"The whole story is like this..."
Chen Jinzhao recounted Zhuang Xiaoyue's life to Tao Qiyue, a tale of despair and salvation. The weight of it still lingered even when spoken again.
Tao Qiyue remained silent for a long time after listening.
Evidently—
She found it hard to believe that such a tragic life still existed.
It was like the saying—
Thin ropes snap easily, and misfortune only seeks the ill-fated.
"Didn't she know Fang Mingchao was a bad person?" Tao Qiyue asked.
Chen Jinzhao gave a wry smile, "What could she do even if she knew? Fang Mingchao was her savior, pulling her from an abyss of suffering and offering her a chance to start anew."
"I've tried to put myself in her shoes, and I doubt I could have done any better. How can we expect more from her?"
Tao Qiyue nodded.
The words were harsh, but the logic was sound.
"This Fang Mingchao is a formidable opponent. We can't find fault with him easily, and he might even target us specifically. Let's leave this place for now," Chen Jinzhao suggested.
"Alright!"
As the two drove away from the mountain villa, the butler's figure appeared at the entrance like a ghost. He spoke into his phone, "The target has left Taoyuan Mountain Villa. You should prepare to act immediately. Be extremely careful; leave no one alive. Delete the call records right after finishing this call!"
After issuing his orders, the butler hung up.
He looked up at the night sky and couldn't help but sigh, "To be buried under this beautiful night sky might not be such an unhappy fate. Farewell to the two of you."
On the other side.
Tao Qiyue drove out of Taoyuan Mountain Villa and onto the national highway.
This was the border between Jiangning and Ninghai. Due to years of neglect and the frequent passage of dump trucks at night, this stretch of road was riddled with potholes.
After driving for a while, Tao Qiyue murmured hesitantly, "That's strange. Why do I feel a sense of unease? Chen Jinzhao, do you feel it too?"
Chen Jinzhao's spirit immediately perked up. He checked the vehicle and road conditions in the rearview mirror. Sensing a potential danger, he said to Tao Qiyue, "Your intuition might be correct. Let me drive."
"Can you?" Tao Qiyue was somewhat apprehensive.
She had heard that Chen Jinzhao didn't have a driver's license yet. Chen Jinzhao replied with a helpless sigh, "If even you know, who else doesn't?"
"You can trust my driving skills."
The words had barely left his mouth.
A dump truck roared past their car, startling Tao Qiyue.
Chen Jinzhao also frowned. He hoped it was just a coincidence!
He asked Tao Qiyue to pull the car over, and they switched places. After they had done so, Chen Jinzhao said, "Do you still have enough points on your driver's license?"
Tao Qiyue didn't understand why he was asking but nodded, "More than enough!"
"Fasten your seatbelt, I'm starting now!"
As he finished speaking.
Chen Jinzhao stomped on the accelerator, the intense G-force leaving Tao Qiyue's mind blank, feeling as though her body was running ahead while her soul lagged behind.
Too fast!
The speed reached a staggering one hundred and fifty kilometers per hour!
Even with her seatbelt fastened, Tao Qiyue exclaimed, still shaken, "Is this really okay? Maybe you should slow down. Safety first."
Chen Jinzhao, focused on driving, glanced at the rearview mirror. "Have you noticed those dump trucks behind us have been tailing us?"
With his reminder, Tao Qiyue quickly looked in the rearview mirror and indeed saw several dump trucks chasing them, as if they were specifically targeting them!
"What is the purpose of these dump trucks?" Tao Qiyue's face paled slightly.
Chen Jinzhao said coldly, "Do I need to think about it? They want to cause a major accident and silence us!"
Dead men tell no tales!
A chill ran down Tao Qiyue's spine, causing goosebumps to erupt all over her body. "These people are lawless. They will be brought to justice sooner or later!"
"You'd better not think about that now and focus on how to survive." Chen Jinzhao's calm tone offered Tao Qiyue a small measure of comfort.
The vehicles sped along the national highway for ten minutes, engaged in a desperate chase.
Tao Qiyue said with a grim expression, "We are about to enter a town area, and the traffic flow will increase significantly. If this chase continues, it will surely lead to a major accident!"
"Chen Jinzhao, what should we do?"
Her gaze fell on Chen Jinzhao, and she noticed his usual composure.
Did he have a plan?
At this moment.
Tao Qiyue clearly felt the car's speed decreasing significantly, from one hundred and fifty down to ninety. Chen Jinzhao then said, "What I'm about to do might be a little dangerous. You need to be mentally prepared!"
Normally, Tao Qiyue might have been afraid, but now she was unusually excited.
With Chen Jinzhao beside her, she felt fearless!
"I am prepared for anything!" she nodded, her eyes filled with determination!
In the rearview mirror.
Those dump trucks had caught up. Chen Jinzhao had intentionally slowed down to wait for them.
Another half a minute passed.
A dump truck roared past them without crashing into them. Tao Qiyue asked in confusion, "What's going on? Are they not targeting us?"
Chen Jinzhao looked straight ahead. "No, they are targeting us. They even want to turn us into a sandwich!"
The dump truck that had overtaken them was now directly in front of them, and several more dump trucks were rushing up from behind, clearly intending to crush the small sedan in between them into a compressed biscuit!
Tao Qiyue's expression changed slightly. She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
She believed—
Chen Jinzhao would undoubtedly be able to get them out of danger.
Fifty meters!
Forty meters!
Thirty meters!
The dump truck behind them was getting closer and closer, about to hit them.
The distance between them was less than ten meters, the situation becoming extremely critical!
It was at this moment.
Chen Jinzhao roared in a low voice, "Hold on tight!"
Tao Qiyue instinctively grabbed the seatbelt with both hands and closed her eyes!
Beside her.
Chen Jinzhao slammed on the accelerator and spun the steering wheel wildly, causing the sedan they were in to swerve out from the gap to the right, narrowly avoiding the deadly pursuit from the dump truck behind them.
Boom!
A deafening crash echoed from behind!
Tao Qiyue opened her eyes and saw, through the rearview mirror, two dump trucks had collided. The front of the rear dump truck had completely collapsed, crushed into a flat piece of metal!
In other words.
If Chen Jinzhao's maneuver had been any less precise, they would have been dead by now.
"Hoo—"
Tao Qiyue gasped for breath, feeling like she had just narrowly escaped death.
Her voice trembled as she asked, "Have we shaken them off? I'm so glad I asked you to come with me. Otherwise, I would be dead by now."
"These people are too much! They're openly trying to kill us!"
"I'll settle the score with them sooner or later!"
As Tao Qiyue spoke, she noticed Chen Jinzhao's face remained grim. She then asked, "What's wrong? Aren't we out of danger?"
Chen Jinzhao took a deep breath.
"Do you remember when we first left Taoyuan Mountain Villa, there were several dump trucks passing by? If I'm not mistaken, they are likely working together."
"That means our danger has not passed!"