Zhu Chongyan was woken up from his slumber by a ringing phone. He picked it up to see an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, what can I do for you?"
"Hello, Brother Yan," came a somewhat distraught voice from the other end. "Brother Chen is in trouble!"
Zhu Chongyan hurriedly turned on the bedside lamp, putting on his clothes while trying to comfort the person crying on the phone. "What happened? Don't rush, tell me slowly."
"I'm on my way to the police station now. I just got a call from them. They said Brother Chen's car encountered a mudslide on the highway, and Brother Chen is dead!"
Zhu Chongyan's mind suddenly flashed back to the road he had taken back today.
That section of road, muddy and marked as "Danger Zone."
It had been raining heavily when they left, and the rain only started to stop when they returned to the city. If Brother Chen had been following them, and an accident happened...
Zhu Chongyan dared not think further, but a sliver of hope remained in his heart. He forced himself to stay calm and said, "Which police station? I'll come over now."
After asking someone else, the young man told him the location.
Zhu Chongyan, already dressed, rushed to the door, and the words Zhu Zan had said suddenly popped into his mind.
But he only hesitated for a moment before opening the door and leaving.
It was past eight o'clock in the evening, and nightlife was just beginning. It was easy to get a taxi. He waited for less than two minutes before a car stopped in front of him.
It was a female driver.
"Handsome, going somewhere?"
Zhu Chongyan was in a hurry and got into the car without much thought. "Driver, Guihua District Police Station."
"Okay."
The driver started the car and drove away.
The car felt a bit stuffy. Zhu Chongyan, who had just woken up, inexplicably began to feel sleepy again.
There was some traffic on the road, so no matter how anxious he was, he couldn't go any faster.
The driver said, "It's a bit congested. If you're tired, you can sleep for a while. I'll wake you when we get there."
Zhu Chongyan didn't think anything was wrong. After all, he had only heard of female passengers or drivers being harmed by male passengers, and had never heard of female drivers harming male passengers.
"Okay, thank you, driver."
Although he agreed, Zhu Chongyan still tried his best to stay awake. The dire news he had just heard made him feel sleepy, but his mind was still on edge, preventing him from falling completely asleep.
After an unknown period of time spent in this daze, Zhu Chongyan suddenly felt that it was quiet around him, and the sounds of traffic had disappeared.
He tried to lift his eyelids to look out the window and found that it was a road he didn't recognize, and there weren't many people on it.
"Driver? Is this the way to the police station?"
"No," the female voice, which had been normal before, changed its tone and sneered, "You're as foolish as ever, easily tricked by anyone. After all these years, you still haven't learned your lesson."
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He still didn't feel much defensive towards this female driver.
"Oh, I almost forgot, you don't remember anything now," she said mockingly, accelerating the car and heading towards a more remote area.
"You won't die completely even if you want to, hehe. But it doesn't matter if you die or not. After so many years, she still remembers you, still falls in love with you. Without a heart, severed emotional ties... What are you worthy of, that you can make someone without emotions devoted to you!"
Zhu Chongyan was utterly bewildered.
"What are you talking about? If you're sick, go to the hospital. Let me go quickly, or I'll call the police! You're crazy!"
He banged on the car window, trying to force her to compromise.
He wasn't foolish enough to open the car door and run out. Firstly, if this woman was kidnapping him, he wouldn't be able to open it. Secondly, the car was definitely exceeding 100 miles per hour, and if he opened the door and jumped out, he would die horribly.
Rong Jin ignored him.
She knew her sister must be looking for them. She wanted to take him away and deal with him before her sister found them.
She would not give up.
Every time he appeared, she would kill him until he was completely wiped out from existence, never to return!
Even if the price was her sister turning against her, or even sacrificing her own life, she wouldn't care!
"You lunatic! Stop the car quickly, I'm calling the police! Are you some kind of obsessed fan? Does your idol know about this foolish thing you're doing? If you get caught by the police, it will only bring them bad reputation. Let me go quickly!"
"Shut up!"
Although this statement was nonsensical, it strangely hit the mark.
For Zhu Zan, Rong Jin was indeed an obsessed, brainless fan.
Rong Jin stepped on the accelerator again, increasing the speed. At the same time, she opened the rear window, letting the wind rush into the car. Zhu Chongyan was immediately disheveled by the wind and could no longer curse.
Rong Jin let out a fierce smile and arrogantly drove away.
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[Host, who are you looking for? We've been circling for half the day.]
Zhu Zan crushed the object in her hand into powder and watched it dissipate in the wind, her expression not very good.
Rong Jin had set up an illusion for her.
After not seeing her for so long, she had improved considerably.
Getting back into the car, she looked at the dissipating object in her hand and frowned, feeling the limitations of her body for the first time.
"Forget it, I won't look for it for now. Show me his location."
She wanted to see if her person was sleeping obediently at home.
The system opened the location for her but found that the small red dot was moving rapidly.
[He went out?]
Zhu Zan stared at it for a while, started the car, and drove towards the location of the dot.
Rong Jin had set up so many illusions, with only two possible goals: first, she didn't want to meet her now; second, she had ulterior motives, such as targeting Chongyan.
Although Zhu Zan hoped for the former, she knew the latter was more likely.
That lunatic!
Her patience was running out.
Having seen her methods, Zhu Zan thought her past assessment of her as kind and naive was a joke!
"Rong Jin!"
She hoped the other party wouldn't force her to kill her with her own hands!
[Host, who are you talking about?]
Zhu Zan's eyes turned slightly red. The rapidly increasing speed of the car didn't affect her; rather, certain guesses and possibilities made her completely lose control.
[Host, you're speeding.]
[Host, there's a traffic jam ahead. Do you want to use navigation?]
[Host...]
"Shut up!"
Zhu Zan stopped the car by the side, got out aggressively, and walked into the adjacent greenbelt.
A moment later, the stars and moon in the sky were gradually obscured by dark clouds, and rumbling thunder sounded, as if something had been angered, now wanting to drive away the thing that had trespassed into its territory.
"Don't you like fighting with him the most? Go ahead."
The long sword instantly flew out dozens of meters, expressing its unwillingness with action.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao was only restless, with thunder and light rain, temporarily suppressing its urge to strike.
Every time this happened, the system felt like it was undergoing tribulation.
It hid in space, trembling, leaving only a map for Zhu Zan, and preparing to flee at any moment.
Compared to its actions, the long sword was not entirely without merit.