Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 321: Heading Towards Hu Mountain

The office was spacious and bright, with a folding sofa bed and a simple non-woven fabric wardrobe that contained some toiletries, besides the desk.

Xu Xiangbei asked suspiciously, "Do you guys live here?"

Liu Ningyan and Chen Xin exchanged smiles: "The online game runs 24 hours; we have to monitor all possible issues, fill in loopholes, and fix errors. So, Chen Xin and I take turns staying here on night duty. During the initial full-network testing phase, there were a lot of problems, and we barely slept a few hours a day. Now that the game is running stably, even though we stay here at night, we can get a good night’s sleep."

"You guys work so hard. At noon, I’ll treat you to lunch at Emperor’s Pavilion, and we’ll take my newly bought Porsche."

Liu Ningyan had Xu Xiangbei sit down and turned on the computer at the desk, pulling up a map of Earth Sea City on the screen, along with numerous traffic video windows.

Liu Ningyan’s eyes were bright and shiny: "Xiao Lin told me you’re racing someone tonight?"

"Yes, a rich, arrogant guy, Young Master Qin, Fat Qin. He was last year’s Earth Sea Highway racing champion, but I’m no worse than him. I’m the legendary driver of Jiangcheng’s mountain roads."

Liu Ningyan nodded: "After hearing from Xiao Lin, I found videos of Fat Qin online. His Lamborghini is obviously modified, and it’s as fast as a rocket. No wonder he won last year’s highway racing championship."

"Yeah, that guy actually uses a modified car, but I also mobilized experts from Jiangcheng to modify my Porsche, so I’m not afraid of his Lamborghini."

"Brother Xu, you’re doing the right thing. However, for this race, using a modified car is just the basic requirement. There’s a crucial factor that you haven’t noticed."

Xu Xiangbei asked, puzzled, "What crucial factor?"

Liu Ningyan pointed out bluntly: "This race is totally different from racing on mountain roads. That race was between you, Jack, and Old Chen as you drove along the mountain road—only one road, sparsely populated, with no need to worry about pedestrians or vehicle interference. But this race is on city streets, where, given similar conditions of car performance and driving skills, route selection becomes the key to success."

Hearing Liu Ningyan’s explanation, Xu Xiangbei felt it made sense and nodded, though he had some doubts in his heart.

He looked at Liu Ningyan skeptically: "How do you know about the mountain road race and know Jack and Old Chen’s names? Were you also there?"

Liu Ningyan’s heart dropped. She had participated in the mountain road race as Black Rose. In her moment of urgency, she blurted out everything.

Just as Liu Ningyan was thinking fast about how to explain, Chen Xin came to her rescue.

Chen Xin interjected with a smile: "Black Rose is our friend. She told us everything. She said you were very brave at the time, with superb driving skills, and eventually won first place, earning the title of the mountain road driving god."

With Chen Xin’s explanation, Xu Xiangbei was reassured. He had already heard that Black Rose was Chen Xin’s friend, so everything made perfect sense.

Thinking of Black Rose, nostalgic thoughts filled Xu Xiangbei’s eyes: "That girl, it’s been a long time; I really miss her."

When Xu Xiangbei mentioned missing Black Rose, Liu Ningyan’s face turned slightly red, her eyes became misty and gentle. She nearly revealed to Xu Xiangbei that she was Black Rose, but now wasn’t the time to disclose this secret.

She continued to explain to Xu Xiangbei: "I pulled up the Earth Sea map on the computer and found three reasonably good routes. Route A is the Earth Sea national route, the city’s main route with excellent road conditions—wide asphalt roads, six lanes in both directions, favorable for racing. Route B is a small road but slightly shorter than Route A. Route C is a bit farther; you have to cross a stone arch bridge, but after the bridge, there’s a wide embankment directly to the West Suburb Zoo. That embankment is as broad as a highway, ideal for speeding."

Xu Xiangbei seriously studied the three red-marked routes on the map. Clearly, Liu Ningyan had put in a lot of effort, picking these three routes among hundreds in the city as the fastest.

"Which route should I choose?"

Liu Ningyan laughed, "Each route is both suitable and unsuitable. The road condition of Route A is the best, with six lanes in both directions. But in the videos from the past few nights, I noticed that route, despite being wide, is taken by port container trucks and large trucks as a national highway. Especially at night, all you see are big trucks. When these trucks meet, they won’t switch to low beams; they can’t wait to blind you with their high beams. So racing at night on Route A is a suicide mission."

Looking at the traffic videos Liu Ningyan pulled up, Xu Xiangbei stared wide-eyed: "Ning Yan, you’re amazing! Are these the current traffic videos?"

With a proud smile, Liu Ningyan nodded and said, "Yes, I can hack into the city’s traffic network to access these video feeds. Although their firewall is quite high-level, it can’t stop me."

Chen Xin chimed in: "If Route A is off-limits, what about Brother Xu taking the other two routes?"

Liu Ningyan frowned slightly: "What you’re thinking, that Fat Qin must’ve thought of as well. On Route B and Route C, the roads are narrow, with numerous intersections, making it easy for someone to block you. I checked the traffic videos of these intersections; just two large trucks simulating an accident can block the road, and you won’t be able to proceed."

Xu Xiangbei smiled bitterly: "So this race Young Master Qin proposed is just a trap to get me killed."

"Exactly, it’s a trap. He’s trying to screw you over, and during the race, he can use countless methods to prevent you from reaching the Western Suburb Zoo."

Xu Xiangbei cursed bitterly: "That fat bastard, knowing he couldn’t beat me, resorts to underhanded tricks. Had I known, I would’ve broken his leg."

Seeing Xu Xiangbei’s furious demeanor, Liu Ningyan laughed: "Are you planning to give up the race?"

Xu Xiangbei sneered, "There’s no word ’run away’ in Xu Xiangbei’s dictionary. I will continue to race. I can’t forfeit just because he might blockade me. If soldiers come, use generals to counterattack; if water comes, use earth to cover. Knowing the mountain has tigers, I’ll head for Hu Mountain."

Seeing Xu Xiangbei’s straightforward answer, Liu Ningyan showed a look of admiration.

"We’ll counter soldiers with generals and cover water with earth. I’ll turn the city’s traffic network’s surveillance into your eyes, guiding you to avoid danger and win the race."

Touched by Liu Ningyan’s help, Xu Xiangbei was very grateful: "Sis, you’re too good to me. I’ll treat you to a meal at Emperor’s Pavilion right now."