, and a black drone emerged from within his jacket. He then floored the accelerator.

The turbo-charged engine belted out a breathtaking rumble, startling Officer Zhao so much that he stumbled to the side, leaving Chen Yeliang sufficient space to drive past.

He breathed in the exhaust fumes and watched the Ferrari zoom off until he could no longer see the taillights.

Officer Zhao stood stunned for a moment, and then took out his phone angrily and opened the live stream.

The scene was locked onto Chen Yeliang’s side profile, and they could clearly see him driving the luxury car as he sped along the road.

Chen Yeliang’s driving skills were surprisingly good! No matter how complicated the road conditions were, they posed no challenge to him.

However, the other cars were in trouble. When they saw a luxury car materialize in their rear mirror, they instinctively jammed the brakes from afar and nearly rear-ended other cars.

Officer Zhao knew that he couldn’t let him carry on like this. He gritted his teeth and stomped his feet.

“Inform the traffic police department to clear the roads, locate the suspects’ motorcycle, and work together with a red Ferrari to nab the suspects!”